Fortunately For Us 
Carl Salbach .. . 
ICELAND POPPIES (Nudicaule). You 
who are in the habit of visiting the 
beautiful Santa Maria Inn half way 
between San Francisco and Los Angeles 
are no doubt familiar with the remark¬ 
able strains of these most effective cut- 
flowers developed by Frank J. McCoy, 
manager of the Inn. Mr. McCoy has 
built an international reputation for 
the Inn by filling it with exquisitely 
arranged bouquets of the most gor¬ 
geous flowers obtainable. Most of these 
blooms he grows himself, and Iceland 
Poppies have been his particular hobby. 
He has scoured the world for seeds and 
has selected and re-selected until he has 
developed a strain that is unquestion¬ 
ably the finest in America and probably 
unexcelled anywhere. 
May be planted in succession. Bloom 
approximately three months from the 
time they are planted. They are most 
hardy for early blooms, as they stand 
frost even when other plants wither 
and blacken. Very floriferous with 
long stems, most excellent cut-flowers. 
At their best sown either where they 
will flower or in boxes and transplanted 
when young. 
Apricot. Probably the most beauti¬ 
fully colored individual variety of all 
Iceland Poppies — delicate apricot. 
Flowers of good size with long stems. 
Not a Frank J. McCoy re-selection, 
but nevertheless the most attractive 
new Iceland Poppy we know of. Stock 
limited. pkt. 25c; 1/32 oz. 50c 
Coonara Pinks ( Frank J. McCoy re¬ 
selections). A new strain of Iceland 
Poppies. Very fine. 95% pink. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Gartref Strain ( Frank J. McCoy re¬ 
selections) . A new variation of Iceland 
Poppies. Pastel and art shades, with 
darker picotee markings and pencil- 
ings. 
pkt. 25c; 1/32 oz. 50c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Orange and Gold ( Frank J. McCoy 
re-selections) . Imported originally from 
Australia, and ranked by Mr. McCoy as 
one of the finest strains ever produced. 
Large flowers of orange and gold color¬ 
ing, completely distinct from any other 
strain. pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Santa Maria Inn Mixture ( Frank J. 
McCoy re-selections) . Re-selected from 
the finest strains obtainable anywhere 
—the best mixture you could possibly 
have. Orange, yellow, white, pink and 
other shades. pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 60c 
Group Collection. One packet each, 
Apricot, Coonara Pinks, Gartref Strain 
and Orange and Gold (four) 85c 
Plantings of Waller-Franklin strain of 
columbine, giving only ordinary care are 
blooming in our own garden at this writ¬ 
ing. The wing spread runs from three 
to four inches, and two and a quarter to 
three inches from face to the end of 
the spur. 
The major portion of the flower seeds 
in the United States are grown in Cali¬ 
fornia. We make frequent trips to visit 
the wholesale seed farms while the flow¬ 
ers are in bloom, and a careful study en¬ 
ables us to choose for our listing the most 
noteworthy varieties and novelties. 
In addition, we conduct our own trial 
gardens in which we grow test plantings 
of novelties and strains from Europe and 
elsewhere so that we will be sure not to 
miss anything worth while. Large flow¬ 
ering dahlias, dwarf dahlias, and other 
seeds of our own raising are the best 
that can be had—backed by Carl Sal- 
bach’s full personal knowledge of hy¬ 
bridising. 
This careful, planned effort to obtain 
the very best assures you that seeds of 
our listing will give you the finest, most 
outstanding plants that you could raise. 
LINARIA, Fairy Bouquet. — (New). — 
(Wild Snap-Dragon). Very showy, 
eight to ten inches high, colors rose, 
yellow, pink, lavender, carmine, red, 
white and violet mixed. A gem for 
border or rock garden. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
NASTURTIUM. Double Gleam Type. 
Sweet scented, double, and semi-trail¬ 
ing. Unexcelled for small bouquets. 
We have made a careful check of field 
after field, and have also tested a great 
many varieties on our own grounds. 
As a result we have chosen only those 
varieties that are really “ready”—hav¬ 
ing large flowers, of consistent semi¬ 
double habit, and good color. 
Golden Gleam. Bright golden yel¬ 
low. pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 20c; oz. 40c 
Mahogany. Rich maroon. A most 
distinct and pleasing color. 
pkt. 25c; fi oz. 60c 
Orange Gleam. True orange. 
pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 50c 
Scarlet Gleam. Bright scarlet-red, 
very dazzling. 
pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 50c 
Gleam Hybrids. As above, in full and 
brilliant color range. 
pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 50c 
NASTURTIUM, Dwarf Double Type. 
Better than the Gleams in many re¬ 
gions, due to their less rampant growth. 
Particularly advisable where dry, hot 
climates require much watering—as the 
Gleams tend to bush too much under 
such circumstances. 
Scarlet Emperor. The most out¬ 
standing production in nasturtiums 
since Scarlet Gleam and the Gleam hy¬ 
brids were released. A striking bright 
scarlet red that is very brilliant, but 
receives its greatest recommendation 
because of its attractive, unusual dark 
foliage. pkt. 25c. 
Golden Globe. Rich golden yellow. 
pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Dwarf Double Hybrids (Globe Hy¬ 
brids). Equivalent to the Gleam Hy¬ 
brids, but of dwarf habit. Full color 
range. pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Selected Seed 
PANSY, Best-by-Test Strain. Last sea¬ 
son we secured seeds of ten of the 
strains generally recognized as the 
world’s finest, for testing purposes. To 
avoid any possible prejudice, we ran 
our tests “blindfold” — that is, grew 
and planted them under number so 
that even we ourselves did not know 
which strain was best until the test 
was completed. Three strains led the 
group, but one was easily the best of 
the three. We immediately tried the 
three best a second time, with the 
same strain again proving to be most 
outstanding of all. 
As a result, we offer our first choice 
as our “Best-by-Test” Pansy strain ■— 
it was the first to bloom, the most 
gorgeous, had a color range as bright, 
but richer than those of any others, 
and produced by far the largest flowers. 
pkt. 40c; 3 pkts. $1.00 
. 1/16 oz. $2.00 
RANUNCULUS. A bright showy flower 
usually grown from tubers, but ac¬ 
tually more satisfactory from seed, as 
the latter are disease resistant. 
Blooms in showiest yellow, red, scar¬ 
let, orange, white, and other autumn 
colors, in varying degrees of double¬ 
ness. 
We have been fortunate enough to 
secure a supply from the famous Arma- 
cost and Royston Tecolote Giant Strain, 
mixed colors. 
Easily raised from seed sown from 
August to November, depending on 
when the cool weather starts. Can be 
grown on like winter flowering stocks 
and set out in autumn. One packet 
does the work of dozens of tubers, and 
for only pkt. 50c 
SCHIZANTHUS. (Butterfly flower). At¬ 
tractive blooms, colored and formed 
like miniature orchids. Showy in the 
garden and fine in small bouquets. 
New Sunset Hybrids. A well bal¬ 
anced blend, consisting of bright rose 
and carmine shades, each butterfly¬ 
like flower marked with gold or white. 
Two-foot plants, covered with blooms. 
Fine for potting, massing, or cutting. 
Easily grown. pkt. 25c 
Rock Garden Hybrids. A new strain 
with colors similar to the Sunset hy¬ 
brids, but compact in growth. Ideal 
for rockeries or pot plants, as they 
grow only six inches high. pkt. 25c 
We are most happy in having grown 
a most outstanding orange-toned broom 
from the Sydney B. Mitchell seed we 
catalog. Only a small percentage of the 
other varieties in this planting resembled 
the common yellow, or yellow-red broom 
—and many of the plants showed up as 
well as the named varieties now in com¬ 
merce. 
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