6ERBERA 
(Transval Daisy) 
The new Gerbera Hybrids are rapidly gaining popularity in California gardens and truly there are 
very few flowers that can compete with them in color range, decorative value and keeping quality as 
a cut flower. 
While much improvement has been done by breeders in size and color range, less attention was 
paid to the quality and form. A few years ago there appeared in our planting a small flower with 
very wide thick petals, the form almost that of a Shasta Daisy. It remained open absolutely flat 
and did not wilt in hot weather, which is the common fault of the thin ray-like type. When cut, 
after two weeks in water, it still kept the form where under the same conditions other types had to 
be discarded in six days. 
Interbreeding this small seedling with the large ray type through many generations, we have 
been able to produce an improved strain with large flat flowers of strong quality, which will un¬ 
doubtedly be of great value to the florists, besides adding to the popularity of Gerberas for garden 
decoration. 
During the growing season plants are shipped with flowers on so you may see what you are buy¬ 
ing. 
PRICES 
Selected One Year Old Plants, per Dozen____ $3.00 
Young Seedling in Mixture_per Dozen $1.00, per 100 7.00 
SEED: Per Packet (over 1$0 Seeds) _ TOO 
Per 1-16 Ounce (over 3 30 Seeds) _ 2.00 
If 
