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FLOWER SEEDS FOR 
FLORISTS" 
ANNUAL LARKSPUR 
(8,500 sesds per ou'ice) 
Pleasing and varied colored flowers on long stems with finely cut 
ornamental foliage explain the widespread popularity of this half 
hardy annual. 
Cu Itu re. A January or February sowing will produce a nice greenhouse 
crop during early May. Early March sowing will make late May with shorter 
stems. A March sowing grown on cold in 3 inch pots will also make nice 
material to plant out after danger of hard frost is over. For an outdoor suc¬ 
cession crop sow out soon as soil can be handled; and two weeks later make 
another outdoor sowing. Larkspur is distinctly a cool temperature crop, and 
this extends to the germination of the seed, that will not come up satisfactorily 
in a temperature over 70°. The Base Branching or Imperial varieties are 
generally preferred because the bottom breaks will produce longer stems. No 
Base Branching variety comes entirely true to this habit. On the other hand, 
Stock-flowered varieties produce some base branching plants. Stock-flowered 
varieties should be topped to encourage bottom breaks. 
We annually flower trials of all new and standard varieties of Larkspur. 
This keeps us in direct touch with the comparative value of all. Our sugges¬ 
tions for the best varieties, indicated by stars (*) are based on these trials. 
Base Branching or Imperial Varieties 
We find this class best for cutting. 
Blue Bell. Fairly deep blue; excellent. 
Blue Spire. Very deep violet-blue. 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 
Daintiness. Light lavender-blue. 
Exquisite Pink Imp. 
pink. 
Rich soft 
Lilac Queen. 
der. 
Rich lilac-laven- 
Los Angeles Imp. 
Miss California. 
Stock-flowered type of Larkspur Rosamond, 
the finest deep rose-pink 
Gloria Improved. Bright rose- 
pink; stronger color and longer 
stemmed than either Rosamond 
or regular Gloria. 
Salmon-rose. 
Pink shaded salmon. 
White King. Line white; considerably earlier and much larger flowered than 
White Spire. 
White Sp ire. Good white. 
Prices, each; Tr. pkt., 25; 1 oz., $1.00; 1 lb., $10.00. 
Mixed. Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 80c; 1 lb., $8.00. 
Stock-Flowered Varieties 
Larkspur, Base-Branching Type 
Dark Blue. A rather heavy color. "Rosamond. Deep rose; fine. (See cut 
Empress Rose. An excellent pink. above). 
La France. Salmon-pink. * Rose Queen. Very attractive rose-pink. 
"Lilac. Pleasing shade of lilac. "Sky Blue. Good light blue. 
*Los Angeles. Salmon-rose. White. Prefer White King. 
Prices, each: Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 50c; 1 lb., $5.00. 
Mixture. Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 30c; 1 lb., $3.50. 
Giant Hyacinth-Flowered 
Produces one long non-branching spike; plant close. 
Dark Blue. Lilac. *Pink. "Purple. White. 
Prices, each: Tr. pkt., 25c; 1 oz., 80c; 1 lb., $8.00. 
Mixture. Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 60c; 1 lb., $6.00. 
Dwarf Emperor Type 
About half the height of the above cut flower varieties; used for border or 
bedding work. 
Ageratum Blue. Well named and pleasing. Tr. pkt., 25c; 1 oz., 75c. 
Enchantress. Soft salmon-pink. Tr. pkt., 35c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
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