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FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR FLORISTS" 
PRIMULAS 
OBCONICAS IN SEALED GLASS TUBES. Because of rapid loss 
of germination, we are having all this seed, including trade 
packets, put up by our German grower in sealed glass tubes, 
and at no added cost on quantities. 
OBCONICA: Tr. pkt. 1/64 
1/128 oz. oz. 
Mohnstein's Dork Red. Well known dark 
red . $U0 $2.00 
Fasbender's Red. Extra large deep crimson 1.10 2.00 
Mohnstein's Atrosanguinea. Dark red 1.10 2.00 
Mueller's (Berlin) Rose. Bright, clear rose 1.10 2.00 
Mueller's Rosea 1.10 2.00 
Coerulea. Fairly dark blue 1.10 2.00 
Salmon Queen. Salmon or coral-rose 1.10 2.00 
Alba. (White). Increasingly popular 1.10 2.00 
Lachsrosa. Large bright rose with enough 
salmon shading to make it highly attractive 1.10 2.00 
Mixture. All colors of above. 60 1.00 
Portland Beauty. (New). Double flowering 
rose-pink. 1.50 
1/32 
oz. 
$3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
3.75 
1.75 
MALACOIDES 
ERIKSSON I STRAINS. 
New Baby. Large, fairly compact, deep rose. 
*Baby Rose. Extra good bright color; compact growth. We find 
this the best of the Erikssoni varieties. Its bright rose color 
and dwarf habit rate it high among Malacoides. (See cut at 
right). 
*Baby Alba. Good size, nearly clear white, best white. 
^Brilliancy. Attractive crimson-rose. Outstanding color in com¬ 
binations. See novelty list for further description. 
PRICES of all above: Each tr. pkt., $1.00; 6 pkts., $5.00. 
* Rosea Superba. Bright orchid-rose. Choice color; extra large- 
flowered and compact in growth. Excellent. Tr. pkt., 50c; 
1/16 oz., $1.00. 
Weihenstephan. Clear attractive salmon-pink; fine. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/64 oz., $1.00. 
Princess Mary. We find this choice new English variety a strong 
deep rose; some deeper than New Baby. Compact growing 
and excellent. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/64 oz., $1.00. 
Grondiflora Rosea. Color identical with New Baby. Larger 
flowered. Compact growth. Very good. 
Tr. pkt., 75c; 1/64 oz., $1.25. 
Ball Salmon-Pink. One of the most attractive varieties on the 
list for size and coloring, which is a live salmon-pink, but 
growth is not vigorous. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00. 
Mixture. Choice mixture of above varieties. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/32 oz., $1.50. 
CHINESE PRIMULA. (18,000 seeds per ounce): 
We note a revival of interest in this class that can be accounted 
for by the full list of attractive colors now available. To produce 
strong plants for Christmas, sow early in June. 
Dazzler. Vivid orange-red. Outstanding new color in this class. 
Tr. pkt. (250 seeds), $1.00. 
1/64 
STANDARD CHINESE TYPES: 
Tr. pkt. 
OZ. 
Defiance. Clear deep red, dark centers; 
fine . 
$0.50 
$1.50 
Chiswick Red. Rich bright red 
.5 0 
1.25 
Coerulea. Very excellent light blue . . . 
.50 
1.25 
Gigantea Alba. Extra large clear white 
.50 
1.50 
Rose Queen. Large bright carmine-rose. 
Excellent .50 
1.50 
Mixture 
. .50 
1.25 
VARIOUS PRIMULAS: 
Primula Kewensis. Deep yellow, winter-flowering pot plant. 10 
to 12 in. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/32 oz., $1.50. 
Baby Rose—its bright rose color and dwarf habit rate it 
high among Malacoides 
CINERARIAS 
We annually run extensive trials of both new and standard 
strains of Cinerarias. The following list covers the finest strains 
we know of. 
:? Cremer's Prize Mixture. Large heads of medium to small flow¬ 
ers. Medium dwarf habit with smaller foliage. The most popu¬ 
lar American strain. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 1/64 oz., $2.25; 1/32 oz., $4.00; 1/16 oz., $7.50. 
* Berlin Market. (Weissensee Strain). Some larger flowered; 
especially bright colors with many white eyes. Fairly compact, 
and a most attractive strain. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $1.60; 1/32 oz., $2.75. 
Berlin Market Separate Colors. Dark Crimson and Dark Blue. 
Both very attractive, and come around 90 per cent true to color. 
Each: Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $1.60. 
Multiflora nana Mixed. Extra compact growth makes this strain 
valuable for late sowing. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/32 oz.. $2.00. 
Multiflora nana Type in Dark Crimson and Dark Blue. The two 
outstanding separate colors. 
Each: Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $2.00. 
Multiflora nana, "Gold Center." Quite distinctive for attractive 
golden yellow center or button. 
600 seeds, 60c; tr. pkt., (1000 seeds), $1.00. 
Hybrida grondiflora. Separate colors. Azure Blue and Kermesina, 
a rich red, are the best in straight colors. 
Each: Tr. pkt., 75c; 1/64 oz., $2.00. 
Hybrida gigantea. Dark red with attractive white eye. Medium 
size flowers and compact. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $2.25. 
Giant Exhibition Strain. (Howard and Smith’s strain). Clearly 
best in our trials of various Giants. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $2.75. 
Eriksson's Private Stock. A Berlin Market selection made by a 
Chicago pot plant specialist. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $1.75. 
Stellato or Star Mixture. Grows 2 to 3 ft. tall; small flowered and 
useful for cutting. Tr. pkt.. 50c; 1/32 oz., $1.25. 
Plenissima, Double Mixture. Fully double flowers, finely rounded, 
and about IV 2 in. across. Tr. pkt., 75c. 
Siter's Rainbow Strain. A new strain from an eastern grower. 
Described by originator as compact and practically 100 per cent 
light eye flowers. Tr. pkt., $2.00. 
Sanguinea. A German variety of richer and more attractive color 
than Matador. % tr. pkt., 60c; tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz.. $2.00. 
Grondiflora nana Mixture. (New). A uniformly dwarf, large- 
flowered strain we found in Germany. Our trials showed it quite 
true to habit, and practically 100 per cent light centered. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/64 oz., $2.00. 
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