CATALOG No. 33— JULY-DECEMBER, 1938 
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We present this edition of our catalog to you with the conviction that the 
legislated depression every living American has lost under is slowly ex¬ 
hausting itself. Next winter we should feel some effects of revived bus¬ 
iness. While business, broadly speaking, cannot hope, at present, to really 
flourish, there are plenty of examples to prove that the enterprising and 
wide awake florist can. through efficient management, maintain himself 
or herself in a comfortable position. Cut flowers and plants must be grown 
so they will hold up and be presented in an attractive way. After produc¬ 
ing, remember that well directed advertising is equally important, and 
the effective way to sell. 
President 
Business Terms 
We Pay Parcel Post Charges and Insurance to any post office 
in the United States or Canada on all orders at prices quoted in 
this catalog. This simplifies figuring the cost of your order. 
Cash Discount. When remittance is enclosed with order, we 
allow a cash discount of 5% on all orders from $1.00 to $25.00. On 
$25.00 or over, 8% cash discount is allowed. These discounts cannot 
be allowed on Cyclamen or Asparagus seed, prices on which are 
net. 
If Unknown to Us, or if overdue accounts are standing (60 
days), cash must be enclosed with order unless other arrangements 
are agreed to in advance. 
Small Orders Are Welcome, gladly, and receive our well known 
service. In return we suggest cash be enclosed with such orders. 
Air Mail Delivery. Allow 8c per ounce for seeds so ordered, 
which will allow for wrapping material. 
Prices in this catalog and in all our offerings are subject to 
change without notice. 
Crop Failures. All items in this catalog are offered subject to 
crop shortages or failures. 
No Vz Tr. Pkts. supplied except where noted. 
Important. Make all checks or money orders payable to 
Geo. J. Ball, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois. 
Our Business and prices are exclusively for florists. We issue no 
retail catalog. Please do not give this catalog to amateur planters, 
or others who do not grow for sale. 
No Commission Boxes. Our seed is not put up in packets 
suitable for resale to home gardeners. 
No Crop Guarantee. For reasons that should be clear to any 
experienced planter, seed crops cannot be guaranteed. We use every 
precaution to supply only seeds of the highest quality in every re¬ 
spect, and we will promptly refund the price paid for same should 
they prove unsatisfactory under reasonable care. All seed is sold 
under the necessary seedsmen’s disclaimer as follows: 
Disclaimer. We, Geo. J. Ball, Inc., give no warranty, expressed 
or implied as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other 
matter of any seeds or plants we sell, and we will not be in any 
way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the 
seeds or plants on these terms they are at once to be returned, and 
the money paid for same will be refunded promptly. 
jd ATC, Our seed cannot be bought from dealers or 
C * agents, EXCEPT IN OUR PRINTED PACK¬ 
ETS OR CONTAINERS. Avoid uncertainty and possible loss 
by ordering direct from us, or through our regular repre¬ 
sentatives. 
Our Address is WEST Chicago, Illinois. 
INDEX 
Page 
Abutilon . 19 
Achillea . 23 
Achimenes . 19 
Aconitum . 23 
Aethionema . 23 
Agathaea . 23 
Aloe . 19 
Alyssum . 23 
Amaranthus . 24 
Anchusa . 23 
Anthemis. 23 
Arctotis . 24 
Aquilegia . 23,24 
Arabis . 24 
Armeria . 24 
Asclepias . 24 
Asparagus, Annual . . . . 19 
Perennial . 24 
Aster, Perennial . 24 
Resistant . . . 31 
Aubrietia ... 24 
Balsam . 19 
Baptisia . 24 
Beet . 30 
Begonia . 2, 17 
Beilis . 24 
Boltonia . 24 
Browallia . 19 
Calceolaria.2, 18 
Calendula . 7 
Calla Lily . 24 
Page 
Campanula, Annual . . 24 
Candytuft, Annual . 2,19 
Perennial . 27 
Carnation . 24 
Carrot . 30 
Catananche . 25 
Cauliflower . 30 
Celeriac . 30 
Celery . 30 
Centaurea 19,25 
Cerastium . 25 
Cheiranthus . 25 
Chrysanthemum . 25 
Cineraria . . . . 2, 15 
Coleus . 19 
Coreopsis . 2, 25 
Cosmos . 19 
Cyclamen . 14 
Cynoglossum . 19 
Cyperus . 19 
Dahlia . 19 
Daisy . 25 
Delphinium, Annual 20 
Perennial . 2, 25, 26 
Dianthus, Annual . 28 
Perennial . 26 
Didiscus . 20 
Dictamnus . 26 
Dielytra . 26 
Digitalis . 26 
Doronicum . 26 
Page 
Dracaena .20 
Eggplant . 30 
Eryngium . 2,26 
Euphorbia . 26 
Exacum . .. 2, 20 
Gaillardia . 26 
Gerbera . 20 
Geum . 26 
Gloxinia . 20 
Grevillea . 20 
Gypsophila, Annual . 20 
Perennial . 26 
Helianthemum 27 
Heliotrope 20 
Hesperis . 27 
Heuchera . 27 
Hollyhock . 27 
Ipomoea . 21 
Kalanchoe . 21 
Kale ... . 30 
Kohlrabi . 30 
Larkspur . 12 
Lathyrus . 27 
Lavandula . 27 
Leontopodium . 27 
Lettuce . 30 
Liatris . 27 
Lily . 27 
Page 
Linum . 27 
Lobelia . 27 
Lunaria . 27 
Lupinus, Annual 21 
Perennial . 2, 27 
Lychnis .28 
Marigold 3,21 
M gnonette 21 
Mimosa .21 
Myosotis . . 3, 21, 28 
Nasturtium . 21 
Nepeta 28 
Nierembergia .22 
Onion . 30 
Pansy . 3, 13 
Parsley . 30 
Petunia 3, 32, 3rd cover 
Physostegia . 28 
Platycodon . 28 
Poppy, Perennial 3, 28 
Primula, Annual 3, 16 
Perennial . 3,28 
Pyrethrum . 29 
Radish 30 
Rudbeckia 29 
Saintpaulia . 22 
Salvia . 29 
Page 
Saponaria . 29 
Scabiosa . 29 
Schizanthus . 3, 18 
Sedum . 29 
Sempervivum 29 
Smilax . 22 
Snapdragon . 10, 11 
Spergula . 29 
Spinach . 30 
Statice, Annual.22 
Perennial . 29 
Stock, Branching 6 
Non-Branching . 3, 4, 5 
Stokesia . 29 
Sweet Pea, Early 3, 8, 9 
Late . 9 
Swiss Chard . 30 
Thalictrum . 29 
Tithonia . 22 
Torenia . 22 
Trachelium 22 
Tritoma . 29 
Trollius . 29 
Tunica . 29 
Turnip . 30 
Valeriana . 29 
Veronica.29 
Viola . 13 
Wallflower . 22 
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COPYRIGHT 1938. GEO. J. BALL. INC. 
