BALL CALENDULA 
(3000 seeds per ounce) 
Originated and Introduced by us 18 Years Ago 
The most profitable Calendula crop is from the sowing 
made, in our latitude, August 1st, and that is in full crop for 
Christmas and January. We sow in our cloth houses to pro¬ 
tect the seedlings from the same yellows that affect Asters. 
Calendula seed is coarse and should be well covered and kept 
uniformly moist. After seedlings are well started, keep the 
soil rather dry or the growth will run up ruinously soft 
during the heat of August. After September 1st we plant in¬ 
doors 12x12 inches. We close vents in our Calendula houses 
only to keep out storms and frost until steady firing begins. 
After that maintain a night temperature of 45 degrees. This 
treatment produces strong, hard growth and large flowers 
that will not wilt after cutting; and such hardened growth 
will not mildew. Aphis draw the life out of Calendula rapid¬ 
ly and must be kept down. 
Our strains of Calendula produce 98 to 99 per cent full 
double flowers unless the growth is starved or weakened by 
too much heat, poor soil, or lack of enough water. Cutting 
a heavy crop also checks or weakens the growth, causing 
singles to develop as the crop gets cut down. Further details 
on Calendula culture will be found in your Ball Red Book. 
Please Note : Our strains of Ball Calendula are to be 
had only in our sealed packets. 
FOLLOWING ARE OUR GOOD STANDARD 
KINDS 
"Ball's Improved Long Orange. (New.) Attractive bright golden 
orange with light eye; a clearer lighter color than our regular Long 
Orange. Quite outstanding for extra large flowers and long stems; 
excellent for cutting. 
'"Boll's Long Orange. Long-stemmed, clear orange with light center; 
well liked for its deep strong orange color. 
Sensation. Similar to our Ball’s Long Orange. 
'"Ball's Masterpiece. Long-stemmed, clear orange with dark center. 
The attractive contrast of the dark eye makes this variety quite 
popular. 
Ball's Supreme. Similar to Masterpiece, but some lighter colored. 
Flower size and stem length medium, but unusually free flower¬ 
ing. 
'"Ball's Gold. Extra 1 ong-stemmed, large deep golden yellow. 
Doesn’t branch so freely, so we plant some closer, say 10x12 in. 
'"Ball's Lemon Queen. Deep lemon-yellow with attractive dark 
brown eye. Very effectively contrasting colors, and our most 
popular yellow. 
Ball's Apricot. Light straw or buff color with showy dark center. 
Color varies some, but a quite attractive strain. 
Prices on each of the above Ball Calendula: Tr. pkt., 40c; % oz., 
60c; 1 oz., $2.00; 2 ozs., $3.50; 4 ozs., $6.50; 1 lb., $ 20.00. 
Ball Calendula Mixture. Made up of the above varieties with 
fully half orange. Intended for retail growers whose space is 
limited. 
Ball Art Shades Mixture. Contains many original and interesting 
color effects, many being new in Calendula and hard to “true 
up”. 
Prices on both above mixtures: Tr. pkt., 35c; % oz., 50c; 1 oz., 
$1.50. 
Note: Prices on weight lots will be accepted on two or more 
varieties together. For instance, on % oz. each of 
four varieties instead of allowing 60c each or $2.40 
for the four lots, the ounce price of $2.00 will be ac¬ 
cepted. 
A Christmas Crop ot Our Ball Calendula 
CALENDULA FOR BEDDING 
Following varieties are of compact growth not suitable for cut¬ 
ting because short-stemmed, but highly attractive for bedding ex¬ 
cept during very hot weather. 
Orange Shaggy. Petal tips of this bright orange variety are finely 
fringed, giving it a distinctive appearance. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; % oz., 25c; 1 oz., 75c. 
Apricot Queen. An apricot-buff with petal tips attractively flecked 
orange. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; % oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.10. 
Frilled Beauty. New deep orange, attractively frilled flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; % oz., 25c; 1 oz., 85c. 
Sunshine. Loose petaled, bright yellow, upright growth with good 
stems. Identical to Chrysantha. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; oz., 25c; 1 oz., 85c. 
Prices of the following, each: 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c; 2 ozs., 90c; 4 ozs., $1.75; 1 lb., $5.75. 
Radio. Bright orange, quilled petals, quite attractive. 
Radio Golden Beam. Clear yellow Radio. 
Orange King. Dark centered deep orange; for bedding. 
Lemon Queen. Light lemon-yellow. Somewhat taller growth. 
Ball Bedding Mixture. Well proportioned mixture of all dwarf 
bedding varieties. 
Ball Calendula originated by us 18 years ago continue the only class for cutting. 
[7] 
