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Poinsettias 
"The Better Varieties" 
(Spring 1938 Delivery) 
Stock Plants of "Supreme" Quality 
The Poinsettia Now Holds the Same Place in the Floral 
Kingdom at Christmas Time as Does the Lily 
at Easter Time 
VARIETIES AND PRICES (Stock Plants) 
Special Note: A saving for you. On all orders for 
Poinsettia stock plants placed before March 1st, 1938, 
freight will be prepaid to New York, Chicago, Phila¬ 
delphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Omaha and 
Kansas City, after which time prices quoted above 
are F. O. B. shipment, California. 
Ruth Ecke 
(U. S. Patented) 
Ruth Ecke. plant patent No. 242, the best commercial 
variety, $20, $40, $60 and $80 per 100, according to 
size. Sale of 2 ’/4-inch plants of this variety under 
license agreement will be restricted to $15 per 100, 
and $120 per 1000 for the 1938 season. 
Mrs. Paul Ecke. A desirable red pot plant variety. 
Per 100.$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 
According to size. (Oversized plants, per 100, $60.00). 
White Poinsettia. Gaining in popularity due to de¬ 
mand for all white flowers. Especially useful for 
window decorations. 
Per 100.$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 
According to size. (Oversized plants, per 100, $60.00). 
Oakleaf, St. Louis, Double Henriette Ecke, Hollywood, 
Pink, and True Red. 
Per 100.$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 
According to size. (Oversized plants, per 100, $60.00). 
POINSETTIAS (Continued) 
Barbara Ecke. Bracts are of bright color similar to that of Mrs. Paul Ecke. 
Per 100.$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 
According to size. (Oversized plants, per 100, $60.00). 
Improved Henriette Ecke 
Ideal for pot plant purposes, has heavier, fleshier bracts, brighter color and grows closer 
jointed than Henriette Ecke. 
Per 100.$15.00 $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 
According to size. (Oversized plants, per 100, $60.00). 
Paul Ecke, introducer of the new variety, "Ruth Ecke", says of it: 
"Easy to root, branches freely, does not bruise in delivery, and has better 
color than Oak Leaf." 
(Ecke knows Poinsettias). 
SELECTED ROSE PLANTS 
(ALL GRAFTED STOCK) 
Supplied by Hill Floral Products Co., Richmond, Ind. The high reputation 
of the Hill firm insures absolutely worth-while quality. 
Peerless. U. S. Plant Patent No. 157. (Jos. H. Hill Co.). A red sport of Better Times. 35c each 
in all quantities. 
R. M. S. Queen Mary. U. S. Plant Patent No. 249. (Henry A. Dreer, Inc.). Seedling of Mrs. 
Sam McGredy x Briarcliff. Suffusion of salmon pink, silvery rose, with chrome yellow at the 
base of the petals. 35c each in all quantities. 
Signet. U. S. Plant Patent No. 199. The Montgomery Co., Inc. Seedling of Premier x Talisman. 
Deep pink. 35c each in all quantities. 
Yellow Dot. Patent Applied For. (Jos. H. Hill Co.). Seedling of Betsy Ross x Rapture. Semi¬ 
miniature, 45 petals. Does not grow in clusters, one flower to the stem. Deep orange shading 
to creamy yellow as flower opens. 30c each in all quantities. 
Lestra Hibberd. U. S. Plant Patent No. 156.—30c 
Signora. U. S. Plant Patent No. 201.—30c. 
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. U. S. Plant Patent No. 80—30c. 
American Pride. U. S. Plant Patent No. 49.—$30.00 per hundred in quantities of 25 to 250. 
$250.00 per thousand in quantities of 250 up. 
Happy Days. U. S. Plant Patent No. 144.—30c. 
Better Times. U. S. Plant Patent No. 23.—30c. 
Chieftain. U. S. Plant Patent No. 150.—30c. 
Mrs. Finch Sweetheart Rose—25c. 
STANDARD VARIETIES—Briarcliff. Golden Charm. Hollywood, 
Sunkist, and Talisman. 
$ 200.00 per thousand in quantities from 1,000 to 3,750. 
190.00 per thousand in quantities from 3,750 to 6,250. 
180.00 per thousand in quantities 6,250 and over. 
‘Less than 25 plants of a variety—50c each. 25 plants of one 
‘This price of 50c each for less than 25 plants of a variety also applies to all patented varieties. 
WHITE MRS. FINCH. (Supplied by Originator), grafted stock per 100, $30.00; per 1000, $300.00. 
Scions, per 100, $15.00; per 1,000, $150.00. (Subject to U. S. Patent Agreement). 
Joanna Hill, Premier Supreme, 
$25.00 per 100. 
variety at the hundred rate. 
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