Germain’s Giant Double Stocks 
GIANT PERFECTION OF CUT-AND- 
COME-AGAIN STOCKS 
Perpetual blooming class especially valuable 
for summer garden display and the wealth of 
cut flowers which may be gathered from 
them over a period of several months. As 
the flowers are cut they throw out numerous 
side branches, all bearing very double, ex¬ 
quisitely scented flowers. 2 feet. 
3927 Sapphire. Dark blue or violet. 
3928 Brilliant. Fiery crimson. 
3928 May Queen. Delicate lilac blue. 
8932 La France. Rose. 
3934 Empress Augusta Victocia. Silvery lilac. 
3936 Princess Alice. Pure white. 
3938 Creole. Creamy yellow. 
3940 Cut and Come Again Mixed. 
Price of the above, % oz. 75c, per packet 15c. 
Collection of one packet each of the seven 
colors, 80c. 
LARGE FLOWERING TEN WEEK 
STOCKS 
Our improved strain of this popular summer 
stock is especially suited for summer bedding 
and is also valuable for cutting. The plants 
attain a height of 12 to 15 inches, are very 
free flowering and come into bloom quicker 
than any other type. 
3942 Flesh Color. 3945 Bright Rose. 
3943 Bright Blue. 3947 Pure White. 
3949 Blood Red. 3948 Yellow. 
3944 Purple. 3950 Finest Mixed. 
Price: Vs oz. 45c; per packet 10c. 
SMILAX 
3837 Asparagoides. A splendid very graceful 
perennial climber much used for decorating 
and festooning. 14 oz. 35c, packet 10c. 
STREPTOCARPUS 
Strep-to-kar*-pus 
Fr. Streptocarpm Ger. Cap. Veilchen 
Well known greenhouse plants of the old 
world which, however, are quite successful 
In the open ground during the summer in 
California. Flowering plants are obtained 
in June or July from seed started in pans 
or boxes under glass in February or March. 
3850 Kewensis Mixed. Large flowered in 
many bright shades of pink, mauve, crimson 
and white. The lovely tubular flowers, held 
well above the foliage, grow 10 to 12 inches 
in height. 5 packets $1.00, packet 25c. 
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Germain’s California Grown stock seed is 
unsurpassed in quality anywhere on earth 
A series of very rigorous trials has estab¬ 
lished this fact without question. These 
strains have obtained the highest honors in 
England and have been highly commended 
by the Royal Horticultural Society of Great 
Britain. We recommend them unreservedly, 
knowing that they are superior in point of 
size, color and percentage of doubles, the 
flowers frequently appearing over 80 per cent 
fully double. , , - 
Stocks are of inestimable value both for 
garden and home decoration. For brilliancy 
and diversity of color, fragrance, profusion 
and duration of bloom they are unequalled. 
For winter blooming sow in July and August. 
Seed sown in February or March will make 
a splendid display in summer. 
Use light well prepared soil in seed pans, 
cover seed about % inch with soil, water 
carefully and keep shaded until seedlings 
appear. 
SUPER GIANT IMPERIAL 
Rose Charm. Rich deep rose. 
Roselight. Bright pink. 
Dark Blue. Deep violet blue. 
Blush Pink. Delicate flesh pink. 
Per packet 25c. 
EARLY GIANT IMPERIAL STOCKS 
A superb new strain of early flowering habit, 
equally successful for winter or summer 
flowering. The heavily branched plants 2% 
feet high bear a profusion of well furnished 
spikes with very double, fragrant flowers of 
3874 Antique Copper. Rich Hellebore red 
overlaid with copper, giving a pleasing an¬ 
tique copper effect. 
3875 Apple Blossom. Delicate soft pink. 
3876 Fiery Blood Red. Bright and vivid 
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3879 Chamois. Ivory tinted old rose. 
3881 Dark Blue. Deep purple blue. 
3882 Elks’ Pride. True royal purple. Indi¬ 
vidual flowers, very large, tall stem, fine for 
cutting. 
3883 Golden Rose. A rich light rose enhanced 
by a pleasing golden effect in the center of 
each individual flower. 
3884 Lavender. Lavender blue. 
3886 Deep Rose. Rich rose pink. 
Price: Any of the above, 6 packets for |1.00, 
per packet 20c. 
3890 Giant Imperial. Choice mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
GIANT WINTER NICE STOCKS 
The large double blossoms very freely pro¬ 
duced and long stems are of the greatest 
value for cutting in winter and are grown 
in quantity by florists for this purpose. 
They are also admirable in the garden 
throughout the winter and early spring in 
California and other states enjoying mild 
winters or may be flowered in the home or 
conservatory where rigorous temperatures 
are expected. 
3894 Almond Blossom. White, shaded pink. 
3895 American Beauty. Deep rose pink. 
3891 Aurora. Rosy chamois. 
3892 Abundance. Carmine pink. 
3896 Souvenir de Monaco. Rich crimson. 
3897 Beauty of Nice. Delicate pink. 
3898 Belle de Naples. Old rose. 
3899 Cote d'Azur. Lavender blue. 
3901 Summer Night. Dark blue or purple. 
3902 Queen Alexandria. Rosy lilac. 
3904 Salmon (Souvenir de Nice). 
3907 Mont Blanc. Pure white. 
3908 Monte Carlo. Yellow. 
3910 Giant Winter Nice Mixed. 
Price: Any of the above varieties Vs oz. 60c, 
per packet 15c. 
Collection: One packet each of the 10 colors 
for $1.25 or six separate colors (our selection) 
for 75c. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE 
of Annual Flower Seeds 
4170 A mixture containing dozens of spe¬ 
cies and hundreds of different varieties 
of the most desirable garden flowers. Not 
native wild flowers but all improved cul¬ 
tivated sorts. The mixture is ideal for 
naturalizing in vacant spots, for a cut 
flower bed In a corner of the garden and 
is of the greatest interest to children who 
quickly learn to pick out and name the 
well known sorts in the multitude that 
si)ring up. Very reasonable in price. 
Per lb. $2.50; % lb. for 75c; oz. 25c; 
packet 10c. 
Column Stocks 
GERMAIN’S COLUMN OR 
EXCELSIOR STOCKS 
A new type which has recently attracted a 
great deal of attention. Each plant produces 
one enormous spike with very large flowers. 
There is practically no side growth, the en 
tire vigor of the plant being concentrated in 
the production of one huge spike. 
3914 Illusion. Bright crimson. 
3915 Brilliant. Vivid rose. 
3917 Lilac Queen. Silvery lilac. 
3921 Excelsa. Pure white. 
3924 Column or Excelsior Mixed. 
Price: 1/16 oz. $1.00; per packet 35c. 
ENGLISH WINTER OR BROMPTON 
STOCKS 
A biennial strain, of branching habit, hardy 
and of sturdy growth. In England they are 
started from seed in June and July and 
wintered over for spring and early summer 
bloom. 
3951 Crimson King. Rich red. 
3952 Egyptian Rose. Rose pink. 
3953 Violetta. Violet purple. 
3954 White Lady. Pure white. 
Price: Any of the above, 1/16 oz. 50c; per 
packet 25c. 
3956 Brompton or Engiish Mixed. Pkt. 20c: 
1/16 oz. 45c. 
SANVITALIA 
San-vi-tay’-li-a 
(Trailing Sunflower) 
Fr. Sanvitalia Ger. Scinvarxknopfchen 
3797 Procumbens FI. PI. Free blooming trail¬ 
ing plants for beds, rockeries, etc. Very 
double, golden yellow. Packet 10c. 
SIDALCEA 
3836 Rose Queen. Graceful perennial with 
hollyhock-like flowers. Suitable for sunny 
borders. Flowers are a bright rose pink. 
Height 2-3 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
STACHY'S 
(Lamb’s Ear) 
3839 Lanata. Very striking silvery leaved 
plant, useful for edgings and rock gardens. 
A robust grower, withstanding heat and 
drought. Hardy perennial. Height 6 in. 
Pkt. 15c. 
IMPERIAL COLLECTION OF 
STOCKS 
Popular for bedding or cut flowers, colors 
Include the following desiralile shades: 
Flesh Pink Bright Rose 
Bright Blue Purple 
Blood Red Pure White 
Six 10c packets and one 15c packet of 
Plant food tablets, 75c value, for 50c, 
postpaid. 
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