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THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO. 
Fine Annual Seeds 
The following pages offer you one of the most complete and carefully chosen lists of Annual seeds ever presented to the 
American Florist and Nurseryman. We believe it will fit the needs of the most exacting in choice of varieties and in the 
quality of the strains. 
PERENNIAL SEEDS are listed separately on pages 26 to 40 inclusive 
Ageratnm, Blue Ball, Best Dwarf Variety 
Ageratum 
Dwarf Strains. Our strains will come a 
high percentage true from seeds, 
though some roguing is always neces¬ 
sary in the real dwarf varieties. 
Fairy Pink. A soft salmon rose pink. The 
dwarf plants (5 to 6 inches high) are 
covered with the attractive blooms. Tr. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Blue Ball Reselected. Free blooming 
deep rich blue, compact plants S to 10 
inches tall. We especially recommend 
this strain. Ya o*. 25e, Yk oz. 45c, oz. 
$1.40. 
Blue Cap. Very dwarf, flowers smaller 
and of a lighter shade of blue.. A oz. 
30c, Ya oz. 55c, Yk oz. $ 1 . 00 , oz. $3.50. 
Little Blue Star. Dwarfest of all. Small 
flowers of rosy blue. A oz. 25c, Ya oz. 
40c, Yk oz. 75c, oz. $2.40. 
Semi-dwarf Varieties. For borders, beds, 
or cutting. 
Imperial White. % oz. 15c, Yk oz. 25c, 
oz. 75c. 
Blue Perfection. Large deep blue flow¬ 
ers on compact bushy plants 15 to 18 
inches tall.. Ya oz. 15c, Yk oz. 25e, oz. 75c. 
Purple Perfection. Similar to Blue Per¬ 
fection in growth, but flowers of rich 
purple. Ya oz. 20c, % oz. 30c, oz. $1.00 
Swanley Blue. Fine bright azure blue. 
% oz. 15c, Yk oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Tall Varieties for cutting. 
Tall Blue— Yk oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Tall White— Yk oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Abronia, Sand Verbena 
Umbellata Grandiflora. A pretty semi- 
trailing plant with bright rosy flowers 
in verbena-lilte heads, blooming prac¬ 
tically all summer. Yk oz. 15c, oz. 40. 
Abutilon, Flowering Maple 
Hybridum Maximum. A splendid pot plant 
and the strain we offer produces extra 
large, finely colored flowers. Sow seed 
in the spring for the following winters 
bloom. Give bottom heat and a porous 
soil of rather low fertility. Tr. Pkt. 
35c, h oz. $1.00. 
Acroclinium, Everlasting 
One of the prettiest of the everlasting 
strawflowers. 
New Large Flowering Double Hybrids, 
new shades and much larger flowers. 
14 oz. 25c, oz. 75c. 
Agathea, Blue Daisy 
Coelestis. The lovely, free flowering blue 
Marguerite. Ya oz. 25c, Yk oz. 40c, oz. 
$1.25. 
Amaranthus, Foliage Plants 
Molten Fire. The showiest Amaranth. 
Upper leaves scarlet, lower maroon. 
14 oz. 20c, Yk oz. 35c, oz. $1.20. 
Tricolor, Joseph’s Coat. Yk oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Pygmy Torch. Only 10 inches tall, nice 
for beds or borders. Crimson spikes. 
Yk oz. 15c, oz. 40c. 
Ammobium, Everlasting 
Grandillornm White. A dainty straw- 
flower with silvery white flowers, each 
with contrasting yellow center. Yk oz. 
15c, oz. 40e. 
Alyssum 
Procumbens, Carpet of Snow. An excel¬ 
lent dwarf strain, each plant a low 
mound absolutely covered with bloom. 
Yk oz. 20c, oz. 60c, Yk lb. $1.80. 
Little Gem. Dwarf. Erect. Yk oz. 15c, oz. 
50c, Yk lb. $1.50. . . 
Lilac Queen Improved. Improved in uni¬ 
formity and depth of coloring. Yk oz. 
20c, oz. 60c, Yk lb. $1.S0. 
Sweet White. Semi-trailing. % oz. 10c, 
oz. 25c, Yk lb. 75c. 
Alyssum Procumbens, Carpet of Snow 
Anagallis 
Very pretty border or bedding plant that 
deserves popularity. Plants set fairly 
close make a solid mass of color, 9 to 10 
inches tall. 
Grandiflora Blue. Grandiflora Red. 
Either color or mixed—Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. 
75c. 
Annual Anchusa 
Valuable for their pretty blue flowers 
for cutting. 
Capensis. Azure blue, 2 ft. Yk oz. 15c, 
oz. 40c. 
Blue Bird. Better for garden display, be¬ 
ing slightly more compact, of a rich 
Indigo blue. 18 inch. Yk oz. 20c, oz. 70c. 
Arctotis, African Daisy 
Grandis, Lavender Daisy. Light lavender 
with steel blue central disk, long stems 
for cutting.. Yk oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Large Flowered Hybrids. Very showy in 
shaides of red and orange. Lower 
growing than Grandis. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
oz. 75c. 
Asclepias 
Curassavica (Blood Root). An annual va¬ 
riety with orange flowers. About 2 ft. 
high. Good for cutting. Yk oz. 20c, oz. 
70c. 
Asparagus 
The care we use in getting hand picked 
plump seed, which is well matured, as¬ 
sures purchasers of good germination. 
Plumnsus Nanus—100 seeds 25c, 250 seeds 
40c, 500 seeds 75c, 1000 seeds $1.00, 5000 
seeds $4.00. 1 oz. 80c. 
Sprengeri—100 seeds 20c, 250 seeds 35e, 
500 seeds 65e, 1000 seeds $1.00, 5000 seeds 
$4.00, oz. 80c. 
Antirrhinums 
Forcing Strains 
A list of varieties of proven value to the 
Florist. A sowing of seed in January will 
produce plants ready to set in March and 
flower in May. 
Rose and Pink Shades 
Cheviot Maid, early standard, Tr. Pkt. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Cheviot Maid Supreme, deeper than orig¬ 
inal, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Cincinnati, light rose pink, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Daybreak. Briarcliff Rose shade. Tr. Pkt. 
$1.50. 
Happiness, excellent spring bloomer, Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00. 
Peggy' Schumann. A new early, soft shade 
of medium pink. Tr. Pkt. $2.00. 
Radiance. Very early deep pink. Tr. Pkt. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Rose Queen, best deep rose, later than 
Cheviot Maid, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Winter Helen. Salmon pink. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
White Varieties 
Bezdek’s White. Wonderful new white 
variety. An early and continuous win¬ 
ter bloomer. Tr. Pkt. $2.00. 
Captor. Long stemmed white. Tr. Pkt. 
$1.50. 
Lucky' Strike, early white, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Marion White. Extra large spikes on 
sturdy stems. Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
White Rock, early standard, Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Yellow Varieties 
Celestial. Deeper than Ceylon. Tr. Pkt. 
$1.50. 
Ceylon Court, early bright, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Coates Yellow Perfection, deeper in shade 
and later than Ceylon, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Marion Golden, a new deep golden yellow, 
Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
Yellow Cheviot Maid (Volz). Bright yel¬ 
low, a shade deeper than Ceylon Court. 
Early. Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
Gold and Bronze Shades 
Afterglow, deeper in shade and later than 
Sun Tan, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Kirkwood Beauty, new good cropping 
golden bronze, Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
New Dawn. Golden orange, continuous. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
New Deal, early gold bronze, Tr. Pkt. $1.00 
Roman Gold, excellent for late crop, gold 
and pink. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Sunset, golden bronze, Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
Sun Tan, very early and free flowering, 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Terry ’s Surprise Improved, deep pink with 
orange bronze lip, Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
Unusual Shades 
Bertha Baur, lavender, Tr. Pkt. $1.50. 
New Orchid, lovely orchid shade. Blooms 
with Cheviot Maid Supreme. Tr. Pkt. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Velvet Beauty, crimson, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Foreing Strains Mixed, Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
