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THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO. 
Annual Scabiosa, Excellent for Cutting 
Annual Scabiosa 
Attractive Annuals for outdoor bloom dur¬ 
ing: the summer and early fall, and valu¬ 
able for cutting- because of their long 
wiry stems. Plant 3 ft. tall. 
New Varieties 
Salmon Beauty. The first pure salmon 
scabiosa, a lovely shade. Large flow¬ 
ers, good vigorous plants. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Orchid Shades. Especially good florists 
shades, light to deep pink, mauve, 
strawberry, lilac and lavender. The 
flowers are large, and delicately per¬ 
fumed. Tr. Pkt. 35c, V* oz. 90c. 
Rosette. Deep rose, heavily suffused with 
salmon. A gorgeous shade for cutting. 
Long stemmed large flowers. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, V* oz. 75c, oz. .$2.20. 
Standard Varieties (3 ft. tall) 
Ageratum Blue. Mid-blue shade. 
Azure Fairy. Light azure blue. 
Blue Cockade. Flowers conical in shape 
of a real rich blue much deeper than 
Azure or Ageratum Blue. 
Cattleya. Rosy lilac or orchid shade. 
Fire King. Rich rosy crimson. 
King of the Blacks. Maroon black. 
Loveliness. Lovely salmon pink shades. 
Peach Blossom. Light flesh or peach pink. 
Rose. A lively shade. 
Shasta. Finest pure white. 
Sulfur Yellow. Smaller than others and 
Jess desirable. 
Any above variety—% oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Fine Mixed. J4 oz. 15c, oz. 45c. 
Giant Hybrids Mixed. Giant sized ball 
shaped flowers in many unusual shades. 
14 oz. 25e, oz. 75c. 
Solanum—Jerusalem Cherry 
Ornamental pot plants. Sow seed in Jan¬ 
uary to produce well fruited plants by the 
following Christmas. 
Hlavacek’s Masterpiece. Large scarlet 
fruit. Compact. % oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.50. 
New Paterson Variety. Compact habit 
with large orange red fruit that last 
well on the plant. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vs oz. 
75c. 
Christmas Pepper, Chameleon. Small con¬ 
ical fruits changing from yellow to pur¬ 
ple and then to red. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 70c. 
Birds Eye Pepper. Florists strain with 
many small bright red berries. Tr. Pkt. 
25c, % oz. 50c, oz. $1.60. 
Ornamental Peppers Mixed. A great var¬ 
iety of shapes and colors of these bright 
ornamental fruits. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Salpiglossis 
As a greenhouse crop, start seed in Jan¬ 
uary for May bloom. For spring plant 
sales start seed in March and early April. 
Crimson Purple 
Golden Yellow Rose and Gold 
Light Blue & Gold Scarlet and Gold 
Purple and Gold Velvety Red 
White and Gold 
Any variety —% oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.20 
Martin’s Excellent Mixed Salpiglossis. 
Contains all the rich shades of both 
veined and self-colored varieties. 14 
oz. 20c, 14 oz. 30c, oz. $1.00. 
Dwarf Giant Salpiglossis 
The plants are much dwarfer than the 
ordinary strain and they are compact 
and very free flowering. As a garden 
plant it stands erect without support. 
We consider this one of the very best 
of the new flower strains recently de¬ 
veloped. Mixed Colors—Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
14 oz. 70c, oz. $2.20. 
Saponaria 
Light foliage and small graceful flowers 
somewhat similar to Annual Baby's 
Breath. Free flowering. 
Vnccarta White. 2 ft. high, excellent for 
cuttin g. 
Vnccaria Rose. Pretty rose pink blooms, 
sometimes called ‘‘Pink Baby’s Breath.’’ 
Either variety—oz. 15c, V* lb. 40c, lb. $1.50. 
Multiflora Scarlet Queen. Plant 10 inches 
high with bright scarlet flowers. Ex¬ 
cellent for bedding. J4 oz. 15c, oz. 50c. 
Statiee Sinuata is Excellent for Drying 
Schizanthus 
Martin’s Excellent Hybrids. All shades 
both bright and soft are present in this 
blend. Excellent for pot work or cut¬ 
ting. Tr. Pkt. 40c, % oz. SOc, V* oz. $1.50. 
Wisetouensis Monarch Reselccted. .An 
English strain that is a great favorite 
with estate gardeners and florists who 
demand exceptional results. Our seed is 
taken from only the finest greenhouse 
grown plants. Tr. Pkt. $ 1 . 00 . 
Excelsior Compact Dwarf Mixed. An 
excellent strain for potting because 
of the plant habit which is naturally 
more dwarf and compact, 10 to 12 
inches high. Includes a rich mix¬ 
ture of shades. Tr. Pkt. SOc, Vs oz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Choice Mixed. For outdoor gardens. V* oz. 
20c, oz. 60c. 
Shamrock 
True Irish. For nice little pots for St. 
Patrick’s day sown very early in Janu¬ 
ary. Tr. Pkt. 20c, oz. 75c. 
Smilax 
Myrsiphyilum Asparagoides. Decorative 
greenhouse climber. J4 oz. 20c, oz. SOc, 
Statiee Suworowii 
Statiee — Annual 
The Sinuata varieties make excellent cut 
flowers and may be dried for everlasting 
bouquets. For an outdoor crop, seed 
sown in May will be in good bloom in 
July. In the greenhouse August sown 
seed will bloom in February and by sow¬ 
ing more seed in February you can cut 
flowers in May. Soaking the seed before 
planting helps germination. 
Lavender Rosy. Lilac, changing to laven¬ 
der. 
Lavender Queen. Improved lavender. J4 
oz. 15c, oz. 40c. 
Market Growers Blue (Tali Improved). 
Best deep blue. 
Rosea Superba. Deepest rose shade. 
Snow White. Finest white. J4 oz. 15c, 
oz. 40c. 
Yellow Bonduelli. Golden yellow. 
Sinuata Mixed. 
New Hybrids Mixed. Finest shades, in¬ 
cluding pastels. J4 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Above except where noted—% oz. 15c, oz. 
25c, Vi lb. 60c, lb. $2.00. 
Statiee Suworowii 
Russian or Rat Tail Statiee. A very orna¬ 
mental variety with long graceful 
spikes of rose pink flowers. Seed sown 
early outdoors will bloom in July. % 
oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
A Vase of Schizanthus, Martin’s Excellent 
