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THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO. 
Stock, Giant Imperial Shasta 
Dwarf Double Ten Weeks 
The best class of Stocks for bedding- out¬ 
doors. 
Blood Red Lavender 
Brilliant Crimson Old Rose 
Brilliant Rose Pnrple 
Canary Yellow White 
Any above varieties—Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 
60c, oz. $2.00. 
Dwarf Double Ten Weeks Finest Mixed. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 55c, oz. $1.80. 
Stevia 
Martin’s Fine Stocks 
Our Stock Seed is of the very finest quality, as regards trueness toi color and type 
and percentage of doubles. We have selected our strains fromi thei best the market 
affords. 
Stock seed may be sown any time from about July 15 up until the following 
February 1st or 15th. Sowings made after that time strike the hot weather and 
are liable to come blind. 
Non-Branching or Excelsior Column Stocks 
Producing one large spike, 2 to 2% feet high, which allows very close planting. In 
season, about same as Imperials, sometimes earlier. Not quite 100% as far as non¬ 
branching habit is concerned, but shows a good percentage of doubles when properly 
selected and grown. THE NON-BRANCHING STOCKS are generally set 3 inches apart 
in rows 6 inches apart. 
NEW EXCELSIOR ROSE PINK. This new variety is the clear rose pink so much 
wanted, and now available for the first time in a column stock. The florets are 
huge and very double. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, Half Tr. Pkt. for trial 60c, Y* oz. $2.50. 
Ball’s White. One of best in type. 
Chamois Pink. Excellent cut flower. Color, 
chamois or apricot pink. 
Malmaison Pink. Light shell pink. 
Deep Rose (New). A brilliant rose shade. 
Dark Blue (new). (Ball Blue). A deep lilac 
or mauve blue. Good percentage of double 
and good habit. 
Ruby. Rich crimson red. 
Silvery Lilac or Lavender. Best of all. 
Florists Mixture Column Stocks made up 
of the better colors. 
Prices on Non Branching Stocks (except 
where noted). Tr. pkt. 75c, % oz. $1.25, 
Yi oz. $2.25, oz. $8.00. 
Giant Imperial Improved Bismarck Stocks 
A very valuable strain for greenhouse forcing. No other class will give the large 
number of good spikes for cutting. In the greenhouse, set the plant 6x7 inches 
and top when 6 inches tall to produce lengthy side shoots. 
Antique Copper. Copper Red. 
"Buttercup. The best yellow. 
"Chamois. Ivory, tinted with rose pink. 
Elk’s Pride. Royal purple shade. 
Fiery Blood Red. Well named. 
♦Lavender (Silvery). Most popular of all. 
♦Rose. Deep rose pink 
♦White Shasta. Taller than standard 
white with longer stems, larger blooms 
and more blooms per stem. 
Prices on all above Bismark Stocks. A oz. 30c, Ya oz. 55c, Y* oz. $1.00, oz. $3.00. 
Imperial Mixed Colors—A oz. 25c, % oz. 45c, % oz. 80c, oz. $2.40. 
Invaluable in the greenhouse for its 
wealth of white flowers for cutting. 
Serrata. Ya oz. 25e, % oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Tahoka Daisy 
Machaeianthera Tanacctifolia. A tender 
perennial best grown as an annual. 
Seed started early will produce quanti¬ 
ties of Lavender Blue Daisies through¬ 
out summer and fall. About 1 foot high. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 80c, oz. $2.40. 
Thunbergia 
Alata Mixed (Black Eyed Susan). Showy 
little climber for hanging baskets, 
porch boxes, etc. The flowers are sin¬ 
gle in white, yellow or orange each 
with distinct dark brown almost black 
center. Bloom all summer from seed 
started in February. Our seed shows 
excellent germination. Y* oz. 20c, oz. 70c 
Tithonia—Mexican Sunflower 
Golden Flower of the Incas. Bright orange 
vermilion. Plant growth and foliage 
like the Dahlia. A good cut flower. 
Late to bloom so start early. 
Speciosa, Regular Strain. % oz. 25c, % 
oz. 45c, oz. $1.50. 
Early Flowering Strain. A week or 10 
days earlier, somewhat smaller flower¬ 
ed and dwarfer. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Y* oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00. 
Grandiilora Fireball. A new tall grow¬ 
ing strain (8 ft.) with large flowers of 
dazzling scarlet. .Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Trachelium 
Coeruleum. Plants 1 foot high carrying 
large corymbs of small pale blue flow¬ 
ers. Grown as a greenhouse annual it 
makes an excellent pot plant. Suitable 
for cutting also. Tr. Pk. 35c. 
Super Giants of California 
Stocks 
The plants are full base-branching, each 
plant producing 12 to 15 huge flower 
spikes. The individual florets are large 
and very double, measuring from 1% to 2 
inches or more in diameter. When planted 
close this type makes one mammoth spike, 
when allowed plenty of space, the branch¬ 
ing characteristic is evident. We highly 
recommend Super Giants of California for 
florists’ use. 
Blush Pink. New shade in this group with 
extra large spikes and individual flor¬ 
ets. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Dark Blue. Rich deep blue. 
Golden Gate. Yellow. 
Rose Charm. Beautiful deep rose. 
Rose Light. Lighter rose pink about same 
shade as Bismarck Rose. 
Santa Maria. Finest White. 
Tahoe. Popular lavender shade. 
All above varieties, except Blush Pink, 
Tr. Pkt. 35c, % oz. 65c, Y* oz. $1.15, oz. 
$4.00. 
Torenia 
Will bloom all summer from seed started 
in January or February to set out 
from pots in May. Seed started in June 
or July will flower during midwinter in 
the greenhouse. Nice for Mother’s Day 
sales. Plants a foot high. 
Fournerl Blue. -A oz. 25c, % oz. 40c, % 
oz. 70c, oz. $2.20. 
Fournerl Alba. White. Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 
50c, Y* oz. 90c, oz. $2.70. 
Giant Imperials for Bouquets 
Ursinia 
Low-growing daisy-like flowers, excellent 
for cutting when well grown in sunny 
locations. January sown seed will usual¬ 
ly produce flowers in the greenhouse in 
April. 
Anetlioides. Deep orange with zone of 
purplish red. 10 inches. Tr. pkt. 25c, 
Y* oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Anethoides New Hybrids. Yellow, flesh 
and orange shades. Tr. Pkt. 25c, % oz. 
75c, oz. $2.40. 
