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THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO. 
Asperula—Sweet Woodruff 
Oilorata (R). For the shady rock garden 
or border. In May the plants are cov¬ 
ered with terminal racemes of white 
flowers. An excellent ground cover, 6 
inches. Asperula seed often requires a 
long time to germinate. % oz. 25e, Vi 
or. 40c, or. $1.20. 
Asphodeline 
I,utea. For the hardy border or wild gar¬ 
den, with long slender leaves and 
spikes of fragrant yellow flowers, July, 
3 ft. Tr Pkt. 25 c,% or. 60c, or. $2.00. 
Hardy Asters 
ALPINUS VARIETIES. Mostly of dwarf 
compact growth, 6 to 12 inches high, fall 
blooming and a perfect mass of flowers 
when in bloom, 
Alpi mis Blue. Fairly large light blue 
flowers. A or. 20c, Vs or. 35c, 14 or. G5c, 
or. $2.20. 
Alpinus Albus. A or. 25c, 14 or. 45c, 14 or. 
85c. or. $3.00. 
Alpinus Bark Beauty. Rich dark purple 
blue flowers. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vs or. 90c. 
Alpinus Goliath. Large flower fine soft 
blue, 15 inches. A or. 25c, Vs or. 45c, 
% or. 85c, ok. $3.00. 
Alpinus Mixed Varieties. A or. 20c, Vs or. 
35c, Vi or. 65c, or. $2.20. 
AMELLUS VARIETIES. Taller growing, 
1 y 2 to 2 ft. Good cut flower subjects. 
Bloom late summer. 
Beauty of Ronsdorf. Large flowers of 
rich rosy lilac. Tr. Pkt. 35c, % or. 75c. 
Perry’s Favorite. Bright pink flowers, 
large in size and showy. A or. 30c, Vs 
oz. 55c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Ultramarine. Lovely violet blue. A or. 
30c, Vs or. 55c, 14 or. $1.00. 
Amellus Hyliridus Mixed. Many new 
shades of the large flowered earlier 
varieties. A oz. 30c, % oz. 55c, 14 oz. 
$1.00, oz. $3.50. 
Various Hardy Asters 
Subcoeruleus Blue. Excellent light blue 
with good cutting stems. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
14 oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Sub. Wartburg Star. Valuable for florists 
because of its cut flower quality. Long 
stemmed flowers, large bright lavender 
blue with yellow centers. Tr. Pkt. 35c. 
Novi-Belgi Hybrids. Many of the best 
new named varieties originated from 
this species. Large flowers, freely 
borne. Shades of lavender, lavender 
pink, blue, and violet. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vs 
or. 80c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Barge Flowered Mixed. Includes many new 
hybrids. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vs oz. 80c, 14 oz. 
$1.50. 
Aubrietias 
Aubrietin Monarch Mixture. The flowers 
of this strain are fully rounded and of 
large size on neat compact plants. A 
brilliant color mixture, including many 
shades never before seen in Aubrietias. 
Tr, Pkt. 35c, Vs or. $1.00. 
Deltoides l ilac. Vs oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, oz. 
$1.80. 
Blood Red. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 70c, oz. 
$2.40. 
Bougainvillea. Dark blue. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
Vi oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Eyrii. Large fine mid-blue. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
14 oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Graeca. Free flowering, light blue. Vs 
oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, oz. $1.50. 
Leichtlinii. Large deep rosy purple. A oz. 
35c, 14 oz. 60c, 14 oz. $1.00. 
Rosea Grandiflora. Rosy lilac. A oz. 25c, 
14 oz. 40c, 14 oz. 75c, oz. $2.50. 
Wliitewell Gem. Glowing rosy purple 
with tinge of blue. A oz. 35c, 14 oz. 60c, 
14 or. $1.00. 
Hybrida Grandiflora Mixed, All shades. 
14 oz. 25c, 14 oz. 45c, oz, $1.60. 
Beilis Perennis 
Double English Daisy 
The double English Daisies are usually 
grown like Pansies, sowing the seed in 
July for plant sale the following spring. 
They need some slight protection over 
winter. 
Beilis Beata, A IVew Strain. 
Extremely large fully double flowers. 
White Pink Red 
Any color or mixed—Tr. Pkt. 35c, 14 oz. 
S5c, 14 oz. $1.50. 
Monstrosa Varieties 
Extra large double flowers with good 
stems. 
Monstrosa White Monstrosa Pink 
Monstrosa Red (Dark Rose) 
Above 3 any color—Tr. Pkt. 25c, 14 oz. 60c, 
oz. $2.00. 
Monstrosa Mixed —14 oz. 30c, 14 oz. 50c, 
oz. $1.80. 
Good Double Mixed. Flowers rather small 
but fully double and freely borne. 14 
oz. 20c, 14 oz. 35c, oz. $1.00. 
Longfellow. Large double white with 
petals tipped dark rose. 14 or. 25c, 14 
oz. 40c, oz. $1.20. 
Tubulosa Etna. Attractive quilled, tubu¬ 
lar petals, dark red. A oz. 25e, 14 oz. 
45c, 14 oz. 80c, oz. $2.60. 
Silvery Lilac. A new shade, giant flower¬ 
ed. Tr. Pkt. 50c. 
Bocconia—Plume Poppy 
Japonica Cordata. Valuable for tall back¬ 
grounds. Plants 5 to 7 ft. high with 
handsome foliage and dense pl.umea of 
small white airy flowers. May be sown 
in fall, as freezing aids germination. 14 
oz. 15c, oz. 40c. 
The All Double Carnations Have 
Flowers of This Type 
Whitsuntide Carnation 
An entirely new strain of feathered Car¬ 
nation with beautifully fringed petals. 
The seed usually produces 70 to 80% 
double flowers. The flowers are of fine 
form with diameters of 2% to 3 inches. 
The plants are hardy and perennial with 
an abundance of bloom. The stalks are 
about 16 inches long, upright and strong 
enoug’h to withstand outdoor weather con¬ 
ditions. 
When well established the plants bloom 
early, beginning in May. We offer the 
seed in mixture containing pink and light 
red shades and lilac^ Introducer’s Pkts., 
each 60c, 2 for $1.00. 
Baptisia—False Indigo 
Australis. A good hardy border plant with 
its racemes of indigo blue flowers some¬ 
what resembling Lupines. Nice for cut¬ 
ting also, 3 ft. May be sown in fall if 
desired. 14 oz. 20c, oz. 60c. 
Betonica—Stachys 
Grandiflora Rose. An excellent border 
plant with rosy purple flowers heads, 
IV 2 ft. Tr. Pkt. 25c, Vi oz. 60c, oz. $2.00. 
Boltonia 
Excellent border plants bearing masses of 
flowers like single Asters or Daisies dur¬ 
ing the summer and fall. The effect is 
very showy. 
Asteroides. White flower, 4-6 ft. Tr. Pkt. 
35c, Vs or. 70c, Vi oz. $1.25. 
Latisquama. Delicate pink flowers. 4-5 
ft. Vs or. 30c, *4 «z. 55c, oz. $2.00. 
Buphthalmum—Ox-Eye Daisy 
Cordifolinum (Speciosum). Excellent for 
cutting or border display. Bushy plants 
2-3 ft. high carrying great masses of 
light yellow daisies. Clear yellow with 
yellow centers. Vs or. 25c, Vi oz. 45c, 
oz. $1.40. 
Calamintha 
Alpina (R). Likes a dry sunny rock gar¬ 
den or low border. Bluish purple flow¬ 
ers in June. 6 inches. Tr. Pkt. 40c, A 
oz. 75c. 
Callirhoe—Poppy Mallow 
Jnyolucrata (R). Very fine trailing plant 
with very showy large cup-shaped 
bright crimson flowers. Tr. Pkt. 25c, 
14 oz. 80c, oz. $2.50. 
New All Double Carnations 
An absolute hardy strain, producing 
large double flowers (IV 2 to 214 inches 
diameter) on long stiff stems, very fine 
for cutting. They come practically 
100% double from seed with few small 
blooms. We believe this is the finest 
strain of hardy double carnations ever 
offered. Shades of salmon, rose, scar¬ 
let, dark red, purple and white. For 
1938 we can offer the following sep¬ 
arate colors as well as the mixed. 
Salmon Dark Red 
Scarlet Purple 
Whi<«* Rose 
Any Color Introducer’s Tr. Pkts., $1.00 
All Double Finest Mixed, Tr. Pkt. (100 
seeds or more), 75c, 3 for $2.00. 
The Grenadin Type 
Blooms the first year from seed sown 
early. Good sized double and semi-double 
flowers on fair stems. Come quite true. 
Dark Red, (King of the Blacks). 
Scarlet Rose White 
Any above 4 colors. Vs or. 30c, Vi or. 55c, 
oz. $1.80. 
Golden Sun. Rich yellow. Tr. Pkt. 35c, 
Vi or. $1.00, oz. $3.60. 
White Gold. Soft yellow. Fully double 
with good long stems. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi 
oz. SOc, oz. $3.00. 
Grenadin Mixed. Vs or. 25c, Vi or. 45c, oz. 
$1.50. 
Earliest Dwarf Viennas 
Early flowering, rather dwarf type 12 to 
15 inches tall. 
White. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi or. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Rose. Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi oz. 70c, oz. $2.40. 
Crimson (Otlicllo). Tr. Pkt. 35c, Vi or. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Early Dwarf Vienna Mixed. (4 oz. 30c, 
Vi oz. 50c, oz. $1.60. 
Hardy Carnations 
The following represent the finest Carnation that can be grown from seed and that 
are hardy in the Northern States: 
