THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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Delpl. 
Perennial 
(mums 
Larkspur 
Indispensable to the herbaceous garden. Their long showy spikes of flowers per¬ 
sist from June till frost and furnish the most satisfactory blues to any color 
scheme. 
BEI^IjAMOSUM. This is a dark blue form 
of the popular light blue Belladonna, 
with which it is identical in habit and 
growth, freedom of bloom, but with in¬ 
tensely rich, deep blue flowers. 
I >r. Per 10, $1.(K»; Per 100. $7.00 
•2 jr. Per 10, $1.50; Per llKi, $10,00 
BI,.\CKIllORE & I.ANGIION lIVIlRinS. 
Bor many years, we have grown many 
different strains of Delphinium having 
in mind to supply our customers with the 
best obtainable. This strain without a 
doubt stands in a class by itself. It has 
the range of colors well divided in the 
pale shades of Indigo with a strong run 
of the most delicate shades of rose, double 
and single. 
1 vr. Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
2 yr. Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ICEBERG. Good sturdy white Delphin¬ 
ium; grows to a height of 5 to 6 feet. 
The flower spikes are often 3 feet, tow¬ 
ering well above the glossy green fol¬ 
iage. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
LAMARTIIVE. It is a deeper shade than 
Bellamosum and has a distinct white 
eye. In color it is more like the old 
Formosum but is a much better grower 
and has better foliage and is not so sus¬ 
ceptible to disease. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
SUMMER CI.OU11. White. Strong grow¬ 
er and a profuse bloomer. It makes an 
outstanding- show soon after planting. 
This variety, as well as Iceberg, when 
used in combination with the blue Del¬ 
phiniums creates a very striking effect, 
in floral arrangements. 
Per 10, $1..50; Per 100, $10.00 
MARTIN’S SUPERB WREXHAM OR 
HOLLYHOCK STRAIN. The Wrexham 
strain has tall spire-like spikes of bloom 
with the individual flowers of good size 
and thickly studded on the spike. In 
fact the spike is a solid mass of bloom. 
Our superb strain is a careful reselection 
which includes all shades from very pale 
blue, lavender and orchid to the deepest 
and richest purples and blues. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
Belladonna Improved 
Cliveden Beauty 
Our strain of Belladonna Improved is pro¬ 
duced from stock seed of Cliveden Beauty, 
carefully selected to keep it absolutely 
pure and true to type. It is far superior 
to much of the so-called Belladonna Im¬ 
proved that is on the market today. 
1 yr. Per 10. $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
2 yr. Per 10. $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
BI.UE GROTTO. A good strong growing 
variety of the Belladonna type. The 
florets are large deep blue, enriched with 
a royal purple bee with a creamy white 
center. The effect is lighter than Lamar¬ 
tine. 
Per 10, .$2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CHINESE VARIETIES 
These varieties are graceful plants, spikes 
loosely arranged, excellent for cutting or 
garden display. 
BLUE BUTTERFLY IMPROVEH or TOM 
'ITIUMB. Rich Ultra-marine blue. Dwarf 
plants only a foot high. Excellent for 
border or Rock Garden. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per I (Ml, $7.00 
CAMBRIDGE BLUE. Clear Belladonna 
blue, flowers with good cutting stems, 3 
feet tall. 
Per 10, $1.00; I'er 100, $7.00 
CHINENSIS. A very pretty variety with 
fine feathery foliage and intense blue 
flowers in open panicles. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CHINEXSIS ALBA. A pure white form 
of the above. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CHINENSIS AZURE FAIRY. Ordinarily 
this is a stronger grower than the regu¬ 
lar Chinese Blue, producing even larger 
spikes of light blue flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CHINENSIS DARK PURPLE 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CHINENSIS DWARF AZURE BLUE 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
DICENTRA 
Bleeding Heart or Seal Flower 
EXIMEA, (Plumy Bleeding Heart). A 
dwarf growing sort with beautiful finely 
cut foliage and showy racemes of pretty- 
pink flowers through the entire season. 
Grows about 15 Inches high. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
FORMOSA, (Plumy Bleeding Heart). 
Showy dwarf species with finely cut fol¬ 
iage growing to a height of 15 inches. 
The pink fiowers are very showy. April- 
October. 
Per 10, $1,50; Per 100, $10.00 
SPECTABILIS. An old-fashioned favor¬ 
ite; its long racemes of graceful heart 
shaped pink flowers in May or June are 
always attractive; it is used largely for 
forcing, and is perfectly at home in any 
part of the border, and especially valu¬ 
able for planting In the shade. Height 
1 to 2 feet. Perfectly hardy and easy 
to cultivate. 
Per 10, $2 50; Per 100. $20.00 
Pets, I'cr 10, $1.50; Per DM>, $10.00. 
DICTAMNUS 
Gas Plant 
The Dictamnus is one of the most satis¬ 
factory hardy plants in cultivation, both 
on account of its splendid flowers and its 
rich durable foliage. 
FRAXINELLA RUBRA. A very showy 
border perennial, forming a bush about 
2Vz feet in height, having fragrant fo¬ 
liage and spikes of rosy pink flowers 
with deeper veins during June and July. 
Requires a heavy strong soil, and an 
open sunny position. It is not advisable 
to transplant often, as it improves with 
age, it being one of the most permanent 
features of the hardy herbaceous border. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
FRAXINELLA ALBA. The white flowered 
form of the above. 
I»er 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
Belhidoiiuu Improved 
Cliveden Beauty 
DIGITALIS 
Foxglove 
For stately and picturesque beauty it 
is not to be surpassed, and, planted in 
masses in the garden among shrubs or 
naturalized on the edge of woods, in the 
orchards or along brooks, it is extremely 
effective and satisfacory. It is a biennial, 
but, as it renews itself from self-sown 
seed, it may be treated as a perennial. 
GIANT SHIRLEY HYBRIDS. They are a 
genuine “Shirley” production of extraor¬ 
dinary size and vigor growing 5 to 6 feet 
tall. The flower heads are over 3 feet 
long, crowded with big bell-shaped blos¬ 
soms. Colors range from white and shell 
pink to deepest rose, many attractively 
dotted with crimson and chocolate. 
I’ei- 10, $1.00; Per 100, .$7.00 
GLOXINEAFLORA ALBA. The white 
flowered foxglove. June-July. Height 2 
feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GLOXINEAFLORA ROSEA. An excellent 
rose colored type. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GLOXINEAFLORA PURPUREA. Purple 
spotted flowers. Height 4 feet. June and 
July. 
Per 10. $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
DORONICUM 
CAUCASICITM. One of the most effective 
early spring-flowering perennials. Large 
bright yellow flowers are very attractive. 
Excellent for cutting. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
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