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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO 
1938 
I have recommended your seeds ever since I started planting them. They are the best I ever had._ 
Mrs. Mike Mueller, R. D. 6, Rushville, Indiana. 
COSMOS HHA 
Annual. Popular for tall borders 
and for cutting-, producing thousands 
of artistic flowers for autumn decora¬ 
tion. 
The Autumn Giant sorts produce the 
largest flowers, hut hloom late; for ex¬ 
treme northern parts, sow the extra- 
early flowering type. 
DAHLIAS 
Tender Perennial. The double sorts 
bloom the first season if sown at the 
beginning of April, the single sorts 
bloom from seed sown as late as June. 
Single Giant. Mixed. 1930—Pkt., 10c; 
% oz., 15c; Vi oz., 25c. 
Double Giant. Mixed. 1929—Pkt., 
12c; y s oz., 50c; Vi oz., 90c. 
Double Cactus. Mixed. 1928—Pkt., 
15c; Vs oz., 70c; Vi oz., $1.25. 
DAISIES 
Free flowering plants universally 
popular, that grow almost anywhere. 
We have grouped the best of the daisy¬ 
like flowers under the common head¬ 
ing of Daisies. All are excellent for 
bouquets. 
African Daisy (Arctotis Grandis). 
Annual. Flowers large and showy, 
white on the upper surface, lilac-blue 
beneath. 2 V4 ft. Very floriferous. 
1656—Pkt., 7c; Vs oz., 15c. 
African Golden Daisy (Dimorpho- 
theca aurantiaca). Annual. The flow¬ 
ers often measure three inches across 
and are rich glossy orangy yellow in 
color. Blooms lavishly. 1972 — Pkt., 
10c; Vs oz., 25c. 
Double Daisy 
or English Daisy 
(Beilis peren- 
nis). Perennial. 
Lovely double 
flowers, all col¬ 
ors mixed. 1% ft. 
Blooms from 
early spring un¬ 
til summer. 1934 
—Pkt., 10c; % oz., 
African Daisy 35c. 
Cosmos, Extra Early, Double Crested 
Extra Early, Double Crested 
An extra early strain, with fine, 
large, full, double crests in the center, 
invaluable for short season sections. 
It easily reverts back to its single 
form, but a goodly percentage will 
bear perfect, double crested Cosmos. 
Mixed. Pink, red, and white flowers, 
all mixed. 2956—Pkt., 35 seeds, 15c; 
Vs oz., 50c. 
Giant, Double Crested 
Big double, crested flowers! For 
points north of La Crosse, we recom¬ 
mend the Extra-Early strain listed 
above. 
Mixed. Red, white, and pink flowers, 
all mixed. 1913—Pkt., 75 seeds, 10c; 
Vs oz., 40c. 
Cosmos, Extra Early Colossal 
Extra-Early Colossal 
Seed sown April 26th produced 
plants riotous with large single 
blooms July 19th, 2 months before the 
late-flowering kind. 
Early Mixed. Fine single flowers. 
1914—Pkt., 100 seeds, 10c; Vs oz., 15c; 
Vi oz., 25c. 
Cliifwood Mixed. Seed saved from 
the largest flowers on our Cliffwood 
Farms. 1920—Pkt., 100 seeds, 15c; Vs 
oz., 25c; Vi oz., 40c. 
Autumn Giant 
Single flowers, the largest of any of 
the Cosmos, late in the season. For 
points north of La Crosse, we recom¬ 
mend the Extra-Early strains above. 
Giant Mixed. Mixed shades of white, 
pink, and red. 1917—Pkt., 100 seeds, 
5c; Vs oz., 10c; Vi oz., 15c. 
Orange Flare 
Bright vivid orange flowers, very 
free blooming, 2 to 3 feet tall, extra 
early. Was a winner in the 1935 All 
American Flower Selections! 2960— 
Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 15c. 
COXCOMB 
Celosia 
Annual. Free blooming plants, won¬ 
derfully colorful and easily grown. 
Plumosa (Thompsoni Magnifica). 
The finest mixture of the ostrich 
feathered Coxcomb. Plants of pyrami¬ 
dal growth, 2% to 3 feet high, and pro¬ 
ducing graceful feathery plumes of 
magnificent shades of red and yellow. 
1870—Pkt., 10c; Vs oz„ 15c. 
Chinese Woolflower (Celosia Child- 
si). A unique form of feathered Cox¬ 
comb, 2 to 3 ft. high, each branch ter¬ 
minating in big heads of showy fire 
red flowers, wool-like in texture. Ef¬ 
fective in beds or as cut flowers. 2565 
—Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 20c. 
Cristata. Large flower heads, long 
and broad, resembling a rooster’s 
comb, in not only rose and crimson but 
other shades as well, mixed. 1 ft. 
Colorful and showy. 1868—Pkt., 8c; 
Vs oz., 15c. 
DAISIES, cont d. 
Annual Painted Daisies 
Marguerite (An them is Kelwayi). 
Perennial. All summer long it bears 
daisy-like, golden yellow blossoms. A 
most satisfactory plant and excellent 
for cutting. 2 ft. 1661—Pkt., 9c; 
Vs oz., 15c. 
Orange Daisy (Ursinia Anethoides). 
Annual. The orange flowers have pur¬ 
ple and black centers. Elegant as a 
cut flower and showy in the garden. 
1 ft. 2671—Pkt., 15c; Vs oz., 50c. 
Annual 
Painted 
Daisy 
(Chrysanth e- 
mum Carina- 
tum.) Annual. 
Very showy, 
lavishly borne 
daisy - like 
flowers from 
July to Sept., 
of beautiful 
shades and 
colors, mixed. 
1895—Pkt., 5c; 
Vs oz., 15 c. 
Perennial 
Painted 
Daisy 
(Pyrethrum). 
Perennial. 
One of the fin¬ 
est daisy-like 
flowers grown 
today. 2 feet. 
Many charm¬ 
ing shades, 
perfect flow¬ 
ers in both 
the Floral 
P 1 e n o and 
Hybridum 
Glandiflorum. 
Floral 
Pleno. Large 
double flow¬ 
ers in a fine 
mixture. Va¬ 
ries, and a 
percent- 
age will come 
single. 2423— 
Pkt., 25c; Vi 6 
oz., 50c. 
H ybri d u m 
Grandi- 
flora m . 
Produces the 
largest and Shasta Daisy 
most b r i 1- 
liantly col¬ 
ored of the single Pyrethrum, mixed 
colors. 2424^-Pkt., 12c; Vs oz., 60c. 
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum), Per¬ 
ennial. Splendid flowers often 4 inches 
across, white with broad overlapping 
petals. A beauty. 1937—Pkt., 10c; Vs 
oz., 25c. 
Shasta Daisy, Cliffwood Giant Dou¬ 
ble. (Perennial.) A giant double form, 
the big shaggy white flowers resem¬ 
bling Asters, with their loose and in¬ 
curved petals. Often 5 in. across. 2M> 
ft. Started indoors, the seedlings will 
flower in five months. 1799—Pkt., 35c; 
%2 oz., $1.50. 
Perennial Painted 
Daisies, Floral 
Pleno Pyrethrum 
