Wood’s Quality Seeds and Friendly Service 
Flower Seed Novelties of Special Merit 
Acroclinium, Double Hybrids 
A new type with very large, double flowers in a new range of 
colors. These are the finest Acrocliniums ever produced. Pkt. 
25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
Ageratum 
BLUE BALL. This strain is the result of many years’ careful 
selection for form and dwarfness, plus size and richness of color 
in the flower. The plants are compact and about 4 inches high. 
Growth is most uniform and even. The broad green foliage is 
almost completely smothered with flowers of the richest shade 
of blue. Pkt. 25 cts.; )4oz. 75 cts.; ) 4° z - $1.25. 
FAIRY PINK. 1988 Novelty. This new Ageratum is a delight¬ 
ful soft salmon-rose-pink color, and the habit is dwarf and 
compact, the maximum height being 5 inches. It commences 
to bloom when the plants are 1)4 to 2 inches high. See color 
illustration on page 18. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Alaska. Pure white. 
Apple Blossom. Rosy pink, white tube. 
Campfire. Luminous scarlet, with yellow tip. 
Canary Bird. Canary-yellow. 
Copper Shades. Various shades of copper. 
Loveliness. Soft rose-pink. 
University Mixture. An excellent mixture, containing a won¬ 
derful color-range, and a bed or border will have an effect of 
great brilliancy. Height 2)4 to 3 feet; 75 per cent of the 
plants are rustproof. 
Any of above, pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1 
Super-Giant Asters 
EL MONTE. Deep glowing crimson, composed of abundant 
quantities of daintily interlaced plume-like petals, the flowers 
are extremely large and fluffy. Although not wilt-resistant, we 
highly recommend El Monte to you. Special Mention, 1936 
All-America Selections. Pkt. 25 cts.; 3 pkts. 60 cts. 
LOS ANGELES. This is the largest and most fully double Aster 
known. It is 6 to 8 inches across, full petaled, and artistically 
graceful in the feathery effect of the interlacing ostrich-feather- 
type petals. The color is a lovely soft shell-pink, blending to 
a creamy pink at the center. Height 2)4 to 3 feet. Award of 
Merit, 1934 All-America Selections. Pkt. 25 cts.; )4oz. $1.25; 
J4oz. $2. 
Lilliput or Pompon Asters 
Known as the “Button Aster.” The abundant, small, flat- 
topped double flowers on 12 to 14-inch plants are attractive both 
for cutting and when used as pot-plants. 
Blue with White Edge Pink with White Edge 
Crimson Rose 
Dark Blue White 
Fiery Scarlet Finest Mixed 
Any of above, pkt. 20 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 7 colors, $1.25 
Crego Aster, Enchantress 
An entirely new color in Asters—a lovely shade of lively salmon- 
rose. The flowers are exceptionally large and of good substance. 
Free-flowering, branching plants that bloom in early September. 
Recommended 1938 All-America Selections. See color illustra¬ 
tion on page 18. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Aster, Los Angeles 
Asters Resistant to Wilt 
All Colors Are Now Available 
In some localities success with Asters has been rendered doubt¬ 
ful through attacks of the Fusarium Wilt, but we now offer a 
wide range of colors and types of Asters that are almost immune. 
If Wilt has attacked your Asters in previous seasons, sow the 
following:— 
WR AURORA GOLDEN SHEAF. The deepest yellow Aster 
yet offered, and the only yellow we list that has been bred to 
resist the Fusarium disease. The flowers are perfectly double, 
with a full, crest-like center, of good substance and fine depth 
of floret. Pkt. 35 cts.; 3 pkts. $1; )4oz. $2. 
WR BLUE FLAME. Bright navy-blue, distinct from any other 
dark blue or purple Aster now offered. Large, Comet-like 
flowers, fully double, on branching plants. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
)4oz. 75 cts.; )4oz. $1.25. 
WR BALL’S WHITE. Finest midseason white Aster. The 
flowers are 4 inches in diameter and exquisite in form. When 
first open the entire flower is whorled; the broad petals are 
slightly folded lengthwise, making them appear rather narrow. 
The plants are extremely vigorous, and they carry about twelve 
large flowers on strong stems. Pkt. 25 cts.; )4oz. 75 cts.; 
)4oz. $1.25. 
New Giant Calendula, Orange Shaggy 
A wholly new type of the Scotch Marigold with fully double 
flowers, each ray fringed at the tip, giving a distinct, chrysanthe¬ 
mum effect, striking and unique. Gold Medal, 1935 All-America 
Selections. Pkt. 10 cts.; )4oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1. 
Centaurea, Jubilee Gem 
A dwarf annual variety of Cornflower, making a compact 
plant literally covered with flowers. Its foliage is distinct from all 
other Cornflowers, forming a tufted mass of bright green, con¬ 
trasting well with the dark but vivid blue, double flowers. The 
plant is about 1 foot in height. Award of Merit, 1937 All-America 
Selections. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
After years of effort, a strain of Antirrhinums has been pro¬ 
duced which is practically rust-resistant. More than 75 per cent 
of the plants resulting from seed of the following varieties may 
be relied on to be rustproof, with clean, healthy foliage. Treat 
as an annual. 
New Rustproof Antirrhinums 
Flower Seeds 
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THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J. 
