S. S. SKIDELSKY & CO 
Spring Plants —Continued 
PELARGONIUMS 
Richard Dieiier’s New Varieties 
Santa Moiiiea. La France and rose pink with carmine blotches. 
Very large flowers, early and good bloomer. Upright grower. 
Beverly Hills. Amaranth pink. An improved German Glory and 
larger flowers. Very good. 
Glendale. Tyrian rose color. Large flowers, strong grower. Very 
early and upright grower. 
San Diego. Mallow purple with darker maroon spots on all five 
petals. I^arge flowers with heavily frilled edges. Very pretty. 
V'era N. Watt. Light salmon pink with red veinings and blotches. 
Large flowers and early bloomer. 
Monticito. Light amaranth pink nearly white. Small reddish 
blotches on two upper petals. Large flowers. 
Size Per Dozen Per 100 
R. C. $12.00 
2 inch. $2.2.5 1.5.00 
3 inch. 2.75 18.00 
RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 
Orchid Edith North. 
Marie Vogel. Red, shaded with salmon, dark blotches on upper 
petals. Early and continuous bloomer. 
Karininkoenigen. Cerise, Dwarf. Large flowers. Ruffled. Early. 
Grossmama Fiseher. Clear dark salmon. Large flowers, beau¬ 
tifully ruffled. 
Faiss Triumph. Light salmon pink, white throat. Large, 
crimped flowers, compact grower. Early. 
Neuheit C. Faiss. Lavender, deep purple blotches. Free bloomer. 
Fruhlingszanher. White, outer edge of petals tinted pink. 
Large flowers and free bloomer. Dwarf. 
Azalea. Rosy red, large flowers. Prolific. 
Chicago Market. Ijavender pink with deeper throat. Red 
blotches on upper petals. Dwarf. 
Diener’s Giant. Light salmon pink. 
Springtime. Ruffled, bright pink flowers, white throat and edges. 
Rooted Cuttings.$8.00 per 100, $75.00 per 1000 
2 in.10.00 per 100, 90.00 per 1000 
3 in.13.00 per 100, 120.00 per 1000 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
Beautiful. Between Easter Greeting and Lucy Becker in color, 
with darker markings, compact grower. 
Faster Greeting. Enormous bright red flowers, with large black 
blotch. Earliest, and continuous bloomer. 
Edith North. Rose pink, heavy, vigorous grower, early bloomer. 
Gardener’s Joy. White and Appleblos.som pink. 
German Glory. Cattleya blue. 
Lavender Queen. Lavender rose flowers, robust. 
Luey Becker. Rose pink, free bloomer. 
Improved Mrs. Layal. The true Pansy Pelargonium. Very early. 
Pride of Quedlinhurg. Light to very dark salmon. 
Prinee Bismarek. Very large, crimped flowers of rich lavender. 
The Princess. Lavender pink. Dwarf grower, extremely long 
flowering period. 
Swahian IMaid. Brilliant salmon. 
Wolfgang Goethe. Large, red, slightly crimped flowers. 
Wurtemhergia. Deep red. 
Rooted Cuttings.$6.00 per 100, $55.00 per 1000 
2 in. 8.00 per 100, 75.00 per 1000 
3 in.11.00 per 100, 100.00 per 1000 
R. C. 2Min. 
100 1000 100 1000 
VERBENA, Beauty of Oxford Hy¬ 
brids and Mayflower. Stand¬ 
ard varieties.$2.00 $15.00 $6.00 $50.00 
Lemon. 6.00 50.00 
VINCA Var. (Layers). 2.00 15.00 6.00 50.00 
3 in. $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000. 
MISCELLANEOUS PLANTS 
Beyonia, Westport Beauty 
All unless otherwise noted 
Per 100 Per 1000 
AGATHAEA coelestris (Blue Daisy).$ 6.00 $ 50.00 
ASPARAGUS plumosus. Seedlings. 10.50 
sprengeri. Seedlings. 8.00 
pi umosus and sprengeri. 5.00 45.00 
3 inch. 10.00 .... 
AZALEAS. For forcing and Spring sales. Excep¬ 
tionally fine plants, large, well budded and 
clean. Plants are liberally graded and ex¬ 
ceptional value. Write for prices. 
For lining out. Prices on request. 
BEGONIAS 
Westport Beauty (Askenback Bros., Inc.). 
The popular double Begonia. Large rose pink 
flowers on plants of the Semperflorens type. 
Invaluable for Mothers’ Day and the other 
Spring holidays. 20.00 175.00 
Marjorie Gibbs. June delivery and later. . . 25.00 225.00 
Melior. May and later delivery. 20.00 190.00 
Lady Mae. May and later delivery. 20.00 190.00 
Salmon Beauty (Zeparo). Rich glowing sal¬ 
mon flower, glossy, green foliage. 15.00 130.00 
(No shipments under 50 plants) 
Chatelaine. 6.50 60.00 
Chatelaine Supreme. 6.00 55.00 
Rex. Best varieties assorted. 10.00 . . . . 
BELOPERONE guttata (Shrimp Plant). 12.00 100.00 
3". 25.00 
BOUVARDIA. 
Salmon Scarlet. Excellent for pots or cut. . 16.00 150.00 
Joy. The superior new white improved. 15.00 125.00 
Humboldti Improved. 15.00 125.00 
Double Pink, White or Red—how many? 
what color? We will gladly quote. 
BUDDLEIA asiatiea Imp. 10.00 .... 
October 21, 1937 
We have just received our Lily bulbs and are pleased to say 
thal Ihe bulbs were very nice. We thank you very much for 
your kind attention. 
Victor Cardinal 
Montreal, Canada 
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PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
