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that we take seriously this 
task of supplying "Flower 
Seeds for Florists,” here 
are several candid shots 
of daily happenings about 
our 125,000 ft. range at 
West Chicago. 
A glimpse into our outdoor trials; George”^ 
Ball, Jr. wrangling with the tricky Dian- 
thus clan. His job as manager of our 1500 
annual and perennial trials is to be sure 
that these trials guide us to ''All the Best” 
in obtaining these many items from the 
world’s seed growers. 
^ Unfortunate experiences with field grown Snap¬ 
dragon and Stock seed makes it necessary to turn 
part of our own range over to the problem. Here’s 
Lloyd Coding, another college trained florist, run¬ 
ning Column Stocks thru our "Clipper” to remove 
light seed—insuring you better germination. 
Three times a year every lot of Sweet Peas 
(and all other seed, too!) goes in for germina¬ 
tion test. Bill Beyer’s lifetime experience at 
seed germination has taught him to "spot” 
the bad ones—and save you the disappoint¬ 
ment of a poor lot of seed (see cut above). 
Notice the gravel? These happy thriving 
Ball Calendula are doing it entirely without 
soil. Keeping up with what’s new in the 
grower’s end of things, "Vic” Ball is follow¬ 
ing up this extraordinary new method—with 
promising results (see cut below). 
This is how Ball Rose, Ball Orange Improved, 
Ball Rose Queen and others got their start. Under 
the close guidance of Mr. Ball, Sr. our Philip Jones, 
a college trained geneticist, goes about a Sweet Pea 
cross. Our novelties are "greenhouse tested” for 
florists’ purposes before being released. 
