Cataloji; No. 34, January, 1939 
To Our Friends — 
Generally good crops and improving business 
reports, together with the turn in last fall’s election, 
seem responsible for that more substantial feeling 
of confidence to be noted this winter. While this is 
encouraging, it should not be a signal for increasing 
production. Better business indications should 
also be heartening to anyone templed to hang out 
an “unfair” sign just because he lias to sometimes 
work 60 to 70 hours a week, carry all the risk and 
responsibility, with a chance of being in the red at the end of the 
year. Better times are ahead for those of us with courage to hang 
on and manage their business aggressively. All varieties offered 
in this catalog have been considered by us with searching care, 
and we have tried to describe them accurately. But it is im¬ 
possible to be 100% right in this because of varying growing con¬ 
ditions. Different soil, seasons, climate, and treatment all tend to 
change the behavior or description of varieties. We trust you will 
plan carefully for a good season and that it will be our privilege to 
be of service to you. 
NOTE—CASH DISCOUNT. WheA cash is enclosed, 5% dis¬ 
count is allowed on all orders from $1.00 to $25.00. On this 
amount and over, 8% is allowed. The fact that this discount 
is so frequently overlooked with small orders is a reflection on 
management that should be closer and more appreciative of 
the importance of small sums. When not deducted, we enclose 
with order our credit slip for amount due. 
We Pay Parcel Post Charges and Insurance to any post office 
in the United States or Canada on all orders at prices quoted in 
this catalog. This simplifies figuring the cost of your order. 
If Unknown to Us, or if overdue accounts are standing (60 days), 
cash must be enclosed with orders unless other arrangements are 
agreed to in advance. 
Small Orders Are Welcomed gladly and receive our well known 
service. In return we suggest cash be enclosed with such orders. 
Air Mail Delivery. Allow 8c per ounce for seeds ordered, which 
will allow for wrapping material. 
Prices in this catalog and in all our offerings are subject to cliange 
without notice. 
No. % Tr. Pkts. supplied except where noted. 
Our Business and prices are exclusively for florists. We issue no 
retail catalog. Please do not give this catalog to amateur planters. 
No Commission Boxes. Our seed is not put in packets suitable 
for resale to home gardeners. 
Important. Make all checks or money orders payable to 
Geo. J. Ball, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois. 
Crop Failures. All items in this catalog are offered subject to 
crop shortages or failures. 
No Crop Guarantee. For reasons that should be clear to any ex¬ 
perienced planter, seed crops cannot be guaranteed. We use 
every precaution to supply only seeds of the highest quality in 
every respect, and we will promptly refund the price paid for 
same should they prove unsatisfactory under reasonable care. All 
seed is sold under the necessary seedsmen’s disclaimer as follows; 
Disclaimer, We, Geo. J. Ball, Inc., give no warranty expressed or 
implied, as to description, quality, productiveness er any other 
matter of any seeds we sell, and we will not be in any way re¬ 
sponsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the 
seeds on these terms, they are at once to he returned and the money 
paid for same will he refunded promptly. 
NOTE: 
Our seed cannot be bought from dealers or agents, 
EXCEPT IN OUR PRINTED PACKETS OR 
CONTAINERS. Avoid uncertainty and possible loss by order¬ 
ing direct from us, or through our regular representatives who 
sell in our containers only. 
Our Address is WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, located 35 miles 
west of the Loop—on Highways U.S. 330 or Illinois 64—and on Chi¬ 
cago and Northwestern Ry. We will gladly welcome you out here 
at any time. 
INDEX 
Abutilon . 28 
Achillea . 43 
Achimenes . 28 
Aconitum . 43 
Acroclinium . 28 
Aethionema . 43 
Agathaea . 28 
Ageratum . 28 
Aloe . 28 
Alyssum, Annual . 28 
Perennial . 43 
Amaranthus . 28 
Anchusa, Annual . 28 
Perennial . 43 
Anthemis . 43 
Aquilegia . 43 
Arabia . 43 
Arctotia . 28 
Armeria . 44 
Asclepias . 44 
Asparagus, Annual . 28 
Perennial . 44 
Aster, Annual . 2, 9-12 
Perennial . 44 
Aubretia . 44 
Balsam . 28 
Baptisia . 44 
Begonia . 27 
Beilis ..•. 44 
Boltonia . 44 
Brachycome . 29 
Browallia . 29 
CacaJLia . 29 
Calceolaria . 26 
Calendula . 13 
Calla Lily . 29 
Calliopsis . 29 
Campanula, Annual .... 29 
Perennial . 44 
Candytuft, Annual . .2, 29 
Carnation, Annual .29 
Perennial . 44 
Catananche . 44 
Celosia . 2, 29 
Centaurea, Annual . 30 
Perennial . 44 
Cerastium . 44 
Cheiranthus . 44 
Chrysanthemum, Annual. 30 
Perennial . 44 
Cineraria . 30 
Clarkia . 31 
Cobaea . 31 
Coleus . 31 
Convolvulus . 31 
Coreopsis . 45 
Cosmos . 31 
Cuphea . 31 
Cyclamen . 32 
Cynoglossum . 2, 32 
Cyperus . 32 
Dahlia . 32 
Daisy . 45 
Delphinium, Annual -32 
Perennial . 2, 45 
Dianthus, Annual . 32 
Perennial . 4.5 
Dictamnus . 46 
Didiscus . 33 
Dielytra . 46 
Digitalis . 46 
Dimorphotheca . 33 
Doronicum . 46 
Dracaena . 33 
Echium . 33 
Eryngium . 46 
Escholtzia . 33 
Euphorbia, Annual -33 
Perennial . 46 
Exacum . 33 
Felicia . 33 
Gaillardia, Annual .33 
Perennial . 46 
Gerbera . 33 
Geum . 46 
Gilia . 33 
Gloxinia . 33 
Godetia . 33 
Gomphrena . 33 
Gourds . 34 
Grevillea . 34 
Gypsophila, Annual .... 34 
Perennial . 46 
Helianthemmn . 46 
Helianthus . 34 
Helichrysum . 34 
Heliotrope . 34 
Hesperis .46 
Heuchera . 46 
Hollyhock . 2, 34 
Perennial . 47 
Hunnemannia . 34 
Iberis . 47 
Impatiens . 3, 34 
Ipomoea . 3, 34 
Kalanchoe . 35 
Kochia . 35 
Lantana . 35 
Larkspur . 24 
Lathyrus . 47 
Lavandula . 47 
Lavatera . 35 
Leontopodium . 47 
Leptosyne . 35 
Liatris . 47 
Lilium . 47 
Linaria . 35 
Linum . 47 
Lisianthus . 35 
Lobelia, Annual . 35 
Perennial . 47 
Lunaria . 47 
Lupinus, Annual .35 
Perennial .3, 47 
Lychnis . 48 
Marigold . 3, 16-17 
Marvel of Peru . 36 
Matricaria . 3, 48 
Maurandia . 36 
Mignonette .36 
Mimosa . 36 
Mimulus . 36 
Musa . 36 
Myosotis, Annual .3, 36 
Perennial . 48 
Naegelia . 36 
Nasturtium .36 
Nemesia . 36 
Nepeta . 48 
Nicotiana . 37 
Nierembergia . 3, 37 
Nigella . 37 
Pansy . 37 
Pennisetum . 38 
Pentstemon . 38 
Petunia . 3, 4-8 
Phlox, Annual . 38 
Perennial . 48 
Physalis . 48 
Physostegia . 48 
Plant Bands .53 
Platycodon . 48 
Poppy, Annual . 38 
Perennial . 48 
Portulaca .38 
Primula, Annual . 25 
Perennial . 48 
Pyrethrum . 49 
Queen Anne’s Lace 
Flower . 38 
Rhodanthe. 38 
Ricinus . .39 
Rudbeckia, Annual .39 
Perennial . 49 
Saintpaulia . 39 
Salpiglossis . 39 
Salvia, Annual . 39 
Perennial . 49 
Sanvitalia . 39 
Saponaria, Annual . 39 
Perennial .49 
Scabiosa, Annual . . . . 3, 40 
Perennial . 49 
Schizanthus . 26 
Sedum' . 49 
Sempervivum . 49 
Senecio . 40 
Shamrock . 40 
Silene . 40 
Sinilax . 40 
Snapdragon . 18-19 
Solanum .3, 40 
Spergula . 49 
Statice, Annual.40 
Perennial . 49 
Stocks . 3. 20-21 
Stokesia . 49 
Streptocarpus.41 
Sweet Pea, Early. . 23 
Sweet Pea, Late .22 
Tlialictrum .49 
Thunbergia .41 
Tithonia . ... 41 
Torenia.41 
Trachelium .41 
Tritoma .49 
Trollius . ..49 
1 unica . 49 
Ursinia .41 
Valeriana .49 
Vegetable Seeds . .50-51 
Venidium . 41 
Verbena .41 
Veronica .49 
V’inca .42 
Viola .42 
Virginia Stocks . 42 
Wallflower .42 
Zinnias . 14-15 
