“FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS” 
ANNUAL L AR.KSP UR seeds per ounce) 
We are finding the demand for Larkspur very much on the increase. Perhaps this is explained by greater interest 
in using it as an outdoor crop. While it is true that markets are at times oversupplied with this easily grown field 
crop, on the other hand average returns combined with low overhead leave it with sometimes more than average 
profit. South of St. Louis and Philadelphia best way to handle it is thru fall sowing. In the near southern states 
it should be sown early enough to assure well established seedlings before winter sets in. In well drained soil such 
seedlings will usually winter over, for Larkspur is half hardy. To make certain that much alternate freezing and 
thawing doesn’t damage them, cover with any loose material available. Such a start will, of course, be the earliest 
to flower outdoors. It should be followed by a lot sown in the spring promptly as the soil can be handled. Several 
successive sowings two weeks apart will further spread the cut. 
We don’t like fall sowings run quite warm, especially in deep beds, because the growth gets unnecessarily heavy and 
soft and is susceptible to rot. We find it better in a 45-50 deg. house and on raised beds. The germination of Larkspur seed 
is, at times, uncertain. It seems at times to go into periods of dormancy. Under any condition, give it 2-3 weeks to come 
thru, and sometimes it will take longer. We once made a June 
sowing that was well watered but failed to come up. It lay in 
the hot soil all summer, coming thru 100% with cooler weather 
and rains of Sept. We throw out all carried over Larkspur 
seed, as the new crop is received in Sept. 
Our suggestions for the choicest cut flower varieties are (*) starred. 
BASE BRANCHING OR IMPERIAL VARIETIES 
The preferred type for cut flowers 
* Blue Bell. Clear mid-blue; excellent. 
Blue Spire. Rather deep violet-blue. 
Carmine King. Carmine-rose. 
Daintiness. Light lavender shade. 
*Dazzler (New). Fine large carmine-rose; our trials showed this clearly 
more uniformly colored than Carmine King. 
Exquisite Pink Improved. Rich soft pink. 
* Gloria Improved. Bright rose-pink. 
* Lilac Queen. Rich lilac-lavender. 
Los Angeles Improved. Nice salmon-rose. 
*Miss California. Pink shaded salmon. 
* Sweet Lavender (New). Greatly improves Lilac Queen in stronger 
color, larger better formed spike and uniform habit. 
* White King. Finest white; large flowered and whiter than White 
Spire. 
White Spire. Good white. 
Prices on all above varieties: Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 35c; oz., 60c; 
1 oz.,$1.00; lib.,$10.00. 
Mixture. Specially blended mixture of above. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; % oz., 30c; ^4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., 80c; 1 lb., $8.00. 4 ozs. of 
any one variety at lb. rate. 
STOCK-FLOWERED VARIETIES 
Dark Blue. A rather heavy color. 
* Lilac Supreme (New). A deep 
but not heavy lilac-blue: excel¬ 
lent. 
Lilac. Pleasing shade of deep lilac. 
Los Angeles. Salmon-rose. 
’“Rosamond. Deep rose; excellent. 
Rose Queen. Very attractive rose- 
pink. 
Sky Blue. Good light blue. 
White. Prefer White King. 
Prices on all above varieties: Tr. pkt., 20c; ^ oz., 30c; 1 oz., 50c; 1 lb., 
$5.00. 
Formula mixture of the above. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 35c; 1 lb., $3.75. 4 ozs. of any one variety at lb. rate. 
GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED 
Produce one long non-branching spike. Seed germination is more un¬ 
certain than is that of the branching class. 
Dark Blue. Lilac. Pink. Purple. White. 
Each: Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 30c; oz., 50c; 1 oz., 80c; 1 lb., $8.00. 
Mixed: Tr. pkt., 15c; % oz., 30c; 1 oz., 55c; 1 lb., $5.50. 4 ozs. of any one 
variety at lb. rate. 
DWARF EMPEROR TYPE 
Less than half the height of the regular cut flower kinds and is used 
for bedding. 
Ageratum Blue. Well named and a pleasing color. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 40c; 1 oz., 75c. 
Shows value of base branching type for cutting 
Larkspur seed germinates poorly or not at all in high temperatures. 
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