WHOLESALE PRICE LIST • SPRING EDITION • 1939 
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Poinseiticts 
"The Better Varieties" 
(Spring 1939 Delivery) 
Stock Plants of "Supreme" Quality 
The Poinsettia Now Holds the Same Place in the Floral 
Kingdom at Christmas Time as Does the Lily 
at Easter Time 
VARIETIES AND PRICES (Stock Plants) 
Special Note: A saving for you. On all orders for 
Poinsettia stock plants placed before March 1st, 1939, 
freight will be prepaid to New York, Chicago, Phila¬ 
delphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Omaha and 
Kansas City, after which time prices quoted above 
are F. O. B. shipment, California. 
Poinsettia Stock Prices for 1939: 
*Ruth Ecke. (Plant Patent No. 242.) 
Oak Leaf. 
Mrs. Paul Ecke. Red pot plant variety. 
St. Louis. 
Henriette Ecke (Double). 
Improved Henriette Ecke. 
True Red, 
Barbara Ecke. 
White. Useful for window decoration. 
Pink. 
Per 100.$15. $25, $35, $50 (according to size) 
Small one-year-old plants. Per 100.$10.00 
Selected oversized plants. Per 100. 60.00 
*Sale of 2 l A" plants of Ruth Ecke (Plant Patent 
No. 242) will be restricted to $10.00 per 100 and 
$90 per 1,000 for 1939. 
New Poinsettia "Variegated" 
Ground work of leaf is bright green with silvery 
white border, bracts are of bright red, altogether 
providing a striking plant. Per dozen.$12.00 
The supply is limited. 
Paul Ecke, introducer of the new variety, "Ruth 
Ecke," says of it: 
"Easy to root, branches freely, does not bruise 
in delivery, and has better color than Oak 
Leaf." 
(Ecke knows Poinsettias) 
CAR NAT IONS 
ROOTED CUTTINGS. SEASON 1938-1939 
The (*) denotes patented varieties, and buyers must sign license for same. 
Variety 
Antarctic. One of the best quality whites. 
Barbara Brigham. Orange with pink stripes. 
Barbara Farr. Red sport of Spectrum, superior. 
Carlotta. Dark pink. 
‘Chief Kokomo. Yellow variegated. 
Clark's Beauty (New). Glowing dark pink. 
Delicacy. The leader in white variegated. 
Dichling. English variety, lovely cerise. 
Dimity. English, white with claret variegated. 
Eleanor. Salmon pink. 
Garnet Beauty. Crimson. 
Giant Laddie. Superb salmon pink. 
Golden Wonder. Best of all yellow variegated. 
Ivory. Well-known white variety. 
Johnson's Crimson. Most prolific crimson. 
Kathryn. Very fine deep pink. 
‘King Cardinal. Scarlet. 
Lenora. Red and white variegated. 
‘Light Pink Abundance. Light pink. 
Luxury. New scarlet, finest of all in Spring... 
Maine Sunshine. Only commercial clear yellow. 
May time. Light pink. 
My Love. Deep pink. 
New Deal Ward. Selected and improved Ward. 
Ocean Spray. Prolific, pure white. 
Olivett (New). Pure white. 
‘Opal. Purple and white variegated. 
Orange Wonder. Orange sport of Golden Wonder. 
‘Orchid Beauty. Shading from Rhodamine purple on the inside to mal¬ 
low pink . 
Paragon. Best of the present dark pinks. 
Patrician. White . 
Pelargonium. Best of the English varieties. 
Peter Fisher. Best of all rose-pinks. 
Pharoah (New). Deep orange petals with red edges. 
Pink Abundance. Medium pink. 
‘Pink Treasure. Light medium pink. 
Potentate. Purple . 
Puritan. White . 
Purity. English variety, excellent white. 
* Remembrance. Orchid pink. 
Rigoletto. Crimson . 
‘Rosalie (New). Medium pink. 
‘Royal Purple. Crimson purple. 
Sagamore. Unusual and attractive orange variety. 
Spectrum Supreme. Scarlet. 
Triumph. Flesh pink. 
Virginia. Favorite Enchantress pink. 
Vivian. Dark medium pink. 
White My Love. Pure white sport of My Love. 
White Variegated. Pure white with pink stripes. 
Wildfire. A fine bright scarlet. 
Woburn. Crimson . 
'Yellow Gold. Yellow. 
‘York Beauty (New). Good rose-pink. 
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