TAHOKA DAISY. A tender perennial best 
grown as an annual. Seed started early will 
produce quantities of lavender-blue Daisies. 
1 ft. Tr. pkt. 25c; x /\OZ . 60c; oz. $2.00. 
VERBENAS 
Thunbergia 
Alata, Mixed. Black-eyed Susan. Showy little 
climber for hanging-baskets, porch-boxes, etc. 
White, yellow, or orange with black eyes. 
V4OZ. 20c; oz. 70c. 
TITHONIA. Mexican Sunflower. Large, tall- 
growing, dahlia-like plants, blooming late 
in season. Start early and later root-prune 
for earlier bloom. 
Speciosa. The earlier strain. Orange flowers. 
6 ft. i/goz. 25c; y 4 oz. 45c; oz. $1.50. 
Fireball. Scarlet. 8 ft. Tr. pkt. 35c; x /\OZ. 
80c; oz. $2.50. 
*Avalon. Earliest; several weeks earlier than 
Speciosa, blooming late July until frost. 
Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Torenia Fournieri grandiflora, Blue 
Torenia 
Start seed in January or February for summer 
bloom. Seed started in June or July will flower 
during midwinter in the greenhouse. Nice for 
Mother’s Day sales. 
Fournieri alba. White. Tr. pkt. 25c; y 8 oz. 50c; 
V 4 oz. 90c; oz. $2.70. 
Fournieri grandiflora, Blue. Larger flowers 
than standard. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vsoz. 45c; 
y 4 oz. 80c; oz. $2.40. 
TRACHELIUM caeruleum. Carries large, 
flattened heads of small pale blue flowers. 
In the greenhouse, excellent for potting or as 
a cut-flower. 1 ft. Tr. pkt. 35c. 
URSINIA anthemoides. Deep orange with 
zone of purplish red. 10 in. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
x / 4 oz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
Anthemoides, New Hybrids. Yellow, flesh, 
and orange shades. Tr. pkt. 25c; x / 4 oz. 75c; 
oz. $2.40. 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. Large, daisy-like 
flowers, 3 inches or more across, rich orange 
with reddish zone. ft. S.M., 1933 A.A.S. 
Fastuosum Hybrids. Many new shades. 
Either, Tr. pkt. 25c; x / 4 oz. $1.00 
Vinca 
Excellent all-summer-blooming border and 
bedding plants about 1 ft. high, with glossy 
green foliage. Start seed early (November and 
December), giving plenty of bottom heat for 
good plants for spring. 
Alba. Pure white. Delicata. Soft pink. 
White with Eye. Rose. Deep rose. 
Kermesina. Bright red. Dark green foliage. 
Red stems. 
Any variety, y 8 oz. 15c; Vioz. 25c; oz. 80c. 
Vinca, Mixed. y 8 oz. 15c; l / 4 oz. 25c; oz. 70c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS, Dwarf Mixed. i/ 4 oz. 
10c; oz. 30c. 
Giant-Flowered Varieties 
The most popular group, with enormous heads 
and individual florets. 
Apple Blossom. Creamy white, flushed pink. 
Blue. Deep blue with white eye. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Rose-pink and 
rose. 
Crimson Glow. Pure crimson without eye. 
Etna. Geranium-red with yellow eye. 
Floradale Beauty (Improved Beauty of Oxford 
Hybrids). Rose shades. Seed germinates 
readily. S. M., 1937 A.A.S. 
Helen Willmott. A uniform true pink. 
Lavender Glory. Lavender with creamy eye. 
Meteor. Flaming red with bold white eye. 
Free blooming and very true from seed. 
Royale. Royal blue, creamy yellow eye. 
Salmon-Pink. Very bright shade. 
Spectrum Red. Dazzling scarlet. B. M., A.A.S. 
White Mammoth. Best white. 
Any above, Tr. pkt. 25c; y 4 oz. 60c; oz. $2.00 
SPECIAL: Any 6 Tr. pkts. for $1.20 
Verbena Mixtures 
Excellent Giant, Mixed. Vgoz. 25c; x / 4 oz. 
45c; oz. $1.40. 
Hybrida, Mixed. Smaller-flowered than 
Giants but free-blooming. Vgoz. 20c; 
l / 4 oz. 35c; oz. $1.00. 
Compacta • Dwarf Varieties 
Bushy Plants 6 to 8 in. Tall 
Blue Sentinel. Bronze Medal, 1939 All- 
America Selections. Of fine uniform plant 
habit, 10 inches high and well branched, 
each plant bearing many flower clusters. Color 
is rich royal or violet-blue without light eye. 
Excellent for borders or beds. Tr. pkt. 45c. 
Fireball. Brilliant scarlet blooms cover the 
plants. 
Cameo Pink. A soft shade. 
Chamois. Soft salmon-buff. 
Violet. Deep violet, with creamy eye. 
Above, except Blue Sentinel, Tr. pkt. 25c; 
V 4 oz. 70c; oz. $2.40 
Dannebrog. Danish Flag. Compact-growing. 
Bright scarlet sort with prominent white eye. 
Vgoz. 25c; y 4 oz. 45c; oz. $1.50. S. M., A.A.S. 
Upright or Bouquet Verbenas. Good cut- 
flower type. Erect plants. 15 to 18 in. 
Pink and Rose Bouquet. Pink and rose. 
Excellent florists’ shades. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
y 4 oz. 90c; oz. $2.70. 
White Bouquet. Tr. pkt. 25c; y 4 oz. 90c; 
oz. $2.70. 
Royal Bouquet, Mixed. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
y 4 oz. 75c; oz. $2.50. 
Vinca, Rose 
Verbena, Beauty of Oxford 
Various Verbenas 
Bonariensis. Upright, bushy plants 4 to 
5 ft. tall, carrying dozens of stems with 
terminal flower-heads of light rosy purple. 
Valuable type, excellent for cutting or 
massing in the garden. Though a peren¬ 
nial, we suggest growing it as an annual, 
starting seed early for planting out in May. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vgoz. 75c; x / 4 oz. $1.25; 
oz. $4.00. 
Canadensis compacta (Aubletia). Deep 
purple flowers. Compact plant habit. 10 
weeks. Tr. pkt. 25c; x / 4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
Erinoides, Purple. Moss Verbena. Excellent 
as a cover on dry soil. 1 ft. y 8 oz. 25c; x / 4 oz. 
40c; oz. $1.20. 
Erinoides, White. i/ 8 oz. 25c; y 4 oz. 40c; 
oz. $1.20. 
Venosa. Bright heliotrope flowers. A fine bed¬ 
ding or border plant, showy all summer. 1 ft. 
y 8 oz. 25c; Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.20. 
Venosa lilacina. Tr. pkt. 25c; x / 4 oz. 65c; 
oz. $2.00. _ 
XANTHISMA texanum. Bushy plants ft. 
high, literally covered with bright golden yel¬ 
low daisies 1J^ in. across. Showy throughout 
late summer and fall, decorative in the garden, 
and fair stems for cutting. Tr. pkt. 30c. 
For the Herb Garden 
This list includes the most popular Herbs, 
both annual and perennial. 
Anise. Annual. Oz. 15c. 
Balm. Perennial. x / 4 oz. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Basil, Sweet. Annual. Oz. 15c. 
Borage. Annual. Oz. 15c. 
Caraway. Biennial. Oz. 15c. 
Catnip. Perennial. x / 4 oz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Coriander. Annual. Oz. 15c. 
Dill, Mammoth. Annual. Oz. 10c. 
Fennel, Sweet. Perennial, usually grown as 
annual. Oz. 15c. 
Horehound. Perennial. Vioz. 15c; oz. 45c. 
Hyssop. Perennial. Oz. 15c. 
Lavender. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 15c; oz. 30c. 
Marjoram, Sweet. Perennial. Oz. 15c. 
Peppermint. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 20c. 
Pennyroyal. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 20c. 
Rosemary. Perennial. l / 4 oz. 20c; oz. 70c. 
Rue. Perennial. Oz. 20c. 
Saffron. Annual. Tr. pkt. 15c. 
Sage, Broadleaf. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 15c. 
Savory, Summer. Annual. Oz. 15c. 
Savory, Winter. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 15c. 
Thyme. Perennial. Vi° z * 15c; oz. 50c. 
Sweet Cecily. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 20c. 
Woodruff. Perennial. Tr. pkt. 20c. 
Wormwood. Perennial. Oz. 20c. 
THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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