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Flower Seeds for Florists 
Under this heading, we call your attention to the season’s 
new and standard varieties of special and general value. 
We have used much care in making up this list. We will 
not say that every item will be adapted to your conditions 
or demands, but we are certain that it wall pay you to go 
over it with the same care we used in making it up, for 
every item is of special value'. 
The Season’s Outstanding 
Petunias 
BALL ALL DOUBLE MIXTURE 
Complaints on the color blend of Victorious All Double Mixture 
induce us to prepare and offer our formula mixture that consists 
of ^2 Pink Perfection (World Beauty), 14 Snowball, with lesser 
proportions of Appleblossom, Amaranth Red, Orchid Beauty, and 
Gaiety. Made up of straight named varieties, no mixtures, the 
price must be the same as the varieties composing it. V 2 tr. pkt., 
(500 seeds), $1.25; tr. pkt. (1000 seeds), $2.00; 3 tr. pkts., $5.00. 
%4 oz., $6.50; I /32 oz., $12.50; Ug oz., $22.50. 
GLOW (New) 
In color on front cover. A striking carmine rose with distinct 
white throat. The strong color when compared with Celestial Rose, 
makes that variety seem faded. Extra strong growth, dwarf Hybrida 
habit. Colored picture is from our trial ground line taken Oct. 1 
when flowers had lost some in size, but the picture did get its 
true color. Silver medal winner in All America Trials, 1938. 
Don’t overlook it. Tr. pkt., 75c; 14‘> oz., $2.50; 146 oz., $4.50; % oz., 
$ 8 . 00 . 
BALL DWARF GIANT NO. 1 
Marigold Orange Sunset. Very fine for Spring flowering. Grow 
single stem 4x4 in. in flats or shallow beds from January sowing. 
foliage with purple shading and red berries, we have found an 
ornamental pot plant of distinctive value, either as specimens with 
about 3 plants in a pot or as smaller plant^for combinations. Most 
seed is sown in May, but for Xmas, wait until early June; and for 
southern points, late in that month. See page 40 for further de¬ 
scription. Tr. pkt., 35c; 14 oz., 75c; 1 oz., $2.75. 
Most uniformly dwarf Giant strain, possible to produce. 90% 
can be depended on to be dwarf Giants. % tr. pkt., 75c; tr. pkt., 
$1.25; i/g4 oz., $2.25; 1/32 oz., $4.00; Ug oz., $7.00. 
Petunia White Queen 
Exact photo as was, one plant from our last 
spring’s greenhouse trials 
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WHITE 
QUEEN 
Extra large, pure 
white rufSed edged 
Grandiflora; note 
photo. Makes a 
striking pot plant 
and plenty strong in 
growth for bedding. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; %4 oz., 
$1.25; %2 oz., $2.00; 
14 g OZ;, $3.75. 
ADMIRAL 
Very attractive 
blue variety with 
small attractively 
ruffled flowers. A 
dwarf, compact 
growth makes this 
variety particularly 
well suited to flat or 
pot sales. Tr. pkt., 
75c; %2 oz., $1.50; 
Mg oz., $2.75; % oz. 
$5.00. 
4c 
THE VARIEGATED PEPPER 
Found by us in Japan the past season. We feel convinced that 
in the combination of colors it represents, ivory white and green 
ASTER ROSE MARIE (New) 
Early Giant rot resistant bright medium deep rose. Belongs with 
early Giant Light Blue sent out last year. Trials of Rose Marie 
in the middle west were 100% rot resistant the past season, which 
leads us to believe it well belongs on this page. Tr. pkt., 50c; M oz., 
$1.25; 1 oz., $4..50. 
BEGONIA ADELINE 
Tho not a heterosis variety, we find it fully as uniformly dwarf 
as Pink Pearl and the same attractive pink color. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 
M 4 oz., $2.00; M 2 oz., $3.85. 
BEGONIA KING OF THE REDS 
Another outstanding, uniformly dwarf, green foliage variety. 
Glowing red color. If conditions make it impossible to get Rose 
and Red Pearl from Germany, the above two will take their place. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; ^>4 oz., $2.00; M?2 oz., $3.85. 
BALL MATRICARIA 
Introduced by us a few years ago, this seed propagated strain 
has been found valuable by outdoor cut flower growers. Comes 85 
to 90% double and is strong enuf in growth to produce long stems 
outdoors. M tr. pkt., 30c; tr. pkt., 50c; M oz., $1.00; M oz., $1.75, 
DAHLBORG DAISY 
160,000 S. per oz. 
An absolutely uniform, free and continuous flowering border 
plant. Doesn’t get over 8 in. high with a 10-15 in. spread. Covers 
itself from quite small plants until frost with small yellow single 
flowers. Tr. pkt., 50c; M oz., 90c; M oz., $1.65; 1 oz., $5.00. 
An investment in several plant novelties every year yields big dividends. 
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