6 
Flower Seeds —GERMANIA—For Florists 
NOVELTIES and SPECIALTIES for 1940 
SALVIA SPLENDENS 
St. John's Fire. The earliest and dwarf- 
est Salvia in existence. Plants grow 
only 10 in. tall, are very thickly and 
strongly ramified, so that the compact 
bushes reach a diameter of up to 18 
in. Habit and height of all plants are 
entirely uniform, forming in a mass an 
even, dazzling, scarlet carpet. 
Tr. Pkt., $1.00; Va oz., $2.50 
Blaze of Fire. Another very early and 
dwarf new Salvia. Plants form com¬ 
pact bushes and grow to a height of 
12 in. 
Tr. Pkt., 75c; Va oz., $1.50; Va oz., $2.75 
Both varieties are highly recommend¬ 
ed for early Pot Plant work. 
St. John's Fire 
STRAWBERRY BARON SOLEMACHER 
A Good Mother's Day Item 
The product of a European specialist. Plant seed in pots from January to April, keeping 
evenly moist and shaded. Will produce red fruit freely the first summer and continue 
bearing right into autumn. 
Tr. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $1.00 
Baron Solemacher, Yellow Fruited — Tr. Pkt., 50c; 1/16 oz., $1.00 
NEW DOUBLE WHITE COLUMN STOCK 
"GARDENIA" 
As lovely and elegant as the exotic Gardenia from which it 
borrows its name, this new Stock is a great achievement of the 
plant breeder's efforts. With superbly formed, magnificent spikes 
composed of individual florets 2 in. to 2 Va in. in diameter, this 
remarkably new Giant Column Stock is indeed the last word in 
perfection for its class. Shimmering, glistening white, the flowers 
are the purest snow white of any Stock variety yet introduced. 
Producing only one flower spike to a plant, this spike will however 
be of enormous size, 12 to 15 in. of florets and nearly 3 feet in 
length, and 4 in. or even 4 l /2 in. in depth, with the individual 
florets closely and compactly placed on the stem. The robust 
habit and uniformity of type combined with a high percentage of 
doubles places Gardenia definitely in a class by itself with no 
peer among the finer flowers for the high class florist trade. 
Tr. Pkt., $1.25; (V 2 Tr. Pkt., 75c); Va oz., $2.25; Va oz., $4.00 
V 2 oz., $7.00 
