THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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HARDY CARNATIONS 
The Trues! Hordy Outdoor Carnations. 
Without Them. 
No Florist Should Be 
Beautiful strain of hardy pinks, which resembles most of all the indoor 
Carnations, blooming in great abundance all summer, in the most magic 
colors, flowers being semi to full double. The sweetly scented flowers are 
excellent for cutting, especially desirable for table decorations. By cutting 
all flowers off, the life of the plant is maintained and it renews itself. 
Grenadin Types 
DARK RED (King of the Blacks). Similar 
to the other Grenadins in habit; flowers 
are of the deepest maroon, almost black. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GOLDEN SUN. Rich yellow. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
GRENADIN ROSE PINK. An attractive 
delicately colored flower that fills a 
great variety of uses for summer cut 
flowers. A beautiful landscape flower as 
well. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GRENADIN SCARLET. A large flowering 
type. Very desirable for garden or cut¬ 
ting. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per lOO, $7.00 
GRENADIN WHITE. White form of the 
above. Extremely desirable plant of- the 
easiest culture. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100. $7.<H» 
Earliest Dwarf Viennas 
Early flowering, rather dwarf type 12 
to 15 inches tall. Not as desirable as 
Grenadin for cutting but nice for hardy 
border. 
ROSE, 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100. $7.<M> 
WHITE. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.<M) 
OTHELLO CRIMSON. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
Allwoodi Carnations 
ALLWOODI JEAN. Pure white with a deep 
violet crimson center. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per lOO, $10.00 
ALLWOODI MARY. Pale rose-pink, ma¬ 
roon center. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ALLWOODI ROBERT. Old rose pink with 
maroon center. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ALLWOOD’S COTTAGE STRAIN. A fine 
race of Carnations, including a good 
range of colors. Plants are of stocky 
habit of growth and therefore do not re¬ 
quire staking. They commence to flower 
early and continue in bloom for a lengthy 
period. Flowers should be cut In order to 
encourage a succession of bloom. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ALLWOODI DOUBLE. Flowers of good 
size are borne profusely, covering a fine 
range of colors. Our plants are grown 
from seed; therefore, slight variations can 
be expected. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per KM), $10.00 
\)a^{0us Qalnations 
DOUBLE TEICHER’S BORDER. A real 
strong growing Hardy Carnation produc¬ 
ing flowers of good size in a lovely var¬ 
iation of colors. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MALMAISON HYBRIDS. A large flower¬ 
ing strain of hybrids of the original Mal- 
maison type. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CARNATION 
CRIMSON KING 
Produces beautiful double crimson 
flowers on stems 12 to 14 inches in 
length. Very desirable for floral 
arrangements. We have growing in 
our nurseries an excellent type of 
this worthy Carnation. If the flow¬ 
ers are cut continuously, our plants 
will flower practically all summer, 
thus providing desirable material 
for your summer requirements. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CERASTIUM 
Eow-growing perennials suitable for 
forming edgings to beds or borders, or 
for bold masses in the rock garden. 
BIEBERSTEINI. Pure white flowers with 
cottony foliage. Fine. 
Per 10, $1,25; Per 100, $8.00 
TOMENTOSUM. A low, creeping plant 
with the upper surface of the leaves 
light in color and wooly; it bears a pro¬ 
fusion of pretty white flowers. Much used 
for edging, also to plant in crevices of 
walls or rockwork, where it keeps up a 
succession of bloom all summer. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
CEPHALARIA 
Alpine Scabiosa 
ALPINA. Plants grow 3 to 5 ft. tall bear¬ 
ing heads of sulphur yellow flowers re¬ 
sembling Scabiosa. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
CHELONE 
Turtle-head or Shellflowers 
Hardy herbaceous perennials, closely al¬ 
lied to the Pentstemon, and of easy cul¬ 
ture. The flowers, which are borne on 
2 to 3 feet stems, resemble a turtle’s head 
and are most useful for cutting. 
BARBATUS TORREYI COCCINEA. Spikes 
two feet long of bright scarlet flowers 
from June till August. A very effective 
plant for the border. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.(M) 
GLABRA. Native white Turtlehead. Pink¬ 
ish white flowers, 2-3 feet. 
Per 10, $1.25; Per 100, $8.00 
LYONI. Heads of showy purplish-red flow¬ 
ers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.<M) 
CHEIRANTHUS 
Siberian Wallflower 
ALLIONl. A beautiful rock plant. Dazzling 
fiery orange flowers on stems about a foot 
high. Best used as a' biennial as it fre¬ 
quently blooms itself to death. 
Per 10, $1.(M); Per 100, $7.00 
GOLDEN BEDDER. Grows to a height of 
9 to 12 inches, producing golden yellow 
flowers. Pine for bedding. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.(M) 
LINIFOLIUS. Beautiful species, with 
lilac-mauve flowers, very free-flowering 
and good for dry rockery and borders. 
Per 10, $1.<M); Per KM), $7.00 
FLOWERING CLEMATIS 
DAVIDI.4N.4. A most desirable variety, 
with fresh bright green foliage and tu¬ 
bular, bell-shaped flowers of deep laven¬ 
der-blue during August and September; 
deliciously fragrant. 2% feet. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MONTANA RUBENS. 8 ft. Hardy. Splendid 
wide-open blossoms of rose pink. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
RECTA. Grows from 2 to 3 feet high and 
produces fragrant pure white flowers in 
very large showy clusters during June 
and July. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SERRATIFOLIA. This is a delightful 
species of easiest culture, a low, airy, 
herbaceous vine, but perhaps best when 
allowed to trail without support. It makes 
an excellent ground cover and fits well 
in the rock garden. The blossoms are little 
loose bells of soft yellow followed by de¬ 
corative fluffy seed plumes. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
CHIVES 
See Allium Page 5 
CIMICIFUGA 
Snake Root 
Handsome herbaceous perennials. They 
have large palmlike leaves and small 
flowers borne in feathery racemes. 
RACEMOSA. Handsome shade-loying 
plant, bearing in July and August spikes 
of pure white flowers 4 to 6 feet high 
Well suited for planting at the back of 
the border,, or for naturalizing at the edge 
of the woods. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
WHOLESALERS ONLY 
Since the beginning of our business 
we have never sold a plant retail. 
This is greatly to the advantage of 
our wholesale customers. When 
placing your orders with us you 
can be assured that we do not come 
in competition with you in your re¬ 
tail sales. 
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