EXCELLENT CINERARIAS 
If flowering plants are wanted by Christinas, Cineraria seed should be sown in early June. The 
seed may be sown up to October 1 for spring bloom, and it is probably best for the retail grower to 
make several sowings at intervals between those dates. 
Cineraria, Berlin Market 
CREPIS rubra, Pink. A pretty little plant 1 ft. 
high producing masses of semi-double, soft 
pink flowers. y 4 oz. 20c; oz. 75c. 
CUPHEA, Firefly. A profitable pot-plant, 
bushy, 10 to 12 in. high, growing readily from 
seed, flowering in about 5 months. Flowers are 
rosy scarlet deepening toward the center. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; y 8 oz. $1.00. 
Cyclamen Seed 
We are offering a very fine strain of Cyclamen 
seed which produces plants characterized by 
very clean bright foliage and large, well-shaped 
flowers which are carried on good stems well 
above the foliage. Our customers report splendid 
results with this strain. 100 1000 
Seeds Seeds 
Bonfire. Brilliant salmon. $1 60 $14 00 
Dark Blood-Red. Christmas red. 1 40 12 00 
Dick Baardse. Improved salmon- 
rose; slightly fringed. 1 90 17 00 
Glory. Improved red; slightly 
fringed. 1 90 17 00 
Glory of Wandsbek. Deep red¬ 
dish salmon. . 1 40 12 00 
Improved Blood-Red. Retains 
its pure deep color without be¬ 
coming blackened. 1 90 17 00 
Lilac Wonder. Deep lilac or 
lavender. 1 40 12 00 
Peach Blossom. Soft rose-pink 
with carmine eye. 1 40 12 00 
Pure White. Very large flowers. . 1 40 12 00 
Rheinzauber. Salmon-rose. 1 50 13 00 
Rose of Zehlendorf. Light rosy 
salmon. 1 40 12 00 
Salmon-Scarlet (America 
Improved) . 1 70 15 00 
Victoria. White with lilac border 
and eye. 1 60 14 00 
White with Carmine eye . 1 40 12 00 
Wonder. Improved dark pinkish 
salmon with peach-blossom edge. 1 90 17 00 
Excellent Mixed. Best florists’. 
colors. 1 40 12 00 
250 seeds or more of any one variety 
at the 1000 rate 
Cynoglossum • Chinese 
Forget-me-not 
Pretty blue flowers on branching plants 18 to 
24 in. tall. For continued bloom outdoors, make 
several sowings. January sowings bloom in late 
spring. 
Firmament. Splendid new variety awarded 
the Bronze Medal, 1939 All-America Selec¬ 
tions. Uniform bushy plants 15 to 18 in. tall, 
bearing rich blue flowers. Excellent for garden 
display and satisfactory stems for cutting, 
i/goz. 40c; y 4 oz. 70c; oz. $2.40. 
Amabile, Deep Blue. Vioz. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Fairy Blue. Light. Vioz. 15c; oz. 50c. 
Pink. Vioz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Multiflora nana. Plants dwarf and compact 
with quite small leaves. Flowers small and 
very abundant. Available in these colors: 
Dark Crimson Light Blue 
Dark Blue White 
Flesh-Pink 
Early Market Crimson. Earlier by 2 weeks. 
Any above, Tr. pkt. $1.00; 3 for $2.50 
Multiflora nana, Mixed. Tr. pkt. $1.00; 
Aoz. $2.00; tjoz. $3.50. 
Multiflora nana. Gold Center. Flowers of 
various colors with golden centers. Tr. pkt. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Cremer’s Improved Prize Strain. A very 
popular strain with compact plants. Flowers 
small to medium size in many bright colors. 
Tr. pkt. $1.50; fioz. $2.25; *oz. $4.00; 
T^oz. $7.50. 
California Super-Giants, Mixed. The larg¬ 
est-flowered strain, blooms often more than 
4 in. across. Plant 15 to 18 in. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Cosmos 
Sensation. Very early, large-flowered 
type often blooming in 10 weeks from 
sowing. The best Cosmos for cutting, 
the flowers holding well. 
Pinkie. Rose-pink. Purity. White. 
Either, Tr. pkt. 20c; Vioz. 35c; oz. $1.20 
Cardinal. New crimson selection. Tr. pkt. 
25c; Vioz. 75c. 
Sensation, Mixed. Silver Medal, 1936 A.A.S. 
Tr. pkt. 20c; Vioz. 30c; oz. $1.00. 
Extra-Early Express. Earliest Cosmos, flower¬ 
ing in 45 days. 2}4 ft- Mixed colors. 
Vioz. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Mammoth Early Single, Pink, Crimson, 
White. Any color or mixed, '/4OZ. 10c; 
oz. 30c. 
/i :Orange Flare. Gold Medal, 1935. Popu- 
( 4 W Iar, free-flowering orange. Vioz. 20c; 
s —/ oz. 75c. 
Orange Flare, Dwarf. A dwarfer, more com¬ 
pact and earlier blooming selection, '/goz. 25c; 
Vioz. 40c; oz. $1.50. 
Early Double Crested. Semi-double crested 
flower in mixed colors. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 
50c; oz. $1.80. 
Dahl ias From Seed 
Excellent Double, Mixed. Seed taken from 
prize-winning exhibition blooms in the giant 
Decorative, Peony, and Cactus types. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. $1.00; Vi®z. $1.75. 
Dwarf Varieties 
For bedding, borders, or pot-plants, blooming 
in 4 to 5 months from sowing. 
Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids, Reselected. Bushy 
plants 18 to 24 in. tall, double and semi-double 
flowers in bright colors. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 
60c; oz. $ 2 . 00 . 
Unwin’s Ideal Bedding. Miniature double and 
semi-double flowers. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vi 02, 85c; 
oz. $2.50. 
Zulu Strain, Mixed. Dark-leaved. Dwarf, 
double. Tr. pkt. 35c; Vioz. 85c; oz. $2.50. 
Coltness Hybrids. Excellent dwarf single- 
flowered sort. 
Scarlet Yellow White 
Any color, Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 60c; oz. $2.00 
Coltness, Mixed. Tr. pkt. 25c; Vioz. 45c; 
oz. $1.50. 
DATURA, Double, Mixed. Plants about 3 ft. 
high, with large trumpet-shaped flowers of 
white and violet. Vi° z - 15c; oz. 45c. 
Grandiflora, Prize Mixed. Best of the large- 
flowered strains. Tr. pkt. $1.00; Aoz. $2.25; 
A oz. $4.00. 
Giant Semi-Dwarf, Mixed. Compact plants 
about 1 ft. tall. Tr. pkt. $1.00; Aoz. $2.25; 
Aoz. $4.00. 
Berlin Market (Potsdam Strain). Excellent 
plant habit. Flowers medium size. 
Crimson Dark Blue Rose 
Dark Purple Velvet Mixed Colors 
Any color or mixed, Tr. pkt. 50c; Aoz. $1.40; 
Aoz. $2.50 
Stellata hybrida polyantha. Star Cineraria. 
Best strain for cutting. Plants 2 Yl ft- tall, 
carrying masses of long-stemmed flowers. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; Aoz. SI.00. 
Maritima Diamond. Dusty Miller. Select 
strain with almost pure white finely cut foli¬ 
age. Tr. pkt. 20c; oz. 60c. 
Dahlia, Coltness Hybrids 
Dianthus • Annual Pinks 
Double Heddewigi. Japanese Pinks. Free 
flowering. Laciniated petals. 1 ft. 
Snowdrift. White. Lucifer. Scarlet. 
Pink Beauty Salmon King 
Any above, Vioz. 20c; Vi°z. 35c; oz. $1.20 
Double Heddewigi, Mixed. Vi° z - 20c; oz. 60c. 
Laciniatus splendens. Large; single; crimson, 
white eye. Vs 02 - 20c; Vioz. 35c; oz. $ 1 . 00 . 
Dianthus chinensis * Indian Pinl<s 
Chinensis, Single, Mixed. Vioz. 10c; oz. 35c. 
Chinensis, Double, Mixed. Vioz. 15c; oz. 45c. 
Tom Thumb, Brilliant. Plants 5 to 6 in. 
tall, bearing scarlet flowers all summer. Ex¬ 
cellent for edging. Tr. pkt. 25c; y 4 oz. 50c; 
oz. $1.60. 
Hybridus latifolius. Double Scarlet. Excel¬ 
lent for borders or bedding. 1 ft. Vi oz - 25c; 
oz. 75c. 
Annual Sweet William, Single, Mixed. 
y 4 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. 
Excellent Mixture, Annual Pinks. y 4 oz. 
15c; oz. 45c. 
Dianthus, Sweet Wivelsfield 
Excellent, long-lasting cut-flowers. Bright 
color-range. 
Single, Mixed. 1/4OZ. 25c; oz. 75c. 
New Double Sweet Wivelsfield. Much 
showier than the singles. Vi 02 - 30c; y 4 oz. 
55c; oz. $1.80. 
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