AND Novelties for 1940 
New varieties are of added interest to your customers and undoubtedly therefore increase 
sales and profits. We suggest at least moderate trials of new varieties. 
More New Marigolds of the 
Harmony Type 
Ferdinand. Illustrated in color on inside Front 
Cover. Very attractive as a cut-flower or in 
garden display. Varies somewhat but the 
variations are all good. Plants 20 to 24 in. 
tall. Tr. pkt. 40c; Ygoz. $1.00. 
Spotlight. A livelier, brighter effect than 
Harmony as the crested center is a vivid 
yellow, making a sharper contrast with the 
mahogany outer petals. In earliness and form 
same as the original Harmony. Foliage has 
less of the Marigold odor. Tr. pkt. 40c; 
V 4 oz. $1.50. 
Dwarf Harmony Hybrids. Extremely showy 
as a bed or border. Contains many new breaks 
and shades, all of the characteristic Harmony- 
flowered form and plant-growth. Early and 
free blooming. Tr. pkt. 35c; Y 4 oz. $1.35. 
Tall Double Harmony Mixture. Flower 
forms and colors similar to the Dwarf Har¬ 
mony Hybrids, but plants grow 2 ft. tall and 
are more open, so desirable for cutting. Lacks 
the strong Marigold odor. Tr. pkt. 25c; 
V^oz. 75c; oz. $2.80. 
Nolana, Blue Ensign 
Fine bedding plant 5 to 6 in. high, of spread¬ 
ing habit, and carrying flowers like morning- 
glories, of ultramarine-blue with pure white 
centers. Tr. pkt. 35c. 
Pansies 
Sunshine Art Shades. A new strain running 
heavily to the bright pastel and art shades. 
Of extra value because of its continued bloom 
during hot summer weather. The plants are 
vigorous, with deep green foliage. Tr. pkt. 
40c; i/goz. $1.00; 1/4OZ. $1.75; oz. $6.00. 
Swiss, Fire Beacon. Very lively shade of wall- 
flower-red, tinted orange. Tr. pkt. 50c; 
i/goz. $1.25; >/ 4 oz. $2.25; oz. $8.00. 
Super-Maple Leaf Giants (Canadian Giants). 
Distinguished by the large dark green foliage, 
the dwarf, compact growth of the plants, 
and the enormous size of the flowers. Tr. 
pkt. 50c; YgOz. $1.25; x / 4 oz. $2.25; oz. $8.00. 
Early-flowering, Fanal. Similar to Blue Boy 
in its early and free-flowering habit. Fanal is 
purple, changing later to garnet-red and 
cardinal shades. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Primula cliinensis, 
Double Dazzler 
Even better than the original Dazzler, the 
new double form is a wonderful pot-plant. The 
brilliant orange-red flowers are carried well 
above the foliage. Comes true from seed. Sow¬ 
ings in May or June will produce 4 and 5-in. 
pot-plants by Christmas. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Two Fine NewMalacoides Primulas 
Rosella. The finest double-flowering Mala- 
coides, coming quite true from seed. Rosella 
is a bright rich pink with very shapely habit 
and long-lasting bloom. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Melody. The ideal pink—a soft rose shade 
with no trace of lilac tint but rather a touch 
of salmon. The flowers are large, slightly 
fringed, and the plant fairly compact. Ex¬ 
cellent as a pot-plant yet with stems long 
enough for cutting. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Phlox gigantea, Salmon Glory 
Silver Medal, 1939. A favorite color 
for cut-flower material and beautiful 
in the garden. Illustrated in color on 
inside Back Cover. Tr. pkt. 35c; i/ 8 oz._65c; 
»/ 4 oz. $1.20; oz. $4.00. 
Finest New Petunias 
Glow. Silver Medal, 1940. The rounded, dwarf, 
compact plants are extremely free flower¬ 
ing throughout the season. The flowers 
are of a very bright rosy red, holding their 
color well in hot weather. Deeper than 
Celestial, not as red as Ladybird, Glow is 
really a fine uniform dwarf Topaz Rose. 
Tr. pkt. 75c; j'joz. $2.50; Aoz. $4.50; Ygoz. 
$8 00 
Cream Star. Silver Medal, 1940. Flowers of 
soft creamy white. An excellent free- 
blooming variety, coming very true. 
Introducer’s pkts. 45c. 
M-P Dwarf Blue. The dwarfest blue in the 
Hybrida nana compacta group. Medium¬ 
sized flowers of rich blue, tinted violet. Some¬ 
what lighter shade than Blue Bird and 
dwarfer. Tr. pkt. 35c; YgOz. $1.25; x / 4 oz. 
$2.20; oz. $8.00. 
M-P Dwarf White. Very profuse-blooming 
white, of neat, compact habit, excellent for 
pots or bedding. Medium-sized flowers, 
smaller than Snowstorm. Tr. pkt. 35c; YgOz. 
80c; Y 4 oz. $1.50; oz. $5.00. 
King Henry. Illustrated in color on inside 
Back Cover. The most compact and dwarf 
strain in a deep velvety red Petunia. Our 
trials showed almost perfect uniformity in 
plant-growth and flowering. Tr. pkt. 50c; 
sVoz. $1.25; t^oz. $2.00; y 8 oz. $3.50. 
Ladybird. The bright carmine-scarlet of the 
flowers is most striking. Excellent dwarf 
plants, yet very free blooming. Tr. pkt. 75c. 
Dwarf Giants, Special Early Pot Strain. 
Very early to bloom for a giant Petunia, and 
so recommended for early pot-plant sales. 
Most compact of the Dwarf Giant strains, 
and the flowers are of very desirable shades. 
Tr. pkt. $1.50; *oz. $4.00; ^oz. $7.50. 
Salvia, Fire Dwarf 
A variety very well named as the plants are 
very dwarf (12 in.),. compact and bushy, and 
carry fiery scarlet spikes of bloom. Comes into 
flower very early. Tr. pkt. 40c; Y»oz. 85c; 
Y 4 oz. $1.50; oz. $5.00. 
SALVIA farinacea. Royal Blue. Honorable 
Mention, 1940. An improvement over 
Blue Bedder, being more intense in color. 
Erect, bushy plants, fine for garden display 
and excellent for cutting. Tr. pkt. 50c. 
Scabiosa, Dwarf Heavenly 
Blue 
Bronze Medal, 1940. Early and very 
free-blooming plants uniformly ft. 
tall. Each plant carries numerous strong, 
wiry stems with their lovely azure-blue, high- 
crowned flowers. Tr. pkt. 45c. 
Ornamental Pepper, 
Variegated-leaved 
An excellent pot-plant for Christmas bloom, 
the leaves being variegated with dark green, 
white, and sometimes purple. The fruits, borne 
in clusters, are at first green changing to bright 
red. For Christmas bloom seed may be started 
in June and the plants carried outdoors until 
fall. Tr. pkt. 25c; Y 4 oz. 60c: oz. $2.00. 
Star of Texas 
Xanthisma Texanum 
This little yellow Daisy deserves great popu¬ 
larity. The bright canary-yellow blooms are 
borne all summer and into the fall, early fall 
frosts not affecting it. Bushy plants 15 to 18 in. 
high are still showing bright blooms as this is 
written (November 20). Excellent companion 
plant in beds with blue Petunias, Tahoka Daisy, 
or other blue-flowering plants. Tr. pkt. 40c. 
Petunia, Glow 
New Stocks for 1940 
Non-Branching Excelsior, Snowpeak. Beau¬ 
tiful spikes of pure white showing no trace of 
pink. Larger flowered than Ball’s White. 
Tr. pkt. 75c; Ygoz. $1.25; Vi oz - $2.25; oz. 
$ 8 . 00 . 
Non-branching Excelsior, Pure Pink. A 
lighter shade than our Rose-Pink and earlier 
flowering by 10 days to 2 weeks. Florets are 
of large size and closely spaced on the spike. 
Tr. pkt. 75c; »/ 8 °z. $1.25; »/ 4 oz. $2.25; oz. 
$ 8 . 00 . 
Super-Giants of California, Fiery Red. A 
fine color addition to this valuable base- 
branching type of Stocks. Tr. pkt. $1.00. 
Super-Giants of California, Sequoia. Spark¬ 
ling rosy carmine—a popular florists’ shade. 
Flowers of extra-large size and a high per¬ 
centage of doubles. Tr. pkt. 35c; Ygoz. 65c; 
Vioz. $1.15; oz. $4.00. 
Verbena, Mounty 
Deep but bright rosy red with small white 
eye. Plants quite compact, freely branching, 
carrying masses of the large flower-heads. This 
variety attracted much attention in our trials. 
Tr. pkt. 35c; Vi oz - 75c; oz. $2.50. 
New Spring-flowering 
Sweet Peas 
An exceedingly valuable addition to the Sweet 
Pea family. May be used for forcing or outdoor 
bloom. In the open garden the plants bloom 
earlier than the Standard Spencers and yet are 
much more heat-resistant, carrying good long 
stems pretty well throughout the summer. At 
present there are 3 colors available and may be 
sold only in packets containing 25 seeds each. 
We suggest you try them and be convinced of 
the great value of the type. 
Spring-flowering Rose. 
Spring-flowering Lavender. 
Spring-flowering Blue. 
Any above, pkt. (25 seeds) 25c. 
(Write us in May or June, 1940, for prices on 
seed in bulk from the next crop available July- 
August, 1940.) 
THE MARTIN-PRATT SEED CO., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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