CINERARIA 
A race of giants 
A. 15" to 18". Hardy outdoors only in re¬ 
gions of little frost. May to October — Decem¬ 
ber to March. One of the few shade loving 
plants, excellent for potting or bedding. Flow¬ 
ers 2" to 4" across, plants basal branching. 
Colors, pastel salmon, azure blue, deep red, 
violet blue. Mixed.Pkt. 35c; 3 Pkts. for $1.00 
COLUMBINE 
See Aquilegia. 
COREOPSIS 
(Perennial Calliopsis) 
2'. August to March. A perennial with light 
graceful foliage. One of the best midsummer 
yellow cut flowers. Will bloom the first season 
if sown early. 
Double New Gold. Blooms as large and bright 
as the single varieties but more brilliant due 
to the doubling of the number of petals. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 25c 
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A NEW SWEET CORN 
Having run across a new product of 
unusually fine quality, we step out of 
our line to present it to such of our cus¬ 
tomers as may be interested in on item 
of that sort. The item is a new white 
sweet corn which Mr. Salbach grows 
for use on his own table. 
A. 6' to 8'. April to June. A packet 
will plant a 10-foot square of 4 rows, 
8 hills to the row, 4 seeds to a hill. 
Single row planting usually means half 
filled ears. Successive plantings can 
be made a month opart. Water only 
enough to produce normal growth. Cul¬ 
tivate frequently. 
Aunt Mary's Sweet Com. A fellow iris 
grower told us about this sweet white 
com, which had been grown in his 
family for years. We tried a plant¬ 
ing for our own use and found it to 
be the best sweet corn we had ever 
eaten — a real treat, deliciously 
sweet and unusually tender. Many 
customers voice their enthusiasm as 
to its high quality. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 Pkts. 65c 
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CORNFLOWER 
See Bachelor Button. 
COSMOS SENSATION 
Extra early mammoth, single. A. 3' - 4'. 
February to June. Start in boxes or sow out 
doors, and thin to 12" apart. The new Sen¬ 
sation type produces 4" to 6" flowers in 10 
weeks and blooms profusely till frost. Ex¬ 
cellent cut flower. 
Crimson — A rich shade .Pkt. 15c 
Pinkie — Rose pink .Pkt, 15c 
Purify — Pure white .Pkt. 15c 
Mixed.Pkt. 15c 
DAHLIAS 
See pages 20 and 21. 
DELPHINIUM PANICULATUM 
A. 2' to 2'/2'. March. Plant in the spring 
in flats or directly outdoors after the danger 
of frost is over, about 1 V 2 ' apart. A new 
type of delphinium that is the finest annual 
"filler-plant" in years. Bushy, with deep blue- 
violet flowers interspersed in the lacy foliage. 
Individual flowers of the form and size of 
single larkspur florets .Pkt. 25c 
DELPHINIUM 
Perennial Larkspur 
4' to 8'. Needs sunny location and rich well 
drained non-acid soil. 
ALL OUR DELPHINIUM SEED IS DIRECT FROM 
FRANK REINELT, the originator, and is desig¬ 
nated as the PACIFIC STRAIN. 
The largest spikes from Pacific delphinium 
seed are well over five inches in diameter, 
yet they retain a graceful and balanced ap¬ 
pearance, and are most attractive in color. 
The plants are tall, the spikes full-blooming, 
and the individual florets range up to 2 inches 
in diameter. A particularly important feature 
is the comparative mildew resistance. With 
his growing fields close to the ocean, 
Mr. Reinelt has had to pay particular attention 
to developing this characteristic. 
DELPHINIUM HYBRIDS FROM SEED 
Delphiniums can easily be grown from seed 
which can be sown practically any time of 
the year according to the climatic conditions, 
equipment available or time of flowering de¬ 
sired. Under (California conditions for early 
spring flowers sow from June to September, 
mid-summer blooms December to January, and 
for fall blooms February to April. In regions 
with severe winters, the early sowing from 
June to July is recommended so that the little 
plants are well established before the winter 
sets in. Otherwise, the most practical time 
to sow is early spring. Seed con be kept in 
good condition for several years if kept in 
air-tight containers in a refrigerator. In fact 
it is practicable even with fresh seed to place 
it between two moist blotting papers and leave 
it directly under the freezing compartment of 
the refrigerator for at least a week to induce 
a higher germination. 
Germination 
If the seeds do not germinate 100% and the 
flats ore exposed to strong light immediately 
after the first few plants have appeared the 
rest may not germinate at all. Artificial heat 
can be used for germination in early spring 
and it will give far better results than the 
natural heat in summer. To get the best re¬ 
sults in germination, bottom heat is necessary 
with a cool temperature overhead. This is 
well supplied under glass in early spring, how¬ 
ever, in summer due to hot weather conditions 
it is usually the opposite and this is why 
many people have failures even with the very 
freshest seed. At temperatures of 85 degrees 
Fahrenheit and up the germination is often 
very poor and what germinates stands a 
very good chance of being simply cooked. 
To prevent this, after the seeds ore sown in 
flats place them on the floor in a cool room 
or shed where they can be kept dark for the 
first ten days until germination takes place 
then give light and fresh air but keep them 
well protected against any drying out. We 
have repeatedly checked on seeds which were 
sown under greenhouse conditions in summer 
or the cool shed method or a well shaded lath 
house and the results in each case were from 
20 to 50 per cent better under lath house con¬ 
ditions than under the greenhouse conditions. 
Under slow cool germination practically every 
seed will gradually come up, under quick hot 
conditions only a few will germinate, the rest 
remaining dormant in the soil. 
"Just a word regarding your Pansy Seed. 
We planted one ounce and the plants moved 
very fast. We had many in our nursery bed 
with blooms S'/z" to 4" across. In the past 
most strains showed many weak plants but 
your strain gave the largest amount of strong 
healthy plants we have ever grown." 
— C. P. S., Napa, California. 
Carl Salbach • • • 
NEW NAMED SERIES, Sell Pollinated 
Selections from the finest in Pacific delphinium, 
90% true to name from seed, except for slight 
variations within the color. The most out¬ 
standing novelty releases in years of delphin¬ 
ium breeding, and available at popular pricfes 
for the first time. 
King Arthur. Brilliant Royal Violet with large 
white bee. Individual florets 21/2 to 3" in 
diameter, with very thin woody stems and 
small foliage. Very long, graceful spikes. 
Mildew resistance from 80 to 90%. 
Pkt. $1.50; V 2 Pkt. 75c 
Guinevere. Light lavender self with white 
bee. Individual florets 21/2 to 3" in diameter, 
large spikes. Excellent branching habits. 
Mildew resistance 50 to 70%. 
Pkt, $1.50; Vz Pkt, 75c 
Summer Skies. Perhaps the most sensational 
release of the series. Clearest light blue 
with white bee. Individual florets 2 to 2 I/ 2 " 
in diameter. Slender woody stems with very 
strong branching habits. Mildew resistance 
40 to 60% .Pkt. $1.50; Vz Pkt. 75c 
Group Collection. One-half packet each, (King 
Arthur, Guinevere, and Summer Skies)..$2.00 
1939 Introductions — Self Pollinated 
Black Knight. The darkest of them all. Indi¬ 
vidual flowers 2 Vz to 3" in diameter of beau¬ 
tiful round form with heavy velvety tex¬ 
ture which gives the color luminosity and 
vividness not seen before in delphinium. 
Very long well formed spikes — a true show 
flower ..Pkt. $2.00; */z Pkt. $1.00 
Blue Jay. Every delphinium lover seeks the 
true blue color which is so rare in nature 
and so difficult to obtain. This series is our 
bid toward attaining it. 
The color is striking clear medium to dork 
blue very intense and alive with dark con¬ 
trasting bee.Pkt. $2.00; Vz Pkt. $1.00 
Galahad. Giant new race of whites having 
all the good qualities formerly lacking In 
white delphinium. Individual flowers 3" 
in diameter, large well formed spikes, high 
percentage of mildew resistance. 
Pkt, $2.00; Vz Pkt. $1.00 
Lancelot. Pure lilac with white bee. An en¬ 
tirely new color.Pkt. $2.00; Vz Pkt. $1.00 
COLOR SERIES. Self Pollinated. 
Dark Shades — Violet and dark blue. 
Light Shades — Light violet and light blue. 
Pastel Shades — Lavender and pastel with 
many two tone combinations. 
Balanced Mixture. 
White Mixture. 
.Pkts. 50c each 
"Just yesterday, Mr. Gray, Asst. P. S. of the 
S. Calif. Edison (To., saw me in another office. 
He came in and said Davis, I was raised on 
the farm and I know corn. That dozen ears 
you gave me were the finest I have ever 
eaten. Wonderful ears, clean, large grains, 
perfect flavor — the finest corn I've ever 
eaten." — H. R. D., Los Angeles. 
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