MARIGOLD 
Gigantea 
PETUNIA 
Flaming Velvet Type 
MARIGOLD 
HARMONY 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Base Branching 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-rose) 
P. 3" to 6". A most delightful dwarf ever¬ 
green perennial. Spreading, dense malty 
growth that can always stand pruning. Cov¬ 
ered with brightly colored flowers resembling 
miniature single roses. Yellow, bronze red, 
pink, rose, apricot, orange and similar shades. 
Has attracted constant attention in our garden. 
We ore fortunate enough to secure exclusive 
sale of the seed from Sydney B. Mitchell's own 
garden. His stock was obtained from John 
Nichols of Scotland, and W. M. Christy of Eng¬ 
land, who, between them, raised most of the 
named forms given awards at the R. H. S. trial 
gardens at Wisley, England. 
Mixed colors .Pkt. 25c 
LARKSPUR (Giant Imperial) 
Annual Larkspur. A. 4' to S'. August to 
March. Sow in fall or spring, the seed is 
slow to germinate, needing cool soil and 
plenty of moisture. The Giant Imperials are 
tall, basal branching and upright, needing only 
half the space the older type does. Long 
spikes of double flowers. Seed should be 
chilled for best germination. Plants should be 
dusted with sulphur when 10" high and again 
when 3' high. 
Blue Spire. Dark blue....Pkf. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Carmine King .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Lilac Queen .Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Pink Perfection. 1939-1940. Lively luscious 
light pink, long spikes of closely placed 2" 
florets. Early blooming .Pkt. 25c 
Rosalind. 1939-1940. A new color, rose suf¬ 
fused salmon, making a most pleasing rose 
shade. Center spike 4' to 5' long, six to 
eight side branches 3' to 4' long....Pkt. 25c 
White King. Pure white. S. M., A. A. S.. 
1937. Fine habit.Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 40c 
Exquisite Mixed. Blush pink, blue, carmine, 
light rose pink, lilac, salmon, white and 
other colors.Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 35c 
Group Collection. One packet each, all six 
varieties listed above (omitting the mixture 
and Rose Pink below).85c 
Super Majestic Rose Pink. 1940. A planting 
of this new larkspur at the Ferry Morse Seed 
farm at Salinas was simply stunning. The 
exhibit of cut blooms at the San Francisco 
Exposition was likewise very impressive. 
In the fields at Salinas — there was a solid 
mass of plants — six feet high, simply cov¬ 
ered with large clear rose-pink blooms. 
The plants are compact and base branching. 
25c 
"I have tried many of the largest dahlia 
seed raisers in California and am coming back 
to you as none compare with the results from 
your seed." — Mrs. J. D. W., Georgia. 
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LINARIA 
Baby Snapdragon 
A. 8" to 10". September to July. Another 
California wild flower. Blooms in two months. 
A fine filler over for new iris plantings. A 
gem for border or rock garden. Sow in suc¬ 
cession for long blooming. 
Fairy Bouquet. Very dainty. Colors — rose, 
yellow, pink, lavender, carmine, red, white 
and violet mixed. 
Pkt. 15c; 3 Pkts. 35c; 1/8 oz. 60c 
LOBELIA 
A. 4" to 6". November to May. One of the 
most satisfactory of all annual border and 
window-box plants. Start in seed boxes in 
spring and set out 6" apart. 
Cambridge Blue. New light blue, large flow¬ 
ered .Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 85c 
Emperor William. Best of its shade, gentian 
blue .Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
Prima Donna. A trailing variety, rosy Bor¬ 
deaux .Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
MARIGOLDS 
A. 21/i' to 3'. Sow in early spring, either in 
flats or outdoors. Will thrive even in the 
driest and sunniest locations and the long 
lasting blooms continue to appear for months. 
Don't overfeed or overwater them. 
African Type — Carnation Flowered 
Burpee Gold. Loose petalled, and completely 
odorless, therefore at a premium for use in¬ 
doors. Color, rich orange. Had this been 
entered in the 1938 All-America trials, we 
believe that it would have merited a Gold 
Medal. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 40c 
Guinea Gold. (G. M. A. A. S. 1933). Re¬ 
selected strain. Orange, loosely ruffled. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 40c 
Collarette or Crown 
The crown or top part of the flower looks 
like a chrysanthemum, the petals are long, 
narrow and beautifully incurved, the collar 
petals are big and broad. 
Crown of Gold. The first odorless foliage 
marigold. Flowers brilliant gold orange, 
2 V 2 " across.Pkt. 10c; 1/8 oz. 25c 
Giganteo 
3 * 72 ' to 6'. The largest marigolds yet de¬ 
veloped, 5" in diameter. Have a definite sweet 
scent. Full centered flowers of fairly loose 
formation, with broad heavy petals gracefully 
overlapping. A small per cent come single. 
Orange Sunset. Rich orange.Pkt. 25c 
Sunset Giants. Deep orange to primrose. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 65c 
Carl Salbach • • • 
Dwarf French Double 
12". Small ball-shaped double blooms, Wi" 
across, freely born on dwarf compact plants. 
For edging, bedding and pot culture, they ore 
unequalled. Early and free-blooming. 
Harmony. Centers of fluted deeply cut golden 
orange petals, reddish brown outer 
petals.Pkt. 15c; 1/4 oz. 35c 
Harmony Hybrid Mixture. Like Harmony, 
dwarf and double. Flowering two and a 
half months after seed sowing. No strong 
marigold odor. Color range, orange, gold¬ 
en yellow and maroon, solid colors, and 
blotched and striped combinations. All the 
crested centers with broad guard petals. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 for 60c 
MORNING GLORY (Ipomea) 
A. 10'. A quick growing climber. Should 
be planted in dry sandy locations in full sun. 
No fertilizer. Soak the seeds over night, then 
sow in open ground after it is warm, late in 
the spring. Plants should be kept on the dry 
side to induce early and abundant flowering 
with rather sparse foliage. 
Scarlett O'Harcf. A completely new color 
break, being dark crimson or wine red. 
Starts blooming nearly two and one-half 
months after sown. Often open till after¬ 
noon. G. M., A. A. S., 1939.Pkt. 25c 
Heavenly Blue — Clarke's Strain. One of the 
true blue flowers and probably the finest of 
all morning glories. Blooms profusely, open¬ 
ing in the morning .Pkt. 15c 
NEMESIA (South African Annuals) 
8" to 10". February to May — August to 
October. Low compact growth. Free bloom¬ 
ing in pink, rose, yellow, reds and blue, large 
flowers. Start them early in fall if summers 
are hot. Fine for bedding and borders. 
Mixture. After careful examination and check¬ 
ing, we chose for our listing a strain which 
includes the most complete and best bal¬ 
anced color range, nana compacta growth. 
Flowers 1* across.Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS. See Baby Blue Eyes. 
PANSY (Heartsease) 
A. 6" to 9". July to October — February to 
May. Do best in partially shaded locations 
in loose rich soil. Frequent feeding induces 
giant blooms and good stems. Old flowers 
should be cut off. 
Pansy "Best-by-Test" Strain. Several years ago 
we carried on a very thorough test of pansy 
seed which we acquired from various pansy 
growers and selected for listing a strain 
that seemed to us to be the best. Each 
year since we have continued these tests. 
In addition to this we visited many seed 
farms where we saw various strains grow¬ 
ing. As a result we again offer our first 
choice as our "Best-by-Test" Pansy strain. 
The blooms are very large and of fine 
substance, and are produced in great abund¬ 
ance on plants that make very uniform 
growth. The colors are especially clear and 
rich and there is a well balanced color 
range ...Pkt. 40c; 3 Pkts. $1.00; 1/16 oz. $2.00 
Coronation Gold. Canary yellow, lower petals 
flushed golden orange. Slightly ruffled. 
A. M., A. A. S., 1938. 
Pkt. 25c; 3 Pkts. 65c; 1/16 oz. $2.00 
