"Flower Seeds for Florists” 
BALL NON-BRANCHING 
16,000 seeds per oz. 
Order by name and number to avoid possible 
errors. 
Prices on following Non-Branching varieties as follows 
(except as noted): l/> Tr. pkt., 60c; Tr. pkt. (about 
1,200 seeds), $1.00; l/ 4 oz., $2.50; 1 oz., $9.00. 
WHITES 
No. 16 Ball White Improved—Medium Tall. This 
we find our best pure white. It will average perhaps 6" 
shorter in stem than our No. 15 White but the flowers 
are closer spaced on the stem, making the finished spike 
heavier and more effective than No. 15. 
No. 15 Ball White Improved. Pure white, not only are 
the flowers not so well spaced on the stem as is No. 16 
but it is a week to ten days later. 
No. 2 Ball White—Tall. This is our original long 
stemmed faintly tinged BALL WHITE. Prefer No. 16. 
No. 2 Ball White—Medium Tall. Same as No. 2 but 
some shorter. Prefer No. 16. 
No. 5 Ball White Extra Dwarf. A new and quite dif¬ 
ferent type of Stock for pot culture. Dependably under 
15 inches; produces one heavy compact spike resem¬ 
bling a white Hyacinth which it might well replace this 
season. Not suitable for cut flowers. Ready Sept. 1. 
Gardenia. Under our conditions we find no particular 
value in this variety, but we are in position to care for 
the occasional calls for it with seed grown by the origi¬ 
nator. Tr. pkt., $1.25; ]/' 8 oz., $2.50; % oz -> $4.50; l/ 2 
oz., $8.00; 1 oz., $15.00. 
VARIOUS COLORS 
No. 6 American Beauty. True deep American Beauty 
rose. A deep rich color. 
No. 8 Ruby. Long stemmed, rich crimson red. Fine 
habit and attractive color but for market should be grown 
in limited quantities. 
No. 17 Gold Standard. One of our recent developments 
in the non-branching class. All the double flowers are 
deep ivory yellow, while some of the singles will be 
white. Long stemmed with a fair percentage of doubles. 
Quite generally considered an attractive novelty color. 
No. 10 Mixture. This is prepared by us with the best 
cut flower colors in proportions generally wanted, largely 
white, lilac lavender and rose pink. But it is practically 
impossible to take a certain number of seeds from a mix¬ 
ture and get the same proportions that were used in mak¬ 
ing it up. 
SEE PAGE 10 FOR BRANCHING STOCKS 
STOCKS—(Continued) 
LAVENDERS AND BLUES 
No. 3 Ball Blue. This is our mauve blue selection from 
Lilac Lavender. From its parent it inherits a high per¬ 
centage of doubles along with other Lilac Lavender 
habits. We find it a fairly strong commercial color. 
*No. 1 Lilac Lavender. Rich lilac lavender, strictly 
non-branching, exceptionally high percentage of 
doubles. Our first introduction in this class and still 
the most popular. Fine heavy spikes. 
ROSE AND PINK SHADES 
l 
No. 14 Ball Rose Pink. Attractive dark rose, long 
stemmed but about 10 days later than our No. 11. Sold 
out until Sept. 1. Suggest our New No. 22 Ball Su¬ 
preme as a suitable substitute. 
No. 11 Ball Pink. Light or medium rose pink, about 
the shade of Bismarck Rose. Excellent commercial color 
and fairly long stemmed. Tr. pkts., only until Sept. 
No. 9 Chamois Pink. This is a choice golden rose 
shade of pink. We now have this variety dependably 
up to 58-60% double. Early flowering and a choice color. 
No. 7 Malmaison Pink. Blush pink and long stemmed. 
Produces 1-3 breaks from about the base of the flower 
spike, but they are easily rubbed out. 
LIGHTING STOCKS AT WEST CHICAGO 
We find that lighting for an Xmas crop must be discontinued when 
a protracted spell of dark weather sets in. If this isn’t done, growth 
will get drawn and soft. If properly managed, the use of lights 
means a saving of 10 days—2 weeks on the crop. 
9 
