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SCABIOSA 
STOCKS 
Blue Moon. Received Honorable Mention All-American trials. Attrac¬ 
tive lavender-blue color with extra large fully double flowers and 
long wiry stems. 
Tr. Pkt. 35c Vi oz. 60c Oz. $2.00 
Ageratum Blue. Standard large flowered azure blue. 
Fire King. A bright scarlet. 
King of the Blacks. Deep rich maroon. 
Loveliness. Extra large floweied deep salmon-pink. First-class com¬ 
mercial color. 
Shasta Improved. Fine pure white. 
Giant Hybrid Mixture. A special strain containing only the new large 
flowered varieties. Well balanced in good cut flower colors. 
Peace. Pure white, medium dwarf. Large flowered, IV 2 " to 2" across. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c 
Tom Thumb Mixed. 10-in. Compact, dwarf plants for bedding and 
edging. 
Each of the above: Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 50c 
SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 
Mother's Favorite (New). The last word in Schizanthus. A choice 
assortment of colors; exceptional as a pot plant for Mother's Day sales. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.25 3 Tr. Pkts. $3.00 
Dr. Badger's Improved Hybrids. Good, large sized flowers in choice 
colors. Habit medium dwarf. Tr. Pkt. 35c 14 oz. $1.00 
Tr. Pkt. Vs oz. 14 oz. 
Garaway's Hybrids .$0.50 $1.00 $1.50 
A. B. C. Special Dwarf Mixed. Desirous as a pot 
plant. Seed sown in January and pinched once 
make ideal medium sized pot plants. 50 1.00 ... 
WISETONENSIS 
Rose and Amber Shades Mixed.35 .60 1.00 
Mixture .35 .60 1.00 
SENSITIVE PLANT (See Mim osa) 
SHAMROCK 
True Irish. Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 50c 141b. $1.50 
SMIL AX (M> rsiphyllum Asparagoides) 
A well known greenhouse climber. Valuable for floral decorations. 
Tr. Pkt. 15c Oz. 50c 141b. $1.50 Lb. $5.00 
SNAPDRAGON ( See Antirrhinum) 
SOLANUM 
CHRISTMAS PEPPER 
Capsicastrum Nanum. An attractive dwarf strain producing medium 
size berries ranging in color from purple to brilliant red. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c 14 oz. 35c Oz. $1.00 
Bird's Eye. Small bright red berries. Tr. Pkt. 25c 
14 oz. 50c Oz. $1.75 
CHRISTMAS CHERRY 
Hlavacek's Masterpiece. Cleveland Cherry. More compact than the 
old type and produces much more freely of fruit. 
Tr. Pkt. 25c Oz. $1.50 
STATICE 
SINUATA 
Lavender Queen (New). The flowers are a beautiful clear bright 
lavender, quite distinct from any of the other colors, and will doubtless 
rival them all in their usefulness for winter bouquets. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
Market Grower's Blue. Blue Statices are of inteiest to every market 
grower of flowers. An ideal blue variety. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
True Blue. The standard blue. Tr. Pkt.. ,15c Oz.. ,25c Lb.. .$2.50 
Puberula (New). A most desirable Statice for pot plants. Dark violet; 
6 inches high; flowers 5 months from seed. Tr. Pkt.. . . 50c Oz.. . .$3.50 
Atrocoerulea (New). Clear Delphinium blue. Very distinct new color. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
Kampf's Tall Improved. Extra long-stemmed, deep blue The best blue 
cutting variety. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
Rosea Superba. Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
White. Tr Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
New Hybrid Mixture. A mixture of the above colors as well as new 
shades that add a bright variation to the mixture. 
Tr. Pkt.15c Oz.25c Lb.$2.50 
Bonduelli. Similar to Sinuata. Yellow. Tr. Pkt.15c 
Oz.30c Lb.$2.75 
RUSSIAN OR RAT-TAIL STATICE 
Suworowii. Excellent for spring cutting from either large pots or beds 
or can be sown in January for a late spring crop. Tr. Pkt.15c 
Oz.6Uc 4 oz.$1.90 
STEVIA 
A. B. C. “GARDENIA” 
New Double W hite Column Slock 
This new Stock is as lovely as the exotic Gardenia from which it bor¬ 
rows its name—a great achievement of the plant breeder's efforts. 
With magnifrcent spikes, superbly formed and composed of florets 2 
to 2’/4-in. in diameter, this remarkable new giant Column Stock is 
indeed the last word in perfection for its class. Its shimmering, glisten¬ 
ing white flowers are the purest snow white of any Stock variety yet 
introduced. Producing only one flower spike to a plant, the spike will 
however be of enormous sire, 12 to 15 inches of florets and nearly 
3 feet in length, and 4 or even 4!/2 inches in depth, with the individual 
florets closely and compactly placed on the stem. The robust habit 
and uniformity of type combined with a high percentage of doubles 
places ''Gardenia" definitely in a class by itself with no peer among 
the finer flowers for the high-class florists' trade. Tr. Pkt. $1.25 
i/ 8 oz. $2.59 Vi oz. $4.50 V 2 oz. $3.00 Oz. $15.00 
NON-BRANCHING ( Double Excelsior) 
GIANT COLUMN 
This new type produces one enormous spike 2 to 3 feet in heiqht and 
is especially adapted for greenhouse cultuie, as the plants can be 
grown close together. We have discontinued listing the othei separate 
colors in this type, due to its being practically impossible to obtain 
seed that will prove satisfactory and give a high percentage of doubles. 
Those listed are, in the opinion of most florist growers, the only reliable 
colors to grow. \u 
Tr. Pkt. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Vi Oz. 
Oz. 
American Beauty. Old rose. 
. . $0.60 
$1.00 
$2.50 
$ 9.00 
Ball's Dwarf White. 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Ball's White Improved. 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Chamois Rose (Chamois-Pink). 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Dark Blue (Rather a deep lilac). 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Rose Pink. 1937 All-America winner.. 
. . .60 
1.00 
2 50 
9.00 
Ruby. Rich crimson-red. 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Silvery Lilac (Lilac-Lavender). 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
Yellow Wonder. Rich creamy yellow. . 
. . . .75 
1.25 
5.00 
16.00 
. . . .60 
1.00 
2.50 
9.00 
BRANCHING TYPE 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
"The World's Best Double" 
This magnificent new group is 
so marked in improvement 
that we believe they will head 
the list in florists' forcing 
Stocks in the very near future. 
Giants of California are very 
early flowering, with a high 
percentage of double mam¬ 
moth flowers, and they have 
the branching habit of the 
Bismarck. If planted close, 
they will attain the height of 
214 to 3 feet. We feel this 
strain justifies our highest rec¬ 
ommendation. 
Golden Gate. Clear golden 
yellow. 
Monterey. Bright pink. 
Pacific. Light blue. 
Redwoods. Blood red. 
Santa Barbara. Chamois. 
Santa Maria. Pure white. 
Sequoia. Rich sparkling car¬ 
mine. 
Tahoe. Lavender. 
Yosemite. Rose. 
Prices 
on the 
above: 
Tr. Pkt. 
O 
N 
Oz. 
$0.35 
$1.15 
$4.00 
Splendid 
Mixture. 
Tr. Pkt. 
Vi oz. 
Oz. 
$0.25 
$1.00 
$3.50 
Serrata. Fragrant white flowers. Tr. Pkt.30c Oz.$1.50 
New Column Stock “Gardenia’ 
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