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STOCKS 
FOR FORCING 
Seed of Stock for forcing has always been more or less unpre- 
dictable with regard to the percentage of doubles it will produce. 
Selection of the strongest plants, growing in rich soil and proper 
feeding has been standard practice, but even under these con- 
ditions sometimes the percentage of doubles is too low for profit. 
To use all possible safeguards, our grower plants a quantity 
of each lot of seed and any lot that does not prove up to stand- 
ard, is discarded. 
Careful comparative tests have proved that our strains are 
equal to the best available and we feel convinced that we can 
satisfy the most critical. 
New White 
SNOW PEAK. Several years of trial convince us that this 
new white is one of the best in this color. The flowers are a 
snowy white, well placed on the stems and it will bloom two 
weeks earlier than all other column stock. 
The percentage of doubles averages about 55% which is 
lower than most varieties, but careful selection of notched leaved 
plants will bring this up considerably. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00; 14 Oz. $3.00; 1 Oz. $10.00 
MAMMOTH FLOWERED COLUMN 
Silver Lilac. The most popular color. 
Gardenia. New white with immense blooms. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00; 1 Oz. $15.00 
Pink. Soft Chatenay Pink so useful for cut flowers. 
Rose Pink. Fine clear rose pink. 
Lavender or “Blue” several shades deeper than Silver Lilac 
with much larger blooms. 
Rose Carmine. A glowing deep rose flushed and washed 
with carmine. 
Salmon Rose. Can be described as a deep chamois. A very 
unusual color combined with immense flowers. 
Violet. Deep blue violet. 
Ruby. Rich red needed only in limited quantities. 
Yellow Wonder (New). A rich creamy yellow similar to But- 
tercup in the Bismark type. 
Tr. Pkt. $1.00; 1 Oz. $15.00 
Any of the above unless noted 
VY Pkt. $0.60; Tr. Pkt. $1.00; 44 Oz. $2.50; 1 Oz. $9.00 
Any Three Packets $2.50: any five $3.50 

FORCING STOCKS—-Continued 
FORCING BRANCHING TYPES 
These varieties are really branching types but planted close 
they require very little pinching to produce spikes fully equal 
to the best column stock. Experience has shown that up until 
now they are the best of their color for forcing purposes. 
Santa Maria. This grand white cannot be excelled for size, 
purity and percentage of doubles. The most profitable of 
all stocks. 
Chamois. A really double greenhouse grown strain of this 
difficult color. 
Any of the above 3 varieties 
Tr. Pkt. $0.25; Y4 Oz. $1.00; 1 Oz. $3.50 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
A branching type blooming about two weeks later than the 
Column. They have proved very satisfactory for forcing, and 
Santa Maria is perhaps the most profitable of all stocks. 
Santa Maria (white), Lavender, Rose, Yellow, Blue, Chamois, 
Velvety Purple. Mixed. 
Tr. Pkt. $0.25; 1/4 Oz. $1.00; 1 Oz. $3.50 

CINERARIA 
Popular pot plants. The strains offered below are probably 
the best. 
Siter’s Rainbow Strain. Remarkable for its wide range of 
color. Compact in growth with small leaves and medium 
sized flowers. 
Originator’s Packet $2.00 
Creamer’s Prize Strain. Many like this for its large heads of 
small blossoms. 
Originator’s Packet $1.50 
V2 Tr. Pkt. $.85; 1/32 oz. $4.00; 1/16 oz. $7.50 
MYOSOTIS 
Seed of this plant, due to war conditions is very scarce. We 
have been fortunate in being able to arrange for a home 
grown supply. 
Oblongata Perfecta. A Winter flowering type Tr. Pkt. @zn 
excellent as a cut flower. Large blue flowers 
on long estemsSiec serene: arn ene eee eee eee -50 Leh 
Alpestris Victoria. Dwarf Azure Blue................ -50 2.50 
Dwarf Rose. Fine dwarf pink .....00...0. ee 50 5.00 
Dwarf Indigo Blue. Deep blue ............. ee .50 2.50 
SWEET WILLIAMS 
Dwarf Sweet William. A choice mixture, rich 
in reds and bright colors. Growing only 
oi alojentenoiee ated bate: cena) eect nan caanentendioedneduseisbacoen .50 3.50 
Y Lb. $10.00 
Singles Newport) binky Sone PAs) ahs 
Single Scarlet Beauty ....0-.sc.uccasenie eee eee HAS UA) 
Single: White scetestie eee eee eee cae eer atl) .90 
Single). ChoicesMixtures eee eee oils .50 


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