
| LARKSPUR, Annual Delphinium (a) 
Giant Imperial Strain. This strain is tall, 
basal branching and upright, needing 
only half the space of the older types. 
Long spikes of double flowers. The seed 
should be chilled before sowing in either 
fall or spring as it is slow to germinate. 
4 to 5 feet. Plants should be dusted with 
sulphur when 10 inches high and again 
when 3 feet high. 
Blue Spire. Dark blue.............. Pkt. 15¢ 
mecarimine King, 2.0.0... 2. 0s... Pkt. 15¢ 
MAC! QUCEN is ele win Sok s eae anne Pkt. 15c 
Pink Perfection. 1939-1940. Lively luscious 
light pink, long spikes of closely placed 
2-inch florets. Early blooming..Pkt. 25c 
Rosalind. 1939-1940. A new color, rose suf- 
fused salmon. Center spike 4 to 5 feet long, 
six to eight side branches 3 to 4 feet long. 
Pkt. 25c 
White King. Pure white. S. M., A. A.S., 1937. 
HPITIE MTA DL bse ieee eis eee le 6 Pkt. 15¢ 
Exquisite Mixed. Blush pink, blue, carmine, 
light rose pink, lilac, salmon, white and 
OLMET COOLS a .a.s access Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35¢ 
Group Collection. One packet each, all six 
varieties listed above (omitting the mix- 
ture and Rose pink below).......... 85e 
Super-Majestic Rose Pink. 1940. A planting 
of this new larkspur at the seed farm was 
simply stunning, a solid mass of plants 
6 feet high, covered with large clear rose- 
pink blooms. The plants are compact and 
ASCH OU ATI CMI On wiye, he ds soe Ss Pkt. 25¢ 
LOBELIA (a) 
One of the most satisfactory of all annual 
border and window-box plants. Start in flats 
fall or early spring, transplant outdoors 6 
inches apart. 4 to 6 inches. 
Cambridge Blue. New light blue, large flow- 
ered. 
Crystal Palace. True dark blue, dark foliage. 
Emperor William. Gentian blue, green foli- 
age. Pkts. 15¢e each; 3 for 35c 
MARIGOLDS (a) 
Sow in early spring, either in flats or out- 
doors. 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. 
GIGANTEA. 3% to 6 feet. The largest mari- 
golds yet developed, 5 inches in diameter. 
Have a definite sweet scent. Full centered 
flowers of fairly loose formation, with 
broad heavy petals gracefully over-lap- 
ping. A small per cent come single. 
Orange Sunset. Rich orange. 
Pkt. 20c; %4 oz. 70c 
Sunset Giants. Deep orange to primrose. 
Pkt. 15¢c; % oz. 50c 
Pot o’ Gold. 1940. Dwarf gigantea, bright 
deep golden orange in color 12 to 15 inches. 
Very early flowering, from 7 to 8 weeks. 
Come 100 per cent double. Flowers 4 to 44% 
inches across with 10- to 12-inch stems. 
Besides being a fine cut flower it is an 
excellent bedding plant.......... Pkt. 25c 
CARNATION FLOWERED. The _ well- 
known, extremely popular, loosely ruffled, 
broad petaled flower form, on 2 to 2%- 
foot branching plants nearly 100 per cent 
double. 
Improved Guinea Gold. Reselected strain. 
Orange, loosely ruffled. 
; Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c 
Yellow Supreme. Creamy lemon yellow. 
Fine cut flower. G. M., A. A. S. ’35. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c 
DWARF FRENCH DOUBLE. 12 inches. 
Small, ball-shaped, double blooms, 114 
inches across, freely borne on dwarf com- 
pact plants. For edging, bedding and pot 
culture, they are unequalled. Early and 
free-blooming. 
BUTTERBALL. 1941 introduction. Real 
little butterballs cover the whole plant. 
Gi VOLSHincheste a. -cleneyae csv: Pkt. 25c 
Harmony Hybrid Mixture. Dwarf and dou- 
ble. Flowering two and a half months 
after seed sowing. No strong marigold 
odor. Color range, orange, golden 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) 
Soak the seeds over night and plant in open 
ground after the weather is warm. Keep the 
plants rather dry to induce early and abun- 
dant flowering. 
Heavenly Blue. Clarke’s Strain. One of the 
finest blue Howers ces eee Pkt. 15c 
Pearly Gates. New. 1941. Great pearly white 
flowers, 25 per cent larger than Heavenly 
BLU ck pinte ee ys se Re Pkt. 25¢ 
NEMESIA (a) 
Colorful half hardy annual, 10 to 12 inches. 
For bedding and borders. Where the winters 
are mild sow in late fall for winter and 
spring flowers. In February to May, sow in 
part shade for late spring and summer 
bloom. 
Strumesa Blue. Clear light blue..... Pkt. 20c 
Strumosa Mixed. Pink, rose, yellow, red and 
blue. Large flowers, an inch across. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS. See Baby Blue 
Eyes. 
PANSY, Heartease (a) 
The best known and most popular of all the 
garden flowers. Pansies bloom more freely 
in the sun but bloom longer in half shade 
and have longer stems. The soil should be 
loose, rich and well drained. Frequent feed- 
ing induces giant blooms. The old flowers 
should be cut off. Start the seeds in flats 
fall or spring. 
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 con- 
tinued these tests. In addition to this we 
visited many seed farms where we saw 
various strains growing. 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 abundance 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. Large flowers in various 
shades of gold. A Swiss Giant....Pkt. 25c¢ 
Uliswater Blue (Lake of Thun). Rich wedg- 
wood blue, with dark blue blotch on each 
DOL AUR oie yi) cocsces este ee ec cs Pkt. 25c¢ 
One packet each of the Blue and Gold, 35c 
PENTSTEMON, see page 22. 
PETUNIAS (a) 
In dry seasons or wet, petunias are the most 
colorful, long flowering and adaptable of all 
the annuals, blooming from late spring ’til 
frost. Interesting for flower arrangements. 
The big double ruffled varieties make grand 
pot plants. The dwarf ruffled giants are also 
excellent in pots and in window boxes and 
borders. The large flowered singles for color 
spots in the garden and the balcony type 
for trailing over window boxes. The small, 
plain edged varieties are best for big color 
masses. 
Petunias should be planted in the sun, in 
good soil and not watered too freely. The 
seed which is very tiny should be mixed 
with fine sand and scattered thinly in boxes 
of finely screened loam, then pressed down 
lightly with a smooth board. See “How to 
Grow Seed,” page —. 
Super Giant Doubles. Ruffled and fringed. 
Magnificent in color range. 95 per cent 
huge double flowers. These are tops in 
PELUNIAS Ae on) aeceactre ies onerattnars Pkt. 50c 
Large Flowered Singles 
Dwarf Giants of California Mixed. New 
mammoth mixture. No one thing at the 
California seed farms gave us as big a 
thrill as a view of a block of these mag- 
nificent mammoth ruffled petunias in full 
bloom. Plants literally covered with 
blooms of immense size — beautifully 
ruffled — and in most pleasing shades of 
light pink, coppery pink, variegated pink, 
and soft rose pink. Wide open throats. 
No heavy magenta colors. Very dwarf, 
COMpPAcr ang eearlyncem saaeere Pkt. 50c 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. New. Richer violet-blue 
and larger flowers than on any other Hy- 
DIICa Grancdinorage sees es Pkt. 25c 
Glamour Girl. New 1941. A beautiful ruffled 
warm salmon rose, heavily veined deeper 
salmon rose. Very free flowering. .Pkt. 35c¢ 
Snow Storm. Glistening white shading yel- 
Lo Wein’ Gn Oa Ciera auuloe oi eeee ene Pkt. 25c 
Theodosia. Largest fringed rose with gold 
CHrOBt wane Aa ae ee Pores Pkt. 25c 
Velvet Ball. (B. M., A. A. S. 739.) Round, 
compact, ball-shaped plants, freely pro- 
ducing 21-inch velvety blood red blooms. 
B2InGh Plants sae Mian tee epee Pkt. 25c 
Violacea. Deep velvety violet....... Pkt. 15¢ 
White Beauty. Fringed and faintly veined 
apple green in throat..........2. Pkt. 25c 
Balcony Type 
Flaming Velvet. (G. M., A. A. S.) Deep ma- 
hogany red with a luster of scarlet. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
Balcony Type Mixed. Velvety red, blue, rose, 
white and other colors. Free of bloom, 
even of growth..... Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 50c 
Dwarf Bedding Type 
Celestial Rose (Improved Rose of Heaven). 
Rose, pink, cream throat. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 50c 
First Lady. New. Dusky light pink. 
Pkt. 25c; 1/32 oz. 60c 
Glow. (S. M., A. A. S., ’40). Bright rose red, 
lightathroadueee es: Pkt. 25c; 1/32 oz. 60c 
Silver Blue (Heavenly Blue). Clear light 
DIE Se ae Se Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 50c 

*Carl Salbach- 
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