76 JOHN A. 
DELPHINIUM 
Perennial. Delphinium frequently flower 
the first season. Start the seed indoors in 
March and transplant to the garden in April 
or May. 
Pacific Giants. Delphinium that frequently 
Zrow 5 and 6 feet tall, with big mammoth 
flowers, and spikes often 3 feet long! The 
flowers are almost 100% double, 2% to 3% 
inches in diameter, and are set on very tall 
and straight stems that are strong and 
whippy. It is 60 to 65% mildew resistant. 
Guinevere. A clear pink-lavender with 
white bee, flowers often up to 3 in. diameter. 
1942—Pkt., 35c. 
Bluejay. Striking clear medium to dark 
blue, with dark contrasting bee. 1943—-Pkt., 25c. 
Black Knight. Darkest of them all. Flow- 
ers 2% to 3inchesin diameter. 1955—Pkt., 30c. 
Galahad. A giant white, with huge florets 
on elegant long spikes. 1954—PkKt., 40c. 
1 Packet Each Of Above 4, For $1.15 
Pacific Giants Mixed. Shades of blue, vio- 


let, lavender and white, all mixed. 1953— 
Piet. 25¢: 
Blackmore and Langdon Strain. A grand 
strain from England. Tall strong spikes of 
large double flowers, in shades of violet and 
deep blue to azure blue, with interesting cen- 
ters. 1944—Pkt., 25c. ’ 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Large flowerS on 
spikes three to five feet long, the majority 
running in the darker blues. 1951—Pkt., 10c. 
Salzer’s Iceberg. Lovely, pure, white flow- 
ers. The plants grow 3 to 4 feet high with 
20 inch spikes of pure white. 1950—Pkt., 15c. 
Hollyhock Strain. <A fancy blend of light 
and dark shades of blue, with flowers of large 
size and tall spikes. There are also interest- 
ing modifications in the ‘‘eye’”’ of the flowers. 
Very choice. 1949—Pkt., 20c: 2 pkts., 35c. 
Belladonna (Everblooming Hardy Lark- 
spur). Clear turquoise-blue flowers. 8 feet 
high. 1946—Pkt., 10c. 
Finest Mixed. <A carefully blended mixture 
of all the many shades, running mostly in 
blue, saved from the largest flowers. 3 feet. 
1948—Pkt., 10e. 
Finest Mixed Salzer’s Clifftwood Farm TRI- 
PLE-A-TESTED. A _ special reselected strain 
certified by THREE-WAYtests. 1932—Pkt.,15c. 
DIANTHUS OR PINKS 
The varieties classed as annuals are really 
biennials, but they are treated as annuals as 
in a few weeks’ time they are a mass of 
bloom. The perennial sorts last for years. 
PERENNIAL PINKS 
Plumarius Nanus FI. PI. (Double Hardy 
Garden Pinks.) Double and semi-double va- 
rieties in beautiful colors. 1957—Pkt., 15c. 
Plumarius Semperfiorens (Everblooming 
Hardy Garden Pinks). Very continuous 
blooming, sweet-scented, double, 
semi-double and single flowers in 
many colors. 1958—Pkt., 10c; %& oz., 25c. 
Plumarius (Grass Pinks, Scotch 
Pinks or Pheasant-Eye Pink). A sin- 
gle Pink with delightfully fringed 
flowers; mixed colors. 1990—Pkt., 5c; 
4% oz., 10c. 
ANNUAL PINKS 
Laciniatus Splendens. 6 to 8 inches 
high. The sweet scented flowers are 
very large, about two inches in diam- 



eter, brilliant crimson with a con- 
trasty large white eye. Elegant. 
1956—Pkt., 10ce; % oz., 25c. 
Chinensis (China Pinks). About 1 
foot high, covered with large double 
flowers all summer long. Many col- 
ors mixed. 1961—Pkt., 5c; \%& oz., 10c. 
Salzer’s Finest Mixed. Single and 
double varieties in various shades, 
mixed. 1959—Pkt., 10c; ™% oz., 15c. 
Finest Mixed, Salzer’s Cliffiwood 
Farm TRIPLE-A-TESTED. A special 
reselected strain certified by THREE- 
WAY tests. 1999—Pkt., 12c; % oz., 20c. 
DUSTY MILLER 
White Leaved Centaurea. Peren- 
nial. Grown for its fine-cut, silvery 
gray foliage. 15 inches. Very effec- 
tive. 1884—Pkt., 100 seeds, 12c. 
FEVERFE Perennial. A very 
free - flowering 
border plant, bearing masses of flow- 


ers. Good for cutting. 
Golden Ball (Eximea). Double yel- 
low flowers. 10 in. 2138—Pkt., 10c. 
Snowball (Capensis). 24 in. Double 
white. 2139—Pkt., 10c. 
SALZER 

SEE Diet O37, 

Hollyhock Strain of 
Delphinium 
Salzer’s Annual Pinks, Finest Mixed 
LA CROSSE, 



Wis. 

Everlastings, Mixed. 
‘““EVERLASTINGS” 
Everlastings serve two purposes, as 
in addition to furnishing the garden 
with a wealth of bloom, the flowers’ | 
may be dried and kept for winter bou-" 
quets. Annual. 
Everlasting Mixed. All varieties 
and all shades of the various Hver- 
lastings. 2490—Pkt., 5c; % oz. 15¢; 
Y% oz., 25c. oof 
SCARLET FLAX 
Linum. Annual, 
Brilliant crimson 
flowers, easily 
grown and always 
in-=bDLoom: Onewos 
the most showy an- 
nuals- 16 .in. “2108 
—Pkt., 10c. 
Blue Flax. Peren- 































nial. Lovely blue 
DEE oniee inn Searlet Flax 

FORGET-ME-NOT 
Perennial. Lovely little plants for 
moist and shady situations. 6 in. 5 
Ruth Fischer. Dwarf and compact, 
with large deep blue flowers as much 
as % inch in diameter. Blooms freely. 
Extra choice. 1996—Pkt., 25c. 
Alpestris, Mixed. Blue, white and 
rose’ mixed, 1993—Pkiy ive 
Palustris Semperflorens. An ever- 
bloomer, beginning to flower in May 
and continuing till Autumn. Large, 
clear blue flowers. 1995—Pkt,))15cs— 
CHINESE FORGET-ME-NOT 
Cynoglossum. Annual. Long, grace- 
ful branches covered with turquoise 
blue Forget-Me-Not flowers. 2 ft. If 
kept cut, it blooms over a long season, 
1857—Pkt., 5c; % oz., 10¢e i 
GERANIUM 
Greenhouse plant. Not difficult to 
grow from seed. Start in a pot or box 
in the house in rather light soil, cover- 
ing seed % inch deep, and keep tem- 
perature as near 65° F. as possible. 










Seed is slow to germinate. Water 
moderately. 
Zonale, Mixed. Single and double, 
searlet shades. Large flowers. 
PKt:,. 15¢3°%% oz. 75c: \ 
GEUM ——— —— | 
Perennial. Easy 
to grow and thriv- 
ing on poor soil 
providing they 
have plenty of 
sun. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. 
Large, double, 
bright scarlet 
flowers; blooms 
profusely all sum- 
2020 — Pkt., 
2018— 


den. Large, dou- 
ble golden yellow. 
2021—Pkt., 10c. 
Geum, Mrs. 
Bradshaw 
I bought a packet of your Blue Jay Pacific Giants Delphinium seed and was so very much pleased with them.—Mrs. Ken- 
neth Brose, 13595 West Ark Ave., Detroit, Michigan 

