
GOLDFARB’S FLOWER SEEDS FOR THE GREENHOUSE 23 
Leptosyne 
Stillmani. Golden yellow. Coreopsis-like 
flowers on 15-inch stems, Seed sown 
in January will bloom in early April. 
Good for pots or cutting. Pkt., 25c; 
Y% oz., $1.00. 
Lupin - Annual 
Very easy to grow and fine for pot 
plants and cutting. For pots, sow five to 
six seeds in each pot and thin to three 
plants, or bench 1 foot apart. Blooms in 
about three months. Temperature 48 to 
55 degrees. 
King Blue King White 
King Sky-Blue King Mixture 
Above: Pkt., 25c each. 
Marigold 
Short day varieties, blooming only in 
the winter. Sow seed from late July to 
early December. 
Winter Harmony. Golden yellow center, 
reddish brown guard petals. Pkt., 25c. 
Lieb’s Winter Flowering. Deep brown. 
Single and semi-double. Pkt., 25c. 
Mignonette 
Ball’s Forcing. Blooms in four months at 
48 to 50 degrees in a soil with good 
drainage. Use great care if they are to 
be transplanted, as the roots will not 
stand being disturbed. Sweet scented. 
Pkt., 50c. 
Myosotis 
Ball’s Early. True winter flowering. Sow 
in August for bloom all winter. 8 inches 
high. Pkt., 50c. 
Pansy 
Sow about August ist in rich light 
soil. Hold night temperature to 48 de- 
grees. 
Ball’s Winter Flowering. Reselected 
strain. Pkt., $1.00. 
Spencer Sweet Peas 
Primula - Primrose 
Primula plants require a moist atmos- 
phere and will thrive in almost any good 
garden soil with plenty of drainage in 
each pot. Plants bloom in 6 to 10 months 
from seed. Shade during summer months. 
Keep plants well spaced at all times. 
50-55 degrees. 
Obconica Gigantea 
Large flowers. 
Atrosanguinea. Deep crimson. 
Caerulea. Heavenly blue. 
Lilacina. Deep lilac. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. 
Mixed. 
Above: Pkt., 50c each. 
Giant Malacoides 
Robust plants producing 20 to 50 flower 
spikes, The individual florets average 
better than one inch across. 
Double Fairy Jewels. Rich rose with 
crested center. 
Enchantress. Soft salmon-rose. 
Lavender Glory. Soft mauve-lavender. 
Snowflake. Glistening pure white. 
Above varieties: Pkt., $1.00 each. 













Schizanthus Wisetonensis 
Schizanthus - Poor Man’s Orchid 
Wisetonensis. Masses of large, orchid-like 
flowers over finely cut, feathery foli- 
age. Blooms in about four months from 
seed at 50 degrees to 55 degrees. Pkt., 
50c. 
Solanum 
Cleveland Cherries make excellent 
plants for winter use, Sow from Janu- 
ary to March. 
Clevelandi. Orange. Pkt., 25c. 
Clevelandi Red. Deep red. Pkt., 25c. 
Streptocarpus 
Monarch Strain. Greenhouse perennial 
blooming in five or six months. Flow- 
ers are borne in sprays on stems 12 
inches long, resembling wide open, 
gloxinia-like blooms with orchid-like 
lips. Needs a good compost soil with 
some rotted manure and sand added. 
An excellent pot plant. Temperature 53 
to 58 degrees. Pkt., $1.50. 

Primula Obconica 
Stevia 
Serrata. Graceful sprays of small, white, 
clustered flowers. For cutting only. 50- 
60 degrees. Pkt., 15c. 
Stocks 
Mammoth Column Forcing 
While any variety of Stocks may be 
forced under glass, we particularly rec- 
ommend this strain for long stems and 
large spikes of flowers. Never allow 
plants to become pot bound or growth 
will be stunted. Blooms in 12 weeks from 
seeding time. 53-58 degrees. 
Pure White 
Chamois-Rose 
Silvery Lilac 
Blood-Red 
Moonlight 
Purple 
Choicest Mixed 
Collection: 
One pkt. each above six colors, $2.50. 
Separately: Pkt., 50c. 
For Other Types—see page 14. 
Sweet Peas 
Early Flowering Spencer Varieties. Are 
the best for forcing. Grows in a cool 
house at 48-53 degrees. Seed sown in 
early August will bloom from Decem- 
ber through hte winter. See page 14 
for listing of varieties. 
Venidium 
Fastuosum Hybrids. This is a startling 
pot plant subject as well as a valuable 
cut flower. As many as 15 blooms grow 
on a plant at one time. Sow in August 
for February bloom. Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts. 
for $1.00. 
Wallflower 
Early Wonder. Seed should be started in 
May or June, grown outdoors, lifted 
just before frost and planted in the 
bench or in pots. Temperature 45-53 
degrees. Pkt., 35c; 3 pkts., $1.00. 
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