All-America Selections, Winners, and Outstanding Novelties 

Aster, Victory Giants, Mixed 
New Alyssum, Violet Queen 
_ New dwarf compact form, flowers of which are a pretty bright violet 
tint. A decidedly brilliant shade, and a variety that will come very 
true from seed. Trade pkt. 40c; 140z. 60c; oz. $1.50 
Aster, Victory Giants, Mixed 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections 
Splendid extra-early Giants of California type Aster. Strong, sturdy 
plants of branching habit, growing 3 feet tall. The flowers average 5 
inches across, and in a fine range of light-colored shades, including 
salmon-pink. Really a well-balanced mixture, without red. A splendid 
type for cut-flowers. Trade pkt. 50c; 140z. $1.25 
Aster, Single California Market, Rainbow 
This tall single wilt-resistant Aster is an excellent florist cut-flower 
variety and is used extensively in the cut-flower markets of Holly- 
wood and Los Angeles. Rainbow Mixture is a choice blend of florist 
colors. Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $2.00 
Baileya multiradiata - Desert Sun Ray 
This plant grows a foot tall, with grayish green foliage. The hand- 
some daisy-like flower is 114 inches across, composed of many bright 
yellow rays. Excellent as a cut-flower. 
Trade pkt. 40c; 140z. 90c; oz. $3.00 
Annual Carnations 
GIANT ENFANT DE NICE. Annual 20 inches high. The result of a 
cross between Chabaud’s Giant and Perpetual. Plants are of robust 
habit, with long stems, producing flowers from 244 to 3 inches in 
diameter. This strain is magnificent. 
Red. Blood-red. White. 
Rose. Deep rose. Mixed. 
Salmon. Light. 
Each: Trade pkt. 50c; 140z. $2.00 
Celosia, Gilbert’s Maple Gold 
A new variety of Celosia cristata (Cockscomb). This new type 
grows 2 to 3 feet high and is of good branching habit. Each stem 
terminates in a lovely ball-shaped cluster head that varies im size 
from small to 10 inches in diameter. The maple-pink heads vary in 
color from light to dark pink tippea with gold. Excellent for cutting 
and long-distance shipping. 
Original! trade packets only at 50c each. 


Centaurea Cyanus - Cornflower 
Free-flowering annuals that are very popular for cutting. 
SPECIAL FLORISTS’ SUPER-GIANT STRAIN. We offer the 
following improved Giant Cornflowers, the blooms of which are 
fully double, with clear colors and long stems, making this strain 
an extra-fme one for florists’ cut-flower purposes. 
Blue Boy. Deep Cornflower-blue. 
Trade pkt. 15c; 0z. 50c; 141b. $1.60; Ib. $5.00 
Pinkie. Clear deep pink. 
Trade pkt. 15c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; Ib. $5.00 
Red Boy. The best deep red. 
Trade pkt. 15c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; Ib. $5.00 
Snow Man. Pure white. 
Trade pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; 1b. $5.00 
Choice Mixture. Trade pkt. 15c; 0z. 50c; 14lb. $1.60; lb. $5.00 
Cleome (Spiderflower), Giant Pink Queen 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
Huge trusses of bright salmon-pink top the long stems of this dis- 
tinctly novel plant. This Cleome ts a hardy annual easily grown from 
seed planted directly in the border or garden. It blooms abundantly 
from midsummer to Iate fall. Height 3 to 4 feet. 
Trade pkt. 50c; oz. $2.00 
Cosmos, Yellow Flare 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
Similar to the original Orange Flare, except in color, which is a very 
rich golden yellow. A very striking plant for the garden, growing 3 to 
4 feet tall. It is a free bloomer on long, wiry stems. Airy serrated 
foliage. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.25 
Dahlia, Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 
Originator’s XXX Strain, Mixed 
Easily grown from seed and very popular for cutting. Miniature, 
early-flowering, semi-double hybrids, 114 to 2 feet high, in a wide 
range of charming colors. Fine for bedding. Requires no stakes and 
may be planted 18 to 20 inches apart. 
Trade pkt. 50c; 140z. $1.00; 140z. $1.50; oz. $3.00; 141b. $10.00 
Dahlborg Daisy 
A dwarf, compact edging plant, producing a profusion of small 
golden yellow flowers continuously from late spring until frozen in 
the fall. Height 8 inches. Trade pkt. 50c; 140z. $1.25 
Gypsophila .- Baby’s Breath 
ELEGANS ALBA GRANDIFLORA. A fine, easily grown annual, 
flowering to a marketable condition in six weeks. Excellent for 
cutting. 
Covent Garden Market (London Market.) (Improved Strain.) 
Very large pure white flowers with 6 to 8 petals. We consider 
this the best variety on the market. 
Oz. 25c; Mlb. 75c; lb. $2.25 
Ipomoea (Morning-Glory), Pearly Gates 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 
The flowers of this new variety are a lIovely lustrous white with 
creamy shading deep down in the throat and average 41% inches 
across. The vigorous, fast-climbing vines are covered with blooms 
from the middle of summer until frost. Pearly Gates is a wonderful 
companion for Heavenly Blue and is sure to be just as popular. 
Trade pkt. 40c; oz. $1.50 
Marigold, Dwarf Double French, Melody 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections 
- The flowers of this new Marigold are fully double, brilliant orange 
in color, each about an inch and a quarter in diameter. They are of 
the “‘Harmony” type and combine beautifully with that well-known 
variety of Marigold. The compact plants are about 12 inches high. 
A very early and free bloomer making this variety extremely useful 
for pot-plants and bedding. Trade pkt. 30c; oz. $1.50 

HENRY F. MICHELL CO. 
