“The Coming Seasou 
High earnings and plenty of available money are factors that clearly point to active business for Florists the 
coming year. Preparing well for it with uniformly good stock is important, and this is where we can help either 
retail or wholesale growers. Never have we been quite so completely prepared with good strains of flower seed 
as we are today. Nearly all the seed we supply of Forcing Snaps, Non-Branching Stocks, Begonias, Primulas, 
Calceolarias and Cinerarias is grown by us in our 214 acres of greenhouses. We are as certain as it is possible 
to be of its fine quality. An example of our single plant selection work in improving strains is the fact that 
we annually carry on over 700 such selections of our Stocks, the best of which become our next season’s 
seed crop. A further example of our interest in this work is the 48 single plant selections of Coleus we are 
carrying on this season; this to eliminate heavy unwanted colors. You are cordially invited to visit us and 
look over these growing interests. 
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Service for Growers 
BALL RED BOOK 
6th Edition 
GROWER TALKS 
(Monthly) 
Note—Cash Discount! Prices quoted on Cyclamen seed 
By Geo. J. Ball 
Over 50 yrs. growing ex- 
perience with miscellane- 
ous crops is gathered into 
this paper bound booklet. 
Two hundred and fifty 
subjects are treated in 
this new edition. We 
giadlhyeematmite tor. OUr 
customers for the cost 
of printing and mailing 
which is 5Oc. 


By Geo. J. Ball and others 
Our monthly medium for 
suggesting timely sowing 
of seasonal crops, along 
with practical suggestions 
for growing them on. Also 
includes notes of general 
Floricultural value as 
noted by the editor and 
his staff. 
Monthly, 40c per yr.—2 
VES mua C! 
CATALOG No. 53—JUNE 1946—BUSINESS TERMS 
Our address is WEST Chicago, Illinois on Highways U. S. 
and Plant Bands are net, no cash discount. Plant 
330 or Illinois 64—and on Chicago and Northwestern 

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and Bulb prices are net unless quoted differently in Ry. You are always welcome here, Pasa 
special catalogs or lists. Otherwise, when cash is en- Half Trade Packets supplied only where so listed. Sybian 12 
closed, a discount of 5% is allowed on all orders from } ; P Caiee (aps eee wok ih 10 
$1.00 to $25.00. On $25.00 and over, 8% is allowed. Qur Byala Is With Florists Only. We do not sell at Cale Aaa doschanencnaccue 8 
’ ately GinerantasMercesceecceeeeee ee 10 
Cash should accompany all orders unless credit has been Shortages—All items in this catalog are offered subject Gyclamenmmmnier cnt ats 9 
established. C.0.D. shipments 50% in advance, Im- to crop failures or shortages. Delphiinitinametee snes 13 
portant. Make all checks or money orders payable nd 3 . Freesiaw Seed wt ee 14 
to Geo. J. Ball, Inc., WEST Chicago, Iil. We Use Every Precaution to supply seeds of highest Kalanchocmmes me 14 
quality only and promptly refund price paid for same Warkspurieen in oinuee 8 
Note. Our seed sold only in our printed packets or con- if unsatisfactory with reasonable care. Manicoldsmeeaet ees 14 
tainers. Order from us only or through our regular All seeds sold under Seedsman’s disclaimer as follows: POMSIlOSUi terete css creeeseconeces q/ 
agents. Disclaimer. All Florists know that success with seeds en Ase Bick Con 
ee eco ctal Paetsch ahact vet depends largely upon weather and general germination pee oy 
All Prices in this catalog subject to change without notice, conditions, so, in accordance with the universal cus- HIMUIGS s.sssseeseeseneeeeeess 
see tom of the seed frade, we, Geo. J. Ball, Inc., give no SCHIZANTHUS so... esesesenens 14 
All Seed Orders sent prepaid to U.S. and Canada at warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness SMOPGKAGOMSMrercecwssreces 2-3 
catalog prices. of any seeds, bulbs or plants we send out and we STOCKS mn morte ee aceec orcs 4-5 
will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our SWEC he CGS tree rarr tates: 6-7 
Air Mail Delivery will be made on request if 10c per oz. is liability, in all instances, is limited to the purchase Misc, Perennials ....15-16 
allowed for postage, which includes shipping envelopes. price of the seeds, bulbs or plants. Vegetable Seed .......... 14 
