COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 73 

BLUE LACE FLOWER—DIDISCUS 
Fine bedding plant and excellent fer cutting. Flowers 
lace-like, lavender blue 2% in. across borne on long stems 
all summer from seed sown in April. Sown in September 
produces bloom in March sown in January begins to bloom 
in May. For greenhouse culture start in flats later pot up 
as needed allow to bloom in 3 inch pots placed on the shelf 
in mid-winter. Water carefully, apply weak manure water 
once a week. Night temperature 50 deg. Outdoors for best 
results sow where the plants are to stand, do not transplant 
allow 6-8 inches of space between the plants. Annual. Height 
2ft. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 80c. 
Calendula 
An annual, 2-3 feet tall, producing very large, double, 
brilliantly colored flowers on long, stiff stems if grown in 
moist and COOL atmosphere with plenty of room to develop. 
The first blooms are apt to be short-stemmed and must be 
pinched out to insure long-stemmed blooms to come. Grow 
in a night temperature of 45 to 60 degrees, plant a foot apart 
each way or pot the plants and place them a foot apart on the 
benches. To get bloom for Thanksgiving, sow early in Au- 
gust, sow in September to succeed chrysanthemums and to- 
wards the end of February to get bloom in May. Calendula 
is a cool weather plant, during summer when it is hot and 
dry, even the best strains produce undersized and mostly 
single flowers. 
Requires very rich soil. One-half rotted manure, the other half 
rotted sod and 3 lbs. of bone meal to every large wheelbarrow of soil. 
Acid phosphate applied once in two weeks improves the bloom won- 
derfully. Best grown in solid beds, if on benches have at least 6 in. 
of soil. Will stand no shade, the soil must never be allowed to be- 
come too wet or too dry. To get well formed large double flowers 
disbud once a week. One ounce of seed produces 1,200 to 1,600 plants, 
ON THE PACIFIC COAST, in the Mountain states and in the far 
North calendula if sewn in succession will produce a heavy crop of 
flowers of the finest quality from June to frost. 
Calendula, Improved Bismarck Stocks and Freesias never fail 
to make money for the growers. The best prices are obtained dur- 
ing December, January and February. Calendulas have one draw 
back, namely, they wilt quickly if placed in a shallow dish or bowl, 
but will last five days or longer if kept with fully one-half of their 
stems in water. Call attention ef yeur customers to this fact to 
avoid disappointment. Calendulas are always in demand and are 
easily handled, can be produced in a 50 deg. house or less and they 
can be grown for less than the price demanded by the wholesale 
rowers and be of better quality. What are the returns? That is 
he most important question. Fritz Bahr says: Out of a bench 
656x100 feet, oecupied by 400 plants, seed sown July 25th and the 
lants benched Aug. 27th, these were the returns: Started cutting 
det. lith up to Jan. 12th, the bench yielded 312 dozens and these 
sold partly retail and partly wholesale, brought in money $831.25. 
After Calendulas stocks went into that bench, that were started from 
seed Oct. 15th and later placed in 2%4’s. These stocks (Imp. Bis- 
marck) should flower around the end of March and be out of the 
way by April 15th. The bench put in condition, can then be planted 
with Gladiolus, the bulbs of which were started in 3’s about March 
15th. 

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Calendula Chrysantha Sunshine 
GREENHOUSE CALENDULAS 
MASTERPIECE—Flowers large, very double on long stems, 
clear rich orange with a brown center. Height 24 in. 
SENSATION or CAMPFIRE—Improved Florist strain. Blooms 
completely double, four inches across or over, flat across the 
top of deep orange with a scarlet sheen produced in quantity 
on long, heavy cutting stems. Ideal for florist use. Height 
20 in. 
ORANGE GIANT—Extra large double brilliant deep orange. 
Extra choice. Height 20 in. 
ORANGE KING SELECT—Flowers extra large bright deep 
orange. Height 20 in. 
LEMON KING SELECT—Same as Lemon Queen. Flowers ex- 
tremely double clear lemon yellow with darker center. 
Height 20 in. 
BALL ORANGE—(Long Orange). 
stems. Height 20 in. 
BALL APRICOT—Soft apricot, dark eye, large double flowers. 
BALL ORANGE IMPROVED—Glowing orange, petals slightly 
notched, light center. Plants of compact growth. Height 20 
in 
GREENHOUSE MIXED—Conitains all the above, orange 
shades predominating. 
PRICE—Any of the above: T. pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 25c; oz. $1.40 
BEDDING CALENDULAS 
CHRYSANTHA SUNSHINE—Clear bright yellow, petals in- 
curved. Height 24 in. 
ORANGE SUNSHINE—Golden orange. Sunshine type of Cal- 
endulas will produce first class cut-flowers during summer 
in spite of hot weather. 
RADIO—Deep orange, petals quilled. Height 20 in. 
LEMON KING—Light yellow, light center. Height 20 in. 
ORANGE KING—Double flowers of brilliant orange. Height 
20 in. 
FINEST BEDDING MIXED—Contains all calendulas of dis- 
tinction. 
PRICE—Any of the above: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45¢; Ib. $5.00. 
CALCEOLARIA GARNET 
If you are looking for something extraordinarily classy 
in the line of pot plants, a plant that will sell fast and for 
a good price, you will try Calceolaria Garnet. The flowers 
are produced in large heads in a cloud-like formation and 
are of velvety crimson-scarlet, an unusual shade, stunningly 
effective. The foliage is neat compact cushion like, the 
whole plant extraordinarily neat. In European markets pro- 
duced a near sensation. It is of the Multifiora Nana class, 
easy to produce from seed and still more easy to sell. In- 
dividual flowers 14% inches across. Height 10 in. 
CALCEOLARIA MULTIFLORA NANA—RFasily raised and 
easily handled. Flowers not quite as large as of the Grandi- 
flora, in many self colors as well as combination of colors 
produced in abundance never before seen and as many as 500 
individual flowers are crowded on one plant, producing very 
striking effect. Height 1 ft. MIXED. T. pkt. 46c. 
Deep orange, extra long 

