A. B.C. Supreme Quality Hower Seeds 


A. B. C. HARDY PERENNIAL and BIENNIAL SEEDS 
VERBENA 
BONARIENSIS 
Slender freely-branched stems attain a height of 4 to 5 ft. and bear 
numerous terminal sprays of Heliotrope flowers during July and August. 
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BIPINNATIFIDA 
Fern-like foliage 18 inches high, covered with lavender-blue flowers 
produced in clusters. Holds fine appearance throughout full blooming 
period, June-November. Tr. Pkt........... 25c Wa} OZ. pomemeveters 75¢ 
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VERONICA [Speedwell] 
Maritima (Longifolia). Long spikes of blue flowers from July to Sep- 
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Spicata. 142 feet high. Has long spikes of bright blue flowers in 
June and July. 
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VIOLA 
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at Apricot. Beautiful rich apricot shades tinged to- 
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Arkwright Ruby. Bright ruby crimson, with cen- 
inal markings; velvety; fragrant....-...:..- -50 2.60 8.00 
TRITO MA Avalanche. Large pure white................ .90 2.00 
(Red-Hot Poker, Flame Flower, Torch Lily). Early Flowering Hybrids. Bizarre. A most extraordinary coloring—the two 
These are easy to grow from seed and they will come into blossom upper petals are pure violet-purple and the 
quite quickly. The seed we offer has or saved from a ol ee lowertthree clear apricot!...2s.s+.-«s.5 0) 50 2.00 
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Pfitzer’s Hybrids. Scarlet. Tr. Pkt......... 25c VAROZ emeveNedete Rone 65c sembles Pansy Beaconfield..........+++++- 50 1.25 4.00 
Blue rEli Wee Gee sine chavs temene eke eters siete tesegs ales .50 2.25 pint 
TROLLIUS (Globe Flower] Blue Perfection. Light blue. Large flowered. 8 in.. .50 1.75 5.50 
Trollius Ledebouri. Seed should be frozen over winter for proper Chantreyland. A perfect Viola, producing masses 
germination. GispuTestcpricot flowersmene str eect 50 2.25 6.00 
Golden Queen. Large orange flowers, 3 to 4 feet. Very fine early Lutea Splendens. Chrome yellow. 8 in........ .50 1.50 4.50 
flowering variety. Tr. Pkt............ 35c WE Cliso 6 od poco bat $1.50 Papilio. Blue and white. 6 in............250+- 35 1.25 4.00 
Papilio Decpevioletineens -cienstchereieveicnche 1 cienosnols 239 1.55 4.50 
TUNICA : 
: clo ee ink fl east aa Primrose Perfection. A good yellow........... 235 1.40 aisle 
Saxifraga. A meoy tufted plant with light pink flowers produced a White Perfection. White. Large flowered. 8 in... .35 1.25 4.00 
summer. Useful either for the rockery or the border. : 
Special Mixture. Bright shades of self colors of 
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Tr, Pkt ; 
VALERIANA [Valerian] 
Mixed. Showy, hardy border plants producing large corymbs of red 
or white flowers. Fine for bouquets. Mixed colors; 2 feet. 
BL OsOnKeseae kev E RY 
COMMERCIAL FLOWER FORCING, by Alex Laurie and D. C. Kip- 
linger. Fourth edition. A concise treatise on the growing of various 
flower crops. The chapter titles include: Greenhouse Construction 
and Heating; Factors Influencing Plant Growth; Soils; Fertilizers; 
Gravel Culture; Reproduction; Diagnosing Greenhouse Ills; Major 
Crops; Minor Crops; Miscellaneous Cut Flower Crops; Bulbs, Corms 
and Tubers; Flowering Fot Plants; Foliage Plants; Forcing Hardy 
Plants; Cloth Houses; Wholesale Marketing; Costs of Production. 
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Handbook of Fertilizers, by A. F. Gustafson. Source, composition, 
effects and application of commercial fertilizers. 172 pages, revised 
edition (1939) $2.00 
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The Album of Designs—Funeral Flowers. Handsome pictures of 
funeral pieces, many full-page size; assist greatly in taking funeral 
orders more quickly. 96 pages (1945)............:.2-+.-0+- $1.50 
The Designer’s Notebook. Up-to-date methods of arranging funeral 
work, wedding bouquets, corsages and table flowers. Mlustrated. 
For beginners, and experienced designers. 96 pages (1940). ..$1.00 
FLORIST 
VIOLA—VARIOUS TYPES 
Johnny Jump Up. Little Pansy faces of purple, 
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SHOULD OWN 
COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE, by Fritz Bahr. Fourth edition, re- 
vised and brought up to date. A practical manual for the retail 
grower. The best book for the all-around florist. A guide to the 
inexperienced showing the profitable methods of growing and 
selling flowers and a help to the experienced as a volume of 
reference and reminder. Part I is devoted to opportunities and re- 
sponsibilities of the florists’ business. Part II has 300 puges of 
cultural information. Written by a retail grower of lifelong expe- 
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Propagation of Plants, by M. G. Kains and L. M. McQuesten. A 
reference book for propagators in greenhouse and nursery. It 
includes seed testing, layerage, division, separation, rooting cut- 
tings by growth-stimulating substances, greenhouse fumigation, 
grafting, budding, stock and scion handling, nursery management 
and pest control. 375 illustrations. 637 pages (1942)......... $4.00 
“Niogue in Flowers” (new edition). Contains many fine illustra- 
tions of the latest styling in Wedding Flowers, Corsages, Table 
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