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Cyclamen 
CULTURE—Sow in flat filled with sifted leaf mould and enough 
coarse sand to insure good drainage and cover about % in. Seed 
germinates irregularly and germinates best in a dark place with moist 
and rather close atmosphere in a temperature of from 40 to 45 de- 
grees. As the plants show up, transplant carefully into other flats, 
spacing them an inch apart. When plants are ready, transplant them 
from one flat to another, for about six months after that place them 
in 21% in. pe In flats plant shallow, the bulbs barely covered with 
soil, in pots keep bulbs covered to a depth of about an inch, except 
when in blooming size pots when the bulbs should be eer half way 
above the soil. Transplant from pot to pot whenever the plants show 
healthy root growth around the inside of the pots. Soil for pots must 
be rich, mixed with well decayed cattle manure. Keep plants shaded 
and give them plenty of air at all times. Never allow the plants to 
bloom in smaller pots than 4 inches. Over summer, place in frames 
filled with sand, bury the pots half way into the sand, allow at least 
an inch of space between them, keep the hot sun out by whitewashing 
the glass and the plants cool by ventilating and frequent spraying. 
Or keep them in a frame house with dirt walks and keep the soil 
under the benches always moist but not soaking wet. When the plants 
are in blooming size pots, transfer them into large and airy house. 
clamen does not like heat; to keep plants cool, ventilate, spray 
with water; keep shaded to avoid leaves from wilting and to avoid 
disease spray once a week with nicotine, and if disease appears, spray 
with nicotine twice a week and place powdered charcoal around the 
plants on top of the soil. Water carefully. The highest prices are 
paid for Cyclamen in December. It takes 16 to 18 months to raise a 
perfect plant from seed—sow accordingly. 
The seed we offer is raised for us by one of Germany’s best grow- 
ers and is the best money can buy. 
PEARL OF ZEHLENDORF—Dark salmon pink. ROSE OF 
ZEHLENDORF—Light salmon pink. GLORY OF WANDS. 
BECK—Dark clear salmon. SUNRAY—Pure pink, blood-red 
eye. BONFIRE—Brilliant ruby-salmon. 
VULCAN—Glowing dark red. BRIGHT ROSE—Deep pink. 
ROSE OF MARIENTHAL—Salmon rose. PURE WHITE— 
PURE WHITE WITH RED EYE—LILAC BLUE. CRIMSON 
KING—Blood red. FIREBRAND—Salmon scarlet. 
AMSTERDAM GIANT—Bright crimson. 
Price for any of the above: 10 seeds 25c; 100 seeds 
$2.00; 200 seeds or over at the rate of $18.00 per 1000. 
CYCLAMEN SPECIAL MIXTURE 
Includes every variety listed as well as new varieties 
all of Giant Flowering class. 10 seeds 25c; 100 seeds $2.00; 
200 seeds and over $1.80 per 100. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUM 
IN A SPECIAL MIXTURE (SUCCESSION MIXTURE). This mixture 
contains the best, longest lived and hardiest of hardy chrysanthemum 
varieties. The plants raised out of this seed will furnish you bloom 
from early in May till late in summer. T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 25c. 
IN EVERY CASE when price is not quoted for any item in this 
catalog it means that we are unable to supply that seed at the pres- 
ent, owing to war conditions. 







Coleus For spring sales sow late in January or early 
in February, press the seed into the dirt and 
cover lightly with dirt when the seeds are beginning to sprout. 
When the plants are large enough to handle, pot off singly, 
shift as needed. Use rich and porous soil. 
COLEUS METEOR Leaves of enormous size in 
shades of copper red with a me- 
tallic lustre. T. pkt. 25c; s 0z. 45c; x oz. 80c. 
COLEUS SUNRISE—Miniature form of Coleus, plants only 10 
inches tall. The leaves are small but very thick set on the 
stalks. Colors almost without an end, many plants having 
leaves bordered and marked in a remarkable fashion. Unex- 
celled for fancy beddings and for pots. T. pkt. 25c; + oz. 
 80c; % oz. $1.50; oz. $10.00. 
FINEST MIXED—This contains the finest varieties of coleus 
with leaves which often measure 10 inches in length and 8 
inches in width, heart shaped and handsomely crimpled, 
toothed and frilled, their color combinations are remarkably 
rich, comprising all the reds, metallic green and yellows in 
shades in the most delicate to nearly black. T. pkt. 25c; + 
oz. 70c; % oz. $1.20; oz. $8.00. 
Flowers for Bouquets 
Achillea, Aconitum, Acroclinium, Ageratum, Ammobium, 
Anemone, Anthemis, Anthirhinum, Aquilegia, Arctotis, Ar- 
meria, Asperula, Aster, Astilbe, Bellis, Brachycome, Browallia, 
Calendula, Calliopsis, Campanula, Carnation, Cantanache, 
Celosia, Centaurea, Cheiranthus, Chrysanthemum, Clarkia, 
Coreopsis, Cosmos, Dahlias, Delphinium, Dianthus, Digitalis, 
Dimorphoteca, Doronicum, Eryngium, Eupatorium, Gaillardia, 
Gillia, Geum Gerbera, Godetia, Gomphrena, Gypsophyla, Heli- 
anthus, Helichrysum, Hesperis, Heuchera, Hugelia, Hunne- 
mania, Iris, Larkspur, Lavatera, Lathyrus, Lavender, Lepto- 
syne, Linaria, Lunaria, Lupinus, Linum, Lychnis, Marigold, 
Mignonette, Myosotis, Nasturtium, Nemesia, Nierembergia, 
Nigella, Pansy, Pardanthus, Pentstemon, Phlox, Physalis, 
Physostegia, Platycodon, Poppy, Primulas, Pyrethrum, Rho- 
dante, Rudbeckie, Salpiglosis, Salvia, Saponaria, Schizanthus, 
Scabiosa, Senecio, Silene, Statice, Stevia, Stocks, Stokesia, 
Sunflower, Sweet William, Sweet Pea, Valeriana, Verbena, Vis- 
caria, Thalicrum, Trachelium, Tritoma, Xeranthemum, Wall- 
flowers, Zinnia. See also Ornamental Grasses. Most of them 
are useful for bouquets. 
A shorter list including only the more important bouquet 
flowers: Acroclinium, Antirhinum, Arctotis, Asters, Calliopsis, 
Carnation, Centaurea, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Delphinium, Gail- 
lardia, Gypsophyla, Helichrysum, Larkspur, Marigold, Phlox, 
Salpiglosis, Saponaria, Scabiosa, Statice, Sweet Pea and 
Zinnia. With Iris, Peonies and hardy ferns the above will 
produce during the summer till frost an uninterrupted supply. 
A PEARL 
among flowers is salpiglosis. Without an equal in richness of color- 
ing, one of the choicest, very finest, very select, yet almost unknown. 
Start a bed of salpiglosis so that visitors and passersby could see, 
stop, look, admire and inquire as well as to start them talking, men- 
tioning your place of business as the place where they have seen the 
flower of fabulous beauty. 
