“Flower Seeds 



for Florists” 
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WEST CHICAGO 
HLLINDIS 
MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued 

Our strain of Salvia St. John’s Fire is unsurpassed for uniform, dwarf 
habit and rich display of early scarlet flowers. 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
4000 seeds per 35 oz. This brightly colored class excels all 
other Primulas in large flower size. Sow from January on 
for Christmas and later. 
“Fasbender’s Red. An outstandingly fine extra large flowered 
deep crimson red. 
Mohnstein’s Atrosanguinea. Popular deep red. 
“Mueller’s Berlin Rose (Mueller’s Rosea) . 
Heavy compact plants and large flowers. 
Soft medium rose. 
Lachsrosa. Salmon rose shades. 
*Coerulea. Clear mid-blue. A choice strain. 
White. Rather tall growth. 
“Formula Mixture. Carefully blended from above colors. 
Prices above 7, each: Tr. pkt., $1.25; a; oz., $2.25; 35 02z., 
$4.25. 
Wyaston Wonder. A special selection of this famous English 
variety. Vigorous growing, large flowered bright crimson. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25; ¢ oz., $3.00; 4.0z:, $5.50. 
PRIMULA CHINENSIS 
A popular class with many retail growers. Very colorful and 
showy. 
Dazzler. Standard orange. Tr. pkt., $1.50; x5 oz., $5.60. 
*Kardinal. Vivid, intense orange. Improves Dazzler in depth 
and brilliance. Tr. pkts. only, $1.50. 
Special Mixture. A choice assortment of colors. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 
yz 0z., $3.60. 
Hardy Primulas, see page 45. 
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(Chinese Primula) 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE FLOWER 
36,000 S. 24 in. Large heads of white flowers in umbels, 
similar to Didiscus. Nice filler for basket work. Tr. pkt., 
20c; %4 oz., 30¢; | oz., $1.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
Gient Hybrids Mixed. Double flowers in shades of yellow, 
orange and red. Tr. pkt., 50c; Vg oz., $1.00; % oz., $1.75; 
i apey GRovy dy. 
RICINUS (Castor Bean) 
Very fast growing, tall, large leaved plants. 
hedges and windbreaks. 
Crimson Spire. 75 S. 8 ft. Bronzy red foliage with crimson 
stems and red fruit. 1] oz., 40¢; 4 oz., $1.40; 1 Ib., $4.20. 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. 25 S. 10 ft. Foliage all green. 1} oz., 
20c; 4 oz., 60c; | Ib., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA 
85,000 S. Fine outdoor cutting material. Very free flower- 
ing in bright yellow, orange and brown shades. 
“Starlight. The only Rudbeckia strain we have seen that ac- 
tually produces fully double, Dahlia-like flowers. An attrac- 
tive mixture of autumn shades flowering on long stems; flower 
type ranges from nearly single to fully double. Tr. pkt., 30¢; 
Va oz., 90¢; | oz., $3.00. 
SAINTPAULIA 
lonantha (African Violet). Deep blue. Extra fine seed that 
requires care in germinating. Uniform moisture, a 60° tem- 
perature and protection from bright sun are necessary in 
growing good Saintpaulias. Tr. pkt., $1.50. 
Good for tall 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
125,000 S. Salpiglossis furnishes the retail grower with good 
cutting material either from a Jan.-Feb. sowing indoors or 
a later one grown outdoors. 
EMPEROR. 30 in. The tall kind for cutting. 
*Mixture of all colors. Tr. pkt., 15¢; V4 oz., 30¢; 1 oz., 90¢e. 
DWARF GIANT FLOWERED. 20 in. Fine for bedding and 
borders. 
Mixture of all colors in this dwarf class. Tr. pkt., 20¢; V4 oz., 
40c; | oz., $1.35. 
SALVIA 
SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage). 8,000 S. This strikingly colorful 
brilliant scarlet annual is popular wherever bedding plants 
are grown. The following are listed according to their 
flowering dates—earliest first. In selecting varieties, keep 
in mind the fact that earliness is had at some cost in vigor 
and the earlier varieties will not make as big a showing in 
the fall as the later ones like Bonfire or Splendens Tall, but 
will bloom over a longer season. 
*St. John’s Fire. The earliest and most dwarf variety available. 
About 12 in. high. Ours is an excellent strain. Tr. pkt., 75¢; 
Vg oz., $1.40; VY oz., $2.50; V2 oz., $4.25; 1 oz., $7.50. 
“Blaze of Fire. The standard extra early strain. Closely follows 
St. John’s Fire in flowering and is somewhat stronger and more 
robust in growth. 14 to 16 in. Tr. pkt., 75¢; V4 oz., $2.00; 
Y2 oz., $3.50; 1 oz., $6.00. 
“Firebrand (Early Harbinger). 18 in. Between Blaze of Fire 
and America in earliness of flowering. Remains in full 
flower throughout the summer. Tr. pkt., 75¢; 4 oz., $2.00; 
Yo oz., $3.50; 1 oz., $6.00. 
“America (Globe of Fire). 20 in. This is our uniformly true 
and even stock of this fine variety. Follows Firebrand in 
flowering date. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 4 oz., $1.35; 1 oz., $4.75. 
Salvias have come a long way since the original Splendens. Try the newer varieties. 
