“Flower Seeds 
BRANCHING 
STOCKS 
Retail growers should include some of 
this class in their planting. All, with the 
exception of the Dwarf Ten Week, are 
handled the same. Plant 8x8 in. and top 
when about 8 in. tall for plenty of good 
flowers with medium length stems. The 
Dwarf Ten Week type is largely used for 
pot plants. 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
Golden Gate. Soft, creamy yellow. 
Monterey. A clear bright pink. 
@ Pacific. Fairly dark lilac-mauve. 
Redwood. Ruby red. 
Santa Barbara. Chamois or buff. 
@Santa Maria. Best branching white. 
®Tahoe. Clear lavender. 
® Yosemite. Rich rose-pink. 
Prices above 8, each: tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 oz., 
$1225; 1 0z.. $4.50, 
Mixture of all colors in this class. Tr. pkt., 
35c; 44 oz., $1.15; 1 oz., $4.00. 
IMPROVED BISMARCKS 
Antique Copper. Fine copper-red. 
Apple Blossom. Pale, delicate pink. 
Blood-Red. Bright ruby-red. 
@®Chamois. Clear chamois or buff. 
@EIk’s Pride. Rich purple. 
Flesh. Pale coral-pink. 
Golden Ball. Ivory-yellow. 
@®Lovender. Clear lilac-lavender. 
Lilac. Fairly deep lilac-blue. 
@Rose. Fine bright rose-pink. 
@Shasta. Giant flowered white. 
Formula Mixture of above colors. 
Prices above 12, each: tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 oz., 
$1.15; 1 oz., $3.50. 
BEAUTY OF NICE 
Cote D’Azure. Light lavender-blue. 
Flesh-Pink (Beauty of Nice). 
Mont Blanc. Extra early pure white. 
Queen Alexandra. Fine rosy lilac. 
Mixture. 
Prices above 5, each: tr. pkt., 30¢; 14 oz., 
75e? 107... 52.65. 
PERPETUAL BRANCHING 
Empress Victoria. Lilac. Mixture 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., 30¢; 4 oz., 
75¢; 1°07. 52.65. 
DWARF TEN WEEK 
Blcod-Red 
Lavender 
Purple 
Carmine-Pink 
Canary-Yellow Deep Rose 
White Formula Mixture 
Prices above 8, each: tr. pkt., 25¢; 14 oz., 
65c; 1 oz., $2.00. 
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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
pYeuuual Larkspur 
for Florists” 

Left to right: 
1. Sup. Maj. Lavender 
Salmon Supreme ‘ 
Five of today’s finest Larkspur. See 7 Best list, opposite page. 
3. Sup. Maj. White 5. Giant Imp. Rosalind 
4. Giant Imp. Blue Spire 
For Early Summer Cut Flowers Outdoors 
If a sowing is made outdoors by growers in the near South 6 or 7 weeks before the 
ground freezes, plants well enough established to winter over in all except the most severe 
seasons can be produced. In our locality sowing should be done late enough to avoid 
gvermination before the ground freezes. With good drainage and some coarse covering, 
such a sowing will germinate promptly in early spring and get into flower 2 or 3 weeks 
before the spring sown crop. 
Under Glass—Spring Flowering 
For indoor growing, Larkspur is a nice crop to follow either early or late Mums. Well 
started 3 inch banded or potted plants should be ready, and are produced by a September 
or later sowing. 
Space at least 12x12 in. on ground; 10x10 in. on raised beds should be ample. The 
after Mum planting is generally started out cool, 40° to 45° nights, increasing to 50° or 
more with spring weather. 
Germination 
Larkspur seed, as well as its perennial form, Delphinium, holds its germination for but 
one year—more or less. And it doesn’t germinate well in high temperatures. If it must 
be sown when hot, better do so in flats set under a bench or in a cool shed. It requires 
2 to 3 weeks to come through, sometimes longer. 
New Crop Seed 
is always most reliable for sowing under adverse conditions of summer heat. We have 
a special source for Larkspur seed (7 best varieties only) permitting delivery in early 
August. If you order in June or July, please specify whether you prefer to wait for new 
crop. After August all orders are filled with new erop. 
8 The dot (®) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 

