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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
Forcing Suapdrageus 
ANTIRRHINUM) 
COMPLETE LIST OF VARIETIES—Continued 
BRONZE Tr. Pkt. 
Afterglow. Bright orange-bronze; still widely grown. . . .$1.00 
@ Ball Bronze Hyb. No. 6, “Indian Chief.” (New.) Scar- 
let-bronze. See page 2. % tr. pkt., $1.75........... 3.00 
@Barbara. HYBRID. (Yoder.) Large flowered bronze 
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Bronze Christmas Cheer. % tr. pkt., $1.25......... 2.00 
Glorious. Bright reddish bronze for spring........... 1.50 
Ideal Improved. Blend of rose, orange and yellow..... 1.50 
Jubilee. HYBRID. (Winkler.) Light golden bronze. 
Habit similar to Goldrush. 1 tr. pkt., $1.75......... 3.00 
Kirkwood Beauty. Orange-bronze................. 1.00 
@Lady Dorothy. Bright orange-bronze. The best in this 
color class for mid-winter. % tr. pkt., $1.75......... 3.00 
Miss Wooster. Spring flowering, golden orange....... 1.00 
Schlegel’s Early Bronze. An improved Bronze Christmas 
Cheer, with better flowers and habit............... 2.00 
Sunlite. Extra early Jight bronze.................. 1.00 
Talisman Imp. Double and semi-double golden bronze. . 2.00 
LAVENDER 
@ Ball Lavender. Long stemmed and strong growing with 
good spikes of bright rosy lavender................ 1.50 
Bertha Baur. Prefer Ball Lavender................ 1.50 
Schumann’‘s Lavender. Popular spring variety........ 2.00 
Windmiller’s Lilac. Long stemmed rosy lilac......... 2.00 
RED Tr. Pkt. 
EVIE Roy oth & Geico teeiot tno deo eaoiteG Dae carne ane $3.00 
@Ball Red Hyb. No. 8, “Navajo.” (New.) Improves 
No. 7 in sturdiness and length of stem and spike. Same 
colomaScempare 2. 2uire pktt> lai eee indole kaka 3.00 
Priscilla Ann. HYBRID. (New—Yoder.) Originator’s de- 
scription: “A vigorous grower with long, graceful spikes 
of large, velvety crimson florets. The earliest of our hy- 
brids.” We have not had an opportunity to grow this 
Walletya veto. ioepktes > laconic 2 irate an cee oe 3.00 
Red Lips. Bright wine-red with gold lip and white tube. 
MwalLractiy ee DICOLOTERMONE It yiemenen eee een ener 2.00 
Shisler’s Red. Attractive wine-red. True to color and a. 
good hard stemmed variety for spring.............. 2.00 
MIXTURES 
Hybrid Formula Mixed. Mixture of hybrid Snaps. 1% tr. 
DEAS Hay See ee ru er ern eon ae 3.00 
Ball Forcing Mixture. Carefully blended by formula from 
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Standard Early Mixed, All varieties............... Sle) 
PLEASE NOTE 
\ tr. pkts. of any varieties priced at $1.00 are supplied at 
60c; % pkts. of $1.50 varieties, $1.00. No % pkts. on $2.00 
or $3.00 varieties EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. 
If the variety you want is not listed, send us your order and 
we will get it for you or suggest a satisfactory substitute. 
NOTES ON SNAP CULTURE 
There isn’t much doubt but that Snaps are the most versatile, 
responsive and profitable seed produced cut flower crop that any 
grower handles today. And the advent of those increasingly re- 
markable Hybrids has served to spur still further the Snapdragon’s 
wide popularity and usefulness. Yes, we've come a long way since 
the first so-called forcing varieties like Jennie Schneider and 
Nelrose; and we here at Ball’s are proud to have played a parb 
in this development during the past 20 years. 
About Varieties. Of the 80 or so varieties in commercial use 
at present, the following are among the more generally satisfac- 
tory: white, Ball White Hyb. No. 5 (Snowman), White Wonder 
Imp., Margaret; light pink, Christina, Maryland Pink, Mary Ellen; 
medium pink, Dorcas Jane, Ball Pink Hyb. Nos. 3 (Pink Cloud) 
and 4 (Pink Monarch); rose, Christmas Cheer, Ball Rose Hyb. 
No. 9 Rosanna, Peggy Schumann, Delworth’s Supreme; yellow, 
Ball Yellow Hyb. No. 1 (Golden Spike), Ethel, Patricia; bronze, 
Barbara, Ball Bronze Hyb. No. 6 (Indian Chief), Lady Dorothy; 
lavender, Ball Lavender; red, Ball Red Hybrids Nos. 7 and 8 
Navajo, Shisler’s Red. Particularly important in winter is the use 
of clean growing varieties with a minimum of side growth. 
Handling the Crop. Figure on around 3 weeks from seed sowing 
until seedlings are ready to handle in summer—about 5 weeks in 
winter. If benches are ready, seedlings may go directly into them; 
otherwise, into 2- or 2¥%4-inch bands or open beds spaced about 
3x3 inches. Either way, they should be benched unpinched when 
around 4 inches tall, spacing about 8x8 inches for a pinched crop. 
We pinch them at a height of 8 inches or so, leaving 4 sets of 
leaves. After the breaks have reached a length of around 1% 
inches, they should be pruned to the four best. Night temperatures 
of 50° (except 45° during December) are satisfactory. Some 
ventilation in winter is important except on the very coldest days. 
Little fertilizing should be done during the darkest days, with light 
applications of a balanced plant food as days get longer, if soil 
tests indicate a need. A regular insect control program is im- 
portant. Possibilities are Parathion aerosols and Vapotone spray. 
Sowing and Flowering Dates. The following table refers to the 
conyentional pinched crop. The dates are approximate and for 
raised benches. 
Sow To Flower Sow To Flower 
July 15 Late December September 1 Mid-March 
August 10 February October 1 Early April 
August 20 Early March November 15 Mid-May 
For single stemmed culture, see schedule on page 3. 
Cloth House Culture. Probably not greenhouse quality, but good 
Snaps in June when you need them. Best bet is to sow March 1, 
band in 2% inch, plant to cloth house in early May. Grown single 
stemmed you should cut flowers in early June before weather gets 
too hot. Wire and string supports, of course. 
The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 5 
