Paul L. Ward, Plantsman Gardens at 298 Hillsdale Street 
Hillsdale, Michigan ) Phone 653 
POTTED ANNUALS—-Spring of 1950 
Herlier flowers, unchecked growth and all-around better results will 
be obtained from our pot grown annuals. Shipped express collect, each plant 
individually wrapped, they will reach you in the best of planting condition, 
Group A. consists mainly of plants that are not hurt by late frosts 
and will be ready in late April or early May. Group B. contains all the rest 
of the kinds we grow in pots and includes all the tender kinds and some of the 
hardy kinds like delphiniums that will not be ready before the last of May. 
Prices on potted annuals do not include transportation. If you 
order 25 or more they will go by express collect, smaller lots by parcel post, 
you to remit later the postage charge. Minimum order for potted annuals $2.00 
and not less than three of a kind or color. WH WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE HAV- 
ING ORDERS FOR POTTED ANNUALS IN HAND NOT LATHER THAN March 15th. Thank you. 
GROUP A. April and May delivery: 
Asters: Four new ones—Ball’s early white, Ball’s rose, Ball’s purple, 
Ball’s shell pink—all fully double, long stemmed and large. The 
anemone type asters have proven very popular. They are double with 
crested centers in these colors: orchid, rose, scarlet, deep-bive; 
peach pink. Other colors and types: Heart of France, reds; Comet or 
shaggy type—giant Barly Blue, Rose Marie, Peach Blossom, white Santa 
Maria, purple Crego. Mixture of all above and others. 10¢ each. 
Snapdragons: Colossal garden type in red, white, pink, rose, yellow, 
and orange shades. Also Burpee’s Tetraploid mixed, very large. 
10¢ each. Tetraploid yellow and tetraploid pink, also the new 
"Skyscraper" with extra long flower heads, 12¢ each. 
Annual Larkspurs: Finest and newest giant flowering types, base branching 
in pink, rose, white, blue or mixed. 10¢ each. 
Calendulas-—-A fine large flowered, long stemmed class: 
Persimmon Beauty, giant orange 
Lemon Beauty, giant pure lemon yellow 
Apricot Beauty, two-toned, large bloom. Hach 12¢. 
GROUP B. Delivery late May and into July. 
Ageratums—Finest dwarf, "Blue Bedder", 15¢ each, 
Begonias—Compact, free flowering bedding type. Scarlet or Rose, in 
bud or bloom. 20¢ each. 
Delphiniums—-Pacific Hybrids--all semi-double. Best of all strains. 
Mixed 20¢ each, The following five at 25¢ each. "Summer Skies", 
light blue; "Blue Bird", medium blues; "Guinevere", orchid pink; 
"King Arthur", deep violet; "Sir Galahad", white. 
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