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WEST CHICAGO 
ILLINOIS 
NEW! PACIFIC PINK 
The first really new color in Column Stocks 
in over a decade, being a bright, luminous salmon- 
rose-pink, without the bluish cast of all other pinks 
and roses. Spikes are shapely and well formed with 
good stems. We believe this is destined to become 
one of the most popular Non-Branching Stocks with- 
in a few years. Be among the first to grow it. 
VY, tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.75; 1% oz., $3.30; 
1/4 oz., $6.00; 14 oz., $10.00; 1 0z., $18.00. 
WHITE 
@No. 16 Ball White—Medium Tall. This early pure white is 
the most popular variety on our entire list. 
No. 99 Ball White. We find this pure white averages 4 to 6 
inches longer spike and stem than our popular No. 16. 
White Giant. Originator’s seed. Good long stemmed white. 
Best white for outdoor culture in cool areas. We prefer our 
No. 16 Ball White for greenhouse use, altho some growers have 
reported favorably on White Giant for this purpose. 
Gardenia, Imp. Originator’s seed. Pure white. Branches some- 
what. A fine outdoor strain. 
No. 5 Ball Dwarf White. Spikes of this dwarf Non-Branching 
Stock resemble a white Hyacinth. An ideal pot plant variety. 
Avalanche. Long, column-like spikes of pure white are carried 
on firm but not bulky stems of good length. About a week later 
than Ball White No. 16 when flowered under glass, but excep- 
tionally nice. Probably the finest white for California and 
Arizona outdoor growing. 
Bad ooo Stock 
(18,000 seeds per oz.) 
A visit to any market in the spring will confirm the fact that 
Non-Branching Stocks remain high on the list of cool house crops. 
Easter remains the high point for them, but for either market or 
retail grower a succession of crops flowering from February 
through May pays best. Steady supply! 
Our Stock breeding work (already 21 years old) has recently 
yielded improved strains of white, lavender, pink and other colors. 
We believe you will find them definitely heavier, finer spiked, 
generally superior. These new strains are offered at standard 
prices. 
We figure on 5 to 5% months from seed sowing to cutting for 
Easter, and 4% to 5 months for Mother’s Day, depending on 
whether raised or ground benches are used, temperatures, and the 
prevailing amount of sunshine. We space them 3 inches in rows 
6 inches apart crossways of the bench. Soil sterilization is im- 
portant, as is good drainage and care in watering to aid in the 
control of the root rot which sometimes affects Stocks. Sub- 
irrigation, where practical, affords excellent control, as the surface 
of the soil where infection occurs can be kept relatively dry. Seed 
may be sown direct in the flowering bench and plants thinned 
later; or transplanted from seed flats, saving a month’s use of 
bench space. Direct sowing in 2x2 veneer bands pays where you 
are crowded for time. 
See GROWER TALKS, August 1952, for complete cultural 
notes. 
OUR “6 BEST” 
Ball White—Medium Tall. Early, pure white. 
Lilac-Lavender Improved. Popular silvery lilac. 
Ball Supreme. Fine, heavy spikes of rich silvery rose. 
Ball Apricot. Apricot, faintly tinged pink. 
Purple Heart. Bright violet-purple. 
Ruby Improved. Crimson-red. 
@No. 16 
@No. 1 
@No. 22 
@No. 20 
@No. 21 
@No. 8 
Sey einen 1 tr. pkt., each of the 6 best varieties for 
6.75. 
PINK, ROSE and RED 
@No. 22 Ball Supreme. A long stemmed, vigorous growing va- 
riety with fine, heavy spikes of rich silvery rose. The most out- 
standing Stock in its color class. 
No. 11 Ball Pink. A medium light rose-pink. Earlier and some- 
what lighter than our No. 22, but not quite as long stemmed. 
No. 14 Ball Rose. An early flowering, fairly deep rose-pink. 
Darker in color and longer stemmed than the above variety. 
No. 9 Chamois-Pink. A warm rosy buff color. Good stems and 
flower spikes. 
No. 7 Malmaison Pink Improved. Long spikes of soft shell- 
pink; a popular color. Entirely non-branching. 
No. 6 American Beauty. Rich deep American Beauty or car- 
mine-rose. An appealing color. 
@No. 8 Ruby Improved. Larger florets and a more brilliant 
scarlet-crimson color than the original Ruby. 
Pink Giant. Originator’s seed. Color identical to No. 14 Ball 
Rose, but later and somewhat taller. 
U.S.D.A. Double Pink (New). A U.S.D.A. development based 
upon and apparently improving the Hansen dark-leaved single, 
light-leaved double strain. Light-leaved doubles may be selected 
in seedling stage. Preliminary observation of our greenhouse 
flowering trials as this catalog goes to press indicates question- 
able commercial value of this strain. Stem length is greater than 
Hansen’s from which it was derived, but not as long as regular 
Columns. Doubles retain chlorotic appearance in blooming stage. 
Seed ready October 1. % tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.75; % oz., 
$3.30; %4 oz., $6.00; % oz., $10.00; 1 oz., $18.00. 
Prices all Non-Branching Stocks (except Pacific Pink and U.S.D.A. Double Pink), each: 1% tr. pkt., 75¢; tr. pkt., 
$1.25; 14 oz. $2.75; 1% oz., $5.25; 1 oz., $10.00. 
(you The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
