BLUE LACE FLOWER—DIDISCUS 
Fine bedding plant and excellent for cutting. Flowers 
lace-like, lavender blue 214 in. across borne on long stems 
all summer from seed sown in April. Sown in September 
produces bloom in March sown in January begins to bloom 
in May. For greenhouse culture start in flats later pot up 
as needed allow to bloom in 3 inch pots placed on the shelf 
in mid-winter. Water carefully, apply weak manure water 
once a week. Night temperature 50 deg. Outdoors for best 
results sow where the plants are to stand, do not transplant 
allow 6-8 inches of space between the plants. Annual. Height 
2 ft. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 80c. 
DIDISCUS WHITE—White Lace flower. Pure white. Florists 
who dye flowers will be interested as this White Didiscus takes 
green as well as other dyes beautifully. T. pkt. 20c; 1/8 oz. 
| Calendula 
An annual, 2-3 feet tall, producing very large, double, 
brilliantly colored flowers on long, stiff stems if grown in 
moist and COOL atmosphere with plenty of room to develop 
The first blooms are apt to be short-stemmed and must be 
pinched out to insure long-stemmed blooms to come. Grow 
in a night temperature of 45 to 60 degrees, plant a foot apart 
each way or pot the plants and place them a foot apart on the 
benches. To get bloom for Thanksgiving, sow early in Au- 
gust, sow in September to succeed chrysanthemums and to- 
wards the end of February to get bloom in May. Calendula 
is a cool weather plant, during summer when it is hot and 
dry, even the best strains produce undersized and mostly 
single flowers. 
Requires very rich soil. One-half rotted manure, the other half 
rotted sod and 8 lbs. of bone weal to every large wheelbarrow of soil. 
Acid phosphate applied once !:n two weeks improves the bloom won- 
derfully. Best grown in solid beds, if on benches have at least 6 in. 
of soil. Will stand no shade, the soil must never be allowed to be- 
come too wet or too dry. To get well formed large double flowers 
disbud once a week. One ounce of seed produces 1,200 to 1,600 plants. 
Calendula, Improved Bismarck Stocks and Freesias never fail 
to make money for the growers. The best prices are obtained dur- 
ing December, January and February. Calendulas have one draw 
back, namely, they wilt quickly if placed in a shallow dish or bowl, 
but will last five days or longer if kept with fully one-half of their 
stems in water. Call attention of your customers to this fact to 
avoid disappointment. Calendulas are always in demand and are 
easily handled, can be produced in a 50 deg. house or less and they 
can be grown for less than the price demanded by the wholesale 
growers and be of better quality. What are the returns? That is 
the most important question. Fritz Bahr says: Out of a bench 
5x100 feet, occupied by 400 plants, seed sown July 25th and the 
plants benched Aug. 27th, these were the returns: Started cutting 
Oct. 11th up to Jan. 12th, the bench yielded 312 dozens and these 
sold partly retail and partly wholesale, brought in money $331.25. 
After Calendulas stocks went into that bench, that were started from 
seed Oct. 15th and later placed in 214’s, These stocks (Imp. Bis- 
marck) should flower around the end of March and be out of the 
way by April 15th. The bench put in condition, can then be planted 
with Gladioius, the bulbs of which were started in 8’s about March 
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, IOWA 73 
Calendula Chrysantha Sunshine 
GREENHOUSE CALENDULAS 
SENSATION or CAMPFIRE—Improved Florist strain. Blooms 
completely double, four inches across or over, flat across the 
top of deep orange with a scarlet sheen produced in juantity 
on long, heavy cutting stems. Ideal for florist use. Height 
20 in. 
LEMON KING SELECT—Same as Lemon Queen Flowers ex 
tremely double clear lemon yellow witb darker centet. 
Height 20 in. 
BALL ORANGE IMPROVED—Glowing orange, petals slight- 
ly notched, light center. Plants of compact growth. Height 
20 in. 
BALL GOLD—Deep golden-yellow, light center, double, very 
large. Height 20 in. Extra double and long stemmed. Height 
20 in. 
GREENHOUSE MIXKb—Contains all the 
shades predominating. 
PRICE—Any of the above: T. pkt. 20c; % uz. 25c; oz. $1.40. 
BEDDING CALENDULAS 
CHRYSANTHA SUNSHINE—Clear bright yellow, petals in- 
curved. Height 24 in. 
ORANGE SUNSHINE—Golden orange. Sunshine type of 
Calendulas will produce first class cut-flowers during summer 
in spite of hot weather. 
RADIO—Deep orange, petals quilled. Height 20 in. 
LEMON KING—Light yellow, light center. Height 20 in. 
Oe ae KING—Double flowers of brilliant orange. Height 
in. 
eee BEDDING MIXED—Contains all calendulas of dis- 
inction. 
PRICK—Any of the above: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $5.00. 
CALENDULA PACIFIC BEAUTY — Superior new strain. 
Flowers very large and weil formed. Long and straight stems; 
resistant to heat. APRICOT — Attractively two toned. 
LEMON - Pure lemon yellow. PERSIMMON — Brilliant 
golden orange. CREAM — Cream white shading to deep 
cream. MIXED. Price for all: T. pkt. 15c; oz. 80c; Ib. $8.00. 
CALCEOLARIA GARNET 
If you are looking for something extraordinarily classy 
in the line of pot plants, a plant that will sell fast and for 
a good price, you will try Calceolaria Garnet. The flowers 
are produced in large heads in a cloud-like formation and 
are of velvety crimson-scarlet, an unusual shade, stunningly 
effective. The foliage is neat compact cushion like, the 
whole plant extraordinarily neat. In European markets pro- 
duced a near sensation. It is of the Multifiora Nana class, 
easy to produce from seed and still more easy to sell. In- 
dividual flowers 114 inches across. Height 10 in. T. pkt. 40c. 
CALCEOLARIA MULTIFLORA NANA—RFasily raised and 
easily handled. Flowers not quite as large as of the Grandi- 
flora, in many self colors as well as combination of colors 
produced in abundance never before seen and as many as 500 
individual flowers are crowded on one plant. producing very 
striking effect. Height 1 ft. MIXED. T. pkt. 50c. 
above, orange 
