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Florists’ Stocks 
For a crop of flowers for Decoration Day, sow early in February, 
transplant in the bench in March, set the plants 4 inches apart if you 
intend to grow the single spike or 10 inehes apart if you rub out the 
terminal flower as soon as formed and force the plant to branch out. 
The branched plants will give 8 to 10 spikes that will make up well in 
bouquets and sprays, those with single spikes one only, but this very 
handsome and large. For best results sow the seed thinly and avoid 
stiff soil or soil containing imperfectly decayed manure, cover with 
clean sand about % inch and water only when the soil is dry and 
always in the early part of the day. For bedding purposes sow the 
seed in February or early in March and transplant once or twice 
to get nice bushy plants. Plant on a cloudy day or shade the plants 
the first day as they are apt to wilt when first set out. In beds 
stocks should stand a foot apart. 
HOW TO TELL in raising stocks what seedlings will bear double 
flowers. When the largest seedlings are about 3 inches high choose 
only those that are only 2 inches high or less, whose leaves have 
wavy edges. Eventually all the plants will have waviness but the 
double-flowered ones wave first. 
Non-Branching Giant Column 
Can be planted close together in the bench, producing spikes 30-36 
inches long with fully double close-spaced florets. Sow the seed late 
in August for a crop of flowers in December to March. 
AVALANCHE. (Improved White Giant). Extra large pure white 
florets without a trace of green. Early flowering, long stemmed. 
BALL APRICOT No. 20, ivory apricot. 
BALL PINK No. II, clear pink. 
BALL SUPREME No. 22, bright rose pink. 
BALL IMPROVED PINK No. 9, shell pink (Chamois pink). 
CHAMOIS ROSE—Excellent color, deeper than No. 9. 
ILLUSION (Ruby), bright deep ruby red. 
SILVERY LILAO, large bright lavender. 
LILAC BLUE—Rich shade of lilac. 
IMPROVED WHITE—Popular greenhouse white. (Ball 16) 
GARDENIA—Popular for outside planting. Pure white. 
ROSE PINK—(Ball 14) Deep rose. 
PURPLE HEART—Long stemmed blue-purple. (Ball 21) 
YELLOW WONDER—Light yellow. 
WHITE PERFECTION—Excellent new white for outdoor growing. 
MIXED, well balanced biend. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE: T. pkt. 40c; 1/8 oz. $1.20; oz. $8.00. 
GIANT IMPERIAL BISMARCK 
APPLE BLOSSOM. Same as BLUSH. White tinted pink. 
ANTIQUE COPPER, lustrous red overlaid with copper. GOLDEN 
ROSE, light rose pink. WHITE, ROSE, deep rose. LAVENDER, sil- 
very lilac. LILAC or LIGHT BLUE. CHAMOIS, creamy white, tinged 
with rose. GOLDEN BALL, rich canary yellow. RED, fiery red. DARK 
BLUE, ROYAL PURPLE. MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 
45c; 1/16 oz. 25c; oz. $3.00. 
LARGE DOUBLE TEN WEEKS 
Best bedding variety, plants well branehed, foot high, in bloom 
from May to September. SNOW-WHITE, BRILLIANT ROSE, 
BLOOD RED, DARK BLUE, FLESH PINK, PORCELAIN BLUE, 
MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25c; os. §1.80; ib. $322.00. 
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GIANT PERFECTION STOCKS 
Barly flowering variety. Also known under the following names: 
Double Perec tuale i raeentog Dresden Stock and Cut and Come 
Again. The plants are of fine symmetrical habit, bushy and about 
2 feet in height. The numerous side branches each carry a tall 
strong spike well furnished with unusually large and very double 
highly fragrant flowers. Unsurpassed as a cut flower. BRILLIANT 
—Dark red; CREOLE—Canary yellow; LA FRANCE—Rose; MAY 
QUEEN—Lilac; PRINCESS ALICE—White; SAPPHIRE—Deep blue; 
SILVERY LILAC, FLESH deep flesh pink; HEATHAM BEAUTY— 
rich terra cotta rose; MIXED—Many brilliant colors. Any of the 
above: T. pkt. 15c; % oz. 80c; 1 oz. $1.80. 
GIANT BEAUTY OF NICE 
Barly flowering winter stock producing flowers in great profu- 
sion on plants over two feet high. Large percentage of these are 
perfectly double and all are powerfully fragrant. Sow seeds of these 
for winter blooming in August and September. If intended to bloom 
outdoors sow the seed in March. BRILLIANT CRIMSON, BLOOD 
RED, LILAC, LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE, DARK VIOLET, DELI- 
CATE PINK, OLD ROSE, SNOW-WHITE, CARMINE ROSE, CA- 
NARY YELLOW, MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 30c; 1 oz. 
$2.00; 1 lb. $24.00. 
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SWEET WILLIAM—Dianthus Barbatus 
PERFECTION MIXTURE—Contains the finest extra large flowering 
single varieties, such as Holborn Glory, Auricula Flowered, etc., and 
will produce magnificent flowers of the most beautiful shades and 
markings. Oz. 50c; lb. $6.00; T. pkt. 10e. 
OCULATUS MARGINATUS—Large fiowered variety, the individual 
blooms having a large white eye encircled by well defined zone of 
red, blue, ete., very beautiful. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $6.00. 
CRIMSON BEAUTY—Deep crimson. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c; oz. $1.00. 
PINK BEAUTY—Large flowers of satiny pink color. TT. pkt. 15¢; 
1% oz. 20c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
SCARLET BEAUTY—The flowers are of an intense scarlet in large 
trusses. T. pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
BLACK PRINCESS—Blackish crimson with satiny sheen, a color that 
appeals to all lovers of flowers. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
DIADEM—Brilliant dark scarlet with large glisteni x 
ara eerie ee nh ge g ning white center 
Petes! BEAUTY. Pure white, flowers very large. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 
oun bee Ae a A: Bowered Tee eae range self col- 
well as white margined and mottled a e feed 
pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. bat firas ee 
DWARF DOUBLE SWEET WILLIAM 
Plants only 8 inches tall, of pyramidal growth and a solid mass 
of bloom from the ground up to the tips of the plants in many 
colors during May, June and July. In manner of growth entirely 
different from the regular Sweet William. Of all the flowers that 
we raise for seed in our gardens, Sweet William is admired greatly by 
every visitor. If you are a plant grower looking for something that 
in be moved in quantity on the market, try Double Dwarf Sweet 
illiam. MIXED. T. pkt. 15c; 1/8 oz. 20c: oz. $1.20 lb. $12.00. 
SWEET WILLIAM MIDGET—Alpine variety, plants globe shaped, 
ee with bloom. Single. Many colors, T. pkt. 10c; 1/8 oz. 35c; 
Ze .00. : 
UNIOLA LATIFOLIA—Ornamental for b . Hard < 
ennial, height 2-8 ft. T. pkt. 100; ie oz. 250; Ont $120, 7 
