14 _ THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN CO., INC., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
ALL PURPOSE CUT AND DECORATIVES — Continued 
LESHARA. Each branch terminates with a cluster of five 
to twenty-five blooms, 3 in., fully double, clear, non-fading 
mulberry red. It has no comparative anywhere that we 
know of. Will stand repeated freezes of 22 degrees without 
becoming unsightly. Blooms for 6-8 weeks from late Sep- 
tember. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
MADAME CADILLAC. Mulberry wine red solid large pom- 
pon type of great substance. Strong bushy and compact 
habit. Blooms by September 20th and lasts well into late 
October. New ’53. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
MAGNIFICENT. D. (Kraus). Glorious 4-inch flowers of 
plum-red or rosy cardinal with coppery cast. Strong branch- 
es, excellent for cutting. 26 inch, Oct. 1. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MAJOR BOWES. (English). A sturdy tall plant of unusual 
vigor; flowers are fully double. Large incurve of deep 
lavender. Outstanding as a garden and cut variety. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
MALINDA BROWN. A magnificent rose pink with strong 
lavender undertone. Flowers globular, mounded at center, 
petals strongly incurved and twisted. 2 feet, September 27. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MARGIE. A beauty, early double flower dark red, 2 ft.. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MASQUERADE. Mlid-season. 14”. A compact, healthy, 
heavily stemmed bush. It bears literally hundreds of fully 
double rose to purple pompons on every plant. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MIGUEL. Radiant raspberry red decorative type with good 
keeping qualities. Good growth and stem. Makes an ex- 
cellent cut flower. Blooms October 8th to 10th. New ’53. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MING. Double, richly free flowering plant. 4 inch blooms, 
Chinese yellow with tangerine orange at center. A fine cut 
flower, 24 in. early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
MISS LACE. Pert and saucy, this is the glamour of the 
new group. True Grandmothers light pink, a bursting 
shower of fully double, 3 inch blooms sweeping en masse 
atop stately upright stems rising in quantity 2% ft. in per- 
fect symmetry. Excellent cut-flowers, blooms first week 
in September, and the fresh pink flowers do not fade for 
weeks. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
MISTY MAID. Delicate informal and very much a ladies’ 
favorite. Airy 2 foot plant loaded with graceful 3 inch 
blooms of delightfully soothing shell pink. Quietly assumes 
gentle hues of misty, dreamy white. Lovely contrast of 
tender pink buds and open flowers. Wonderful to cut—one 
stem is almost a bouquet itself. September 20. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MOONBEAMS. Early. 24”. This is the improvement on 
Pale Moon that we have been waiting for. It is a soft prim- 
rose yellow ringed with ivory, fully, fluffily, double, in 
huge sprays on sturdy, strong stems. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MURMURS. Amaranth pink buds bloom with a burst to 
fully double flowers of clear Mallow purple. Incurved, early 
September, 142 to 2 feet. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
MY LADY. Very unusual and novel, flowers are large, 
double, orange-yellow. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MYRTLE WALGREEN. Rich amaranth purple underlaid 
with silvery lilac, aging to clean, clear mallow purple. 4 in. 
bloom, 2 ft. tall, September 20. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
NABOB. A rich, exotic soft purple with a metallic sheen 
that brings it to the “plastique” shades used so effectively 
in modern decoration. There is absolutely no hint of magen- 
ta either in the prime bloom or the fading flower. It grows 
medium tall and the deep, lush, forest green foliage, grow- 
ing to the ground, is a complimentary frame for the abun- 
dance of very rich flowers. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
OSCEOLA. A beautiful, large, fully double, early flower- 
ing bronze. It is a very hardy, very clean type, fine for 
cutting, high among the leaders for sight sales. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
OLIVE LONGLAND. Large fully double salmon orange. 
An improved form of Mrs. Pierre S. Dupont III. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
OLD LAVENDER. (Lehman). New 1954. Fully double. 
Large, massive, pure lavender flowers on strong sturdy 
stems. Larger, brighter and earlier than Lavender Lady. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
ORPHEUS. Brilliant Roman red large pompon with per- 
fect full form and very hard substance. Excellent strong 
and long stems with perfect spray formation. Very vigor- 
our clean upright growth. Matures October 10th to 12th. 
This variety is equal if not superior to any cloth house red 
now in existence. Blooming nicely for early October and 
can be shaded to bloom in late August and early Septem- 
ber without fading. New ’53. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
ORSONA. Reddish bronze full decorative type. Very good 
bushy growth. Very desirable and showy. Blooms Septem- 
ber 20th to 25th. New ’53. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PATHFINDER. University of Nebraska. A brand new 
variety in a brand new race. Carnation Flowered! 2 ft. 
tall and 2 ft. across. Very upright. A row is so neat it 
looks like a formal hedge. 5-10 blooms in clusters, bright, 
non-fading yellow. 3” flowers are very double, high cen- 
tered, and have a pronounced resemblance to the florist’s 
carnation. This departure is one of the most exciting that 
has ever happened in Chrysanthemums! Very early. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
PATRICIA LEHMAN. Double, sparkling geranium pink 
with peach center. Recurved and twisted petals give a 
fluffy, feathery effect. Strong grower, good for cut flowers 
and the decorative, hardy border. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
PEGGY ANN HOOVER. An everlasting popular clear pink- 
duplex, cut flower favorite. Cacti-mum. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PEPITA. D. (Kraus). Densely quilled button-pompon of 
eggshell-white with darker center when young, changing 
to pure white with cream center. 26 inch, Sept. 28. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PERFECTION. (English). Mid-season 24”. This is an in- 
curve. Large, symmetrically shaped flowers are a full double 
right to the tight center. Color is a gracious, pure cream. 
For cutting, potting, the garden focal point. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PETRISIAN MAUVE. This is an intermediate pompon, hy- 
brids of which there will never be enough for the garden 
or for pot plant sales. This variety has a color all its own, 
one which we have not seen in any other. It is closely held 
on a very symmetrical plant. Blooms full and complete by 
early October, original flowers hold their color through bad 
weather, new buds form and open reguarly until deep fro 
5 st. 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00. 
PLAINSMAN. The second intoduction in the new Carna- 
tion Flowered race! Very early, strong, wind-firm, grey 
green foliage. Strong cutting stems terminate in clusters 
of 3-5 radiantly beautiful 3” red-bronze-gold deeply pil- 
lowed flowers. Extremely double, literally spiling over with 
lacinated, notched, crisp carnation lik 4G 
to look forward to? P n like petals. Isn’t it grand 
HEAVY FIELD GROWN — Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
