Michells Novelty and Specially 
Blower Seed for the Blerist 
ALYSSUM, Royal Carpet 
All-America Silver Medal Winner for 1953 
A new gem for the garden. The spreading compact habit and 
rich violet-purple color should be an excellent companion to Carpet 
- Sno and emphasize any background. Height 3 inches, spread 
inches. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.75; oz. $6.00. 
ASTER 
Powderpuffs (Wilt Resistant) 
One of the top outdoor commercial Asters. Strictly upright with 
all flowers stemming from the main stalk. Growers can cut the Aster 
plant as one market bunch. Available in a mixture of pink, azure, 
rose, crimson, white, scarlet and blue; flowers are 3 to 314 in. across, 
fully double. Extremely free flowering grown 24 in. high yet takes 
less than 12 in. of space. All the flowers are on top, as many as 20 
long-stemmed cut flowers per plant. August blooming. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50; oz. $5.00; 14 Ib. $17.50. 
ASTER 
Heavenly Blue, Extra Early Type 
Extreme earliness and good cutting stems make this a welcome 
addition to the Aster family. Flowers are 4 to 6 inches across and a 
pleasing shade of light lavender-blue. Plants are well branched and 
grow 18 inches tall. Tr. pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00; 02z. $3.50. 
ASTER 
Ball Type Wilt Resistant, New Ball Shell-Pink 
Fully double flowers 3/2 to 4 inches, of soft shell-pink on long stems. 
Quite wilt-resistant and rarely shows any center. Throws few laterals, 
so needs very little disbudding. 
New Ball White 
Exceptional doubleness and fine, stiff stems make this variety out- 
standing. Large flowered, pure white and quite wilt-resistant. Each 
of the above two. Tr. pkt. $1.00; 14 oz. $2.50; oz. $7.50. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 
Pampas Plume 
This new type of Plume Cockscomb has big fleecy, feathery flowers 
in all the brilliant colors of autumn leaves; gold, copper, deep red, 
scarlet, henna and carmine. Grows 30 in. high, blooms in approxi- 
mately 75 days from seed, heat loving and pest free. Wonderful cut 
flower. Tr. pkt. 40c; 44 02. 75c; 02. $2.50; 14 Ib. $8.50. 
ASTER, Semple’s 
COSMOS 
Extra Early Sensation Mixed 
This new strain of Sensation Cosmos will bloom fully 2 weeks earlier 
than the regular variety. The plant habit is more graceful and slightly 
more dwarf than the regular strains. Flowers 4 to 44 inches across, 
made up of 7 to 8 overlapping petals forming a dish-like flower. 
Contains a full range of colors available in this popular flower. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 02. 75c; 07. $2.50. 
DAHLIA 
Michell’s Alldouble Dwarf Unwin Hybrids. This new strain 
will produce 100 per cent alldouble flowers and in a very wide 
range of selected colors. This is an excellent cut-flower variety; 
also makes a fine item for pot plants. A worth-while addition 
to this group. Trade pkt. 75c; 14 02. $2.50; oz. $8.00. 
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DAHLIAS, Michell’s Alldouble Dwarf Unwin Hybrids 
DELPHINIUM 
Super Giant Pacific Hybrids, Astolat Series 
A fine mixture ranging from pale blush through pink, rose, and 
lilac, with dark bees. Y4 tr. pkt. $1.50; tr. pkt. $2.25; 1g oz. $4.50. 
Sapphire. A hardy improved Formosum type, a shade lighter and 
brighter than Bellamosum with a golden bee. This strain possesses 
immense florets in comparison with Belladonna and Bellamosum. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; 4g oz. $1.50; 14 oz. $2.50. 
LARKSPUR 
Light Blue Supreme 
Light Blue Supreme has the largest florets of any Larkspur known. 
Several rows of overlapping round petals make a full double floret. 
A clear Heavenly Blue without a trace of mauve. Will not fade 
even in strong sunlight. Florets are beautifully spaced on long 
flower spikes. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; 4 oz. $1.50; oz. $2.50; 14 Ib. $8.50; Ib. $30.00. 
MARIGOLD 
Early Sunset Giants Mixed 
The largest flowered Marigold ever offered. This strain will start 
blooming 18 to 20 days earlier than the regular strains. Each plant 
will produce 8 to 12 enormous blooms, most of which are 5 inches 
across. Color range includes cream, buff, lemon, gold and orange. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 02. 75c; oz. $2.50. 
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