Florist’s Stocks 
(19,000 seeds per oz.) 
This important cut flower assumes even greater importance as labor and other costs rise. They are best grown in a tempera- 
ture of 50-60 degrees. Sowing direct into the bench where they are to bloom makes for stronger, more vigorous plants. Rows 
are usually made 6 inches apart and the plants are thinned to stand approximately 3 inches. Selection of the stronger seed- 
ings will have a tendency to increase the percentage of doubles. Proper feeding with greenhouse Vigoro or Hy-Gro (every two 
weeks until buds form) will be found beneficial and greatly improves the quality. 
MAMMOTH FLOWERED COLUMN 
Avalanche. New early white growing about six inches taller 
than standard varieties. 
American Beauty. A glowing, deep rose flushed and washed 
with carmine. 
Apricot No. 20. Creamy buff. 
Blue No. 3. A deep lilac, shades deeper than lavender. 
Deep Apricot No. 24. A novelty coppery terracotta. 
Deep Rose No. 14. Brilliant deep pink. 
Lilac Lavender No. 1. Several shades deeper than Silver 
Lilac. 
Pink Supreme No. 22. Soft silvery chatenay pink. 
Purple Heart No. 21. Bright violet blue. 
Rose Pink No. 11. Fine medium pink. 
Ruby Improved No. 8. New scarlet crimson without any 
trace of blue. 
Silver Lilac. The most popular color. 
White Improved No. 16. Medium tall. Popular white. 
White Giant. Large flowered, long-stemmed white. 
Yellow Wonder. Rich creamy yellow similar to Buttercup in 
the Bismarck type. 
Formula Mixture. Of above varieties. 
Price any of the above: 
Yo Tr. Pkt. $0.65; Tr. Pkt. $1.15; 14 oz. $2.75; 1 oz. $10.00 
TWO NEW COLUMN STOCK 
(by Waller Franklin Seed Co.) 
Pacific Pink. The first pure true pink, extremely fine 
under artificial light. All other strains of rose pink 
suffer in color by comparison. 
Pacific White. A vigorous new white, early blooming 
bearing large flat florets with strong stems which 
when grown under glass hold up into well spaced 
spikes. 
Price above two varieties: 
Yo Pkt. $1.00; Pkt. $1.75; 1/g oz. $2.50; 1/4 oz. $4.50; 
Vp oz. $9.00; 1 oz. $16.00 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
This type is similar in habit to the Bismarck, except that they 
are much stronger growing with longer stems, larger flowers 
and spikes. Planted 6 x 8, they will produce a number of 
stems; however, grown close, 3 x 6, they can be grown to a 
single stem like the columns. Many consider Santa Maria, 
grown in this manner, the most profitable of all stocks. 
Golden Gate. Yellow. 
Monterey. Clear bright pink. 
Red Woods. Blood red. 
Santa Barbara. Chamois. 
Tahoe. Lavender. 
Mojave. Rich velvety purple. 
Pacific. Blue. 
Santa Maria. Pure White. 
Sequoia. American beauty red. 
Yosemite. Rose. 
Mixture. Made up of above named varieties. 
Price any of the above: 
Tr. Pkt. $0.40; 1/4, oz. $1.45; 1 oz. $5.00 
NEW 1953 
dhi-Double 
TRYSOMIC STOCK 
BRANCHING BISMARK TYPE 
Ten years of intensive work was necessary before the tech- 
nique of breeding this new type could be developed. 
Column stocks will be introduced soon. The originator, 
Waller Franklin Seed Co., claims this Trysomic stock pro- 
duces 85° or more doubles when sown from seed and the 
percentage can be increased up to 100°% by selection at the 
four leaf stage because the singles are noticeably weaker. 
We recommend you try this strain. 
Fiery Red—Navy Blue —Bright Rose—Canary Yellow — 
Chamois White — Lilac Lavender — Mixed 
Wo Pkt. $1.00; Pkt. $1.75; 1/2 oz. $2.85; 14 oz. $5.00 
DOUBLE MAMMOTH BEAUTY OF NICE 
A very early free flowering type of strong branching habit 
and distinct colors. 
Choice Mixture. Tr. Pkt. $0.30; 14 oz. $0.85; oz. $2.75 
DOUBLE DWARF TEN WEEKS 
Dwarf compact branching type growing 12”. Excellent for 
bedding and pots. 
Formula Mixture. . Vy oz. $0.75; Tr. Pkt. $0.30; oz. $2.25 
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