4 THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN CO., INC., PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
AQUILEGIA, McKANA GIANT HYBRIDS 
AQUILEGIA 
COLUMBINE 
CRIMSON STAR. It is the most striking crimson 
with white corolla. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
McKANA GIANT HYBRIDS 
1955 All-American winner. Large showy 
tlowers with long spurs more widely flared 
than in other aquilegias. Colors include 
white, cream and rose, yellow and red, 
yellow asd violet. Flowers 3 to 4% in. 
across with 3 in. spurs. Strong, free 
blooming plants 20 to 26 in. high. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MRS. SCOTT ELLIOTT HYBRIDS. There is not 
a better mixture grown in the world. Wonderful 
colors and color combinations, with very long 
spurred flowers. Colors range through shades of 
lavenders, mauves, blues, purples, whites, creams, 
yellows, pinks, reds, etc. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100 $15.00 
ARABIS 
WHITE ROCKCRESS 
ALPINA FL. PL. Double white Rock Cress. Flow- 
ers April to June. Height about 8 inches, very 
fine rock plant. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ALPINA SPRING CHARM. This is the only pink 
Arabis to have, It is undeniably the finest, and 
all other pinks are discontinued here in its favor. 
Color is pink of a bright hue, the flowers mass, 
the growth lush and firm. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
ARMERIA 
SEA PINK OR THRIFT 
CEPHALOTES RUBRA. Color is a striking red. 
For border there is nothing that will make sucha 
bright showing. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
LAUCHEANA. Bright rosy red. Height 3 to 6 
inches. May-June. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
MARTIMA SPLENDENS. (Statice Armeria). 
magenta flowers on 1 ft. stems. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
FORMOSA GIANT HYBRIDS. Shades of rose and 
pink—good sized flowers on stems 2 feet high. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
Rosy 
Asters 
ABENDROTHE. Beautiful deep rose. The finest 
background or cut variety. Full, lush, disease 
resistant. 5 ft. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
ALPINUS GOLIATH. Six to ten inches high and 
bears large showy bluish purple flowers in May 
and June. Plant in full sun. 
POTS — Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
CLIMAX. One of the best and 
large pyramidal spikes on large 
blue flowers. Very free. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
DAZZLER. Probably the brightest color that can 
stay within the description Rosy Red. A three 
foot symmetric, round bowl-like grower. Clean 
and thrifty. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
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FRIKARTI—WONDER OF STAFFA. Lavender-blue 
flowers from 2 to 2% inches across, produced 
from June until the middle of November. Does 
exceeding!y well in light shade and comes to 
perfection in full sun. A constant rich display of 
tlowers is kept up the entire summer. Flowers 
are excellent for cutting. 
Per 10, $2.75; Per 100, $22.50 
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showiest, with 
light lavender 
LILACTIME. Lovely soft lilac. 12 inch. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MT. EVEREST. A wonderful white Aster of excep- 
tional value, forming tall, well-shaped, pointed 
pyramids with an abundance of lateral growth 
flowering right down to the ground. Flowers in 
September and grows to a height of about 3 to 
4 feet. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
PINK PARTY. Delicate apple blossom pink blooms 
literally efface the lovely foliage of this new 
Michaelmas Daisy. Medium tall. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
PLENTY. A fine new introduction. Flowers half- 
dollar size, and the clean, pure powder blue of 
Frikarti. Plants grow to 21% feet, extremely pro- 
ductive. 
Per 10, $2.25. Per 100, $18.00 
PACIFIC AMARANTHE. A _ new beauty. Grows 
about 12 inches, flowers early August until Octo- 
ber with an unending freshness. Deep, never 
fading, red purple flowers are in Profusion on 
sturdy stems. Height and symmetry make _ it 
perfect for the front of the border, or sale out 
of pots or out of beds. 
Per 10, $2.25. Per 100, $18.00 
PROSPERITY. Large, deep rosy pink flowers in 
great wavy masses on plants about 3% to 4 
feet high. It commences to bloom in early Sep- 
temer and lasts well into October. This is one 
of the finest pink Novi-Belgi types and replaces 
all pink in this group. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
RONALD. Rosy pink to lilac shades. 
ing. Exceptional color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
STAR OF WARTBURG. Large lilac blue flowers 
with a striking orange center are Produced on 
12 to 14 inch stems about the middle of June. 
A strikingly beautiful plant in the rock garden 
or in any perennial bed. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
THE CARDINAL. New. Another amazingly high 
colored bright red — one that wouldn’t have 
been thought possible a few years ago. Flowers 
are semi-double, broad, flat, and appear in such 
profusion that the healthy foliage is literally hid- 
den in season. 
Per 10, $2.25. Per 100, $18.00 
VIOLETTA. New, and the best Novi-Belgi blue 
yet. The flowers are a deep violet purple and 
unusually double. Blooms early, producing pro- 
lific crops from September to frost, on sturdy, 
thickly foliaged 4 foot plants. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
WHITE LADY. One of the finest pure whites. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100, $18.00 
Low grow- 
NEW ASTER 
IMPORTS 
EVENTIDE. Striking, deep violet-blue, 
large semi-double flowers of exceptional 
quality. Unusually free flowering with a 
vigorous erect habit. Outstanding. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
WINSTON CHURCHILL. Extremely flori- 
forous, producing rich deep crimson blooms. 
This combined with its compact uniform 
characteristics has brought it acclaim as 
the finest red hardy aster grown in exis- 
tence. 18 inches tall. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
RED SUNSET. This exceptional new aster 
produces multitudes of rich  rose-red 
blooms on a vigorous 3 foot plant. One 
of the showiest in its class. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
ARTEMESIA 
Boundlessly useful, for the border for spotting in 
shrub plantings, and particularly, for filling in 
floral effects. 
SILVER KING. Unquestionably one of the best 
all around decorative plants. Its bright silver- 
colored stems and foliage are of great value as 
a filler for bouquets, sprays, baskets, or all sorts 
of floral pieces. By cutting and drying the stems 
it is very valuable in the winter for filler. It is 
a showy plant in the perennial border or among 
shrubbery. 
Per 10, $2.25; Per 100. $18.00 
SILVER QUEEN, (Martin’s Selection). This will 
dry just like Silver King. It is bushy and carries 
an abundance of hard silver seeds that add to 
its effect. Though not as light, it is our judg- 
ment that it is much more impressive than the 
Silver Queen and more desirable than Silver 
King in many instances. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SILVER MOUND. A handsome, compact, mound- 
like plant about four inches in diameter. Foliage 
fernlike and of the lightest and brightest silvery 
gray. For the rockery, for accent, or for edging 
beds and walks. 
F. G. — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
ASCLEPIAS 
BUTTERFLY WEED 
TUBEROSA. Very showy native plants, about 2 
feet high, producing flowers of brilliant orange- 
scarlet during July and August. Nice for cutting. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ASTILBE 
SPIREA 
BONN. As bright as it is possible to imagine a 
soft pink. Compact and a very vigorous grower, 
it is a delightful garden item, a prolific cut flower 
producer. Resale is prompt out of beds and pots. 
Per 10, $4.50; Per 100, $40.00 
COLOGNE. A deep crimson pink, compact and 
vigorous, it won’t be too tall for an edging, yet 
maye be used as the focal point of the border. 
Generous cut flower producer, re-sells out of beds 
or pots. 
Per 10, $4.50; Per 100, $40.00 
AUBRETIA 
EYRI. Light violet flowers on spreading plants 
6” high that blooms in eraly spring. Outstanding 
for dry walls and rock gardens. Grows well in 
sun or. light shade. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
BOXWOOD 
BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS. Our own strain of Eng- 
lish boxwood found to be perfectly hardy in this 
area. An easy plant to maintain for edging, or 
ideal as a specimen. 
F.G. 6-8’ — Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
