BEDDING BEGONIAS 
A January sowing will make fine bedding 
plants, 10 inches high, for full sunlight and 
partial shade, with a continuous profusion of 
small flowers from summer to fall. 
Indian Maid. Bright, deep scarlet flowers of 
good size on dwarf 10-inch plants, with 
deep lustrous bronze foliage. Tr. pkt. $1; 
Vjoz. $2.75; Voz. $5. 
Luminosa. A good scarlet with brown foliage. 
Tr. pkt. $1; Légoz. $2:75; Koz. $5. 
Prima Donna. Rose-pink with green foliage. 
Tr. pkt. 75c; Yéyoz. $2.25; ig90z. $3.75. 
BROWALLIA 
This excellent pot-plant, if seeded in Jan- 
uary and benched in March, will bloom in 
May. For bedding start seed in February or 
early March, transplant to pots and set out 
in the garden beds tin May. 
Speciosa major. Large, 5-petaled star-shaped 
flowers of bright ultramarine-blue on 10 to 
12-inch very free-flowering plants. Véjoz. 
75e; Ygoz. $2.25; Yeoz. $4; oz. $7.50. 
Viscosa compacta, Sapphire. A more com- 
pact 9-inch form with full foliage and 
small, pretty dark blue flowers with white 
eye. léjoz. 35c; Yeoz. $1; Moz. $3. 
CALENDULA 
One of the showiest hardy annuals, blooming from early summer until frost in any good 
garden soil in localities where the summer heat is not excessive. 
GREENHOUSE VARIETIES 
These improved, long stemmed varieties 
will bloom through spring under glass if 
sown in January. They may also be grown 
outdoors for cutting. 
Ball Gold. Deep golden yellow, light center. 
Ball Long Orange. Deep vivid orange flowers 
with a lighter center, on long stems. 
Each of the above, Ygoz. 35c; I40z. 65c; 
oz. $2; lb. $6. 
If you want to particularly please your 
customers grow the new Dwarf French 
Marigold, Lemondrop. It’s extra fine. 
Calendula, Ball Long Orange 
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Annual Flower Seeds 
BEDDING VARIETIES 
For flat-grown plants start the seed in- 
doors in February or March and gSrow in a 
cool temperature with plenty of air in fairly 
rich soil. They make very colorful beds. 
Lemon Queen. Has large double conven- 
tional flowers of pleasing deep lIemon- 
yellow with lighter center. 
Orange King. A fine selection, with enormous 
very double flowers of deep red-orange, 
slightly darker at the full center, on stems 
excellent for cutting. Height 18 inches. 
Double Bedding Mixed. These are of the 
conventional type with extra-large flowers 
in all of the orange and yellow tones. 
Each of the above, 140z. 35c; oz. $1; 
VYlb. $3; lb. $9 
CANTERBURY BELLS 
Mixed Hybrids. Like the well-known bien- 
nial, Campanula Medium single, except 
that they bloom in six months from seed. 
The colors include pink, light blue, 
dark blue and white. The plants, 21% feet 
high, each produce 6 to 8 flower-spikes. 
oz. 50c; oz. $1.50; Ib. $4.50. 
NEW 1955 VARIETIES 
Look over the new flowers we 
show inside the back cover. All 
are new improved strains which 
will give you an extra profit and 
put you at the top of the heap 
with your best customers. They 
will like them and come back 
for more. Try some this year. 
FORBES SEEDS 
