ilable in several colors, not all of which are yet tixed 



the 



eeii. 



tional (ic 

 overlap 



Xiiniiii Haageana is second in importance to Z. ele- 

 i/aiis. The single form was introduced to cultivation 

 a!"iiii lsi;i and the double about 1871. It is dwarfer 

 tliaii most Zinnias, and has smaller flowers, with a color 

 liiuge restricted to shades of orange. It is distinct and 

 pretty but less showy than the common Zinnias. The 

 first race of hvbrids between Haageana and elegans ap- 

 peared in 1876 under the name of Z. Darwini. This 



early as 

 The'sh 



Probably 



that in Flore ilr> s.ti-p^ |iul.li>li.-,l !,,wai-.l il,,. ,., 

 ISIiO. This shews tli.-if the tirst double forms were i 

 flatter ami roimher li.e., less regular) tliaii to-dav 

 often exliil.if.Mi s,.i,i.^ nmnant of the disk. The Hx 

 of bright, tiistiiu-i r.ilors proceeded rapidly, bin 

 purification of the white seems to have been a 

 process. The depth of the flower has increased 

 an inch or so in the earliest double forms to an : 

 age of 2 inches for first-class specimens, with a i 

 mum of 4 inches in the robust type. The ray; 



theflrsl .1.. ,:.:■ I .: m l ; - ■.- , ,|,., ,. , !,,.,:, ;,,, ^! 



as 2?..,-:; i'. i , ,i .. , . , .,,. ,,, 



The ■- ■.:."l '• h. ■•: . I •■ ■ . , I • , ' 



of Fig. -7m.,. I. lit lie. 1I..II :.:^ :. ; - ■ I 



deeper Ilowef of :ilisM|iih iii,. t,.i i. , .i . 



recent vears srvei-al iniiiiii , .' ■ - :• . 



Tubular f,.riiis are kiiuwi, i ,. . ;^ , . 



flore philo." The curl, a i.u.l n. .:,.| ; n,, , I 

 duced in the nineties, represent th. r-aiih-n w^ 

 formal flowers in general. Much care lias li. , n In st 

 in perfecting the habit of Zinnias, ami iIm n an 

 well-marked degrees of height, whii-li I'm imii|>mv 



explanation and ^'imral ■■..h\ ■■ >■ iiia\ In- rnii.j, 



as three, — tall, m. -i ; n u' i n. :-i i 



I. Tall Zinnm- ■• • lI^ ::i -n li. .■;n inrl,, . 

 This size and tl , ,. ;,,■, il,, i:r...,:u 



2794. Sinelc Zinnia ( 



ar than tin- ronimon type. 

 ft. Iimli is tttttiined in the 

 ecil early and giving per- 



range from 12-20 inches in 

 n about 8 colors. Here be- 

 iwn to trade catnlogues as 



growilli: anil Miiail, r !]■■'■ . ii ■]. -in.rallv about tl nn-lies 

 high, witli a i.rofusion of flowers about 2 inches across. 

 The Tom Thumb type represents the largest possible 

 flower on the smallest possible plant. Both types are 



pie. In isniit wasci 

 the single Zinnias ir 



3ver, not worth while for most peo 

 msidered the regular thing to star 

 doors, but this bother is no longe: 



