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10-12 inches wide, this delicate 

 plant with its light pink quarter-inch 

 double and semi-double blooms is 

 especially appropriate for smaller, 

 more intimate urban or container 

 gardens. 



Zinnia angustifolia 'Crystal White' is 

 a heat-and-drought-resistant zinnia 

 with a long blooming season. Al- 

 though it may need nutrients and 

 watering in periods of less than one 

 inch of rain a week, it was also bred 

 for gardeners who want flowers all 

 season without much work. Highly 

 tolerant of powdery mildew, it pre- 

 fers full sun and will do well in ei- 

 ther a garden or container. The 

 plant is 8-10 inches high and wide; 

 its I-to-1 1/4-inch blossoms are white, 

 single, and have golden yellow 

 centers 



Cabbage F, 'Dynamo' {Brassica 

 okracea subsp. capitata] is a "scaled- 



down 2-to-2 1/4-pound head just 

 right for a family meal." The plant 

 tolerates many growing conditions 

 without the head having a tendency 

 to split — which allows a longer har- 

 vesting period. The period from trans- 

 plant to harvest is about 70 days. 



Okra F| 'Cajun Delight' {Abelmo- 

 schus esculentus) "charmed the judges 

 with its attractive plant (deeply 

 lobed foliage and creamy yellow hi- 

 biscus-like flowers) and early yield " 

 'Cajun Delight' also pushes the fron- 

 tiers of okra production a long way 

 north — as far north as Bowden, 

 Alberta, Canada. It can be grown 

 from seed, but the key to growing 

 okra is to wait until both the soil 

 and air temperature have warmed 

 to above 68F. So in the north, it's 

 best to start your seed indoors and 

 transplant into a full-sun garden af- 

 ter the weather warms up. The ma- 



ture semi-dwarf plant is 4-to 4 1/2- 

 feet tall; harvest should begin 60 

 days after sowing. 



Thai Basil 'Siam Queen' {Ocimum 

 basilicum L.| is an improved, in- 

 tensely aromatic tropical basil. It re- 

 quired numerous generations of 

 seed plants, selected for improved 

 qualities, to produce this stable, 

 uniform Thai basil. The seeds are 

 quick to germinate (3-7 days), so 

 even the inexperienced gardener 

 can consider growing these from 

 seed. The mature plant is 2-to-3 

 feet high and two feet wide and re- 

 quires no staking; harvest should be 

 75-100 days from sowing 



For information, contact Nona 

 Wolfram-Koivula at All-America Se- 

 lections, 1311 Butterfield Road, 

 Suite 310, Downers Grove, IL 60515. 

 The phone number is 630-963-0770. 



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93 Priest Rd.. NotUngham. NH 03290-6204 



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