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of All America Awards 



VERBENA BIPINNATIFIDA (Perennial) 



4485 A A perennial Verbena that flowers as quickly the first season and is 

 fully as beautiful as any of the annual types. The flowers of a most at- 

 tractive blue-reflecting lavender (no slightest hint of magenta) are car- 

 ried in big flattened clusters. Seed sown in April will give nearly five 

 months of bloom the first season. The foliage is fern-like and feathery 

 and the plants make eighteen inch mounds two feet across. 

 Price, pkt., 25c. 



VOLUTARIA, STAR OF THE DESERT (Annual) 



4539 A flower species from the African Desert. When cut this graceful long 

 stemmed flower will keep its lovely deep-lavender color for a week. It 

 will be treasured as an addition to the existing class of cut-flowers. Sow 

 in open ground early in the spring and thin to a foot apart. 

 Price, pkt., 25c. 



ZINNIA, WILL ROGERS (Annual) 



4695 Admirers of the late great humorist. Will Rogers, have dedicated this 

 flower to pay tribute to his memory. What more fitting and appropriate 

 tribute could be paid him than to christen one of our loveliest flowers 

 with his name and let it carry on his great work of bringing joy and 

 happiness to millions. The new Zinnia Will Rogers is an outstanding 

 and strikingly beautiful variety worthy of his name. The color is one of 

 those vibrant and enlivening shades which calls vividly to mind the 

 warmth of affection and esteem in which he is still held by all Americans 

 — glowing intense scarlet, boldly splashed over a bloom of immense size. 

 It is a flower which attracts and arrests attention anywhere: tall, free 

 blooming and robust, the plants bloom profusely throughout the summer. 

 Price, pkt., 25c. 



The Following Qroups of Novelties Are Illustrated in Colors 



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IPOMOEA, SCARLETT O'HARA (Annual) 

 GOLD MEDAL 



2499 The only Gold Medal winner in two years, this Morning Glory 

 is entirely distinct from any other on the market. It is quite 

 early to bloom, a carnelian-red, sometimes called carmine, self 

 color, is of medium size, about three and a half inches across, 

 blooms until frost and stays open longer than others. Blooms 

 are. found open even in afternoons. Foliage is quite distinct, 

 each leaf with one large and two small side lobes. To insure good 

 germination, either chip or soak the seed a few hours before 

 planting. 



Price, pkt., 25c. 



LINARIA MAROCCANA "FAIRY ROSE" (Annual) 



2629 The Linaria has made such strides in popular favor of late years 

 that we feel we did well to add last season another distinct variety 

 to the series commenced by the introduction of "Fairy Bouquet." 

 The latest comer presents a pleasing tone of rosy pink, just tinted 

 with a delicate lilac. It is of the same height (7 to 8 inches) as its 

 sister sorts, it is quite as floriferous and will doubtless prove of 

 excellent service for summer bedding. 

 Price, pkt., 25c. 



NOLANA LANCEOLATA "BLUE ENSIGN" (Annual) 



3063 This is a form of the Chilean Bellflower which was brought over 

 from South America several years ago. It can be effectively 

 grown either under glass or in the open ground. In pots it will 

 grow 12 to 15 inches high, or when put outdoors it spreads a little 

 and throws up its lovely large ultramarine — blue flowers on stems 

 5 or 6 inches high. In shape these strongly resemble an Ipomoea 

 and their beauty is more enhanced by the large pure white cen- 

 tre, which has a charming effect. Seed should, be sown in spring 

 and the plants put outdoors about the end of April, or it may be 

 sown outdoors in May where the plants are to bloom. Not the 

 least of the attractions of this beautiful flower is its very pleasing 

 fragrance. 



Price, pkt., 35c. 



PETUNIA, HYBRIDA, HOLLYWOOD STAR (Annual) 

 SILVER MEDAL 



3337 A Distinctive novelty with five-pointed, star shaped flowers of 



rose-pink with creamy-yellow throats. Leaves are narrow and 



elongated, plants bushy, erect, growing taller toward the end of 



season. Early blooming and prolific all season until killing frost. 



Price, pkt., 25c. 



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HEAVENLY BLUE MORNING GLORY (Annual) 

 (Ipomoea Clark's Earliest) 



2498 This is the earliest flowering variety, making a sparse growth of 

 foliage, heavily covered with sky-blue flowers with a golden 

 throat. Seed should be sown in the late spring in a dry sandy lo- 

 cation or can be started early indoors and transplanted. For 

 covering a fence or trellis it is ideal. . . Per 100 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 15c 



RUSSELL'S LUPINS (Perennial) 



Awarded a Gold Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society 

 2672 The outstanding merits of these Lupins, are their wonderful 

 range of colors. The original type of Lupinus Polyhyllus and its 

 older hybrids, produced flowers rather subdued in color. In 

 this strain the colors are rich and varied, ranging through all 

 the shades and tones of red, orange and deep yellow, as well as 

 many intermediate tints and shades. The shapely spikes are 

 borne clear above the foliage and are often from 3 to 3 Y% feet 

 in length. (Reselected seeds in originator's sealed packets.) 

 Mixed colors. 



Price, pkt. of 12 seeds, 25c; large pkts. of 50 seeds 65c; 

 120 seeds, $1.25; 250 seeds, $2.50. 



MARIGOLD GIGANTEA SUNSET GIANTS (Annual) 

 2720 They are loosely formed, very full centred with broad, heavy- 

 petals gracefully overlapping to make a flower of great depth five 

 inches or more across. Sunset Giants is a mixture ranging through 

 golden orange, deep golden yellow, light yellow, lemon yellow, 

 and a delightful new'shade of primrose. Height, 3% to 4 feet. 

 Price, pkt., 15c. . 



NIEREMBERGIA (Annual) 



3054 Hippomanica. We can cordially recommend this beautiful 

 little plant. Not more than 4 to 6 inches high, it forms a cushion 

 of elegant light green foliage from which emerge single saucer 

 shaped flowers of a delicate lavender hue, 1 to 1 J^ inches across, 

 adorned with a clear yellow eye. Of highly ornamental effect, 

 we are sure that it will prove a gem as a pot plant and also suit- 

 able for borders and edgings. The bloom is very profuse and of 

 a long-lasting character. 

 Price, pkt., 35c. 



ZINNIA FANTASY STAR DUST (Annual) 



4686 The first named variety in the popular Fantasy Zinnia type, 

 STAR DUST has the same shaggy petaled medium sized flower 

 as the mixture, a delicate graceful blossom. The color is a rich, 

 deep golden yellow. Winner of an Award of Merit in the ALL 

 AMERICAN SELECTIONS competition. 

 Price, pkt., 25c. 



