NOVELTIES & SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS 
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Sweet William, Dwarf Alpine 
Sweet William — 
4300 Dwarf Alpine Mixed ®A 
This New Dwarf Alpine Sweet William is surely a most charming 
little plant that will appeal to gardeners wherever they wish 
to secure a colorful dwarf border or a splendid free-flowering 
compact plant for the rock garden. The plants grow about 
6 inches high and make a compact spread of a foot or so. When 
in full bloom hardly any of the rich green foliage is visible. The 
color range is magnificent. There are lots of splendid self colors 
and many eyed, edged, and crowned color combinations. Pkt. 
25c; special pkt. $1.50. 
Tithonia speciosa — 
4313 Early Flowering @ 
Mexican Sunflower, Golden Flower of the Incas 
Large, brilliant orange- 
vermilion blooms resem- 
bling a single African 
Marigold with the foliage 
and habit of growth like 
Dahlias. This new va- 
riety is exceptionally valu- 
able because it will bloom 
10 days earlier than the 
type which will permit 
growing it even where 
seasons are only moder- 
ately long. Splendid for 
the background and un- 
excelled for cutting. 5 
feet tall blooming in late 
fall. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 
60c. 
Tithonia speciosa, Early Flowering 
Ursinia @A 
Jewel of the Veldt 
4337 Anethoides. Lovely daisy- 
like flowers on long wiry stems. 
Has rich orange-yellow ray 
petals with a crown of deep ® 
purple spotted jet black. Blooms ™ 
all summer and fall. 10 inches. 
Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 60c. 
ASS 
Ursinia anethoides 
Venidium — Monarch of the Veldt @A 
4343 Fastuosum. A magnificent fall-flowering annual from 
South Africa. Has large daisy-like orange colored flowers 
marked with black at the base of each petal. Attractive, 
wooly, grayish green foliage. Sow seed in March or April 
as germination is uncertain if started earlier. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
Viola cornuta—4392 Arkwright Rubyii?|A © 
A beautiful new large-flowered Viola with bright rosy crimson 
blooms with terra-cotta shadings. A valuable addition to the 
garden. It has the added attraction of being very fragrant. 
Pkt. 35c; special pkt. 75c. 
New Giant-Flowering Verbenas @A 
4362 Etna. 
with a small white eye in the center. 
4352 Cerise Queen. An appealing, beautiful, and very lovely 
shade of soft salmon-cerise. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
4353 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Large, well rounded 
flowers in shades varying from clear rose-pink to rose-red. 
Exceptionally bright and very free blooming. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkt. 75c. 
4358 Lavender Glory. This is a true lavender with medium- 
sized flowers having a creamy white eye. It is sweetly 
fragrant. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
4363 Spectrum Red. 
Very large flowers of an intense Geranium red 
Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
Intense bright red without any eye. 
It is exceptionally brilliant. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
4369 Collection. One packet each of the 
above five New Giant Flowering Verbenas 85c. 
New Zinnias ®@ 
Zinnia, Chrysanthemum-Flowered Fantasy 
4500 Chrysanthemum -Flowered, 
Fantasy Mixed 
A novelty of surprising charm with splendid large blooms that 
will give a fine display in the garden and make a lovely bouquet. 
The flowers are well rounded. They are composed of a mass of 
shaggy ray-like petals which give it unusual charm. The color 
range is most varied and beautiful including all the typical 
Zinnia shades. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Zinnia, Scabiosa-Flowered 
4540 Scabiosa-Flowered Mixed 
Here is another unusual departure from the type as the flowers 
indeed resemble a Scabiosa more than the old-fashioned Zinnia. 
They have atypical cushion composed of small flower petals in the 
center surrounded by longer and broader petals on the outside. 
The color range is most interesting and complete. The plants 
grow 24 to 30 inches tall and bloom profusely throughout the 
season. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
For a complete list of Flower Seeds see pages 9 to 66 8 
