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REIIABIE FLOWER SEEDS 



2^IB(!NIAS (Youth and Oia Age I. 



The Zinnia is one of llie most brilliant and showy 

 of annuals, and has long been a general favorite. The 

 seed can be sown early in the hotbed or light window 

 and transplanted, or sown later in the open ground. 

 They come into flower early in the summer and keep 

 on blooming until hard frost. 



DREER'S IMPROVED 

 LARGE=FL0WER1NG DWARF. 



This we consider the best type for general use, 

 forming bushy, compact plants not over 2 feet high, 

 and bearing perfect double flowers as large as the 

 taller-growing sorts. 



Curled and Crested Zinnias. 



4440 Curled and Crested. This curious but beautiful strain is nicely 

 shown in the illustration above, the pe(als being twisted, curled and 

 crested into the most fantastic and graceful forms. 

 The colors comprise all the brilliant shades charac- '"ek i-kt 

 teristic of the Zi.inia. ^ oz., 25 cts 10 



Double Fringed. A new type, which has much to recommend 

 it The petals of the perfectly formed double flowers are more 

 or less deeply cut or fringed, giving them a rather more graceful 

 appearance than the usual form. The plants are of compact 

 habit, about 30 inches high, and have all the free-flowering merits 

 of the family. We offer three distinct colors, viz.: 



444 J 

 4445 

 4441 

 4443 

 4444 

 4447 

 4457 

 444(1 

 4448 

 445'J 



4460 



Flesh=pink. Delicate shade 20 



Dark Scarlet. Very rich 20 



Canary. Clear yellow 



Jacqueminot. Rich crimson 



Orange. Striking 



Scarlet. Bright and fiery 



White 



Salmon Rose. Beautiful shade. . . . 



Scarlet and Gold 



Collection of a packet of each of the 

 above 1) sorts, 40 cts. 

 Finest Mixed. All colors. Peroz., 

 50 cts 



PKR PER 

 Ji OZ. PKT 



5 

 5 

 5 



10 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 5 



10 



4465 Fringed White 10") 

 4463 — Deep Carmine 10 

 44t)4 — Bright Rose 10 J 



4470 — Mixed. All colors. 



A packet each of the 

 three colors, 25 cts. 



} oz., 25 cts 10 



4471 HaageanaFI. PI. {Mexican Zinnia). A splendid 

 miniature-flowering double variety, growing 12 to 15 

 inches high; flowers perfectly double, of bright golden 

 orange; as a border or line this deserves wide cultiva- 

 tion. \ oz., 2") cts 



10 



4480 Hammoth (Robusta Plenissimn). Flowers of 

 mammoth size, perfectly formed, very double and of 

 striking colors; a fine strain; 2| feet. J oz., 25 cts.. . 10 



4485 Red Riding-Hood. This little gem grows but a foot 

 high; of compact form and covered the entire season 

 with little button-like, intense scarlet very double flow- 

 ers not over an inch across; as a border it is highly 

 effective. J oz., 25 cts 10 



4490 Single Mixed. For bedding these are very effective, 

 and are by many considered more artistic than the 

 double-flowering sorts. J- oz., 20 cts 5 



4500 Tall Double. The old-fashioned tall-growing variety; 



3 feet; mixed colors. Per oz., 30 cts ' 5 



4510 Zebra. A very pretty strain with striped flowers. As 

 the colors vary on each plant, they present a curious 

 as well as a beautiful appearance. J oz., 25 cts 10 



Improved Larcb-plowering Dwapp Zinnias. 



We offer some extra fine Zinnias this season. See NoTeltie* and Specialties, page. 58 to 68. 



