in Flower Seeds for 1948 



Petunia, Giants of California 



Petunias ® 



SingEe Giants of California 



A magnificent strain with flowers 

 measuring 4 to 6 in. across having so 

 much substance that they are beauti- 

 fully ruffled and fringed. 



3391 Crimson Glory. Brilliant car- 

 mine-red with contrasting deeper 

 veins. Very outstanding. 



3400 Glamour. Huge luscious salmon- 

 rose with delicately-veined cream 

 throat. Exceptionally he. ivy ruffled 

 blooms. 



3392 Marylyn. Appealing mammoth 

 flowers of rich rose-pink with black- 

 veined yellow throat. A beautiful 

 flower. 



3393 Salmon-Rose Shades. A delight- 

 ful blend of choicest salmon-rose 

 shades imaginable. 



Any of the above: 

 Pkt. 50c; large pkt. $1.25. 



Star of Texas 



3941 Star of Texas ® 



Xanthisma Texanum 

 New good annuals always are wel- 

 come and the new Star of Texas cer- 

 tainly should become very popular. 

 It is a pretty annual with bright 

 canary yellow blooms with lighter 

 center. The single Daisy-like flowers 

 have attractive pointed petals. Grows 

 18 inches tall and does well in dry 

 sunny places. This also is known as 

 Sleepy Daisy because the flowers re- 

 main closed until about mid-fore- 

 noon. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 60c. 



Stai III \i 



® A 



Star of Argentine 



3178 Oxypetalum caeruleum. Bears 

 throughout the summer and fall 

 attractive sprays of light peacock 

 blue flowers. Easily grown, splendid 

 for beds, borders, the rock garden, 

 and cutting. Grows about IS inches 

 tall and should be sown during the 

 spring or early summer. Also makes 

 an excellent pot plant. Pkt. 2Sc; 

 large pkt. 7Sc. 



Strawberry, Baron Solemaclier 



Strawberry f^pl 

 4038 Boron Sotemacher 



A runnerless everbearing Strawberry 

 of compact growth which may be in- 

 cluded in the flower or vegetable gar- 

 den. Bears small, long, pointed fruits 

 of a delightful wild-Strawberry flavor 

 and sweetness. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 7Sc. 



Tahoka Daisy 



4261 Tahoka Daisy ® A 



Machaeranthera tanacetijoUa 

 Graceful plants a foot tall clothed 

 with feathery light green foliage and 

 adorned by lovely Daisy-like blooms 

 of the most appealing bright blue color 

 with small yellow centers. Splendid for 

 border and rockery. Pkt. 2Sc; large 

 pkt. 75c. 



Tithonia speciosa, Early-Flowering 



Tithonia speeiosa ® 



Mexican Suiifloiver 

 Golden Flower of the Incas 



4288 Avalon Earliest Hybrids Mixed. 



Stately plants, 6 ft. high, carrying 

 during the autumn showy long- 

 stemmed blooms ranging from 

 orange topaz to burnished scarlet- 

 flame. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 7Sc. 



4289 Early-Flowering. Intensely bril- 

 liant, golden-orange flowers borne 

 profusely on stately 6-ft. plants 

 during the fall. The large blooms 

 are not unlike single Zinnias. Pkt. 

 ISc; large pkt. 40c. 



Ursinia 

 Ursinia ® — jewel of the Veldt 

 4312 New Hybrids. Showy compact 

 bushes covered from mid-summer 

 until late fall with rich yellow to 

 orange flowers jet black at the base. 

 15 in. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 



Vcnidium 



Venidium ® 



Monarch of the Veldt 

 4330 Fastuosum Hybrids, Mixed. 



Includes a wide range of beautiful 

 new pastel shades also cream, lemon, 

 buff, light orange, each with a 

 black circle around the center. 

 Blooms throughout the summer. 

 Prefers cool weather. 30 inches tafl. 

 Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 60c. 



A=Suited to Rock Garden; ®=Suited to Semi-Shade; ®=Suited to Shade 



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