for 1945 



3178 



Star of Argentine ® 



Oxypetaluni caeruleurn 



Bears throughout the summer and 

 fall attractive sprays with 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 excel- 

 lent pot plant. Pkt. 2Sc ; large pkt. 7Sc. 



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. ISc; large pkt. 7Sc. 



Strawberry f^^l 

 4039 Harzland 



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. 2Sc; 5 pkts. $1.00. 



TSew Early Tithonio ® 



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. 20c; large pkt. 7Sc. 



The Latest in Modern 



ZINNIAS ® 



Zinnia, Super Crown of Gold 

 Pastel Tints 



Super Crown of Gold 

 4510 Pastel Tints 



Just picture a blend of soft yellow, 

 old gold, light pink, apricot-pink, and 

 various shades of salmon, peach and 

 buff, lively cerise-salmon, as well as pure" 

 white and cream in well-formed fully 

 double blooms measuring 5 to SYi 

 inches across. This is what a bed of 

 these beautiful new Zinnias will give 

 you. The plants grow 3 feet tall and 

 flower profusely from midsummer until 

 frost.Pkt.lSc; large pkt. 40c; ^ oz. 7Sc. 



4582 Lilliput Pastel Mixture 



Gardeners who prefer the softer pastel 

 shades will find this new strain much to 

 their liking. Contains a wide range of 

 lovely colors. Of neat compactrgrowth, 

 15 inches tall, covered with small flow- 

 ers. Pkt. ISc; large pkt. 30c; H oz. SOc. 



New Super Giant Zinnias 



New Super Giant 



Zinnias 



4542 Mixed 



The largest of all Zinnias with flow- 

 ers measuring S J^4 to 6 inches in diam- 

 eter. They are of the popular Dahlia- 

 Flowered type and represerit a truly 

 remarkable range of enchanting colors 

 and color combinations many of which 

 are entirely new in Zinnias. Splendid 

 for garden planting and for cutting. 

 Pkt. 25c; Yfi oz. SOc; Y4 oz. 85c; Y oz. 

 SI. SO. 



4586 

 Cactus-Flowered Giants 



This new strain of Zinnias presents 

 a vast array of gorgeous colors. The 

 dainty flowers have long, curled and 

 pointed petals resembling those of the 

 Night-Flowering Cactus. Each flower 

 is over 4 inches across and almost 2 

 inches deep. Pkt. I5c; large pkt. SOc; 

 K oz. 75c. 



4486 New Giant Crested 



The reduced photographic illustration shown to 

 the left conveys quite clearly the splendid and most 

 unusual form of the large artistic blooms which aver- 

 age 4 to 5 inches in diameter and are therefore true 

 giants in every way. 



Many Splendid Colors Represented 



The colors in this strain are charmingly bright and 

 fresh, and include almost all shades known to exist in 

 this most popular of annual plants. Orange, orange- 

 scarlet, yellow, rose, maize, and crimson predominate 

 which accounts for the brilliant effect achieved in the 

 garden by a planting of this fine new strain. Ten 

 years of intensive work are in back of this outstand- 

 ing novelty which comes from 85 to 90% true. Pkt. 

 15c; large pkt. 60c; ^ oz. $1.00; J^ oz. $1.50. 



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