All America Selections of 1940 



We have grouped together on this page the 1940 All America Selections as there are many gardeners 

 interested in the winners of last year's trials of novelties. The awards represent the collective opinion 

 of a large number of judges who make their reports from various sections throughout the country. 









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Petunia Glow 



1940 Silver Medal 

 Awards 



3309 Petunia Glow 



Dwarf, compact, ball-shaped plants 

 covered with bright rose-red blooms with 

 lighter throat. Extremely free-flowering 

 and a wonderful variety for the garden. 

 Received the highest number of votes. 

 Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 



3330 Petunia Cream Star 



Extremely free-flowering plants covered 

 with soft creamy white blooms of blunt 

 star shape. A splendid bedding variety 

 representing an entirely new color in 

 Petunias. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 



1058 Ageratum Midget Blue 



Only 4 inches tall but spreading to more 

 than a foot in width. Covered with tiny 

 tufts of charming azure blue flowers. 

 Valuable for edging, the rock garden, and 

 for pots. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 



Spring-Flowering Sweet Pea 

 4207 Rose-Pink 



This represents an entirely new type 

 blooming earlier outdoors than the 

 summer-flowering kind. Of tall growth 

 with fine long-stemmed blooms of an 

 appealing bright rose-pink color. Pkt. 20c; 

 3 pkts. 50c. 





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Petunia Cream Star 



Sweet Pea Rose-Pink 



Antirrhinum Rosalie 



1940 Bronze Medal 

 Awards 



Spring-Flowering Sweet Pea 

 4203 Blue 



Another member of this new class which 

 besides its value for garden planting can 

 also be forced in the greenhouse. Of a 

 medium marine blue color. Pkt. 20c; 

 3 pkts. 50c. 



1182 Antirrhinum Rosalie 



A rust-resistant Majus grandiflorum 

 variety presenting beautiful rose-pink 

 blooms with deeper center and golden 

 suffusion. Vigorous and rust-resistant. 

 Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 



Scabiosa 

 3871 Heavenly Blue 



Distinct and lovely azure-blue, very 

 early-flowering, and also most profuse. 

 Of dwarf growth, 18 inches tall, bearing 

 high crowned, double blooms. Pkt. 20c; 

 large pkt. 75c. 



2907 Marigold Limelight 



A new color, pale primrose yellow or 

 deep cream. Has attractive incurved 

 Chrysanthemum-like flowers. An early 

 and continuous bloomer with flowers 

 measuring l|-2 inches in diameter. 

 Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 50c, 



1940 Honorable Mention 



1301 Aster Rose Marie 



This belongs to the wilt-resistant early 

 giant class of China Asters. It is by far 

 the best cutting Aster of rose-pink color 

 with fluffy centers and long narrow petals 

 forming flowers 3| to 4 inches in diameter. 

 Of base branching habit and very showy. 

 Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 



2926 Marigold Yellow Pygmy 



Neat compact plants of attractive ball 

 shape growing 4 inches tall and therefore 

 valuable for edging and for pots. The 

 individual flowers measure about an inch 

 in diameter and are an attractive light 

 lemon yellow color. It belongs to the 

 French Lilliput type and is dwarfer than 

 others in that class. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 

 50c. 



Sweet Pea 



Spring-Flowering 



4205 Lavender 



This is the third of the new Spring- 

 Flowering Sweet Peas which extends the 

 color range into the lavender section. It 

 shares with the other two a strong and tall 

 growth carrying the blooms on extra-long 

 and wiry stems. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 



Scabiosa Heavenly Blue 



Marigold Limelight 



Aster Rose Marie 



Marigold Yellow Pygmy 



Enrich your garden with these Outstanding Novelties of 1940 



