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BO: aANO'S CALIFORNIA GROWN ZINNIAS A. 



DAHLIA FLOWERED ZINNIAS 



Attractive member of the Zinnia family. Immense 

 dahlia-like flowers often measuring 4 to 5 inches in 

 diameter. The sturdy plants, about 2% feet high, 

 produce an abundance of blooms all summer. 



940. CANARY BIRD. Delicate shade of primrose 

 yellow. A very unusual color. 



939. EXQUISITE. By far the most pleasing of our 

 collection. Truly dahlia-like in both form and size. 

 Color light rose with center a deep rose. (Tyrian Rose.) 



941. ORIOLE. We consider this the most beautiful 

 of its class. It is an immense orange and gold bicolor, 

 changing slightly as it ages, but at all times worthy 

 of the beautiful bird for which it is named. 



942. PURPLE PRINCE. A fine, deep purple (Rho- 

 danthe Purple), large and well-formed. (New.) 



943. POLAR BEAR. A very large pure white, the 

 best white yet seen in Zinnias. True Dahlia form. 



944. SCARLET FLAME. A large, beautiful, bright 

 scarlet, with a delightful blending of orange through- 

 out the petal. This is not a bicolor. 



The above six varieties, 10 cts. per pkt. ; *4 oz. 35 

 c<« • v. oz. fin cts.: oz. si.no. 



945. DAHLIA FLOWERED MIXTURE. (Illustra- 

 tion in color inside back cover.) All the above colors 

 and others, pkt. 10 cts.; Vi oz. 25 cts.; J/4 oz. 40 cts.; 

 oz. 75 cts. 



Zinnia Dahlia Flowered 

 CALIFORNIA GIANTS OR MAMMOTH ZINNIAS 



The great advantage of this type is that the flowers are of enormous size 

 and flat getting away from the conical type of the regular giants and elim- 

 inating the stiffness that has been so objectionable in Zinnias in the part. 

 934. SCARLET GEM. Deep scarlet. 935. BRIGHTNESS. Bright pink. 

 936. GOLDEN QUEEN. Golden yellow. 937. PURITY. Pure white. 



The above 4 varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; *4 oz. 35 cts.; V 2 oz. 60 cts.; oz. $1.00. 



1057. CALIFORNIA GIANTS MIXED. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 25 cts.; 

 V2 oz. 40 cts. ; oz. 75 cts. 



Zinnia Fantasy 



956. ZINNIA STARDUST. Award of Merit, 1937 All America 

 Selections. (Illustrated inside back cover.) It has the same shaggy 

 petaled, medium sized flower as the mixture. A delicate graceful 

 bloom. A rich deep golden yellow. 2%-foot plant. Early flowering, 

 coming into flower about 45 to 50 days from the time of planting. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. ; y s oz. 30 cts. ; 14 oz. 50 cts. 



983. ZINNIA FANTASY, FINEST MIXED. Chrysanthemum 

 Flowered. Award of Merit, 1935 All America Selections. The 



rounded medium sized flowers are composed of a mass of shaggy 

 ray-like petals. The color range includes the brightest shades of 

 reds, yellows and orange as well as the popular pastel pinks and 

 cream. Pkt. 10 cts.; % oz. 20 cts.; 14 oz. 35 cts.; % oz. 60 cts.; 

 oz. $1.10. 



POMPON OR LILLIPUT ZINNIAS R. G. 



998. CRIMSON GEM. A rich crimson. 970. PINK GEM. A deep pink. 



999. SALMON GEM. Bright salmon. 



The above three varieties, pkt. 10 cts. ; 14 oz - 30 cts. ; % oz. 50 cts. 



94i. MIXED. (See color picture inside nack crver ) The best Zinnia 

 for bedding. Compact plant, about 12 inches high, bearing small double 

 flowers of distinct colors. Pkt. 10 cts. ; V4 oz. 20 cis. ; V2 ol. 35 cts. ; 

 oz. 60 cts. 



975. ZINNIA LINEARIS. (Illustration in color inside back 

 cover.) This little dwarf variety is the most unusual and interest- 

 ing of the newer Zinnias. The flowers, which are single, are a 

 lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate lemon yellow stripe 

 through each petal. The center is a dark brown in the young 

 flowers turning golden orange as the pollen develops. It blooms 

 extremely early commencing when the plants are about 6 inches 

 tall and continuing right on through the season until the late 

 autumn frosts. Well suited for border or edging use and excellent 

 for window boxes. Ultimate height, 8 to 10 inches. Flowers 6 

 weeks after sowing. Pkt. 15 cts.; % oz. 35 cts.; % oz. 65 cts. 



992. ZINNIA SCABIOUS FLOWERED MIXED. (Illustrated 

 in color inside back cover.) The flowers are somewhat less than 

 medium size and bear a remarkable resemblance to the annual 

 Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free flowering 2 to 2% feet 

 high, giving a wealth of bloom throughout the summer. While the 

 color range includes all popular shades, it is particularly rich in 

 shades of crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow and pink. Pkt. 15 cts. ; 

 % oz. 25 cts.; % oz. 45 cts.; % oz. 85 cts. 



1001. ZINNIA NAVAJO. (Illustrated inside back cover.) 

 Gaillardia Flowered Finest Mixed. The flowers are very attractive, 

 of medium size, about 2 inches in diameter, fine for cut flower use, 

 and are carried on stems of medium length. The colors range 

 through the mellow tones of rose, pink, bronze, yellow, orange, 

 lavender, and combinations of these colors. Plants grow 2 feet 

 high. Flowers 45 days after seed is sown. Pkt. 20 cts. ; »4 oz. 

 50 cts. 



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For best results spade the beds 2 feet deep, and incorporate in the soil a 

 liberal amount of well-decayed manure of any kind. Water well at all 

 times. Set the plants 18 inches apart. 



CITY OF PORTLAND. The plants make a strong, upright growth, 4 

 feet tall. Contrasting with the rich, deep green foliage are flowers of a 

 bright pink color. 10 cts. each; 6 for 55 cts.; $1.00 doz. 



EUREKA. Eureka is a beautiful creamy white Canna with large bold 

 flowers borne on plants 4 feet tall. The individual petals are heavy 

 and substantial. The foliage is rich dark green. 10 cts. each ; 6 for o.'i 

 cts.; $1.00 doz. 



HUNGARIA. Extra large flower-trusses of heavy substance, carried on 

 strong stems. The blooms are a magnificent rose-pink shade, height, 3% 

 feet. 10 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 90 cts. doz. 



KING HUMBERT. Large heart-shaped purplish-bronze leaves forming 

 a sharp contrast to the immense blooms which are velvety-orange scarlet, 

 rcse-tinted and margined at the base; a combination of leaf and blossom 

 incomparably beautiful. Height, 4 feet. 10 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 90 

 cts. doz. 



MRS. ALFRED F. CONARD. Gigantic flowers borne in immense clus- 

 ters ; color, delightful salmon pink, a shade which becomes more brilliant 

 as the flower develops ; foliage light green ; 4 feet. 10 cts. each ; 6 for 

 55 cts. ; $1.00 doz. 



RICHARD WALLACE. Large, showy, pure canary yellow flowers car- 

 ried on good stems; green foliage; 4 feet. 10 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 

 90 cts. doz. 



THE PRESIDENT. This splendid variety produces immense flowers of a 

 rich, glowing scarlet ; superior in quantity and quality of bloom to anv 

 other red variety; green foliage; 4 feet. 10 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 90 

 cts. doz. 



WINTZER'S COLOSSAL. Flowers frequently eight inches in diameter ; 

 bright scarlet ; very effective, free-flowering bedding variety, 5 feet. 10 

 cts. each; 6 for 50 cts.; 90 cts. doz. 



YELLOW KING HUMBERT. A sport of the well-known bronze-leaved 

 variety, but with green foliage ; about 4 feet high, with masses of golden 

 yellow flowers, dotted red ; occasionally some will be streaked red. 10 cts. 

 each; 6 for 50 cts.; 90 cts. doz. 



WYOMING. Immense spikes of large massive orange colored flowers ; 

 bronze foliage ; 6 feet. 10 cts. each ; 6 for 50 cts. ; 90 cts. doz. 



Canna 

 One Each of the 10 Listed for 90 cts.. Postpaid 



