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Zinnias (Youth-and-Old-Age) A. 



One of the most show) and satisfactory annuals for 



ever\ garden. There is a wide range of tvpes and hues to 



provide color lor the garden and generous quantities of 



iwers from eark summer until frost. They are easy 



R in anv good garden soil. 



962. Blaze. Top All-America Winner for 1°^4. See 

 • •ion and color illustration on inside back 

 ivntr. Pkt. 35c. 



829. Persian Carpet. Mi-America Winner, 1952. Rich 

 . t Ice Persian carpets. I lowers of medium 



j^J - t . line for cutting. Abundant bloom on 12-inch, 

 bush\ plants. Pkt. 25c.; ',o/. 70c.; ' 4 o/ <1 25. 

 939. New Giant Hybrid. These Burpee Hybri< 



large. Huffy and rutfled, bigger than the Dahlia-Flowered 

 Zinnias, with attractive^ curled petal- like giant chrys- 

 anthemums. Vigorous plants are 3 feet tall with long 

 cutting stems. Pkt 



GIANT-FLOWERED TALL VARIETIES 

 CALIFORNIA GIANTS 



These are the tallest Zinnias, growing 3 to 4 feet high, 

 with very large double Mowers on long stems. A splendid 

 cutting type. 



915. Cherry Queen. Brilliant cherry-rose. 



916. Daffodil. Rich canarv->ellow. 



917. Enchantress. Light rose, deep rose center. 

 647. Miss Wilmott. Soft pink. 



918. Purity. ugl H ind best white in Zinnias. 



919. Scarlet Queen. Glowing deep scarlet. 



920. Violet Queen. Deep purple. 



921. California Giants. Finest Mixed. All colors. 



Any of above, pkt. 10c; > 4 oz. 50c; '^oz. 85c; oz. $1.55 

 DAHLIA-FLOWERED ZINNIAS 



Robust p to 3 leet tall, bear mans strong stems 



of folly double. 4 to 5-inch flower- resembling the show 

 Popular lor bedding and to cut. 



922. Canary Bird. Rich canary-yellow. 

 840. Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson. 

 882. Eldorado. Salmon-apricot. 



923. Exquisite. I igfal rose, deep rose .enter. 

 885. Luminosa. Bright pink. 



924. Oriole. • and gold. 



925. Polar Bear. W bite. 



926. Purple Prince. Deep purple. 

 636. Will Rogers. ■ . deep scarlet. 



927. Dahlia-Flowered Finest Mixed. 



All the Dahlia-Howered color-. 



Any of above, pkt. 10c; '.,oz.50c; '.,oz. 85c; oz.$1.55 

 MEDIUM-SIZED TALL. Fantasy Type 



Plants 2 et high with 5-inch shaggy (lowers 



somewhat like cactus dahlias. Distinctly ditlerent from all 

 other Zinnias. 



763. Orange Lady. Deeporange. 

 754. Rosalie. Intense rose. 



928. Star dust. AAS. Ri.h deep golden yellow. 

 909. White Light. A\S. 



929. Wildfire. Dazzling -.arlet. 



930. Finest Mixed. AAS. Bright mixture-. 



Any of above Fantasy Zinnias, 

 pkt. 10c; ' 4 oz. 60c; V 2 oz. $1.00; oz. $1.80 



DWARF EDGING TYPES 



838. Creeping Zinnia Santitalia procumbens). Double 

 orange-\ellow flowers. A sure-lire ground-cover or 

 edging plant. Pkt. 15a; l Aoz. 60c; J^oz. $1.00; i^oz. 

 $1.75; oz. $3.00. 



899. Cupid Finest Mixed. Dwarf, compact little plants 

 bearing quantities of button (lowers smaller than the 

 Lilliput Tvpe. For edgings and pots. Pkt. 10c; i^oz. 

 50c; JSoz. 90c; oz. 11.65. 



940. Linearis. A dwarf native of Mexico growing 8 to 10 

 inches tall. Bushs plants with single flowers of golden 

 orange with a lemon-vellow stripe. A splendid edging 

 plant. Pkt. 15c; j^oz. 40c; }^oz. 70c; }4oz. $1.25. 



790. Tom Thumb, Finest Mixed. Plants 6 to 8 inches 

 tall, compact, covered with well-formed flowers of the 

 Lilliput type. Broad color range. Excellent for borders 

 and pot-plants. Pkt. 15c; x Aoz. 65c; 34oz. $1.10- 

 oz. $1.95. 



Medium-sized 

 Dwarf Zinnia. 

 931. Peppermint 

 Stick. Pkt. 25c 



ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET CHANGES 



910. Verbena, 



Floradale Beauty. 



Pkt. 20c 



SMALL-FLOWERED DWARF. Lilliput or Pompon 



These are the most popular of the Zinnia family lor cutting and they make 

 attractive solid beds. Plants grow 1 J4 to 2 feet tall and are free with their 

 colorful little pompons on good vase-length stems. 



814. Mahogany Gem. Blackish red. 



932. Canary Gem. Canary-yellow. 



933. Crimson Gem. Rich crimson. 

 935. Rosebud. Dainty bicolor rose. 

 950. Golden Gem. Golden orange. 



Any of the above Lilliput or Pompon Zinnias, pkt. 10c 

 ]/ 2 oz. 85c; oz. $1.55 



934. Lilac Gem. Clear lilac . 



936. Salmon Gem. Salmon-rose. 



937. White Gem. Pure white. 



938. Mixed. 



Vioz. 50c; 



MEDIUM-SIZED DWARF 



This garden favorite is becoming an important early cut-flower, flowers 

 intermediate between Giants and Lilliputs. Plants 24 inches high. 

 875. Pumila, Sunshine Tints (Cut-and-Come-Again). Rich pastel shades. 



Pkt. 10c; J^oz. 50c; '^oz. 85c; oz. SI. 55. 

 931. Peppermint Stick. Early. About 70 per cent striped. Red and white, 



red and yellow, purple and white, etc Somew hat taller than Pumila. Pkt. 25c. 



EARLY WONDER 



Earliest of all Zinnias. Plants 18 to 24 inches tall, basal branching, produc- 

 ing 3 to 4-inch flowers on long wiry sterns which have no laterals and practi- 

 cally no leaves. Bred for cut-flower use. 

 865. Finest Mixed. Full range of colors. Pkt. 15c; l Ao/.. 80c; l Aoz. $1.40; 



oz. $2.55. 



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