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SCABIOSA PEACE 



MARIGOLD SCARLET GLOW 



Marigold (A) 



2704 Goldsmith — Bronze Medal. The blooms 

 remind you of the giant Incurved Chrysanthe- 

 mums. They are, however, somewhat firmer. 

 The rich golden orange blooms are from 4 to 5 

 inches across. The plants, which grow 18 

 inches high, are base branching and produce 

 8 to 12 stems of perfect cutting length. This 

 variety blooms early, fully two weeks ahead 

 of the ordinary African types. 



2726A Scarlet Glow — Honorable Mention. 



Scarlet Glow is the brightest red of all the 

 Dwarf Double French Marigolds. The flowers 

 open a deep scarlet, and as they age they turn 

 to a rich tangerine. They are fully double, 

 134 to 2 inches across. The plants bloom with 

 remarkable profusion, growing 10 inches in 

 height with a spread of 18 inches. 



2724C Spry — Silver Medal. The tiny plants of 

 these Extra Dwarf Double French Marigolds 

 bloom in less than nine weeks from seed; they 

 are the most profuse blooming of all Marigolds. 

 The flowers grow IV2 inches across, and have 

 a bright clear yellow crested center surround- 

 ed by several rows of Mahogany-red guard 

 petals. The plants are extremely dwarf and 

 compact, growing about 9 inches high and 

 spreading 15 inches. 



Price tor any of above — per pkt., 25c 



Petunia (A) 



3327 Blue Brocade (Double). (See coJor plate, 

 page 82.) The color of this variety is the most 

 beautiful shade of blue we've ever seen in a 

 Petunia. It may be described as a rich velvet- 

 like violet-blue. The beauty of the color is 

 further enhanced by the form of the flowers, 

 for BLUE BROCADE is a delightfully fringed 

 all-double variety. The blooms are fully V/2 

 inches across and almost 100% true. The 

 plants grow dwarf and bushy and about 10 

 inches in height Pkt., 50c 



3296 First Lady — Silver Medal. (See color 

 plate, page 82.) This Hybrida Nana Com- 

 pacta variety is the clearest of pinks — a dis- 

 tinctly new shade of light pink. Strong sun 

 will not burn this beautiful color. The flowers 

 measure 2V 2 inches across and are borne in 

 great profusion on the dwarf, bushy, ball- 

 shaped plants. The flowering season is par- 

 ticularly long Pkt., 25e 



3343 Radiance (Hybrida) — Silver Medal. (See 



color plate, opposite page. ) It is a cerise rose 

 with enough underlying salmon to remove the 

 harshness commonly found in this color. The 

 brilliance, however, which is always asso- 

 ciated with cerise rose, has not been lost — 

 rather does it seem to have been intensified. 

 The golden yellow of the throat adds even 

 more to its warmth and life. RADIANCE is free 

 flowering; the flowers are 2V2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter Pkt., 25c 



3309A Violet Gem (Miniature) — Honorable 

 Mention. This variety is a true miniature in 

 every respect. The plants are neat, dwarf and 

 compact — the blooms are just the size vou 

 would expect to find on this type of plant. The 

 rich violet-blue blooms are so plentiful that 

 they all but hide the clean, dark green foliage. 

 The plants maintain their dwarf and compact 

 miniature form surprisingly well all season. 



Pkt., 25c 



Scabiosa, Peace (A) 



Honorable Mention 



3654 Peace is pure white without the slightest 

 tinging of pink or mauve. The flowers are IV2 

 to 2 inches across, of perfect form, almost 

 spherical in shape. The sturdy plants grow 

 2 ft. in length Pkt., 25c 



STOCK 



GARDENIA 



Salpiglossis (A) 



Dwarf Giant Flowering 



All the plants are bushy and compact in 

 growth, growing to a height of 30 inches, 

 which is about 8 inches shorter than the 

 spreading Emperor type. No vigor has been 

 lost in shortening the plants, and they will 

 survive a hot summer and outlast the old 

 strain. The flowers are formed in a group or 

 cluster at the head of each plant. They con- 

 siderably surpass other sorts in size and color 

 combination. This strain is excellent for bed- 

 ding and cutting purposes. 

 3612 Red Star. (See color plate opposite.) 

 Wide red stripes spread star-like from a golden 

 yellow throat. The ground color is light 

 chamois. This color combination is entirely 

 new in Salpiglossis. 



3614 Blue and Silver. Here is an entirely new 

 Salpiglossis color. Instead of the usual gold 

 markings, this fine novelty sets off its deep 

 mid-blue color with silver veins. Every flower 

 is glistening gold at the base of its throat, and 

 this seems to enhance the shimmering mark- 

 ings of the open face. 



3616 Velvety Violet. The flowers are a solid 

 deep violet right to the base of the throat, and 

 they have such a fine texture that they show a 

 velvet sheen. 



Price for any of above — per pkt., 25c 



Stock, (A) 



Early Colonial Branching 



Here for the first time is a tall and really exclu- 

 sively branching type of stock. This new strain 

 blooms about two -weeks earlier than the per- 

 petual branching class, and grows to a height 

 of two to two and one-half feet. 

 Unlike many strains, the new early Colonial 

 does not produce a center spike, and conse- 

 quently does not require pinching back to 

 make it branch. From the base of each plant, 

 eight to ten heavy 30-inch branches spread out 

 and produce a plant 20 inches in diameter. 

 The large florets are formed on spikes 12 to 15 

 inches long. 



3755 Rose Standish. (See color plate opposite.) 

 A magnificent large-flowered bright rose. A 

 fine color for cutting and one that shows off 

 to advantage under artificial light. 



3752 Mayflowers-Red Rose. 3753 Pris- 

 cilla — Silvery-Lavender. 3754 Puritan — 

 Pure White. 



Price for any of above — per pkt., 25c 



Stock, Gardenia (A) 



3748 This remarkable, new Giant Column 

 Stock is indeed the last word in perfection 

 for its class. Shimmering glistening white, the 

 flowers are the purest snow white of any Stock 

 variety yet introduced. Producing only one 

 flower spike to a plant, this spike will, how- 

 ever, be of enormous size, 12 inches to 15 

 inches of florets and nearly 3 feet in length, 

 and 4 or even 4V2 inches in depth, with indi- 

 vidual florets closely and compactly placed on 

 the stem. The robust habit and uniformity of 

 type combined with a high percentage of 

 doubles, places Gardenia definitely in a class 

 by itself. Especially recommended for green- 

 house culture Per 500 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c 



Zinnia (A) 



Howard's New Giant Crested 



l See Color Plate Opposite) 

 4700 This variety is the result of many years' 

 selection work on a strain produced by cross- 

 ing the Dahlia-flowered and Scabiosa-flowered 

 types. The blossoms average 3 to 4 inches in 

 diameter. They have a full rounded cushiony 

 center surrounded by broad guard petals. The 

 colors are charmingly bright and include al- 

 most all colors to be found in this popular an- 

 nual flower. Magnificent shades of orange, 

 orange-scarlet, yellow, rose, maize and crim- 

 son predominate Pkt., 25e 



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