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Mesembryanthemum Criniflorum 



Petunia Triumphant 



Petunia Pink Gem 



Petunia Lace-Veil 



Rudbeckia Kelvedon Star 



NEW INTRODUCTIONS 



FOR 1934— Continued 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRINIFLORUM 



(Livingstone Daisy) 



2779 This is one of the most easily grown Annuals. The plants which 

 are of slightly spreading habit are literally covered with flowers, 

 measuring about one inch, of the most delightful shades imaginable. 

 There are pure white, pink, buff, golden, crimson, apricot, An ideal 

 carpet or rockery plant and a gem for edging. Will succeed admirably 

 rockeries and crevices. Mixed colors. (See illustration.) . . .Pkt. 25c 



New and Recently Introduced 



PETUNIAS (Annual) 



NANA COMPACTA PINK GEM 



Gold Medal Award by the All American Selections Committee 

 3303 It forms a neat compact plant five to six inches high, literally 

 smothered with deep pink blooms. A plant eight inches in diameter 

 will carry as many as twenty five to thirty blooms in flower at one 

 time. Individual blooms are two inches in diameter. This miniature 

 Petunia will be indispensable for borders, window boxes, pots, rock 

 -gardens and for bedding Pkt. 25c 



ALL DOUBLE GIANT FRINGED "TRIUMPHANT" 



Award of Merit by the All American Selections Committee 

 3331 We offer seeds direct from the producer which he claims not 

 only grow 100 per cent double flowering plants, but which also produce 

 flowers of immense size. These flowers show a wonderful assortment 

 of beautiful colors, such as carmine, brilliant rose, velvety purple 

 violet, purple, white, creamy yellow, variegated, etc. Mixed colors. 



Pkt. $1.00 



SETTING SUN 



3362 It forms compact little bushes about one foot high, covered 

 completely with beautifully fringed rose-pink blossoms measuring 

 three inches across. This variety is particularly suited for growing 

 in pots, as well as in the border, etc Pkt. 25c 



GOTTFRIED MICHAELIS 



3364 Another of the fringed "Erfurt Dwarf" Petunias. The com- 

 pact bushes, 12 ins. high, are covered with daintily fringed, bright 

 amaranth red flowers with dark throat, measuring about 3 ins. in 

 diameter. They are excellently suited for borders as well as for 

 pots and window boxes Pkt. 25c 



ERFURT DWARF "LACE-VEIL" 



3366 A white fringed variety "Lace Veil" has now joined the other 

 fringed members of this group, the brilliant rose "Setting Sun" and 

 the bright amaranth red "Gottfried Michaelis." The bushy plants, 

 about 1 foot high, are thickly covered with white flowers measuring 

 about 2J4 ins. across. The finely fringed and sometimes waved edges 

 of these flowers give the impression of a dainty lace gown. (See 

 illustration.) Pkt. 35c 



RUDBECKIA KELVEDON STAR 



3592 This is an annual and a rampant grower; reaching 3 feet in 

 height, and should be planted 18 inches apart, with two feet be- 

 tween rows, sowings should be made indoors in February and seed- 

 lings planted out during second week of May; by July it will fill 

 in the bed and flower till cut down by frost. The flowers all have 

 dark brown central discs, surrounded by a shining mahogany zone, 

 on petals of deep golden. (See illustration.) Pkt. 25c 



SCABIOSA GRANDIFLORA 

 FL. PL. "CATTLEYA" 



3644 The color is a rich rosy lilac of the beautiful orchid tone and a 

 new shade for Scabiosa. The flowers are large and attractive. (See 

 illustration) Pkt. 25c 



New and Recently Introduced 



VERBENAS Annual 



4487 COLOSSAL. We are convinced that this new race of Verbenas 

 have a great future. The flower-heads bear blooms an inch 

 in diameter, and they form an entirely new class, which we are 

 calling "Colossea." Rose and pink shades Pkt. 25c 



4488 ETNA. Large trusses of intense crimson scarlet with a 

 small creamy yellow eye Pkt. 25c 



4489 ROYALE. The color of this new Verbena is a rich deep 

 royal blue with a large creamy yellow eye. A wonderful acquisition 

 to our group of Grandiflora Verbenas. (See illustration) Pkt. 25c 



4490 BEAUTY OF OXFORD HYBRIDS. A beautiful giant 

 hybrid, the individual florets measure over one inch in diameter. 

 The color shades from clear rose-pink to rose red, making this the 

 brightest Rose Verbena ever produced from seed. (See illustration) 



Pkt. 50c 



4491 LAVENDER GLORY. A glorious color not hitherto known 

 in Verbenas — a (true lavender. The flower has a cream white 

 eye which helps to accentuate the color of the rest of the flower . Pkt. 25c 

 4512 FIREBALL. A dwarf compact Verbena about six inches high 

 literally covered with bright scarlet blooms, excellent for borders, 

 beds, or pot plants and comes absolutely true from seed. 



Pkt. 25c 



SPECTRUM RED 



Special Mention Award by the All American Selections Committee 

 4514 This magnificent Verbena is an intense BRIGHT RED, brighter 

 than any other Verbena yet introduced, having absolutely no eye. 

 The color is intensified, and its brilliance is quite dazzling. (See 

 illustration) Pkt. 25c 



NEW ZINNIAS 



4660 SCABIOUS FLOWERED (Annual). Really a curiosity, the 

 outer row of petals are long and large, while the inner rows are short 

 and tubular, giving the flower the appearance of a Scabiosa. The 

 plants grow three feet in height and are crowded with flowers. (See 

 illustration) Pkt. 25c 



Verbena Spectrum Red 



Verbena Beauty of Oxford 



Zinnia Scabiosa Flowered 



