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RECENTLY INTRODUCED ANNUALS 



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Calendula ORANGE SHAGGY 



A Very Distinct New Break in Calendulas 



(Gold Medal Award 1934 by the All American Selections Committee.) 

 1597 This variety is undoubtedly the greatest departure yet known 

 from the original form of the Calendula. The petals are long and 

 deeply fringed or laciniated. Row after row of these long, 

 fringed petals overlap each other in a rather irregular fashion 

 and build up a bloom with the shaggy appearance of some 

 Chrysanthemums. These blooms are of great beauty, sharply 

 contrasting with the rather formal appearance of varieties such 

 as Orange King; etc. 



• The color is a deep orange, shading to slightly lighter orange 

 in the center of the bloom, giving the flower a delightful two- 

 tone effect. Well grown, Orange Shaggy produces long stems 

 and forms plants about 18 inches high. (See Color Plate opposite.) 



Pkt. 25c 



Cosmos Early Klondyke ORANGE FLARE 



(Gold Medal Award 1934 by the All American Selections Committee.) 

 2029 Orange Flare is one of the most discussed and enthusiastically 

 admired novelties on the market today. Reports received on 

 trials of seed we have sent to various parts of the world confirm 

 the results we have obtained in our own cultures, viz. : that it is 

 in full flower less than four months after the time seed is planted. 

 The color is the same vivid orange of the ordinary Klondyke 

 but the attractive light green foliage, while quite distinct, is much 

 less abundant, giving a plant which is a mass of color. The stems 

 are long and wiry, well adapted for cutting. (See Color Plate 

 opposite.) Pkt. 25c 



Zinnia FANTASY 



The Petals Are Curled and Twisted Like Those 

 of Chrysanthemums 



(Award oj Merit 1934 by the All American Selections Committee.) 

 4690 While the giant flowered varieties are still popular, the trend of 

 late years has been toward the smaller flowered, more graceful 

 strains, of which Fantasy is by far the best. Flower lovers in all 

 parts of the world have enthusiastically welcomed it as one of the 

 most colorful new flower introductions. 



The strikingly attractive flowers are 3 inches in diameter, in 

 the brilliant colors of the improved, large-flowering sorts, and 

 there are also newer pastel shades. 



The flowers are borne on long, strong stems, covering the well- 

 rounded, bushy plants with color. The flowers keep well when 

 cut. Picking the blooms freely causes the plants to branch and 

 increases the production of flowers, and those forming at an angle 

 hold that position without drooping. The plants are free from 

 insects and disease, and grow where any garden plant can be 

 grown, doing best in full sun; but they thrive also in partial 

 shade. (See Color Plate opposite) Pkt. 25c 



Zinnia Mexicana GYPSY GIRL 



A Mexican Variety of Lasting Quality 



4649 A beautiful dwarf variety, producing a mass of single flowers; 

 a fine sort for edging and unsurpassed as a cut flower for small 

 jars and bowls for table decoration. Color, maroon with orange 

 edge; height, 10 inches. (See Color Plate opposite.) . . . .Pkt. 15c 



DOUBLE NASTURTIUMS— NOVELTIES AND RECENT INTRODUCTIONS 



Double Sweet-Scented GOLDEN GLEAM 



(Awarded a Gold Medal as one of the leading All American varieties 

 of flower seeds for 1933.) 



3012 Owing to the ever-increasing popularity of this well-known 

 novelty, the demand will surpass that of previous years. The 

 vigorous plants, covered with a mass of the large, golden-yellow 

 flowers, produce a blaze of color in the garden. The long stems 

 lend themselves admirably to cut-flower use, and the sweet- 

 scented flowers impart a delightful fragrance to the room in which 

 they are used. 



The neat, compact habit and early flowers also make Golden 

 Gleam an excellent pot plant subject. (See Color Plate, page 83.) 



Price, 25c per oz., pkt., 10c. 



Glorious Gleam Hybrids, Sweet-Scented 



* Double, Sweet Scented Orange Gleam 



3013 The color is a deep glowing orange-scarlet a new color in this 

 class, the sweet scent is very pronounced Pkt. 25c 



Double, Sweet-Scented SCARLET GLEAM 



(Gold Medal Award 1934 by the All American Selections Committee.) 



3014 Delightfully sweet-scented, superior in type, extra large- flowered, 

 indescribably lovely. It was the leading novelty Nasturtium 

 for 1935. It is the most intensely dazzling color one could 

 imagine in a flower. While Golden Gleam derives its effect of 

 doubleness from petals which are markedly wrinkled, almost 

 fluted. Scarlet Gleam is more or less plain petaled and deeper 

 throated, although the individual petals are at least twice the 

 size of ordinary Nasturtiums. (See Color Plate, page 83). 

 Price, per y% oz., 25c; per oz. 40c; pkt. 15c. 



Double GLORIOUS GLEAM HYBRIDS 

 Finest Mixed, Sweet-Scented 



3018 The flowers are fine, large, well-formed, sweet-scented doubles. 

 In habit of growth they closely resemble Golden Gleam, with 

 semi-dwarf plants throwing short runners from well-rounded, 

 free-flowering bushes. The stems are long, and bear the 

 flowers well above the foliage, giving the effect of a solid mass of 

 color. The color range includes an evenly-balanced blend of 

 the glorious assortment of brilliant shades of salmon, golden- 

 yellow, orange-scarlet, cerise, cream-yellow, orange, maroon, 

 crimson, and many spotted varieties. (See illustration.) 

 Price per J^ oz. 25c; per oz., 40c Pkt. 15c 



Dwarf Double GOLDEN GLOBE 



3002 This pretty Nasturtium bears the same large, double, sweet- 

 scented golden-yellow flowers that made the reputation of 

 Golden Gleam, but the habit of the plant is quite different. In- 

 stead of being a semi-runner, it grows into an almost perfect 

 globe, thus obviating the trouble experienced by gardeners in 

 keeping the plant within desired bounds Pkt. 25c 



Dwarf Double Gem Mixture 



3008 Compact plants of vario'us colors bearing good sized sweet 

 scented double flowers. Mixed colors Pkt. 25c 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



Our Catalog of Plants, for 1936 is printed separately and will be 

 mailed to all customers on our list when issued. 



