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MISS EMMA V. WHITE. 



Orondo, Wash., October 26, 

 'The Carnations blos- 

 somed well, and the Morning 

 Glories were fine." 



Mrs. J. H. McMillan. 



Arlington, Mass., October 

 U, 1896.— "The seeds I ord- 

 ered of you did remarkably 

 well, especially the Margue- 

 rite Carnations, which were 

 of choice colors and very 

 double." 



Samuel R. Smith. 



West Newton, 0., October 

 17th. 1896.— Your Balsams, 

 Nasturtiums, Sweet Peas and 

 Verbenas were especially 

 nice." 



Mrs. Laura Jacobs. 



ZINNIA. 



Pompone Zinnia. 



Zinnia Elegans. 

 Tom Thumb Zinnia. This is a dwarf variety, varying from 

 four to twelve inches in height, forming compact, bushy little 

 plants, suitable for edgings. Flowers large and double. Choice 

 mixed. Pkt., 3 cts. 



The Zinnia has always been a garden favorite, yet 

 by many it has been thought too coarse a flower to 

 deserve a place in their favor. But so greatly has 

 this showy flower been improved that it is no longer 

 under ban, and is even coming into favor for cut- 

 ting. For grouping in a bed, nothing will furnish a 

 more gorgeous mass of color, nor give a longer 

 blooming season. I saw nothing more showy last 

 summer than the Zinnia beds in Como Park, St. 

 Paul, and they were greatly admired by all the vis- 

 itors. I offer the choicest double varieties. A small 

 per cent will come single. Annual ; one to three feet. 

 Pompone. Flower heads very full and cone-shaped 

 and appearing in all the colors common to the Zin- 

 nia. Seed saved from extra selected flowers. 

 Mixed. Pkt., 4 cts. 

 Elegans. Fine double, all shades, mixed. Pkt., 3c. 

 Hew Striped, or Zebra. Double flowors, curiously 

 striped and mottled, scarcely two plants produc- 

 ing flowers alike. Pkt., 4 cts. 

 Double Yellow. A handsome yellow, fine double 



flowers from extra selected seed. Pkt., 4 cts. 

 Carmine. A beautiful red, very handsome to mass 



with yellow. Pkt., 4 cts. 

 New Haageana Zinnia. A magnificent new Zin- 

 nia with very large, double, cone-shaped flowers in 

 all the most desirable colors. Pkt, 6 cts. 

 Mixed Zinnias. A mixed packet containing the 



above six varieties. Pkt., 4 cts. 

 Curled and Crested Zinnia. A splendid strain 

 of California-grown Zinnias, the most beautiful 

 and showy type that has yet been introduced. The 

 petals are daintily curled and crinkled, giving a 

 softness and beauty most charming, and reliev- 

 ing the flowers from the stiffness and coarsness of 

 the old varieties. They grow to a height of 2 feet, 

 are very double, and range through all the bril- 

 liant shades of red and yellow, including orange, 

 terra cotta, old pink, canary, white, flesh and old 

 gold, both in solid colors and variegations Too 

 much cannot be said in praise of this splendid 

 class. They keep for weeks and bloom from the 

 time they are a foot high, in June, until October. 

 Do not fail to try them. Mixed. Pkt., 6 cts. 



