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The American Woman's Selection 

 of Twelve Annual Flowers 



One packet each of the twelve varieties shown in colors on opposite page including the 



Plant- A-Garden Chart described below, $1.00 



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As the result of the enthusiastic replies to a questionnaire re- 

 garding their favorite annual flowers sent to 1,000 women, owners 

 of gardens in various sections of the country — Garden Club Women, 

 Business Women, and Garden Lovers — -we are happy to present the 

 group listed below as those receiving the endorsement of the largest 

 number of votes. Many reasons were advanced for this selection, 

 the principal ones being their ease of culture, their free flowering 

 habits and their value for cutting. 



The Plant-A-Garden Chart included with the collection, is one 

 of the most ingenious ready reference guides ever invented. By a 

 turn of the dial, there can be seen at a glance all the pertinent facts 

 concerning the cultural details of all the varieties in this collection, 

 as well as twenty-eight other sorts. The back of the chart shows a 

 color guide which will prove helpful in planning the garden, or in 

 making artistic flower arrangements. 



1 Ageratum, Blue Perfection {described on page 67). 



2 Cosmos, Midsummer Early Flowering Mixed (see page 73). 



3 Centaurea, Cyanus Double Mixed (see page 71). 



4 Larkspur, Giant Spire Mixed (see page 78). 



5 Aster Invincible Mixed (see page 63). 



G Scabiosa Maxima Plena Mixed (see page 86). 



The selection consists of one packet each of the following: 



7 Phlox Drummondii Mixed (see page 85). 



8 Zinnia Giant Dahlia Flowered Mixed (see page 92). 



9 Nicotiana AfRnis Hybrids (see page 83). 



10 Marigold Yellow Supreme (see page 79). 



11 Petunia Rose of Heaven (see page 84). 



12 Salpiglosis Emperor Mixed (see page 86). 



SPECIAL OFFER: 4707— The Selection, including Plant-A-Garden Chart, $1.00 postpaid. 



$1 00*00 in Prizes Offered for Garden Snapshots 



Of the American Woman's Selection of Twelve Annual Flowers 



We will award prizes for snapshots taken in your garden showing the results 

 prizes is as follows: 1st prize, $50.00; 2nd prize, $25.00; 3rd prize, $10.00 — -and 



1. All entries must be made on the envelope 

 in which the American Woman's Selection 

 of seeds were received, and ajl pictures must 

 have been taken after June 1st, 1937, and 

 before September 15th, 1937, when the con- 

 test closes. 



2. Your snapshot should be made on film, not 

 on glass plate negatives. 



3. No snapshots will be returned. Entrants 

 should keep all negatives from which pic- 

 tures submitted are made. Send no neg- 

 atives unless requested by the Snapshot 

 Contest Judges. 



4. No print or enlargement more than ten 



PLANT-A-GARDEN CHART 



One of the best ready-reference guides that 

 has come to our attention. It tells at a glance 

 how to grow forty of the most popular annual 

 flowers, besides containing many practical 

 notes and plans for annual flower plantings. 



A color harmony guide is also given on the 

 reverse side. It shows at a glance those colors 

 which are analogous, as well as the comple- 

 mentary colors. It will prove helpful in garden 

 planning and in making flower arrangements. 

 (See illustration on opposite page.) 



Price 25c postpaid. 



SUGGESTED PLANTING AR- 

 RANGEMENTS FOR THE AMERI- 

 CAN WOMAN'S SELECTION 



The numbers on the plans are a key 

 to the flowers shown in opposite color 

 plate, and listed above. 



1. An attractive corner planting, 12 ft. 

 x 12 ft., 5 ft. wide, can be made, as 

 shown here. 



2. The Selection will make a garden 

 15 ft. x 20 ft., as shown to the right. 



3. A border 25 ft. long by 5 ft. wide, 

 as shown below. This can be made 

 narrower if preferred. 



Earlier results are obtained by start- 

 ing the seed either indoors in a flat, 

 or in an outdoor seed-bed and then 

 transplant the seedlings to the garden. 



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obtained from the American Woman's Selection. The list of 

 three honorable mention prizes of $5.00 each. See rules. 



inches on the longest dimension will be ac- 

 cepted. Prints should not be mounted or 

 framed. 



5. To enter, mail the print or prints together 

 with the entry envelope to Peter Henderson 

 & Company, 35 Cortlandt Street, New York 

 City. Write your name and address in ink 

 on the back of the print or prints. If more 

 than one print is sent, place an identifying 

 number under your name and also mark 

 the identifying number on your negative. 

 NOTICE: All entries must be received by us 

 not later than midnight, September 15th, 1937. 

 Employees of Peter Henderson & Co. are pre- 

 cluded from making entries. 



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We offer plants of most of the Annuals described above. See pages 109 to 111. 



