NOVELTIES & SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS 



Sweet William, Dwarf Alpine 



Sweet William — 



4300 Dwarf Alpine Mixed ©A 



This New Dwarf Alpine Sweet William is surely a most charming 

 little plant that will appeal to gardeners wherever they wish 

 to secure a colorful dwarf border or a splendid free-flowering 

 compact plant for the rock garden. The plants grow about 

 6 inches high and make a compact spread of a foot or so. When 

 in full bloom hardly any of the rich green foliage is visible. The 

 color range is magnificent. There are lots of splendid self colors 

 and many eyed, edged, and crowned color combinations. Pkt. 

 25c; special pkt. $1.50. 



Tithonia speciosa — 

 4313 Early Flowering ® 



Mexican Sunflower, Golden Flower of the Incas 



Large, brilliant orange- 

 vermilion blooms resem- 

 bling a single African 

 Marigold with the fohage 

 and habit of growth like 

 Dahlias. This new va- 

 riety is e.xceptionally valu- 

 able because it will bloom 

 10 days earlier than the 

 type which will permit 

 growing it even where 

 seasons are only moder- 

 . ately long. Splendid for 

 the background and un- 

 excelled for cutting. 5 

 feet tall blooming in late 

 fall. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 

 Tithonia speciosa. Early Flowering 60c. 



Ursinia ®a 



Jewel of the Veldt 



4337 Anethoides. Lovely daisy- 

 like flowers on long wiry stems. 

 Has rich orange-yellow ray 

 petals with a crown of deep 

 purple spotted jet black. Blooms 

 all summer and fall. 10 inches. 

 Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 60c. 



Ursinia anethoides 



Venidium — Monarch of the Veldt ® A 

 4343 Fastuosum. A magnificent fall-flowering annual from 

 South Africa. Has large daisy-like orange colored flowers 

 marked with black at the base of each petal. Attractive, 

 wooly, grayish green foliage. Sow seed in March or April 

 as germination is uncertain if started earlier. Pkt. 25c; 

 special pkt. 75c. 



Viola COrnuta — 4392 Arkwright RubyH A ® 

 A beautiful new large-flowered Viola with bright rosy crimson 

 blooms with terra-cotta shadings. A valuable addition to the 

 garden. It has the added attraction of being very fragrant. 

 Pkt. 35c; special pkt. 7Sc. 



New Giant-Flowering Verbenas ® A 

 4362 Etna. Very large flowers of an intense Geranium red 

 with a small white eye in the center. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 



4362 Cerise Queen. An appealing, beautiful, and very lovely 

 shade of soft salmon-cerise. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



4353 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Large, well rounded 



flowers in shades varying from clear rose-pink to rose-red. 



Exceptionally bright and very free blooming. Pkt. 25c; 



special pkt. 75c. 

 4358 Lavender Glory. This is a true lavender with medium 



sized flowers having a creamy white eye. It is sweetly 



fragrant. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



4363 Spectrum Red. Intense bright red without any eye. 

 It is exceptionally brilliant. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



4369 Collection. One packet each of the 

 above five New Giant Flowering Verbenas 85c. 



New Zinnias ® 



Zinnia, Chrysanthemum-Flowered Fantasy 



4600 Chrysanthemum-Flowered, 

 Fantasy Mixed 



A novelty of surprising charm with splendid large blooms that 

 will give a fine display in the garden and make a lovely bouquet. 

 The flowers are well rounded. They are composed of a mass of 

 shaggy ray-like petals which give it unusual charm. The color 

 range is most varied and beautiful including all the typical 

 Zinnia shades. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



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Zinnia, Scabiosa-Flowered 



4540 Scabiosa-Flowered Mixed 



Here is another unusual departure from the type as the flowers 

 indeed resemble a Scabiosa more than the old-fashioned Zinnia. 

 They have atypical cushion composed of smallflower petals in the 

 center surrounded by longer and broader petals on the outside. 

 The color range is most interesting and complete. The plants 

 grow 24 to 30 inches tall and bloom profusely throughout the 

 season. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 



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