EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN, FARM AND LAWN 
ZINNIA 
This ia one of the finest Slimmer flowering plants. The flowers are large, handsome, finely 
formed, and in great variety of colours. Seed sown early, iinder glass, will commence flowering 
early in the slimmer and continue the whole season. They require but little attention, but 
plenty of room — should have at least eight inches each way; any common garden loam. Annual. 
New Zinnia, Double Giant Picotee 
Introducer's Description. 
This remarltable new and distinct class was first produced 
by us in 1916 from flesh color with each petal distinctly tipped 
with dark chocolate color, and from this variety we have, during 
the past seasQD, produced the following colors, all tipped with 
various shades of darli, giving the flowers a very attractive and 
pleasing appearance, resembUng Picotee Cjimations. Orange. 
Flesh, Lemon. Pinlc and Cerise. This fine novelty has been 
pronounced by all who have seen it to be the most attractive 
thing in Zinmas. 
All Colors Mixed, pkt.. 20 cts. 
Ferguson's Giant Zinnias 
We olTer here six well fixed varieties of the true Giant Zinnia. 
These new plants are of extremely robust habit and throw up 
numerous long, firm stalks, crowned with enormous semi- 
globular, very double flowers; specimens measuring 5 to 6 
mches across are by no means rare. 2H feet. 
Pkt. 
Giant Pure White .... 1 5c. 
Giant Golden Yellow. .15c. 
Giant Scarlet 15c. 
Pkt. 
Giant Crimson 15c. 
Giant Flesh Colour. ... 1 5e. 
Sulphur Yellow 15c. 
Mixed 15c. 
The above collection of six separate colours, 75 cts. 
Double Curled and Crested 
The petals of tills beautiful strain are twisted, curled and 
crested into the most fantastic and graceful forms. The colors 
comprise all the brilliant shades characteristic of the Zinnia. 
Pkt.. 15 cts. 
Ferguson's Dwarf Double Large Flowering 
These indispensable garden annuals are now greatly improved. 
The plants form handsome, compact bushes 2 feet in height, 
with large, perfectly formed double flowers. 
Salmon-Rose Pkt.. 10c. i Yellow Pkt., 10c. 
Scarlet 10c. White 10c. 
Fireball 10c. I Mixed 10c. 
One pkt. each of the above .5 separate colours, 40 cts. 
Zinnia Double Mexican Hybrids 
TUs new race makes little oval bushes not over 1 foot in 
height, which are literally covered tliroughout the summer with 
densely double bell-like flowers of various colours: cream, 
orange-yellow, red, etc. Pkt., 15 cts. 
Zinnia Elegans, Lilliput. — A lioubic flower- 
„ . = . ^ mg sort dwarf habit; 
very ofiective when used as a border. 
Finest Mixed. 1 ft Plrt.. 15c. 
Golden Yellow. (Golden Gem) ' " isc' 
Scarlet. Gem. (Little Red Riding Hood) 15c 
White. Gem. 1 ft 
—THE LIQUID FERTILIZER. An absolutely odorless plant-food, 
free from weed seeds, and bulk waste, quick in action and widely 
used by professional florists and growers. It is excellent for house 
plants and the lawn, shrubbery, flower and vegetable garden can 
be fertilized throughout the growing season easily and pleasantly; 
successfully used to force growth. Contains 2% Nitrogen, 3% Phos- 
phoric Acid and 3% Potash. To use, dilute with water in the follow. 
1 tablespoonful to a gallon for potted plants; 2 tablespoonfuls to a 
i, lawns or garden. Will keep indefinitely. Fertilizing with Nitro- 
Fertile is a simple, pleasant and economical way of insuring a successful garden. One 
quart fertilizes 1500 square feet. One gallon is sufficient for the average lawn and garden 
for the entire season. Halfpint, 40c; pint, 75c.; quart, $1.15; gallon, $3.2.5. 
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ing proportions: 
gallon for shrubs 
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