The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
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DANIELS' LARGE-FLOWERED ZINNIAS. 
ZINNIA. 
Those splendid half-hardy annuals aro of groat value as bedding 
and border plants, and should always be grown for their brilliant 
and beautiful colours. The middle of March is quite soon enough 
to sow the first batch of Zinnias under glass. Successive sowings 
may be made till the latter part of April. Sow tho seeds in pans 
or pots of light, rich, finoly made soil, and place in a moderate heat. 
Soon as the young plants are large enough to handle, they should 
be potted off singly into small pots or prioked out into larger 
pots or pans to strengthen. To prevent the plants drawing up 
too much, keep as close as convenient to the glass, give plenty of 
air on fine warm days, and if the leading flower buds are pinched 
out as they make their appearance, a more bushy and vigorous 
growth will follow. Planting out should not take place till all 
danger from May frosts is over. An opon sunny position with fairly 
rich soil should be chosen and the plants should not be less than 
a foot apart. Weak liquid manure given once or twice a week 
before tho plants come into flower, will assist in the development 
of some fine blooms. The flowers of Zinnias have a tendency to 
sport, and although the scods of these have been carefully saved 
we cannot guarantee that the flowers will be absolutely true to the 
colours mentioned. 
DANIELS’ LARGE-FLOWERED. A splendid strain of 
beautiful varieties, growing about two feet high, with 
large, handsome double flowers of the moBt splendid 
colours. per r kt d. 
114(1 AN ASSORTMENT OF 0 SPLENDID VARIETIES .. I « 
1 1 47 BRILLIANT SCARLET. Splendid colour . . ..04 
1148 WHITE. Creamy white .. .. .. ..0 4 
1 1 451 ROSE. Delicate rose . . . . . . ..04 
1150 YELLOW. Clear yellow .. .. .. ..0 4 
I 151 PURPLE. Rich colour . . . . . . ..04 
1 152 STRIPED VARIETIES. Largo double blooms, hand- 
somely striped . . . . . . ..00 
115,1 DANIELS’ CHOICEST MIXED. A splendid strain, 
including the most beautiful varieties . . ..10 
1151 „ „ „ smaller pkts. 3d. and 0 0 
DANIELS’ GIANT-FLOWERED. A superb class of 
a robust habit of growth, producing beautiful doublo 
flowers of an immense size and of the most charming 
colour. Height 2 to 24 feet 
1155 PURE WHITE. Very large double flowers. Splendid 
variety . . . . . . . . ..00 
1150 VERY CHOICE MIXED, including the most beautiful 
oolours . . . . . . . . ..10 
1157 „ „ „ smaller pkt. 0 0 
1158 DWARF, DOUBLE. Compact-growing varieties, about 
15 inches high, with handsome double flowers in many 
beautiful colours. Choicest mixed . . ..00 
1 1 59 MINIATURE or POMPONE. A pretty class of very 
dwarf compact growing varieties, only nine inches high 
with brilliantly-coloured double flowers. Very choice 
mixed . . . . . . . . ..00 
ZINNIA HAAGEANA, FL. PL. 
1 100 A quite distinct and pretty variety, growing about one 
foot high, and of a trailing habit of growth, with small 
doublo bright orange-coloured flowers . . ..04 
WHITLAVIA GRANDIFLORA. perpkt ._«. 
1141 Pretty hardy annual for borders, with dark blue Campanulato 
flowers. Height 1 foot . . . . . . . . . . 0 
WINTER CHERRY. 
J 142 GIANT SCARLET (Phvsalia Franchetti) A splendid hardy peren- 
nial, growing about 2 feet high, producing very large globular 
pods of a bright orange-scarlet oolour . . . . . . 0 
d. 
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From Mr. M. HODGES, Minster. 
August 2nd. 
“I obtained First Prize with Zinnias raised from your Seed.” 
From Mr. J. KEEN, Stow-in-tlie-Wold. 
February 6th. 
”1 won First Prize for Zinnias in open’ class grown from your Seed.' 
From Mr. A. BRITTEN, Barking. 
January 3rd. 
••I had ome splendid Zinnias grown from your Seed.” 
XERANTHEMUM. 
Very handsome free-flowering hardy annual Everlastings. Excellent foi 
garden decoration, Winter bouquets, &o. 
1143 ALBUMFL.PL. Double white flowers. Height 2 feet .. ..0 3 
1 1 44 SUPERBISS IMU M FL. PL. Double purplo flowers, very One. 2 feet 0 4 
I 1 45 CHOICE MIXED. Severn I pretty shades of colour .. ..0 3 
From Mr. J. WILSON, Tcrrin-ton. 
November 23rd. 
*• I took First Prize for Zinnias grown from your strain they were splendid.” 
From Rev. J. GARNER, Kllcugh. 
September 0th. 
"The Zinnias have done so splendidly, and have been greatly admired.” 
All Flower Seeds quoted in 3d. packets 
may be had at 2/6 per dozen. 
