BUISTS ZINNIAS 
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Buist’s Improved Giant Zinnia 
ZINNIA 
(Youth and Old Age) 
These indispensable garden annuals are remarkable for the duration and profusion of their flowers, furnishing 
the entire Summer an abundance of large double flowers of varied and brilliant colors, each flower keeping perfect 
for weeks before fading. During the past few years there has been a great revival of interest in the Zinnia 
flower. Plant breeders have tried to excel one another in improving the existing forms, and are bringing new 
ones each year to the attention of the flower lover. There are, of course, many varieties of diverse forms and 
various colors, but those we list are the best and most desirable. They all bear an abundance of bloom and 
are especially valuable because they give to the garden a wealth of color; at a time when other flowers and 
plants are beginning to fade away, such are their lasting qualities. 
Sow seed early in the Spring in the open ground in good rich soil, covering about one'half inch deep. 
When the young plants are 2 inches high, thin to 18 inches apart each way, as they are robust growers and 
require a large amount of space to attain maximum size. 
BUIST’S IMPROVED GIANT ZINNIA 
A very special strain of Zinnia producing immense sized blooms—4 to 5 in. across not unusual—on 3-ft. 
tall plants. The double flowers are semi-globular in shape and are produced abundantly all Summer until late 
Autumn. Although tall and erect in growth, they require no support, being sturdy and deep rooted. Fine as a 
cut flower or for bedding purposes. 
8176 Lemon Queen. The petals are light canary on 
the upper and cerise on the lower side, the 
two colors blending as the flower developes. It 
is the only Zinnia with fragrance. 
V4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
8178 Enchantress. Light rose with center a deep 
rose. V4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
8180 Cerise Queen. A heautiful shade of cerise rose, 
V4 oz., 50c. .....i .Pkt., 10c 
8182 Miss Wilmott. A charming soft but bright rose 
pink. V4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
8187 Orange King. A wonderful shade of rich 
orange-red. y 4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
8189 
8190 
8209 
8210 
8212 
8221 
8232 
Orange Queen. Golden yellow. 
y 4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
Daffodil. Bright canary yellow. Very attractive. 
y 4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
Purity. A clean pure white. 
y 4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
Rose Queen. Bright rose with deep rose-red 
center. l / 4 oz., 50c.. .Pkt., 10c 
Scarlet Gem. A rich and striking shade. 
y 4 oz., 50c.Pkt., 10c 
Collection. Packet each of the above.75c 
Giant Mixed. All colors. 
y 4 oz., 25c; Vi oz., 40c; oz., 75c.Pkt., 10c 
