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J. J. BUTZER, PORTLAND, OREGON 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1935 
AND PRECEDING YEARS 
URSINIA (Jewel of the Veldt) 
Anethoides. An attractive annual, native of South 
Africa. It is easily grown from seed sown outdoors 
during the spring. The lovely, daisy-like flowers are 
borne on long wiry stems. They have rich orange- 
yellow ray-petals with a crown of deep purple spotted 
with jet-black. The plants bloom continuously from 
early summer until frost. Has graceful, lace-like, light 
green foliage; 10 in. Pkt. 15c. 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of the Veldt) 
Fastuosum. Large, brilliant orange flowers, 3 in. 
across, with a black-purple zone at the base of the 
ray-petals and a dark center with a gray-green, wool¬ 
like tuft. The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall and bloom 
from midsummer until frost. The foliage is a soft 
gray and forms a splendid background. Fine for gar¬ 
den display and for growing under glass. It is one 
of the most outstanding new flowers of recent intro¬ 
duction. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBENA 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Many shades ranging 
from rose-pink to rose-red. Large blooms in elegant 
round trusses. Exceedingly showy. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBENA HYBRIDA COMPACTA TYPE 
(Edging Verbenas) 
These are distinct from all other types of Verbena, 
very compact, dwarf, and free flowering. The color 
range is very wide, in bright shades. They are excel¬ 
lent for the annual rock garden in a sunny position, 
for borders or edgings, or for window boxes or pots. 
Mixed, pkt. 10c 
VERBENA ROYAL BOUQUET MIXED 
As the name suggests, this type is excellent for 
cutting. The plants are definitely upright in habit, 
several 10 to 12-inch stalks to a plant, each bearing 
full clusters of the large starry eyed flowers at the 
tip. They are fine for pot culture, as well as cutting. 
The colors comprise a • full range of the brighter 
shades. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA FANTASY MIXED (Bodger) 
(Growers’ Description) 
New zinnias are always welcomed by home growers 
and florists alike. While the giant flowered varieties 
are still popular, the trend of late years has been 
toward the smaller flowered, more graceful strains. 
This new Fantasy Mixture meets this demand in all 
details: the rounded flowers are composed of a mass 
of shaggy ray-like petals which give a delicate and 
refined appearance to the medium sized double flowers, 
large enough to satisfy the desire for mass of color, 
yet small enough to lend themselves gracefully to 
flower arrangement. The color range includes the 
brightest shades of reds and orange, as well as the 
popular pastel pinks and cream. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA DESERT GOLD (Bodger) 
(Growers’ Description) 
Several years ago we introduced the fascinating 
new zinnia. Crown O’ Gold, in mixture. The yellow 
and gold shades in this mixture were immediately 
proclaimed the most attractive and sought after as 
separate colors. We are very happy now to offer these 
shades as Desert Gold, a variety containing the light 
and deep hues of gold, each petal overlaid at the base 
with a deeper golden yellow, giving a charming 
bicolor combination. Those who appreciate the finest 
in zinnias will welcome Desert Gold. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA LILLIPUT TOM THUMB 
MIXTURE 
Tom Thumb is without exception the very dwarfest 
zinnia known. The plants are rounded and compact, 
4 to 6 inches high, literally covered wtih well formed 
flowers of the lilliput type. The color mixture includes 
red, orange, yellow, pink, rose and other pastel shades. 
It is a fine border plant, especially for the hot dry 
sections of the country, and is the best zinnia to use 
in pots or window boxes. Pkt. 10c. 
VEGETABLE SPECIALTIES 
CARROTS 
Tendersweet. The newest and best, sweet, tender 
and brittle. Rich orange-red color. In this new 
carrot, which is also known as Imperator, we have 
one of the finest varieties ever grown. An exception¬ 
ally heavy yielder, which is always sweet, tender, and 
brittle. The roots are 8 to 10 inches long, tapering 
from the shoulder to the rather blunt end. Color is 
rich orange-red. The roots are always uniform in 
shape and size, and the plants themselves are notice¬ 
able on account of the dark purplish green leaves. 
While a new variety, it is already in demand by 
market gardeners, as it has the shape, size and color 
to show to advantage, and the sweet and tender quality 
to further recommend it. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 ozs. 50c. 
Morse’s Bunching. This variety has a rich red even 
color throughout, small red core, roots almost cylin¬ 
drical, 8 inches long, smooth, and tops short and 
strong. It matures in 80 days and is sweet and ten¬ 
der. It excels for a fall and winter harvest. Pkt. 5c; 
oz. 25c; % lb. 75c; lb. §2.50. 
PEAS 
Laxton’s Progress. 62 days. The earliest and by 
far the best of the large podded, large-fruited wrinkled 
peas. Of all the varieties producing peas of equal 
quality, this is the heaviest yielding. It bears long 
pods, averaging one more pea to the pod than Lax- 
tonian. It is an improvement upon Laxtonian, which 
has hitherto been the finest of the dwarfs for table 
quality. Pkt. 10c; y^-lb. 15c; lb., 30c. 
SWISS CHARD 
Fordhook Giant. A very outstanding Swiss Chard 
growing to enormous size. The rich blue-green leaves 
are much crinkled or savoyed. When fully developed-, 
the leaves measure 10 inches in width and 2% feet in 
length. The texture of the leaves is thick and fleshy 
and their quality is highly appreciated cooked in the 
same way as spinach. The pearly white stems or 
stalks measure 2% inches in width and give an ex¬ 
cellent dish prepared like asparagus. Pkt. 10c; oz. I5c; 
4 ozs. 40c. 
