BRAND'S F LO W E R SEEDS 
Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds for 1935 
Aster, Golden Sheaf. 
COSMOS, SENSATION. A sensational 
new Cosmos introduced this year 
for the first time. A cosmos 
coming in red and white shades 
that grows into a strong plant 
four to six feet tall and produces 
blooms ranging from four to six 
inches across. The largest Cos¬ 
mos we have ever seen. Splendid 
cut flower. Long stems, immense 
flowers. Fkt., 50c. 
LARKSPUR, GIANT IMPERIAL BLUE 
BELL. (Special mention, All- 
American Selection 1934). A fine 
medium blue Larkspur, deeper 
than sky blue, a color up to this 
time lacking in the Giant Impe¬ 
rial Type; a truly beautiful 
shade of blue. Fkt., 15c. 
LARKSPUR, ROSAMOND. (Gold Medal 
All-American). An entirely new 
color in Larkspur. A pure bright 
rose which has been entirely 
lacking in Larkspur before. 
Somewhat deeper in color than 
the old variety Bright Rose. 
Four feet tall, with many spikes 
heavily covered with full double 
flowers. Fkt., 25c. 
New Wilt-Resistant Asters 
Our aster seed offered is all from wilt-resistant strains. 
GOLDEN SHEAF. A clear, pure salmon pink, blending to a rich golden salmon 
at the center. Of the feathery Giant Comet type. The deepest yellow 
aster yet offered and the only one that is wilt-resistant. Fkt., 25c. 
BLUE FLAME. (Bodger). A bright navy blue, distinct from any other dark 
blue or purple aster now offered, of the Giant Branching Comet class, 
with large comet type flowers. Fkt., 25c. 
HEART OF FRANCE. We can now offer this most loved of all rich dark red 
asters in a wilt-resistant strain of the very choicest growing. The best 
pure red. Pkt., 25c. 
1 Fkt. each of the 3 above Asters, 60c. 
The New Nasturtiums 
DOUBLE SCARLET GLEAM. (All-American 1933 Gold Medal). The most remark¬ 
able of all the nasturtiums. When well grown it appears a complete dou¬ 
ble. The most intense dazzling red color one could imagine in a flower, as 
bright a red as Scarlet Sage. Fkt., 25c. 
DOUBLE GLEAM HYBRIDS. (Award of Merit). Fine, large, well-formed, sweet- 
scented flowers of the same type as Golden Gleam, in an evenly assorted 
blend of glorious brilliant shades of salmon, golden yellow, orange, scarlet, 
cerise, cream, yellow, maroon, and spotted varieties. Fkt., 20c. 
Fkt., 20c. 
DOUBLE GOLDEN GLEAM. Few new flowers have been received with as much 
favor everywhere as this new 
double sweet-scented golden yel¬ 
low nasturtium. As easy to grow 
as the common kinds. Fkt., 10c. 
1 Fkt. each of the 3 Nas¬ 
turtiums, 50c. 
Special Collection 
1 Pkt. each of the above 
1934 Novelties, $2.75. 
Calendula. 
Orange Shaggy. 
Golden Gleam Nasturtiums. 
MARIGOLD, ROYAL SCOT. This is the 
most striking Marigold yet intro¬ 
duced. Plants 24 to 30 inches 
high. Large perfectly formed 
blooms in a charming color com¬ 
bination of mahogany and gold, 
radiating in symmetrical stripes 
from the center of the flower. 
Fkt., 25c. 
CALENDULA, ORANGE SHAGGY. 
(All-American Gold Medal 
1934). A distinct break in 
Calendulas. Petals long and 
deeply fringed. Row after 
row of these fringed petals 
overlap each other in a some¬ 
what regular manner and 
build up and give the bloom 
the shaggy appearance of a 
chrysanthemum. The color is 
a delightful two-tone, deep 
orange shading to lighter 
orange at center. Pkt., 25c. 
ZINNIA, FANTASY. (Award of Merit 
’34). The very informal, shaggy 
appearing flowers are graceful 
and interesting, compared with 
the stiff, formal Zinnias to which 
we are accustomed. The flowers 
are composed of a mass of shag¬ 
gy ray-like petals which give a 
refined appearance and make it 
an easy flower to use in decora¬ 
tive work. Many colors in mix¬ 
ture. Fkt., 25c. 
COSMOS, EARLY KLONDIKE ORANGE 
FLARE. The judges (1934 All- 
American Selections) unani¬ 
mously awarded this grand new 
flower Grand Champion Gold 
Medal for the season, the most 
sensational new flower of the 
year. Stems long and wiry hold 
the vivid orange flowers far 
above the foliage, giving the 
plant a mass of color. In full 
bloom 4 months after planting. 
Fkt., 25c. 
Cosmos, Orange Flare. 
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