FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
Gypsophila pacifica 
Ageratum, Blue Cap. Best dwarf blue 
Ageratum yet produced. The plants be¬ 
come tiny mounds of deep rich blue 
flowers which are in themselves very 
compact and quite large. Foliage is 
small and inconspicuous, ygoz. 30 cts.; 
34oz. 85 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
Aster, Super-Giant, Los Angeles. The 
first of a new giant race. Its very full- 
petaled, deep, and unusually large 
flowers are pure shell-pink in color. 
The feathery effect of the interlacing 
petals is very graceful. Plants are 
taller than the well-known Giants of 
California, but come to bloom earlier. 
y^oz. 30cts.; 34 oz - $1; oz. $3.50. 
Aster, Wilt-Resistant Branching, 
Mixed. Almost completely immune to 
wilt. With this strain, perfect Asters 
can again be grown in badly infested 
land where other strains failed because 
of wilt. 34 oz - 40 cts.; oz. $1.35; 341b. 
$4.75; lb. $17. 
Calendula, Chrysantha 
Calendula, Chrysantha. This new 
buttercup-yellow Calendula is a dis¬ 
tinct change in form from former 
types, and resembles a fully de¬ 
veloped Japanese chrysanthemum. 
The plants are very vigorous, pro¬ 
ducing an unusual number of long¬ 
stemmed flowers which are fine for 
cutting. Y%ot. 25 cts.; 34 oz. 45 cts.; 
oz. $1.40; 341 b. $5. 
Cosmos, Orange Flare. This new 
strain brings an entirely new color 
to the Cosmos varieties suited to 
outdoor culture. The light green, 
feathery foliage of the plants con¬ 
trasts with the mass of vivid orange 
bloom produced in 4 months from 
seed. See illustration on back cover, 
pgoz. 30 cts.; 34oz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50; 
341b. $5. 
DAHLIA, Selected Exhibi¬ 
tion. This seed has been 
selected and saved by an 
eminent Dahlia originator, 
specialist, and collector. The 
greatest care has been used in 
this selection from a large 
number of the choicest and 
newest varieties, including 
those which have recently 
taken first places in the 
Dahlia shows throughout the 
country. From this seed you 
may get a true plant of any 
of these or beautiful varia¬ 
tions. TfiOz. 75 cts.; J4oz. 
$2.25; oz. 
Ageratum, 
Blue Cap 
Gypsophila pacifica. A good rose-colored 
perennial Baby’s Breath, flowering after 
G. paniculata has passed. It is very hardy, 
resisting dry heat and severe cold equally 
well. The plants, 334 to 4 feet high, bear 
myriads of small rose flowers, t$oz. 35 cts.; 
34oz. $1.20; oz. $4. 
Marigold, Guinea Gold. A distinct new 
type, excellent for both cut-flower and 
plant sale. Its very brilliant orange, flushed 
gold, double flowers have rufHed, loose 
petals. 34oz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50; 341b. $5. 
Marigold, Yellow Supreme. This new 
strain has large, fluffy, well-rounded blooms 
of delicate, sweet fragrance with broad, 
loose, frilled petals of a rich creamy Iemon- 
yellow color. You’ll marvel at its dazzling 
beauty. The plants are remarkably 
healthy, vigorous, and free branching, with 
foliage practically free of that objectionable 
Marigold odor. }/%oz. 35 cts.; 34oz. 65 cts.; 
oz. $2; 341b. $7. 
Selected 
Exhibition Dahlia 
Zinnia, Fantasy. This is the most fas¬ 
cinating new Zinnia type so far devel¬ 
oped. The rounded, medium-sized, 
shaggy flowers with their irregularly 
placed ray petals have a strong resem¬ 
blance to chrysanthemums. See illus¬ 
tration in color on back cover. Mixed 
Colors, rgoz. 25 cts.; Y%oz. 40 cts.; 
34oz. 70 cts.; oz. $2.20; 341b. $7.50. 
Fringed Petunia, Setting Sun. This new 
single, large-flowered Petunia comes 
true from seed, forming compact, very 
dwarf plants, covered with beautifully 
fringed and deeply ruffled brilliant rose 
flowers, 3 inches across. Trade pkt. $1. 
Marigold, Yellow Supreme 
Fringed Petunia, Setting Sun 
Snapdragon, Forbes Super-Giants, 
Mixed. These finest creations in 
Giant Snapdragons far surpass all 
others. They grow 4 feet tall, with 
huge, well-filled flower-spikes in a 
beautiful range of colors, on vigor¬ 
ous, strong plants. Yoz. 20 cts.; 
34oz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.25; 341b. $4.40; 
lb. $16. 
Zinnia, Giant Dahlia-flowered, 
Mixed. This is a very fine strain of 
the tall-stemmed, large-flowered 
new type closely resembling decora¬ 
tive dahlias in form and in the 
arrangement of the petals. They 
attain a height of 3 feet, producing 
huge blooms of distinctive colorings. 
34oz. 30 cts.; oz. $1; 341b. $3.50; 
lb. $12.75. 
