DIGGS (V BEADLES SEEP CO.JNC., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
In sowing Zinnias in 
the open ground the 
first step is to prepare 
the seed bed. When¬ 
ever you plant beds or 
rows the ground should 
be thoroughly pulver¬ 
ized, then sow the seed 
and cover them about 
4 inch deep, and press 
soil down firmly. Thin 
out the plants to about 
18 to 24 inches apart. 
After this they should 
be given a thorough 
watering every week 
or two depending upon 
the weather condition. 
CALIFORNIA GIANT ZINNIA 
ZINNIAS 
OF THE BEST THE WORLD AFFORDS 
DAHLIA FLOWERED 
We are justly proud of our Dahlia Flow¬ 
ered Zinnias. The plants are of medium 
height, 2 to 3 feet, very robust, bearing 
many long stems of the fully double, huge 
flowers, which resemble the show type of 
Dahlia. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS 
This type has rapidly gained in popu¬ 
larity. The plants are taller than the 
Dahlia Flowered type, 3 to 4 feet, with 
long stems, which adapt it particularly for 
use as a cut flower. The flowers are very 
large and flat, giving a graceful effect. 
How to Grow Zinnias 
Zinnias produce the most beautiful flow¬ 
ers during the late Summer and Fall. They 
are ideal for planting over Spring bulbs. 
Never water Zinnias 
with the sprinkler, as 
this ruins the flowers, 
and often causes a 
brown blight or mil- 
d e w to attack the 
leaves. 
After the plants are 
well established, work 
well decayed manure in 
the ground between the 
rows, but never close 
enough to the plants to 
burn the roots. Irriga¬ 
tion will carry the food 
element to the feeding 
roots. 
Large exhibition flowers are best pro¬ 
duced when they are separated to about 2 
to 3 feet apart, and sprinkled with a tea¬ 
spoon full of dried blood to each plant 
every two or three weeks. 
If you wish to plant solid beds or borders 
in separate colors to carry out a color 
scheme, you should thin out the plants to 
about 8 to 10 inches apart. If there should 
be an off color, you can take that plant out 
when the first bloom appears, and that 
space will soon be filled by the plants on 
either side. 
Do not pick the flowers too soon for 
house decoration if you want size and gor¬ 
geous coloring. Let them develop. It 
takes fully two weeks for opened buds to 
grow into full-sized double flowers. Many 
people think that the Zinnia is a complete 
flower when the first circle of petals flat- 
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