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The I. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
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Dwarf Lilliput Zinnias 
Mammoth Dahlia-flowered Zinnias 
Few flowers provide a more gorgeous 
display with less care or attention; all 
they require is a sunny spot to cause 
them to grow and bloom vigorously from 
early summer until frost. The seed may 
be sown in the garden any time during 
April or May and the plants thinned or 
transplanted to stand 8 to 18 inches apart, 
according to variety. The largest specimen 
blooms are produced on plants that are 
grown on a mellow, moderately rich soil 
and given ample room to develop. 
Fantasy. This new chrysanthemum- 
flowered type has striking and attractive 
flowers in new and unusual pastel shades. 
A novelty that has created a sensation 
wherever shown. Stems long and strong. 
Mixed Colors, pkt. 25 cts. 
Mammoth Dahlia-flowered. The 
newest and largest of the Zinnias, making 
Scott’s Zinnias 
sturdy plants 3 feet high, with very deep, 
double flowers made up of numberless 
small, silky petals. The blooms are so 
large as to be termed “gigantic” and re¬ 
semble the popular Decorative Dahlias 
enough to justify their name. Crimson 
Monarch (red), Dream (purple), Ex¬ 
quisite (pale rose), Oriole (orange-gold), 
Scarlet Flame (bright scarlet), pkt. 
15 cts., yioz. $1.25, oz. $2. Finest 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15 cts., yioz. 
75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Scott’s Double Giants. Next to the 
new Dahlia-flowered class, these are the 
tallest and largest of the Zinnias and con¬ 
stitute a great improvement over the old 
types. The plants grow 2% feet tall and 
bear immense, double blooms often 5 
inches in diameter. Pure White, Clear 
Yellow, Rose-Pink, Bright Scarlet, 
Deep Crimson, or Purple, in separate 
colors or Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., 
Yioz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Scabiosa-flowered. Entirely different 
from all other Zinnias. The plant reaches 
the height of about 40 inches and flowers 
abundantly. The form of the blooms is 
unique. The outer edge is formed of long 
ray petals, and the center is a tuft of many 
small, perfect flowers, which at first sight 
give it a great resemblance to the scabiosa. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Elegans, Tall Varieties, Mixed. The 
type most commonly grown. Pkt. 10 cts., 
yioz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Elegans, Dwarf Varieties, Mixed. 
Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 30 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Dwarf Lilliput, Finest Mixed. 
Tiny button-like flowers of great charm 
for cutting or garden decoration. Many 
brilliant colors. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 30 cts., 
oz. 50 cts. 
THUNBERGIA. 
A slender climbing or 
trailing annual with 
many little flowers, varying from palest 
primrose to deep buff-yellow, all with dark 
centers, from which it derives its common 
name, “Black-eyed Susan.” Start indoors 
in February or March. Thunbergia may 
also be grown in the greenhouse at any 
time of year. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 40 cts., 
oz. 75 cts. 
TITHONIA 
speciosa. The Mexican 
Sunflower is a tall, branch¬ 
ing, half-hardy annual with very striking 
rich orange-scarlet flowers. Fine for 
clumps in the tall border. Grows 6 feet 
high. Pkt. 15 cts., yioz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
VINCA. This tender perennial is better 
- 1 known as Madagascar Peri¬ 
winkle and will bloom the first year if 
seed is sown early. It forms handsome, 
bushy bedding plants that bloom pro¬ 
fusely all summer from seed sown indoors 
in February or March, and is fine for pot 
culture. 1 to \yi feet high. 
Choice Mixed. An excellent assort¬ 
ment of Red, White with Rose center, 
Pure White, and Pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 
VERBENA. Low, spreading plants with 
- - handsome dark green foli¬ 
age and great clusters of sweet-scented 
flowers all summer long. Old favorites for 
low beds and edging, also for boxes and 
vases. Sow indoors in February or March. 
Mammoth Hybrids. These varieties 
produce extra-large flower-heads with 
individual florets often measuring an 
inch across. Lucifer (scarlet), Italian 
Striped, Auricula-eyed Mixed, Red, 
White, Blue, or Pink, in separate colors 
or Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., .Koz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 
Choice Mixed. Contains many colors 
including many striped and “eyed,” as 
well as self-colored sorts, but not so large. 
Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
VERONICA spicata. Sturdy plants 
- bearing erect spikes of 
dark blue flowers in midsummer. A 
good low perennial about 18 inches tall, 
useful for garden decoration and cutting. 
Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
WALLFLOWER. The Wallflowers are 
- perennials but in our 
rigorous climate they require protection 
over winter and are best carried over in a 
coldframe. They grow best in a deep, 
moist soil. Sow the seed indoors in March 
or outdoors late in May and space the 
plants about 8 inches apart. The flowers 
are clustered on spikes 1 yi feet tall, very 
fragrant. 
Single Varieties, Mixed Colors. Ar¬ 
tistic shades of Coppery Red, Bright Brown, 
Bronzy Yellow, etc. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 
40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
WILD CUCUMBER. A very rapid- 
- growing, vig¬ 
orous climber, often running 30 to 40 
feet in a season. It bears small, white, 
slightly fragrant flowers, followed by spiny 
seed-pods. Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 20 cts., 
oz. 35 cts. 
Scott’s Annual Cut-Flower Mixture 
Here is a mixture of annuals that we 
do not hesitate to recommend. Any¬ 
one is sure to have success with it, and 
it provides continuous bloom all sum¬ 
mer. This mixture should be in every 
garden, no matter how large or small. 
Pkt. 10 cts., yioz. 25 cts., oz. 45 cts., 
Xlb. $1.50. 
