Best by Test for over Sixty Years 
75 
Zinnias -— 1 Youth and Old Age 
One of our specialties. A showy and satisfactory hardy annual for beds or mixed borders. Easy to 
grow in any good garden soil. They commence blooming early in the summer and continue until frost. 
Tait’s Giant Dahlia Flowered 
Zinnia 
This splendid Giant Dahlia flowered type 
of Zinnia produces mammoth flowers 4 to 
6 ins. across, and 2 to 4 ins. deep, and 
creates favorable comment wherever grown. 
Our stock is the very finest procurable, 
and must not be confused with the usual 
stock offered. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
Canary Bird. Very large flowers of deep 
creamy yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Golden Dawn. A pure clear golden yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Crimson Monarch. Immense flowers of 
flaming crimson. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Dream. Deep lavender blue. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.50. 
Exquisite. Light rose, with deep rose cen¬ 
ter. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Golden State. Rich orange yellow. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.50. 
Luminosa. Bright pink suffused with sal¬ 
mon. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Lemon Beauty. Best described as a golden 
yellow on brown. Decidedly a pastel 
shade. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Meteor. Rich glowing dark red, Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Old Rose. A pleasing shade of old rose. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Oriole. A striking two-color flower, orange 
and gold. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Polar Bear. Pure white. True Dahlia form. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Purple Prince. Deep Rhodanthe purple, 
large and well formed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Giant Dahlia Flowered, Mixed Colors. A 
well blended mixture of the above colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
COLLECTION—1 Pkt. each of the above 
separate colors, $1.00. Choice of any ten, 
75c. 
Cornucopia Zinnia Mixture 
An odd and unique type of Zinnia. Each 
petal forms a small Cornucopia, giving the 
flower the appearance of a small pompon 
Dahlia. The colors are pink, rose, yellow 
and buff. Mixed Colors—Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.75. 
New Zinnia “Fantasy” 
Tait’s California Giant Zinnia 
The flowers of this strain are just as 
large as the Dahlia flowered, but have a 
smaller center, and more loosely placed 
petals. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
Cerise Queen. A pleasing shade of cerise 
rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Enchantress. Light rose, with center of 
deeper rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Daffodil. Beautiful golden yellow—splen¬ 
did. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Miss Wilmott. Soft pink like shade of La- 
France Rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Orange King. Deep orange. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.50. 
Brightness. Beautiful clear pink. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Purity. A clear pure white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.50. 
Rose Queen. Bright rose, with deep cen¬ 
ter. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Tait’s California Giant Zinnia 
Grenadier. A pleasing shade of dark red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Violet Queen. A pleasing shade of violet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Giants of California, Mixed Colors. A well 
blended mixture of the above colors that 
will produce a wonderful color effect in 
the garden. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
COLLECTION—1 pkt. each of the above 
separate colors, 80c. Choice of any five, 
45c. 
New Chrysanthemum Zinnia 
“FANTASY” 
A new and strikingly attractive Zinnia. 
The medium sized Chrysanthemum-like 
flowers are composed of a mass of shaggy, 
ray-like petals, and are borne on long 
stems. They come only in mixture, but 
cover a wide range of color from the bright¬ 
est red and orange to the popular pastel 
shades of pink and cream. The plants are 
rather bushy, and grow about 2 ft. high. 
(See illustration). Pkt. 20c; oz. $4.00. 
Tom Thumb Zinnia 
Plants grow in rounded compact form 
6 ins. high, and are literally covered with 
well formed, small flowers of the Lilliput 
type. The colors range into red, orange, 
yellow, rose, pink. Ideal as a border plant. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. $2.00. 
Pumila Picotee Delight Zinnia 
While the flowers of this type are not 
large, they are very attractive for bedding 
and cut flowers, the edges of the petals 
being well marked with distinct colors 
to the body of the flower. This type does 
not reproduce more than 70 per cent true. 
Height 2 ft. 
Salmon Rose. Deep salmon rose shade, 
with picotee markings. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.75. 
Early Wonder Zinnia 
The first of a new race of Dwarf Early 
Flowering Zinnias, producing masses of 
Pumila type flowers on long stems. 
Fiery Salmon Cerise Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Rose Pink. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
Double Elegans Zinnia 
CUT AND COME AGAIN 
A group with double perfectly formed 
medium sized flowers, bred with long stems. 
Exceptionally fine for cut flowers or for 
massing in garden borders. They produce 
a continuous succession of cut flowers 
throughout the summer. 
Pkt. 
Oz. 
Scarlet . 
. .$ .10 
$1.25 
Canary . 
.10 
1.25 
Crimson . 
. . .10 
1.25 
Flesh . 
. . .10 
1.25 
Golden Orange . 
.. .10 
1.25 
Salmon Rose . 
. .10 
1.25 
White . 
. . .10 
1.25 
Mixed Colors.10 
1 Pkt. each of the 7 separate colors 
1.25 
listed above 60c. 
Dwarf Double Lilliput Zinnia 
This is a dwarf type with branching 
habit, bearing small ball-shaped flowers 
that are quite attractive. 
Crimson Gem. (Red Riding Hood). Rich 
crimson. Height 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Salmon Rose Gem. A pleasing shade. 
Height 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.75. 
Golden Gem. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.75. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
1 Pkt each of 3 separate colors 25c. 
