BRAND'S FLOWER SEEDS 
FLOWER SEED Novelties and Specialties for 1936 
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 sal¬ 
mon at the center. Of the feathery 
Giant Comet type. The deepest yel¬ 
low 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. 
Large comet type flowers. Fkt., 25c. 
HI, ART 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. Fkt., 25c. 
1 Fkt. each of 3 above Asters, 60c. 
SUFER GIANT, Bos Angeles. (Award 
of Merit 1934). The largest and 
most fully double Aster known. 
The blossoms are 6 to 8 inches 
, across and in color a lovely soft 
shell pink blending to a creamy 
pink at the center. The plants are 
non-lateral with 6 to 8 stems to 
the plant. The finest Aster yet de¬ 
veloped. Fkt.. 25c. 
ANTIRRHINUM, RUST PROOF 
STRAINS. University of California 
selections. Rust proof strains of 
Snapdragons in a fine mixture cov¬ 
ering a fine range of colors. Fkt. 15c. 
ANTIRRHINUM, RUST PROOF 
STRAIN. (Bodger) An improved se¬ 
lection of a 75% true rust resistant 
strain with a full color range in¬ 
cluding exquisite shades of pink, 
rose, apricot, bronze, orange, light 
and deep yellow, scarlet, crimson, 
and white. Fkt.. 25c. 
COSMOS, Sensation. A sensational 
i new Cosmos introduced last 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 Cosmos we have ever seen. 
Snlendid. ^kt., 25c. 
COSMOS, Early Klondyke Orange 
Flare. The judges (1934 All-Ameri¬ 
can Selections) unanimously award¬ 
ed this grand new' flower Grand 
Champion Gold Medal for the sea¬ 
son, the most sensational new flow¬ 
er 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 four 
months after planting. Fkt., 25c. 
CALENDULA, Orange Shaggy. (All- 
American Gold Medal 1934). A dis¬ 
tinct break in Calendulas. Petals 
long and deeplv fringed. Row after 
row of these fringed petals overlap 
each other in a somewhat regular 
manner and build up and give the 
bloom the shaggy appearance of a 
chrysanthemum. The color is a de¬ 
lightful two-tone, deep orange shad¬ 
ing lighter at center. Fkt., 25c. 
Aster, Golden Sheaf 
Double Gleam Nasturtiums 
Calendula, Orange Shaggy 
LARKSPUR, Giant Imperial Blue 
Bell. (Special mention, All-Ameri¬ 
can Selection 1934). A fine medium 
blue Larkspur, deeper than sky 
blue, a color up to this time lacking 
in the Giant Imperial Type; a truly 
beautiful shade of blue. Fkt., 10c. 
LARKSPUR, Rosamond. (Gold Medal 
All-American). An entirely new col¬ 
or in Larkspur. A pure bright rose 
which has been entirely lacking in 
Larkspur before. Four feet tall; 
many spikes heavily covered with 
full double flowers. Fkt., 25c. 
MARIGOLD, Dixie Sunshine. The new 
Marigold—the flower novelty sensa¬ 
tion for 1936. From the Land of 
Dixie to your garden, comes this 
most beautiful Marigold. Large ball¬ 
shaped flowers, composed of dozens 
of tiny 5 petalled florets, daintily 
fringed, and petalled. Brilliant 
golden yellow. Fkt., 25c. 
MARIGOLD, Royal Scot. This is the 
most striking Marigold yet in¬ 
troduced. 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 center of flower. Fkt., 15c. 
POPPY NUDICAULE, The Empress. 
The very finest and newest in Nud- 
icaule Poppies. Large, well-formed, 
wrinkled, with an effect of double¬ 
ness. Color range is unique—lovely 
shades of salmon-rose and creamy 
pinks never before seen in Nudicale 
Foppies. Fascinating color tones. 
Good strong stems. Fkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA, Fantasy. (Award of Merit 
’34). The very informal, shaggy ap¬ 
pearing flowers are graceful and in¬ 
teresting. compared with the stiff 
formal Zinnias to which we are ac¬ 
customed. The flowers are composed 
of a mass of shaggy ray-like petals 
which give a refined appearance and 
make it an ea=y flower to use in 
decorative work. Many colors in 
mixture. Fkt., 25c. 
The New Nasturtiums 
DOUBLE SCARLET GLEAM. (All- 
American 1933 Gold Medal). The 
most remarkable of all the Nastur¬ 
tiums. When well grown it appears 
a complete double. The most in¬ 
tense dazzling red color one could 
imagine in a flower, as bright a 
red as Scarlet Sage. Fkt., 15c. 
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, yel¬ 
low, maroon, and spotted varieties. 
Fkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE GOLDEN GLEAM. Few new 
flowers have been received with as 
much favor everywhere as this new 
double sweet-scented golden-yellow 
Nasturtium. As easy to grow as the 
common kinds. Fkt.. 10c. 
1 Fkt. each of the 3 Nasturtiums, 30c. 
Rust-Proof Antirrhinum 
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