California 
Giant Zinnia 
Culture numbers after titles 
refer to detailed cultural direc¬ 
tions on pages 6 and 7 
Forbes Zinnias Culture 3 
Few, if any, annuals have greater utility value and can be 
grown with an equal degree of success. They add a range of 
color for house decoration not to be found in any other flower, 
and last longer than any other when cut. 
FANTASY. This new type has rounded, shaggy flowers of 
medium size, somewhat like a chrysanthemum. Its graceful, 
ray-like petals are quilled and twisted. The 2)^-foot plants 
are very free flowering. Colors include red, yellow, orange, 
pastel pinks, and creams. Mixed only. Pkt. 15 cts.; Y%oz. 
45 cts. See Back Cover. 
SCABIOSA-FLOWERED. The 2^-foot plants bear numerous 
medium-sized flowers closely resembling the annual scabiosa. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25 cts.; Ys oz ' 60 cts. 
MEXICAN DOUBLE HYBRIDS (Haageana). Compact plants, 
10 inches high, bearing masses of double flowers, \Yi inches 
across, in charming color combinations. Fine for bouquets 
and for bedding. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; Y oz - 35 cts. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This new strain has the same robust 
habit as the Dahlia-flowered, throwing vigorous laterals from 
which the best flowers usually come. When the flowers are 
in full bloom they reach enormous size, but their flatness 
gives them a most graceful appearance. Ht. 3 ft. 
Brightness. Bright deep pink. Lavender Gem. 
Cerise Queen. Cerise-rose. Orange King. Cadmium. 
Grenadier. Dark red. Scarlet Gem. 
Golden Queen. Golden lemon. Violet Queen. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; V 4 OZ. 45 cts.; pkt. each of the 8 for $1 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Yoz. 35 cts.; oz. $1.20. 
GIANT PICOTEE-FLOWERED. Petal tips are marked with 
a contrasting color. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; 34oz. 50cts. 
CACTUS-FLOWERED. Enormous flowers with petals tubular 
at the base and partly opened at the tips. Pkt. 15 cts. 
DWARF DOUBLE-FLOWERED. For borders or cutting, 
a foot high. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz * 30 cts. 
GIANT DAHLIA-FLOWERED. A very beautiful new type 
closely resembling decorative dahlias in form and in the 
arrangement of petals. Huge blooms on 23^-foot plants. 
Canary Bird. Primrose. Meteor. Deep rich red. 
Crimson Monarch. Red. Old Rose. A fine shade. 
Dream. Purple. Oriole. Orange-gold. 
Exquisite. Pale rose. Polar Bear. Pure white. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Scarlet Flame. Bright. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; 10 pkts. $1.25; x / 4 oz. 60 cts. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; Yoz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
LILLIPUT. This charming little Zinnia, with its very small, 
globe-shaped, very double pompon dahlia-like flowers, is 
used for borders and edgings and for cutting. Ht. 15 in. 
Crimson, Golden, Purple, Salmon-Rose, Scarlet and Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 5 pkts. 40 cts.; x / 4 oz. 35 cts. 
Annual Flower Seeds 
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