Best by Test for over Sixty Years 
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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 flnest procurable, 
and must not be confused with the usual 
stock offered. Height 2 to 3 ft. 
Canary Bird. Very large flower."! of deep 
creamy yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Go’den Dawn. A pure clear golden yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Crimson Monarch. Immense flowers of 
flaming crimson. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Dream. Deep lavender blue. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.25. 
Exquisite. Light rose, with deep rose cen¬ 
ter. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Golden State. Rich orange yellow. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.25. 
liuminosa. Bright pink suffused with sal¬ 
mon. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
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. $1.25. 
Old Bose. A pleasing shade of old rose. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Oriole. A striking two-color flower, orange 
and gold. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Polar Bear. Pure white. True Dahlia form. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Purple Prince. Deep Rhodanthe purple, 
large and well formed. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.50. 
Giant Dahlia Plowered, Mixed Colors. A 
well blended mixture of the above colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
COLLECTION—1 Pkt. each of the above 
separate colors, $1.00. Any ten, 75c. 
Scabiosa Flowered Zinnia 
A most attractive flower averaging about 
2^ inches, resembling somewhat the An¬ 
nual Scabiosa. Height 2 ft. Colors include 
Crimson, Orange, Yellow, Pink and White. 
Only about 50% true to type. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.50. 
Chrysanthemum 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. $1.25. 
Enchantress. Light rose, with center of 
deeper rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Daffodil. Beautiful golden yellow—splen¬ 
did. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Miss Wilmott. Soft pink like shade of La- 
France Rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Orange King. Deep orange. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.25. 
Brightness. Beautiful clear pink. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.25. 
Purity. A clear pure white. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$1.50. 
Bose Queen. Bright rose, with deep cen¬ 
ter. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Tait’s California Giant Zinnia 
Grenadier. A pleasing shade of dark red. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Violet Queen. A pleasing shade of violet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Giants of California, Mixed Colors. A well 
blended mixture of the above colors. Pkt. 
10c; oz. $1.00. 
COLLECTION—1 pkt. each of the above 
separate colors, 75c. Any five, 40c. 
Chrysanthemum Zinnia 
“FANTASY” 
An attractive Zinnia of medium size, with 
Chrysanthemum-like flowers, composed of 
a mass of shaggy, ray-like petals, and are 
borne on long stems. They come only In 
mixture, but cover a range of color from 
the brightest red and orange to the popular 
pastel shades of pink and cream. Height 2 
ft. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
Zinnia Scabious Flowered 
Pumila Picotee Delight Zinnia 
The flowers of this variety are not large, 
but very attractive for bedding and cut 
flowers, the edges of the petals being 
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 Bose. 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 
Flowerine Zinnias, predueing masses of 
Pumila type flowers. Height 18 in. 
Fiery Salmon Cerise Fink. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Bose Fink. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
Dwarf Double Elegans Zinnia 
CUT AND COME AGAIN 
A group with many-colored double per¬ 
fectly formed medium sized flowers. Ex¬ 
ceptionally fine for cut flowers or for mass¬ 
ing in garden borders. Height 18 in. Scar- 
let, Canary, Crimson, Flesh, Orange, Bose, 
White and Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25; 
1 pkg. each of seven colors, 50c. 
Dwarf Double Lilliput Zinnia 
This is a dwarf type with branching 
habit, bearing very smail ball-shaped 
flowers that are quite attractive. 
Crimson Gem. (Red Riding Hood). Rich 
crimson. Height 1 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.25. 
Salmon Bose Gem. A pleasing shade. 
Height 1 ft. Pkt. lOc; oz. $1.25. 
Golden Gem. Goiden yeilow. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. $1.25. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $1.00. 
1 Pkt. each of 3 separate colors, 25c. 
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 Bed, Orange, 
Yellow, Bose, Fink. Good only as a border 
plant. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. $2.00. 
