VENIDIUM Fastuosum Hybrids (New) HHA. Three years ago 
there came from South Africa the stunning Daisy, Venidium 
fastuosum, enthusiastically acclaimed by all who saw it. Now 
breeders have brought us brilliant hybrids of this, which make 
a stunning addition to any garden. 2 to 3 ft. tall, the colors 
are apricot, creamy white, salmons, canary yellow, golden 
yellow, and the original orange, all with contrasting dark 
center, in riotous mixture. Do well in heat. Pkt. 25c. 
NEW GIANT FLOWERED VERBENAS. HHP best treated as 
annuals. Verbenas are unexcelled for low massing effects and 
are among the best plants for hot climates. Here are the best 
in each color. Sow Aug. to Nov. for spring bloom, Feb. to May 
for summer bloom, according to climate. 
Apple Blossom (New). Florets are white, shading to cameo pink 
at edges of petals with flower heads 4 to 5 in. in diameter. 
Very lovely. Pkt. 25c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrid (AM. A.A.S. ’33). Giant heads of rose 
pink. Fkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 
Lavender Glory (AM. A.A.S. ’33). Lavender with creamy eye. 
Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 75c. 
Etna. Garnet red, deep cream eye. Pkts. 15c and 50c. 
Royale (HC. R.H.S. ’35). Royal blue, creamy yellow eye. Pkt. 15c; 
large pkt. 50c. 
White. Lovely white for the “White Garden’’. Pkt. 15c; large 
pkt. 50c. 
Collection, 1 pkt. each of six sorts above, 75c. 
ZINNIAS 
ZINNIA DESERT GOLD (New) HHA. Two and one-half feet tall, 
this lovely variety is of the Crown o’ Gold type, with large 
double flowers on good cutting stems, deep gold at center with 
contrasting lighter at tip. One of very finest. Pkt. 15c; large 
pkt. 40c. 
ZINNIA FANTASY FINEST MIXED (AM. A.A.S. ’35). HHA. 
Profuse flowering with lacy-petaled flowers, as unlike the 
usual formal types as could be, it is ideal for every purpose. A 
wonderful range of all the bright as well as the lovely pastel 
shades in a galaxy of color. Pkts. 15c and 40c. 
ZINNIA GOLD MEDAL DAHLIA FLOWERED MIXTURE. 
HHA. A marvelous mixture of all shades, grown as separate 
colors and blended. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 
ZINNIA CALIFORNIA GIANT MIXTURE. HHA Three to four 
feet tall with marvelous, immense flowers and long stems, 
this mixture is made up of finest named varieties in a full 
range of colors. Fkt. 15c; large pkt. 40c. 
ZINNIA SCABIOSA FLOWERED MIXTURE. HHA. Among 
the oddest and most attractive of Zinnia forms this lovely 
strain comes in a mixture of all the popular shades, giving a 
wealth of color throughout the summer. 2% ft. Pkts. 20c, 60c. 
ZINNIA LILLIPUT or POMPON (MIXED). These tiny flowered 
Zinnias have a charm the larger ones cannot attain. They 
come in a wide variety of color combinations and being but 4 
to 6 in. high are most attractive for bedding. Pkts. 15c and 40c. 
ZINNIA COLLECTION. One pkt. each of above 6 forms, 50c. 
LEWISIAS 
LEWISIA (Rock Rose). Rare Western American alpines, of 
great beauty both in foliage and flower. Seeds should be sown 
in boxes in fall as they germinate better if exposed to freezing. 
Cotyledon. Neat rosettes of long spatulate dark green leaves, 
often much tinted red. Buds are orange yellow, opening to 
salmon-rose, striped white. 
Finchii. Rosettes 8 in. across of broad emerald-green leaves, 
from which arise in late spring from 5 to 20 scapes each bear¬ 
ing 5 to 40 flowers. Buds are bright orange. Open, the flowers 
are soft pink with rose stripes, the petals margined orange. 
Hecltnerii. Most distinct as the broad dark green leaves are mar¬ 
gined with tiny spines each tipped brown, to give the effect of 
a silky fringe. Few to many stems each bear few to 40 flow¬ 
ers. Then the large flowers are solid rose without stripe and 
the petals margined orange. 
Howellii. Leaves beautifully crisped and crinkled on margin, are 
much tinted red. Its many scapes carry 3 to 10 flowers each 
of pink, margined white and with a broad purplish violet cen¬ 
tral band. 
Salpiglossis 
Leeana. Neat rosette of slender needle-like leaves and long scapes 
with many smaller flowers in clusters. Color dark rose. 
Leeana Dwarf. Like Leeana but stems only 4 inches high and 
larger flowers of rose. 
Any of above Evergreen species, pkt. 25c; large pkt. $1.50. 
Rediviva (Bitteroot). In this deciduous species, leaves are round 
and make a dense rosette. Through the leaves arise many 3 
inch stems each bearing a single large flower, like a miniature 
water lily, of very satiny texture. Color variable, pink or 
white. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. $1.50. 
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