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ROCK’S—Kansas City, Mo 
Novelties and Specialties 
Flower Seed Novelties 1936 
NEW PINK MORNING GLORY 
2675 Ipomoea, Rose Marie. A new double and semi-double 
flowering type. It has large flowers of a deep rose-pink 
shade. We believe this fine climber will rival our famous 
Baby Blue. Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts., 60c. 
NEW NASTURTIUMS 
3525 Double Golden Gleam Sweet Scented —Bright golden 
yellow. The plant forms a vigorous large bush which 
throws out short runners averaging about 18 inches. The 
large flowers appear when the plant nears complete de¬ 
velopment and when in full bloom the entire plant, in¬ 
cluding the runners, is a blaze of color. They are pro¬ 
duced on stiff, erect stems about 6 inches long and a 
cut bouquet when allowed to remain in a room for a 
short time will fill the room with a delightful fragrance. 
We heartily recommend this novelty to everyone. Pkt., 
15c; 1 oz., 25c. 
3530 Double Scarlet Gleam. Dazzling scarlet. Pkt., 25c. 
3540 Double Gleam Hybrids. Various colors. Pkt., 25c. 
3418 Golden Globe. Uniformly dwarf and compact, free 
flowering and double golden yellow and sweet scented. 
Pkt., 25c. 
NEW PETUNIAS 
3900 Pink Gem. Miniature Petunia. Forms a neat com¬ 
pact plant five to six inches high, eight inches in dia¬ 
meter, will carry as many as twenty-five to thirty blooms 
in flower at one time. Indispensible for borders, window 
boxes, pots, rock gardens and for bedding. Pkt., 25c. 
3898 Martha Washington. Dwarf single ruffled Petunia, 
growing about nine inches. Blush pink shading to wine 
red and dark violet in throat. Pkt., 50c. 
3892 Flaming Velvet. Color a rich, deep velvety crimson. 
Won Gold Medal award, 1936. Supply of seed limited. 
Pkt., 25c. 
NEW POPPY 
7510 Nudicanle (Iceland) El Monte. A new perennial 
Poppy that is extremely easy to grow from seed. It is a 
selection from some choice Australian Hybrids and much 
larger than other varieties in this class. The flowers are 
a deep tangerine-orange and are borne on long wiry stems 
making it fine for cutting. Seed sown indoors in March 
will produce flowers the first season. Pkt., 25c. 
SNAPDRAGON 
444 Dwarf Rock Hybrids Mixed. (New). Those interested 
in Rock Gardens will find this unique dwarf type indis¬ 
pensable in their rockery. They form very small, com¬ 
pact plants and produce a wealth of blooms varying 
through delightful shades of rose, pink, mauve, purple, 
and many bieolors. They will bear flowers earlier and 
over a longer period of time than most sorts. Fkt., 25c; 
3 pkts., 60c. 
TITHONIA 
(Mexican Sunflower) 
5235 Speciosa. A very unusual plant from Mexico, and 
one of the finest annuals for screen planting. The plant 
attains a height of 8 to 10 feet, with heavy stems and 
foliage giving somewhat of a tropical effect. The flow¬ 
ers are similar to a large single African Marigold or 
Single Dahlia and are of a dazzling orange-scarlet color. 
It blooms from July to frost and is especially valuable for 
planting in shrubbery borders or as a background border. 
Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts., 60c. 
RUST PROOF SNAPDRAGONS 
400 University of California Mixture. This variety of Snap¬ 
dragon is immune to rust. Seeds germinate better and 
flowering season is much longer. Pkt., 25c; 3 pkts., 60c. 
VENIDIUM 
5180 Fastuosuin. From far-off South Africa comes this 
charming new annual and by reason of the recently re¬ 
turned popularity for daisy-like flowers, this lovely plant 
should prove most valuable. It grows from 2 to 3 feet 
high with large, daisy-shaped flowers 3 inches across and 
of the most brilliant orange with shiny black center and 
black-purple zone. Given the Royal Horticultural Soci¬ 
ety’s Award of Merit, which is sufficient recommendation 
for any flower. Pkt., 25c. 
NEW VERBENAS 
5188 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A beautiful giant hy¬ 
brid raised from a cross between Verbena Luminosa and 
Beauty Oxford. While following closely the color of 
Beauty of Oxford, it also inherits a touch of salmon-pink 
from Luminosa, which gives a lovely softening effect to 
the sometimes harsh colorings of Beauty of Oxford. The 
color shades from clear rose-pink to rose-red, making this 
the brightest rose Verbena ever produce*"! from seed. The 
individual florets measure over one inch in diameter. 
They are half as large again as Beauty of Oxford and 
the foliage is dark cress-green. Pkt., 25c. 
5239 Hybrida Grandflora Spectrum Red. As its name im¬ 
plies, this magnificent Verbena is an intense bright red, 
brighter than any other Verbena yet introduced. It is 
classified between spectrum red and scarlet red. Having 
absolutely no eye, the color is intensified, and its bril¬ 
liance is quite dazzling. It is much brighter and larger 
than Lucifer and is comparable only to Etna, but with¬ 
out Etna’s yellow eye. Individual florets are one and 
one-fourth inches in diameter. Pkt., 25c. 
NEW ZINNIAS 
5878 Fantasy Mixed. This new mixture will be a welcome 
addition to the garden. The flowers are borne on long 
slender stems and the flowers are well rounded but of the 
shaggy type. A varied range of colors in all the Zinnia 
shades. Pkt., 25c. 
5875 Mexicana Hybrida Mixed. Not a brand new novelty, 
but a worthy small-flowering type that should be better 
known. It is a small-flowering sort, about the size of 
an average daisy and growing 16 inches high with single, 
semi-double and double flowers. In it are found the most 
pleasing color variations, quite similar to those found In 
the Marigold, Gaillardias and Chrysanthemums. They 
make delightful cut flowers, lasting two weeks in water. 
Pkt., 15c. 
5884 Scabiosa-Flowered Mixed. A new and distinct type 
of Zinnia that is entirely different from all other classes. 
The plant reaches a height of about 3 feet, and is very 
abundant flowering. Its outstanding value is in the un¬ 
usual form of the flower which consitsts of an outer ring 
of long petals, whereas the center shows many small pet¬ 
als closely placed. The flower at first sight has a great 
likeness to the popular Scabiosa or Mourning Bride. A 
fine novelty. Pkt., 25c. 
5892 Desert Gold. Large double flowers, well formed, 
dual color of light and deeper hues of golden yellow. 
Height 2i/ 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., 25c. 
CALENDULA 
1291 Orange Shaggy. One of the best orange varieties. 
Petals are long and deeply fringed and very double. 
Deep orange shading to lighter orange in center. Has 
long stems, growing about 18 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
ROCK’S SEEDS ARE GIVEN STRICT GERMINA¬ 
TION TESTS BEFORE BEING PACKETED— 
SO YOU ARE ALWAYS ASSURED OF THE BEST 
THAT GROWS. 
