"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
FLORISTS’ ZINNIAS 
Wherever summers are warm. Zinnias have florist value. Their principal requirement is a fair amount 
of warmth, for they are natives of Mexico and are unhappy in a low temperature. This is particularly 
true of seed sowing that must be done in a temperature of not less than 60 degrees. In a cold wet soil 
you will want to tell us the seed was old or dead. 
By sowing around March 1st, Zinnias can be flowered to perfection during May in a Carnation house 
temperature. By sowing outdoors as late as August 1st, in well-enriched soil and protected with water, 
they can be had in fine shape right up to frost. To bring out their wonderful colors calls for long sunny 
days. For this reason they are not profitable as a midwinter greenhouse crop. 
Don't overlook the margin in growing Zinnia seedlings for home gardeners. They are liable to be¬ 
come drawn and hardened in pots—better and more easily grown by broadcasting in an open bed. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED CLASS. Generally accepted as the largest and finest of the Giants. 
Mammoth in being more incurved and rounded, though not entirely true to this type. 
Canary Bird. A rich primrose-yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Large crimson-red. 
Dream. A fine deep lavender. 
Eldorado. Salmon-apricot. 
"Exquisite. Fairly deep rose. Valuable 
for cutting. 
:;: Golden Dawn. Golden yellow, dark 
center. 
Golden State. Rich orange-yellow. 
Illumination. Deep rose-pink. 
Meteor. Clear deep rose. 
They improve the Giant 
Old Rose. Real old rose color. 
Oriole. Orange and gold, excellent. 
Polar Bear. Large white. 
Purple Prince. Large deep purple. 
Scarlet Flame. Well named, glowing 
color. 
PRICES, separate colors: Liberal tr. pkt., 25c; 1/4 oz., 35c; Vz oz., 60c; 
1 oz., $ 1 . 00 ; 1 lb., $ 12 . 00 . 
SPECIAL OFFER: One trade packet each of above varieties for $2.75. 
One trade packet each of any ten above varieties for $2.00. 
*GOLD MEDAL MIXED. Best Giant Dahlia-flowered Mixture available. Tr. pkt. 5c;1'A oz., 35c; I oz., $1.00; 1 lb., $12.00 
GIANT MAMMOTH TYPE. Size and general effect of 
this class closely approaches the Dahlia-flowered, the differ¬ 
ence being in a flat or imbricated placement of the petals. 
A very popular class of Giant Zinnias. 
Brightness. Bright deep rose. 
Cerise Queen. Choice cerise-rose. 
Golden Queen (Lemon Queen). Same color as Golden Dawn. 
Grenadier. Same color as Dahlia-flowered Crimson Monarch. 
Lavender Queen. Same as Dream in the Dahlia-flowered 
class. 
Miss Willmott. Medium light pink, nice soft shade. 
Orange King. Similar in color to our Ball Orange Calendula. 
Pink Profusion. Light pink shade, lighter than Miss Willmott. 
Purity. A very good clean white. 
Rose Queen. Bright rose, deeper and brighter than Bright¬ 
ness. 
Scarlet Queen. Best real scarlet in this group. 
Violet Queen. Same color as Purple Prince in Dahlia-flow¬ 
ered. 
PRICES, separate colors: Tr. pkt., 20c; '/ 4 oz., 30c; Vz oz 
60c; 1 oz., $1.00; ) lb., $1 1.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER: One trade packet each of the above 12 va¬ 
rieties for $2.00. 
MIXED. A mixture of all Giant Mammoth type. Tr. pkt., 15c; 
V 4 oz., 30c; Vz oz., 50c; 1 oz., 85c; 1 lb., $10.00. 
PUMILA TYPE. Of medium size and fairly compact growth. 
Excellent for either bedding or cut flowers. We feel that this 
class should be more largely used, particularly for cutting 
under glass or cloth. 
Canary-Yellow. 
Fire Ball. Very bright scarlet. 
*Salmon-Rose. Extra choice for cut flowers. 
Golden Orange. 
Each, separate colors: Tr. pkt., 15e; 1 oz., 60c. 
Mixed, all colors: Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
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COLOSSAL or NEW GIANTS. This class is so clearly 
inferior to either the Mammoth or Dahlia-Flowered class that 
we no longer list them except in mixture, at, tr. pkt., 15c; 
1 oz., 60c; 1 lb., $6.00. 
LILLIPUT or POM¬ 
PON CLASS. Flow¬ 
ers about size of a 
large button type Pom¬ 
pon 'Mum. Highly ef¬ 
fective for cut flower 
work, especially nice 
when the stems are 
lengthened under glass 
or cloth houses. 
Canary Gem. 
Crimson Gem. 
Purple Gem. 
Golden Gem. 
"Salmon Gem. 
Scarlet Gem. 
White Gem. 
"Rosebud. Clear deep 
rose-pink. 
^Valencia. Attractive 
burnt orange. 
Each, separate colors: Tr. 
pkt., 1 5c; V 4 oz., 25c; 
1 oz., 75c; 1 lb., 
$8.00. (Combination 
of varieties to make up 
pound, at lb. rate). 
Mixed, all colors: Tr. 
pkt., 1 5c; Vz oz., 40c; 
1 oz., 60c; 1 lb., 
Zinnia Lilliput, Rosebud 
$7.50. 
SPECIAL OFFER: Trade 
packet of each of the 
9 Lilliput varieties for 
$ 1 . 10 . 
This neat little Pompon type is, we 
believe, the most valuable one for cut 
flower work. Either cloth or greenhouse 
protection is necessary to draw out the 
stems. Such protection seems to reduce 
the size of the Giants while it increases 
some that of the Pompons. 
