''FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS" 
FLORISTS' ZINNIAS—Continued 
PICOTEE DELIGHT TYPE, a fairly tall growth and at¬ 
tractive flower formation, curled or ruffled petals, makes 
this class well suited to cut flower uses. Comes fairly true 
to flower type. 
Golden Ray. (New) . Golden orange with brick-red markings. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; 'A oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.35. 
Salmon-Rose. Attractively shaded light to dark salmon-pink. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; ’A oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.35. 
Mixed. A good mixture. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; 'A oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.25. 
CROWN O' GOLD TYPE, a distinct ive class, base of 
each petal shaded light or yellow, while carrying out the 
individual flower color from the base coloring to the tip. 
*Desert Gold. A highly attractive yellow, the light and darker 
shading contrasting effectively. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; V 4 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
.Mixed. An attractive mixture of cut flower colors. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; ’A oz., 30c; 1 oz., $1.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS TYPES. 
Fantasy, Star Dust. Rich deep golden yellow with the same 
shaggy petaled formation in the mixture. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; V4 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
Fantasy, Mixed. (See cut). Well rounded flowers with irreg¬ 
ular petal formation that gets away from the stiff formality 
of the regular class. Attractive for cutting. Comes in pleasing 
mixture of colors. Fairly true to type. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; ’A oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.25. 
Early Wonder. Salmon-cerise-pink. Of medium size, fairly 
long-stemmed. Outstanding point is early flowering—6 to 
7 weeks from sowing. With this habit necessarily goes lack 
of strong growth. We find it valuable for early spring green¬ 
house crop. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; V4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
"Gracillima. (Red Riding Hood) . Quite small flowered, bright 
crimson. Ideal for bedding. About 1 foot, and comes true 
to habit and color. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; V 4 oz., 30c; 1 oz., 75c. 
"Haageana Hybrids. An especially valuable class for bedding. 
Very free flowering, compact growth. Small semi-double 
flowers that have some value for cutting. Attractive colors. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; V 2 oz., 80c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Scabious-Flowered. Fairly tall and long-stemmed variety, 
with flower formation resembling Scabiosa. Comes 50 per 
cent true to this type. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; V 4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
Zinnia Haageana Mexican Hybrids 
New Zinnia "Fantasy" is a reolly attractive variation as this cut 
shows. (See description at left). 
Tom Thumb Type. Very dwarf form of Lilliput type. Four- 
to six-inch height gives this new class value for the border 
and rock garden. Comes about 30 per cent true to the dwarf 
habit. Mixed colors. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; ’A oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.35. 
There is Money in Zinnias 
Flowers of Color Have Value 
In getting started with Zinnias, loss and disap¬ 
pointment will be spared if we remember that their 
nature demands a rather high temperature, and this, 
of course, extends to seed germination—a source of 
frequent disappointment. No seeds will respond more 
happily to a steady temperature of 55 to 60 degrees 
than will Zinnias, but put them in a cold, wet soil and 
•—well, it will be like wrapping a baby in a wet 
blanket and putting it out in the cold. 
The seeds of most plants, even those whose nature 
calls for cool house treatment, seem to germinate 
more surely, certainly more promptly, in a comfort¬ 
ably warm temperature. Light, sandy soil is pre¬ 
ferred, because it will not remain too wet long after 
watering. A combination of wet and cold not only de¬ 
lays germination, but seems to favor the activity of 
fungus that attacks and rots seed. Much perfectly 
good seed is lost in this way, especially that of Zin¬ 
nias. Semesan and formaldehyde dust used with seed 
are effective destroyers of soil diseases, but are un¬ 
necessary in a light, clean and well drained material. 
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