PETUNIA 
Miniature ROSE (rttf 
F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
ZINNIA- 
FANTASY 
STA* OUST 
POPPY- 
amurense. YELLOW WONI 
46 
NEW ALL AMERICA 
Each year expert flower seed growers throughout the world send seed samples 
of their most outstanding novelties for trials to be grown in various sections of 
the United States. These trials are observed by competent, impartial judges for 
their outstanding merits. We feel certain you will be pleased with the following 
list of these nationally known and admired flowers. Our generous packets give 
full cultural directions. 
All seed offered is grown by the world's finest seed growers. None better can 
be obtained. 
NEW COLLARETTE MARIGOLD, CROWN OF GOLD 
Gold Medal, All-America Selections, 1937 
A new kind of Marigold with a Chrysanthemum-like crown surrounded by a 
collar of big, broad petals of the same color, bright golden orange. It is the only 
Marigold with entirely odorless foliage. The flowers have a delicate fragrance. 
Plants grow about 2 ft. tall, bloom early, profusely and continuously until frost. 
Lovely in the garden; wonderful for cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, FLAMING VELVET 
Gold Medal, All-America Selections, 1936 
The only Gold Medal winner in last year’s All-America Trials, Petunia Flaming 
Velvet has caused a sensation because of the uniform excellence of its velvety, 
rich, blood-red flower. It has not yet been widely grown, but after this year will 
be classed among the popular Petunia varieties. The plants are semi-compact in 
habit, about 15 inches in height, absolutely uniform, and the flowers are large 
and borne in great profusion. Pkt. 20c. 
NEW MINIATURE PETUNIA ROSE GEM 
Award of Merit, All-America Selections, 1936 
Rose Gem is a charming addition to the new miniature group of Petunias which 
was started with Pink Gem. Rose Gem is the color which the public has been 
asking for in this miniature form. It is the rich deep rose that has made Petunia 
Rose of Heaven so popular. The plant is neat and compact, 5 to 6 inches high and 
smothered with rich rose colored blooms about 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 15c. 
ZINNIA, FANTASY, STAR DUST 
Award of Merit, All-America Selections, 1937 
To those who definitely do like an informal Zinnia, Star Dust will be welcomed 
with enthusiasm. It has the same shaggy-petaled, medium-sized flower as the 
mixture—a delicate, graceful bloom. The color is a rich deep golden yellow, one 
of the vibrant shades closely associated with Zinnias, while the very free flower¬ 
ing, 2 y 2 to 3 foot plants are early blooming, coming into flower about 45 to 50 
days from the time of planting. Pkt. 25c. 
ICELAND POPPY, YELLOW WONDER 
Special Mention, All-America Selections, 1937 
Yellow Wonder is longer stemmed, larger flowered and more vigorous growing 
than any other Iceland Poppy. The showy, cup-shaped flowers grow about 4 in. 
across, are rich lemon-yellow; the clear yellow color is made especially vivid by 
the silky sheen of the broad, round petals. Plants are strong growing and very 
free flowering; the foliage is rich bluish green and deeply laciniated. It is showy 
in the garden and lovely for cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
NASTURTIUM, DWARF DOUBLE, GOLDEN GLOBE 
Award of Merit, All-America Selections, 1936 
Golden Globe has more than justified its early claims to popularity. It is identical 
in color with the popular Golden Gleam, a vivid golden yellow. The plants are 
uniformly dwarf and compact and bear great quantities of the well-formed, semi¬ 
double, sweet-scented flowers throughout the season. Use it for a dwarf edging 
plant, for the rockery, for window boxes, or for general garden use. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBENA, FLORADALE BEAUTY 
Special Mention, All-America Selections, 1937 
Floradale Beauty Verbena is a giant hybrid, the flowers varying from bright 
rose-pink to deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. Individual florets are of 
perfect form, fully rounded, and average 1% in. across; they make up into heads 
or trusses which measure 4 to 5 in. across. Plants are very free flowering and 
grow about 2V4 ft. across. We can recommend Floradale Beauty as a worth 
while novelty. Pkt. 25c. 
POPPY NUDICAULE "THE EMPEROR" 
Truly regal among this exceptional group of Poppies, The Emperor stands forth 
in a class by itself. It is without doubt the very finest orange Iceland Poppy ever 
produced, with extremely large fluted petaled flowers composed of broad, over¬ 
lapping petals, many flowers having extra petals. The strong, straight stems are 
very wiry, 18 to 22 inches long, and bear the large flowers majestically whether in 
the garden or when used for cutting. A perennial, it blooms freely the first year 
from seed. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, ROSE KING IMPROVED 
Special Mention, All-America Selections, 1936 
A bed or border of Rose King Improved, the new and improved strain of Rose 
King, is a sight not soon to be forgotten. Its flowers are a clear, rich rose with 
a delicate light golden throat, and the 18-inch plants are rather bushy, absolutely 
uniform, and literally covered with blooms. Besides its decorative value for the 
garden, Rose King Improved is an exaellent cut flower variety, especially effec¬ 
tive when combined with some of the blue flowers such as Ageratum or Del¬ 
phinium. Pkt. 25c. 
