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Mark Means Company, 1937 Annual Seed Catalog, Lewiston, Idaho 
ZINNIA 
FANTASY STAR DUST —See back cover. 
FANTASY —Award of Merit, All-America Selections, 1935. 
The rounded, medium-sized shaggy flowers are borne pro¬ 
fusely on 2 '/2 to 3-foot plants, in a wide and varied color 
range which includes the brightest shades of red, yellow 
and orange, as well as the popular pastel pinks and cream. 
Finest Mixed, pkt. 15c. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED —Among the oddest and most at¬ 
tractive Zinnia forms, bearing a remarkable resemblance 
to the annual Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free 
flowering, 2 to 2Vi feet high. Mixed Colors, pkt. 15c. 
TOM THUMB —These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm 
the larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play. They come in attractive color combinations, red 
tipped gold, salmon and gold, primrose yellow. All colors, 
mixed, pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED — 2Vi feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The 
flowers usually have slightly hollowed centers ringed with 
small tubular florets. The petals are quite loosely placed 
and tend to curl at the edges, giving the blossoms a crisp, 
fresh appearance. 
Canary Bird —Rich canary yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Crimson Monarch —Deep crimson, large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Dawn —Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Dream —Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 10c. 
Exquisite —Light rose, deep rose center. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriole —Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Flame —Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Polar Bear —White. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c. 
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HARDY ROSES 
No. 1 Two-Year Field Grown Stock 
—50c each, 3 for $1.25, postpaid. 
Dame Edith Helen 
DAME EDITH HELEN —Pure, glowing rose pink, soft yet 
brilliant with no other shade. A magnificent variety that 
stands out alone in almost any company. Strongly fragrant, 
very lasting, a fine cut variety. 
E. G. HILL —The flower is scarlet, shading to a deeper pure 
red as it develops. It produces long stems naturally. The 
ideal red rose for garden or cut use. 
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI —Pure glistening white, large 
flowers on long strong stems. Sometimes called "White 
American Beauty". 
LOS ANGELES —Long pointed buds on strong growing bush. 
The color a rich flame pink shading to apricot and yellow. 
MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT — The famous "Daily Mail 
Rose". Buds coral red shaded with yellow at the base. Open 
flowers of a superb coral red. 
PRESIDENT H. HOOVER— A very popular variety with 
large buds of orange splashed with red on outside. Opens 
to flowers of orange and pink on long stems. Good for cut¬ 
ting. Strong growing bush. 
MRS. SAM McGREDY —A wonderful beautiful combination 
of shades of scarlet coppery orange and heavily flushed on 
the outside of petals with Lincoln-red. Large flowers, per¬ 
fectly formed, very freely produced and fragrant. Vigor¬ 
ous in growth and one of the best all purpose varieties. 
SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET —Both bud and bloom 
are clear sunflower yellow, unsta ned by any other color. 
TALISMAN —The rose of many gold medals. A combina¬ 
tion of shadings of gold, apricot yellow and deep pink or 
old rose. The outside of the peta’s is bright yellow, gold 
and pink; as the flowers develop and the petals unfold they 
become bright apricot, gold and deep rose-pink. 
PAUL'S SCARLET CLIMBER —The flowers, a vivid scarlet, 
are of good size, very freely produced in clusters of from 
3 to 20 flowers each on many branched canes, the plants 
being literally covered from top to bottom with bloom. 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY —A strong, healthy, vig¬ 
orous grower. Large blossoms of a bright rosy red. One of 
the most satisfactory climbing roses available. 
President H. Hoover 
