Each year expert flower seed growers throughout the 
world send seed samples of their most outstand ng novel¬ 
ties for trials to be grown in various sections of the United 
States. These tria's are observed by competent, impartial 
judges for fheir oufsfanding 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 Mari¬ 
gold with a Chrysanthemum-I ke crown surrounded by a 
collar of big, broad petals of the same color, br : cht golden 
orange. It is the only Marigold with entirely odorless foli¬ 
age. Plants grow about 2 ft. tall, bloom early, profusely 
and continuously until frost. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA, FANTASY, STAR DUST— Award of Merit, All- 
America Selections, 1937. Star Dust is an informal shaggy- 
petaled, medium-sized, delicate and graceful Zinnia. The 
color is a rch deep golden yellow, while the very free 
flowering, 2l/ 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. Pkt. 25c. 
VERBENA, FLORADALE BEAUTY —Special Mention, All- 
America Selections, 1937. A giant hybrid, the flowers 
varying from bright rose-pink to deep rose-red of excep¬ 
tional brightness. Individual florets are of perfect form, 
fully rounded, and average 1 V 4 in. across; they make up 
into heads or trusses which measure 4 to 5 in. across. 
Plants are very free flowering and grow about 2y 2 ft. 
across. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, DWARF ROYAL SCOT, ALLDOUBLE —Sp-cial 
Mention, All-America Selections, 1937. Royal Scot is a 
new achievement in Marigolds. Its growth is dwa'f and 
bushy, every plant of a uniform shape and height of about 
10 to l2 in. Color is a rich mahogany and gold in uVfo'm 
stripes. It is a splendid plant for borders and booms for 
a long period from mid-summer until frost. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, BURGUNDY — Special Mention, All-America 
Selections, 1937. Petunia Burgundy is a large-flowered, 
plain edged variety (Petunia hybrida grandiflora) . The 
color is a beautiful, velvety Burgundy-red in lovely con¬ 
trast to the inconspicuous white throat. Pkt. 25c. 
LARKSPUR, GIANT IMPERIAL, WHITE KING — Special 
Mention, All-America Selections, 1937. White King is the 
finest Giant Imperial Larkspur. The flowers are a pure, 
glistening white with rounded broad petals. The florets 
are 2 inches across and are evenly and closely spaced on 
the stem. This gives a very heavy Hollyhock-like cutting 
spike from 24 fo 30 inches long. The plants are tall, well 
over 5 feet. White King is very early blooming. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, FLAMING VELVET —Gold Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1936. Petunia Flaming Velvet has caused a 
sensation because of the uniform excellence of its velvety, 
rich, blood-red flower. 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. 25e. 
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. The plant 
is neat and compact, 5 to 6 inches hiah and smothered 
with rich rose colored blooms about 2 inches in diameter. 
Pkt. 20c. 
PETUNIA, SINGLE FRINGED, DAINTY LADY —Award of 
Merit, All-America Selections, 1936. Dainty Lady, a new 
yellow Petunia. The flowers are of medium size and da n- 
tily fringed, delicate light yellow deepening to golden yel¬ 
low at the throat. The plants are neat, compact, some¬ 
what upr’ght in habit, semi-dwarf and very free flowering. 
Dainty Lady is excellent for border use, for bedding, for 
use in window boxes and as a cut flower. Pkt. 25c. 
ASTER, SUPER GIANT, EL MONTE —Special Mention, All- 
America Selections, 1936—El Monte is deep a'owing crim¬ 
son, composed of abundant quantities of daintily inter¬ 
laced Dlume-like petals, the flowers are extremely la-qe 
and fluffy, borne on heavy non-latera', basal branched 
stems. It is very early blooming, and remains in flower 
over a long period. Pkt. 20c. 
NASTURTIUM, DWARF DOUBLE, GOLDEN GLOBE -Award 
of Merit, All-America Selections, 1936. Go'den Globe is 
identical in color with the popular Golden Gleam, a vivid 
go’den yellow. The plants are uniformly dwarf and com¬ 
pact 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. Pkt. 15c. 
PETUNIA, ROSE KING IMPROVED -Spec a I 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, uniform, and literally covered with 
blooms. Pkt. 25c. 
COSMOS, SENSATION, FINEST MIXED —Award of Merit, 
All-America Select’ons, 1936. Cosmos Sensation has earned 
for itself a remarkably permanent position in the garden 
wo'ld. The flowers are mammoth in size, 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter, with broad, heavy fluted petals carried on very 
long strong stems. It is extremely early flowering, bloom¬ 
ing in 10 weeks from the time of seeding. The m'xture 
contains white, and shades of rose and pirk. Pkt. 15c. 
MARIGOLD, YELLOW SUPREME —Gold Medal, All-America 
Selections, 1935. Yellow Supreme is a delightful light 
lemon-yellow Marigold and the flowers are of medium 
size, loosely ruffled or carnation flowered in formation. 
The plants are 2 to 2'/ 2 feet tal 1 , compact and pyramidal 
in habit and very free blooming. Yellow Supreme is popu¬ 
lar, both as a garden subject and for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
COSMOS, EARLY KLONDYKE, ORANGE FLARE — Grand 
Champion Gold Medal, All-America Selections, 1935. 
Granted the highest honor that can be bestowed on a new 
flower. The long stemmed flowers of bright vivid orange 
are freely borne on 2 to 3 foot plants. Its most remark¬ 
able feature, however, is its early blooming habit. It blooms 
from md-summer until frost. Pkt. 15c. 
