And More Novelties and Specialties 
MARIGOLD 
TEXAS PLUME 
PINKS 
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ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. —25— DALLAS. TEXAS 
1667—DIXIE SUNSHINE. A. 'A brilliant 
golden yellow, free-flowering type that justi¬ 
fies its name. The blooms measure about 2% 
inches across and are produced on a rather tall 
pyramidal plant with lush green foliage, mak¬ 
ing a delightful background for this shade of 
yellow. Given Award of Merit 1936 All-Ameri¬ 
can Selections. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
1671 — GIGANTEA SUNSET GIANTS. A. 
This wonderful new marigold is truly a sensa¬ 
tion. Showy fragrant blooms of enormous 
size. Blooms measure from 5 to 7% inches 
across, truly worthy of the name Gigantea. 
Plants 3y 2 to 4 feet high. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., 
$1.00, postpaid. 
MINIATURE MARIGOLD 
1679—TAGATES SIGNATA PUMILA. A. 
A small dwarf compact Marigold of bushy 
growth, with beautiful fern-like foliage, and 
covered with bright golden yellow blooms. 
Grows 5 inches high, with a spread of 10 
inches and blooms all season. Pkt., 15c: 2 
pkts., 25c; oz., $1.50, postpaid. 
PETUNIA 
1714 —FLAMING VELVET. Gold Medal 
Award 1936 All-American Selections. A sensa¬ 
tion because of the uniform excellence of its 
velvety, rich, blood-red color. Plants are semi¬ 
compact in habit, about 15 inches in height. 
Pkt., 25c: 5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
1715—CORNFLOWER BLUE. This is rich 
blue that is so greatly admired in the South. 
It is of the balcony type and account of the 
much wanted shade will prove popular. Pkt., 
25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
1751—PINK GEM (New). This new minia¬ 
ture petunia has certainly created a sensa¬ 
tion. It forms a neat compact plant, 5 or 6 
inches high, literally covered with deep pink 
blooms. A single plant will carry as many as 
25 to 30 blooms at one time. Individual blooms 
are about 2 inches in diameter. This minia¬ 
ture petunia is excellent for borders, window 
boxes, rock gardens and for bedding, making 
a most charming contrast when planted with 
dwarf blue Ageratums. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c, 
postpaid. 
1764 — DOUBLE LARGE FLOWERING 
MIXED. These are best when started indoors 
and transplanted. As a rule the weak plants 
produce the larger blooms, so give them the 
best of care. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, post¬ 
paid. 
1753—Tithonia Speciosa 
(Gilia Coronopifolia) 
1672—TEXAS PLUME. Our Texas Plume 
will bloom the first year if planted early. The 
spikes are 3 to 4 inches and fiery scarlet in 
color. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA 
1753—GOLDEN FLOWER OF THE INCAS. 
A. Also known as Mexican Sunflower. The 
flowers of vivid orange scarlet, are like huge 
African Marigold, habit and growth like 
Dahlias, being 3 to 4 inches across. They last 
well in bouquets. The leaves have an odd 
appearance, as though they had been cut into 
irregular patterns with shears. Height about 
6 feet, blooming in late summer. Pkt., 15c; 
2 pkts., 25c, postpaid. 
VENIDIUM 
“Monarch of the Veldt” 
1589—VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM. A. This 
beautiful flower from South Africa was given 
an award of merit in the All-American selec¬ 
tions of 1933. It has all the qualities to make 
it a garden and cutting favorite. Very easy 
to grow, producing large deep orange daisy¬ 
like flowers, marked with a wide reddish brown 
center and is an excellent keeper. Pkt., 25c: 
5 pkts., $1.00, postpaid. 
VERBENA 
1613—BEAUTY OF OXFORD. The bright¬ 
est rose ever produced from seed, shades from 
clear rose-pink to rose-red. Given the All- 
America Selections Award of Merit a few 
years past. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c, postpaid. 
ZINNIA 
1638—LINEARIS. A dwarf early flowering 
form of Zinnia, reaching a height of 8 to 
10 inches, with a spread of as much as 2 
feet, which makes it somewhat different and 
a most attractive novelty. The small flowers 
are single, a deep golden orange in color, 
with a delicate light yellow stripe, which con¬ 
trasts boldly with the dark center. Pkt., 20c; 
2 pkts., 35c; V> oz., $1.10; oz., $2.00, postpaid. 
1811 —DOUBLE GRASS PINKS. This 
wonderful little plant with its profusion of 
spicy scented blooms is not a new variety. It 
is the pretty little preennial pink that multi¬ 
plies and spreads so freely in the early spring. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts. 25c, postpaid. 
1671—Marigold—Sunset Giants 
PHLOX 
(Drummondi Grandiflora) 
1503—GIGANTEA. A new very large flower¬ 
ing type that produces blooms twice as large 
as the ordinary plant. In lovely pastel shades. 
Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 50c; 3 /i>-oz., $1.25, postpaid. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
1638—Zinnia—Linearis 
1752—SUNSET HYBRIDS. A. This beauti¬ 
ful plant is known as Butterfly or Fringe 
flower and is often called Poor Man’s Orchid. 
It is one of the daintiest flowers imaginable, 
especially adapted to bordering the beds of 
taller flowers and those of heavier growth. It 
is a very heavy bloomer, the flowers com¬ 
pletely obscure the foliage, making the plant 
a pyramid of most delicate and charming 
blocks. This variety consists of bright red 
and carmine shades. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00; 
14 oz., $1.25, postpaid. 
MORNING GLORY 
VINE 
1719—ROSE MARIE. A new double and 
semi-double free flowering deep rose pink 
Morning Glory, that is truly different. Pkt., 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
Be Seated . . . 
What... 
Is more inspiring and exhilarating than 
working in the garden on a warm sunshiny 
day in the spring ? 
1667—Marigold—Dixie Sunshine 
In your old easy chair with this catalog and 
do a bit of mental gardening. Visualize each 
flower bed in its proper place and design it 
—just as you want it. Keep in mind the 
height of the different plants you intend 
using, also color effect. 
