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Ribsam’s Manual 
SUNFLOWER ( Helianthus ) 
Stella. Annual. This is a mixture of the miniature Sunflower 
of golden yellow flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Chrysanthemum Flowered, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
STOCK, GIANT PERFECTION 
(Gilliflower) 
Annual. The Stock is a very popular annual because of its 
variety of color and its adaptation as a bedding and pot plant. 
Imperial Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Ten-week Flowering Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Perpetual Branching, Mixed. (Cut-and-come-again.) 
Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET-WILLIAM (Perennial) 
(Dianthus barbatus) 
An old favorite, hardy garden plant of easy culture, thriving 
in any good garden soil and lasting for years. Our strains pro¬ 
duce large heads of fragrant flowers in a great variety of beautiful 
colors. The plants form large clumps and grow about 1 foot 
high. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
THUNBERGIA (Black-eyed-susan) 
Elata, Mixed. Annual. A beautiful, rapid growing climber; 
does well in hanging baskets, prefers a warm, sunny place. 
Pkt. 10c. 
TITHONIA 
Speciosa (Mexican Sunflower). Though really a perennial, 
this plant is best started indoors in the northern States 
and treated as an annual. Ideal for the background; 
flowers are a huge dazzling orange-scarlet, 3 to 4 in. across 
and resembles a single Zinnia. 5 ft. tall. Pkt. 15c. 
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker) 
Hybrida. Perennial. Resembling orange spearheads. Pkt. 10c. 
VALERIANA 
Perennial. 2 feet. Red and white flower. Fine for bouquets. 
Pkt. 10c. 
VERBENAS, MAMMOTH FLOWERING 
Annual. A magnificent strain of free blooming Verbenas of 
robust, compact habit. The flower heads are immense, the 
individual florets measuring an inch in diameter. 
Hybrids Grandiflora, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
VERONICA (. Speedwell) 
Spicata. Elegant hardy border plant about 1 H feet high, 
producing long spikes of bright blue flowers during June and 
July. Pkt. 15c. 
Venidium Fastuosum Hybrids 
VENIDIUM ( Monarch of the Veldt) 
★Fastuosum Hybrids. Annual. 2-3 ft. Daisylike flowers, 
4-5 in. across. Sow in March or April. Foliage silky gray. 
Pkt. 35c. 
VIOLAS (Biennial) 
Cornuta Mixed. Good mixture. Pkt. 10c. 
WALLFLOWER 
It is an early Spring bloomer, bearing beautiful flowers. 
Single Annual Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Perennial Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIAS (Annual) 
One of the most popular annuals for beds, mixed borders and 
cutting purposes. The Zinnia blooms constantly from July 
until frost and does well in most any soil. To secure the largest 
flowers and a profusion of bloom the plants must be given 
plenty of room for full development and an abundance of plant 
food. The flowers are fully double with long stems and good 
keeping qualities. 
GIANT DAHLIA FLOWERED ZINNIAS. The latest de¬ 
velopment in Zinnias. It took seven years of painstaking 
care and selection to produce this type of Zinnia, but it is 
now recognized the world over as being the largest and 
most beautiful Zinnia. The Dahlia Flowered Zinnia is a 
good forcer and money maker for florists. The plants are 
sturdy and the flowers often measuring 6 in. in diameter 
and 4 in. in depth, closely resemble the Show Dahlia. 
Polar Bear. Large, pure white. 
Canary Bird. Delicate primrose. 
Golden State. Yellow-orange. 
Old Rose. 
Exquisite. Light rose. 
Crimson Monarch. Largest red. 
Dream. Deep lavender. 
★ Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. 
Purple Prince. Deep purple. 
★ Scarlet Flame. 
Any of the above colors, each, pkt. 10c. 
DAHLIA FLOWERED 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
★ FANTASY, Mixed. All American for 1935. Shaggy, raylike 
petals. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
DWARF DOUBLE. Splendid bloomers, large flowers. Fine 
for borders or cutting; about 1 'A ft. high. 
Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10c. 
LILLIPUT. Of compact habit, not over 15 in. high, covered 
with small, very double flowers. Good for bedding and 
cutting. 
Canary Yellow, Purple Gem, Scarlet Gem. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
TOM THUMB. Dwarf, small, buttonlike flowers. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE GIANT. Large, brilliant colored flowers. Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c. 
★ HAAGEANA, Mixed. Small flowered, strong stems, excel 
lent for arrangement in bowls. Pkt. 10c. 
Zinnia “Fantasy” 
