SNAPDRAGONS — Best By Test Varie¬ 
ties, Rust-Resistant. Tall Type. This 
season we conducted our own trial 
of. Rust-Resistant Snapdragons — 
getting the best varieties from 
each of the five wholesale seed 
firms who have been doing so 
much work on them. In addition, 
we have carefully inspected the actual 
plantings of these firms. All averaged 
80% rust-proof, or better, and we have 
selected the finest, most outstanding 
varieties, some from one grower, some 
from another—enabling us to offer the 
finest selection possible in resistant 
Snapdragons. 
These “tall type” varieties grow 
three feet and over in height, and now 
have good color, large blooms, and 
good full spikes. Technically, they fall 
in the “maximum” type—unexcelled for 
general garden use, or for cutting. 
Alaska. Best spikes, tallest, and 
generally the finest rust-resistant white 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Appleblossom. Pink with white tube 
and lower lip. Large and tall. Striking, 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Campfire. Glowing scarlet, faintly 
suffused a fiery shade of bronze, with 
a touch of bright gold on the lip. 
Most attractive. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Ceylon Court Yellow. Deep yellow. 
Large and tall. Easily the finest yel¬ 
low in our test garden. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Christmas Candle. New this season, 
easily one of the showiest varieties 
grown. Color bright flame set off by 
tube of waxy cream. One of the novel¬ 
ties of the season, destined for un¬ 
limited popularity. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Copper King. Also new this season. 
Finest of the resistant varieties in the 
copper shades. Burnished copper with 
golden blotch on lower lip. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Orchid Blend. Very beautiful or¬ 
chid and lavender shades with an oc¬ 
casional white. Very striking. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Roman Gold. Striking soft orange 
and gold with orange-pink base. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Rose Pink. Pure rose pink. A beau¬ 
tiful shade. Attractive in every way. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Salmon Rose Shades. New this sea¬ 
son. Decidedly more salmon than the 
Rose Pink (above). A splendidly 
colored variety that will be most popu¬ 
lar. Long full spikes, and taller than 
any other resistant variety we know of. 
pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. 50c; 1/32 oz. 90c 
Group Collection. One packet each, 
all ten tall type varieties listed 
above .$1.50 
Finest Mixture. From an unusually 
fine strain, including colors as above, 
and others. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 30c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
STOCK. Giant Imperial Type. The fin¬ 
est all-around stock available, except 
for the three varieties of the new “su¬ 
per” type following. Very double, 
large blooms and fine branching habit. 
Blood Red. Rose red. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Fiery Blood Red. Orange to blood 
red .pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Lavender.pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Santa Maria. Pure white. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Mixture. Including the four named 
varieties listed above, plus yellow, 
crimson, cream and other colors. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
STOCK. New Super Giant Imperial 
Type. This new type is the very fin¬ 
est for cutting, as well as the showiest 
in the garden. It is fully base branch¬ 
ing, which means that the side spikes 
are as long as any. Twelve to fifteen 
spikes per plant, all very double, with 
forty to fifty huge florets open at once. 
Available in three colors only. 
Lilac Blue. A beautiful lavender- 
lilac. Similar in shade to the so-called 
“blue” of the older types. New this 
season.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 85c 
Rose Charm. Beautiful American 
Beauty rose color. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
Roselight. Lavender pink. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 75c 
STOCK. Complete Collection. Lilac Blue, 
Roselight, Rose Charm (Super Gt. 
Imp.) and Blood Red, Fiery Blood Red, 
and Lavender Santa Maria (Gt. Imp.). 
One full packet each .... (Seven) for 85c 
THALICTRUM DIPTEROCARPUM 
( Meadowrue ). P. Tall graceful per¬ 
ennial that freely produces its lacy 
sprays, each of. which is covered with 
a myriad of diminutive lilac flowers, 
Especially desirable in gardens where 
a natural effect is desired and a grace¬ 
ful filler for cut-flower arrangements. 
pkt. 25c 
VERBENA, Crimson Glow. The first 
Verbena in crimson, but also remark¬ 
able for its free flowering character¬ 
istics, and the fact that its semi-com¬ 
pact, even growth makes it perfect for 
borders or for bedding. Very showy 
and most useful. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
VERBENA, Floradale Beauty. A giant 
among Verbenas in a beautiful color 
range that shades from light apple- 
blossom, through pink to rose pink. 
Individual florets are so big that the 
flower heads might be taken for Phlox. 
Long stemmed, with semi-trailing hab¬ 
it. Most outstanding, having received 
special mention in the 1937 All-Ameri¬ 
can selections. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
VIOLA. Like small pansies, but peren¬ 
nial. We list only the showiest, larg¬ 
est, individual varieties, and our mix¬ 
ture is most excellent. 
Arkwright Ruby. Rich ruby crimson. 
Very large. Similar in color to the 
red-toned pansy illustrated in color, in¬ 
side back cover. 
pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Blue Perfection. Clear lavender blue. 
pkt. 15c 
Chantreyland. Larger and general¬ 
ly improved over the “Apricot” Viola, 
but with the same beautiful color— 
pure apricot.pkt. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Carl Salbach • • • 
Mixed. Brilliant color range, long 
stems, free-flowering. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 30c; 1/8 oz. 50c 
ZINNIA, Crown O’ Gold Type. A very 
recent development. Most unusual, in 
brilliant color range, and with flowers 
almost as big as the dahlia flowered 
type. Strikingly effective as cut flow¬ 
ers because of the unique “crown”, 
which comes from the secondary color 
of the center petals. The blending is 
in every case most artistic because 
the secondary color is always in the 
same general color range as the first, 
but of a much yellower cast—just as 
if pigments of yellow had been added. 
In full glorious color mixture, includ¬ 
ing old rose, cream, yellow, carmine, 
pink, lavender, etc. 
pkt. 25c; 1/8 oz. 60c; 1/4 oz. $1.00 
ZINNIAS, Dahlia Flowered Type. We 
have gone direct to the introducers of 
the famous dahlia flowered type and 
have obtained their finest varieties, as 
well as their special mixture. Zinnias 
grow best where the summers are hot 
and dry. 
Canary Bird (Canary yellow), Crim¬ 
son Monarch (Deep crimson), Dream 
(Lavender), Exquisite (Light rose, 
deeper center), Golden Dawn (Golden 
yellow), Illumination (Deep rose), 
Oriole (Orange, gold bi-color), Polar 
Bear (White), Scarlet Flame (Bright 
scarlet). Each variety priced at pkt. 15c 
Group Collection, all nine varieties 
$ 1.00 
Special Bodger Gold Medal Mixture 
of dahlia flowered strains. Seed hand¬ 
picked from the best flowers of the 
season. In yellow, crimson, lavender, 
scarlet, red, orange, rose and other 
colors..Large pkt. 25c 
Special Gold Medal Mixture. Autumn 
Shades. The same mixture as above 
but restricted to the brightest colors— 
yellow, scarlet, orange and red, in for¬ 
mula mixture from the finest named 
varieties.Large pkt. 25c 
ZINNIAS, Dahlia Flowered. Any variety 
separately, or either mixture. 
1/4 oz. 75c; oz. $2.00 
ZINNIAS, Lilliput or Pompon Type. 
Blooms the size of, and resembling pom¬ 
pon dahlias. Small, round, compact 
flowers on strong stems. Good in the 
garden, and unusual for cutting. 
Full Color Mixture. All shades in 
brilliant mixture, including yellow, 
crimson, buff, rose, white, and lilac 
shades.pkt. 15c; 1/2 oz. 50c 
New Pastel Shades Mixture. Just 
released this season, this remarkable 
new offering is composed solely of deli¬ 
cate colors not previously available 
in Liliput Zinnias. Apricot, peach, 
creamy yellow, soft pink, delicate sal¬ 
mon, light rose, and other pastel 
shades. Most attractive. 
pkt. 25c; 1/4 oz. 60c; 1/2 oz. $1.00 
ZINNIAS, Tom Thumb Lilliput Type. 
Dwarfest Zinnia grown. Tiniest flow¬ 
ers. Plants four to six inches high. 
Fine for potting or borders. Colors— 
red, orange, yellow, pink, rose and pas¬ 
tel shades mixed.pkt. 25c 
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