KENDALL & WHITNEY, PORTLAND, MAINE 
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Flower Novelties 
1938 
Have a garden that is different by sowing some of the recent novelties. 
Each year we offer to you a number of the new, outstanding novelties of recent introduction. For your con¬ 
sideration this year we are listing on this page Novelties which have been tested and proven to be adapted to this 
section. 
May we suggest that you have a Novelty Garden this year by planting a number of the varieties listed below? 
KENDALL & WHITNEY. 
ACROCLINJUM. 
New Large Flowered Double Hybrids. Daisy-like 
flowers in salmon, white, pink, rose and other 
shades. Fine for Everlastings. Pkt., 10c. 
AGERATUM, Pink Fairy. Pkt., 25c. 
See Color Insert. 
ASTER. 
Apple Blossom (Early Dawn). An early variety. 
Blooms 3 to 4 in. on strong stems. Pkt., 15c. 
ASTER, Enchantress. Pkt., 25c. 
See Color Insert. 
ASTER. 
Super Giant El Monte. A superb, beautiful crimson 
flowered companion to Los Angeles. It is unusually 
early blooming, producing extremely large, fluffy, 
feathery flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
FRENCH MARIGOLD. 
Double Dwarf Royal Scot. About 10 in. tall. Mahog¬ 
any with gold stripes. Pkt., 15c. 
MARIGOLD, Harmony. Pkt., 15c. 
See Back Cover. 
MORNING GLORY. 
Clark’s Early Mammoth Blue. Sky blue. Pkt., 15c. 
NASTURTIUMS. Dwarf Double. 
Golden Gleam. Golden yellow, sweet scented. Pkt., 10c. 
Scarlet Gleam. Scarlet, sweet scented. Pkt., 10c. 
Glorious Gleam Hybrids. Finest mixed, sweet scented. 
Pkt., 10c. 
BACHELOR BUTTON. 
Jubilee Gem. Grows about 
1 ft,, high, covered thickly 
with double, vivid blue 
flowers. Pkt., 20c. 
CALENDULA. 
Orange Sunshine. A gor¬ 
geous golden orange com¬ 
panion to Chrysantha. 
Plants 2 ft. tall, produce 
large, informal flowers, 
with long slender incurved 
petals. Pkt., 15c. 
CALLIOPSIS, Golden Crown. 
Pkt., 20c. 
See Back Cover. 
COSMOS. 
Sensation. An early mam¬ 
moth flowering. Flowers 
4 in., height 4 ft. 
Pinkie. Rose Pink. Pkt., 
20c. 
Purity. White. Pkt., 20c. 
GODETIA. 
Kelvedon Glory. Glowing 
orange salmon. Pkt., 25c. 
Scabiosa Rosette 
PETUNIA. 
Blue Bedder. Flowers 2 to 
3 in., rich royal blue, 1^ 
ft. tall. Pkt., 10c. 
Celestial Rose. Flowers 2 
in., deep rose, 8 in. tall. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Flaming Velvet. Large vel¬ 
vety wine purple flowers, 
15 in. high. Pkt., 15c. 
PETUNIA, Topaz Rose. 
Pkt., 25c. 
See Color Insert. 
PHLOX. 
Gigantea. Assorted shades, 
very large flowers, in 
pastel shades. Pkt., 15c. 
ICELAND POPPY. 
Blooms first year from seed. 
Fine for cutting. 
The Emperor. Large tan¬ 
gerine orange flowers. 
Petals fluted. Pkt., 15c. 
The Empress. Large salmon 
rose flowers. Petals fluted. 
Pkt., 15c. 
LARKSPUR. 
Giant Imperial. Tall upright, compact in habit, 4 to 5 
ft. tall. 
Blue Bell. Azure blue. Pkt., 15c. 
Coral King. Coral pink. Pkt., 15c. 
White King. White. Pkt., 15c. 
MARIGOLD. 
Crown of Gold. Flower centers are of short curled 
quilled petals, with a collar of flat guard petals 
outside. Flow'er 2 y 2 in., dazzling orange. Pkt., 20c. 
MARIGOLD. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered Mixed. A new type pro¬ 
ducing 100% fully double, large flowers with in¬ 
curved petals, varying from light yellow to deep 
orange. Plants 3 ft. tall, and very floriferous. 
Excellent for cutting. Pkt., 20c. 
MARIGOLD. 
Gigantea Sunset Giants. The very largest flowered 
Marigold yet developed. Plants 4 ft. tall, 6 to 8 
branches, each producing 3 to 6 enormous flowers, 
5 in. in diameter. Colors vary from primrose to deep 
orange. Pkt., 15c. 
SCABIOSA. 
Grandiflora Rosette. Plants vigorous and floriferous, 
bearing extra large, deep rose heavily suffused with 
salmon flowers, on long stiff stems. A glorious new 
shade. Excellent for cutting. Pkt., 15c. 
ZINNIA. 
Linearis. The most unusual and interesting new 
Zinnia. Plants vigorous, free flowering, 8 to 10 in. 
tall, bearing early and continuously beautiful single 
golden orange flowers, with a delicate lemon yellow 
stripe. Excellent for borders and window boxes. 
Pkt., 15c. 
ZINNIA. 
Lilliput Pastel Mixture. Grows 12 to 15 in. high, 
flowers 1 to 1% in. diameter, in soft shades of 
apricot, peach, yellow, pink, salmon and orchid. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Fantasy, Star Dust. Golden yellow with twisted 
petals. Pkt., 15c. 
