ANNUAL FLOWERS FROM GURNEYS 
Whether you have acres of ground or just a little dooryard, you want the 
best flowers you can buy. On the following pages we offer a carefully selected 
list of choice varieties, that are easily grown by amateurs. By planting 
assorted kinds a profusion of flowers may be had from early summer un¬ 
til killing frosts in the fall. In this list you will find flowers for all pur¬ 
poses—for edging and borders, for garden display and cut flowers, and for 
winter bouquets. You need not be without flowers any time during the 
growing season. Cultural directions are on each packet and the prices given 
are prepaid. Sow perennial seeds at the same time as the annuals: the 
earlier in the season they are started, the better next year’s plants will be. 
Try Some of the New 
ASTERS 
• GIANT OF CALIFORNIA 
We have had this strain under observation and 
it now fully meets with our ideas as to quality. 
It is a splendid mid-season flowering strain, the 
result of years of painstaking selection by one of 
California’s leading hybridizers. They grow 3J4 
feet high with long strong stems 18 to 24 inches 
in length, bearing beautifully formed, curled and 
interlaced flowers 3 inches and over across. 
Finest Double Mixed. Containing all colors. 
Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 25c; 1 oz., 80c. 
• HEART OF FRANCE-Wilt Resistant 
The best pure red aster ever produced. Opens 
red as the purest ruby, deepens with age and 
retains its remarkable beauty to the very end. 
The flowers are large and full. The plants are of 
branching type and very robust habit. Stems are 
long and strong. The plants begin to bloom quite 
early in the season. Pkt., 7c; Ys oz. 15c. 
• CREGO’S GIANT ASTER 
Wilt Resistant 
With their long twisted curved petals they 
resemble the choicest of Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums; flowers measuring fiveinches in diameter; 
borne on long, strong stems, making them suit¬ 
able for cut flower purposes. 
Crego’s Giant Mixed. Pkt., 5c; Vi oz. 20c, 
1 oz., 70c. 
• DAKOTA SUNSHINE 
We offer this wonderful new aster as the best 
aster novelty ever introduced. 
The color in these new asters is startlingly 
beautiful. A full ring of tubular petals surround 
the center, creating an airy, lace-like effect which 
is altogether charming. In color the flowers may 
be described as varying shades of Enchantress- 
pink, Apple-blossom, Deep-rose, Blue and Laven¬ 
der. 
We feel confident this glorious new strain will 
be acclaimed a distinct acquisition to modern 
floriculture. Pkt., 7c; Vs oz., 15c. 
• QUEEN OF THE MARKET 
The earliest of all except Hohenzollern. 
Grows about nine inches high; very branching; 
fine double flowers are produced on long stems, 
making it valuable for cutting. Thi: comes 
in a wonderful assortment of colors. Pkt., 5c; 
Vi oz., 15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
All American Flowers . 
IF YOU should have any trouble 
raising Asters — TRY OUR WILT- 
RESISTANT STRAINS. Perhaps your 
soil is infested with aster wilt. 
• EXTRA EARLY HOHENZOLLERN 
The earliest grown, earlier than Queen of the 
Market. Height about twelve inches, branching 
and free flowering. Flowers measure about two 
and one-half inches. Mixed Colors. Pkt., 5c; 
Ys oz., 15c; Vi oz., 25c. 
• EARLY AMERICAN BEAUTY 
ASTER—Wilt Resistant 
This new strain of American Beauty Aster is 
at least 4 weeks earlier than the regular strain 
and is the only American Beauty that should be 
planted in the North. Immense, brilliantly 
colored flowers borne on long stems make this 
one of the best cut flowers; mixed colors. Pkt., 
7c; Vi oz., 25c. 
ASTER COLLECTION 
1 Pkt Dakota Sunshine. 7c 
1 Pkt. Early American Beauty Mixed... 7c 
1 Pkt. Giant of California Double.10c 
1 Pkt. Heart of France. 7c 
1 Pkt. Extra Early Hohenzollern . 5c 
Total.36c 
I Pkt., each of the above 5 asters only 25 c 
Carpet of Snow 
ALYSSUM 
• Carpet of Snow—New, very dwarf, blooming 
profusely. A solid mass of white all Summer. 
Splendid for edging. Try it this year and you 
will always plant Little Gem. Plants 3 to 4 inches 
high. Pkt., 5c; Yz oz., 15c; 1 oz., 25c. 
.. THEY ARE BETTER 
Erma Haley with a vase of Antirrhinum. Miss Haley 
is in charge of the Flower Seed Department at Gurney’s 
ANTIRRHINUM, SNAP-DRAGON 
• Giant Flowered Mixed 
University of California De Luxe Mixture, 
Rust Proof Strains 
Certificate of Honor 1935 All American Selections 
Antirrhinums are one of our finest and most 
easily grown flowers, enduring hot sun, dry 
weather and lack of care. Unfortunately, in many 
parts of the United States, it has been impos¬ 
sible to raise these beautiful flowers on account 
of the Antirrhinum rust which would destroy a 
bed of flowers in a single week. By planting this 
rust-proof strain, you escape this danger and are 
sure to raise the largest and most beautifully 
colored Antirrhinums you have ever grown. 
Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 20c; Yz oz., 35c. 
• Giant Flowered Purple King—This is the 
forerunner of a race of new and distinct Snap- 
Dragons. Flowers more than twice the size of 
the ordinary Antirrhinum. Do not fail to include 
it in your order. Pkt., 10c; 3 for 25c. 
• Dwarf Mixed—The flowers are as large and 
beautiful as the giant type, but the plants form 
well rounded bushes only one foot tall. Excellent 
for beds or borders. Pkt., 7c; Vi oz., 2ftc. 
AGERATUM 
As an addition to the flower garden’s blue, the 
Ageratum is a valuable flower. The dwarf sort 
being particularly desirable for borders, edg¬ 
ings, etc., being very compact and erect. 
® Little Blue Star — A variety of exceedingly 
dwarf and even growth; the tiny bushes, not 
over 4 to 5 inches high, are densely covered with 
bright blue flowers, a fine variety for edging. 
Pkt., 5c; Vi oz., 20c; Yz oz., 35c. 
BROWALLIA 
• Amethyst Blue—A beautiful large-flowering 
variety of the most brilliant ultramarine blue, a 
rare color; does finely outside in the border, or 
in hanging-baskets or vases, but is especially 
valuable as a pot plant for winter and early 
spring flowering. Pkt., 5c; Ys oz., 15c. 
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Flowers from Gurney’s seed make dark days brighter 
