Selected Seeds .. s 
ZINNIA 
Dahlia Flowered 
VERBENA 
Floradale Beauty 
ZINNIA 
Lilliput 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
New Dwarf Type 
We regard the new dwarf type SALPIGLOSSIS as one of the finest novelties 
of the season. The shorter growth makes it much more useful in the garden; 
and the color range is fine. 
The ZINNIAS and VERBENAS shown above are not new this season, but 
are nevertheless outstanding. 
NASTURTIUM, Double Gleam Type. 
Sweet scented, double, and semi-trail¬ 
ing. We have made a careful check of 
field after field, and have also tested 
a great many varieties on our own 
grounds. As a result, we have chosen 
only those varieties that are really 
“ready”— having large flowers, of 
consistent semi-double habit, and good 
color. 
Golden Gleam. Bright golden yel¬ 
low. pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 20c; oz. 40c 
Mahogany. Rich maroon. A most 
distinct and pleasing color. 
pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Moonbeam. Very free blooming. 
Cream or primrose colored. 
pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Orange Gleam. True orange. 
pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 50c 
Scarlet Gleam. Bright scarlet-red, 
very dazzling. 
pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 50c 
NASTURTIUM, Double Gleam Type. 
Group Collection: One pkt. each, 
Golden Gleam, Mahogany, Moonbeam, 
Orange Gleam, and Scarlet Gleam. 50c 
NASTURTIUM, Dwarf Double Type. 
Better than the Gleams in many re¬ 
gions, due to their less rampant growth. 
Particularly advisable where dry, hot 
climates require much watering—as the 
Gleams tend to bush too much under 
such circumstances. 
Golden Globe. Rich golden yellow, 
pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Dwarf Primrose. Free flowering 
cream.pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Dwarf Harmony. Dark leaved crim¬ 
son.pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
Dwarf Salmon. Clear Salmon. 
pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 30c; oz. 60c 
NASTURTIUM, Dwarf Type — 
Group Collection: One pkt. each, 
Golden Globe, Dwarf Primrose, Dwarf 
Harmony, and Dwarf Salmon. 40c 
NEMESIA. Finest Mixture. After 
careful examination and checking, we 
choose for our listing a strain which 
included the most complete and best 
balanced color range, and was also of 
the attractive nana compacta type 
growth. Easily the finest Nemesia 
mixture we know of. 
pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c 
Of Award Caliber 
We regard Pansy Goldelse as defin¬ 
itely of Award caliber; it was never 
entered in the All-America Selections, 
however. 
It is the most attractively colored 
pansy we have ever seen. 
PANSY, Best-by-Test Strain. Last sea¬ 
son we secured seeds of ten of the 
strains generally recognized as the 
world’s finest, for testing purposes. To 
avoid any possible prejudice, we ran 
our tests “blindfold” — that is, grew 
and planted them under number so 
that even we ourselves did not know 
which strain was best until the test 
was completed. Three strains led the 
group, but one was easily the best of 
the three. We immediately tried the 
three best a second time, with the 
same strain again proving to be most 
outstanding of all. 
As a result, we offer our first choice 
as our “Best-by-Test” Pansy strain — 
it was the first to bloom, the most 
gorgeous, had a color range as bright, 
but richer than those of any others, 
and produced by far the largest flowers. 
1/16 oz. $2.00 
PANSY, Goldelse. By far the finest in¬ 
dividual pansy we have ever seen— 
imported from Switzerland. A real 
standout which we discovered as 
easily the most attractive item in our 
test plantings of foreign novelties. It 
is of good size, and is the richest 
colored pansy we have even known. 
The color is that of burnished golden 
yellow, shading to a rich, vivid orange 
gold. We can think of no other low 
growing seed offering which can ap¬ 
proach the vivid brilliance of this 
splendid pansy — certainly a most 
useful and welcome addition to the 
pansy field. Truer and of. better color, 
though not quite as large as the some¬ 
what similar pansy given an Award of 
Merit in the 1938 All-American Selec¬ 
tions.pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. 75c 
PETUNIA, Large Flowering Double 
Type. Very popular. Approximately 
50 per cent fully double, 40 per cent 
semi-double, and the remaining 10 per 
cent attractive singles. Flowers huge. 
Rose Pink and White. A new and 
attractive colored petunia in the lighter 
colors. The large flowers look like frills 
of pink lace, the white predominating 
in some, the pink in others, pkt. $1.00 
Diener’s Double Ruffled Monsters, 
Mixed. (No. 38). We offer in Mr. Die¬ 
ner’s own packets, this most outstand¬ 
ing mixture of doubles in full color 
range. 
Small pkt. 50c; extra large pkt. $1.00 
PETUNIA, Diener’s Ruffled Monsters, 
Mixed. Single. This is the same as¬ 
sortment (No. 8) that has carried Mr. 
Diener’s reputation for Petunias 
throughout the world, and the seeds 
come direct to us from the Diener gar¬ 
dens. Contains coppery red, mauve, 
salmon-rose, lilac pink, flesh pink and 
many other new colorings.pkt. 50c 
PETUNIAS, Balcony or Pendula Type. 
The type highly recommended by Syd¬ 
ney B. Mitchell (Sunset Magazine gar¬ 
den consultant) for garden use because 
of their value in massing. Also most 
effective in window boxes. Abundant 
bloomers. 
Blue Wonder. A new introduction. 
Clear bright deep blue of better color 
and habit than any other blue variety. 
A full mass of blue color that does 
not fade in the sun, and which is blue, 
not silver, on the reverse—thus pre¬ 
senting a solid blue effect. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c 
Flaming Velvet. We can now offer 
a true stock of this rich and attractive 
petunia — as perfectly true to color 
as when tested as the All-American 
Seed Novelty of 1936. Rich dark vel¬ 
vety red. Most attractive. 
pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c 
Ramona. A splendid new rose pink 
variety with a fine, strong color. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 40c 
Salmon Supreme. A crisp new pe¬ 
tunia that gives the garden a light, 
airy note not previously obtainable 
through the use of petunias. The color 
is attractive light salmon, with throat 
of white. Technically not a balcony 
type petunia, but we place it in the 
same class, as its difference is that it 
grows a few inches shorter. Given an 
Award of Merit with the highest score 
afforded any of the 1938 releases; only 
a few points short of receiving the 
seedsmen’s Gold Medal for the season. 
pkt. 35c 
Mixed. Including Blue Wonder, Ra¬ 
mona, and other varieties of white, 
rose, violet and other shades. 
pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c 
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