ZINNIA FANTASY 
Z INNIAS are of the easiest culture, thriving in 
almost any soil and under almost all conditions. 
While they respond readily to special treatment, they 
will also thrive under the most adverse conditions. 
It is this characteristic which makes them especially 
valuable in the hot, torrid regions of the Southwest 
and those sections which have lately been experienc¬ 
ing unusual conditions of drought. Natives of Mex¬ 
ico, they are happiest in the hot, dry conditions char¬ 
acteristic of their land of origin. 
While seedling plants of Zinnias can be trans¬ 
planted, they do best when the seed is sown directly 
in the soil where the plants are to flower. Never sow 
your Zinnia seed, however, until the soil is warm and 
danger of low temperatures is past. This would prob¬ 
ably be from the 10th to 15th of June during normal 
years. For best results, provide a rich, deep soil and 
give water when needed. For the fullest development 
of the plant, the Giant types should be no closer than 
18 inches apart each way, and the smaller growing 
kinds 10 to 12 inches apart. This will allow free 
branching for sturdy plant development, and will 
assure the production of large, well formed double 
flowers. 
Zinnias are very fast growing annuals during the 
summer months and successive sowings can be made 
all through the summer and as late as the first of 
August. 
Fantasy Zinnia is the most recent introduction 
and the best known in the semi-tall type. The plants 
are about 2% to 3 feet in height, neat in habit, 
strong growing and very free flowering. The flowers 
are very informal in appearance, composed of a 
mass of shaggy, ray-like petals, which give a deli¬ 
cate, graceful effect, quite distinct from the stiff 
formal Zinnias to which we are accustomed. They 
are rounded in shape, of medium size, around 2% to 3 
inches, carried on good strong stems, and are excellent 
keepers. Fantasy is available only in a Mixture of lovely 
colors. Packet, 10c. 
The California Giant strain is, in some ways, a com¬ 
panion type to the Dahlia Flowered. The plants are, how¬ 
ever, taller than the Dahlia Flowered, reaching a height of 
3 to 4 feet, with longer, strong stems, which are particu¬ 
larly adapted for use as a cut flower. The flowers them¬ 
selves are very large and well formed, with a smooth 
topped, graceful appearance, the petals lying flat upon 
each other. We offer the following varieties: Cerise 
Queen; Lavender Gem; Rose Queen; Violet Queen; Gren¬ 
adier, dark red; Golden Queen; Daffodil, canary yellow. 
Packet, 10c 
The Dahlia Flowered type comes first to mind under 
the tall large flowered varieties. Plants in this group are 
strong and robust growing, about 3 feet tall, and bear 
many long stems of the showy, double, huge flowers, which 
closely resemble the Show type of Dahlia. This type is pre¬ 
ferred for general garden use, producing a very brilliant 
mass of color, in bright, intense shades. The plants, how¬ 
ever, are rather stocky and the stems not quite as long or 
as well adapted for cutting as the California Giant group. 
The flowers, themselves, are more or less cup-shaped in 
appearance; the petals, instead of lying flat upon each 
other, are incurved, producing an upstanding, stiff, some¬ 
what coarse flower. The blooms, when well grown, 
will reach a diameter of six and sometimes seven 
inches. The general average, however, would be 4^ 
to 5 inches. Flowers are produced within about sixty 
days from the time of planting. We offer the follow¬ 
ing varieties: Exquisite, light rose; Golden State, 
golden yellow; Crimson Monarch, deep crimson; 
Dream, rosy lavender; Scarlet Flame; Oriole, 
orange; Meteor, true red; Polar Bear, white; Mixed. 
Packet, 10c 
Lilliput of Pompon Zinnia, sometimes known 
as the Baby Zinnias. It is among the most popular 
for cut flower use and is steadily becoming more 
popular as a garden variety. The flowers are small, 
compact and symmetrical in shape, 1 to inches 
in diameter, borne in great quantities on neat, com¬ 
pact growing plants which usually reach a height of 
from 12 to 15 inches, but which may be forced in 
semi-shade or in the greenhouse to a height of 2 to 
2% or even 3 feet. Lilliput Zinnias have been found 
to be especially effective when used in combination 
with other flowers. We offer the following varieties: 
Salmon Rose; Canary Yellow; Rosebud; Scarlet 
Gem; Crimson Gem; Golden Gem; Mixed. 
Packet, 10c 
Cut and Come Again of Pumila Dwarf Double 
type is one of the oldest double Zinnias known. It was 
the first really double Zinnia developed from the 
early single forms and has retained a certain amount 
of popularity ever since. Plants are about 12 to 18 
inches in height. Flowers about 2 inches in diameter, 
well adapted for use as a cut flower. We offer the fol¬ 
lowing varieties: Crimson; Pinkie; Golden Orange; 
Salmon Rose; Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
Scabious Flowered Zinnia. The flowers are 
medium in size, 1% to 2 inches across, fully crested 
in the center, with a row of guard petals flanking 
this crest. The plants are 2 to 2% feet in height, 
branching and free flowering. Mixed Shades. 
Packet, 10c 
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