ABEL’S SEED HOUSE, READING, PA 
Flower Seeds 
Zinnia, Giant Dahlia Flowered 
NEW DAHLIA-FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
Buttercup. Well-formed, double flowers of deep creamy yellow. 
Canary Bird. Bright primrose-yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson-scarlet. 
Dream. Distinct shade of deep lavender changing to a purple tint 
as the flower age. 
Exquisite. Pleasing rose shade with deeper center. 
Giant Attraction. Bright spectrum red. 
Golden State. Rich golden yellow, shading to bright orange when 
the flowers reach their full size. 
Illumination. Deep Tyrian-rose. 
Old Rose. Lovely shade of old-rose. 
Oriole. Bright glistening orange, shaded with liquid gold showing 
a coppery cast as the flowers age. 
Polar Bear. Decidedly the best white Zinnia. 
Scarlet Flame. Rich orange-scarlet of dazzling brightness. 
(Any of the above Zinnias—Pkt. 10c; i^oz. 35c: ViOZ. 60c; 
V20Z. $1.00; 1 oz. $1.50.) 
Abel’s New Dahlia-flowered Mixed. An excellent mixture of giant¬ 
flowering Zinnias in a great variety of colors, so proportioned as 
to make a beautiful show. Seed saved from extra-fine plants. 
Pkt. 10c; %oz. 35c: %oz. 60c: V20Z. $1.00; oz. $1.50. 
Curled and Crested—Mixed. The flowers produced by this mixture 
have elegantly curled and twisted petals and range in color 
from white through many shades of yellow, rose-pink, and salmon, 
to deepest crimson. Blooms all summer till frost. Height 1% 
ft. Pkt. 10c: Vsoz. 35c: ^4oz. 60c; V 2 OZ. $1.00; oz. $1.50. 
Cut-and-Comei-Agaln. A dwarf-growing type of Zinnias forming 
bushy, compact plants not over 2 ft. tall, with an abundance of 
well-rounded, double blooms 2 Vi inches across. Especially rec¬ 
ommended for bedding, and of great value for cutting. Golden 
Orange, Plesh-pink, Salmon-rose, Bright scarlet, V^ite and 
Canary-yellow. Any of these varieties: Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 30c: 
Vi oz. 50c; 1 oz. 70c. 
Mixed Colors—Includes all the colors offered above in proper pro¬ 
portion. Pkt. 10c; V4oz. 25c; oz. 70c. 
Mexicana or Miniature. Mexicana, Double Mixed Colors. Flowers 
are 1 to 1 Vi inches across and come in the most unique colors, 
many being two-toned. Extremely free flowering. Plants grow 
about one foot tall. Shades of yellow and orange. Our strain 
produces a high percentage of double flowers, the balance being 
semi-double, with a few singles. Pkt. 10c; V4oz. 50c; ^oz. 85c; 
oz. $1.50. 
Giant Mammoth. Our special strain of Giant Mammoth Zinnias has 
superb, massive flowers in many rich colors. The blooms are well 
formed, very double, 4 inches and more across, with petals 
thickly set in a shingle-like arrangement. The plants grow 2V6 
to 3 ft. tall and are well branched, with long flower-stems. 
Mixed Colors. A well balanced and complete mixture of showy 
colors that will delight you. Pkt. 10c; V4oz. 35c; V4oz. 85c; oz. 
$1.50. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Pollworth. Large yellow incurved. Oconto. Large white. Artus. 
Large red, gold shading. Rose Chochard. Large orchid. Blooms 
need protection. 50c a clump. 
Gov. Green. Large deep red with tan shading under the petals. 
Blooms need protection. 75c a clump. 
Tasvia White. Small white tree like plant. 35c a clump. 
Pollworth Cummings. Single, red with tinge of gold shading. Large 
clumps. 50c a clump. 
Pollworth Howell. Single red turning to a tan shade. 35c a clump. 
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Talisman President Hoover 
Abel’s Perfected Roses 
Highly vigorous plants with two or more strong canes and ready 
to bloom after you plant them. Ready to set out after danger fr®*? 
frost is over These roses are not to be compared with the low priced 
bushes. 
Hybrid Tea Roses 
Rose bushes are extra large two-year-old plants. Being low-grafted 
Roses are stronger coated hardier and more profuse bloomers than 
own root plants. For permanence, too, grafted plants are the better. 
We have listed a few of our best sellers. 
ETOILE DE HOLLAND. Considered best red variety, with brilliant 
scarlet, fragrant flowers of large size. $1.00 each. 
CRUSADER. Rich, velvety crimson, heavy grower, long stems. $1.00 
each. 
GENERAL JACQUENIENOT. Dark red, rich color and very fragrant, 
a vigorous grower and one of the best. $1.00 each. 
HADLEY. A rich velvety crimson of unusual beauty, a strong and 
vigorous grower. $1.00 each. 
WILLOWMERE. Long coral red buds, developing into a large flower 
of a red shrimp pink, shaded yellow in center. $1.00 each. 
KILLARNEY PINK. A bright shell pink, a very distinctive rose, a 
strong and sturdy plant, fine grower. $1.00 each. 
MRS. HENRY MORSE. Bright pink with silver shadings inside 
and underlying yellow glow, large, double, fragrant flowers. $1.00 
each. 
GOLDEN PERNET. Deep yeilow painted buds, borne on long stems, 
a shade darker in color than the Claudius Pernet. $1.00 each. 
RADIANCE PINK. Bright rose pink, beautiful compact buds devel¬ 
oping into globular blooms, an e.xtremely popular favorite, frag¬ 
rant. $1.00 each. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER. Riot of contrasting shades of maroon, orange 
and gold, continuous bloomer, exquisitely formed buds, strong 
stems. $1.00 each. 
TALISMAN. Brilliant orange red buds, opening a glowing golden 
yellow, tinted copper red and orange rose, truly a gorgeous rose, 
large and fragrant. $1.00 each. 
MARGARET McGRADY. Brilliant, red petals on hinges of deep gold; 
buds upright, constant bloomer. Foliage resistance to black spot 
and mildew. $1.00 each. 
M. G. A. VAN ROSSEAU. Brownish yellow, shaded golden yellow, a 
beautiful rose, constant and vigorous grower. $1.00 each. 
MRS. PIERRE S. DU PONT. Most continuous blooming yellow, buds 
long pointed, rich reddish gold, almost orange in depths of petals. 
$1.00 each. 
KILLARNEY WHITE. Pure white double flowers, borne in great 
abundance. $1.00 each. 
MME. JULES BOUCHE. Pull pearly white camellia like flower, 
tinged blush, most dependable. $1.00 each. 
BLAZE CLIMBER. Patented. A very hardy everblooming scarlet 
climber, extreme vigor and rapid grower. $1.25 each. 
GOLDEN CLIMBER. Patented. Golden yellow Hybrid Tea type flow¬ 
ers on long stems; buds are of pure golden yellow with heavy 
markings of orange scarlet, handsome, glossy, green foliage, a 
rapid grower, blooms throughout season. $1.50 each. 
MARY HART. Patented. Striking red sport of Talisman. Bud maroon- 
red, betror than Talisman, sturdy and free blooming. $1.00 each. 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL. Patented. A sport of Hoover, color blood- 
red of unusual color, constant bloomer, very hardy. $1.50 each. 
If wanted by parcel post add 15c for the first plant and 5c each 
additional plant. 
