Zinnia, Dahlia Flowered 
SWEET WILLIAM,Dianthus Barbatus(b) 
A well-known, attractive, free-flowering hardy biennial, 
producing a splendid effect in beds and borders with their 
rich and varied flowers. Height, 10 to 20 inches. 
NEWPORT PINK. Watermelon pink or salmony rose color. 
Very beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
SCARLET BEAUTY. Rich, deep scarlet. A rare color in hardy 
plants and very effective. Pkt. 15e. 
Single Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 1 5c. 
THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan (ac) 
Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climber, preferring a 
warm, sunny situation; used extensively for hanging bas¬ 
kets, vases, low fences, etc. Very pretty flowers in buff, 
white, orange, etc., with dark eyes. Height, 4 feet. 
ALATA. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
TRITOMA, Red Hot Poker (p) 
A perennial, not strictly hardy, but will live through the 
Winter with a protective covering of leaves or short manure; 
or the roots may be lifted and carried over Winter in sand 
in a cellar. Height, 4 to 6 feet. 
MIXED HYBRIDS. Pkt. 15c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS 
French Forget-me-nots (ra) 
Small red, rose and white flowers about 3^ inch across. 
Fine for edgings. For continuous display until Fall, several 
successive sowings should be made about two weeks apart. 
Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBENA (a) 
One of the most popular garden annuals for beds and 
massing and for a gorgeous display during the Summer 
months cannot be exceeded, commencing to flower in July 
and continuing until frost. Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
VERBENA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA CRIMSON GLOW. 
Flwers are pure, self-colored, glowing crimson, wholly with¬ 
out even a small light eye. Individual florets of good size, 
although not as large as some other colors, such as pink 
and lavender. Pkt. 1 5c. 
FLORADALE BEAUTY. Special Mention, All-America Selec¬ 
tions 1937. A giant hybrid, the flowers varying from bright 
rose-pink to deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. Indi¬ 
vidual florets of perfect form, fully rounded, and average 
1inches across; heads or trusses 4 to 5 inches across. 
Pkt. 25c. 
HYBRID GRANDIFLORA GIANT, MIXED SHADES. Pkt. 15c. 
WALLFLOWER, Cheiranthus Cheiri 
These half-hardy perennial and annual Wallflowers are 
grown for early Spring bedding and for their delightful 
fragrance. Perennial sorts should be sown in Autumn and 
carried over in coldframe. Annual sorts may be sown out¬ 
doors in March and will flower the first year. Height, 2 to 
3 feet. 
Zinnia, Fantasy 
ALLIONI. (ra) (Siberian Wallflower). This unusual little 
plant deserves a place in your rock garden or low border. 
Upright spikes bear numerous four-petaled flowers of 
dazzling rich orange. Flowers the first season from seed and 
when established will bloom all Summer. Height, 1 foot. 
Pkt. 10c. , 
ANNUAL VARIETIES, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA (a) 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of our hardy an¬ 
nuals for beds, mixed borders and for cutting purposes. Easy 
to grow in any good garden soil. They commence flowering 
early in the Summer and continue until frost. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 21/2 feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The flow¬ 
ers usually have slightly hollowed centers ringed with small 
tubular florets. The petals are quite loosely placed and tend 
to curl at the edges, giving the blossoms a crisp, fresh 
appearance. 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson, large flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose center. Pkt. 15c. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
Illumination. Deep self rose. Pkt. 15c. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 15c. 
Polar Bear. White. Pkt. 15c. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 15c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This variety is taller than the Dahlia 
flowered type, 3 to 4 feet high, with long stems, which 
make the flowers fine for bouquets. The blooms are large 
and flat and very graceful for their size. 
Finest Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPER CROWN O' GOLD. A vastly improved strain of the 
Crown O' Gold type, with large well formed flowers, in soft 
pastel shades, each petal overlaid at the base with deep 
golden yellow. 
Pastel Tints (New). Pkt. 25c. 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, medium-sized flow¬ 
ers on plants 21/2 to 3 feet high. Free blooming. Excellent 
for cut flowers. 
ZINNIA FANTASY, White Light. (See page 16.) 
Fantasy Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED. Among the oldest and most attrac¬ 
tive Zinnia forms, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the 
annual Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free flowering, 2 
to 21/2 feet high, giving a wealth of bloom throughout the 
Summer. The color range is particularly rich in shades of 
crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow and pink. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 12 inches. A charming dwarf which is 
excellent for low borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of very double pom¬ 
pon flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. The colors are bright. 
ZINNIA, Lilliput Pastel Mixture. (See inside front cover.) 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
TOM THUMB. These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm 
the larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play. They come in attractive color combinations, red tipped 
gold, salmon and gold, with a hundred intermediate shades. 
All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
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FANTASY ZINNIAS ARE VERY ATTRACTIVE 
