Flower Seeds —GERMANIA—For Florists 
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NOVELTIES and ITEMS of SPECIAL MERIT 
TITHONIA SPECIOSA GRANDIFLORA FIREBALL (Bodger) 
Dazzling as a ball of fire poised high above other flowers, Fireball is, undoubtedly, the last 
word in brilliance of color in a fall blooming plant. Many who have known and enjoyed Tithonia 
Specicsa have considered it the brightest possible flower for fall use. With the introduction, 
however, of Fireball, this older variety is entirely overshadowed. Fireball is a very brilliant, 
vibrant shade of scarlet orange, the petals in dazzling contrast to the clear yellow center. The 
gaily colored flowers are single, very large, 4V2 to 5 inches in diameter, and are carried on fine 
long stems. The plants are very tall, some reaching a height of 8 or 9 feet, with a fairly heavy 
growth of grayish green, wooly foliage. They are, however, neat in appearance, filling in well from 
the very base of the plant to the top, and unlike the older Tithonia Speciosa.do not become ragged 
looking. In southern warm districts, seed should be sown in late spring outdoors, while in the 
northern sections it should be started indoors and the plants set out after danger of frost has 
passed. Tithonia Fireball is a tender annual, flowering late in the season, and is not subject to 
plant diseases. It is extremely showy in the garden and an excellent new cut flower variety. 
The flowers will keep five or six days when cut. 
Tr. Pkt., 50c; V 4 oz., 75c; Oz., $2.75 
TORENIA Fournieri Compacta Nana 
fine for pots, blue. 
"Gefion." A variety from Italy, especially dwarf and compact, 
Tr. Pkt., 35c 
ZINNIA Gaillardia Flowered Finest Mixed. Another of the newer Zinnia types which does strongly 
remind one of the Picta Double Gaillardia. The plants are about 2 feet tall and very free 
flowering. The flowers are about 2 in. in diameter and carried on stems of medium length. 
The colors range through the mellow tones of rose, pink, bronze, yellow, orange, lavender 
and combinations of these colors. Most of the flowers, in fact, are two toned, with a ring of 
deeper color toward the center of the flov/er. 
Tr. Pkt., 20c; V 4 oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.00 
ZINNIA Linearis. The most unusual and interest¬ 
ing of the newer Zinnias is the little dwarf 
variety. The flowers, which are single are a 
lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate 
lemon yellow stripe through each petal. It is 
extremely early blooming, the plants reach a 
height of 8 to 10 inches, the flowers are pro¬ 
duced in great profusion, literally hundreds 
being open at a time. Extremely valuable for 
border or edging use and is excellent for win¬ 
dow boxes or in any part of the garden where 
a dwarf growing plant with brilliant coloring 
is desired. 
Tr. Pkt., 30c; V 4 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00 
ZINNIA Early Wonder. A new race of dwarf, 
early flowering Zinnias, producing masses of 
Pumila type flowers on long nearly leafless 
stems. Mixed colors. 
Tr. Pkt., 20c; Vi oz., 35c; 1 oz., $1.25 
Zinnia Linearis 
