NOVELTIES OF MERIT AND DISTINCTION 
All Packets 5c 
The latest novelties and choice improved varieties will be found all through the catalogue in the 
class to which each belongs; however, we direct your attention to a few additions below ; • 
Petunia, Hollywood Star 
PETUNIAS are in the forefront with many out¬ 
standing novelties. 
Hollywood Star. (1939 Silver Medal). This 
charming rich rose flower with delicate amber 
throat is unique in its form of a "Five Pointed 
Star." Vigorous plants bear abundantly all 
season. Highly desirable. 
Velvet Ball. Compact round 8" plants are 
smothered in 21 / 2 " Flaming Velvet flowers and 
have no equal for pots, edgings and borders. 
Golden Jubilee. Lovely Grandiflora variety, the 
deep carmine exquisitely fringed flowers are 
enhanced by the golden throat. 
Giant Ruffled Marilyn is unquestionably the 
most attractive color now available in any pe¬ 
tunia; lovely salmon-rose with deeper veining. 
Upright in habit, heavy foliage and an abun¬ 
dance of large ruffled, open-throated flowers. 
Salmon Supreme. (1938 A. A. Av/ard). The 
compact plants bear a profusion of glistening 
soft salmon-pink flowers. Very popular. 
Royal Blue. Splendid balcony type bearing 
large deep velvety-blue flowers. 
AGERATUM Venus. 6" Dwarf compact plants 
densely covered with delicate pink heads of 
flowers. Attractive border subject. 
AGERATUM Yellow Beauty. 6". Companion to 
Venus. 
CARNATION CHABAUD Fantasy. A splendid and 
novel variety in attractive picotees and stripes. 
Plants about 18" tall; excellent stems. 
CARNATION GRENADIN White Gold. Extra dou¬ 
ble beautiful soft yellow fragrant flowers, free 
blooming. 
Pansy, Shakespeare 
PANSY Shakespeare. This simple, quaint, tiny, 
poetic Pansy was found by accident and de¬ 
veloped by Waller-Franklin Seed Company of 
California. Easily grown and lovely for a 
small semi-shady nook, it delights all who see 
the modest plant with its dainty flower faces. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SEGETUM Yellowstone. The 
first double segetum annual. Extra large, sub¬ 
stantial, intense sulphur yellow flowers borne 
on 15" stems. Long flowering, excellent keeper. 
AQUILEGIA Clematiflora (New spurless Colum¬ 
bine). Medium height, compact, free-flowering 
plant with large open Clematis-shaped flowers 
in delicate colors. 
AQUILEGIA VULGARIS Edelweis. Vigorous low 
lants are outstanding with long, upright stems 
earing large snow-white blossoms. 
CALENDULA Twilight. Lovely new "Sunshine" 
variety. The 4" pleasing creamy-yellow flow¬ 
ers are held aloft on long wiry 15" stems. 
CALENDULA Sunburst. A bright shade of apri¬ 
cot-orange, lightening to yellow at center with 
artistically arranged petals forming a flower 
of striking beauty and substance. 
CALICO OR RAINBOW CORN. Ornamental ears 
of varicolored grains used in winter decora¬ 
tions with gourds, seed pods, etc. 
CENTAUREA ODORATA Honeymoon. Sweet- 
scented choice golden-yellow cut flower. 
COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA DOUBLE New Gold. 
An ideal cut flower with long stems bearing 
large, fluffy, 1007 o double rich golden flowers. 
COSMOS SENSATION. Extra egrly colossal 4"-6" 
flowers with broad, heavy, fluted overlapping 
petals in three colors : Cardinal, new rich 
, crimson; Pinkie, delicate pink; Purity, pure 
white. All bloom in 10 weeks from seed. 
CUPHAEA Firefly. An outstanding, neat, dwarf, 
quick flowering, colorful plant for pots, window 
boxes or the rockery. The profusion of beauti¬ 
fully formed fiery cerise flowers begin to show 
14 weeks from seed and presents a blaze of 
color throughout the season. 
DIMORPHOTHECA AURANTIACA Salmon Beauty. 
Among the lovely, new quick and long-flower¬ 
ing annuals from South America are these 
Dimorphothecas. Foliage clings closely to the 
ground and the long wiry stems carry at their 
summit beautiful upward curved-petaled daisy¬ 
like salmon flowers. 
Godetia, Dwarf Compact Ruby 
GODETIA Dwarf Compact Ruby. For beds and 
borders, this delicately beautiful 12" plant, 
with a final spread of about 18", is ideal cov¬ 
ered with hundreds of deep ruby red flowers. 
Sow early in light soil and sunny exposure for 
a glorious display. 
GODETIA White-Swan. Pure satin white, strik¬ 
ing in contrast with Ruby. 
HOLLYHOCK Indian Spring. (Silver Medal.) Fine 
annual coming into bloom in 5 months from 
early sown seed. Four-foot plants bear semi¬ 
double 5" flowers in shades from pale pink to 
crimson rose. 
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