Ghas. G. Navlet Go 
1885-1939 
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS AND NEW SWEET PEAS 
To Add Interest to Your Garden 
ABBREVIATIONS—THEIR MEANING 
The following abbreviations and their meanings will serve to convey to readers the conscientious effort made to in¬ 
clude only the most outstanding strains and cultures. Wherever possible, seed is secured direct from the Originator 
to insure superiority; 
CH, Certificate of Honor; GM, Gold Medal; SM, Silver Medal; AM, Award of Merit; HC, Highly Commended; 
SpM, Special Mention; AAS, All America Selections; BDS, British Delphinium Society; CGS, California Spring 
Garden Show; RHS, Royal Horticultural Society; NSPS, National Sweet Pea Society; SNSPS, Scottish National 
Sweet Pea Society. 
FLOWER SEEDS DELIVERED POSTPAID 
The 1939 All-America Selections Winners listed below 
are considered to be the best of the entries. We omitted 
Guinea Gold Snapdragon from our listing because it is 
not rust-resistant. 
MORNING GLORY, “Scarlett O’Hara” 
Gold Medal. Carnelian (carmine) red self. 
Flowers from to 4 inches across, freely 
produced on fast growing vines which start 
blooming within 65 days from seed and con¬ 
tinue until frost. Distinct, but sparse, dark 
green foliage. (Plant in fairly dry, well drained 
location and do not fertilize).Pkt. 25c. 
HOLLYHOCK, “Indian Spring” 
Silver Medal. New annual which actually 
blooms in five months from seed, with second¬ 
ary blooms on side shoots after main stem is 
cut away. Semi-double to double, fringed 
flowers in shades of pink on 4 to 5 foot plants, 
the first season.Pkt. 25c 
PETUNIA, “Hollywood Star” 
Silver Medal. A unique, new form of small- 
flowered petunia. There’s nothing else like it. 
@ Five-pointed star-shaped flowers of rose pink 
with creamy yellow in throats. Early bloom¬ 
ing. Prolific all through summer and fall till 
frost .. .-Pkt. 25c 
SCABIOSA, “Blue Moon” 
Honorable Mention. Large deep lavender-blue 
flowers. Long, wiry, basal branching erectly 
held stems. Ideal for cutting.Pkt. 25c 
ASTER, “Light Blue” 
Silver Medal. Beautiful, big, lacy flower, like a 
glorified Giant Crego. Earlier than other giants 
and wilt-resistant. Curled and interlaced petals 
in abundance to form five inch flowers of 
splendid cutting and keeping quality. Color 
is light blue.Pkt. 25c 
' CYNOGLOSSUM, “Firmament” 
Bronze Medal. A very desirable new dwarf 
Chinese forget-me-not of vivid indigo blue. 
Thrives in moderately moist soils in sun. True 
and uniform in habit, about 15 to 18 inches 
tall. Very bushy and compact. Quite easy to 
grow from seed. A beautiful companion to the 
Pink sort.Pkt. 25c 
VERBENA, “Blue Sentinel” 
Bronze Medal. Rich royal violet-blue with a 
deep velvety luster. Plants are dwarf, compact 
and erect growing, about 10 inches high and 
20 inches across. A plant will bear 40 to 50 
clusters when in full bloom.Pkt. 25c 
PHLOX, 
“Salmon Glory” 
Silver Medal. Enormous annual sort. Pure 
salmon pink with distinct creamy-white eye. 
Florets measure from 1^4 to 1^ inches across. 
Presents a clear, clean, crisp appearance. A 
grand and worthy variety.Pkt. 25c 
PETUNIA, “Velvet Ball” 
Bronze Medal. This new compact and procum¬ 
bent petunia is of the same deep velvety-crim¬ 
son color as were the best plants in “Flaming 
Velvet” which is so popular. The flowers are 
large and well formed.Pkt. 25c 
PETUNIA “Velvet Ball” 
The Cream of the New Sweet Peas 
Bountiful (Multiflora)—-When well grown it produces 5, 
6 or 7 large flowers of a fine mid-blue toning to sil¬ 
very mid-blue at the margins. Free-blooming over 
a long period. Long stems.Pkt. 25c 
Crony—An exhibition flower of the first rank ! Large 
flowers on long stems, tinted a soft golden salmon. 
Strong grower ideally adapted to the home garden. 
Certificate of Merit 1938 Trials.Pkt. 25c 
Prolific (Multiflora)—Well named because this remark¬ 
able flower comes in 5, 6 or 7 to the stem under 
favorable conditions. Attractive warm shade of rose- 
pink with lighter margin.Pkt. 25c 
Royal Ruffles—^New, distinct and pleasing color. Excep¬ 
tionally large, fully ruffled and frilled blooms. Four 
perfectly placed flowers on very long, strong stems. 
Color is a flashing and brilliant scarlet-cerise. Free 
flowering and vigorous.Pkt. 25c 
Treasure Island (Early)—Unlike other Orange Sweet 
Peas, Treasure Island is large flowered and semi- 
duplexed. The average flower measures 2)4" across. 
Very strong grower, giving a majority of fours on 
15 and 16 inch stems. Sparkling golden orange. 
Plant in slight shade.Pkt. 25c 
See Pages 46 and 47 for additional Sweet Peas. 
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