OTHER NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
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Hollyhock, Indian Spring 
(Winner of Silver Medal. All-America Selections, 1939.) 
This new Hollyhock actually blooms 10 weeks from seed. 
Individual florets measuring at least 5 inches across. Indian 
Spring has a wide color range, from pale pink to crimson 
rose, the flowers being semi-double to double. For a beautiful 
background planting try Indian Spring this year. Pkt. 25t‘. 
CUPHEA, FIREFLY 
Cuphea Fireply (New) AR 
In our quest for a plant which is dwarf, compact, neat in 
habit, and showy for modern gardens it is a joy to discover 
Cuphea Firefly. A newcomer. Firefly has all the charactei’- 
istics needed in a dwarf, compact plant. The flowers are small 
and delicately formed, fiery cerise red in color, and are freely 
produced on compact plants which reach a height of about 10 
inches. The general effect of a plant when in full bloom is a 
ball of fire, recommending itself at once as a subject for the 
rockery, for window boxes, for flower pots, or as a border or 
edging variety. It is a tender annual flowering readily in 12 
to 14 weeks from seed, and blooms profusely throughout the 
summer months. Pkt. 25c. 
Calendula, Orange Fanfasy, AF 
(Award of Merit, 1938.) 
New, true and distinct. A few rows of petals on the outside 
are long and beautifully twisted. Inner petals short, curled 
and interlaced to form a heavy crest which surrounds an 
attractive mahogany-bronze center. Flowers 3% inches across 
of deep bronzy orange with petals edged mahogany-red. 
Pkt. I5c. 
Calliopsis, Gold Crown, AF 
(Award of Merit, 1938.) 
A fine new selection of large-flowered types of Calliopsis 
Drummondi. Rich gold or orange, many blooms having a 
double row of florets. Excellent as a cut flower and fragrant. 
2 feet tall. Pkt. 15c. 
Godetia, Dwarf Compact Ruby 
Imagine a compact little plant 12 inches tall and 18 inches 
in diameter covered with hundreds of deep ruby red flowers. 
That is the striking appearance made by Ruby, the new dwarf 
Godetia novelty. This delicately beautiful little plant is ideal 
for borders and will make a very desirable bedding annual. 
Ruby will make many friends this year. Pkt. 15c. 
Cosmos, Sensation Cardinal 
The newest Sensation Cosmos, “Cardinal.” The Sensation is 
the finest class of Cosmos. Immense flowers 4 to 5 inches or 
more in diameter with overlapping petals, giving a full single 
flower, ideal for cutting. Flowers are carried on long strong 
stems, and flower freely. Sensations from 3 to 4 feet tall and 
will bloom in 8 to 10 weeks from time of sowing. 
CARDINAL. Pkt. 15c. 
We list these other Sensations: 
Pinkie. Rose pink. Pkt. 15c. 
Purity. White. Pkt. 15c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Marigold, Scabious Flowered, Golden Harmony 
Growing only to a height of 11 inches and being very com¬ 
pact in form. Golden Harmony is ideally fitted for both border 
and bedding purposes. Each flower is of the quilled scabious 
type and has a single row of broad guard petals on the outer 
edge. The color is a luminous golden yellow—both the quilled 
center and the guard petals hold to the same bright color. 
Golden Harmony is very floriferous and is literally covered 
with hundreds of 2-inch flowers. It produces fully 100 per cent 
double plants. The blooming period begins as early as the 
regular Harmony and we believe it will be as popular. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Petunia, White Gem 
Dainty little White Gem is a new companion of Pink, Rose 
and other gems. (See page 12.) This miniature grows but 6 
inches high and will be covered with white blooms until frost. 
An ideal border plant; also suitable for pot culture. Pkt. 25c. 
Petunia, Velvet Ball 
Several new plant types have been developed in Petunias 
recently, most of them showing the influence of streamlining. 
The new Grandiflora Nana Compacta type which we present 
herewith follows this streamlined tendency in a plant which 
comes as near as any so far developed to a round, compact, 
ball shape. The habit is the last word in excellence for com¬ 
pactness, dwarfness and free flowering character. The plants 
reach a height of about 8 inches, with a spread of only 8 to 
10 inches, and will have a dozen or more flowers in bloom at 
a time, each comparatively large, about 2% inches in diam¬ 
eter, well shaped and of a deep luscious shade of velvety 
blood red. For plant use, for florist sales, or as a border or 
edging plant. Velvet Ball has no equal. Pkt. 25c. 
Verbena, Hybrida Grandiflora Mounty 
A new Verbena of great brilliance; a solid deep rose red. 
Plant grows 18 inches in diameter and is tall. Each bloom 
will measure at least 4 inches in diameter. Typical of Mounty 
is its long-flowering spikes and vigorous, strong growth. A 
wonderful bedding plant. Pkt. 15c. 
Zinnia, Fantasy White Light 
(Recommended, All-America Selections, 1939.) 
The first pure white Fantasy Zinnia introduced. These 
medium sized Zinnias make a wonderful cut flower, as they 
blend with every color. The free-blooming plants grow 2% to 
3 feet in height, good long stems. They bloom 45 to 50 days 
after seeding. Pkt. 25c. 
Also recommended is: 
Rosalie. Intense rose. Pkt. 25c. 
Orange Lady. Deep orange. Pkt. 25c. 
Star Dust. Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
NIEREMBERGIA HIPPOMANICA 
Nierembergia Hippomanica (Dwarf Cup Flower) P 
With the possible exception of Zinnia Linearis Nierembergia 
Hippomanica will outbloom any flower we have grown. It 
starts flowering when the plants are only about 2 inches tall, 
that is about 15 weeks after the seed is sown, and keeps on up 
until heavy frosts of late fall. It is at all times neat and tidy 
looking, the young flowers coming and covering older flowers 
and seed pods. The lovely lavender blue shade, heightened 
by a touch of yellow in the center, is most charming. Plants 
are definitely dwarf, compact—streamlined, if you will—and 
not over 5 or 6 inches tall, and with a spread of only 8 to 10' 
inches. Foliage is light gray green, very inconspicuous, and 
there are literally dozens of flowers in bloom at a time 
throughout the summer. Will winter over if given some pro¬ 
tection. Pkt, 35c. 
SPRAYING AT RIGHT TIME WILL GIVE MORE BLOOM 
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