^^Flower Seeds for Florists** 
FLORISTS’ ZINNIAS 
Wherever Summers Are Warm Zinnias Have Florist Value 
If Zinnia seed is sown in cold wet soil it will rot, no 
matter how strong the germ is. From start to finish, they 
enjoy a fair degree of steady heat. In sowing for outdoor 
cutting, don’t sow too early. An early May start planted 
out a month later will grow freer and produce better than 
if sown a month earlier and allowed to harden some which 
usually happens when started early. A very good plan 
is to sow directly in the open as soon as the ground gets 
well warmed, thin out seedlings soon as up. This not only 
reduces labor but the unchecked seedlings grow along 
freer. In our latitude, this sowing can safely be made 
early in June. We sow out our trials June 15th and get 
them in full flower before frost, usually around Aug. 15 
to Sept. 1. The Lilliputs and Giants are generally the 
most valuable classes for cutting for they represent the 
two extremes in size. The Lilliputs or Pompons are 
especially choice in most any work; out in the open their 
growth stays rather compact making them nice for bedding. 
To draw the stems, grow in a cloth house or in a lightly 
shaded greenhouse in which they do particularly well. 
The development of Zinnias from small coarse singles 
to the beautiful colors and full double flowers of today 
has been a long drawnout job. All of their past has not 
been bred out of them, and will not be for a long time; 
but much single flowering is due to wrong culture. A 
plant hardened in a small pot usually produces a small 
flower with perhaps a single row of petals; the same plant 
set out in enriched soil and watered when dry will produce 
perfect double flowers. Check in growth frequently ex¬ 
plains poor results that are wrongly laid to the seed 
grower. The choicest varieties and such as are most 
called for are indicated by an *. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED GIANTS (2500 seeds per oz.). 
The center petals of this class tend to incurve, giving the 
flower a somewhat deeper and fuller effect than the Cali¬ 
fornia Giants. While this character is not a fixed one, 
it does predominate, making the Dahlia-Flowered the 
generally preferred class of Giants. 
* Canary Bird. A bright clear yellow. 
* Crimson Monarch. Large crimson-red. 
* Dream. Fine deep lavender. 
Eldorado. Attractive salmon-apricot shades. 
* Exquisite. Fairly deep rose; valuable for cutting. 
* Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. 
* Golden State. Rich orange-yellow, deeper center. 
Illumination. Quite deep rose-pink; valuable. 
Meteor. Clear deep amaranth-rose. 
Old Rose. Shades of old rose. 
Oriole. Orange and gold; excellent. 
Polar Bear. Large white. 
Purple Prince. Large deep purple. 
* Scarlet Flame. Well named bright deep scarlet. 
Zinnias, besides their cutting value, add 
Zinnia “Fantasy” is a really attractive variation as this cut 
shows. 
Prices, Separate Colors: Each, tr. pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 35c; Yz oz., 
60c; 1 oz., $1.00; 1 lb., $12.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER: One trade packet each of above 14 varieties 
for $2.75. 
One trade packet each of any ten above varieties for $2.00. 
Indian Summer Mixture. An unusual and attractive mixture of 
the “Indian Summer” shades in both Dahlia-Flowered & Giant 
Mammoth Classes with bright red, yellow, and orange shades 
predominating. Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 35c; 14 oz., 60c; 1 oz., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Gold Medal Mixed. Best complete mixture of all colors in 
Giants or Dahlia-Flowered class. Tr. pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 35c; 
Y 2 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.00; 1 lb., $12.00. 
GIANT MAMMOTH. (2500 seeds per oz.). Also known as “Cali¬ 
fornia Giants.” Fully as large as the Dahlia-flowered type but 
with petals imbricated or laid back one over the other, giving 
the flower a flatter effect. Neither of the Giant classes comes 
entirely true to the characters that distinguish them. 
Brightness. Shades of clear pink. 
* Cherry Queen. (Cerise Queen). Bright orange-cerise; attrac¬ 
tive color. 
*Da£fodil Improved. Bright canary-yellow. 
Golden Queen. Bright intense yellow. 
Grenadier. Bright dark red; prefer Crimson Monarch for uni¬ 
formity. 
Lavender Queen. Bright rosy lavender. 
*Mi88 Wilmott. Medium light soft pink. 
* Orange King. Similar in color to Ball Orange Calendula. 
a brightening effect to your grounds. 
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