BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1940 
AND PRECEDING YEARS 
WILDFIRE 
Fantasy Type. It is one of the most inter¬ 
esting of the newer Zinnias developed and 
with its friendly informality is certainly 
maintaining its place as a reigning favorite 
in the Zinnia family. Wildfire, a rich daz¬ 
zling scarlet, adds a distinct note of color 
and cheerfulness to the garden and will en¬ 
liven any home when used in flower arrange¬ 
ments. The plants are neat in habit, strong 
growing and very free blooming, 2% to 3 
feet in height, coming in flower 45 to 50 days 
after the seed is sown. In growing this or 
any other Zinnia, we strongly recommend 
sowing the seed where the plants are to 
bloom if this is possible. Start them early 
as soon as there is no danger of frost. 
Pkt. 25c 
FERDINAND 
Tall Single Harmony Type Marigold. Fer¬ 
dinand is one of the gayest of flowers, un¬ 
like its companion in our new Harmony 
type, it is a single flower, with a great round 
crested center with a greenish tubular throat 
in a range of shades of golden yellow, sur¬ 
rounded by a single row of broad mahogany 
red large petals. The flowers are of only 
medium size, IV 2 to 1 % inches in diameter, 
they are extremely showy and attractive. 
The plants are tall growing, 20 to 24 inches 
with an upright, semi-compact and full foli¬ 
age growing habit. Stems are well over a 
foot in length, making the Ferdinand a fine 
cut flower as well as a showy and attractive 
garden plant. It is an early bloomer, com¬ 
mencing to flower within three months after 
date of sowing and does not have the strong 
marigold odor. Pkt. 25c. 
SPOTLIGHT 
French Dwarf Double Harmony Type. A 
striking very showy companion to the popu¬ 
lar Harmony marigold. It takes its place on 
the Marigold roll of honor. Spotlight has all 
the fine qualities of Harmony but is a much 
more colorful flower. The plants are about 
12 to 14 inches high, very compact, ex¬ 
tremely free blooming. Usually early, com¬ 
mencing to flower in early June, at least two 
weeks earlier than the original French va¬ 
riety. Its gay brilliant colored flowers with 
a yellow shaded center, with a broad velvet 
dark mahogany red guard petal, small com¬ 
pact habit puts it in the bedding class. It has 
been very favorably recommended for cut 
flowers as well. Pkt. 25c. 
HARMONY HYBRID 
French Dwarf Double Type. This is something new 
in the Harmony Type Marigold. Ranging in color from 
a light yellow center, with a deep mahogany border, 
others more clear yellow, others more in the stripe 
in the yellow which makes a very attractive flower. 
We class this as an outstanding marigold flower. This 
variety is fine for bedding or for borders, growing 
to a height of 12 to 14 inches. It will come about 100% 
true to double. The flower ranges 1% to 2 inches in 
diameter, extremely early blooming. All the flowers 
have the familiar crested center, flanked by several 
rows of broad guard petals. This showy garden sub¬ 
ject of Harmony takes first honors, will undoubtedly 
take the place of all other Dwarf French types. 
Pkt. 25c 
ZINNIA CROWN OF GOLD 
Super Pastel Tints. This is a new collection of pas¬ 
tel shades. All visitors who visited the trial gardens 
this year and saw this beautiful pastel shade Zinnia 
agree with us that this is the very finest large flower¬ 
ing Zinnia introduced since the original Dahlia 
Flowered. Flowers are large and showy, 5 to 5% 
inches in diameter. This is midway between the Dahlia 
Flowered and California Giant as to type. Colors are 
strictly a mixture of pastel tints. It contains a wide 
range of pastel shades, including soft yellow, old gold, 
light pink, apricot pink, various shades of salmon, 
peach and buff, lively cerise salmon, as well as pure 
white and cream. All of the flowers carry the charac¬ 
teristic Crown o’ Gold markings, that is, each petal 
of the flower is overlaid at the base with a deep golden 
yellow while carrying out the individual flower color 
at the top. This Zinnia grows 3 feet tall, coming in 
bloom approximately 65 to 70 days after seed has been 
sown. A warm sunny location with plenty of water 
applied by the trench method will give best results 
with this as well as with any other Zinnia. Pkt. 25c. 
WILL ROGERS 
Here is a Zinnia that everyone will want in their 
garden this year. It is an outstanding one of its class 
today. A large bright red flower. A Zinnia of long 
lasting quality and beauty, that stands out among the 
Zinnias as the memory of Will Rogers will last and 
as he stood out amongst his fellow men. Pkt. 25c. 
BUTZER’S ROSE CITY 
COLLECTION 
Specially suited for 
the owners of small 
gardens who have 
limited space, but 
desire to obtain the 
beautiful color effect 
of planting in 
masses, each a dis¬ 
tinct shade. 
30c Postpaid 
This Collection 
Contains One 
Package Each of the 
Following— 
CAPTAIN BLOOD MASTERCREAM 
Brilliant Scarlet Deep Cream 
GIGANTIC PINKIE 
Pure White Rose Pink 
HIGHLAND SIMPLICITY 
Lavender Salmon Pink 
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