Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds for 1940 
Selected Flower Seed Novelties and All 
American Selection for 1940 
The following list of flower seed is carefully selected to 
meet the demands of those who want the best that it is possible 
to maintain. It contains many of the selections of proven merit 
for 1940 and is representative of the richest and very finest 
development of the old strains of flowers with special refer¬ 
ence to new shades and color, larger and more perfect blooms, 
ground adaptability and trueness to type. We can unhesitat¬ 
ingly recommend them as the best obtainable and urge early 
planting in order that maximum results may be obtained. 
Aster Yellow Chiffon 
3001 Aster, Yellow Chiffon. One of the finest introductions of 
late years, being similar yet quite distinct from the California 
Double Sunshine Aster. It has attractive silver green foliage 
and bright chiffon yellow flowers borne on stems two feet in 
length, branching and blooms in great profusion over a long 
season. They create a veritable sea of color when massed in 
large beds or borders. Unexcelled for cutting purposes. Pkt. 
15c; Vi oz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
2206 Ageratum, Midget Blue. All American Silver Medal. 
After many years of diligent selection there is a real satisfac¬ 
tion in being able to offer a very fine dwarf (3 to 4 inches 
high) Ageratum with delicate fine foliage, which is practically 
smothered with small true Ageratum Blue flowers. This is 
really the first dwarf Ageratum that we have found that will 
come uniformly dwarf and true to color from seed. Ageratum 
Midget Blue was awarded a silver medal in last year's All 
America Trials, but due to insufficient seed being available the 
introduction was withheld until this season. Pkt. 25c. 
626 Antirrhinum. Majus Grandiflora, Rust Resistant Snap¬ 
dragon, Rosalie. All American Bronze Medal. This exciting 
color is entirely new in Antirrhinum. It is a rich deep rose 
with an underlying tone of topaz or amber, giving it a rich¬ 
ness which makes it stand out conspicuously among all other 
colors. The tube and lip are the same color, which greatly 
intensifies the depth and richness of color. The plants are 
base branching and produce from six to eight huge long 
flowering spikes on which the florets are decidedly well ar¬ 
ranged. This is an all-purpose Snapdragon. We cannot recom¬ 
mend it too highly for both bedding and cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
2461 Acroclinium, Gigantea. Double, Daisy-like blossoms 
about 1 Vi inches across are borne singly on stems 18 inches 
long. The colors are pink and white. It is an everlasting 
flower and often blooms in eight weeks. Their best use after 
they bloomed out in the garden is for winter bouquets, for 
which they should be cut in bud and left to dry in an airy 
shed. Germination period 12 days. Pkt. 25c. 
3324 Aster, Streamlined, Wilt Resistant. Wonderful Aster 
somewhat similar in form to the King type but earlier and has 
much larger flowers with streamlined petals. The color is 
pure rose pink. Stems are long and strong and no disbudding 
is necessary due to the nonlateral habit of the plants, which 
grow two to three feet tall. Excellent for its cutting and keep¬ 
ing qualities. Pkt. 15c; Vs oz. 50c; Vi oz. 85c. 
660 Antirrhinum, Golden Rod, New Tall Giant Snapdragon. 
The most rugged and most rust resistant of all Snapdragons. 
Spikes stand up like rods. Plants are base branching, 26 
inches tall, with many unusually thick, erect, well-filled spikes 
of large, bright golden yellow flowers, the edges of which are 
delicately waved and crinkled. This gives an unusual frilled 
or fringed effect that is most pleasing. The flower buds and 
terminal growth extend but 2 to 3 inches above the topmost 
flowers, with all the other flowers open at the same time. The 
foliage is luxuriant, heavy, broad, of a deeper green color than 
other snapdragons, and highly resistant to rust. Very desirable 
for garden use as well as for cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
2803 Carnation, Alwoodii Hardy Cottage Strain (Half Carna¬ 
tion, Half Pink, Double and Single Mixed). A completely new 
breed of Hardy Garden Carnations. Over many years Messrs. 
Allwoodii have been crossing and re-crossing some of the 
very old hardy garden Carnations with more modern types. 
The result is a very fine race of hardy Carnations which will 
give the greatest satisfaction in any and every garden. Free 
flowering, with a wide range of color. The plants are of 
stocky habit of growth and therefore do not require staking 
and they commence to flower early and continue in bloom for 
a lengthy period. Blooms 12 weeks from seed. Pkt. 25c. 
423 New Calendula, Golden Sunburst Shaggy, Creamy White 
Striped Orange. The most attractive combination. (A cross 
between Shaggy and Meteor.) Flowers of giant size. This is 
our own novelty. It is so different from any Calendula you 
have seen in recent years it would be a grand addition to 
any garden. Will bloom almost the year around with very 
little water or care. Sow in the open ground where they are 
intended to bloom. Pkt. 25c. 
2820 Gazanea, Fraser's Hybrids. Half-hardy perennial flow¬ 
ering the first year from an early sowing. California plant 
hybridists of recent years have brought Gazanias once more 
into prominence. The mixture we offer includes many un¬ 
named hybrids measuring 3 to 4 inches across like big Shasta 
Daisies, only the colors range from cream to orange and rich 
red, many of the flowers being beautifully spotted with black, 
purple, and white around the disc of this beautiful plant. It 
likes a sunny, well drained position. The plant is of neat 
habit and has gray-green leaves with white on the reverse. 
Height 8 inches. Pkt. 25c. 
Acroclinium Gigantea—"Everlasting Flower of the Egyptians" 
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