Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds for 1940 
Dahlia—Bette Davis 
256 Bette Davis. (Cordes-Eastman.) Honor Roll. A dahlia of 
exquisite beauty. Its color is exceptionally fine, deep violet 
rose with a darker center. The flowers never fade or blotch. 
A perfectly formed Semi-Cactus with many petals. The cen¬ 
ter is very full and high. The flower faces and is held rigid on 
very long stems that never have the slightest fault regardless 
of the weather conditions. 
The plant is a splendid grower, 5’/2 feet tall, with very at¬ 
tractive, insect resistant foliage. This dahlia is a very pro¬ 
lific bloomer and a fine keeper. Pkt. of seed of the above 
variety, $1.00. 
253 Dahlia, Gold Star Mother. This new strain of double minia¬ 
ture semi-cactus type is a new strain of Dahlia, forming neat 
compact plants about 2 feet high and producing in great pro¬ 
fusion perfectly formed medium double flowers about 3 V 2 
inches across of beautiful salmon shaded pink over-laid with 
guinea gold. Seed parent is a gold medal Dahlia from Eng¬ 
land. It flowers in a very short time from seed and makes a 
brilliant display in the garden for many months. Pkt. 50c. 
523 Petunia, Cream Star, Dwarf Bedding Type. Silver Medal 
Winner All American Selections 1940. Hybrida Nana Com- 
pacta variety, and extremely free bloomer all season, true and 
absolutely distinct. Flowers are a soft, creamy white, bluntly 
star-shaped, and with a star of cream coloring on the white 
flowers. A welcome, dwarf bedding, white or cream, and a 
grand bloomer. Every garden needs this American favorite. 
Pkt. 25c. 
538 Petunia Grandiflora, Futuristic Blue and White. A spe¬ 
cially selected strain of our futuristic giant 4 in. flowered 
Petunias with unusual markings of white. The ground color 
is a deep blue with velvety sheen which intensifies a great 
deal the irregular pure white blotches or markings. The con¬ 
spicuous combination of deep shiny blue and pure white makes 
it extremely beautiful. Comes very true to description. Pkt. 50c. 
543 Petunia, Miniature Ruffled Betsy Ross. Since the intro¬ 
duction of Petunia Martha Washington we have looked for¬ 
ward to the addition of other colors in this fine type of Petunia. 
The color of Betsy Ross is red and white, with the white blend¬ 
ing to golden and the red blending to very deep red in the 
throat. The blooms are 2 x h inches in diameter and well ruffled 
with a good open throat. This color combination of red and 
white blooms with golden and dark red throats gives the 
individual plant, as well as a row of plants, a decidedly gay 
effect. Plants are uniform and compact. Unsurpassed for 
bedding purposes, and fine for pot plants. Pkt. 25c. 
524 Petunia, Glow, Dwarf Bedding Type. Silver Medal Win¬ 
ner, All American Selections 1940. Glow is a dwarf, compact, 
ball-shaped plant, Hybrida Nana Compacta, of bright rose-red 
and lighter throat. It is extremely free-flowering all season, 
with rich coloring, true, and a wonderful variety for garden 
and commercial uses. A wonderful novelty. Pkt. 25c. 
537 Petunia, Blue Hawaii. This is a novelty of great merit 
and is of the Giants of California Strain. It will have a great 
appeal owing to its intense shade of Violet Blue. These are 
charming plants of well known beauty and their hardiness and 
free flowering make them a leader in their class. Pkt. 25c. 
1108 Johnny-Jump-Up, Spring Messenger, Viola-Pansy. These 
are small Violas about the size of a 10c piece, and exactly 
the shape of the old-fashioned Johnny-Jump-Up. We have had 
one grower working on these in his experimental fields for 
the last three seasons and they now come 100 per cent true 
from seed and are far superior to any variety of Johnny-Jump- 
Ups. The flowers, which are produced on 3-inch stems, come 
in a variety of brilliant colors never seen before in the Johnny- 
Jump-Up family. This has been done by crossing and re¬ 
crossing all of the Johnny-Jump-Ups we could find. Spring 
Messenger is without question the most free-flowering Johnny- 
Jump-Up we have ever seen and we recommend it highly. 
Pkt. 25c; Vs oz. $1.00. 
1070 Pansy, Fraser's Royal Scotch Exhibition Pansy. Proven 
over a period of years to be the best strain of Pansies ever 
offered on the Pacific Coast and will grow in any section of 
the United States. The plants are exceptionally vigorous in 
growth and are very free flowering. The blossoms are large 
and fine and are of a velvety texture. The strain includes all 
of the richest colors, many of the flowers being exquisitely 
blotched, spotted, and margined in the most vivid combina¬ 
tions. Pkt. 50c; Special Pkt. $1.25; Vs oz. $2.00. 
1920 Holland Red Tulip Poppy, Intense Scarlet. We are sell¬ 
ing this Poppy under the name of Holland Red Tulip because 
it reminds one immediately of a Tulip owing to the color and 
texture of the flowers, and especially because of its cup-like 
Tulip shape. Its inner petals are smaller and erect and make 
a loose cup exactly like the Holland Darwin Tulip. Plants 
grow 12 to 18 inches in height and produce 50 to 60 flowers 
per plant. Has smooth stems like the tulip. If you want a 
bed of red Tulips in your garden this summer this is the best 
investment you can make for 25c. Pkt. 25c. 
2750 Virginia Stock, New Compact, Extra Early, Miniature 
Mixed. Also known as French Forget-Me-Not. Compact little 
bushes six inches high and eight inches across, much branched 
at base. Numerous upright stems. Flowers measure about 
three-fourths inch across. Rich colors of bright rose with golden 
eye, pure white with golden eye, and red with golden eye. 
It is an excellent plant for the front of borders, window boxes, 
rockeries, and partial shade as well as full sun. Seed may 
be sown in either spring or fall with good results. Pkt. 15c. 
524 New Dwarf Bedding Petunia Glow—Dazzling Rosy-Red. 
Pkt. 25c 
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