A L L 
FLOWER 
SEEDS 
1 0 c 
PER PACKET 
Except where otherwise noted 
SCARLET FLAX —See Linum. 
SCARLET RUNNER— See Bean, 
Scarlet Runner. 
SNAPDRAGON — See Antir¬ 
rhinum. 
SNOW-ON-THE- 
MOUNTAIN (a) 
Euphorbia 
The foliage is beautifully edged 
with white. Excellent for cutting. 
Above 2 feet. 
STOCKS (a) 
Unlimited charm and diversity 
of color. One of the most abun¬ 
dantly blooming annuals. Good 
for bedding, or pot culture. 
Ten Week Stocks—Double ros¬ 
ette-like blossoms on fine sturdy 
stems in a brilliant range of di¬ 
verse colors. May be potted, 
and taken indoors before frost. 
Evening Scented—Pleasant fra¬ 
grance, excellent range of colors. 
Beauty Mixed. 
STRAWFLOWER (a) 
Helichrysum 
Handsome when growing out¬ 
doors, and when dried make 
brilliant winter bouquets for the 
house. Amazing assortment of 
soft and vivid colors. Mixed. 
SUNFLOWER (a) 
Helianthus 
Stately, well loved old favorites. 
Unsurpassed for backgrounds, or 
general coverage of unsightly 
places, because of their size and 
brilliancy. Tall or dwarf, single 
and double. 
SWAN RIVER DAISY — See 
Brachycombe. 
SWEET WILLIAM (hp) ♦ 
Free flowering with beautiful 
large heads of bloom. Rich, fine 
colors. Single and Double, mixed. 
SWEET PEAS (a) 
These lovely garden favorites 
need well-fertilized soil. Water 
frequently on warm days. 
Early Flowering Spencers—Devel¬ 
oped particularly for outdoor 
planting during winter months in 
the warmer climates, but also 
osed in cooler areas where they 
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Vinca (Periwinkle) 
bloom 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 
the summer flowering but not so 
continuously. (Mixed, and in a 
variety of colors.) 
Late Flowering Spencer—In va¬ 
rious individual shades and mix¬ 
tures. 
Ruffled Giant Spencer — Strik¬ 
ingly beautiful, unusually deli¬ 
cate in coloring. Perfectly 
formed, vigorous. In various in¬ 
dividual shades and mixture. 
Perennial Sweet Peas. (Lathyrus 
Latifolius)—Sturdy vine with lux¬ 
uriant pea-like foliage, bearing 
large clusters of waxy, handsome 
Perennial Sweet Pea 
flowers — also pea-shaped. The 
vine is well adapted to scram¬ 
bling over rocks, and rugged 
spots, but can be trained to a 
support. 
TICKSEED —See Calliopsis. 
TITHONIA 
SPECIOSA (a) 
Dazzling scarlet, large single 
flowers. Plants are very tall, but 
neat. Brightest possible flower 
for fall. (See Page 6 for color 
illustration.) 
VERBENA (a) 
Favored alike for cutting and for 
display. Free blooming, with very 
large and colorful heads. In a 
wide variety of individual shades 
and mixtures. 
Blue Sentinel—Unusual, rich navy 
blue flowers, with medium sized 
florets and trusses. 10 to 12- 
inch compact plants, fine for 
neat, dark beds. 1939 All-Amer¬ 
ica Medal. Packet, 25c. 
Mammoth mixed and in a va¬ 
riety of individual shades. 
VINCA (a) 
Periwinkle 
A very ornamental and highly 
satisfactory bedding plant. Long 
flowering, with brilliant green 
foliage. Mixed. 
VIOLA (a) 
Baby Pansy 
A free-flowering annual w hich 
should have a place in every 
garden. Good for rockery. Re¬ 
semble pansy, although smaller. 
Mixed. 
WALLFLOWER (hhp) 
A lovely early spring bloomer. 
The fragrance is very pleasing, 
and the blossoms develop start¬ 
ling colors. A fine selection of 
shades. Mixed. 
ZINNIA (a) 
Deservedly one of the best loved, 
and most satisfactory of all gar¬ 
den annuals. For cutting pur¬ 
poses, they are unsurpassed. 
Easy to grow, thriving under al¬ 
most any conditions. 
Dahlia Flowered (Mammoth) — 
The artistic pastel colors, and al¬ 
most perfect dahlia-like form of 
these varieties make them great¬ 
ly desired. 6-inch blooms. Mixed. 
Crown of Gold — Petals are 
overlaid with deep golden yel¬ 
low at the base, with individual 
colors at tip. (See page I I for 
color illustration.) Packet, 15c. 
Fantasy Mixed—The new and 
delightful variety that has won 
nation-wide popularity—in a mix¬ 
ture of unusual colors. The flow¬ 
ers are great masses of shaggy 
ray-like, twisted petals. (See 
page I I for color illustration.) 
Fantasy Star Dust—Clear, gold¬ 
en yellow, Fantasy Type, whose 
charming shaggy-petaled blos¬ 
soms lend informality and color 
to the garden. Good length on 
free-blooming plants. 1937 All- 
America. (See page I I for color 
illustration.) Packet, 15c. 
Fantasy Wildfire—Rich, dazzling 
scarlet. Strong growing and very 
free blooming. Sow seed where 
plants are to bloom. (See front 
cover and page I I for color 
illustrations.) Packet, 25c. 
Fantasy White Light—One of 
the whitest of all Zinnias. Curled 
and crested petals, bushy plants. 
2>/ 2 to 3 feet. Packet, 25c. 
Giants of California (Mammoth) 
—A magnificent strain of huge 
blossoms. (See page I I for 
color illustration.) Mixed. 
Lilliput Pastel Mixture—A fine 
mixture of tiny Zinnias that can 
be used for edging and as cut 
flowers. Real sparklers. (See 
page I I for color illustration.) 
Lilliput (Pompon) — Straight¬ 
stemmed midget with daisy-like 
flowers. Mixed. 
Linearis—One of the most inter¬ 
esting and unusual newer dwarf 
Zinnias. Single, golden-orange 
flowers, lemon yellow stripe 
through each petal. Brown cen¬ 
ters. (See page I I for color 
illustration.) 
Midget Tom Thumb—The colors 
include all the best and most de¬ 
sirable Zinnia shades. The com¬ 
pact little bushes are only 6 to 
10 inches high, and the tiny 
blooms are perfect doubles. 
Zinnia Navajo 
Navajo Mixed—This bi-colored, 
gaillardia flowered Zinnia is to¬ 
day's favorite among the newer 
varieties. Medium-sized flowers 
in a wonderful range of colors 
ore unsurpassed for cutting. 2 l / 2 
to 3 foot plants, free blooming. 
1938 All - America Selection. 
Packet, 15c. 
Pumila Picotee Delight (Salmon 
Rose)—Diversified markings and 
shape. Lovely color. 
Red Riding Hood Dwarf—As de¬ 
lightful as the fairy tale, these 
little flowers make friends im¬ 
mediately. 
Scabious Flowered—An interest¬ 
ing new Zinnia resembling a 
Scabiosa. Large semi-globular 
crown, surrounded by a fringe of 
petals. The colors have delight¬ 
ful variety, and there are many 
ch arming contrasts between the 
colors of the fringes and the cen¬ 
tral crowns. (See page I I for 
color illustration.) Packet, 15c. 
Haageana (Mexican Hybrids) 
—A miniature Zinnia with flow¬ 
ers of yellow, orange, and ma¬ 
hogany—frequently variegated. 
Some blossoms are single and 
some double. 
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unusual flower variety you 
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