ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
VERBENA (a) 
One of the most popular garden annuals for beds and mass¬ 
ing and for a gorgeous display during the Summer months 
cannot be excelled, commencing to flower in July and con¬ 
tinuing until frost. Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora Crimson Glow. Flowers are 
pure, self-colored, glowing crimson, wholly without even a 
small light eye. Individual florets of good size, although 
not as large as some other colors, such as pink and lavender. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Floradale Beauty. Special Mention, All-America Selections, 
1937. A giant hybrid, the flowers varying from bright rose- 
pink to deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. Individual 
florets of perfect form, fully rounded, and average 1% inches 
across; heads or trusses 4 to 5 inches across. Pkt. 15c. 
Hybrid Grandiflora Giant, Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
WALLFLOWERS 
WALLFLOWER, Cheiranthus Cheiri 
These half-hardy perennial and annual Wallflowers are 
grown for early Spring bedding and for their delightful fra¬ 
grance. Perennial sorts should be sown in Autumn and car¬ 
ried over in coldframe. Annual sorts may be sown outdoors 
in March and will flower the first year. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Allioni. (ra) (Siberian Wallflower). This unusual little plant 
deserves a place in your rock garden or low border. Upright 
spikes bear numerous four-petaled flowers of dazzling rich 
orange. Flowers the first season from seed and when estab¬ 
lished will bloom all Summer. Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
Annual Varieties, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Perennial Varieties, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA (a) 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of our hardy an¬ 
nuals for beds, mixed borders and for cutting purposes. Easy 
to grow in any good garden soil. They commence flowering 
early in the Summer and continue until frost. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 2% feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The flowers 
usually have slightly hollowed centers ringed with small tubu¬ 
lar florets. The petals are quite loosely placed and tend to curl 
at the edges, giving the blossoms a crisp, fresh appearance. 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson, large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 10c. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose centers. Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Illumination. Deep self rose. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 10c. 
Polar Bear. White. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This variety is taller than the Dahlia 
flowered type, 3 to 4 feet high, with long stems which make 
the flowers fine for bouquets. The blooms are large and flat 
and very graceful for their size. 
Finest Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPER CROWN O’ GOLD. See inside back cover. 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, medium-sized flow¬ 
ers on plants 2% to 3 feet high. Free blooming. Excellent 
for cut flowers. 
Wildfire. See page 2. 
White Light. Honorable Mention, All-America Selections, 1939. 
As near to a pure white as any Zinnia yet developed. Prac¬ 
tically 100 per cent true. These medium sized, shaggy-petaled, 
informal flowers are lovely in flower arrangements. The free 
blooming plants, 2% to 3 feet in height have stems of good 
length for cutting and will flower in 45 to 50 days. Pkt. 15c. 
Orange Lady. A rich shade of deep bright orange. Medium 
sized flowers are shaggy and gay in appearance; a colorful 
spot of color in the garden and extremely desirable for 
cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
Star Dust. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1937. The 
lovely golden yellow variety in the popular Fantasy type Zin¬ 
nias. Informal, shaggy-petaled, medium-sized flowers on plants 
2 x / 2 to 3 feet in height; stems of good length for cutting. Plants 
are free blooming and make a fine show of color in the garden. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Fantasy Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED. Among the oddest and most attrac¬ 
tive Zinnia forms, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the 
annual Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free flowering, 2 
to 2 y 2 feet high, giving a wealth of bloom throughout the Sum¬ 
mer. The color range is particularly rich in shades of crimson, 
scarlet, orange, yellow and pink. 
Sunburst. Medium sized flowers with very full, rounded, 
mound-like centers of small frilly petals. The color is a vivid, 
pure, canary yellow, dazzling in its intensity. Pkt. 15c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 12 inches. A charming dwarf which is 
excellent for low borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of very double pompon 
flowers about 1 x / 2 inches across. The colors are bright. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Tom Thumb. These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm the 
larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant display. 
They come in attractive color combinations, red tipped gold, 
salmon and gold, with a hundred intermediate shades. 
All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
HAAGEANA DOUBLE (Mexican Hybrids). The small flow¬ 
ered Mexican Zinnias have a charm all their own. The smaller 
flowers lend themselves to bedding and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play and yet have stems long enough to make fine bouquets 
for small vases and bowls. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA LINEARIS. This little dwarf variety of Zinnia is 
most unusual and interesting. The flowers are single and 
of a lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate lemon 
yellow stripe through each petal, while the center is dark 
brown in the young flowers, turning golden orange as the 
flower develops. Blooms are produced in great profusion. 
Height, 8 to 10 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA, FANTASY STAR DUST 
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THE OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS STILL ADD MUCH BEAUTY TO MODERN GARDENS 
