Every garden should have the splendid Zinnia linearis 
Phlox Drummondi gigantea, Salmon Glory 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections. We take pleasure in offering this 
new Phlox, Salmon Glory. The individuals are gigantic for Phlox, 
measuring from 1}^ to inches in diameter. Color is a pure salmon- 
pink with a distinct creamy white throat. With its clear, clean, crisp 
appearance, makes one of the most beautiful Phlox combinations. Trade 
pkt. 50c.; $1.00 per V^oz. 
New Saipiglossis, Rose-Crimson an d Gold 
Definitely a new color in Salpiglossis. The richly colored blooms are 
one-half again as large as the ordinary type. Excellent for cutting. 
Trade pkt. 30c.; 82.00 per oz. 
Scabiosa, Imperial Giants, Blue Moon 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections. This new type has flowers 
composed entirely of broad, heavy, wavy petals, eliminating the pin¬ 
cushion center entirely. In other words, the flower is literally fully double. 
Extremely large and deep, 2M inches across and 2 to 2% inches deep, 
about the shape of an old-fa^ioned beehive. The color is a rich, deep 
lavender-blue, a shade which maintains its effectiveness indoors or out. 
Plants are extremely upright, growing tall (3J^ to 4 feet) and the long, 
heavy, yet wiry stems hold the flowers proudly erect. This is an ideal 
cutting type. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.50 per oz. 
New Stock, Super Early Saint Amour 
An Exclusive Michell 1940 Introduction 
This is an excellent early branching type. The color of the flowers is 
a clear lavender-rose. The plants are very branching, free flowering, and 
an excellent subject for pot-culture, as well as cutting. The percentage 
of doubles is well over 80, We believe this to be one of the finest forcing 
Stocks. Trade pkt. 75c.; $2.25 per Vioz- 
Stock, Super-giant Imperial, Mammoth Rose 
An Exclusive Michell 1940 Introduction 
As the name implies, this new variety is the largest flowering of this 
group. Color is a brilliant rose-pink. The individual florets are huge. Ex¬ 
cellent for cut-flowers. 1/^ trade pkt. 40c.; 75c. per trade pkt.; oz. $4.50. 
New Stock, Giants of California, Mojave 
This is a rich velvety purple or Elk’s Pride color. The immense florets 
tightly clustered on a long center spike—such as is found only in this 
strain of Stock. Vz trade pkt. 40c.; 75c. per trade pkt.; oz. $4.50. 
New Summer-flowering Sweet Peas 
CRONY. Novelty. An exhibition Sweet Pea of the first rank. Large, 
soft golden salmon flowers. The stems are long and the plant is a very 
strong grower. Oz. 40c.; $1.20 per VAb.; lb. $4.00. 
MAYTiME. Huge individual flowers with four and five to a stem. The 
color is a rich golden cerise. Oz. 25c.; 75c. per V^lb.; lb. $2.50. 
Spring-flowering Sweet Peas 
For outdoor planting, sow the seed as early as possible. The plants are 
very vigorous, heat-resistant, and will bloom well into the summer. 
ROSE-PINK. Silver Medal, 1940 All-America Selections. A beautiful 
clear rose-pink shade. Vzoz. 75c.; $1.40 per oz.; YAb. $5.50. 
blue. Bronze Medal, 1940 All-America Selections. Splendid clear 
marine-blue. %oz. 75c.; $1.40 per oz.; i/^lb. $5.50. 
LAVENDER. Honorable Mention, 1940 All-America Selections. Fine 
clear lavender shade. V 2 OZ. 75c.; $1.40 per oz.; Vilh- $5.50. 
Verbena, Dwarf Compact Varieties 
This group is very neat and compact in habit and continuous blooming. 
Well adapted for bedding, borders, and small gardens. 
PASTEL SHADES. An exceptionally beautiful blend of new shades 
with very large flowers. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.50 per oz. 
VIOLET BOUQUET. Deep violet with cream eye. An excellent variety. 
Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.50 per oz. 
Verbena, Giant Brilliant hybrida 
grandiflora 
The color of this new Verbena is a rich deep flame-rose with a medium¬ 
sized white eye. The white eye helps bring out the intense flame color 
in the rose. This is one of the loveliest colored Verbenas yet introduced. 
Trade pkt. 50c.; $3.00 per oz. 
Verbena, Crimson Glow 
This is the finest and deepest red shade available in this popular garden 
flower, a rich glowing crimson. The plants are a solid mass of growth, 
making this variety an excellent addition for bedding or borders. Trade 
pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
New Zinnia, Scabious-flowered, Campfire 
This is the most recent color development in the scabious-flowered 
type. The color is a vivid intense scarlet, one of the most shovyy in the 
Zinnia family. Flowers are carried on strong stems of good length for 
cutting, while the free-flowering plants reach a height of 2 to 23 ^ feet. 
Trade pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per oz. 
New Zinnia, Fantasy, Wildfire 
A very vivid companion to Star Dust, Rosalie, and Orange Lady. This 
new variety is a rich dazzling scarlet. The plants are neat in habit, strong 
growing, 234 to 3 feet in height, and free blooming, coming into flower 45 
to 50 days after the seed is sown. Trade pkt. 50c.; $2.50 per oz. 
Zinnia, Fantasy, Orange Lady 
A new separate color in the Fantasy group. Orange Lady is a rich shade 
of deep bright orange. The medium-sized, 234 to 3-inch flowers are shaggy 
and gay in appearance, making a vivid spot of color in the garden, and 
extremely desirable for cutting. Of strong-growing habits, there are 
flowers in 45 to 50 days after sowing. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
Zinnia, Fantasy, Rosalie 
A worthy companion to Orange Lady. Color is a bright, intense rose, 
equally lovely in the garden or when cut. Plants are neat in habit, strong 
growing, free flowering, about 234 to 3 feet in height. The delicate, in¬ 
formal flowers composed of a mass of shaggy, ray-like petals are a con¬ 
trast to the stiff, formal Zinnias to which we are accustomed. Trade pkt. 
40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
Zinnia, New Scabious-flowered, Sunburst 
A new strain with medium-sized flowers, 134 to 2 inches across, carried 
on strong stems of medium length. Plants are 2 to 234 feet in height, 
branching and free flowering. The color is a very bright, pure canary- 
yellow, dazzling in its intensity. Sunburst is a very showy garden variety 
and is particularly effective for home decoration. Early flowering, bloom¬ 
ing 40 to 45 days from the time of planting. Trade pkt. 40c.; $2.00 per oz. 
Zinnia linearis 
A very unusual and interesting new type of Zinnia. The flowers are 
single, in a lovely shade of golden orange with a delicate lemon stripe 
through each petal. Plants are quite dwarf and extremely early flowering, 
commencing to bloom when the plants are 6 inches tall, and are con¬ 
tinually a mass of bloom until late fall. The plants grow 8 to 10 inches 
tall and spread as much as 2 feet. Trade pkt. 30c.; $1.50 per oz. 
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