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FLOWER SEEDS 
Novelties for 1940 
AGERATUM Midget Blue 
A fine dwarf Ageratum, 2-3 inches high with delicate, fine 
foliage which is practically smothered with small blue flowers. 
Awarded a Silver Medal in last year’s A11-America trials. 
(Annual.) Pkt. 50c. 
AQUILEGIA LONGISSIMA HYBRIDS 
These new hybrids contain all the beautiful hues in red, 
blue, white, rose, etc. The plants make a strong, vigorous 
growth, producing an abundance of extra large, well formed 
flowers with broad petals and long spurs. Choice mixed. 
(Perennial.) Pkt. 50c. 
CALANDRINIA UMBELLATA 
Amaranth 
Especially valuable for Summer flowering in warm borders 
or rockeries. It grows about 3 inches high, compact in habit, 
and its vivid crimson purple flowers make a rich display from 
July to September. (Annual.) Pkt. 50c. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA 
“Wedgewood” 
This variety is distinguished by a beautiful new shade of 
color, a rich, deep violet blue. The flowers are larger than the 
type species, and can be made effective use of both in the 
garden and as a cut bloom for indoor decoration, the partially 
open buds developing well in water. Highly recommended. 
(Perennial.) Pkt. 50c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA SPECTABILIS 
This new variety has a single, Daisy-like bloom about 
2 inches in diameter. The color is deep pink with a shining 
black center. The stems, 12-14 inches long, are produced in 
abundance. (Perennial.) Pkt. 25c. 
GIANT IMPERIAL LARKSPUR 
“Rosalind” 
The color of this new variety is rose, with just enough suf¬ 
fusion of salmon to create a most pleasing shade of rose-pink. 
True base branching in habit with a center spike 4 to 5 feet 
long. (Annual.) Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD CARNATION-FLOWERED 
Extra Early Dwarf Hybrids 
This is the earliest of all African type Marigolds. Excep¬ 
tionally free flowering, the color ranging from bright orange 
to clear lemon, including a number of rich medium orange 
shades. It grows to a height of 18 inches with many base 
branches and laterals, all blooming at the same time, pro¬ 
ducing a mass of color that completely smothers the foliage. 
The blooms are from 2)/£ to 3 inches in diameter, of a Guinea 
Gold type but with a quilled center. It will bloom from three 
to four weeks ahead of the other African Marigolds, an en¬ 
tirely new and distinct type. (Annual.) Pkt. 25c. 
MINIATURE PETUNIA Betsy Ross 
The color is red and white, with the white blending to 
golden ,and the red blending to deep red in the throat. The 
blooms are 2j^ inches in diameter and well ruffled. (Annual.) 
Pkt. $1.00. 
