NOVELTY 
FLOWERS 
for 1940 
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ZINNIA FANTASY, WILDFIRE. A rich, dazzling scarlet. Wild¬ 
fire adds a distinct note of color and cheerfulness to the garden and 
will enliven any home when used in flower arrangements. Plants neat 
in habit, strong growing, and very free blooming; 2'/2 to 3 ft. in height, 
coming into flower 45 to 50 days after seed is sown. Pkt. 25c. 
LARKSPUR, GIANT IMPERIAL PINK PERFECTION. The 2-inch 
florets of rounded broad petals are evenly and closely spaced on the 
stem, giving a very heavy Hollyhock-like cutting spike 24 in. or more in 
length. Plants are tall, basal branching, upright in habit and very free 
flowering. Color is a very luscious shade of lively light pink. Pkt. 25c. 
ASTER, EARLY GIANT WILT-RESISTANT, LIGHT BLUE. 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections 1939. Of the same excellent early 
blooming, semi-tall basal branched, non-lateral type. Light Blue is a very 
worthy companion to its sister variety. Peach Blossom. Both are fully 
wilt-resistant, extremely large flowered and most attractive colors. Color 
is a rich light blue, a shade which blends in beautifully with either deeper 
or lighter tones. Pkt. l.»c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM, FIRMAMENT (Chinese Forget - me - not). 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections, 1939. The delightful Forget-me- 
not flowers of rich Cambridge-blue cover compact 15 in. plants for 
weeks in summer. Easiest of annuals to grow; sun or light shade. 
Sown in early spring in boxes or the open, flowers first summer. 
Pkt. 15c. 
NASTURTIUM, INDIAN CHIEF. Indian Chief has dark foliage 
with vivid scarlet flowers. The blooms are sweet scented and freely pro¬ 
duced. We recommend this variety with confidence. Pkt. 15c. 
ICELAND POPPY, IMPERIAL JEWELS. The very finest and most 
outstanding Iceland Poppy yet produced. The variety of color tones is 
almost limitless—light to deep orange, yellow to pure white, shell pink 
to salmon pink, deep rose and nearly red tones, and pastel hues of 
apricot, buff, and chamois. Flowers are beautifully frilled and fluted, 
many semi-double. Long wiry stems bear the flowers upright in regal 
splendor. Pkt. 25c. 
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