PLATT’S FLOWER SEED 
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ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS 
Each year growers from all over the World enter 
their choicest new creations in competition for 
the awards. Only a few each year receive the 
higher awards of Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals. 
In turn we endeavor to offer only such as we 
believe adapted to our trade. These will be found 
throughout the catalog. On this page there is 
room for only a few of the more recent intro¬ 
ductions. 
1940—All America Introductions 
Ageratum, Midget Blue. Silver Medal A. A. Selection. 
Truest and most compact dwarf Ageratum so far seen. 
Plants only 4 inches tall, covered with small true azure 
blue flowers. A result of many years’ selection. Pkts., 
25c.: 1/16 oz., $1.00. 
Petunia, Glow. Silver Medal A. A. Selection. A dwarf 
compact variety with medium sized flowers, bright red-rose 
with lighter throat. Extremely bright and free flowering 
all season. Pkts., 25c. each. 
Petunia, Cream Star. Silver Medal A. A. Selection. Like 
Glow in plant type and extremely free blooming habit, 
but distinctly a new color in Petunias. Its creamy-white, 
bluntly star shaped flowers with deeper cream in the 
throat, come into bloom in about 20 weeks from seed. 
Pkts., 25c. each. 
1939—All America Introductions 
Aster, Early Giants Light Blue. Earlier flowering, wilt- 
resistant strain of Improved Giants of California type. 
Huge, lacy, double flowers in abundance on long, strong 
stems. A fine cut flower. Pkt., 15c.; %-oz., $1.25. Early 
Giant, Peach Blossom. Pkt., 15c.; %-oz., $1.25; and Rose 
Marie (bright rose). Pkt., 25c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
Celosia, Royal Velvet. A cristata variety for cutting; 
numerous 18-inch erect shoots of richest crimson combs. 
Pkt., 25c. 
Cynoglossum, Firmament. Improved type, uniform 
plants, 18 inches, bush, typical forget-me-not flowers, rich 
blue. Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
Hollyhock, Annual Indian Spring. Flowers in five 
months or less from seed. Central stem six feet and pro¬ 
duces freely a display of semi-double bright rose and rosy 
camine flowers, similar to the perennial. Secondary shoots 
prolong the season of this attractive and useful annual. 
Pkts., 20c.; 3 pkts, 50c.; ^-oz., $1.00. 
Marigold, Early Sunrise. Early flowered Dixie Sunshine 
type, lemon yellow, 25 inches tall. Pkt., 15c.; ^-oz., 76c. 
Morning Glory, Scarlet O’Hara. Entirely distinct cor¬ 
nelian-red, 31/4-inch flowers. Growth starts slowly and is 
without tendrils, so turning tips around object to climb is 
advisable. Pkts., 26c. (26 seeds). 
Petunia, Hollywood Star. The sharp, five-pointed, star¬ 
shaped flowers are medium sized, attractive, rose-pink with 
amber throat. Very free blooming. A distinct novelty. 
Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., $1 00. 
Petunia, Velvet Ball. Large wavy flowers, deep ox-blood 
red on dwarf compact plants. The best in this color. 
Pkts., 25c.: 1/32-oz., $1.85. 
Phlox, Giganthea Salmon Glory. Enormous, rich, sal¬ 
mon-pink flowers with creamy white eye on large umbels. 
Bushy plants, 10 inches high. Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., 86c. 
Scabiosa, Blue Moon. A greatly improved giant flowered 
Scabiosa. Deep lavender blue flowers, mostly full to the 
top, on strong erect stems. A grand cut flower. Start 
early. Pkts., 20c.; %-oz., 60c. 
Verb’ena, Blue Sentinel. New upright, compact type, 10 
inches high, valuable for either bedding or cut flower. 
Rich violet blue. Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., 60c. Carmine Bouquet. 
Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., 75c. Royal Bouquet. Pkt., ISc.; %-oz., 
60c. 
Delplilnlum, PacWIt; Giants 
Other New Introductions of 
Special Merit 
Acroclinium, Sensation Giants. A new much larger 
flowered strain, early and free flowering, useful both for 
fresh cut and as an everlasting: cut in bud stage. Lovely 
shades of pink and rose. Height, 20 inches. Pkt., 10c.: 
Vs-oz., 66c. 
Aster, Liiliput. A distinct "Lilliput”; plants 12 to 14 
inches tall, with an abundance of small, full double flow¬ 
ers. A delightful novelty. Pkt., 10c.: %-oz., 60c. 
Delphinium, Pacific Giants All Shades. The newest con¬ 
tender for supremacy in Delphinium. Huge spikes on 
strong, hard, graceful stems. Considered the finest strain 
in existence. It is also partially resistant to mildew. Pkt., 
50c.: Vs-oz., $2.50. 
Marigold, Harmony Spotlight. A new, much brighter 
Harmony: same early flowering habit, but with larger and 
brighter lively yellow crested center of dainty tubular 
petals, a shade which contrasts beautifully with the rich 
mahogany guard petals. Pkt., 20c.: 1/16-oz., 65c. 
Petunia, Snowstorm. The most beautiful, large, wavy 
flowered white Petunia in existence. Plants compact and 
free blooming. Pkt., 25c.: 1/32-oz., $5.00. 
