PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 
1940 Novelties and Specialties 
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1940 T^ovelties and Specialties 
Marigold, “Ferdinand” 
MARIGOLD, <TERDINAND” 
One of the gayest of our new flowers. Single-flowered 
with a neat round-crested center of dainty tubular florets 
in an arresting shade of golden-yellow, surrounded by a 
single row of broad, mahogany-red guard petals. Plants 
grow 2 feet tall. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, NEW GIANT <TETRA” 
The first flower to be produced by doubling the chrom¬ 
osome number by artificial means. A form of Guinea Gold 
but are much larger. Flowers 31^ to 4 inches across and 
of a very deep orange color. Pkt. 25c. 
NASTURTIUM 
<MNDIAN CHIEF SEMI-DOUBLE’’ 
A new addition to the popular double Nasturtiums. 
Indian Chief has dark foliage, with vivid scarlet flowers. 
The blooms are sweetly scented and freely produced. 
Pkt. 15c. 
PETUNIA, ^^HOLLYWOOD STAR” 
This lovely Petunia is a charming shade of rich rose 
with amber throat, is unique in form, which consists of a 
five-pointed star. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, ^‘VELVET BALL” 
Flowers deep, luscious shade of velvety blood-red. 
Plants well-formed, growing about 8 inches tall. Very 
free-flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, ^XREAM STAR” 
1940 A. A. S. Silver Medal 
Plants have the finest dwarf, bushy habit ever seen in 
the Nana Compacta group of Petunias. Flowers 2}4 
inches across and are shaped like a five-pointed star; soft, 
creamy white deepening towards the throat to a bright 
golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, “GLOW” 
1940 A. A. S. Silver Medal 
Dwarf, compact, ball-shaped plants bearing a profusion 
of bright rose-red blooms. Very free blooming. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, “NEW ALL-DOUBLE^DWARF 
VICTORIOUS” 
GAIETY. Very large double fringed iblooms of a light 
rose-red and white. 100 seeds 35c. 
ORCHID BEAUTY. Flowers 4 inches across on sturdy 
plants. Color is orchid or light lilac. 100 seeds 35c. 
ROSY-CARMINE. Very free-flowering. Large double 
fringed flowers of rosy carmine color. 100 seeds 35c. 
WHITE WITH BLUE VEIN. Exceptionally beautiful. 
Flowers are very large and true to color. 100 seeds 35c. 
VICTORIOUS MIXED COLORS. Special mixture 
blended from separate colors. 100 seeds 35c. 
SCABIOSA, “HEAVENLY BLUE” 
Medium tall plants, coming in between the tall and 
dwarf varieties. Flowers are round, soft azure-blue, 
borne profusely. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA “DAHLIA FLOWERED” 
“WILL ROGERS” 
(NEW) 
The loveliest and most brilliant scarlet-red. Plants very 
robust, bearing many strong stems. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA “FANTASY” 
“WILDFIRE” 
A new addition to this popular group. Described as a 
rich dazzling scarlet. Wildfire adds a distinct note of 
color and cheerfulness to the garden. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA, “HARMONY TYPE” 
“CAMPFIRE” 
Campfire is the most recent color development in the 
Harmony type. The color is the most showy in the Zinnia 
family—a vivid intense scarlet carried on strong stems. 
Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA, “DAVID BURPEE” 
An entirely new form of Zinnia; they may be likened][to 
a large-flowered Chrysanthemum. An outstaiidinglfea- 
ture is the unusual range of colors, such as_apricot,;ibuff , 
peach, etc. Pkt. 25c. 
