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BUTZER’S SEED STORE, PORTLAND, OREGON 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1941 
AND PRECEDING YEARS 
MARIGOLDS 
2075—African Little Giants Mixed—A symmetrical, 
compact plant only 15 inches in height literally cov¬ 
ered with from 20 to 35 beautiful 4-inch flowers rang¬ 
ing in color from yellow to bright orange. The blooms 
vary in form from the informal carnation to the per¬ 
fect ball shape, and the foliage is a beautiful dark 
green. Pkt. 25c. 
2037—Dwarf Gigantea Pot o’ Gold—One of the best 
outstanding marigolds this year for its compact bush 
form. Grows 15 inches high, well branched, bearing 
12 or more blooms at one time; color deep golden 
orange. Individual blooms are 4 to 4% inches in diam¬ 
eter ; come in bloom six weeks earlier than other 
varieties. Pkt. 25c. 
2052—HARMONY HYBRID 
French Dwarf Double Type. This is something new 
in the Harmony Type Marigold. Ranging in color from 
a light yellow center, with a deep mahogany border, 
others more clear yellow, others more in the stripe 
in the yellow which makes a very attractive flower. 
We class this as an outstanding marigold flower. This 
variety is fine for bedding or for borders, growing 
to a height of 12 to 14 inches. It will come about 100% 
true to double. The flower ranges 1% to 2 inches in 
diameter. Pkt. 15c. 
575—ALYSSUM 
Violet Queen—A new edging plant with a color 
peculiarly its own, being of a very pretty bright violet 
tint much deeper in color than the Alyssum Lilac 
Carpet offered previously, and does not fade in hot 
weather. It has the usual honey-like odor of the white 
variety. 4 inch. Pkt. 15c. 
3465—SWEET WILLIAMS 
Midget Single Mixed—3-4 in. The habit of this Sweet 
William Dwarf Alpine Mixed is very uniform, each 
plant being about the same size, both in height and 
circumference. Our blend contains a wonderful color 
balance. The blooms, which almost entirely cover the 
foliage, are large flowered. This little Sweet William 
should make a wonderful perennial border and pot 
plant. The color range is from white, chamois, salmon, 
scarlet, brick red to maroon, with most of the blooms 
being tri-colored. Pkt. 15c. 
TITHONIA 
3481—Speciosa Grandiflora Fireball—Dazzling as a 
ball of fire poised high above other flowers. Fire ball is 
undoubtedly the last word in brilliance of color in a 
fall blooming plant. This flower is a very brilliant 
vibrant shade of scarlet orange, the petals in dazzling 
contrast to the clear yellow center. The gaily colored 
flowers are single, very large, 4*4 to 5 inches in diam¬ 
eter and are carried on fine long stems. The plants are 
very tall, some reaching a height of 8 feet, with a 
grayish green woolly foliage. Start seeds inside and 
set out after all danger of frost is over. Pkt. 15c. 
3656—ZINNIA CROWN OF GOLD 
Super Pastel Tints. This is a new collection of pas¬ 
tel shades. All visitors who visited the trial gardens 
this year and saw this beautiful pastel shade Zinnia 
agree with us that this is the very finest large flower¬ 
ing Zinnia introduced since the original Dahlia 
Flowered. Flowers are large and showy, 5 to 5% 
inches in diameter. This is midway between the Dahlia 
Flowered and California Giant as to type. Colors are 
strictly a mixture of pastel tints. It contains a wide 
range of pastel shades, including soft yellow, old gold, 
light pink, apricot pink, various shades of salmon, 
peach and buff, lively cerise salmon, as well as pure 
white and cream. All of the flowers carry the charac¬ 
teristic Crown o’ Gold markings, that is, each petal 
of the flower is overlaid at the base with a deep golden 
yellow while carrying out the individual flower color 
at the top. This Zinnia grows 3 feet tall, coming in 
bloom approximately 65 to 70 days after seed has been 
sown. A warm sunny location with plenty of water 
applied by the trench method will give best results 
with this as well as with any other Zinnia. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA 
3653—Howard’s New Giant Crested—This new zinnia 
is an outstanding one for cut flower purposes, keeping 
fresh a long time after being cut. The blossoms aver¬ 
age from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a full roumded 
cushiony center surrounded by broad guard petals 
after the style of a pyrethrum flower. The colors in¬ 
cluded in this strain are charming shades of orange, 
orange-scarlet, yellow, rose and crimson. This new 
type zinnia will produce 65 per cent or more true to 
form. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD 
2091—Spry—Extra dwarf double French type. This 
is one marigold that every garden lover should have 
this year, because of its outstanding color. The most 
profusely blooming of all marigolds. An early bloomer, 
growing nine inches high of compact form. Mahogany 
red with yellow crested center. Pkt. 25c. 
SCABIOSA 
2820—Peace—Semi-tall, double white. This is in our 
estimation one of the best white cut flowers to be in¬ 
troduced on the market for its lasting quality. Grows 
twelve to fourteen inches high, with eight-inch stems 
for cut flowers. Flowers measuring one and three quar¬ 
ter inches in diameter, shaped like a bee hive. 
Pkt. 25c 
DOUBLE RED MOONFLOWER 
Blossoms in Daylight 
2180—Double Rose Marie—We are not surprised by 
morning glories which belong to the moonflower fam¬ 
ily (Ipomoeas) but a double morning glory is some¬ 
thing to talk about. It grows well and produces freely 
its lovely double flowers which decorate both the gar¬ 
den and the house, as well as furnishing an interesting 
topic of conversation. Pkt. 25c. 
BUTZER’S ROSE CITY 
COLLECTION 
Specially suited for 
the owners of small 
gardens who have 
limited space, but 
desire to obtain the 
beautiful color effect 
of planting in 
masses, each a dis¬ 
tinct shade. 
30c Postpaid 
This Collection 
Contains One 
Package Each of the 
Following— 
MASTERCREAM 
Deep Cream 
MARY PICKFORD 
Cream Pink 
SIMPLICITY 
Salmon Pink 
SWEET PEA 
RED BOY 
Deep Crimson 
GIGANTIC 
Pure White 
HIGHLAND 
Lavender 
