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FORBES FLOWERS OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR 1941 
In addition to the specialties in new flower seeds offered on page 52, we highly commend those described below for 
your use this year. Each is an outstanding variety in its class and of special interest for those who want the best. 
Marigold, Early All-Double Dwarf French Mixed. A 
fine new early-flowering strain and bred by special selec- 
tion to produce no single flowers. The plants are uni- 
form, dwarf and bushy, 10 to 12 inches high, and bear a 
profusion of very early, all-double flowers. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
Yyoz. 45 cts.; oz. $1.35; lb. $4. 
Nemesia, Dwarf Hybrids. These dwarf 8-inch plants 
branch freely from the base, forming attractive rounded 
specimens which are excellent for pot-culture. They 
bear beautiful orchid-like flowers, often 34 inch across, 
in a splendid array of rich colors. Superb for bedding. 
Dwarf Aurora, carmine-red with white lip; Dwarf 
Blue Gem, myosotis blue; Dwarf Orange King, 
orange-yellow; and Dwarf White Gem. Each, pkt. 
20 cts.; j50z. 40 cts.; 4oz. $1.25. Dwarf Hybrids, 
Mixed, pkt. 10 cts.; Ygoz. 35 cts.; Y4oz. 65 cts.; oz. $2. 
Pansy, Engelmann’s Giant. Exceptionally vigorous- 
growing, compact and early-flowering. Very huge, well- 
formed flowers in a great variety of shades, both dark 
and light, all of the blotched type. Pkt. 25 cts.; ~;0z. 
80 cts.; Ygoz. $1.50; L4oz. $2.85; oz. $10. 
Petunia, Single Dwarf Bedding, Little Blue Star. 
A beautiful counterpart to Dwarf Howard’s Star but 
having real deep blue flowers with pure white, regular 
stars. The dwarf, compact plants are nicely rounded 
and free flowering. Pkt. 25 cts.; +40z. 75 cts.; Voz. 
$1.25; Voz. $2. 
Petunia, Dwarf California Giants, Ramona Strain. 
Superb single Petunias unexcelled for pot-culture. The 
dwarf, sturdy plants, in 3 or 4-inch pots, will bloom 
when only 6 inches high. Beautifully ruffled and fringed 
flowers, often over 5 inches across, are produced freely. 
In three color mixtures: Dark Shades Mixed, Light 
Shades Mixed, and Dark and Light Shades Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 50 cts.; Tr. pkt. $1; g;oz. $1.75; j,0z. $3; 
7;0z. $5; Koz. $9. 
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See other Flowers of Special Merit on page 52. 
Single Dwarf Bedding 
Nemesia, Dwarf Hybrids 
Petunia, All-Double Dwarf Blue Brocade. All-America 
Winner. A very fine, rich velvety violet-blue, all-double 
variety with 34-inch fringed flowers on dwarf, bushy 
10-inch plants. The color comes almost 100 per cent 
true. Pkt. 75 cts.; 500 seeds $1.50; 1000 seeds $2.50. 
Portulaca, Large-flowering Double, Mixed. An 
exceptionally fine strain coming at least 85 per cent 
double. The large flowers are very full-petaled in a 
delightful range of colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; js0z. 30 cts.; 
Yyoz. 80 cts.; oz. $2.35. 
Schizanthus, Dwarf Masterpiece. Finest of all for 
pot-culture. The dwarf, compact plants form pyramids 
6 to 8 inches high and are very free flowering. The 
blooms come in varied well-balanced colors, including 
the darker and brighter shades. Pkt. 20 cts.; ,0z. 
35 cts.; Yeoz. $1; Yoz. $3. 
Sweet William, Dwarf Double, Mixed. An unusually 
{me strain and ideal for bedding plants. They are dwarf 
and very compact, 8 inches high, and make nice pot- 
plants. The colors include all of the rich dark tones as 
well as the bright light shades. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4oz. 50 cts.; 
oz. $1.50; 14 Ib. $4.50. 
Tahoka Daisy. An attractive lavender-blue, many-rayed 
Daisy with deep yellow center and long slender petals 
which are tinted with rose as they fade. The fern- 
leaved plants, 14% feet high, carry the flowers on fine 
long stems for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts.; Voz. 40 cts.; 
Yyoz. 65 cts.; oz. $2. 
Zinnia, Giant Crested, Mixed. This new type is with- 
out a peer, both for cutting and for garden display. The 
flowers average 5 to 6 inches across with a full, rounded 
cushion center, surrounded by broad guard petals as in 
a double pyrethrum and come about 65 per cent true. 
The bright fresh colors include magnificent shades of 
orange, orange-scarlet, yellow, maize, rose and crimson, 
The plants grow 21% feet high. Pkt. 20 cts.; yg0z. 35 cts.; 
Yyoz. $1; oz. $3.25; Y4lb. $9. 
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