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Novelties and Specialties of Flower Seeds for 1940 
For 1940 we brought you one page of outstanding novelties and specialties in flower seeds. The demard for them 
was so great that we have decided to repeat them for this year. These novelties and specialties will bring your garden a 
gorgeous array of color and bloom. No garden is complete without a wide share of them. 
2206 Ageratum, Midget Blue. Dwarf (3 to 4 in. high), 
with delicate fine foliage, which is practically smothered 
with small true Ageratum Blue flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
626 Antirrhinum, Majus Grandiflora, Rust Resistant Snap- 
dragon, Rosalie. A rich deep rose color with an underlying 
tone of topaz or amber. Plants are base branching and pro- 
duce from 6 to 8 huge long flowering spikes. Pkt. 25c. 
2461 Acroclinium, Gigantea. Double, Daisy-like blossoms 
about 114 in. across are borne singly on stems 18 in. long. 
The colors are pink and white. It is an everlasting flower 
and often blooms in 8 weeks. Pkt. 25c. 
660 Antirrhinum, Golden Rod, New Tall Giant Snapdra- 
gon. Large, bright, golden-yellow flowers on tall spikes. 
Plants are base branching. Highly rust resistant. Pkt. 25c. 
2803 Carnation, Alwoodii Hardy Cottage Strain. (Half 
Carnation, Half Pink, Double and Single Mixed.) The plants 
are of stocky habit and do not require staking. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 25c. 
423 New Calendula, Golden Sunburst Shaggy, Creamy 
White Striped Orange. Flowers of Giant size. Will bloom 
almost the year around with very little water or care. Pkt. 
25c. 
2820 Gazanea, Fraser’s Hybrids. Half-hardy perennial 
flowering the first year from an early sowing. Colors 
range from cream to orange and rich red. Height 8 in. 
Pkt. 25c. 
3324 Aster, Streamlined, Wilt Resistant. Color Pure Rose 
Pink. Plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c; 
% oz. 85c, 
467 Cosmos, Early Double Sensationa, Mixed. Extra early 
double flowers in colors of white, pink, and crimson, meas- 
uring 414 to 5 in. across. Pkt. 25c. 
2452 Gomphrena Globosa (New Bunch-Flowered Globe 
Amaranthus). Annual, 18 to 24 in. high. Flowers resemble 
large clover heads. Mixed colors, including white, pink and 
purple. Pkt. 15c. 
2696 Glory of the Sun Grass (Aristea Eckloni), African 
Brilliant Blue. Grows 18 in. high. Hardy in the south, best 
grown in pots in the north. Pkt. 25c. 
2454 Gypsophila Multiflora (Annual Baby's Breath). 
Grows from 18 to 24 in. high. Flowers are smaller than ordi- 
nary Baby’s Breath but three times as abundant. Pkt. 15¢; 
oz. 75c. 
2293 Cockscomb, New Velvet Velour, Art Shades. The 
comb has a spread of from 8 to 10 inches in colors of 
Golden Orange, Rose, and Rich Crimson. Pkt. 15c, 
866 Hibiscus, Super Giants. Perennial. Immense flowers 
from palest pink, through pure pink to rose with others 
showy white or rich crimson. Pkt. 15c, 
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CALIFORNIA GROWN 
2882 Ipomea, White Moonflower, Mexican Giant Flowered. 
Flowers often measuring 6 in. across, pure white and very 
fragrant. Pkt. 25c, 
2541 Mignonette, California Glittering Gold. Bright glitter- 
ing gold flowers on long spikes. Annual—grows about 12 
inches high. Pkt. 15c. . 
2564 Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco). Mexican Giant - 
Flowered Tuberose scented fragrant white tobacco plant. 
Long tubular pure white flowers growing in dense whirls 
around the stem, one above the other. Pkt. 25c. 
256 Dahlia Bette Davis (Cordes-Eastman). Semi-Cactus 
type. Grows 514 ft. tall. Flowers a deep violet rose with 
darker center. Pkt. $1.00. 
253 Dahlia, Gold Star Mother. Double miniature semi-cac- 
tus type. Grows about 2 ft. high. Medium double flowers 
of beautiful salmon shaded pink overlaid with guinea gold. 
Pkt. 50c. 
370 Fraser’s New Double Red California Marigold. Double 
flowered form of the red Marigold. Individual flowers not so 
large as the giant double strains, but the plants bear more 
flowers than the large flowering type. Grows to a height of 
2 to 3 feet and flowers measure over 2 inches across. Sold 
in true color packet. Pkt. 25c. 
523 Petunia, Cream Star, Dwarf Bedding Type. Hybrida 
Nana Compacta variety. Free bloomer. Soft, creamy white 
flowers, bluntly star shaped with a star of cream coloring 
on the white flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
538 Petunia Grandiflora, Futuristic Blue and White. The 
ground color is a deep blue with a velvety sheen which in- 
tensifies a great deal the irregular pure white blotches or 
markings. Pkt. 50c. 
543 Petunia, Miniature Ruffled Betsy Ross. The color is 
red and white, with the white blending to golden and the 
red blending to very deep red in the throat. Blooms are 
21% in. in diameter and well ruffled. Plants are uniform and 
compact. Pkt. 25c. 
524 Petunia, Glow, Dwarf Bedding Type. A dwarf, com- 
pact ball-shaped plant, Hybrida Nana Compacta, of bright 
rose-red and lighter throat. Extremely free flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
537. Petunia, Blue Hawaii. Giants of California strain. 
Flowers are an intense shade of violet blue. Pkt. 25c. 
1920 Holland Red Tulip Poppy, Intense Scarlet. Reminds 
one of the Holland Red Darwin Tulip. Has smooth stems like 
the Tulip. Plants grow 12 to 18 in. high and produce 50 
to 60 flowers per plant. Pkt. 25c. 
2750 Virginia Stock, New Compact, Extra Early, Minia- 
ture Mixed. Also known as French Forget-Me-Not. Compact 
bushes, 6 in. high, and 8 in. across. Flowers measures 34 in. 
across. Rich colors of bright rose, with golden eye, pure 
white with golden eye, and red with golden eye. Pkt. 15c. 


