
Verbena, Hybrida Grandiflora Brightness 
130614. BRIGHTNESS. H. A. Ver- 
benas have always been popular in the 
northern gardens. They remain in bloom 
long after the first early frost, extend- 
ing the flowering season until heavy 
killing frost. As the name implies, this 
variety is particularly showy and at- 
tractive. The color, a_ bright rose- 
cerise, boldly contrasts with the large 
white eye. Individual florets average 
nearly an inch in diameter, while the 
flowering heads measure 21/2 to nearly 
3 inches across. The plants are semi- 
compact in habit with a spread of from 
15 to 18 inches, making an excellent 
variety for border or edging use. It is 
of the hybrida grandiflora type. Pkt., 
20c; 2 pkts., 35c; 14 oz., 90c; 1/2 0oz., 
$1.60; oz., $3.00. 
NOTE: 
H. A. means Hardy Annual. 
H. P. means Hardy Perennial. 
1076. ENGELMANN’S GIANTS. H. H. P. 
Of all the strains of Pansies on the 
market today, we believe that Mr. Carl 
Engelmann of England has produced the 
very finest strain of all. Mr. Engel- 
mann has won outstanding awards and 
medals at the great spring show at 
Chelsea each year on his strains of 
Pansies. The seed that we offer is im- 
ported from the originator. This strain 
is a very vigorous growing, compact 
and early flowering type, and contains 
a great variety of shades both dark 
and light, all of the blotched type with 
very huge, well formed blossoms. The 
blend of colors is too difficult to de- 
seribe in words and we refer you to 
the illustration shown below. We high- 
ly recommend this strain of Pansies. 
Start seed indoors in flats early in 
February for early spring blooms. Pkt., 
25c; 2 pkts., 45c; 1% oz., $1.50; 1% 
oz., $2.80; 1/2 oz., $5.50; oz., $10.00. 

Pansy, Engelmann’s Giant 
were at one time one of the most popular garden flowers. Then grow- 
ers began to have failures due to rust and they lost their popularity. 
Now with the advent of the new rust-resistant Antirrhinums, we predict 
that they will again become one of the most popular flowers. The col- 
lection shown on our front cover consists of six rust-resistant varieties. 
Complete descriptions will be found in the flower seed section of our 
catalog. Each collection consists of one full sized packet of the fol- 
lowing: Harmony, Terra Cotta and yellow shaded rose; Pinkie, clear pink; 
Shasta, white; Torchlight, garnet suffused orange, yellow lip; Wallflower 
Red, pure Wallflower red; L. L. Olds, yellow. No finer collection of 
Snapdragons could be desired by any gardener. Be sure to include this 
collection when ordering your seeds. The price is only 35c postpaid 
for all six packets. 
[we beautiful Antirrhinums, or Snapdragons as they are better known, 

Petunia, Victorious All Double, Blue Brocade 
1109. BLUE BROCADE VICTORIOUS ALL DOUBLE. 
H. A. This Petunia won the 1940 silver medal in the 
pi All-America contest receiving the highest number of 
points of all entries. It is a fine, true, violet-blue color, giant fringed all- 
double Petunia of the Victorious All Double strain which comes 75% or 
better true double from seed. The plant is dwarf and uniform and very 
neat in habits, making it equally valuable to the florist as well as for 
bedding and window box plantings. The seed should be started early in 
flats. The beauty of this Petunia is rather difficult to describe in words. 
Pkt. of 35 seeds, 25c; 70 seeds, 45c. 
PLEASE NOTE: We can supply this strain of Petunia in mixed colors 
also. See No. 1106 in the flower seed section of our catalog. 

Zinnia, Fantasy Wildfire 
1332. WILDFIRE. H. A. There has been an unusual 
demand for the fantasy types of Zinnia, and with the 
addition of separate colors, this race of Zinnias will 
prove very popular. Wildfire adds a distinct note of color and cheerful- 
ness to the garden and will enliven any home when used in flower arrange- 
ments. The plants are from 21!/. to 3 feet in height, are neat in habit 
strong growing and very free blooming, coming into flower 45 to 50 days 
after seed is sown. We recommend sowing this type of Zinnia in the 
ground where they are to grow, if possible, as they seem to succeed much 
more satisfactorily. The rich dazzling scarlet of this variety will attract 
attention wherever grown. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts. sees. : 
BOnsce Ce aa ¥ . pkts., 15c; 4/4 oz., 50c; 1/2 oz., 


Petunia Hybrida, Radiance 
1085. RADIANCE. H. A. The Petunia 
is probably the most popular and uni- 
versal satisfactory flower grown by 
gardeners and professionals today, and 
more work has probably been done by 
plant breeders to improve Petunias than 
on any other flower. Radiance received 
a 1940 silver medal in the All-America 
awards, receiving just a few less points 
by all the judges than Blue Brocade 
which received the most points of any. 
It is a rich, brilliant cerise-rose with 
enough underlying salmon to remove 
the harshness commonly found in a 
cerise-rose variety. The throat is a 
golden yellow below where the bloom 
starts to flare which adds much life to 
the Petunia. The plant is of the hy- 
brida type, very uniform, and neat in 
habits. It is decidedly free flowering 
throughout the season. The blooms 
measure 21/. to 3 inches in diameter. 
Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., 45c; 1/4 oz., $1.60; 
1/fo oz., $3.00; oz., $5.90. 
830. VIOLET QUEEN. H. A. When 
we think of Alyssum we usually think 
of the sweet scented white flower so 
popular for edgings and borders. Many 
have asked, ‘‘Why can’t we have Alys- 
sums in various colors? I like it for 
borders, but the white is not the color 
that I need for my particular planting.’’ 
We are pleased to offer this year Violet 
Queen which will unquestionably be one 
of the leading novelties of the season, 
Plants are dwarf, compact, neat in 
habits, free flowering, and the small 
sweetly scented flowers are a very rich 
deep shade of violet. You will certain- 
ly want some of this beautiful edging 
plant in your garden this season. Pkt., 
25c; 2 pkts., 45c; 1/4 oz., $3.40; 14 
oz., $6.50; oz., $12.00. 

Alyssum, Violet Queen 
