



FANTASY ZINNIAS ~ 
Wildfire (top) 
Stardust (bottom) 
The Newest Stocks (4xzzis) 
MOJAVE. A new Giant of California variety which is excellent for 
poe cultivation because of its very long flower-spikes; may 
e grown outdoors also, and is wonderful for cut bloom. Over 70 
per cent of the flowers are double; deep, velvety purple. 
FIERY RED. Of the Super-Giant Imperial type, this has been 
especially developed for cut-flower purposes. Height, 3 feet. Each 
plant produces a dozen or more spikes, with double, flame-color 
flowers, measuring 2 inches across. 
Above 2 sorts, pkt. 35 cts., Ygoz. $1.25, Yyoz. $2 
GARDENIA. (Non-branching.) The plant produces one flower- 
stem about 3 feet tall, the upper 12 to 15 inches of which are oc- 
cupied by a spike of closely packed double florets of a waxy sub- 
stance and pure snow-white. Here is an ideal variety for the 
commercial florist. 
YELLOW WONDER. (Non-branching.) A new color in the colum- 
nar type, suitable for culture under glass for cut-bloom. The 
rich cream-yellow florets are 2 to 24 inches in diameter and are 
evenly placed on spikes which normally measure 18 inches; but 
trusses as long as 26 inches have been obtained. 
Above 2 sorts, pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2 
Star of Texas (Xanthisma texanum). This wild flower 
has hitherto seldom been found in gardens. Sow in the open im spring 
and earlier under glass, thin or transplant to 1 foot apart. Grows 
11% feet high and produces showy daisy flowers 2 inches across, with 
yellow centers and narrow yellow florets. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, 
Ygoz. $1.50. 
Dwarf Purple Sunflower. On the 4-foot branching plant 
are produced fine single Sunflower blooms, which are 5 inches in 
diameter and dark in color. Annual. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
New Verbenas 
FLAMINGO. A giant newcomer to the Hybrida grandiflora group. 
Erect in growth, each plant has up to a dozen stems and each stem 
will bear as many as four enormous clusters of large vermilion- 
pink florets. Height, 114 feet. Pkt. 25 cts., Ygoz. $1, Moz. $1.50. 
BLUE SENTINEL. The plants form mats about 10 inches high. 
Produced with great freedom all summer are large, deep flower- 
heads of a royal violet-blue color; the individual florets have a 
white center. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Tripteris, Dwarf. Spreading mats of foliage 214 feet across 
and a foot high bear golden orange daisies with a brown eye and 
2 inches in diameter. They are borne on long stems and thus are 
excellent for cut-flower purposes; they make unique flower-beds. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 50 cts., 140z. 75 cts. 
NEW YORK CITY 
STOCK 
Fiery Red 
STOCK 
Mojave 

TRIPTERIS 
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VERBENA 
Flamingo 
ZINNIA 
Campfire 
STAR OF 
TEXAS 

Modern Zinnias 
ALL-AMERICA BLACK RUBY. A _lilliput or pompon 
BRONZE MEDAL| V2rcty, with 14-inch blooms on long stems; 
their color is a deep, velvety maroon. In a 
two-color or three-color planting or room-decorating scheme, this will 
prove ideal as the dark-hued factor. For flower-beds or cut-bloom it 
Is equally indispensable. Height, 15 to 18 inches. Pkt. 25 cts., loz. 
75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
UNIFLORA GIANTS. Very unusual in that only one flower grows 
on each plant, but the solitary flower is enormous (51% inches in 
diameter), as you would expect it to be. The plant does not 
branch but grows to its full 3 feet and the flower appears on top. 
A curio for the amateur and ideal for the exhibitor. We offer a 
mixture of all colors. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 

Scabious-flowered Zinnias 
HOWARD CRESTED. 4 to 5 inches across with rounded cushion- 
like center which is surrounded by broad, flat guard florets. The 
flower will remind you of a mammoth Scabious or Pyrethrum. 
This is a blend of charming fresh colors—crimson, red, pink, yellow, 
scarlet, gold and the other hues you expect to find when high-grade 
Zmnias of the ordinary type are grown. Excellent for flower-beds, 
and a useful new cut-flower. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
CAMPFIRE. The plants grow 2 to 24% feet high and the blooms are 
of moderate size, making them suitable for room decoration. They 
are shaped like the scabious, but are a rich, dazzling scarlet. Effec- 
tive bedding plants, especially when edged with dwarfer flowers of 
a contrasting or similar color. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
SUNBURST. These have a full, rounded center of small florets, 
surrounded by longer, broader ones. They are 14% to 2 inches 
across and are a pure, vivid, dazzling canary-yellow. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Voz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Five Fantasy Zinnias 
On 33-inch-high plants, lovely 3-inch blooms are developed in 
seven weeks from seed. The florets are shaggy, waved and frilled, 
making them lovely for cut-bloom and for annual flower-beds. 
eee Vivid, intense scarlet. Pkt. 20 cts., lgoz. 75 cts., oz. 
Deve 
WHITE LIGHT. Nearly pure white. 
ORANGE LADY. A gay shade of bright orange. 
ROSALIE. Bright, intense rose. 
STARDUST. The waved and frilled flowers are a rich, deep gold. 
Above 4, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
COLLECTION No. 18: Pkt. each above 5 colors in Fantasy Zinnias, 60 cts. 
FANTASY, MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 10 cts., 4oz. 35 cts.,oz. $1.25. 
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