SOW FLOWER SEEDS IN STERILOAM 

The Gorgeous Zinnia © Yous and Old Age (ANNUAL) 
The seed may be sown in a hotbed or sunny window and transplanted, or sown IJater in the 
open ground. The plants come into flower early in the summer and keep on blooming until 
hard frost. Splendid for garden decoration and for cutting. 
Giant Double Dahlia-flowered 
The plants attain a height of 3 feet, pro- 
ducing mammoth flowers averaging 6 inches 
across by 3 to 4 inches in depth, similar in 
shape to the decorative dahlia, with the same 
fullness of the petals. Illus. in color, page 52, 
*Canary Bird. Clear yellow. 
*Crimson Monarch. Flaming crimson. 
Dream. Deep lavender-blue. 
*Exquisite. Light rose. 
Golden Dawn. A pure clear golden yellow. 
Oriole. Orange and gold. 
Polar Bear. Large; finest pure white. 
*Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. 
Youth. Beautiful light rose. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 440z. 60 cts., oz. $2 
Mixed, pkt. 15 cts., 40z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
COLLECTION No. 56: Pkt. each, 4 marked *, 
50 cts. 
Dwarf Double-flowering 
This type is very satisfactory for borders 
or cutting. Perfect flowers. 11% ft. 
Crimson Salmon-Rose 
Canary- Yellow Scarlet 
White Mixed 
Golden 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
MIDGET ZINNIAS. A dwarf type, excel- 
lent for cut-flower purposes. Some entranc- 
ing colors are to be found in this class. 
*Canary Gem *Crimson Gem 
*Golden Gem *Pink Gem 
*Salmon Gem White Gem 
*Scarlet Gem Mixed Gems 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 60 cts., oz. $2 
COLLECTION No. 55: Pkt. each, 6 marked *, 
cts. 
CUPID ZINNIAS. Compact little plants, 
less than 1 foot high, are covered with 
small, button-like flowers. Excellent edg- 
ing plant. 
Pixie. Bright yellow. 
Tiny Tim. Rich scarlet. 
Snowdrop. Pure white. 
Cupid, Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
MEXICAN ZINNIAS, Mixed (Z. Haage- 
ana). Spreading plants with flowers sug- 
gestive of French Marigolds; some double, 
some single; many semI- double. Shades of 
yellow, red, or brown; also spotted and 
striped. Pkt. 15 cts., Yor. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
NAVAJO ZINNIAS, Mixed. 18 in. Me- 
dium-sized, double and semi-double flowers 
with long, narrow, incurved or fluted 
florets, each of which is tipped with a 
lighter contrasting color. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
LINEARIS. Ideal for window-boxes, beds 
of cut-bloom. Growing 10 inches high and 
spreading 2 feet within six weeks of sowing, 
it is covered with medium-sized, single, 
daisy-like flowers with outer florets golden 
orange and center eye darker. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yyoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
UNIFLORA GIANTS. See page 15. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
BLACK RUBY. See page 15. Pkt. 25 cts., 
YYoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 


Mammoth California Giants 
When in full bloom, they reach an enor- 
mous size, yet their flatness gives them a 
most graceful appearance. They grow to a 
height of 3 feet, and the fime double blooms 
will sometimes average a diameter of 6 inches. 
Brightness. Bright pink. 
Cerise Queen. Cerise-rose. 
Enchantress. Light rose, deeper center. 
Lemon Queen. Lemon-orange. 
*Miss Willmott. Soft pink. 
*Orange Queen. Golden yellow. 
Orange King. Cadmium or burnt-orange. 
*Purity. Pure white. 
*Rose Queen. Bright rose. 
*Scarlet Gem. Glowing scarlet. 
*Violet Queen. Shade of violet. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 40z. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., Y4oz. 30 cts., oz. $1 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 6 marked *, 50 cts. 
Various Zinnias 
Crown o’Gold, Desert Gold. 21% ft. The 
light and deeper hues of gold have been 
segregated, being equally striking in the 
| garden or for cut-bloom. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Crown o’Gold, Pastel Tints. See page 51. 
Pkt 15 cts: oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Scabious-flowered Hybrids, Mixed. Flow- 
ers have wider outer rays, but the inner 
section has tubular florets. Colors mclude 
crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow, pink, and 
white. Pkt. 15 cts., goz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Scabious-flowered, Autumn Tints, Mixed. 
Orange, bronze, russet, dull red, carmine, 
terra-cotta, and intermediate shades. Pkt. 
25 cts., Yyoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Following described on page 15. 
Howard Crested. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.25, 
Yyoz. $2 
Campfire Sunburst 
Above 2, pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Curled and Crested, Mixed. Flowers 
twisted into fantastic and Sioa forms. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. 35 cts., oz. $1.2 
Victory Quilled, Mixed. 1% ft. Sonilar to 
a cactus dahlia. A good mixture. Pkt. 
10 cts., Yoz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
Pumila Picotee, Salmon-Rose. The petals 
are ruffled and curled, giving a light, dainty 
effect, and each is beautifully picoteed. 
Pkt. 15 cts., loz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Pumila Picotee, Mixed. Includes all colors. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Fantasy Zinnias. See page 15. 
White Light Rosalie 
Orange Lady Stardust 
Above 4, pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
Wildfire. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
z. $2.50. 
COLLECTION 18: Pkt. each, 5 colors, 60 cts. 
Yoz. 35 cts., 
Fantasy Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. $1.25, 
LILLIPUT ZINNIA, Pastel Shades 
Beautiful little ball-shape blooms, in- 
valuable for cut-flowers and for bedding. 
In the mixture are such entrancing colors 
as apricot, peach, cream, shell-pink, sal- 
mon, rose, and orchid. Height, 1 foot. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 




—a fine potting soil that has been sterilized. No weed seeds; 
harmful fungous spores and bacteria much reduced. 25 Ibs. $2 
Zinnia linearis 
FLOWER SEED MIXTURES 
WILD-FLOWER MIXTURE. Seeds of 
native plants. No garden hybrids or 
“tame” plants included in this mixture. 
Suitable for broadcasting in odd corners, 
when hiking, etc. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., 
lb. $2, Ib. $7.50. 
MIXED SEEDSMAN’S FLOWERS. All 
the varieties in our establishment are 
contained in this mixture, which is mostly 
an assortment of cultivated types. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 4b. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50. 
ROCK-GARDEN MIXTURE. All the 
dwarf flowers, cultivated and wild, annual 
and perennial, that are suitable for the 
rock-garden. Sow it amid the rocks and 
boulders of your Westchester or Con- 
necticut home. There is a peculiar charm 
about plants that seem spontaneously to 
appear some months later. Mix seed with 
fine soil, 1 ounce to a pailful, and broad- 
cast the mixture freely. Pkt. 15 cts., Y4oz. 
60 cts., oz. $1, 14Ib. $3.50, Ib. $10. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
The annual varieties are principally yrown 
for their beautiful flower panicles which 
when dried are useful for bouquet work. 
Perennial varieties are valuable for borders 
or massed between shrubs or on the Jawn. 
Sow outside in May, transplant or thin 
out when large enough to handle. If 
flower-heads are cut before they are ripe, 
they will keep for a long period. 
Annual Grasses 
BRIZA maxima (Quaking Grass). 1 ft. 
COIX Lacryma-Jobi (Job’s Tears). 3 ft. 
ERAGROSTIS elegans (Love Grass). 1 ft. 
PENNISETUM longistylum (Plume 
Grass). 2 ft. 
ZEA japonica (Striped Corn). 5 ft. 
Perennial Grasses 
ERIANTHUS Ravenne. 4 ft. 
EULALIA japonica foliis vittatis. 4 ft. 
GYNERIUM argenteum (Pampas Grass). 
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PENNISETUM Ruppelianum. 3 ft. 
STIPA pennata (Feather Grass). 
ch, pkt. 10 cts. 
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COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 10 varieties, 75 cts. 

54 Flower Seeds 
How about a wild garden—a corner for native plants? 
Mixed wild-flower seeds will provide it 
STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
