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LIFE’S GREATEST JOY 
y Fifty years have passed since the father in ‘Fraser & Son” started 
giving to the world his glorious flower productions ... half a century of 
sincere service to. mankind. Yet, the growing of flowers is but a work of 
love, and if in the working we can give a bit of color and cheer it will not 
have been in vain. 
Flowers are one of God's greatest gifts to man. The seeds grown by 
“Fraser & Son’ and placed in packets are for you. They were grown 
carefully—mere bits of life to bring you happiness, to help you meet the 
harder tasks of life. Success never comes without a calmness of. spirit 
and clearness of mind. Calmness of the soul is one of the beautiful jewels 
of wisdom—you can find it in your garden, working among your flowers. 
The unsettled conditions of the world, we hope, will soon be’ over, but 
now as never before America has turned to gardening. Garden Clubs and 
Horticultural Societies have sprung into being on every hand. We have 
learned that life’s greatest joys come from little things: a packet of seeds; 
a smile; a handclasp. America has become garden minded .. . she has 
awakened to the joys of life. 
Over these fifty years many new flowers have come into being with our 
assistance. We see vast fields of blossoms grown to feed the soul, and 
acres upon acres of vegetables grown to feed the body. We hope you will 
help us to give more beauty and happiness to the world; help us scatter 
flowers along life’s way. 
Douglas G. Fraser, President 
FRASER & SON, SEED GROWERS 
NEW NOVELTIES FOR 1942 
628 California Rose Supreme Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 
Flower-stems will grow to a height of 3 feet or more, and flowers are 
unusually large. Allow 9 inches of space between the plants. 
We thoroughly appreciate how disappointing it is to purchase a packet 
of pink snapdragon seeds and plant them and arrange them in a certain 
spot where we want’pink only, and when these plants come into bloom 
we find every color of the rainbow, but just.so long as we are not masters 
of Nature, we cannot control this feature entirely. 
But the public will be pleased to know that we are on the way to improve 
this disappointing feature, and that some day we hope to offer all our 
Snapdragon seeds with a guarantee of coming true to color. Pkt. 50c; 
Special Pkt. $1.00. 
EXTRA EARLY COLONIAL STOCKS 
Blooms earlier than other branching types, grows 30 to 36 in. tall. The 
individual florets are 2 inches across and they form clusters or spikes 
15 inches long. The percentage of double runs about 70 per cent. 
796 Mayflower. Red rose. Pkt. 25c; Special Pkt. 50c. 
797 Priscilla. Silvery lavender. Pkt. 25c; Special Pkt. 50c. 
798 Puritan. Pure white. Pkt. 25c; Special Pkt. 50c. 
2442—-GAILLARDIA—New Giant Double Flowered Hybrids 
These new Hybrids represent a remarkable improvement in annual 
Double Flowering Gaillardia. The flowers measure from 2% to 3 inches 
across and are borne on long stems of good quality. The colors range 
from light yellow, delicate salmon, orange, chamois and buff tones to 
deep rose and carmine with several shades in between. The plants are 
of robust growth and free flowering. Pkt. 25c; Special Pkt. 75c. 
NEW MARIGOLD 
372—Marigold Mission Giants—Giant Chrysanthemum-like blooms 4 to 
5 inches in diameter in true Marigold colors blended into a delightfully 
balanced mixture. The plants are about 18 inches high, base branching 
and produce from:8 to 12 stems of excellent cutting length. These stems 
bear flowers equally as large, if not larger, than the center stem. Pkt. 
25c; Special Pkt. 75c. 
2839—-MORNING GLORY—Liberty Mixed 
Here they are! Heavenly Blue, Pearly Gates (1942 All-America winner), 
and Scarlet O’Hara—a blend of three of the most popular varieties you 
can buy. You will be more than enthusiastic about the effect of this red, 
white, and blue trio climbing over trellis, porch, or fence. Pkt. 25c. 
469—-COSMOS—Early Klondyke Yellow. 1942 All-America Award. 
Even more striking in appearance than its parent, Orange Flare. The 
color is golden or “butter” yellow. An excellent, free blooming flower 
for the garden, growing 3 to 4 feet tall. Slightly later and taller than 
Orange Flare. Pkt. 25c. 
SCARLET WISTERIA TREE—Flowers 2 Years from Seed—Easy to Grow 
Hardy, thrifty, superior, small shrub tree that grows only five feet high 
with a spread of four feet, giving the shape of a large beach parasol. It 
has lovely blue-green foliage and beautiful large orange-red flowers 
hanging in long clusters like the Wisteria underneath the foliage. Hardy 
anywhere in the United States. It is deciduous ’in the winter months 
for a short time. It has been known to produce .three crops of these 
beautiful large orange-red flower clusters in one season. Fine for grow- 
ing in‘large tubs and pots. 12 Seeds Now 25c. 
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