Petunia, Glamour 
Ipomoea, Pearly Gates 

Marigold, Golden Bedder 
ALL-AMERICA WINNERS FOR 1942 
With all enthusiasm it is a real pleasure to announce the most worthy of the new flower introductions. The All-America 
judges have diligently cared for these and have given their very best judgment for the benefit of all flower lovers. Of the seventy- 
two varieties entered, the following list of ten were voted by the judges as the winners for the 1942 season. They comprise excellent 
subjects in new variations of colors, type, and habit of growth, suitable for all garden purposes, and we feel that you, the garden 
makers, will want to try out some of these new creations. 
CLEOME (SPIDERFLOWER), GIANT 
PINK QUEEN (PINK DAWN) 
Silver Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. Huge trusses of 
bright salmon-pink top the long stems of this distinctly novel 
plant. This Cleome is a hardy annual easily grown from seed 
planted directly in the border or garden. It blooms abun- 
dantly from midsummer to late fall. Height 3 to 4 feet. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
COSMOS, YELLOW FLARE 
Silver Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. Similar to the 
original Orange Flare, except in color, which is a very rich golden 
yellow. A striking plant for the garden, growing 3 to 4 feet tall. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c.; 140z. $1.75. 
IPOMOEA (MORNING-GLORY) 
PEARLY GATES 
Silver Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. The flowers of 
this new variety are a lovely lustrous white with creamy shading 
deep down in the throat and average 41% inches across. The 
fast-climbing vines are covered with blooms from the middle of 
summer until frost. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c.; 140z. $1.75. 
NIEREMBERGIA, PURPLE ROBE 
Bronze Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. A very fine deep 
violet-purple form of the popular Nierembergia bippomanica. 
It maintains its deep color, does not fade, has a neat compact, 
free-flowering habit and blooms from seed m 15 weeks. Plants 
grow 4 to 6 inches high. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
PETUNIA, GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, 
GLAMOUR 
Honorable Mention, 1942 All-America Selections. A luscious 
shade of salmon-rose in the Giant Ruffled Petunia type, faintly 
veined brown in the creamy open shallow throat. Strong, robust, 
extremely free-blooming and an entirely new shade in this type 
of Petunia. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 85c. 

PHLOX GIGANTEA, RED GLORY 
Honorable Mention, 1942 All-America Selections. Here is the 
brightest color that we have ever seen in a Phlox. It is brilliant 
red with a contrasting white eye. Red Glory is identical in type, 
habit of growth and size of bloom to the Gigantea Art Shades. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
MARIGOLDS 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered, Golden Bedder. Bronze 
Medal, 1942 All-America Selections. Very early—perhaps the 
earliest of all. Plants form symmetrical mounds covered with 
golden orange flowers. A row of outer guard petals is surmounted 
bya wy double crest of Dixie Sunshine type. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Dwarf French Harmony Type, Butterball. Bronze Medal, 
1942 All-America Selections. Most attractive, very compact, 
scabious-flowered, canary-yellow. Grows 6 to 10 inches tall, uni- 
form; very early flowering. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Dwarf Double French, Melody. Bronze Medal, 1942 All- 
America Selections. The flowers are fully double, brilliant orange 
in color, and are of the Harmony type. The compact plants 
are about 12 inches high. A very early and free bloomer. 
Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Mission Giants, Yellowstone. Honorable Mention, 1942 
All-America Selections. Bright rich clear yellow counterpart 
to Goldsmith, the popular variety introduced last season, 
with large 21-inch flowers on luxurious strong-growing 
plants. Height 3 to 5 feet. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
ZINNIA, ROYAL PURPLE 
Honorable Mention, 1942 All-America Selections. The deep 
rich reddish purple tones of this Zinnia are a charming reminder 
of the soft velvet of regal robes. The plants grow on the average 
2% to 3 feet tall and its extra-large, double blooms are about 
4 inches in diameter. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c.; 140z. $1.00. 

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