GEO. W. 
PARK SEED COMPANY 

SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN 
All American Selections for 1942 | 
Through man’s effort and God's creative will changes take place in habit or color of many ; 
favorite flower families every year. Here are the best of them. NOVELTIES FOR 1942, 


Cleome, Pink Queen 
CLEOME, Pink Queen. Distinct 
and new, this beautiful Spider 
Plant bears its huge trusses 
of bright salmon pink from 
summer until late fall. Im- 
mune to disease and insect 
pests. Attractive when used 
in tall borders. Giant pkt. 25c. 
NIEREMBERGIA, Coerulea, Pur- 
ple Robe. For a fine border 
nothing can beat this dwarf 
compact (6’’) plant of deep 
violet-blue. For picture see 
page 2. Fine for bedding or 
sound: Giant Novelty pkt. 
20c. 
MARIGOLD, Butterball (Dwarf 
French Double). To border 
your walks, to edge your 
beds, no Marigold excels this 
dwarf masterpiece of exquisite 
bright and luminous canary 
yellow which grows only 6 to 
10 in. tall. Also makes a nice 
pot plant for that drab win- 
dow. Pictured on page 14, 
Giant Novelty pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, Yellowstone (Mis- 
sion Giants). Bright rich clear 
yellow flowers of double, in- 
curved, Chrysanthemum - like 
form. Giant novelty pkt. 25c. 
PHLOX GIGANTEA, Red Glory. 
This rich red phlox with dis- 
tinctly contrasting white eye, 
is the brightest of them all. 
Giant Novelty Pkt. 25c. 
Phlox, Gigantea, Red Glory 





Ipomoea Pearly Gates 
MORNING GLORY, Pearly Gates 
(Ipomoea). A vision of shin- 
ing white beauty, this lovely 
counterpart of Heavenly Blue. 
Enormous flowers 41/,'’ across, 
of clear white cover the vig- 
orous growing vine from mid- 
summer to frost. Giant pkt. 25c. 
Marigold, Dw. French Double, 
Melody 
ZINNIA, Royal Purple (Dahlia 
Flowered). 3 ft. Distinctly 
deeper and richer royal pur- 
ple color; long stems, 4 in. 
flrs. Giant novelty pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, Glamour (Gts. of 
Calif.) Mammoth 4-5 in. flow- 
ers of bright salmon rose with 
creamy throat and delicate 
brown ree: Strong grow- 
ing richly foliaged. Pkt. 25c. 
ses 

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Cosmos, Yellow Flare 
COSMOS, Yellow Flare is dain- 
ty, yet rich and compelling in 
its golden butter yellow color. 
Flowers are produced freely 
on long wiry stems borne on 
a plant 3 to 4 ft. tall, with airy 
serrated foliage. Giant Nov- 
elty pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, GOLDEN BEDDER 
(Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flow- 
ered). The earliest of them all, 
‘Golden Bedder comes into its 
full array of distinct, golden 
yellow flowers before other 
varieties even begin to bloom. 
Uniform and compact in habit, 
it is fine for bedding or cut- 
ting. Giant Novelty pkt. 25c. 
(Dwarf 
French Double). Growing 12 
to 15 in. high, and literally 
covered with golden yellow, 
Harmony Type Flowers. Uni- 
form in height, habit and col- 
or, rather early and a long 
steady bloomer. Giant Novelty 
pkt. 25c. 
RUDBECKIA, Starlight. 3 ft. 
Unique for arrangements, 
Starlight is semi-double, large 
flowered, has long’ wiry 
stems. Coloring primrose yel- 
low to mahogany. Flowers 
vary in doubleness. Pkt. 25c. 
ALL TWELVE ALL AMERICANS 
FOR 1942. Value $2.50, for 
$2.00. Any six pkts. for $1.30. 
ees 
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