All-America Selections for 1942 
IPOMOEA, PEARLY GATES 
(Morning Glory) 
Silver Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
(a) & sport from and seemingly iden- 
tical in growth, foliage and bloom, 
except white in color, with Clark’s 
Early Heavenly Blue Morning Glory. 
A grand companion for its most popular 
counterpart. A big, satiny white, with 
a creamy shading in the throat, gives 
this beautiful appearance. Plant with 
Heavenly Blue and Scarlet O’Hara for 
red, white and blue effect. Reaches 12 
feet, with luxurious foliage. 
CLEOME, PINK QUEEN 
Silver Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
Cie beautiful Spider Plant grows 
recklessly from Maine to Florida 
and west to the Pacific. A tall and at- 
tractive border plant, free from insects 
and disease, with huge heads of delight- 
ful and refreshing pink, without a trace 
of blue or magenta. The large flower 
bracts turn to white before falling, giv- 
ing an appearance of a white collar with 
a pink cap. Reaches over 4 feet, well 
branched, airy foliage, blooming from 
June until frost. A grand flower. 
COSMOS, BURPEE’S YELLOW 
Silver Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
@®) Similar to the original Orange Flare, 
Gold Medal winner of 1935, except 
its color is a very rich and compelling 
butter yellow, described as golden yel- 
low by some judges. Even more striking 
in color, 3 to 4 feet tall, and an excel- 
lent garden flower. Free blooming on 
long wiry stems, and taller than present 
strain of airy serrated foliage, slightly 
later Early Orange Flare. Bound to 
be popular. 
NIEREMBERGIA, COERULEA, 
PURPLE ROBE 
Bronze Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
Similar to Nierembergia Hippoman- 
ica, except several shades deeper 
blue or violet-blue in color, from which 
it was selected. This is a half hardy 
perennial, treated as an annual, bloom- 
ing in about 15 weeks from sowing. It 
prefers full sun, sandy loam, and makes 
a grand border and edging subject. It 
stays in bloom over a long period and 
with a colorful blanket of bloom. Very 
dwarf, about six inches tall, cushion-like 
plant, surmounted with flowers the color 
of Silver Blue Petunia. 
MARIGOLD, DWARF FRENCH 
DOUBLE, BUTTERBALL 
Bronze Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
Most attractive, very compact, scab- 
ious-flowered, canary yellow. Only 
6 to 10 inches tall, uniform, very early 
and continuous flowering. Bright and 
luminous bedding or edging variety 
which you can’t help but like. Rich, 
dense foliage, well covered with small 
14%4-inch blooms. This makes a nice pot 
plant and should also be a good com- 
mercial variety. 

Packet 25c; 5 Packets $1.00 
MARIGOLD, DWARF FRENCH 
DOUBLE, MELODY 
Bronze Medal—1942 All-America Selections 
(Ore 12 to 15 inches high, and 
literally covered with golden yel- 
low, Harmony type flowers. Very uni- 
form in height, habit and color; rather 
early, and a long steady bloomer. 
Equally valuable for commercial use. 
MARIGOLD, DWARF 
CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, 
GOLDEN BEDDER 
Bronze Medal—i942 All-America Selections 
@® + very early, and perhaps the ear- 
liest of all variety, and of uniform 
habit. Plants form symmetrical mounds, 
covered with golden orange flowers. A 
row of outer guard petals is surmounted 
by a fully double crest of Dixie Sun- 
shine type petals or miniature flowers. 
Foliage is sparse and light green, pass- 
ing yellowish as plants go out of bloom. 
A second planting can be made for fall 
flowers. Long stems allow nice flowers 
for cutting. Chief value is in extra 
earliness, making its crop before other 
varieties start. 
PHLOX, GIGANTEA, RED GLORY 
Honorable Mention—1942 All-America 
Selections 5 
(@®) Gigantea Art Shades won a Silver 
Medal in 1935. Salmon Glory, the 
first separate color in this new giant 
flowered type, won a Silver Medal in 
1939. Then, perhaps with a bit of the 
glamor removed, Rosy Morn, with richer 
color won a Bronze Medal in 1941. Here 
is the richest bright red, with contrast- 
ing white eye, of this same type, for 
1942, and no less valuable than the 
salmon-pink and rose varieties. Its 
color is the same as Scarlet Flax; a 
free, continuous bloomer, tall, lightly 
foliaged, uniform and true. 
Rudbeckia, Starlight 
MARIGOLD, MISSION GIANT, 
YELLOWSTONE 
Honorable Mention—1942 All-America 
Selections 
Bright rich clear yellow counter- 
part of Goldsmith, 1941 Bronze 
Medal winner, with large, 2%4-inch flow- 
ers, on luxurious, large plants. Late 
blooming and lasting until frost. Flow- 
ers are of double, incurved, Chrysan- 
themum-like form, and very attractive. 
Uniformly 3 to 5 feet tall. 
PETUNIA, GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, 
GLAMOUR 
Honorable Mention—1942 All-America 
Selections 
@® + large salmon-rose flower with 
brown veining on white in the 
throat; a free and continuous bloomer. 
This is an excellent color under arti- 
ficial light and outdoors. There is a 
little variation in color shades and 
though mostly with wavy, fringed 
petals, some come plain edged and 
smaller in size than the 4 to 5 inches. 
Height is usually 15 to 18 inches. 

Phlox, Gigantea, Red Glory 
RUDBECKIA, STARLIGHT 
Honorable Mention—1942 All-America 
Selections 
@® Ths large-flowered, semi-double se- 
lection out of Helvedon Star, is 
certainly a free-bloomer. Its doubleness 
varies from fully double to single, 
mostly with about three rows of petals. 
Coloring is from primrose yellow to 
mahogany and bicolors, with mahogany 
centers. Unique for cutting and arrange- 
ments, with nice long stems. About 3 
feet tall, branching plants. 
ZINNIA, DAHLIA-FLOWERED, 
ROYAL PURPLE 
Honorable Mention—1942 All-America 
Selections 
@®) This large, Dahlia-flowered form, is 
a deep, rich Royal Purple color 
without blue toning. It is from a pure 
line selection out of Purple Prince and 
quite distinctly a deeper and richer 
purple. Its uniformity in plant habit, 
large flowers, color and height, shows 
good breeding. Flowers are usually 4 
inches across, fully double, and plants 
grow about 3 feet high. 

LANE WILSON SEED COMPANY, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 
