California Giant or Mammoth. In- 
troduced 1926, this type has rap- 
idly gained in popularity. The 
plants are taller than the Dahlia 
Flowered type, 3 to 4 ft., with long 
stems which adapt it particularly 
for use as a cut flower. The flowers 
are very large and flat, giving a 
graceful effect. 
Cerise Queen. 
rose. 
Beautiful orange 
Daffodil Improved. Canary yellow. 
Enchantress. Light rose, deep rose 
center. 
Golden Queen. Golden yellow. 
Miss Willmott. Soft pink. 
Orange King. Cadmium or orange 
scarlet. 
Orange Queen. Golden orange. 
Scarlet Queen. Glowing deep scar- 
let. 
Violet Queen. Deep purple. 
Finest Mixed. From name varieties. 
Pumila Picotee Delight. One of the 
best florists’ cut flower Zinnias on 
the market. Flowers medium, 
petals curled, with picotee marking, 
plants 2 to 2% ft. 
Salmon Rose. 
Finest Mixed. Including a selec- 
tion of florists’ shades. 
Harmony Type (Scabious Flowered). 
Plants 2% to 3 ft., bearing numer- 
ous medium sized flowers, remark- 
ably resembling the annual Sca- 
biosa and Harmony Marigold. 
Finest Mixed. Bright shades, in- 
cluding crimson, scarlet, orange, 
yellow, pink and white. 
lima. Linearls 
Scabrous Flowere <l 
Haa geard 
Zinnia Super Crown O’Gold Pastel 
Tints. A vastly improved strain 
of the Crown O’Gold type, with 
large well formed flowers, in soft 
pastel shades, each petal overlaid 
at the base with deep golden yel- 
low. 
@Navajo Zinnias, Mixed Colors. Flow- 
ers are of medium size, double and 
semi-double, and composed of long 
narrow petals, some of which are 
slightly incurved or fluted. The 
many bicolored blooms remind one 
of the lovely, vivid colorings to be 
found in a Navajo rug. Bushy 
plants, about 1% feet tall. 
Fantasy. Fantasy type flowers have 
shaggy, ray-like petals, recalling 
the cactus dahlias. They are of 
medium size and flower in 45 to 50 
days from sowing. 
(Star Dust. Golden yellow. 
Wildfire. A rich, dazzling scarlet 
adds a distinet note of color and 
cheerfulness to the garden and 
will enliven any home when used 
in flower arrangements. The 
plants are neat in habit, strong 
growing and very free blooming, 
2% to 3 feet in height, coming 
into flower 45 to 50 days after 
the seed is sown. 
Finest Mixed. A bright colorful 
mixture of shaggy petaled me- 
dium sized double flowers, ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
Cupid Zinnia, Tiny Tim. Small but- 
ton-like flowers on well formed 
plants growing about one foot in 
height. Tiny Tim is a rich scarlet 
similar to Red Riding Hood but on 
a more compact bush of better 
form. 
Lilliput wo oe,” 
Nuart Double 
Fantasy 
Double Giant es 
Dehlia Flewered 
California Giant 

COMPARATIVE ZINNIA FLOWER TYPES 
14 
Howard’s New Giant Crested. The 
blossoms average from 4 to 5 inches 
in diameter, with a full rounded 
cushiony center surrounded by 
broad guard petals after the style 
of a Pyrethrum Roseum. The colors 
included in the strain are charm- 
ingly bright and fresh, and con- 
tain almost all known colors with 
shades of orange, orange scarlet, 
yellow, rose, maize and crimson pre- 
dominating. As a cut flower, or as 
an annual for garden ornamenta- 
tion, they are without peer. The 
type may be expected to reproduce 
60 to 70 per cent true to this large 
flowered crested formation. See 
illustration on back cover. Pkt., 15c. 
Black Ruby. Bronze Medal, 1941. 
Darkest maroon of Lilliput or Pom- 
pon type. See illustration on back. 
Packet, 15c. 

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He soft and pliable HANDS 
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Sizes for Women (small, medium, 
large) for Men (small, medium, 
large). Price, 75 cents a pair, post- 
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