
Marigold 
Super Harmony Type 

Dimorphotheca 
Double Hybrids Mixed 
THE WILLIAM MACDONALD SEED CO. 

Here is a field planting of Dahlia Flowered Giant 
Zinnias. Careful attention to stock seed selec- 
tion keep Macdonald's strains large flowered 
OST SEEDSMEN—both at home and abroad—have long 
taken advantage of Macdonald’s rigid quality standards in 
the production of Flower Seeds. They know that “California’s 
Best Flower Seeds” are not tops in quality by a lucky accident; 
but are the result of many years’ selections and crosses in our 
Trial Ground, and careful stock seed selection and roguing in 
our field. 
Each year, four individual Trial Grounds are conducted for 
the hybridization and selection of our improved Flower Seed 
strains. These comprise in all more than 15 acres, with 10 acres 
devoted to a large miscellaneous Trial Ground and the balance 
divided among Sweet Pea, Stock, Aster and Zinnia plantings. 
Need we say more about “Proven Quality’’ Flower Seeds! 
Now, more than ever before, it is to each Seedsman’s ad- 
vantage to place an early contract order for his 1942 crop 
Flower Seed requirements. You will find Macdonald ready and 
able to book these Flower Seed orders. Our various ranches— 
600 acres of them—are all located in the fertile Santa Maria 
Valley; only here in the center of California is found the ideal 
climate for the proper growing and maturing of all flower 
varieties. 
Novelties are natural leaders for both catalog and counter 
sales. Our new color illustrated booklet on 1942 Novelties, 
describes among others a new Double Dimorphotheca—also a 
new Giant Cactus Flowered Zinnia, and several other outstand- 
ing items for speedy retail sale. Copies of this booklet will 
gladly be sent upon request. 

YICALIFORNIA’S BEST FLOWER SEEDS” 
SANTA MARIA 
U.S.A. 

and true to type. 
Soods. of PROVEN QUALITY 

Petunia 
Ramona Strain Re-selected 
Delphinium 
Pacific Giant Hybrids 
CALIFORNIA 
