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Showing three Petunia plants in our Plant Bands, compared with 
potted plant started at same time. 
VERBENA—Continued 
Carmine Ball. 6 in. Bright carmine-scarlet. 
Chamois. 6 in. Heavy cream or chamois-pink. 
*Dark Blue. 6 in. Deep marine blue. 
*Fireball. 4 to 5 in. Extra dwarf; Bright fiery scarlet. 
Snowball. 6 to 8 in. Fine free flowering pure white. 
Mixture of all colors available in this compact class. 6 in. 
*Violet Bouquet. 10 to 12 in. Deep Violet. Distinctly upright 
symmetrical habit. 
Royal Bouquet. 10 to 12 in. Same habit as above but a mixture 
of all colors in this “bouquet” type. 
Prices on above Compacta varieties and Mixture, each: Tr. pkt., 
35c; 14 0z., 85c; 1 oz., $3.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES. 
*Bipinnatifida. (Pronounced by-pin-a-TIF-i-da) 18 in. Very 
heavy, fast grower. Deeply serrated leaves account for its com- 
mon name, Fern-leaved Verbena. Cluster of attractive lavender- 
blue flowers borne freely thruout season. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; 14 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.50. 
*Bonariensis. 90,000 S. 36 in. A long-stemmed Verbena with 
lavender-blue flower clusters. Foliage stays near the ground 
making this new type well suited to cut flower work. Very deco- 
rative garden plant. Germination slow. Tr. pkt., 35c; %4 oz., 
(YOR Ue Gye, EAT BY. 
*Venosa. 60,000 S. 8 to 10 in. A dwarf bedding Verbena that 
flowers continuously thruout our hot mid-Western summers. 
Deep lilac flowers produced quite freely. Tr. pkt., 25c; %4 oz., 
45c; 1 oz., $1.60. 
Erinoides. (Moss Verbena). 30,000 S. Its extra strong growth 
makes a 3 to 4 ft. wide row 10 in. high. Small lavender flower 
heads quite freely produced. Tr. pkt., 25c; %4 oz., 50c; 1 oz., 
$1.75. 
VINCA 
ROSEA. (Periwinkle). 21,000 S. 15 in. One of the most generally 
satisfactory outdoor bedding plants we have. Will stand an 
almost unbelievable amount of hot, dry weather. Sow early with 
bottom heat. 
*Twinkles. Soft blush pink with bright red eye. An unusual 
color and large flowered. 

*Crimson. (Kermesina). A magenta crimson—deeper than Rosea 
Pink. 
*Pink. (Rosea). The standard medium pink. 
Alba Pura. Pure white. 
Alba Oculata. White with pink center. 
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MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued 
Flower Seeds for Florists” 

Vinca Rosea—one of the finest all purpose bedding plants. 
VINCA—Continued 
Delicata. Light pastel pink shade. 
Mixture of above colors. 
Prices on above varieties and Mixture, each: Tr. pkt., 25c; %4 
oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
VIRGINIAN STOCK 
Compacta Mixture. 60,000 S. 8 in. Nice compact bedding plant. 
Tr. pkt., 15c;.1 0z., 65c. 
WALLFLOWER (Annual) 14,000 S. 
Gold Standard. Richly fragrant deep golden yellow. In our lati- 
tude should be sown in October for greenhouse flowering. Tr. 
pkt., 25c; %4 oz., 85c. 
For Perennial Wallflower, see Cheiranthus, page 39. 
For Zinnias, see pages 10 and 11. 
For “Lucky” Germination 
An electric hot bed cable such as the one shown above in our 
germination testing bed will maintain the 65 deg. minimum SOIL 
TEMPERATURE which is necessary for most seed. Notice the 
cable is covered with sand and the flats are laid on pieces of 
lath to avoid injury to the cable. 

