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Spread good cheer 
with flowers from — 
your own garden 
Scarlet Flax (a) —Brilliant glossy- 
red flowers on delicate stems. Life 
of individual flower short, but 
blooming season can be prolonged 
by successive sowings. 
LOBELIA, Crystal Palace (a) —Cul- 
ture V. Cover \4¢-in. Ht. 4-in. Small 
round compact plants covered with 
deep blue flowers, dark foliage. 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST (Nigella) (a) 
—Culture II. Height 18-in. Double 
flowers nestled among fine, feath- 
ery foliage. Clear cornflower blue 
and white. Curiously shaped seed 
pods. 

PETUNIA, First Lady 
KING LUPINES (a) %—Culture 
III. Cover seeds Y2-in. Midsummer. 
Prefers light shade. Long spikes of 
large dark blue, sky blue, rose, or 
white flowers. Mixed. 
MARIGOLDS (a) 
Culture II Cover Ye-in. Ht. various. 
. Blooms early and late. 
Butterball, Dwarf French Double 
—All-America 1942. Compact, 6 to 
10-in. plants; very early. 1'-in. 
blooms. Pkt. 15c. 
Burpee’s Gold — Extremely large, 
sweet-scented, double. Odorless fo- 
liage. 2¥2-ft. 
Crown of Gold, Odorless — All- 
America 1937. Short, quilled center 
petals, with flat, deep orange guard 
petals. Branching plant, 2¥2 to 3-ft. 
Midseason. 
Cupid—New! See pg. 6. 
Dwarf Royal Scot—Mahogany red 
flowers with gold stripes Plants, 
24 to 30-in. Pkt. 15c. 
Early Sunshine—Very early. Bushy, 
24-in. plants. Blossoms 2 to 2%-in. 
with incurved petals of lemon yel- 
low. All-America 1939. Pkt. 15c. 
12 
French—Long blooming, tall plants. 
Double. Excellent color range, and 
striped variations. 
Gigantea Sunset Giants—Odorless. 
Double flowers, frequently 7 2-in. 
across. Primrose, yellow, deep 
orange. Plants 2% to 3-ft. Pkt. l5c. 
Golden Bedder—1942 All-America. 
Perhaps the earliest of all varieties. 
Plants form symmetrical mounds, 
covered with golden orange flow- 
ers. Pkt. 15c. 
Golden Glow — Odorless. 2%%-in. 
flowers, in clusters, somewhat like 
Chrysanthemum type, but petals 
straight, sharply pointed. Plants 2- 
ft. Early. Packet 15c. 
Goldsmith—All-America 1942: 
Golden orange, extra large fully 
double flowers. Early. 2 to 4-ft. 
plants. Pkt. 15c. 
Guinea Gold — Magnificent golden 
flowers with carnation-like petals. 
Plants 2 to 2'-ft. 
Harmony Type, French Dwarf Dbl. 
Hybrids—Flowers 1%-in., all 
double. No strong Marigold odor. 
Plants 12 to 14-in,. Combinations 
of yellow, orange, blotched and 
striped combinations of orange or 
yellow with maroon. Earliest of all. 
Pkt..15e, | 
Harmony Type French Dwarf — 
Center deep orange, maroon-brown 
guard petals. Early. Plants. 1-ft. 
_Harmony Type French Tall Single 
Ferdinand—Odorless. See illustra- 
tion back cover. Plants 20 to 24-in. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Honeycomb—New! See pg. 6. 
Limelight—All-America 1940. Pale 
primrose yellow, 2%-in. across, 
Chrysanthemum-like head. 20-in. 
plants. Pkt. 15c. 
Red and Gold Hybrids—Some solid 
red, others red and gold. Vary in 
color according to season and even 
on same plant. Early. Plants 1 ¥2-ft. 
Pkta 5c; 
Spry—1941 All-America. Extra 
dwarf double French type; about 
9 in. tall 1% in. flowers, clear yel- 
low crested center, mahogany-red 
guard petals. Blooms in 9 weeks. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Spotlight — Dwarf Double French 
type. Mahogany-red guard petals, 
yellow crested center. 
Sunkist — 1943 All-America. See 
front cover and pg. 7. 
Yellow Pigmy—All-America 1940. 
Plants only 4-in. high; double, light 
lemon-yellow 1¥-in. flowers. Early. 
Pkt.. 15c. 
Yellow Supreme — Sweet scented 
yellow 3-in. blossoms. 
Wildfire—New single Marigold. 
Flowers .2 to 3 in. across, many 
patterns and markings. Solid col- 
ors, stripes, variegations, mottlings, 
. specklings, bi-colors. Colors include 
bright scarlet, orange, golden, ma- 
hogany and yellow. 
Yellowstone, Mission Giant—All- 
America 1942. See illustration pg. 
10. Late blooming. Pkt. 15c. 
MIGNONETTE, Sweet Scented 
(a)—Culture I Cover 1/16-in. Ht. 
15-in. Dwarf, with many small 
spikes -of fragrant blossoms. Long 
blooming. 
MOON FLOWER (a) — Culture 
VIII. Cover seeds Y4-in. Plant in a 
sunny location. Quick-growing vine © 
with dense green foliage and pure 
white flowers, 5 to 6-in. across, 
that open in evening and on cloudy 
days. Fragrant. 

MORNING GLORY (a) 
(Ipomoea) 
Culture III. Cover Y-in. 
Cornell — New! Extremely large, 
red with white stripe. Rapid growth 
of hearty foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
Heavenly Blue — Vigorous, quick 
growing, with extremely large blue 
flowers. Long blooming. 
Scarlett O’ Hara—All-America 1939. 
Rich, wine-red or deep rosy crim- 
son blossoms about 4-in. across. 
Pearly Gates—1942 All-America. 
Unusually large white flowers, lux- 
urious foliage. Plant with Heavenly 
Blue and Scarlett O’Hara for red, 
white and blue effect. Pkt. 15c. 
MOSS ROSE—See Portulaca. 
MOURNING BRIDE— See Scab- 
iosa. 

MORNING GLORY, 
Pearly Gates 
NASTURTIUM (a) 
Culture III. Cover 
Y2-in. Prefers 
sunny location. Thrives in soil 
other plants would scorn. 
Dbl. Glorious Gleam Hybrids — 
Sweet scented. Long stems. Com- 
pact habit. Many colors. 
Dwarf Mixed—Compact plants. 
Golden Gleam—Double and semi- 
double fragrant gold blossoms on 
semi-tall plants. 
Golden Globe (Dwarf Dbl.) — 
Color like Golden Gleam. Dwarf. 
Gem (Dwarf Dbl.) —Balanced 
range of bright colors. 
Scarlet Gleam—Fiery red. 
Tall (Trailing) Mixed—_ 
lame (a)—Culture V. Cover 
1 /12-in. Ht. 1-ft. Dwarf, free bloom- 
ing, showy plants Flowers like min- 
iature Snapdragons. Mixed. 
NEMOPHILA (Baby Blue Eyes) 
(a)— Culture II. Ht. 6-in. Dwarf, 
spreading plants; sky blue flow- 
ers, lighter toward center. 
NIEREMBERGIA (hhp) —Culture 
V. Sow %-in. Ht. 6-in. 
Hippomanica (Dwarf Cup Flow- 
er) —Little plants completely cov- 
ered with cup-shaped clear lav- 
ender blue blossoms, Pkt. 25c. 
Coerulea, Purple Robe—All-Amer- 
ica 1942. Cushion-like plants only 
6 in. tall, violet-blue flowers. Blooms 
in 15 weeks. Stays in bloom a long 
time. Pkt. 25c. 
NICOTIANA (a) ¢—Culture I. 
Cover 1 /16-in. Ht. 2¥ to 3-ft. Long 
tubed, petunia-like blossoms pour 
rich, spicy fragrance over the gar- 
den morning and evening. 
NIEGELLA—See Love-in-a-Mist. 
PAINTED TONGUE—See Salpig- 
losis 
PANSY (a) #—Culture VII. Cover 
¥g-in. Ht. 6-in. 
Giant Mixed:—Richest colors, joed 
markings. Pkt. 20c.- 
Swiss Giants—Long stemmed, es- 
pecially for cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA (a) 
Culture I. Cover 1/16-in. Ht. vari- 
ous. Blooms summer and fall 
America All- Double —See front 
cover and pg. 6. 
Betsy Ross—New! See illustration 
pg. 10. Miniature, gay ruffled flow- 
ers 24 in. diameter, completely cov- 
ering plant. Pkt. 25c. : 
Balcony Petunias—Long spreading 
plants Good for window boxes, or 
overhanging effect. Red, White, 
Blue, Rose, Mixed. 
Burgundy — Single, plain edged, 
large purple-carmine flower with 
white throat and violet tube. Pkt. 
15c. 
Cream Star—1940 All-America. 
Star-shaped, creamy white centers, 
surrounded by an aura of white. 
Free-blooming, dwarf. Pkt. 15c. 
Dainty Lady — All-America 1936. 
Large, single fringed, yellow, 
ringed gold and cream; compact 
plants. Pkt. 20c. 
English Violet—See pg. 6. 1943 All- 
America. 

STOCK, Ten Weeks 
Flaming Velvet—Dark red, single, 
plain edged. Pkt. 15c. 
First Lady—All-America 1940. Very 
dwarf. Flowers 2¥2-in., blush pink. 
Bloom all season. Pkt. I5c. 
Glow—All-America 1940. See illus- 
tration pg. 10. Dwarf. Pkt. 15c. 
Glamour—New! See pg. 7. 
Giants of California Supreme Flor- 
ist Strain — Blooms unbelievably 
large, 5 to 7-in., very heavily ruf- 
fled, in pink, rose or salmon. rose, 
all with light, richly veined throats. 
Plants 14% to 2-ft. Early. Pkt. 20c. 
Hollywood Star — See illustration 
pg. 14. All-America 1939, Pkt. 15c. 
Igloo—See pg. 6. 1943 All-Amer- 
ica, 
Lace Veil—Heavily fringed, white, 
creamy throat. Dwarf. Pkt. l5c. - 
Martha Washington — 9-in. plant, 
large, frilled flowers. Bluish-pink, 
edged with wine-red veins, violet 
throat. Pkt. 25c. 
Radiance — All-America 1941, 1% 
7] 
to 2-in. flowers. See illustration pg. © 
10. Very early. Pkt. 25c. 
Rose Gem—Single, bright rose. 6- 
in. plants. Pkt. 15c. 
