AND NOVELTIES 
FOR 1943 
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AGERATUM 
Michell’s Blue Boy. Novelty. Extra dwarf. This Michell’s strain is the result of 
many years’ careful selection. The growth is uniform and even, about 4 
inches high, and the plants are almost completely smothered with flowers 
of the richest shades of blue. Excellent for the border or rock garden. 
Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c; %4 oz., $1.50. 
ALYSSUM, VIOLET QUEEN 
_ New, dwarf, compact form with flowers of a pretty bright violet tint. A de- 
cidedly brilliant shade, and a variety that will come very true from seed. Pkt., 
15c; large pkt., 60c; 4 oz., $1.00. 
ANTIRRHINUMS 
, ’ Rustproof Varieties 
This strain has proved excellent under intensively wet outdoor conditions. 
They have stood the tests, and are better than 75 per cent rustproof. For grow- 
ing outdoors for cutting or bedding, they will prove excellent. 
Reveille, Majus Grandiflorum, R.-R. New. This gorgeous new Snapdragon grows 
to a height of 22 inches and has an upright base-branching habit, each 
plant producing from 6 to 8 huge spikes of flowers. The color is a deep 
luminous yellow with the upper lip of each floret toning to a lighter lemon- 
yellow. The individual florets are unusually large and the plant is rust- 
resistant. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., $1.00. 
MICHELL’S EXCLUSIVE INTRODUCTIONS 
Dandy, Nanum Grandiflorum (Semi-Dwarf). A new variety. Color is a beau- 
tiful glowing orange with white tube. The habit of the plant is very dwarf 
and compact; free flowering. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., $1.00. 
Quaker Maid. One of the finest large-flowering varieties we have ever 
seen. The color is a brilliant rose, with large open florets which have 
yellow upper lips, and the tubes are pure white. The individual flowers are 
well set on good, strong, wiry spikes. The plants are base-branching and 
produce from 6 to 8 huge long-flowering spikes. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c. 
For other varieties of Snapdragons see page 24. 

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ASTER, VICTORY GIANTS MIXED 
. Michell’s Rustproof Antirrhinums 
Honorable Mention, 1943 All-America Selections. A splendid 
(aS) extra early Giants of California or Comet type. Strong, sturdy 
COSMOS, YELLOW FLARE 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections. Similar to the original 
Orange Flare, except in color, which is a very rich golden yellow. 
A striking plant for the garden, growing 3 to 4 feet tall. Pkt. 
25c; large pkt., 75c; Y% oz., $1.00. 
plants, branching habit, growing 3 feet tall. The flowers average 
5 inches across, and in a fine range of colors, including salmon- 
pink, Really a well balanced mixture without reds. A splendid type for 
bedding and cut flowers. Small pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c. See back 
cover for color illustration. 
CARNATION, MARGUERITE, GIANT 
FLOWERING, ALLDOUBLE, MIXED 
This is an extra-selected strain in a range of 15 to 20 colors. The 
flowers are large, fully double, and very freely borne. The plants are 
of stocky upright growth, excellent for cutting. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c. 
CLEOME (SPIDERFLOWER), GIANT PINK QUEEN 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections. Huge trusses of bright 
salmon-pink top the long stems of this distinctly novel plant. 
This Cleome is a hardy annual easily grown from seed planted 
directly in the border or garden. It blooms abundantly from 
midsummer to late fall. Height 3 to 4 feet. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c. 
Alyssum, Violet Queen 

COSMOS, SEMI-DOUBLE, ORANGE RUFFLES 
New. A semi-double form of the ever-popular Orange Flare. The 
extra two or three rows of petals add immensely to the butterfly-like 
beauty of the richly colored orange bloom. Plants are from ten days 
to two weeks earlier blooming than Orange Flare. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 
60c; % oz., $1.00. 
IPOMOEA (MORNING GLORY), PEARLY GATES 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections. The flowers of this new 
variety are a lovely lustrous white with creamy shading deep 
down in the throat and average 414 inches across. The fast- 
climbing vines are covered with blooms from the middle of 
summer until frost. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 60c; 4 oz., $1.00. 
MARIGOLDS 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flowered, Golden Bedder. Bronze Medal, 
All-America Selections. Very early—perhaps the earliest of 
all. Plants form symmetrical mounds covered with golden 
orange flowers. A row of outer guard petals is surmounted by 
a fully double crest of Dixie Sunshine type. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 60c. 
Dwarf French Harmony Type, Butterball. Bronze Medal, All- 
America Selections. Most attractive, very compact, scabious- 
flowered, canary-yellow. Grows 6 to 10 inches tall, uniform; 
very early flowering. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 50c. 
Dwarf Double French, Melody. Bronze Medal, All-America Selec- 
tions. The flowers are fully double, brilliant orange in color, 
and are of the Harmony type. The compact plants are about 
12 inches high. A very early and free bloomer. Pkt., 25c; 
large pkt., 50c. : 
Mission Giants, Yellowstone. Honorable Mention, All-America 
Selections. Bright rich clear yellow counterpart to Goldsmith, 
the popular variety introduced last season, with large 21/- 
inch flowers on luxurious strong-growing plants. Height 3 to 
Pkts25cplaroe-pkti., apc: 
NIEREMERGIA, PURPLE ROBE 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections. A very fine deep violet- 
GS) purple form of the popular Nierembergia hippomanica. It main- 
5 feet. 
tains its deep color, does not fade, has a neat, compact, free- 
flowering habit and blooms from seed in 15 weeks. Plants grow 
4 to 6 inches high. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 75c. 
PETUNIA, GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, GLAMOUR 
Honorable Mention, All-America Selections. A luscious shade of 
salmon-rose in the Giant Ruffled Petunia type, faintly veined 
brown in the creamy open shallow throat. Strong, robust, ex- 
tremely free-blooming and an entirely new shade in this type 
of Petunia. Pkt., 25c; large pkt., 85c. 

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