Painesville, Ohio 
TORENIA—"WISHBONE FLOWER” 
Fournieri. A fine branching, small-leaved annual plant useful 
for vases, hanging baskets, and summer borders. Plants are 
covered the entire season with inch-thick solitary flowers: 
deep sky-blue, with three velvety violet spots, yellow throat. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 40c; 1/4 oz., 70c. 
+TAGETES—MARIGOLD 
Early Sunshine. New Bush Marigold. An improved Dixie Sun- 
shine. It is dwarf and bushy, about 24 inches. The flowers are 
2 to 2% inches wide, lemon or sulphur-yellow, with nicely 
incurved petalage. One of the earliest to bloom. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30¢; 14 o7z., 55c. 
Burpee Gold. (New.) Dwarf; free carnation-like flowers. Entirely 
free from the accustomed Marigold odor. Flowers of heavy 
substance, average 31/ inches across, are fully double with 
an artistic arrangement of the long, loose petalage; rich, 
gleaming orange. 
Crown of Gold. 3 feet. Not a trace of the pungent Marigold 
scent in flower, stem or foliage. Foliage unusually sparse. 
Flowers 21/4 inches wide; bright golden orange. 
Gigantea, Sunset Giants. A new race. Double flowers, 5 to 7 
inches across, varying in color between shades of vivid 
orange, dark and light yellow, and primrose. A small per- 
centage may come in single, but with no loss of beauty. 
Long stems for cutting; rather sweet scented. 
All above, each: Pkt., 10c; /g oz., 25¢c; 1/4 oz., 40c. 
Guinea Gold. Richest, purest orange-gold in less formal but 
more artistic flowers of large size; borne in great profusion. 
Long stems for cutting. 21/ feet. 
Pkt., 10c¢; Vg oz., 20c; 4 oz., 35c. 
FRENCH GROUP 
Harmony. (New.) Bushes 15 inches high by 2 feet wide, stud- 
ded continuously all summer with brilliant small flowers. 
The broad outer petals are deep mahogany-red, surrounding 
a central crested cushion of golden yellow. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 20c; 14 oz., 35c. 
Signata pumila. BORDER OF GOLD. Showy, dwarf, compact. 
Rarely 12 inches high; fern-like foliage and golden flowers. 
Legion of Honor. 9 inches. Singe flowers golden yellow, with 
velvety maroon spot. 
Each: Pkt., 10¢; Vg oz., 25¢; 1% oz., 45c. 
Dwarf Royal Scot. All double. (New.) Flowers are a unique, 
very striking alternation of rich mahogany and gold stripes. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25c; 1% oz., 40c. 
Dwarf French Double and Single Mixed. 1 foot. Fancy color 
combinations. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 15¢; Y oz., 25c. 
Yellow Pigmy. Very compact, ball-shaped plant 8 inches tall; 
freely producing 1-inch double French Lilliput flowers of 
light lemon-yellow. Extremely good for edging and very 
delightful used in pots. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 35e. 
AFRICAN GROUP 
Yellow Supreme. New African. 26 inches high. Fluffy flowers 
of light golden yellow. Good odor. 
Pkt., 10¢c; Yg oz., 35c; 4 oz., 60c. 
Tall Double African Mixed. 3 feet. 
Dwarf Double African Mixed. 20 inches. 
Each: Pkt., 10c; 1/4 oz., 20¢; 2 o2., 35c. 
*VERONICA 
Incana. 1 foot. Showy silver-white foliage; slender spikes of 
amethyst-blue flowers. July-August. Pkt., 15c. 
VERBENA 
Mammoth Flowered. A showy creeper with uprising stems to 18 
inches, literally covered, midsummer to frost, with umbels of 
brilliant bloom in several distinct colors. Mixed. 
, Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 30c; 1/4 oz., 50c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Individual florets 1 inch in diameter. 
Robust and. upright, freely branched; colors ranging from 
clear rose-pink to deep rose-red. Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 45c; V4 oz., 75c. 
Dwarf Erecta, Blue Sentinel. Plants 10 inches high by 20 inches 
broad, numerous upright stems. Deep heads violet-blue with 
white corolla. Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 75c. 
*VENOSA—HARDY GARDEN VERBENA 
12 inches. Showy purple spikes all summer. 
Pkt., 10¢; Yg oz., 40c; 4 oz., 75c. 
*VIOLA—-TUFTED PANSY 
Dwarf edging plants, hybrids of the Alpine Violet and garden 
Pansies. They bloom 8 months if sheared often. Mixed. 
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 75c. 
S & H “COLOR RIOT” 
Annual Mixture. Seed from hundreds of annuals that will 
give amazing results the first year. 
*Perennial Mixture. A splendid mixture; all free flowering 
and very desirable. 
Each: Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1% Ib., 75c. 
ROCK GARDEN 
25 associated kinds. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 
*Perennial Mixture. Made up from 50 choice rock garden 
Annual Mixture. Suitable for a 
rockery. 
perennials. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 30c; YW oz., 50c. 

RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 
WALLFLOWER 
Early Wonder Double Mixed. 2 feet. Many spikes of fragrant 
double flowers in a fine range of colors. 
Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 50c. 
: *YUCCA—SPANISH BAYONET 
Filamentosa. Broad, sword-like leaves, quite evergreen. Mid- 
summer flowers on tall, branched spikes; pendent, large, 
creamy white bells. Pkt., 10c;-% oz., 15¢; 14 02., 25c. 
+ZINNIAS 
Hardy annual. We recommend Zinnias for beds, borders and 
summer hedges, where they will bloom quite freely, and are 
compearably bright during the month of August. Sow seed in 
the open ground early in spring or start in hotbed or window 
and transplant when ground is suitably warm. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED 
They very closely resemble the double decorative type 
Dahlias in form and in their robust growth. Plants get up to 
3 feet in height and perfect flowers are often 6 inches wide 
by 3 and 4 inches in depth. These range widely as to color, 
even depths and tones heretofore unknown to Zinnias. 
The following, each: Pkt., 10c; 1g oz., 25¢; oz., $1.50. 
Crimson Monarch. 
Scarlet Flame. 
Double Dahlia-Flowered Mixed. 
All Zinnias following at one price, except where noted. 
: Each: Pkt., 10c; Vg oz., 25c; V4 oz., 40c. 
Giants of California. A distinct new type with flattened flow- 
ers only an inch thick, but 5 to 6 inches across, the short, 
overlapping petals loosely arranged in a delightful infor- 
mality unique among Zinnias. Branching plants 3 feet high, 
producing an extravagance of long-stemmed, vividly colorful 
bloom. Mixed. 
Lemon Queen. (New.) Light canary-yellow on upper side and 
cerise on lowers. Flowers fragrant. 
Early Wonder, Fiesta. Very early and adapted to florist’s use. 
This variety, Fiesta, is rich, deep red. 
Scabiosa-Flowered. Flowers 21/4 to 3 inches across, with broad 
outer petals surrounding a cushion-like crown of many 
quilled petals; remindful of the annual Scabiosa and the 
crested double cosmos. Colors include white, shades of yellow, 
Orange, crimson and scarlet. 
DOUBLE POMPON—" LILLIPUT” 
Double Pompon Mixed. 
Lilliput Pastel Shades. Compact flowers, 1 to 114 inches in 
delicate shades of apricot, peach, yellow, shell-pink, salmon- 
rose and orchid. Very free bloomer. 45 days. Mixed. 
Red Riding Hood. 12 inches. Vividly effective; bright crimson- 
scarlet; once used, ever after wanted. 
Stricta elegans, Zebra. Medium size, compactly double, evenly 
imbricated flowers of every color, each gaily splashed and 
mottled with contrasting shades. Mixed. 
FANTASY 
Plants 2\ to 3 feet. Splendid, well-rounded, good sized 
flowers in all-season abundance of pleasingly unique con- 
struction, popular both for cut flowers and for bedding. The 
colors range through orange, red, pink and cream, with pastel 
tones. Mixed. 
Rosalie. (New.) Intense bright rose; typical Fantasy. 
Star Dust. Rich golden yellow color, derived from ‘’Fantasy.”’ 
A delightful cut flower on long stems. 
White Light. Nearest to pure white to be found in Zinnias. 
Petals curled and crested. 
GIANT CRESTED 
Howard. The flowers are large, 4 to 5 inches across, with a 
quilled, cushion-like center, bordered with broad guard 
petals. Although nearly all colors are present in this mixture, 
the trend is towards shades of crimson, rose, orange and 
yellow. Pkt., 25¢; Vg oz., 50c; %4 oz., 90c. 
GIANT PICOTEE ‘ 
Plants 2 to 214 feet and firmly compact. The beautiful 
flowers are of a giant type, each petal distinctly tipped with’ 
a darker shade as in Picotee Carnations. They come in a 
variety of colors, including orange, flesh, lemon, pink and 
cerise, each with the peculiar markings on tips of petals. 
Mixed. 
DWARF ZINNIAS 
Gypsy. One of the new “Early Wonder’ group, which gives 
flowers about 30 days from seed. Plants 15 to 18 inches. 
Medium sized double flowers on long, wiry stems; a rich, 
deep, burnished orange. 
Linearis. Very dwarf but spreading, 8 to 10 inches high, by 2 
feet. Early flowers; single flowers deep golden orange with 
light central stripe and dark center. 
Navajo. Special recommendation by “All America’ Selections 
for 1938. Blooms freely from early summer into late fall. A 
dazzling bedder, and very charming for bouquets. Flowers 
medium sized, double and semi-double, ranging through 
colors of lilac, lavender, russet, crimson, orange, yellow, 
pink and other pastel shades. The outer one-third of each 
petal is a decided light contrast to the body color. Mixed. 
Spun Gold. 12 to 18 inches. 45 days. Double flowers 2/2 to 3 
inches wide. Delicate pastel shades of butter-yellow. 
Tom Thumb. Neat, compact plants maturing to not over 10 
inches. The perfect double flowers vary from 1 to 2 inches 
wide, commence appearing with the first leaves just above 
the ground, and continue lavishly throughout the season. 
Colors all shades of red, yellow, white and pink. Mixed. 
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