
COSMOS, Yellow Flare—All-America ZINNIA, Fantasy, Melody —A new 
1942. First yellow Cosmos ever de- color. Medium-sized shaggy flowers, 
veloped. Single, 2 to 214-in. flowers, petals finely curled. Plants 21/> ft. 
massed on 3-ft. plants. Pkt. 15c. Bloom early, last all summer. Pkt. 15c. 

DAHLIA, Unwin’s Ideal Bedding, Mixed 
; —Miniature double and semi-double 
ZINNIA, Super caown O’Gold Pastel colorful flowers; dwarf bush 18 to 
Tints—Showy 5 to 514-in. flowers in 24-in. plants. Long-lasting cut flower. 
a variety of charming pastel colors. Pkt. 20c 
3-ft. plants. Pkt. 25c. ' : 

PETUNIA, Theodosia—Large rose-col- 
ored flowers with gold throat, single VERBENA — Bright scarlet. Also in 
fringed, 3 to 3l4-in. Flower when pure white and shades of blue. 
plants are very small. Pkt. 25c. Mammoth size. Pkt. 10c. 
MARIGOLD, Sunkist — 1943 All-America. Very early, dwarf French 
Harmony type. Continuous blooming, 2-in. blossoms cover the 6 to 
10-in. mound-like plants. Pkt. 25c. 

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FOR BETTER FLOWERS 
FROM SEED 
Practical Hints on an Important 
Subject 
WHEN AND HOW TO TRANS- 
PLANT—When the plantlets have 
fully developed their second pair 
of leaves, or ‘‘true’’ leaves as they 
are called, it is best to transplant 
them either to flats about three 
inches deep or to small pots. Re- 
move them from the seed bed 
gently to damage the roots as lit- 
tle as possible and plant some- 
what deeper than they originally 
grew, so that the stems will be 
well supported. 
A good procedure, to assure the 
largest possible root surface, is to 
cut the soil at right angles with a 
sharp knife from top to bottom 
and transplant with the soil, 
Be sure to make the hole—with 
the forefinger or a small stick— 
sufficiently large to take the roots 
in anatural position without crowd- 
ing. With the tips of the thumbs 
and forefingers press the soil very 
firmly about the roots—not merely 
against the stems on the surface. 
HOW TO FEED SEEDLINGS — 
When the seedlings have reached 
the stage of transplanting they 
require more plant food than they 
had in the seed flat mixture. Mix 
one teacupful of complete fertilizer 
with each bushel of soil mixture 
to make it fertile. One bushel of 
soil will take care of a great many 
plantlets. 
TEMPERATURE AND LIGHT—The 
transplanted seedlings should be 
kept at a temperature of 45 to 50 
degrees. If they are kept near a 
window, turn the boxes each day, 
otherwise the plants will lean to- 
wards the light and grow lopsided 
or spindling. 
THE RIGHT SOIL—Soil should be 
comparatively light in texture and 
preferably not too rich in plant 
food. One-third garden loam, one- 
third peat moss and one-third 
sharp sand will grow healthy 
seedlings. The root systems made 
by the plants in a soil mixture 
after this formula are truly won- 
derful. 
WHEN RE-POTTING IS NECES- 
SARY—As the little plants grow 
they may need to be shifted to 
larger pots to keep them in good 
growing condition up to the time 
the weather permits their being 
planted outdoors. This transplant- 
ing should be done when the roots 
have formed a mat around the 
inside of the pot. Usually it is best 
to change to a pot only one or two 
sizes larger than that in which 
the plant has been growing. As 
before, the plant should be kept 
from wilting as much as possible 
for the first few days after being 
repotted. 
SLOW PERENNIALS—Some per- 
ennial seeds are slow to germi 
nate, so if seeds don't sprout with- 
in a week or so, don't be worried. 
That is, don’t be worried if you 
have faithfully followed directions. 
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