
VERBENA 
VERBENA (a) 
One of the most popular garden annuals for beds and mass- 
ing and for a gorgeous display during the summer months. 
Cannot be excelled, commencing to flower in July and con- 
tinuing until frost. Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
Spectrum Red. The brightest Verbena in existence. The huge 
flowers are an intense bright red, and having no eye, the 
color is intensified and its brilliance is quite dazzling. Pkt. 15e. 
Brilliant. The color of this beautiful Verbena is a rich deep, 
flame rose, with a medium sized white eye. This is one of the 
richest colors ever introduced. Pkt. 15c. 
Floradale Beauty. Special Mention, All-America Selections, 
1937. A giant hybrid, the flowers varying from bright rose- 
pink to deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. Individual 
florets of perfect form, fully rounded, and average 1% inches 
across; heads or trusses 4 to 5 inches across. Pkt. 15c. 
Hybrida, Roseglow. Glowing deep rose shading to orange scar- 
let in the individual floret without an eye. Color is so luminous 
that each plant has the appearance of a small flat fountain 
of fire, Decidedly free flowering. Pkt. 15c. 
Hybrid Grandiflora Giant. Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
VIOLA, Tufted Pansies (a) 
Waller Franklin Formula Mixture. This blend of bright gay 
colors far surpasses any mixture of Violas we have seen. 
Bright shades of self colors of red, yellow, blue, and apricot 
combined with many shades which are blotched, undoubtedly 
make these Violas a supreme mixture. Pkt. 25ce. 


Diamond Quality Naphthalene Flakes are now used exten- 
sively throughout the west for the control of many soil pest 
This material is highly recommended by the U.S. Depart: 
ment of Agriculture for the control of Wireworms, One 
pound of material thoroughly worked into 50 square feet 
of ground will give from 97% to 100% kull. 
While other prices are going up Naphthalene Flakes have 
been reduced.The new 5-pound package now sells for 50c 
at dealers everywhere. Get your supply early and work it 
into the ground before planting your Victory Garden 
Diamond Quality Naphthalene Flakes is also recommended 
for the control of Gladiolus Thrip One ounce of flakes to 
every 100 bulbs, placed in a paper sack right after digging 











See the directions on the package 
for complete information. 
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ZINNIA, TOM THUMB 

VIOLA FORMULA MIXTURE 
WALLFLOWER, Cheiranthus 
ENGLISH WALLFLOWER (Cheiri). (b) These half-hardy per- 
ennial and annual Wallflowers are grown for early spring 
bedding and for their delightful fragrance. Perennial sorts” 
should be sown in autumn and carried over in coldframe. 
Annual sorts may be sown outdoors in March and will flower 
the first year. Height, 2 to 3 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus Allioni). (b) This unusual 
little plant deserves a place in your rock garden or low border. 
Upright spikes bear numerous four-petaled flowers of dazzling 
rich orange. Flowers the first season from seed and when 
‘established will bloom all summer. Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10e. 
ZINNIA (a) 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of our hardy an- 
nuals for beds, mixed borders and for cutting purposes. Easy 
to grow in any good garden soil. They commence flowering 
early in the summer and continue until frost. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 21% feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The flowers 
usually have slightly hollowed center ringed with small tubu- 
lar florets. The petals are quite loosely placed and tend to curl 
at the edges, giving the blossoms a crisp, fresh appearance. 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson, large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 10e. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose centers. Pkt. 10c. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Illumination. Deep self rose. Pkt. 10c. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 10c. 
Polar Bear. White. Pkt. 10c. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
Will Rogers. Brilliant scarlet red. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This variety is taller than the Dahlia 
flowered type. 3 to 4 feet high, with long stems which make 
the flowers fine for bouquets. The blooms are large and flat 
and very graceful for their size. 
Finest Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10e. 
SUPER CROWN OF GOLD, Pastel Tints. The finest large- 
flowered Zinnia, with large well formed flowers. Contains a 
wide range of pastel shades, including soft yellow, old gold, 
light pink, various shades of salmon, peach, and buff, cerise 
salmon, white, and cream, each petal overlaid at the base with 
deep golden yellow. Flowers are borne profusely throughout 
the season on strong, robust plants. Mixed shades. Pkt, 15e. 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, medium sized flow- 
ers on plants 2% to 3 feet high. Free blooming. Excellent 
for cut flowers. : 
Wildfire. A rich, dazzling scarlet. Wildfire adds a distinct 
note of color and cheerfulness to the garden and will en- 
liven any home when used in flower arrangements. Plants 
neat in habit, strong growing, and very free blooming, 2% to 
3 feet in height; coming into flower 45 to 50 days after seed is 
sown. Pkt, 15e. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 12 inches. A charming dwarf which is 
excellent for low borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of very double pompon 
flowers about 11% inches across. The colors are bright. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. : 
TOM THUMB. These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm the 
larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant display. 
. They come in attractive color combinations, red tipped gold, 
salmon and gold, with a hundred intermediate shades 6 inches. 
All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
LINEARIS. This little dwarf variety of Zinnia is most unusual 
and interesting. The flowers are single and of a lovely shade 
of golden orange, with a delicate lemon yellow stripe through 
each petal, while the center is dark brown in the young flow- 
ers, turning golden orange as the flower develops. Blooms 
a Re in great profusion. Height, 8 to 10 inches. 
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