OUTSTANDING ANNUAL 
ASTERS 
For massing in the garden and for 
cutting, Asters furnish most attractive 
flowers in late summer and fall. Bone- 
meal rather than barnyard manure is 
recommended as a fertilizer. Be par- 
ticular not to plant Asters two successive 
years in the same location. 
Giants of California, Improved. Huge 
flowers like chrysanthemums, borne on 
long stems from late summer to frost. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Los Angeles. Large, double, shell-pink 
flowers on plants 214 feet high. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Super-Giant El Monte. Fluffy flowers 
6 inches across, of deep glowing crimson. 
Blooms early; plant 21% feet tall. Pkt. 
LOcetss¢ 
Wilt-Resistant Strains 
These strains are successful where other 
types of Asters fail to bloom. 
Giant Branching Comet. Large blooms 
in fine mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
All Wilt-Resistant Varieties, Mixed. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
CLEOME 
Pink Queen. All-America Selection, 
1942. Tall border plant 4 feet high, 
blooming from June to frost. Huge 
heads of pink flowers, turning white 
before falling. Pkt. 10 cts. 
COSMOS 
Burpee’s Yellow Flare. All-America 
Selection, 1942. Rich butter-yellow 
flowers on long, wiry stems. Free- 
blooming plants 3 to 4 feet high. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 
LARKSPUR 
Emperor. Double blooms in mixed colors 
on dwarf, branching plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Giant Imperial. Base-branching type 
producing long bloom spikes. Mixed 
colors—light and dark blue, carmine, 
pink and white. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Giant Imperial, Lilac King.  All- 
America Selection, 1942. Fully double 
flowers of a clear lil&’c shade on spikes 
that are ideal for cutting. Very upright 
plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pink King. Soft salmon-rose, fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
MARIGOLDS 
One of the most dependable plants for 
the summer garden. Easy to grow, they 
furnish plenty of color in brilliant shades 
of yellow, orange, and maroon. Many 
varieties make excellent cut-flowers. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered. Large chrys- 
anthemum-like blooms. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Double African. Large, globular flowers 
in mixed colors: Tall plants, reaching 
2% feet. Pkt: 10 cts. 
Dwarf French, Butterball. All-America 
Selection, 1942. Lovely 2-inch flowers 
of soft butter-yellow, with crested 
center of dainty tubular petals. Plants 
6 to 8 inches high, covered with a 
blanket of bloom early in the season. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dwarf French, Monarch Strain. A 
highly selected strain of double flowers 
in shades of mahogany, striped or 
edged golden yellow. Very floriferous. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 


Dixie Sunshine, Double. Fully double, 
rich golden yellow flowers 2 to 3 inches 
in diameter. Plant 4 to 6 feet tall; 
luxuriant foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Guinea Gold. Brilliant golden orange, 
semi-double and double blooms with 
ruffled petals. Good for cutting. Plants 
2 to 21% feet high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pot o’Gold. All-America Selection, 1941. 
Deep golden orange blooms 4 inches 
across and all double. Plant only a foot 
tall, blooming about two weeks earlier 
than other varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Sunrise. Dazzling golden yellow, ball- 
shaped, double flowers on a 3-foot plant. 
Long blooming season. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Scarlet Glow. All-America Selection, 
1941. Dwarf double French variety of 
deep scarlet. Plant grows about 10 
inches high, with a spread of 18 inches. 
Blooms ten weeks from seed. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Sunset Giant. Sweet-scented, huge 
yellow blooms of loose form with a full 
center, making a very deep flower. 
Plant 31% feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Yellow Supreme. Fragrant, rich yellow 
flowers 3 inches across. Fluffy, and 
carnation-like in form, with broad, 
loose, frilled petals. Vigorous and free 
branching. Pkt. 10 cts. 
NASTURTIUMS 
A popular annual for bedding, produc- 
ing bright-colored blooms over a long 
period. Colorful and dependable, it will 
thrive and bloom freely even in poor, 
sandy soil if given a sunny location. Sow 
outdoors in April or May. 
Gem Mixture. Sweet-scented . double 
flowers in light and dark shades. Plants 
dwarf and compact. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz.’ 
35 cts. 
Scarlet Gleam. Dazzling, fiery scarlet. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts. 
Dwarf, Single Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Tall, Single Varieties, Mixed. Trailing 
plants reaching a height of 5 feet. 
Good for scrambling over fences, stumps 
and stone-piles. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 ets. 
NIEREMBERGIA 
Purple Robe. All-America Selection, 
1942. Deep violet-purple, keeping its 
color well even in full sun. Neat, com- 
pact plant only 6 inches tall, of very 
free-flowering habit. Blooms about 
fifteen weeks from the time seed is sown. 
Very fine for edging and the rock-garden. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
SWEET PEAS 
Dainty flowers of surpassing fragrance. 
Plant early in spring in rich soil, and 
give the plants support when they reach 
a height of 8 inches. Provide plenty of 
moisture in the growing and blooming 
season. 
Spencer’s Early Hybrid Mixture. A 
mixture of the newest and brightest 
colors. Fine for planting under glass, 
but also for the garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 35 cts.; 4b. 60 cts. 
Special Mix. A good mixture. Pkt. 
10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 2 ozs. 25 cts.; lb. 
40 cts. 

FLOWERS 
PANSIES 
An old-time flower that will never lose 
its charm Seed may be sown in August 
or September to produce flowers the next 
year, or it may be started indoors in 
February and transplanted outdoors later 
the same season. Choose a sunny, well- 
fertilized place. 
Engelmann’s Giants. Vigorous, com- 
pact plants, blooming early. Huge 
flowers in both light and dark shades. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
PETUNIAS 
A favorite for bedding and for use in 
window-boxes. Blooms from early summer 
to late fall. Many different types have 
been introduced, of which we offer some 
good representatives. 
Balcony. Long, sprawling plants 18 
inches high. Single flowers 3 inches 
across, especially good for window- 
boxes. Mixed colors—white, rose, and 
blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Giants of California. Mixed colors in a 
variety of lovely shades, with pro- 
nounced yellow throats. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Heavenly Blue. Silvery blue flowers on 
a compact plant. Free bloomers. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Martha Washington. Ruffled blush- 
pink flowers with red veinings; open 
center, with a violet throat. Dwarf 
plant only 9 inches high. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Nana Compacta. Dwarf bedding Pe- 
tunia. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Rose Gem. Miniature flower only 2 
inches in diameter, of deep rich rose 
color. Compact, 6-inch plants, bloom- 
ing freely. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Rosy Morn. Rose-colored blooms with a 
white throat. Plant a foot tall. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Hybrid Varieties in Wide Mixture. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
ZINNIAS 
Indispensable where showy, continuous 
color is wanted in the summer garden. 
The many types and colors provide an al- 
most unlimited range, some of them very 
desirable for cut-flowers. 
Black Ruby. All-America Selection, 1941. 
Double flowers 114 to 2 inches across, 
of rich velvety deep maroon. They 
make a fine contrast with lighter 
varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 
California Giants, Mixed. Large flower 
of compact form, with the petals lying 
flat. Wide color range. Plant 21% feet 
high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. Flowers re- 
semble the Show Dahlia in form; wide 
color range. Plant 214 feet tall. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Fantasy. Blooms 3 inches across, of 
golden yellow, with very shaggy petals. 
Blooms in six to seven weeks from 
seed. 21-foot plant. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Fantasy, Stardust. All-America Se- 
lection, 19387. Informal type with 
shaggy, deep yellow petals. Pkt. 10 cts, 
Scabiosa-flowered, Mixed. Tufted cen- 
ter with a collar of wide petals. Mixed 
colors—orange, yellow, dull red, car- 
mine and other shades. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Tom Thumb, Mixed. Showy little 
flowers of red, orange, yellow, pink, and 
rose, on 4 to 6-inch plants. Excellent 
for pots, borders, and the rock-garden. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 

THE WETSEL SEED CO., Inc., Harrisonburg, Va. 
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