64 JOHN A. 
COREOPSIS 
Grandi- 
flora. Per- 
ennial. 2 to 3 
feet. Bright 
yellow flow- 
ers from 
June until 
frost. Flow- 
er “the first 


year from 
seed. 1912— 
alot. “bes 
Semi-Dou- 
ble. Peren- 
nial. Simi- 
lar to the 
above, ex- Coreopsis, Semi-Double 
eept the lovely flowers are double and 
semi-double. Very free bloomer. 1933 
= Pkt. 10c. 


Double Flowering Cornflower, Mixed 
CORN FLOWER 
See Color Illustration, Page 102. 
Centaurea. Annual. There is, per- 
haps, no more popular annual than the 
Cornflower. It will grow anywhere 
and as a cut-flower it is considered in- 
dispensable. Sometimes called Bach- 
elor’s Button. 
Jubilee Gem. A dwarf variety, 10 
to 15 inches tall, compact, literally 
covered with double dark blue flow- 
Gres eta Pit aL ve: 
Double Mixed. 1875—Pkt., 10c; 3 
pkts., 25c. 
Double Mixed, Salzer’s Cliffiwood 
Farm TRIPLE-A-TESTED—A special 
reselected strain certified by THREEH- 
WAY tests. 1896—Pkt., 15¢c; 3 pKts., 
~~ COX COMB Cetosia) 
Annual. Free 
blooming plants, 
easily grown, 
Plumosa. 2% to 3 — 
feet high. Feath- 
-ery plumes of 
magnificent shades 
of red and yellow 
mixed, 1885—PkKt., 
10c. 
Chinese W 0 ol- 
flower (Celosia 
Childsi). A unique 
form of feathered 
Coxcomb, 2 to 3 ft. 
high, each branch 
terminating in big 
heads of showy fire red flowers. 
—=PKt. oe: 
Cristata. Large flower heads, long 
and broad, resembling a rooster’s 
comb, mixed colors. 1 ft. PSS i—-PK t28e; 
Gilbert’s Maple Gold. Almost glob- 
ular heads of golden maple, some 
varying to rose and pink, 8 to 12 heads 
to a plant. 3 ft. 1888—Pkt., 20c. 
CYCLAMEN 
Greenhouse plant. Graceful orchid- 
like flowers in about 24 months from 
sowing seed. Cultural directions on 
each packet. 
Salzer’s Show Mixture. Colors range 
from white to crimson, with interme- 
diate shades. 1924—*Pkt., 35c; 2 pkts., 60c. 


Coxcomb, Plumosa 
1886 

SALZER SEED CO., 

LA 
‘CROSSE, 
Wis. 194 



Orange Flare Cosmos 
COSMOS — 
Annual. Popular for tall borders 
and for cutting, producing its artistic 
flowers until frost. 3-3% ft. 
ORANGE RUFFLES 
Vivid, rich orange, butterfly-like 
blooms, very free flowering. The love- 
ly flowers are semi-double, something 
new in Cosmos. 1917—-Pkt. 15c. 
SENSATION 
An extra early strain with extra 
large single flowers £4. toe 5 “inches 
across, with heavy fluted petals. 3% 
feet. Fnormous flowers can be had 
by disbudding. .Mixed colors of pink 
and white. 1916—Pkt., 10e. 
Extra-Early Cosmos 
Seed sown April 26th produced 
plants: riotous with large single 
blooms July 19th. 
Orange Flare. 
single flowers. 
15c. 
Extra Early Mixed. Fine single 
flowers of pink, red and white, all 
mixed. 1914—Pkt., 5c; % 0Z., 15¢. 
Clifftwood Mixed. Seed saved from 
Bright vivid orange, 
1915—Pkt., 8c; % 02., 
the largest flowers on our Cliffwood 
10c; % 
Farms. 1920—Pkt., OZ, 25¢C;5 
YY, oz., 40c. 

Cosmos, Extra Early, Double Crested 
COSMOS, Cont'd. 
Extra Early, Double Crested 
Fine, large, full, double crests in the 
center. It reverts back to its single 
form, but a goodly percentage will 
bear perfect, double crested Cosmos. 
Mixed. Pink, red, and white flowers, 
~all mixed. 1913—Pkt., 12c; % 0z,, 50c. 
DAHLIAS f 
Tender Perennial. Start the seed 
indoors in a shallow box or pan in 
March or early April. Transplant 
carefully as their growth demands. 
Double Giant. Mixed. 1929—Pkt., 25c 
Unwin Bedding. Double and semi- 
double flowers, excellent for cutting, 
on dwarf bushy plants 18 to 24 in. 
high. Mixedcolors. 1931—Pkt., 10c. 



This is my slogan, “For best Victory Garden seed, John A 
and canned all we could and sold the rest.—Mrs. 
. Salzer takes the lead.” 
Daniel J. Maile, R. D. 1, Box 483, Menasha, Wis. 
Dahlberg MY 
Daisy 
Annual, 
Six inches. 
Hundreds of 
tiny golden 
yellow. daisy, 
like flowers, 
blooming 
freely from 
summer until 
frost. Ideal 
edging for 
hot; Sunny 
borders. - Also Shasta Daisy 
ideal for the 
rock garden. 1935—PkKt., 10c¢, 
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum), Per- 
ennial. Splendid flowers often 4 inches 
across, white with broad overlapping 
petals. 1937—Pkt., 10c. 
Shasta Daisy, Cliffwood Giant Dou- 
ble. (Perennial.) A giant double form, 
the big shaggy white flowers resem~ 
bling Asters, with their loose and in- 
curved petals. Often 5 in. across. 2% 
ft. Started indoors, the seedlings will 
flower in five months. 1799 Pkt 35c. 




Surprise Garden Mixture 
SALZER’S SURPRISE 
GARDEN MIXTURE 
Annual. This mixture of free flow= 
ering annuals will agreeably surprise 
you with the profusion of fine, large, 
showy blossoms of a great number of 
annuals that bloom at different periods 
so that one may have a constant suc= 
cession of flowers from early summer 
till frost. 
Sow Salzer’s Surprise Garden Mix- 
ture broadcast if you wish, in some 
neglected corner, or to cover some 
waste spot, and have an endless suc- 
eession of brilliant flowers, instead of 
allowing unsightly weeds to predomi- 
nate 1569—Pkt 106s 34 0m, Nes oe 
0Z,; BdCs O26 .00Cx T42SEb:; $2.10. 
CYPRESS VINE 
Annual. Well Known climbers with 
fern-like foliage and small red or 
white trumpet shaped flowers. 10 ft. 
Fine for trellises. 1926—PkKt., 8c. 
DUSTY MILLER 
White 
Leaved 
Centau- 
rea. Per- 
ennial. 
Grown 
forits 
fine = cut, 
silvery 
; ws So Toa 
foliage. 15 inches. Very effective. 
1884—Pkt.,_ 100 seeds, 12e. : 
Perennial. 
FEVERFEW free - flowering 
border plant, bearing masses of flow-= 
ers. Good for cutting. 
Golden Ball (Eximea). Double yel- 
low flowers. 10 in. 2138—PkKt., 10e. 
Snowball (Capensis). 24 in. Double 
white. 2139—PkKt., 10c. 


Dusty Miller 



I was proud of my garden; used 
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