ZINNIAS, AF 
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. 
Note our complete list of all the worthwhile varieties. 
DWARF SORTS 
For a beautiful display of color and for continuous blooms. 
Dwarf Zinnias are unexcelled. They are real cut flowers and 
will last well in the house. Try some. 
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, primrose yellow with a hundred unusual 
intermediate shades. All colors mixed. 
HAAGEANA DOUBLE (Mexican Hybrids). The small flow- 
ered Mexican Zinnias have a charm all their own. The smaller 
flowers lend themselves to bedding and make a brilliant dis- 
play and yet have stems long enough to make fine bouquets 
_ for small vases and bowls. The mixture contains many attrac- 
tive colors and color combinations. Finest Mixed. 
GRACILLIMA (Red Riding Hood). 
red flowers. Very free flowering. 
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 1144 inches across. The colors are bright and 
well varied. 
Deep scarlet, miniature 
Mixed colors. 
BLACK RUBY. A new color, rich, blackish, maroon. 
Pastels mixed. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED. Among the oddest and most attrae- 
tive Zinnia forms, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the 
annual Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free flowering, 2 to 
2% feet high, giving a wealth of bloom throughout the sum- 
mer. While the color range includes all popular shades, it is 
particularly rich in shades of crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow 
and pink. Mixed colors. 
CROWN 0O’ GOLD. Desert Gold is an aristocrat among Zin- 
nias. The flowers are large, double and well formed, on good 
cutting stems, generously produced on plants which reach a 
height of 2% to 3 feet. It is a good garden variety but its 
main claim to individuality and distinction is the delightful 
color combination of the flowers. The variety comprises the 
light and deep shades of gold while each petal is overlaid at 
the base with a deeper golden yellow. Pastel Shades. 
Double Giant 

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California Giant 
HOWARD’S GIANT CRESTED ZINNIA. Its colors are 
charmingly bright and fresh, and contain almost all known 
colors and shades of color to be found in this most popular of 
annual plants. Magnificent shades of orange, orange scarlet, 
yellow, rose, maize and crimson predominate. The blossoms 
average from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a full rounded 
cushiony center surrounded by broad guard petals after the 
style of a Pyrethrum Roseum. As a cut flower, or as an an- 
nual for garden ornamentation, they are without a peer. 
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TALLER SORTS 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 2% feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The flowers 
usually have slightly hollowed centers 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. 
Canary Bird. Rich canary yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson, large flowers. 
Golden State. Yellow-orange in bud, turning orange. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. 
Eldorado. Salmon apricot. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose center. 
Illumination. Deep rose self. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. 
Polar Bear. , White. 
Will Rogers (New). Loveliest and most brilliant scarlet red. 
Mixed. 
Zinnia Linearis 
The most unusual and interesting of the newer Zinnias is 
the little dwarf variety, Linearis. The flowers, which are 
single, are a lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate 
lemon yellow stripe through each petal, while the center is 
dark brown in the young flowers, turning golden orange as 
the pollen develops. It is extremely early blooming, com- 
mencing to flower when the plants are about 6 inches tall. 
FANTASY. The most distinctive new Zinnia. As different 
from the ordinary formal Zinnia as one could imagine, the 
delicate, lacy petaled flowers lend an air of friendly in- 
formality to the garden or flower arrangement. The rounded, 
medium-sized shaggy flowers are borne profusely on 2% to 
3-foot plants, in a wide and varied color range which in- 
cludes the brightest shades of, red, yellow and orange, as 
well as the popular pastel pinks and cream. 
Finest mixed. 
Fantasy Wildfire. 
CALIFORNIA GIANT. Our = special 
strain of this favorite produces flowers 
of colossal size, specimens measuring 
from 5 to 6 inches across being not un- 
usual. The plants are of extremely ro- 
bust habit, attaining a height of about 
3 feet, and should be placed 18 to 24 
inches apart to allow for full develop- 
ment. They bear numerous semi-globu- 
lar, mostly very double flowers all of 
the largest size, making them of great 
value in large beds, borders, etc. Grown 
under favorable conditions they remain 
in bloom from early summer to late 
autumn. Their long stems make them 
ideal for cutting. 
Crimson Queen. Rich crimson. 
Daffodil. ‘Canary yellow. 
Grenadier. Bright red. 
Miss Willmott. Soft pink. 
Orange King. Orange scarlet. 
Brightness. Bright pink. 
Enchantress. Light, deep rose center. 
Purity. Best white. 
Salmon Queen. 
Violet Queen. 
Mixed Colors. All the above and others. 
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