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Dianthus, 
Westwood 
Beauty 
FORBES FLOWERS OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR 1946 
Here are some worth-while strains you should try this year. They are fme specialties 
will well repay you. All are easy to grow and we believe will please you better than the str 
1946 ALL-AMERICA WINNERS 
Dianthus, Westwood Beauty. A beautiful new type with. large 
single, deeply laciniated flowers, 114 to 2 inches across, In va- 
rious shades of crimson on unusually Iong stems fine for 
cutting. Height 15in. Pkt. 25c.; oz. 50c.; 14.02. 85c.;02. $2.50. 
Petunia, Bright Eyes. Compact erect 10-inch plants covered 
with flowers, 114 inches across, in an appealing rosy pink with 
white throat. Splendid for dwarf neat edgings and for pot 
culture, Pkt. 25c.; doz. 65c.; };0z. $2; Moz. $6. 
Petunia, Peach Red. Strong plants, 15 inches high with a pro- 
fusion of salmon-cerise flowers, 2 inches across. A new unique 
color. Pkt. 25c.; doz. 55c.; j;0z. $1.65; 14oz. $5. 
Petunia, All Double, Colossal, Shades of Rose. Huge, full- 
double flowers, often over 5 inches across, varying from salmon- 
pink through rose-pink to mauve-pink. The plants mature to 
20 inches in height and 3 feet across. Pkt. $1; 5 pkts. for $4.50. 


Balsam, Dwarf Bush. The double flowers of this dwarf type 
appear in clusters on the top of the stems, instead of on the 
sides. They make nice 8 to 10-inch compact pot-plants for 
spring. Torch, vermilion-red, and Mixed. Each, pite20er 
j;0z. 55c.; 14oz. $1.65; oz. $5; 4b. $15. 
Bellis perennis, Extra-Double Giant. This is a very fine, large- 
flowered, extra-double strain of the perennial monstrosa maxi- 
ma with full-centered flowers on compact plants, 6 inches high. 
It is unexcelled for bedding. Dark Red, Rose, White or 
Mixed. Each, pkt. 15c.; ;;0z. 55c.; 14oz. $1.65; oz. $5. 
Campanula persicifolia, Wedgwood. A beautiful, new deep 
violet-blue perennial variety with large bell-flowers on 314-foot 
plants. It is perfectly hardy and thrives in either full sun or 
partial shade. Pkt. 25c.; Tr. pk. 50c.; y0z. $1.15; Woz. $3.50. 
Carnation, Dwarf Double Red Grenadin. Again available after 
the war. The compact plants of this dwarf, hardy perennial 
Carnation, uniformly 15 inches high, are very fine for bedding 
purposes. The medium-sized, double, bright scarlet flowers easily 
bloom the first year if started early. Pkt. 15c.; j;0z. 40c.; 
Yyoz. $1.20; oz. $3.50; 14I1b. $10. 
Dahlia, Unwin’s XXX Dwarf Hybrids. A superb reselected 
strain with double and semi-double flowers in a great variety of 
beautiful colors produced in 3 months from seed, on compact 
2-foot plants. Pkt. 20c.; Moz. 55c.; 1goz. $1; oz. $3; 14Ib.$9: 
Petunia, Single Dwarf Bedding, Bright Eyes. 

of extremely high quality and 
ains you have been using. 
Larkspur, Giant Imperial, Brilliant Rose. A_ new shade of 
color in this desirable long-stemmed base-branching Larkspur 
class so highly desirable for cutting. The flowers are large, 
well-filled and of beautiful deep salmon-rose suffused with 
brilliant carmine. Pk teloc.:.4o0za40c tozaomzu, Vy Ib. $3.50. 
Marigold, Dwarf Single French, Flash. All-America Winner. 
Large single flowers, 134 inches across, in 8 weeks from time 
seed is sown. The colors range from vivid red through bronze 
with a few yellows to give a harmonious contrast. Most flowers 
are tangerine overlaid or marked with Marigold red. The com- 
pact 18-inch plants, make colorful borders and furnish fine cut- 
flowers.) Pkt.. 15c.;.}40z.. 40c.;, 40z.) 65c.5,02 5 92; iy4lb. $6. 
Myosotis Alpestris, Victoria. This is the very dwarf, compact, 
large-flowered biennial strain with rounded plants so desirable 
for basket plant sale for bedding. Blue Ball (deep blue), Pale 
Blue, Indigo Blue, Rose, White and Formula Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 15c.; j;0z. 45c.; 14oz. $1.35; oz. $4; lyIb. $12. 
Petunia, All-Double America. All-America Winner. A fine, new 
early blooming strain with rose-pink, double, fringed flowers, 
2 inches or more across, on plants 12 inches high and, at ma- 
turity, 18 inches across. Splendid for pot culture and for bor- 
ders. Pkt. 60c.; Tr. pkt. $1.50; 1/256 oz. $4.35; doz. $13. 
Phlox Drummondi, Large-Flowering Very Dwarf, Mixed. 
Both bright and pastel shades in this mixture, with large flowers 
on very dwarf compact plants about 6 inches oigh. Excellent 
for low beds in full sun. Pkt. 15c.; z~g0z. 40c.; 1440z. $1.20; oz. 
$3.50; 14Ib. $10. 
Petunia, Dwarf California Giants, Ramona Strain. Un- 
excelled for pot culture, the dwarf, sturdy plants in 3 or 4-inch 
pots, will bloom when only 6 inches high. Beautifully ruffled 
and fringed flowers, often over 5 inches across, are produced 
freely. In mixtures: Dark Shades Mixed, and Dark and Light 
Shades, Mixed. Each, pkt. 50c.; Tr. pkt. $1; oz. $1.75; 
3,0z. $2.75; +02. $5; lyoz. $9; loz. $15; oz. $45. 
Marigold, Double Miniature, Spry. All-America Winner. 
Very dwarf, compact 9-inch plants, 15 inches across and ex- 
cellent for pots and borders. The flowers, produced most freely 
of all Marigolds, are 114 inches across with bright clear yellow 
crested centers surrounded by mahogany-red guard petals. 
They begin bloom in 9 weeks from seed. Pkt. 15c.; Woz. 30c; 
Voz. 50c.; oz $1.50; 4Ib. $4.50. 
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