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Cosmos for Early Autumn Color 
Graceful autumn flowers, fine for cutting and extremely showy in the 
garden. Very easily grown. They do best in rather poor soil. 
Extra Early Sensation 
_The flowers of this strain are mammoth in size, 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter, with broad, heavy fluted petals carried on very long strong 
stems. It is extremely early flowering, blooming in 10 weeks from the 
time of seeding. The plants make a rather heavy growth of foliage, 
reach a height of about 4 feet, are free blooming, and while the flowers sw 
are unusually large at all times, plants may be disbudded for even larger # 
flowers for the cut flower trade. 
496 DAZZLER. Crimson. Pkt., 15c; %4 oz., 35ce. 
497 PINKIE. Clear rose-pink. Pkt., 15c; 1% oz., 35c. 
498 PURITY. Pure white, yellow center. PKt., 15c; 1%4 oz., 35c. 
499 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 15c; %4 o2., 35c. 
Tall Late Mammoth Flowering 
500 GIANT MIXED. Comprises all shades. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 
Early Double Sensation Cosmos 
These new Double Cosmos are extra early flowering and have the 
mammoth Sensation type form of flower, which will average between 4 
and 5 inches in diameter, The plants grow about 38 inches tall, throwing 
about 15-inch stems for cutting. Each plant is a heavy producer of 
HOwere, wie thrifty foliage, and will continue flowering over a very 
ong period. 
501 PINK LADY. Pkt., 20c. 
502 WHITE CLOUD. A beautiful soft white, especially recommended for 
florists: producing approximately 60% double which is an unusually 
high percentage for Cosmos. Pkt., 25c. 
503 DOUBLE SENSATION MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 20c. 
504 EARLY ORANGE FLARE. Height 2% ft. Orange flowers. The stems 
are long and wiry, well adapted for cutting. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
505 YELLOW FLARE. Bright clear yellow. About 2% inches across on 
3-foot stems. Pkt., 10c. 
Cynoglossum - Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
506 FIRMAMENT. Firmament is as easy to grow as any hardy annual. 
It is compact and free flowering. Flowers resemble those of forget-me- 
nots and are bright indigo-blue in color. Hardy annual, height 1 to 
1% ft. Awarded Bronze Medal, 1938 All-America Selections. Pkt., 15c. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY. See Eschscholtzia, next column. 
_ Grow Dahlias from Seed 
While usually grown from roots and cuttings, fine flowers can be pro- 
duced in one season from seed, if it is sown early indoors and the plants 
set out when the ground is warm. 
507 ADVANCE. Special strain of large-flowering Dahlias. Pkt., 40c. 
508 UNWIN’S DWARF HYBRIDS. This is a beautiful strain bearing 
semi-double flowers with an excellent range of color including pink, 
lavender, red, orange, yellow and maroon. From seed sown in the 
spring, plants begin flowering in the summer and improve until killed 
by frost. They grow 2 to 3 feet tall, and abundant flowers cover them, 
Tubers are produced which can be saved for the next year. They make 
good pot plants when pinched back. Pkt., 20c. 
FOR DAHLIA ROOTS: See page 53. 
Dianthus - Annual Garden Pinks 
Every garden should include some of the pinks because they are so 
easily grown and make such a wonderful display with their bright colored 
flowers. The plants are covered with sweet scented flowers all during the 
summer. Grows about one foot high. 
509 LACINIATUS SPLENDENS. A free-flowering, easily grown annual. 
The flowers are very large, over 2 inches across, in a brilliant shade 
of porn with a large boldly contrasting glistening white eye. 
Pkt., 10c. 
510 SWEET WIVELSFIELD. This remarkable hybrid is quite distinct 
in method of flowering and height of growth from the Annual Sweet 
William, It has a great variety of color and a very long season of 
bloom. Pkt., 10c. 
511 HEDDEWIGI (Single Pink). A splendid mixture of single flowers of 
brilliant shades, brilliantly marked. Plants dwarf and very free-flow- 
ering. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 35c. 
512 HEDDEWIGI, FL.-PL. (Double Pink). Very double, with deep fringed 
petals. Colors vary from white to rose, lilac, carmine, crimson, scarlet, 
purple, brown and almost black, spotted and striped, Pkt., 10c; % 
OZ., SOC. 
FOR PERENNIAL VARIETIES, see page 24. 


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Cynoglossum, Firmament 

Eschscholtzia {Oey °°" 
Kasily grown from seed sown outdoors where 
they are to grow as they cannot be transplanted. 
They succeed everywhere, are always in bloom, 
brighten the garden from June until frost. Autumn 
sowing outdoors gives you spring flowers. 
516 DOUBLE AND SEMI-DOUBLE VARIETIES. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 35c. 
517 SINGLE VARIETIES. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
Euphorbia 
Strong growing annuals, suitable for beds of tall 
growing plants or mixed borders. The foliage is 
exceedingly ornamental. Sow outdoors in April. 
518 VARIEGATA (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Ele- 
gant, bushy plants, with broad green leaves, vein- 
ed and margined with white. Attractive follage. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Feverfew - Matricaria 
519 DOUBLE WHITE. Hardy annual, free flower- 
ing. For bedding or pot culture, Showy double 
white flowers. 18 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
Four O’Clock 
(MARVEL OF PERU) 
Old-fashioned flowers which are borne on erect, 
bushy plants, 2 to 3 feet high. Flowers are large, 
tube-shaped, opening in the afternoon and remain- 
ing open all night, and close again in the morning. 
Very desirable for borders and backgrounds for 
lower growing plants. Hardy annual, 
520 MIXED. 
50c. 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis, pages 13 and 27. 
FOXGLOVE. 
Comprises all shades. Pkt., 15c; oz., 
See Digitalis, page 25. 




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