
Nierembergia, Hippomanica 

Zinnia, Fantasy Wildfire 



1069. HIPPOMANICA (Dwarf Cup Flower). T. P. + ae 
While in the South this is a hardy perennial, it must ®: i % eee 
be grown here in the North as an annual. It is one of ; 2 4 
the most prolific flowering plants that we know of. It y 4 : 
starts to flower when the plants are only two inches f 4 
tall, or about fifteen weeks after the seed has been i ‘Soul —< 
sown, and keeps right on until heavy frosts. The plant f: 
at all times is neat and compact appearing, the new iH 1332. WILDFIRE. H. A. There has been an unusual 
flowers covering the older flowers and seed pods. The & 3 & > demand for the fantasy types of Zinnia, and with the 
lavender-blue flowers enriched by a touch of yellow in y Pray addition of separate colors, this race of Zinnias will 
the center are most charming. Plants are very dwarf, 3 : prove very popular. Wildfire adds a distinct note of 
compact, and not over six inches high with a pureed .0t % dl aS gelor and cheexrulnets ue the garden and Bee ene 
ten inches. Foliage is light gray green. Recommendec ESE : <— any home when used in flower arrangements. e plants 
for an edging or border plant. Very beautiful in window oS S are from 21/2 to 3 feet in height, are neat in habit, 
boxes or flower pots. Note the illustration. Seed slow S strong growing and very free blooming, coming into 
to germinate and should be started in flats. Pkt., 25c; es as flower 45 to 50 days after seed is sown. We recom- 
2 pkts., 45c. E ms i mend sowing this type of Zinnia in the ground where 
ie: n “ j they are to grow, if poset Pie: as they seem to succeed 
f much more satisfactorily. The rich dazzling scarlet of 
1089. . HOLLYWOOD STAR. H. this variety will attract attention wherever grown. Pkt., 
aR mers ie Miarerat es 4 q 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; 14 oz., 50c; 4/2 0z., 85c. 
contest. The Petunia is unique in the form of its flowers i 4 
which consists of a five-pointed star. The color is a 4 1 
charming shade of rich rose with an ages throats 4 4/15/45 
fine garden variety as it is early and free blooming. e 1 H com es Ah . baat p 
laee is strong and so smothered with blooms that hardly =] | The Snap dragons SHAME n from your seed last year 
any foliage shows. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. | were the most beautiful I’ve ever had. They were 
truly a beautiful sight in my garden. I picked my 
last bunch of flowers on the 17th of November.” 
Mrs. R. Acheson, Wis. 
2/21/45 
“The Dianthus Loveliness I got from you was just 
beautiful last year. The lacy pattern surpassed any 
battern of Irish lace I’ve ever seen 
and it bloomed for about 2% Petunia, Hollywood Star 
months.”” aes Seta ection Rta eo atte 
Mrs. Clarence Mittelstad, Wis. 



1085. RADIANCE. H. A. The Petunia is 
probably the most popular and universal satis- 
factory flower grown by gardeners and profes- 
sionals today, and more work has_ probably 
been done by plant breeders to improve Pe- 
tunias than on any other flower. Radiance 
1008. INDIAN SPRING. H. A. Sev- 
received a 1940 _ silver medal in the All- 
eral years ago Holland sent us the new 
annual Hollyhock that will bloom in 
sixteen weeks from seed. We recom- 
mend sowing the seed in flats, trans- 
planting in six weeks to the open 
ground, where it will flower in about 
ten weeks. Individual flowers measure 
America awards. It is a rich, brilliant cerise- 
rose with enough underlying salmon to remove 
the harshness commonly found in a cerise-rose 
variety. The throat is a golden yellow below 
where the bloom starts to flare which adds 
much life to the Petunia. The plant is of the 
hybrida type, very uniform, and neat in habits. 
about five inches in diameter. The 
semi-double flowers range in color from 
a pale pink to crimson. Height, four 
to six feet. A most attractive annual 
and should prove very popular in our 
American gardens. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15c. 
It is decidedly free flowering throughout the 
season. The blooms measure 21/2 to 3 inches 
in diameter. Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., 45c. 
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Ageratum, Fairy Pink 
826. FAIRY PINK. H. A. This dwarf, compact, 
soft salmon-pink Ageratum is a welcome addition 
to the dwarf Ageratums. It begins to bloom when 
not more than 1!/2 to 2 inches high and continues to bloom until it forms 
a solid, compact mass of blossoms. Plants when fully grown are not more 
than five inches in height. Note illustration, Pkt., 15¢; 2 pkts., 25c. 
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Hollyhock, Indian Spring Petunia, Radiance 
