
1947 Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds 

MYOSOTIS, ISOLDE KROTZ 
MYOSOTIS 
( Forget-Me-Not) 
Isolde Krotz 
The peer of all Forget-Me-Nots for large 
sized flowers. An improvement of the well- 
known Ruth Fischer strain. Upright growth, 
and very free blooming. Beautiful bright 
blue. A show variety for garden planting 
and greenhouse pot culture. emi) Ces 
1/64 oz. $3.00. 
Two Novelty PENTSTEMON 
Perennial Pentstemon are exceedingly 
showy and very useful cutflowers, a striking 
display of color in the herbaceous border. 
Good results are obtained by sowing early 
under glass for flowering the same season or 
sow outdoors as with other perennials, mulch 
first Winter. Strong bushy plants 2-4 ft. 
high, long wiry spikes with many large 
trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Castle Forbes. An unusually rich and glow- 
ing scarlet with contrasting snow white 
throat. Pkt. 50c., % oz. $2.50. 
Blue Boy. Stunning Wedgwood blue. Pkt. 
35c., 4% oz. $2.00. 

SWEET ROCKET, DWARF WHITE 

PETUNIA, Burnett’s California 
Monsters 
The finest strain in existence of the popu- 
lar Giant Flowered Single Fringed and Ruffled 
Petunias. Our selection of these beauties 
fills the long felt need for a mixture containing 
a complete color range, from the lightest 
pinks and even chartreuse green and white 
to the deep velvety reds, all deep throated 
and heavily veined. Monstrous flowers 5 
inches and more across. The SHOW 
FLOWER OF YOUR GARDEN for bed- 
ding, window boxes and rockery and a stun- 
ning cutflower. 
Superior Mixture. Pkt. $1.00, 5 pkts. $4.00 
PETUNIA, 
Colossal Shades of Rose 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner, 1946 
Colossal Shades of Rose is the first giant 
Alldouble Petunia ever created in America 
and the biggest Double Petunia, many flow- 
ers over 5 in. across. All-are fully double, 
varying in form from those with crisply 
fringed petals to those with beautifully 
ruffled petals. 
This variation in flower form adds interest 
to a planting as does the difference in color, 
which ranges from salmon-pink through rose- 
pink to rich rosy mauve—a most attractive 
blending of rose shades. Plants are strong 
growing, 20 in. high. Pkt. $1.50. 
NEW PETUNIA 
Dwarf Ruffled Bedding 
Very compact and bushy plants only 8 to 
10 inches high. A superb bedding Petunia 
for mass plantings, edging and rock gardens, 
that does not get out of bounds. The ex- 
quisitely fringed and ruffled flowers, pro- 
duced in great profusion all Summer are in 
all colors imaginable from pure white to 
deep maroon red and all the many inter- 
mediate graduations and combinations. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 75c., 3 pkts. $2.00 
PYRETHRUM 
Reselected Double Hybrids 
This favorite perennial is again available 
in the fine double form. A superior, extra 
double strain composed of many colors. 
Recommended for the herbaceous border and 
for Summer cut flowers. The degree of 
doubleness of Pyrethrum flowers becomes 
more pronounced after the first year. Pkt. 
75c., 4% oz. $2.00, 14 oz. $3.50. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Burnett’s Butterfiy Giants 
A select new strain of this popular flower; 
fine for Summer bedding and- most highly 
recommended for greenhouse culture. Large 
showy flowers in an extra wide range of colors 
and striking markings. Pkt. $1.50, 3 pkts. 
$4.00. 
Snowflake. Very large glistening pure white 
flowers, beautifully fringed. A well grown 
specimen of Snowflake makes an un- 
usually attractive pot plant. .An excellent 
pure white cut flower. Pkt. $1.50, 3 pkts. 
$4.00. 
SWEET ROCKET 
(Hesperis Matronalis) 
Dwarf White 
Lovely dwarf form of this oldest of old- 
fashioned perennials. Many uses will be 
found for this dwarf Rocket which is so much 
more adaptable than the common tall types. 
Pure snow-white flowers, delightfully fra- 
grant at night. Height 12-15 inches. Pkt. 
25c., 14 oz. $2.00. 




PYRETHRUM 
RESELECTED DOUBLE HYBRIDS 
Giant Alpine STRAWBERRIES 
With that Rich, Tangy Wild Flavor 
These two Novelty Strawberries will yield 
delectable fruit quicker than is possible with 
any other fruit. Seed sown in early Spring 
produce plants that bear a heavy crop in Sept. 
and Qct. The largest berries in this strain. 
Runnerless plants. 
Baron Solemacher. 
perlative flavor. 
Rich deep red, su- 
Baron Solemacher Yellow. A choice nov- 
elty, golden yellow fruit. 
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SCHIZANTHUS 
BURNETT’S BUTTERFLY GIANTS 



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Flower Seed Novelties 
