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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 
are unusually large at all times, plants may be disbudded for even larger 
flowers for the cut flower trade. 
497 DAZZLER. Crimson. Pkt., 15c; %4 oz., 35c. 
498 PINEIE&E. Clear rose-pink. Pkt., 15c; %4 oz., 35c. 
499 PURITY. Pure white, yellow center. Pkt., 15c; 14 02., 35c. 
500 MIXED COLORS. Pki., 15c; 14 oz., 35c. 
Tall Late Mammoth Flowering 
501 GIANT MIXED. Comprises all shades. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 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 
flowers, with thrifty foliage, and will continue flowering over a very 
long period. 
502 PINK LADY. Pkt., 20c. 
5038 WHITE CLOUD. A beautiful soft white, especially recommended for 
florists; producing approximately 60% double. which is an unusually 
high percentage for Cosmos. Pkt., 20c. 
504 DOUBLE SENSATION MIXED COLORS. 
505 EARLY ORANGE FLARE. Height 2% 
- are long and wiry, well adapted tor cutting, PkEt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
506 YELLOW FLARE. Bright clear yellow. About 2% inches across on 
3-foot stems. Pkt., 10c. 
Pkt., 20c. 
Cynoglossum - Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
507 FIRMAMENT., Firmament is as easy to grow aS any hardy annual. 
It is compact and free tiowering. 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 warin. 
508 DOUBLE MIXED. Special strain of large-flowering Dahlias. Pkt., 40c. 
509 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. 
510 FIREBALL. An extra double, brilliant dark red, old-fashioned, fra- 
grant Pink. Seed sown in spring will bloom quickly and continue until 
frost. Height 1 foot. Pkt., 15c. 
511 GAYETY. Large, single, fringed flowers in a wide range of lovely 
colors, blooming over a long period. Height 1 foot. Pkt., 15c. 
512 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. 
513 HEDDEWIGI (Single Pink). A splendid mixture of single flowers of 
brilliant shades, brilliantly marked. Plants dwarf and very free-flow- 
ering. Pkt., 10c; %4 02z., 35c. 
514 HEDDEIGI, FL.-PL. (Double Pink). Very double, with deep fringed 
petals. Colors vary trom white to rose, lilac, carmine, crimson, scarlet, 
purple, brown and almost black, spotted and striped, PkKt., 10c; %4 
OZ., 35C. i 
FOR PERENNIAL VARIETIES, see page 24. 

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Cynoglossum, Firmament 
« LIFORNIA 
Eschscholtzia {G23¥,° 
Easily 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. 
Ea Gate ae ING VARIETIES. 
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Cc. 
Single mixed, PKt., 
519 ERECT VARIETIES. Single mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
Euphorbia 
Strong growing annuals, suitable for beds of tall 
growing plants or mixed borders. The follage is 
exceedingly ornamental. Sow outdoors in April. 
520 VARIEGATA (Snow-on-the-Mountain). EHle- 
gant, bushy plants, with broad green leaves, vein- 
ed and margined with white. Attractive follage. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 250. 
Feverfew - Matricaria 
521 MIXED. Hardy annual, free flowering. For bed- 
ding or pot culture. Showy double white and yel- 
low 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 arv 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. 
a ett chad Comprises all shades, 
C. 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis, pages 13 and 27. 
FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis, page 25. 
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