
THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY 



Dependable Seeds, HARRISONBURG, VA. 
(43 
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Outstanding Annual Flowers 

SWEET PEAS 
NASTURTIUMS 
A popular annual for bedding, producing bright-colored blooms 
over a long period. Colorful and dependable, it will thrive and 
bloom freely even in poor, sandy soil if given a sunny location. 
Sow outdoors in April or May. 
Gem Mixt re. Sweet-scented double flowers in light and dark 
shades. Plants dwarf and compact. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Searlet Gleam. Dazzling, fiery scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts. 
Dwarf, Single Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Tall, Single Varieties, Mixed. Trailing plants reaching a height 
of 5 feet. Good for fences, stumps and stone-piles. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
- oz. 25 cts. 
SWEET PEAS 
Dainty flowers of surpassing fragrance. Plant early in spring in 
rich soil, and give the plants support when they reach a height of 8 
inches. 
season. 
Spencer’s Early Hybrid Mixture. A mixture of the newest and 
brightest colors. Fine for planting under glass, but also for the 
garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 35 cts.; 4lb. 60 cts. 
Special Mix. A good mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 ets.; 2 ozs. 
25 cts.; 41b. 40 cts 
Provide plenty of moisture in the growing and blooming 
ASTERS 
For massing in the garden and for cutting, Asters furnish most at- 
tractive flowers in late summer and fall. Bonemeal rather than barn- 
yard manure is recommended as a fertilizer. Be particular not to plant 
Asters two successive years in the same location. 
Giants of California, Improved. Huge flowers like Chrysanthe- 
mums, borne on long stems from late summer to frost. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Los Angeles. Large, double, shell-pink flowers on plants 214 feet 
high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Super-Giant El Monte. Fluffy flowers 6 inches across, of deep glow- 
ing crimson. Blooms early; plant 21% feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Wilt-Resistant Strains 
These strains are successful where other types of Asters fail to 
bloom. 
Giant Branching Comet. Large blooms in fine mixed colors. Pkt. 
10 ets. 
All Wilt-Resistant Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts 
LARKSPUR 
Giant Imperial. Base-branching type producing long bloom spikes. 
sap colors—light and dark blue, carmine, pink and white. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Giant Imperial, Lilac King. All-America Selection, 1942. Fully 
double flowers of a clear lilac shade on spikes that are ideal for cut- 
ting. Very upright plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pink King. Soft salmon-rose, fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 ets. . 
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MARIGOLDS 
One of the most dependable plants for the summer garden. Easy 
to grow, they furnish plenty of color in brilliant shades of yellow, 
orange, and maroon. Many varieties make excellent cut-flowers. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered. Large chrysanthemum-like blooms. 
Pkt. 10 cts. : 
Double African. Large, globular flowers in mixed colors. Tall 
plants, reaching 21% feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dwarf French, Monarch Strain. A highly selected strain of double 
flowers in shades of mahogany, striped or edged golden yellow. 
Very floriferous. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dixie Sunshine, Double. Fully double, rich golden yellow flowers _ 
2 to 3 inches in diameter. Plant 4 to 6 feet tall; luxuriant foliage. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Guinea Gold. Brilliant golden orange, semi-double and double 
blooms with ruffled petals. Good for cutting. Plants 2 to 2144 feet — 
high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Searlet Glow. All-America Selection, 1941. Dwarf double French 
variety of deep scarlet. Plant grows about 10 inches high, with a 
spread of 18 inches. Blooms ten weeks from seed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Sunset Giant. Sweet-scented, huge yellow blooms of loose form 
with a full center, making a very deep flower. Plant 34% feet tall. 
Pkt. 10 cts. ‘ 
Yellow Supreme. Fragrant, rich yellow flowers 3 inches across. 
Fluffy, and carnation-like in form, with broad, loose, frilled petals. 
Vigorous and free branching. Pkt. 10 cts. : : 
PANSIES 
An old-time flower that will never lose its charm. Seed may be | 
sown in August or September to produce flowers the next year, or it 
may be started indoors in February and transplanted outdoors later 
the same season. Choose a sunny, well-fertilized place. 
Engelmann’s Giants. Vigorous, compact plants, blooming early. 
Huge flowers in both light and dark shades. Pkt. 10 cts. 3 
PETUNIAS 
A favorite for bedding and for use in window-boxes Blooms from 
early summer to late fall. Many different types have been introduced, 
of which we offer some good representatives. 
Baleony. Long, sprawling plants 18 inches high. Single flowers 3 
inches across, especially good for window-boxes. Mixed colors— 
white, rose, and blue. Pkt 10 cts. 
Giants of California. Mixed colors in a variety of lovely shades, 
with pronounced yellow throats. Pkt. 20 cts. © 
Heavenly Blue. Silvery blue flowers on a compact plant. Free 
bloomers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Martha Washington. Ruffled blush-pink flowers with red veinings; 
open center, with a violet throat. Dwarf plant only 9 inches high. 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
Rose Gem. Miniature flower only 2 inches in diameter, of deep rich 
rose color. Compact, 6-inch plants, blooming freely. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Rosy Morn. Rose-colored blooms with a white throat. Plant a foot 
tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Hybrid Varieties in Wide Mixture. Pkt. 10 cts. 
ZINNIAS 
Indispensable where showy, continuous color is wanted in the sum- 
mer garden. The many types and colors provide an almiost unlimited 
range, some of them very desirable for cut-flowers. 
Black Ruby. All-America Selection, 1941. Double flowers 14% to 2 
inches across, of rich velvety deep maroon. They make a fine con- 
trast with lighter varieties, Pkt. 10 cts. = 
California Giants, Mixed. Large flower of compact form, with the 
petals lying flat. Wide color-range. Plant 21% feet high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. Flowers resemble the Show Dahlia in 
form; wide color-range. Plant 21% feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Fantasy. Blooms 3 inches across, of golden yellow, with very shaggy 
petals. Blooms in six to seven weeks from seed. 214-foot plant. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Fantasy, Stardust. All-America Selection, 1937. Informal type 
with shaggy, deep yellow petals. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Seabiosa-flowered, Mixed. Tufted center with a collar of wide 
petals. Mixed colors—orange, yellow, dull red, carmine and other 
shades. Pkt. 10 cts. : 
Tom Thumb, Mixed. Showy little flowers of red, orange, yellow, 
pink, and rose, on 4 to 6-inch plants. Excellent for pots, horders, 
and the rock-garden. Pkt. 10 cts. 
