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ZINNIAS 
Probably no flower has such an assortment of bright 
shades, tints and colors, and no bedding plant is more 
effective for a brilliant show than the Zinnia. It blooms 
from early summer until hard frost finally cuts it down. 
This old-fashioned bedding plant, whose popularity is 
being increased every year by the addition of many new 
and remarkably beautiful varieties and colors, deserves a 
most prominent place in your garden. Sow the seed early 
in the spring. Give the plants plenty of room. Feed liber- 
ally with liquid sheep or cattle manure. 
The Very Best of the 
GIANT FLOWERING ZINNIAS 
Strong, robust, branching plants 3 to 4 feet high. 
From the experience gained in our own extensive Zinnia 
trials and from the experience of many of our customers, 
we have selected these thirteen large-flowering Zinnias as 
the best of their particular color. The type of flower is 
designated by symbols after the variety name: DF is 
Dahlia-Flowered; CG is California Giant. 
Canary Bird. DF. A lovely shade of clear primrose-yellow; 
an outstanding variety. 
Cherry Queen. CG. Most brilliant cherry-rose. 
Crimson Monarch. DF. Largest and very best deep 
crimson. 
Dream. DF. Best deep lavender turning to mallow purple. 
Eldorado. DF. Best apricot-orange Zinnia; very large 
flower. 
Exquisite. DF. Light rose with a deep rose center. 
Golden Dawn. DF. Best golden yellow Zinnia. Perfectly 
formed flowers. 
illumination. DF. Largest and best Tyrian rose. 
Splendid for cutting. ; 
Miss Willmott. CG. Soft clear delicate pink. Plant 
this with Canary Bird. 
Orange Queen. CG. Largest golden orange. 
Oriole. DF. Very lovely orange and gold two-toned 
flower. : 
Purity. CG By far the best white Zinnia. 
Royal Purple. DF. All-America Winner. Very 
large royal purple. 
Any of above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c; YW oz. 60c 
Collection: One package each of the above—13 
varieties for $1.75. 
Rainbow Mixture of Colors 
We make this mixture right here in our ware- 
houses by blending a great many named kinds 
in proper color proportions to give you a glorious 
display in your garden. 
Pkg. 15c; Ye oz. 35c; %4 oz. 60c; oz. $1.85 
Giant Flowering 
Zinnias 
CROWN OF GOLD ZINNIAS 
A mixture containing a wide range of pastel shades. In all flowers each petal of the 
flower is overlaid at the base with deep golden yellow, while carrying out the individual 
flower color at the tip. The blooms are very double and average about 414 inches in 
diameter. Plants robust growing, three feet tall and bloom profusely throughout the 
season. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c; %4 oz. 60c; oz. $1.75 
FANTASY ZINNIAS 
Since the introduction of the Fantasy Zinnia, equally valuable new colors and shades 
have been added to the family. At the present time the mixture includes red, orange, 
yellow, in various shades. The blooms are shaggy, with long, narrow, curled petals. 
Mixed colors. Pkg. 15c; Ye oz. 35c; Y% oz. 60c 
AUTUMN COLORED ZINNIAS 
A combination and blending of giant flowers in all the colors seen in the oak and 
maple leaves in the fall. This mixture was made at the request of Rochester Garden 
Club members. Pkg. 15c; YW oz. 55¢ 
FROM VICK’S ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, JULY, 1878 
“1 must tell you about a Zinnia | had last summer. A double scarlet with the delight- 
ful fragrance of a Tea Rose. Also one with a row of small ones around, all single. | 
had a double white Datura which grew to a height of ten feet, also a single one with a 
- spread of twenty feet, that had as many as fifty blossoms open every evening.” 
The Unusual Fantasy Zinnia E. L. R., Jeffersonville, Indiana 
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