38 McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 

Tithonia 
The Golden Flower of the Incas 
or Mexican Sunflower 
Tithonia is a rare plant coming 
from Mexico, the home of the 
dahlia. History tells us that 
Tithonias were found growing in 
Peru as early as 1531, and 
were later found in Mexico. 
It is remarkable that a flow- 
er of such striking beauty 
should have been lost to cul- 
tivation until this time. 
701 FIREBALL. Dazzling as 
a ball of fire poised high 
above other flowers, Fire- 
ball is undoubtedly the 
last word in brilliance of 
color in a fall blooming 
plant. Many who have known and 
enjoyed Tithonia Speciosa have 
considered it the brightest possible 
flower for fall use. With the intro- 
duction, however, of Fireball, this 
older variety is entirely over- 
shadowed. Fireball is a very bril- 
liant, vibrant shade of scarlet- 
orange, the petals in dazzling con- 
trast to the clear yellow center. 
The gaily colored flowers are sin- 
gle, very large, 4% to 5 inches in 
diameter, and are carried on fine 
long stems. The plants are very 
tall, some reaching a height of 8 
or 9 feet, with a fairly heavy 
growth of grayish green, woolly 
foliage. They are, however, neat in 
appearance, filling in well from the 
very base of the plant to the top, 
and unlike the older Tithonia Spe- 
ciosa do not become ragged looking. In southern warm districts, 
seed should be sown in late spring outdoors, while in the northern 
sections it should be started indoors and the plants set out after 
danger of frost has passed. Tithonia Fireball is a tender annual, 
flowering late in the season, and is not subject to plant diseases. 
It is extremely showy in the garden and an excellent new cut 
pov er eatiely, as the flowers will keep five or six days when cut. 
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Tithonia, Fireball 
Verbena 
NEW GIANT HYBRIDS 
A magnificent new strain of Verbena, of robust, compact habit 
and free blooming. The trusses are immense, the individual florets 
measuring an inch in diameter. These Verbenas are fixed and 
come true from seed. 
Seed can be started in the house and transplanted to the garden 
when the weather is warm, or sown in the open ground, thinned 
and transplanted. Verbenas from seed are much more thrifty and 
less liable to rust than from cuttings. Annual. 1 foot high. 
702 BEAUTY OF OXFORD. A beautiful giant strain. 
shade from rose-pink to rose-red. Pkt., 15c. 
Colors 
703 LAVENDER GLORY. A true lavender with a medium sized 
creamy white eye. Pkt., 15c. 
704 ROYALE. This is a Verbena of enormous size, the individual 
florets measuring over an inch and a quarter in diameter. The 
color of this new Verbena is a rich, deep, royal blue with a large 
creamy yellow eye. Pkt., 15c. 
705 SALMON-PINE. Beautiful salmon-pink flowers. PKt., 15c. 
706 SPECTRUM RED. An intense bright red having no eye. This 
variety is a brighter shade than any other Verbena yet intro- 
duced. The individual florets are 1% inches in diameter. Pkt., 15c. 
707 WHITE. Pkt., 15c. 
708 MAMMOTH MIXED. Comprising a wonderful range of charm- 
ing colors in every conceivable shade. Pkt., 15c. 
COLLECTION 
New Giant Flowering Verbenas 
2708 Contains one packet each of Royale, Spectrum Red, 
Salmon-Pink, and White, (value 60c) for 45c. 

Verbena Venosa - Hardy Garden Verbena 
®709 DELICATE LILAC. Forms erect plants, 12 inches high, with 
delicate lavender flowers produced in such masses as to com- 
pletely hide the foliage. It is perfeetly hardy and does well in 
beds, borders and may also be used in the rock garden. A peren- 
nial treated as an annual, blooming the first year from seed; if 
sown early will then bloom until frost. PEt., 20c. 
McCullough’s “Surprise Garden” 
Flower Seed 
This comprises a mixture of annuals, biennials and peren- 
nials and consists of sorts growing at moderate heights, No 
vines, trailers, or very tall growing plants are used in it. 
715 Large pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; % lb., 75c; 1 l1b., $2.50. 


Verbena 
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Vinca - Periwinkle 
Valuable for bedding, seed should be sown early. Annual. 
710 ROSE 7 712 WHITE. 
711 WHITE with crimson eye. 713 MIXED. 
Any of the above: Pkt., 15c. 
VIOCLA. See Perennials, page 48. 
Wallflower 
714 EARLY WONDER MIXED. A recent novelty from 
Europe. If planted in early spring will be in full bloom 
by early summer. The flowers are equal to the perennial 
in size and every respect. It was developed by crossing 
the Perennial Double with the Early Annual and should 
thrive and bloom profusely in our warm and dry summer. 
Pkt., 15c. 
~Xeranthemum - Everlasting Flower 
716 DOUBLE MIXED. Bright and pretty “Everlasting” 
with silvery foliage and silky flowers i i 
purple. Pkt., 10c. y n pink, white and 
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