Aart & Vicks COSMOS 
These are among the most popular and easily grown annual flowers, making 
a wonderful display in beds and borders in the garden, and furnishing an abun- 
dance of cut blooms for house decoration in the fall, when other flowers are 
scarce. Sow the seed outdoors just as soon as danger from frost Is over, or it 
may be started in cold frames and then transplanted. Thin or transplant 18 
inches apart, and pinch back the tops to make them branch. 
New Sensation Cosmos 
Beautiful new variety bears, in good quantity, large 4-inch in diameter, single 
flowers about 10 weeks after the seed is sown. Much better than other single 
flowering kinds. Plant is compact in HES about 4 feet tall. — 
Cardinal. Ri j . White King. Glistening silvery white. 
neta A Se COs aa ae Mixed Colors. The three colors mixed. 
ink Lady. Rich shade of lilac-pink. Price of above: Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 45c 
Early Double Cosmos 
A description of this Cosmos gives you but a faint idea of its wonderful beauty. 
In the center of the flower is a crest of short, fine petals and this is surrounded by a 
row of broader and longer guard petals. The long, strong stems are covered with 
lacelike foliage that adds greatly to its decorative qualities. The plant grows 3 to 4 
feet high and is massed with bloom from July until frost. 
Carnelia. Splendid, rich Peach Blossom. Beautiful Whirlwind. Pure white, 
crimson double flowers. rose-pink, double flowers. double flowers. 
Price of above: Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 45c 
Noh GAS f & s Collection: One package of each of these 3 separate colors for 50c. 
The Best Crimson Cosmos is Cardinal Mixed. A splendid mixture of colors. Each of the preceding. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 35< 

; The New Cosmos, Radiance 
“eke et cei aed aed rsd AU SrA ES celle 52) Silver Medal Award in the All-America Selections for 1948. Radiance introduces 
tions Committee. Plant grows 3 feet high and carries two entirely new colors in Sensation Cosmos: striking deep rose and rich crimson 
quantities of 3-inch, single, orange-yellow blooms on in the first bi-color Cosmos ever to be developed. 
long stems. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c Pkg. 25¢; large pkg. 45c 
Louely Dahlias ARE GROWN FROM. 
It surprises most people to learn how easily Dahlias are grown from seed, 
and what splendid and unusual flowers, Far two alike, are borne on the 
sturdy plants the first year. Sow the seed early in April. In the fall dig 
and store the tubers in a dry, cool place. 
Exhibition Mixture of Double Decorative Varieties. Made up from 
seed of choice, large-flowering named varieties that are sure to give many 
pleasant surprises to the gardener. Pkg. 25c¢ 
Coltness Hybrids. Sturdy 18-inch plants covered with charming single 
flowers in many brilliant colors. Valuable for cutting for the house and 
for beds and borders. Pkg. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c 
Vosberg’s Hybrids 
A new type of cut flower Dahlia of recent introduction by a commercial 
florist. The plants grow three to four feet tall with long clean stems ideal 
for cutting. The medium sized single flowers 3 to 4 inches across hold up 
well in water after cutting, and are in a pleasing array of attractive colors 
from light yellow to deep crimson. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75¢ 
ne Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids 
Miniature single, semi-double and double flowers in a brilliant array of 
colors ranging from pure white through cream, yellow, orange, salmon, 
pink, rose, purple and deep maroon. Plant grows about 20 inches high 
and starts blooming early in August and continues until frost. Splendid 
for display in the garden and for cutting. Pkg. 25c; 1/16 oz. 50c; Vg oz. 90c 



Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrid Dahlias 
Dianthus, Sweet Wivelsfield 
Cypress Vine 
A beautiful and popular annual climber growing 15 feet high, with deticate, fernlike foliage and 
star-shaped flowers of scarlet and white. Blooms July to late fall. Pkg. 25c¢ 
DIANTHUS ne xRDEN PINKS 
Brilliant colors and profusion of bloom make these Garden Pinks one of our most popular flowers. 
Plants grow about a foot high and are particularly fine in masses in beds and borders. Sow the seed 
outdoors in early spring, and in a few weeks the plants will be up and full of bloom. 
Annual Varieties 
Westwood Beauty—a New Dianthus Giant Single Sweet Scented. A splendid mix- 
Large, single, deeply fringed flowers | to ture of colors in single flowers. 
2 inches in diameter, on long, strong stems. A ; Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 35c¢ 
beautiful flower in variable shades of crimson 
and scarlet, some having white edgings. This Sweet Wivelsfield. A new annual Pink for 
is an annual flower. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 50¢ _— the border or bed. The plants have the thrifty 
Giant Double Sweet-Scented. Double flow- growth of Sweet William, and the flowers the 
ers with colors from the most delicate pink to brilliancy of color of Japanese Pinks. 
the deepest crimson. Pkg. 10c; Yg oz. 35c Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
Perennial Kinds 
ALLWOOD! ALPINUS. A beautiful hardy Plumarius, Single Mixed. Fringed flowers in 
~, Pink for the border or bed. Grows 4 to 6 inches many beautiful colors. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
© nigh and bears large flowers in various shades PLUMARIUS, DOUBLE MIXED. Double 
of rose and pink and lavender during July and ond semi-double, very fragrant, fringed flowers 
August. Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 50c in many beautiful colors. Gréws 8 inches tall. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c 
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