ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 53 
COSMOS 
1140 Radiance. All-America Silver Medal winner 
in 1948. A striking new color combination; flowers 
are deep rose with a broad band of rich crimson in 
the center. Its tall, vigorous plants are extremely 
showy in masses by themselves or in the flower 
border. Long lasting cutflower which opens nicely 
when cut in bud. Pkt. 25c; Ig. pkt. 50c. 
Illustrated in color inside back cover 
1135 Sensation Mixed Colors. One of the best tall 
border plants for late summer and autumn cut flow- 
ers. The mixture is a blend of pink, white and red. 
Plant as soon as soil can be worked. Thin to 24 
incheswetieight: 334 tt. “Pkt. loc; fg. okt. 25c. 
1137 Orange Flare. All-America Gold Medal in 1935 
An early blooming, bright orange Cosmos that is very 
good in the border and for cutting. Thin to 24 
inches. Pleight 234 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15ce; Ig. pkt. 25c. 
CLARKIA 
1120 Double Mixed Colors. Considered one of the 
most graceful of all annuals. Its brilliant flowers 
are like small double roses. Cut just before they 
bloom, the flowers open nicely in water. Clarkia 
grows best in partial shade. Sow as soon as the soil 
can be worked. Thin to 9 inches. Height 2 ft. 
Pkes Des lespkt25c. 
CLEOME 
(Spider Flower) 
1125 Pink Queen. All-America Silver Medal 1942. 
One of the taller annuals that attracts the most atten- 
tion of visitors in our trial grounds. Its huge trusses 
of bright salmon pink flowers borne on long stems 
give a striking show from mid-summer until frost. 
Start in the house April 10th or in the garden after 
danger of frost. Thin to 24 inches. Height 4 ft. 
Pitioc. ley pktr 5c; % oz. oc: 
COCKSCOMB 
(Celosia) 
1098 Plumed. Mixed colors. The heads of Feather 
Cockscomb resemble ostrich plumes of shiny, silky 
texture. Some are clear, brilliant pinks or crimson; 
others are like feathers of pure gold. Their plumy 
masses are magnificent when well grown. Start in 
the house April 10th or in the garden after danger of 
Prost itt) ton! 2 einchesamdleighte2 ita aikKte 1c: 
lee okt, 25¢) 
1095 Dwarf Crested. Mixed colors. One of the 
showiest annuals. Small flowers of brilliant crimson 
and shades of red, crowded into velvety fasciated 
masses that resemble a rooster’s comb. Very useful 
as a bedding plant. Start in the house April 10th 
or in the garden after danger of frost. Thin to 10 
inches. Height 1 it.) Pkt locales pk: 25¢: 
DIANTHUS 
(Annual Pinks) 
1165 Double China Pinks, Mixed Colors. A very 
satisfactory flower that blooms profusely from July 
until late fall The petals are toothed or sometimes 
attractively fringed in red and related tones. Sow 
as soon as the soil can be worked. Thin to 8 inches. 
Height 1 ft. Pkt. 15c; lg. pkt: 25c. 
1167 Heddewigii Gaiety. An excellent single variety 
mixture having very large, lacy flowers in a brilliant 
range of colors. Height 1 ft. Pkt. 15c; Ig. pkt. 25c. 

ese 
Dwarf Dahlia Hybrids can be easily grown from seed. Their 
wide range of colors makes them excellent for cutting. 
DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
1150 Unwin Dwarf Hybrids. It is easy and fascinat- 
ing to grow Dahlias from seed and enjoy the surprise 
of new colors and forms. We believe this to be the 
best strain of dwarf Dahlias obtainable. Few blooms 
measure less than three inches. Twelve inch stems 
are profusely borne on bushy plants 18 to 24 inches 
tall. Some of the lovely new colors are—shades 
of canary yellow, scarlet, terra cotta, apricot, crim- 
son, lavender pink, purple, maroon, buff, cream, and 
white. Excellent as cut flowers. The tubers of 
those colors you like may be saved since separate 
colors of these hybrids are not possible from seed 
Start in the house April 10th or in the garden after 
danger, oi frost. [hin to 12-inches: | Pkt: 2c; 
Io) pkt. 0c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
(Chinese Forget-Me-Not) 
1146 Firmament. All-America Bronze Medal winner 
1939. A new, compact and improved strain that is 
covered with bright indigo-blue flowers. The flow- 
ers are in sprays like Forget-Me-Nots on plants 18 
inches tall. Start in the house April 10th or in the 
garden as soon as the soil can be worked. Thin to 
lO "inchesk a Pkt y15¢: ley pkts2J¢. 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
(African Daisy) 
1180 Mixed Colors. An annual that is very satisfac- 
tory in cooler regions (will not survive hot, dry condi- 
tions). The single daisy-like flowers range in color 
from white to orange and salmon. Sow inthe garden 
after danger of frost. Thin to 12 inches. Height 
12.to lo sinchess a Pkt lbessle, pkt. 25; 
FOUR O’CLOCK 
1185 Marvel of Peru. Mixed colors. An old favor- 
ite. Oncloudy days and late afternoons the Four 0’ 
Clocks open their many colored blossoms. Hum- 
ming birds love to visit these flowers. Sow after 
danger of frost. Thin to 18 inches. Height 2 to 
Bit. Pkte lace AtoZ loc: 
