NOVELTIES for your 1950 garden 
GOLD MEDAL WINNER 
Petunia Fire Chief (a) Grp. 4 

All America Gold Medal Winner. The 
first annual to receive this high award in 
11 years. Petunia Fire Chief is the red- 
dest petunia you ever saw. Compact 
plants of erect habit covered throughout 
the season with brilliant signal red flow- 
ers. Exceptional uniformity of color and 
habit make it one of the finest bedding 
petunias ever grown. Pkt. 25c. 
The New 
CUTHBERTSON SWEET PEA 
The greatest development in Sweet 
Peas for many years. Heat and drought 
no longer spell the end to the Sweet 
Peas in the garden. Where other types 
do not perform well, Cuthbertson’s are 
the answer. They are very rugged, pro- 
ducing tremendous blooms on_ long 
stems. Ten days earlier than Spencers. 

Cuthbertson’s Mixed Blend. An excellent 
range of 25 to 30 colors, well balanced. 
Pkt. 20c. 
THE NEWEST LARKSPUR 

Supreme Larkspur (a) Grp. 3 
A superb new strain of base branching 
larkspur. Huge spikes of fully dvuuble 
wide petaled flowers in outstanding new 
colors. The plants are tall, of ideal up- 
right habit and uniform height. See page 
8 for complete listing of varieties 
TOP CROP — A New Bean 

Top Crop. Bush, green pod. All America 
Selections Gold Medal Winner for 1950. 
Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agricul- 
ture. Plant is vigorous and very prolific, 
carries the pods low. Resistant to com- 
mon bean mosaic. The 6-inch long pods 
are medium green, round, % inch in 
diameter, very straight, stringless. Ma- 
tures in 50 days. 

Ls Easy te Raise 
Our Blower Seeds 
We have grouped our seeds ac- 
cording to the culture they re- 
quire. Find the group number in 
the alphabetical listing, for ex- 
ample, Ageratum, Grp. 2, and your 
cultural instructions in the column 
below. 
Seeds in this group 
Group are difficult to  trans- 
plant. Sow the _ seeds 
where the plants are to 
flower, after the danger 
of frost has passed. Thin out to 
the desired distance when the 
seedlings are well started. 

Seeds in this group 
Group are easily raised outside 
after the danger of frost 
has passed. Either sow 
them in their perma- 
nent positions or in a seed bed 
and transplant to the place where 
they are to remain. 

Seeds in this group 
Group can be sown outside 
very early in the season, 
3 being very hardy. When 
the seedlings are big 
enough they should be trans- 
planted to their permanent posi- 
tions. 

Sow seeds in flats in 
Group early spring for _ best 
results. When seedlings 
are large enough to han- 
dle transplant to other 
flats. Harden off gradually and 
plant into beds when the weather 
is settled. 

In this group are most 
Grou of the perennial seeds. 
They can either be sown 
5 indoors in flats or out- 
side. If sown outside it 
is good practice to sow them in 
mid-spring so they will reach a 
fair size before the hot weather 
starts. After the seedlings are big 
enough to handle, transplant to 
allow room for growth. Plant in 
their permanent places in fall or, 
if the plants are very small, winter 
over in a cold frame and plant out 
the following spring. 

For best results with biennials 
such as Sweet Williams, Canter- 
bury Bells, Wallflowers and Beauty 
of Nice Stocks, sow them in sum- 
mer. When the seedlings are large 
enough transplant or thin them 
so they will make sturdy plants 
by fall. At that time plant them 
where they are to flower. Handled 
in this way, these flowers will give 
a really good display. 
Try interplanting some of these 
showy biennial flowers with your 
late-flowering Tulips for very 
pleasing effects. 


a, ANNUAL; b, BIENNIAL; p, PERENNIAL; c, CLIMBER; r, ROCK GARDEN 
