“DISCOVERY” HIBISCUS 
Our 1949 Expedition ! 
Every Holmes DISCOVERY HIBISCUS must prove 
its worth in our Nurseries before it will ever be offered to 
you. It must match the best of our old faithful varieties; 
it must outperform them in some way. And above all, 
it must bring A NEW VISION OF BEAUTY to 
Hibiscus lovers. 
Here are the best of all the varieties growing from the 
Florida Gulf to Texas—right here at home in Tampa, 
waiting for your choice. 
Quantities and sizes are limited, so come out to see us 
early. Let us help you enjoy bringing NEW BEAUTY 
to Florida—make your garden the first to reveal “‘Expedi- 
tion” Hibiscus. 
McINTYRE. Very well-formed, enormous, single flowers 
with ruffled petal edges. The color is apricot-bronze with 
light center and deep pink throat. 
MINALILA. Extra large and single. Almost white with 
bluish pink veins and ruffled edge touched with yellow; clear 
white throat. 
MONARCH. Enormous, double, flat, rosette-shaped flowers 
of deep dark crimson shading to almost mahogany. Spec- 
tacular, new and rare. 
MRS. FRED ANDERSON. Single, 5 in. Flat, ruffled, over- 
lapping petals, yellow with white center, light pink throat. 
PERFECTION. Single, 5 to 7 in. Overlapping, tufted and 
heavily veined. Its dainty color is orange-buff with glowing 
yellows. Quite uniform throughout. 
PETER PUMPKIN. (Parnell.) Small, single flowers of 
pumpkin-yellow; white center. A free bloomer that is an 
attractive addition to the yellow Hibiscus. 
SUPERBA. (Kersey.) Huge, single, exquisite yellow upon 
first opening, changing to golden yellow by noon. The flow- 
ers are very large; the color is clearer when sheltered from 
the hot sun. 
Strong plants, gal. can $3.50 
Extra large plants, 
4-gal. can $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 
AND IF YOU WANT THE LAST 
WORD IN HIBISCUS 
BETTY KERSEY. A sport of Mrs. Johnson with the “new 
look.’ $5.00 each. 
CONNIE VEREEN. Immense single apricot-yellow flowers 
8 in. across. Unusually lovely form, size and coloring. What 
more could one ask? $10.00 to $15.00 each. 
DR. JOHN. Single red-yellow blooms with a very pretty 
rich dubonnet center. $6.00 each. 
MARTHA OLIVE PARNELL. Single, 4 to 5 in. Heavily 
ruffled, overlapping petals. Bright deep golden yellow, 
highlighted bright reddish orange. Center violet-pink. 
$6.00 to $7.50 each. 
SARAH DE SCHAZEN. Glowing apricot-orange, single, 
7-in. flowers. Petaloids at the end of the styles are most 
attractive. $5.00 each. 
VELVET TOUCH. Rich velvety fuchsia-red touched with 
white at the outer edges of the petals. Single, 6-in. blooms. 
A magnificent new color in Hibiscus. $10.00 to $15.00 each. 
Other varieties not listed here at $5.00 up to $25.00 each 
Ask about them 
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