
Ageratum, Midget Blue 
827. MIDGET BLUE. H. A. It has been quite difficult to produce dwarf Agera- 
tums true to name from seed. However, we are pleased to offer Ageratum Midget 
Blue which will come practically true to form and color from seed. The plants 
are very dwarf, not over two to three inches in height and smothered with small 
eee Ageratum blue flowers. The foliage is delicate and fine, Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 
Cc. 
ORS New Red 
Petunia 
GOLD MEDAL WINNER 
1105. PETUNIA FIRECHIEF. 
H. A. The outstanding flower of 
the season, and overwhelmingly 
the choice of the twenty judges 
of the All America Trials, who 
awarded it the 1950 Gold 
Medal. Shown in color on front ; : ; 
cover of catalog. It is the red- Marigold, Dwarf Harmony Hybrids, Mixed 
- dest Petunia ever developed. A 
a Hybrida Nana Compacta type, which is dwarf, compact Marigold 1037. DOUBLE HARMONY HY- 

Growing meaeving a Bein of We to 15 inches. Excellent Soir eae RS Fel edits 
or bedding or window boxes. It begins to bloom early f . . a Way eae 2. 
in the season and will continue until frost. This is the SUE mato etsy shel Leki; IO) okey ea double, aa 
first Gold Medal Winner for flowers awarded in the last slowering coummences tae ue ae pega oe 
eleven years, which recommendation alone should make cathe Varee foe. nie Broken bene een oe hap tone ae 
eee Bea es soe. Large pkt. (about 250 seeds). three-fourths inches in diameter. They do not have 
\ 5% uv th = the strong Marigold odor. The color range includes 
the popular Harmony, a lovely golden-orange shade, 
distinct golden-yellow, and innumerable blotched and 
striped combinations of golden-orange with maroon 
and various shades of gold and lemon-yellow with 
contrasting dark maroon. Flowers have the familiar 
crested center flanked with several rows of broad 
dark petals. Pkt., 10c: 2 pkts., 15c; 1/4 0oz., 35c. 
,, - 1069. HIPPOMANICA 
Nierembergia (Dwarf Cup Flower). 
YT, BP. While im the 
South it is a hardy perennial, it must be grown 
here in the North as an annual. It is one of the 
most prolific flowering plants that we know of. It 
starts to flower when the plants are only two inches 
tall, or about fifteen weeks after the seed has been 
sown, and keeps right on until heavy frosts. The 
plant at all times is neat and compact appearing, 
the new flowers covering the older flowers and 
seed pods. The lavender-blue flowers enriched by a 
touch of yellow in the center are most charming. 
Plants are very dwarf, compact, and not over six 
inches high with a spread of ten inches. Foliage 
is light gray green. Recommended for an edging or 
border plant. Very beautiful in window boxes or 

np, 
Marigold, Mission Giant-Goldsmith 
Mi ° ald 1035'/2. MISSION  GIANT- 
WUG GOLDSMITH. H. A. Mission 
Giant is a new strain of Mari- 
gold of medium height with giant Chrysanthemum 
blooms. They are base branching, producing from 
eight to twelve stems of excellent cutting length. The 
laterals or side branches produce just as large, if not 
larger blooms, than the center stems. It is very early, 
coming into bloom fully two weeks ahead of the ordinary 
Sunshine types. The ball-shaped blooms measure from 
four to five inches in diameter and resemble giant in- 


curved Chrysanthemums. Goldsmith is a rich golden F flower pots. Seed slow to germinate and_ should 
orange which makes a brilliant display in the garden. Petunia, Cream Star be carefully started early in flats. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 25c. 
Petunia 
1098. CREAM STAR. H. A. A 
fine soft pastel cream Petunia 
for the garden. Light cream at 
the edges with the throat dark- 
ening to a bright golden yellow. 
The small star-like blossoms are 
five pointed and produced in 
enormous quantities on a dwarf 
bushy plant of uniform growth. 
An excellent border or edging 
plant as well as ideal for bed- 
ding. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
Petunia 
1085. RADIANCE. H. A. Radi- 
ance received a 1940 silver 
| 4 ee medal in the All-America 
i ; i awards. It is a rich, brilliant 
‘ ate a * cerise-rose with enough under- 
lying salmon to remove the 
5 ta harshness commonly found in a 
} cerise-rose variety. The throat 
| ™ y is a golden yellow below where 
»~ the bloom starts to flare which 

adds much life to the Petunia. 
It is decidedly free flowering 
throughout the season. The 
blooms measure 21/2 to 3 inches e . 
in diameter. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., pittusharglet (Hineersnles 
e25cu pee Ae L, L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 



Petunia, Radiance 
