ZINNIA (a) Grp. 1 
One of the most showy and satisfac- 
tory of our hardy annuals for beds, 
mixed borders and for cutting purposes. 
Easy to grow in any good garden soil. 
They commence flowering earily in sum- 
mer and continue until frost. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This variety is 
taller than the Dahlia flowered type, 3 to 
4 feet high, with long stems which make 
the flowers fine for bouquets. The 
blooms are large, flat and very graceful. 
Finest Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPER GIANTS. They come in a full 
range of rare and unusual shades of 
cream, buff, apricot, salmon, rose and 
orange, with fewer yellow reds and 
whites. Most impressive are the many 
two-toned and three-toned color effects 
in this strain. The flower shapes vary 
from the long, narrow petals to the broad, 
curly and wavy. Invaluable for cutting. 
Mixed Packet Only. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 2% 
feet. Enormous double flowers are pro- 
duced on robust branching plants. The 
flowers usually have slightly hollowed 
center ringed with small tubular florets. 
Crisp, fresh appearance. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 10e. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose centers. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Golden Dawn. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Illumination. Deep self rose. Pht. 10ce. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 10e. 
Polar Bear. White. Pkt. 10e. 
Scarlet Flame. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10e. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10ce. 
ZINNIA, GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 


ZINNIA FANTASY MIXED 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, 
medium sized flowers. Plant 2% to 38 ft. 
high. Free blooming. Excellent cutting. 
Wildfire. A rich, dazzling scarlet. Plants 
neat in habit, strong growing, and very 
free blooming, 2% to 3 feet in height; 
coming into flower 45 to 50 days after 
seed is sown. Pkt. 10c. 
Fantasy. Mixed Shades. Pkt. 10c. 
RED RIDING HOOD. 1 ft. Of compact 
form, covered the entire season with dou- 
ble scarlet flowers not over an inch 
across. Effective in borders. Pkt. 10ce. 
SUPER CROWN OF GOLD, Pastel 
Tints. Large, well-formed flowers in a 
wide range of pastel shades, including 
soft yellow, old gold, light pink, various 
shades of salmon, peach, and buff, cerise, 
white, and cream, each petal overlaid at 
the base with deep golden yellow. Flow- 
ers are borne profusely throughout the 
season on strong, robust plants. Mixed 
shades. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 15 inches. A 
charming dwarf which is excellent for 
low borders or edgings. The plants are of 
tidy habit and produce a bounteous sup- 
ply of very double pompon flowers about 
1144 inches across in bright pastel shades. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
LINEARIS. This little dwarf variety of 
Zinnia is most unusual and interesting. 
The flowers are single and of a lovely 
shade of golden orange, with a delicate 
lemon yellow stripe through each petal. 
Blooms are produced in great profusion. 
Height, 8 to 10 inches. Pkt. 10c. 


Cullure of Sweet Peas 
(Complete List of Sweet Peas on Page 11) 
Sweet Peas are deep rooting and heavy 
feeding plants. We recommend a trench 
to be dug about 18 inches deep and 18 
inches wide. In the bottom fork in about 
6 inches of well-rotted manure. Fill in 
with soil in which is mixed a liberal 
quantity of well-rotted manure. 
The actual sowing is done in a shallow 
trench 6 to 8 inches deep. Cover the seeds 
with 2 inches of soil and as the plants 
grow, thus establishing deeper roots 
than would otherwise be possible. Use 
one ounce of seed to 20 feet of the row 
and later thin out so that the plants will 
be 4 to 5 inches apart. 
If flowers are kept picked and seed 
prevented from forming more and better 
bloom will be produced. Avoid overhead 
watering as it causes the flower buds to 
drop. 
Time of Sowing: Spencer varieties may 
be sown in early October and lightly 
mulched in winter. Fall sowing gives 
finer flowers and longer stems and a 
slightly longer period of bloom. 
In California, Early Flowering varie- 
ties are sown about August 1 and 
throughout the winter months. If sown 
in August they will bloom by November. 
Keep the surface of the bed cool by using 
a light mulch. 
SWEET SULTAN 
Centaurea (a) Grp. 2 
These beautiful long stemmed flowers 
with their soft velvety heads make very 
enchanting bouquets. They measure 2 to 
2% inches across while the entire plant 
stands about 2% to 3 feet tall. You can 
grow them readily in any garden soil, 
and your friends are sure to admire 
them. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Dianthus Barbatus (b) Grp. 5 
A well known, attractive, free-flower- 
ing hardy biennial, producing a splendid 
effect in beds and borders with their rich 
and varied flowers. Height, 10 to 20 
inches. 
Single Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
VIOLA, Tufted Pansies (a) Grp. 4 
Our Gay Mixture. This blend of bright 
gay colors far surpasses any mixture of 
Violas we have seen. Bright shades of 
self colors of red, yellow, blue, and apri- 
cot combined with many shades which 
are blotched, undoubtedly make these 
Violas a supreme mixture. Pkt. 10e. 
VERBENA (a) Grp. 4 
One of the most popular garden an- 
nuals for beds and massing and for a 
gorgeous display during the summer 
months. Cannot be excelled, commencing 
to flower in July and continuing until 
frost. Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
Floradale Beauty. A giant hybrid, the 
flowers varying from bright rose-pink to 
deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. 
Individual florets of perfect form, fully 
rounded, and average 1% inches across; 
heads 4 to 5 inches across. Pkt. 10e. 
Hybrid Grandiflora Giant. Mixed. Very 
large flowers in lavender, white, pink 
and rose-red. Pkt. 10c. 
WALLFLOWER 
Cheiranthus (Grp. 5) 
English Wallflower (p) Spring blooming 
low erect perennial, in appearance much 
like stocks but flowers include yellow, 
yellow-brown, red and almost black. 
Sweently fragrant. In mild climates plant 
in fall for early spring bloom and where 
winters are severe they should be carried 
over in a frame and set out early in 
spring. May be sown early in March for 
bloom the first year but the former 
method gives better plants. Pkt. 10e. 
Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus Allioni) 
(b). This unusual little plant deserves a 
place in your rock garden or low border. 
Upright spikes bear numerous four- 
petaled flowers of dazzling rich orange. 
Flowers the first season from seed and 
when established will bloom all summer. 
Height, 1 foot. Single. Pkt. 10e. 

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