
PLATT’S FLOWER SEEDS 

including the latest All America Selections 
for 1950 

ALL AMERICA SELECTIONS 
The World’s Best by Tests 
Each year growers enter their choicest new 
creations in competition for awards. Only a 
few receive the awards of Gold, Silver or Bronze 
Medals or Honorable Mention. In turn we offer 
only such as we believe adapted to our trade. 
On this page there is room for only a few of the 
more recent introductions. Earlier introductions 
will be found on pages 43 to 60. 
Petunia Fire Chief. All America Gold Medal Winner 
for 1950. The reddest Petunia you have ever seen. Dwarf 
habit, free blooming Hybrida Compacta type. Pkts., 25c.; 
1/16-0z., $2.00. 
Petunia “Silver Medal’. AA 1949 Siver Medal Award. 
New F1 Hybrid. Richest and purest salmon pink to date. 
Compact plants, 12 inches high with great hybrid vigor 
and free blooming medium large plain petaled flowers; 
called ne most attractive of all bedding petunias. Pkts., 
50c. eac 
Hollyhock Indian Summer Double Annual Mixed. Re- 
ceived AA 1949 Bronze Medal. From Holland; like the 
popular single variety which received the Silver Medal in 
1939, except this’ being double. Colors mostly pastels. 
Pkts., 35c. each. 
Morning Glory (Ipomea) Blue Star. Honorable 
Mention 1949 AA. A sport from Heavenly Blue. A 
light blue color with deeper colored midrib spears to form 
an attractive star in each blossom. The delicate color is 
distinct, the growth vigorous, 8 to 10 feet and free blooming. 
Pkts. 20c. each. 
New Cosmos Radiance. Silver Medal Award, All America 
Selection for 1948. A strikng deep rose and rich crimson, 
the first bicolor cosmos ever developed. Pkts., 15c.; oz., 1.25. 
Aster Princess. New type, fully quilled centers, excellent 
cut flower. Plants branching, wilt-resistant. Finest 
assorted colors. Pkts., 25c.; %4-oz., $1.00. 
Calendula Apricot Beauty. An attractive two-toned effect. 
A great improvement in flower, stem, rust and heat re- 
sistance; the work of many years. Pkts., 15c.; oz., $1.00. 
Dianthus. Westwood Beauty Finest Mixed. Entirely 
new tetraploid variety combining large flowers of the Dian- 
thus Heddewigi with longer stemmed, well-formed abun- 
dant flowers in all the Dianthus colors. Pkts., 15c; oz., $1.75. 
Dahlia Unwin Dwarf Hybrids. A new improved strain 
of this remarkable Dahlia. Blooms measure 3 inches on 
twelve inch stems, profusely born on bushy 24 inch plants. 
Blooms in four months from seed. Colors, crimson apricot 
yellow, cream, terra cotta and many others including white. 
Pkt., 20c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
Delphinium Pacific Giants. This is a magnificent strain of 
giant flowered Delphinium. The huge flowers are well spaced 
on strong, graceful stems. Pacific Giants are considerably 
mildew resistant and are considered the ‘‘World’s Best.” 

Petunia, Fire Chief, New Red 
Bluejay Series. Clear medium to dark blue . Pkt., 50c. 
Blue Bird. True blue, white bee .......... Pkt., 50c. 
Summer Skies. Clear light blue ........... Pkt., 50c. 
Guinevere Series. Pinkish Lavender ...... Pkt., 50c. 
Galahad Series. Enormous pure white ...... Pkt., 50c. 
Above named varieties, 1/16-o0z., $1.50. 
Pacific Giants. All shades, %-oz., $1.75 . Pkt. 35c. 
Cuthbertson Sweet Peas (Spring Flowering). Now you 
can grow better Sweet Peas. This new strain has strong 
heat resistance, combined with vigorous growth and long 
stout stem. Has been grown in Connecticut with remarkable 
success. Flowers over a long period. 
Pkt. Oz. %-lb. Lb. 
Tommy. Clear Medium Blue ..15c. 50c. $1.25 $4.50 
TOiS se LOS em n Keeerene ener wee 15ce. 50c. pais 4.50 
Frank G. Lavender .......... 15c. 50c. 1.25 4.50 
Carolan Glear7 binkies eck. 15c. 50c. 12.5 4.50 
Janet. Black-seeded White ...15c. 50c. 1.25 4.50 
Spring Flowering Mixed ...... bye,  [sllke- 12.5 4.50 
Verbena Salmon Queen. New Bush Type. Plants erect, 
8-10 inches high, 12 inches across. Numerous large, well 
filled flower heads of attractive bright salmon pink with 
white eye. Excellent for cutting. Pkts., 20c.; %-oz., $1.00. 
