“Flower Seeds GG, 
Horst 
(2500 to 4000 
For Cutting: Some protection by cloth or a green- 
house will produce long-stemmed, large-flowered Zinnias 
which make excellent cut flower material. Either the 
Dahlia-Flowered or the Lilliputs are O. K. for this. An 
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WEST CHICAGO 
ILUNOIS 
Giuutas 
for Florists” 
seeds per oz. 
substantial part of your bedding plant sales. 
Don’t neglect the novelty value of the small-flowered 
Lilliput type, the immense size of the Giant Mammoths, 
the curled petals of the Fantasy type. 
outdoor sowing as late as July | in our latitude will 
produce a fine crop of cut Zinnias outdoors before frost. Warning: Zinnias are native to warm temperatures 
For Bedding: Always popular for their ease of cul- and need 65° minimum— better, 70°—to germinate satis- 
ture and fine, vivid colors, Zinnias should account for a factorily. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
Zinnias, Dahlia-Flowered varieties in or- 
der as they appear below: Canary Bird, 
Purple Prince, Polar Bear, Illumination. 
DAHLIA FLOWERED 
The generally preferred class; flowers are deeper 
with central petals incurved. 
@Canary Bird. A _ bright, 
canary-yellow. 
Our Gold Medal Mixture contains these and 
many other fine Zinnia colors. 
clear Luminosa. Bright pink suffused 
with salmon. 
Meteor. Rich deep amaranth-red. 
A striking color. 
@ Oriole. 
center. 
@Crimson Monarch. Large flow- 
ered deep crimson-red. : : 
Fine orange with dark 
@Dream. An _ attractive medium 
orchid-lavender. Polar Bear. Large creamy white. 
Purple Prince. Deep purple; 
large flowered. 
@Scarlet Flame. The finest bright 
scarlet. Very showy. 
Prices all Dahlia-Flowered Zin- 
nias, each: tr. pkt., 25¢; 14 oz., 
45; 14 oz., 75¢; 1 oz., $1.25; 
4 ozs., $4.00; 1 lb., $14.50. 
SPECIAL OFFER: We furnish a 
collection consisting of 1 tr. pkt. 
each of these 14 varieties for 
$2.75. 
Three Fine Dahlia Flowered Mixtures 
@GOLD MEDAL MIXTURE. We believe this is the finest 
complete mixture of large-flowered Zinnias available. 
This is not a field-grown mixture but is carefully blended 
» by formula from first class cut flower colors and varie- 
ties in direct proportion to their commercial value. 
@Eldorado. Unusually attractive 
salmon-apricot. 
@ Exquisite. Fine medium rose- 
pink with deeper center. 
@ Golden Dawn. Clear golden 
yellow. A good variety. 
Golden State. A rich or- 
ange-yellow; varies some. 
Ilumination. A deep rose; 
darker than Exquisite. 
a 
__ “= e INDIAN SUMMER MIXTURE. An unusually at- 
eo ae tractive giant-flowered mixture. Bright reds, yellows 
and oranges predominate to make up this fine assort- 
ment of “Indian Summer” colors. 
@PASTEL SHADES MIXTURE. A formula mixture 
composed of the lighter colors in the large-flowered 
class. Preferred by those who object to strong reds 
and purples. 
Prices above 3, each: tr. pkt., 25¢; 14 0z., 45¢; 1% 0z., 75¢; 
1 oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $4.00; ielbe $14. 50. 
