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WILT RESISTANT SUPER GIANTS. Largest of all Asters and a 
superb cutflower because of its long, wiry, non-branching stems 
and huge ostrich-feather flowers, Super Giant is now available in 
a WILT-RESISTANT strain that has taken fifteen years to perfect 
without sacrifice of size and type, but at last we can offer with 
confidence the world’s finest Aster in a brilliant new range of 
colors. Azure, Crimson, White, Peach, Purple, plus a full mix- 
ture. Pkt. 25c. 
ZINNIA 
PEPPERMINT STICK 
MIXED. One look at the 
picture tells you this is 
really new; UNLIKE ANY 
ZINNIA ON THE MAR- 
KET today. Peppermint 
Stick has a wide color 
range—red and white, 
red and yellow, pink and 
white, orange and yellow 
and purple and white. It 
is one of the best cut-and- 
come-again Zinnias. 
Blooms will be produced 
until frost if kept picked. 
An early strain, exten- 
sively reselected, Pepper- 
mint Stick produces ap- 
proximately 70% striped 
flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
COSMOS FIESTA 
Top All America Winner 1952 
COSMOS FIESTA. The festival colors of Old 
Mexico, combined in one flower. All Amer- 
ica’s TOP AWARD for 1952. For the first 
time there is true scarlet in Cosmos. Early, 
heat-loving, easy to grow, Fiesta makes a 
compact 2%’ plant with a riot of bloom all 
summer long. Flowers are semi-double, ruf- 
fled, borne like tropical birds amidst lacy 
foliage. A cutflower for the house and a 
handsome border subject. Pkt. 25c¢. ZINNIA 
PEPPERMINT STICK 
All America Winner 
ZINNIA PERSIAN CARPET 
Like tiny dahlias, each with its pointed petals tipped with contrast, 
these perfect miniature Zinnias make the ideal garden edging subject. 
Dwarf plants begin blooming early; grow into tidy, well-behaved 12” 
mounds of brilliant color, each plant different. Pick dozens of 
flowers, no two alike (yes, they do have cutting stems, and dainty 
foliage quite unlike most Zinnias). The variegated flowers, each the 
size of a silver dollar, fit uniquely in the modern house, yet look 
perfectly at home in an old-fashioned bouquet. The perfect size for 
window boxes; apartment gardens. Easy to grow, thriving on heat, 
it produces a wealth of bloom with minimum care. Pkt. 25c. ASTERS, WILT-RESISTANT SUPER GIANTS 
