ZINNIAS 
The most popular annual in American 
gardens. For flat-grown bedding plants 
start seed in March indoors, give bot- 
tom heat to get good germination. i 
Chrysanthemum-flowered, Mixed. 
Resembling ““Mums” with curled, 
quilled petals, the long-stemmed = 4 
flowers, often 6 inches across oe 
by 4 deep, come in pastel 
colors. Many combine two or 
three beautiful colors. Ht. 
3 ft Moz. 30¢; Woz 50c; 
oz. $1.50; 14Ib. $4.50. 
Early Wonder Mixed. This is 
the earliest of all with 3 to 
4-inch gaily colered flowers 
on non-branching, long stems 
splendid for cutting en 2-foet base 
branching plants in about 6 weeks 
from the time the seed issown. oz. 
50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered. 
By far the most popular of all, this 
strain has huge flowers, often 5 
inches across and with the center 
petals tending to incurve, giving the flower a 
deep, full effect. The strong vigorous plants, 214 
to 3 feet high, are very free-flowering. 
Gold Medal 
Giant Dahlia- 
flowered Zinnias 
Canary Bird. Clear canary-yellow. Meteor. Deep red, the darkest of all the reds. 
Crimson Monarch. Large deep crimson. Oriole. Deep orange with bronze center. 
Dream. Fine deep rosy lavender. Polar Bear. Large flowers of creamy white. 
Eldorado. Pastel shades of salmon-apricot. | Royal Purple. Deep rich purple flowers. 
Exquisite. Pale rose, deep rose at center. Scarlet Flame. Striking bright scarlet. 
Illumination. Deep rose-pink. Extra fine. Will Rogers. Lovely deep scarlet. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. Contains colors in proportion to their popularity. 
Each of the above, Voz. 45c; oz. $1.25; Yglb. $4; Ib. $13. 
California Giants, Florist’s Strain, Mixed. The 3-foot plants, of the same robust habit as Giant 
Dahlia-flowered, throw strong lateral branches from which the best flowers come. ‘These 
often reach 4 to 5 inches across, but with the petals laid back one over the other, giving a 
flattened appearance. 140z. 45c; oz. $1.25; 4b. $4; Ib. $13. 
Dwarf Double Mixed (elegans pumila). Bushy, 18-inch plants with an abundance of fully 
double flowers, averaging 2 inches across, held above the foliage. This is a nicely pro- 
portioned blend of all the available colors. 140z. 30c; 0z. 85c; Mlb. $2.50; Ib. $8. 
Fantasy, Mixed. Nicely rounded, shaggy flowers of medium size, with ray-like petals curled 
and interlaced. Very fine for cutting, on 2 to 2'%4-foot plants. Includes the brightest colors 
as well as the popular pastels. Moz. 25c; oz. 40c; oz. $1.25; 4b. $3.75; Ib. $11. 
Lilliput. Beautiful, miniature, perfectly double flowers, deeply globe-shaped, in a wide range 
of colors. The 15 to 18-inch compact plants are excellent for bedding. Golden, Salmon-rose, 
Scarlet, White and Mixed. Each, oz. 35c; oz. $1; 4b. $3; Ib. $9.50. 
Lilliput, Pastel Mixture. In 45 days from seed the flowers come in apricot, peach, creamy 
yellow, shell-pink, salmon, light rose, and orchid. 1M%4oz. 35c; oz. $1; Mlb. $3; Ib. $9.50. 
Lilliput, Tom Thumb, Mixed. A very dwarf, compact strain for pot-culture, borders and 
rock-gardens. The plants, 4 to 6 inches high, are covered with tiny Lilltput flowers in red, 
orange, yellow, pink, rose and pastel shades. loz. 30c; Moz. 50c; oz. $1.50; Ib. $4.50. 
Mexican Double Mixed Haageana. Compact 10-inch plants bearing double flowers, 1% 
inches across, in charming color combinations. loz. 35c; 4oz. 60c; oz. $2; 4Ib. $6. 
Peppermint Stick Mixed. Most of the medium-sized, double flowers have striped petals in 
red and white, red and yellow, yellow and white, and orange and yellow on 2-foot bushy 
plants from early right up to frost. 14oz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4Ib. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Persian Carpet Mixed. All-America 1952. Variegated flowers the size of a silver dollar, like 
tiny dahlias, each with its pointed petals tipped with a contrasting color. These appear 
early on dwarf plants and become 12-inch compact mounds of brilliant color, each different 
from the next, and fine for edging, window boxes, etc. Voz. 60c; oz. $1; oz. $3; \lb $9. 
Red Riding Hood. Miniature bright crimson double flowers, about half the size of Lilltputs 
on dwarf, compact plants 1 to 2 feet high. Moz. 45c; oz. $1.35; 4b. $4. : 
Super Giants Mixed. Strong, 3-foot plants bearing flowers, 5% inches across, in a great range 
of color and form, some Dahlia-flowered, others California Giants and still others Chrys- 
anthemum-like in rare and unusual shades. loz. 40c; Yoz. 65c; oz. $2; Yb. $6; Ib. $18. 
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