GROW THESE FINE NEW FLOWERS 
Ilcre are some newly developed strains which you should grow for introduction 
next spring, to those of your customers who appreciate and want to try out the 
newer, better flowers. These will make good friends for you. 
Petunia, Ballerina, 1952 All-America 
Alyssum, Violet Queen XXX. The round 
plants of this new strain, 10 inches across 
and 6 inches high, form striking mounds 
of intense bright violet. The color is far 
more vivid than any other strain. It makes 
a very unusual, dwarf edging plant. As a 
flat- plant it will make a lot of friends. 
lgoz. 30c; Woz. 50c; oz. $1.50; Mlb. $4.50. 
Marigold, Glitters. All-America, 1951. If 
you didn’t grow Glitters last year do so in 
1952. It has large, 314%-inch flowers like 
Mammoth Mum but of a soft golden yel- 
low color and blooms earlier on 2 1%-foot 
erect, bushy plants. Ygoz. 40c; Moz. $1.25; 
On poe/5:;, Ywlb. $10: 
Zinnia, 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. 
loz. 60c; Woz. $1; oz. $3; WwIb. $9. 
Zinnia, 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 trast. oz. 50c; oz, $1.50; 
YyIb. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Dahlia, Unwin’s XXX Dwarf Hybrids. A 
specially reselected strain with double and 
semi-double flowers in a great variety of 
colors; canary-yellow, scarlet, terra-cotta, 
crimson, lavender-pink, purple, maroon, 
buff, cream, white, etc. Produced in 3 
months from seed on compact 2-foot plants. 
loz. 40c; oz. 70c; oz. $2.15; Mlb. $6.50. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
Our White Covent Garden Market 
strain tops them all. Try it now. Oz. 25c; 
Pilbee 7 Se ab. p2.2). 
PAN-AMERICAN DWARF 
FRINGED 
Petunia, Ballerina. This was named the 
All-America Winner for 1952. It is a Dwarf 
Single Fringed F; Hybrid with beautifully 
fringed, deep salmon-pink flowers, 314 to 
4 inches across, on compact, vigorous, 
10-inch plants. It is astoundingly uniform 
m both color and plant habit. Fine as a 
pot plant. Tr. pkt. $2.50; 1/1280z. $4.50; 
Yésoz. $8; Y40z. $15.50; Leoz. $30. 
Petunia, Carmencita. This new Dwarf 
Erfurt has nicely fringed, deep scarlet- 
salmon, medium sized flowers of a striking 
color. The dwarf, compact, 8-inch plants 
are perfect for pot culture. Tr. pkt. $2; 
1/1280z. $3.50; Yéyoz. $6; L4o0z. $9; Leoz. 
$16.50; Lgoz. $30; Moz. $55. 
Petunia, La Paloma. Very excellent pure 
white, yellow-throated, large, well-fringed 
flowers on very uniform, vigorous, 12-inch 
plants. This F; Hybrid ts superb for Easter 
pot plants. Tr. pkt. $2.50; 1/1280z. $4.50; 
Vés0z. $8; 4o0z. $15.50; Leoz. $30. 
PAN-AMERICAN ALL-DOUBLE 
Petunia, Allegro. Fully double, nicely 
fringed, bright deep salmon flowers, 3% 
inches across on vigorous, 10-inch plants. 
Petunia, Caprice. Fringed, full-double, dark 
rose-pink, medium-sized flowers on 12-inch 
free-blooming plants. 
Petunia, Nocturne. Fringed, double, 3-inch, 
deep violet-purple; compact 12-inch plants. 
Petunia, Sonata. Pure white, extra double; 
4-inch flowers on 15-inch plants. The best 
white, but needs pinching. 
Each of above 4, 4 Tr. pkt. $2.75; Tr. pkt. 
$4.50; 1/1280z. $8.50; Léyoz. $16; Yeoz. 
$29.50; Yeoz. $58. 
Zinnia, Persian Carpet Mixed 
