R. H. Shumway—"The Pioneer American Seedsman"—Established 1870 7 
All The Most 
Flower Popular 
} Seed Annual 
nias are one of the most universally planted annuals. They are 4 Flower 
dy and so easy to grow, doing well almost anywhere with little care. They Postpaid 
borders, and cut-flowers. Shumway’s Zinnias are far superior to the old- 
ed Zinnias because they offer a wider range of delicate as well as rich 
© profusely and continuously from midsummer to late autumn. For the 
double flowers, plant in a sunny location with good soil and plenty of 
oT e greatest improvement in Zinnias yet produced. SPECIAL OFFER 
The flowers are 5 in, or more across and 8 to 4 in. in § 
semble a giant Decorative Dahlia. The plants grow ff 2538 One Packet 
o 4 ft. tall : 
0 Exquisite. Light rose pink with deeper rose i Dahlia Flowered 
er. 
1512 Dream. Deep ‘lavender, 
513 Golden State. Rich golden yellow. cts., Postpaid. 
515 Illumination. Deep tyrian rose. - omeenaeme 
516 Scarlet Flame. Dazzling bright scarlet. 
ced complete mixture of all the Dahlia Flowered varieties offered here and 
veral other shades not yet available as separate colors. 
far 9 
| The Worid’s Largest 
Flowered and 
many lovely colors, and their various types meet every garden need for 
have much larger blooms, and are more handsome in shape. JZinnias 
Giant Dahlia Flowered Type 
pth, held on long strong stems. In form they re- 
9 Crimson Monarch. Largest crimson scarlet. each of the8 Named 
Oriole. Orange and gold bi-color, Zinnias Only 75 
14 Polar Bear. Best pure white. 
2508 Shumway’s Giant Double Dahlia Flowering Supreme Mixed. A well bal- 
11 Above Dahlia Flowered Zinnias—Pkt., 15 cts.5 1% o2z., $1.00; O25 $1.75. 
nest Zinnia 
Viixture 
SPECIAL OFFER {| 
2538 One Packet Hach § 
§ of the 8 Named Dahlia 
Flowered Zinnias Only } 
1 75 cts., Postpaid. 
Beautify Your Home 
with Large Beds 
of Zinnias. 
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2518 Shumway’s Colossal 2519 Giant Flowered 
or Giant Flowered Mixed | Picotee Choicest Mixed 
This special strain of Giant A remarkable new and distinct 
Mammoth Zinnias has superb, | class with beautiful double flow- 
massive flowers in many rich col- ers in orange, flesh, lemon, pink 
ors. The blooms are well formed, and cerise, each petal being dis- 
very double, 4 in. and more tinctly tipped with various 
across, -with petals thickly set in dark shades, resembling the Pi- 
a shingle-like arrangement. The cotee Carnations—most attrac- 
plants grow 2% to 3 ft. tall and | tive and pleasing. Finest Mixed. 
are well branched, with long Pkt., 15 ets.; 14 0z., 40 cts.3 14 02, 
flower-stems. Pkt., 15 cts.; %4 02., 70 cts.; oz., $1.25. 
40 ets.; % oz., 70 3 0z., $1.25. ¢ 
2517 California Giants—Supreme Mixture 
A special strain which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens 
measuring from 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Plants are of extremely 
robust habit and should be given 18 to 24 inches between each to al- 
low for full development. Height, 3 feet. They bear freely on long, 
strong sterns numerous semi-globular, mostly very double flowers, all 
of the largest size, making them of great value in large beds, borders, 
ete. Tllustrated on Page 3. 
We offer you this special mixture made up of equal parts of all 
shades and colors in this type. Pkt., 15 cts.; ¥% oz, 25 cts.; ¥4 Om, 45 
cts:; 2 02. 80 cts.; oz., $1.50. 
2520 Double : 2499 Wild 
Costs a 
Little More 
Than Common 
ierae Sar 
| in your garden Sorts But I Guar- 7 i 
the envy Se yee Col Elegans Mixed Cucumber Vine 
- of your neighborhood Your Money’s Worth Or Cut and Gome Again, Crested An Old Reliable Annual Climber 
Lo — and Curled. A dwarf-growing type One of the quickest growing an- 
of Zinnia forming bushy, compact 
plants with an abundance of well- nual vines we know of; splendid 
252 —The cut above is an actual photographie reproduction of average Zinnia blooms from Shum- 
“way’s Supreme Mixture. It contains all the Giant sorts introduced to date, including the cream of eoundededouble bloome 222) inh in for covering trellises, old trees, 
Dahlia Flowered, the Colossal, California Giants and Picotee Mixed. Ihave taken great pains diameter, Recommended for bed- fences, ete. Clean, bright green 
perly blend this Mixture so as to give you a mass of large, gorgeous blooms from early sum- pe EERO aed ves for Gut: | foliage and sprays of white flowers 
y% oat 80 ets.; oz $1.50, ae in July and August. Pkt., 20 cts. 
til late fall. Pkt., 25 cts.; Vg oz., 50 cts.; V4 0z., 85 cts.; Ye oz., $1.50; 02, $2.75. 
AIL. 
Double 
Flowers 
Lilliput, Baby or Pompon Zinnias 
An especially pretty, dwarf, branching type, 12 
to 18 in. tall, blooming continuously and most 
profusely. The double, conical flowers are 1 to 
1% in. across. Highly effective for borders. Es- 
pecially desirable for table decoration when me- * 
dium-stemmed flowers are wanted. 
2521 Scarlet Gem. 
2522 Golden Gem. 
2523 Purple Gem. 
2525 White Gem. 
2526 Rose Pink. 
2524 All Colors Mix- 
ed of the five sep- 
arate colors. Pkt., 15 
cts.; %4 oz., 40 cts.; 
1% oz., 70 cts.; 02., 
1.25. 
Special Offer 2539 
of Lilliput Zinnias. 
Each collection con- 
tains the five separate 
eolors here offered. 
One pkt. each 
(value 75 cts.), 50 
ets. 
A New Fascinating Zinnia 
2507 FANTASY—Mikxed Colors 
The well-rounded, medium-sized flowers, which ‘ 
are borne on long, slender stems well above the \ 
2508 ZINNIA 2506 ZINNIA 
—0’Gold, Pastel Tints. Flowers are | Howard’s New Giant Crested Mixed. The blos- 
A 5 8 ; ; foliage, are composed of. a mass of shaggy, XN 
y, 6” to 5%” in diameter with a] soms average 4” to 6” in diameter with a full ecned anlar matats whieh Shee Rel aritstis (A “ 2524 
stately blooms comprising the | cushiony center surrounded by broad guard petals War es te Rothets seen ae iihietetc ley Double 
“Tints of soft yellow, old gold, | after the style of a Pyrethrum Roseum. This J Charming, rato Moa ie sabi sea isha HENCE ‘AH Colors 
pricot, ‘salmon, white, cream and } new Zinnia contains almost all known colors and | range includes red and orange as well as many Mixed 
hrc, , 2 gs hades such as orange, scarlet, yellow, rose, | fine pastel shades of pink and cream. Pkt., 15 £ we hte 
Bpbubty 3:1 tall FRE. 20 cts.3°% teat and crimson. Pkt. 20 ets.; 2 pkts., 35 cts. cts.; 4% 02. 45 cts.; 4% oz., 80 cts.; oz., $1.50. 2524 Lilliput Zinnias 
