All-America Winners and Special Neuvelties 
MARIGOLD, Chrysanthemum Flowered, 
Glitters 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner. Fluffy chrysanthemum- 
(AY like, bright canary-yellow flowers 3 inches across are produced 
: on long strong stems. The bushy, erect, 2-foot plants are con- 
tinuously in bloom from early summer until frost. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
MARIGOLD, Chrysanthemum Flowered, 
Happiness 
A new early bloomer growing about 15 to 18 inches tall. Chrysan- 
themum-like blooms $¥2 inches across, produced in large numbers per 
plant. The color is a charming golden yellow. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 60c. 
MARIGOLD, Sunny 
Cheerful, single, bright yellow flowers, about 2 inches across, with 
attractive wavy edges. Plants are well rounded, 15 inches tall and 16 
inches across, and when covered with blooms are sure to win admira- 
tion. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 50c. 
PANSY, Michell’s New Swiss Ruffled 
Pastel Shades Mixed 
Here is a delightful new strain of Pansies. The flowers are large and 
beautifully ruffled. This strain is a mixture of lovely pastel shades not 
seen in Pansies. Plants are compact in growth, also very free flowering. 
This Pansy should be in everybody’s garden. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; Y oz. $2.00. 
PANSY, Pay Dirt, Jumbo (New) 
Largest golden yellow ever produced. Blooms have dark rays on tiny 
dark faces. Fine dwarf habit and resistant to heat. 
Pkt. 50c; large pkt. $1.25. 
PANSY, Steele’s Jumbo Mixture 
Grown from originator’s stock. Extra large, long-stemmed flowers, 
very early, in a choice mixture of colors. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. $1.00; Y% oz. $3.00. 
PETUNIA, Ballerina 
All-America Selection 1952 Winner. This single Hybrid 
(a) Petunia is a very dwarf compact type, with beautifully 
fringed glowing salmon flowers. An excellent variety for 
bedding, also the blooms keep well when cut for house decoration. 
See color plate page 1. Pkt. 35c; large pkt. $2.00. 
PETUNIA, Fire Chief 
All-America Gold Medal Winner. (Bodger.) Fire Chief is in 
the Hybrida nana compacta class, a dwarf, compact-growing, bed- 
ding Petunia. Height is about 12 to 15 inches. Color is a bright 
scarlet-red, a color lacking in this class until now. Fire Chief 
blooms early and continuously until frost, producing a wealth of 
(Originator’s description.) 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; 1/32 oz. $1.75. 
bloom all summer. 
PHLOX, Michell’s Dwarf Beauty, Mixed 
This fine strain of large-flowering dwarf Phlox is especially recom- 
mended for pot culture. (Also for borders.) The individual florets are 
large. This strain comes in a very fine mixture, including shades of 
light and dark blue. Very free blooming. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; 4 oz. $1.75. 
PHLOX, Decussata, Beltsville Beauty 
This hardy perennial was developed by Dr. Sam Emsweller of U. S. 
D. A., Beltsville, Md. Beltsville Beauty is a broad mixture of colors. 
Besides the usual mauve, the mixture contains lavender, carmine, crim- 
son, salmon-pink, pink with dark eye (similar to Painted Lady), pink, 
white with dark eye, and a sizable proportion of pure paper-white. 
To insure good germination, seed should be frozen before planting. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. $1.00. 
TITHONIA, Torch 
All-America Silver Medal Winner. Torch is good. And 
(a) Torch is easy. Heat? Thrives on it. Pests or diseases? None 
whatsoever. Anybody who can grow Zinnias can have loads 
of brilliant orange-scarlet, 4-inch cut flowers like single Dahlias by 
midsummer, on a compact plant growing only 4 to 41% feet high. 
Early enough for the North, dwarf enough for the South. Be sure 
you have it. Color plate, page I. 
‘ Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; Y% oz. $1.75. 
Pansies 
VERBENA, Snow White (New) 
The latest addition to this popular type of Verbena. Plants are very 
bushy, dwarf and free flowering. The color is a pure snow-white. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c. 
VERBENA, New Bush Type, Firelight 
The most vivid red Verbena we have ever seen. Masses of large 
blooms closely spaced provide a carpet of fiery brilliance unequaled in 
any other border or bedding plant. Truly a supreme addition to every 
garden. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; 4 oz. $1.25. 
ZINNIA, “Persian Carpet” 
All-America Selection 1952 Winner. Like tiny Dahlias, 
(a) each with its pointed petals tipped with contrast, these per- 
fect miniature Zinnias make the ideal garden edging subject. 
Dwarf plants begin blooming early; grow into tidy, well-behaved 
12-inch 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. See 
color plate page 1. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; “4 oz. $1.25. 
New Giant ZINNIAS, Burpee’s Hybrids 
This new giant-flowered Zinnia is the loveliest ever created, immense 
fluffy and ruffled flowers with graceful curved petals like those in a 
giant Mum. This Zinnia comes in a gorgeous range of colors and color 
combinations larger than Dahlia flowered and most desirable for gar- 
den use and cutting. Pkt. 50c; large pkt. 75c; VY oz. $1.00. 
ZINNIA, Peppermint Stick Mixed 
UNLIKE ANY ZINNIA ON THE MARKET TODAY. Pepper- 
mint Stick has a much wider color range (red and white, red and 
yellow, pink and white, orange and yellow, purple and white) than 
its parents, Old Glory and The Clown. Plants somewhat taller than 
One of the best 
Pumila bear medium-sized Pumila-type flowers. 
cut-and-come-again in Zinnias, blooms will be produced until frost 
if kept picked. An early strain, extensively reselected, Peppermint 
Stick produces approximately 70% striped flowers. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 75c; 4 oz. $1.00. 
ZINNIA, Floradale Scarlet 
A new kind of Zinnia. Giant scarlet-red flowers with beautiful long 
ruffled petals. Very free flowering, with long strong stems. A splendid 
cut flower; also fine for garden. Pkt. 25c; large pkt. 60c; %4 oz. $1.25. 
Garden Store, 924 Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 5 
