New Fantasy Zinnias 
2294 FANTASY. Perfectly named for they are so 
fantastic in their beauty and such a marked change 
over the usual stiff and formal type of Zinnias to 
which we have always been accustomed. Their in- 
formal, shaggy appearance make them so graceful 
and interesting, especially for cutting. Their colors 
are the richest and most gorgeous ever seen in the 
Zinnia family. Flowers 214 to 3 inches across on 
plants 214 to 3 feet tall. The cut shows the type of 
flower. The color range includes the brightest 
shades of red, yellow and orange, and pastel pink 
and cream. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10¢; % oz. 25c. 
Fantasy Zinnias 
Tuberous Begonias 
|Do Equally Well in Garden, Indoors, in Porch 
Boxes and in Window Boxes. 
GLORIOUS COLOR TONES 
As wide a range of color tones as Tulip family, on 
background of rich, velvety, crinkled foliage. Many 
write us that their Begonias attract admiration of all 
who see them. The unusual forms and waxy texture 
make for rare beauty that will thrill you. Grand for 
cut-flowers, corsages, table decorations. 
EASY TO GROW 
Even a child can succeed, with our fine bulbs. Cus- 
tomers tell us they have kept the same bulbs for years, 
by stering indoors like potatoes before frost in the fall, 
with no reduction in size or number of flowers. : 
CULTURE. Plant bulbs outdoors as soon as frost is 
over, where summer mid-day sun from 10:00 to 3:00 
does not strike them. (But not in total shade). Use 
good, well-drained, finely worked soil. I like to start 
mine indoors in sand about three weeks before time to 
transplant in garden. If you do this, do not permit 
more than three small, but perfectly-formed leaves to 
develop before you transplant. If you permit them to 
get too large before setting them in the garden, they 
will run more to foilage and less to flowers and flowers 
are what you desire. 
Double Camellia Flowered 
and 
Single Frilled 
Orange, Salmon 
Red and Scarlet 
Dark Crimson 
Price 30c each; 3 for 8Oc; 6 for $1.50; 12 
for $2.75; 50 for $10.00. 
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Rose or Pink 
Shades of Yellow 
More Zinnias 
See Page 42 for other Zinnias. 
Scabiosa Flowered Zinnia 
Zinnia Scabiosa Flowered Mixture 
2291 SCABIOSA FLOWERED. A new and very 
distinct type of Zinnia growing about 30 inches 
tall and producing an abundance of flowers in 
many colors. The outer petals are long and flat. 
The inner petals are short tubular florets forming 
a crest or crown somewhat resembling the Sca- 
biosa. Pkt. 1O0c; 4 oz. 3Oc. 
Beautiful Begonias 
As reported by a customer 
Lancaster, Mass. 
Gentlemen: — 
I want you to know how marvelously 
beautiful my Tuberous Begonias were this 
year. I have raised them for 18 to 20 years 
and they have been of unusual beauty, more 
so than the “professionals” in this section 
raise. However, this year they have sur- 
passed all former attempts and have been 
greatly admired by friends and passers-by. 
With the 25 bulbs purchased this spring 
and the 20 from last year, and grown in 
tiered boxes from the ground to the windows, 
they made a wonderful showing. Though 
the conditions as to soil and exposure seem 
to be about perfect, I feel sure that the 
quality of the bulbs paid a large part in 
my success. 
It is my guess that you will have orders 
from some of my friends. 
Respectfully, 
Blanche E. Willard 
Annual Flower Seeds 43 
Lilliput or Pompon 
“Baby Zinnias” 
Lilliput Zinnias form pretty little dwarf, com- 
pact plants, literally covered with very double 
flowers 1 to 1'4 inches across. They bloom all 
summer and provide an immense quantity of 
charming little flowers for miniature bouquets. 
The colors are lovely, too. 12 to 15 in. 
Zinnia Lilliput or Pompon 
2271 ALL COLORS MIXED. Pkt. 8c; '4 oz. 25e. 
What Makes Zinnias 
So Popular 
Zinnias are so popular because they come in 
gorgeous, vivid, as well as pastel colors; withstand 
almost desert heat; bloom as early when seed is 
planted directly in the garden as from plants 
started indoors and transplanted; bloom pro- 
fusely, even for inexperienced gardeners. Plant 
plenty of Zinnias from seed. 
About Half 
Actual Size. 
Many Pleasing 
a Shades. 
All good, blooming size bulbs, big and vigorous enough to give you excellent 
results. We do not guarantee definite shades as they vary in color 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland 2, Ohio 
