FLOWER SEEDS 
Novelties and Specialties in Flowers for 1953 
ASTER, PRINCESS TYPE 
889 Asters, Princess Wilt-Resistant. A 
new type of wilt-resistant Aster with 
deeply quilled “cushion” centers. Plant 
is branching and bears many long- 
stemmed flowers 3 to 314 inches in 
diameter. Pkt. 25c. 
606 Alyssum, Royal Carpet. All-America 
Selections, 1953 top winner. A vibrant 
purple color, only a few inches high 
but 10 inches across, flowering from 
when only weeks old until end of sea- 
son. A fine companion for Carpet of 
Snow. Pkt. 25c. 
605 Carnation, Chabaud’s Crimson. Hardy 
cutting carnation, blooms five months 
from sowing, and continues through- 
out the season. This is a deep dark 
crimson. Pkt. 25c¢. 
676 Cosmos, Radiance. This sensational 
new Cosmos was awarded a silver 
medal in the All-America trials and is 
one of the finest additions to the list 
of flowers in many years. The plant is 
compact, erect, with long stems, mak- 
ing it a fine cut flower of a deep rose 
color with a darker central zone of 
crimson. Truly an outstanding novelty. 
Pkt. 20c. 
677 Cosmos, Yellow Flare. Silver medal 
winner. At last a yellow Cosmos which 
will blossom in early summer. Grows 3 
to 4 feet tall and blooms freely on long, 
wiry stems. Excellent for border and 
as a cut flower. Pkt. 15c. 
890 Cosmos, Fiesta. All-America Silver 
Award, 1952. Brand new color combina- 
tion, bright gold striped scarlet; early 
flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
725 Marigold, Naughty Marietta. All- 
America winner. A new free blooming, 
dwarf, single French Marigold, with 
rich golden yellow flowers, blotched 
‘maroon at base of petals, 24% inches 
aeross, on compact plants 1 foot high. 
Pkt. 15e. 
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891 Marigold, Frills. A new golden or- 
ange carnation flowered Marigold with 
frilled and waved petals and odorless 
foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
894 Marigold, Glitters. Chrysanthemum 
flowered type with large soft golden 
yellow flowers on long strong stems. 
Pkt. 25c. 
893 Marigold, Butterball. All-America Se- 
lection. Soft butter yellow flowers on 
compact dwarf plants. Pkt. 15c. 
$92 Marigold, Yellow Pygmy, Lilliput. 
All-America selection. Sparkling, light 
jemon-yellow flowers 114 in. across on 
little bushy plants, 6-8 in. high. Resem- 
ble tiny Chrysanthemums. Pkt. 15c. 
604 Morning Glory, Blue Star. All-Amer- 
ica winner. A fine sky-blue color, ac- 
centuated by the five deeper blue mid- 
ribs, forming an attractive star. Earlier 
than Clarke’s Mammoth Blue. Pkt. 15c. 
745 Morning Glory, Darling. Carmine- 
red, similar to Scarlett O’Hara but has 
a white throat. Pkt. 15c. 
599 Pansy, Felix. A distinct new pattern 
in Pansy mixtures. It has a yellow pen- 
ciled face and a contrasting wide bor- 
der of different shades. Flowers are 
large and wavy. Pkt. 25c. 
601 Petunia, Ballerina, The popular 1952 
All-America winner. A soft glowing 
salmon, grandiflora Petunia. Large 
fringed flowers 3% to 4 inches across 
and extremely free flowering. It is 
dwarf, compact and spreading, about 
12 inches high and fine for borders, 
bedding, pots and boxes. Pkt. 60c. 
778 Petunia, Cheerful. A new dwarf bed- 
ding Petunia, crisp, clear light pink on 
salmon-pink petals, deeper rose vein- 
ing toward throat. Plants low growing, 
forming a mound 10 to 12 inches high, 
2 feet across. Pkt. 25c. 
602 Petunia, Comanche. All-America Se- 
lections winner for 1953. The richest, 
reddest and most brilliant bedding Pe- 
tunia. The large 214 to 234 inch flow- 
ers almost cover the plants during the 
entire blooming season. Pkt. 60c. 
767 Petunia, Fire Chief. Firecracker-red 
is the best way we can describe the 
new All-America winner—Fire Chief 
Petunia. Winner of All-America Selec- 
tions’ rare Gold Medal, it is a brand- 
new Petunia color. Dwarf, very com- 
pace with long blooming season. Pkt. 
(eb 
603 Petunia, Lipstick. A vigorous new 
Petunia in the dwarf bedding type. 
Carmine rose overlaid with a touch of 
salmon, bearing a wealth of flowers all 
summer long. Pkt. 35c. 
597 Phlox, Globe Mixed. All-America win- 
ner. The full plants are globe-shaped 
or dome-shaped, a solid mound of color 
throughout the season. Color range is 
well balanced. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, NAUGHTY MARIETTA 
598 Nicotiana, Crimson Bedder. Dwarf, 
compact, deep crimson about 15 inches 
high. Pkt. 25c. 
818 Tithonia, Torch. A quick-growing an- 
nual that thrives on hot weather. Bril- 
liant orange-scarlet flowers with good 
stems on a compact plant, waist high. 
Pkt. 25c. 
600 Verbena, Sparkle. An entirely new 
class of Verbena. The neat, uniform 
plants retain their compact form 
throughout the entire season. A bright 
scarlet red, greatly intensified by the 
large gleaming white eye. Pkt. 25c. 
895 Zinnia, Floradale Scarlet. A vibrant 
scarlet-red Zinnia with a new graceful 
form, that is a departure from the 
usual stiff form of most Zinnias. 214 
to 3 feet tall with flowers 5 to 5% 
inches across. Pkt. 25c. 
898 Zinnia, Burpee’s Giant Hybrids. Im- 
mense fluffy and ruffled flowers with 
graceful curled petals like those of a 
giant Chrysanthemum. Gorgeous range 
of colors. Pkt. 25¢. 
897 Zinnia, Peppermint Stick. Plants 2 to 
3 feet high bear a profusion of gaily 
striped and mottled flowers, living up 
to its name “Peppermint Stick” One of 
the best cut and come again varieties. 
Pkt. 25c. 
896 Zinnia, Persian Carpet. Honorable 
mention in All-America Selections. An 
easily grown annual bearing miniature 
Zinnias resembling tiny Dahlias. The 
variegated flowers, about 2 inches 
across, have pointed petals tipped with 
contrasting colors and are borne on 
12-inch stems. Pkt. 25c. 
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