Cosmos Bloom All Summer 
These are among the most popular and easily grown annual flowers, making a 
wonderful display in beds and borders in the garden, and furnishing an abundance 
of cut blooms for house decoration in the fall, when other flowers are scarce. Sow 
the seed outdoors just as soon as danger from frost is over, or it may. be started 
in cold frames and then transplanted. Thin or transplant 18 inches apart, and 
pinch back the tops to make them branch. 
Sensation Cosmos ; 
Beautiful variety bearing, in good quantity, large 4-inch in diameter, single flow- 
ers with overlapping, fluted petals, about 10 weeks after the seed is sown. Much 
better than older single flowering kinds. Plant compact, 4 feet tall. 
Radiance. Silver Medal Winner. Deep rose-crimson disc. Canary-yellow center. 
Dazzler. Rich crimson. White King. Glistening silvery white. 
‘Pink Lady. Rich shade of lilac-pink. Mixed Colors. The four colors mixed. 
Price of above: Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c 
Early Double Cosmos 
In the center of the flower is a crest of short, fine petals and this is surrounded 
by a row of broader and longer guard petals. The colors crimson, pink and white. 
The long, strong stems are covered with lacelike foliage that adds greatly to its 
decorative qualities. The plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and is massed with bloom 
from July until frost. 
Mixed Colors. Price of above: Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 50c 
KRILIUM 
The modern soil conditioner worked into the top half inch of soil keeps the earth 
from. crusting. Allows the young seedlings to’ come through easily. See page 22. 
The Best Crimson Cosmos is Dazzler 
All-America Silver Medal Winner 1952 
Fiesta Cosmos. Pictured in colors on the inside front cover. Early, heat 
loving, easy to grow. Fiesta makes a compact 214-ft. plant with a riot of 
bloom all summer long. The flowers are semi-double, ruffled, borne like 
tropical birds amid lacy foliage. Fiesta is a cut flower for the house and a 
border subject for the garden. Pkg. 20c, large pkg. 50c 
Lovely Dahlics ARE CROWN From 
It surprises most people to learn how easily Dahlias are grown from 
seed, and what splendid and unusual flowers, hardly two alike, are 
borne on the sturdy plants the first year. Sow the seed early in April. 
In the fall dig and store the tubers in a dry, cool place. 
Coltness Hybrids. Very lovely single flowers about 3 inches across 
with slightly fluted petals that overlap each other and come in many 
beautiful colors from pure white to the deepest maroon. The sturdy 
plants grow about 2 feet high and bear profusely from July until frost. 
Stems of good length make this an outstanding flower both for the 
garden and as a cut flower indoors. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 40c; 4 oz. 70c 
Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids. Miniature single, semi-double and double 
flowers in a brilliant array of colors ranging from pure white through 
cream, yellow, orange, salmon, pink, rose, purple and deep maroon. 
Plant grows about 20 inches high and starts blooming early in August 
and continues until frost. Splendid for display in the garden and for 
cutting. We offer here a greatly improved strain producing a very high 
percentage of double flowers, of perfect form, with taller, stronger 
stems. Pkg. 20c; Vg oz. 60c 
Unwin Dwarf Hybrid Doahlias 
DIANTHUS Sweet-Scented Garden Pinks 
Brilliant colors and profusion of bloom make these Garden Pinks one of our most popular flowers. Plants 
grow about a foot high and are particularly fine in masses in beds and borders. 
Annual Varieties 
Gaiety. Giant single flowered annual Pink with 
deeply laciniated petals. This is the liveliest color 
blend in Dianthus. In it you will find salmon, pink 
Didiscus 
(Blue Lace Flower) 
Caerulea. Blue Lace Flower grows into an upright, 
and rose shades ih addition to the usual colors of 
Dianthus. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 50c 
Giant Double Sweet-Scented. Double flowers 
with colors from the most delicate pink to the 
Sweet Wivelsfield. A new annual Pink for the 
border or bed. The plants have the thrifty growth 
of Sweet William, and the flowers the brilliancy of 
color of Japanese Pinks. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 35c 
Perennial Kinds 
ALLWOODI ALPINUS. A beautiful hardy Pink 
for the border or bed. Grows 4 to 6 inches high and 
bears large flowers in various shades of rose and 
pink and lavender during July and August. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 55c 
PLUMARIUS, SINGLE MIXED. Fringed flowers 
in many beautiful colors. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 35c 
PLUMARIUS, DOUBLE. MIXED. Double and 
semi-double, very fragrant, fringed flowers in many 
beautiful colors. Grows 8 inches tall. 
: Pkgs 5¢; ‘large ‘pkg, 75c¢ 
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deepest crimson. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c 
very much branched plant about 2 feet high. Each 
branch ends in an umbel of sky-blue flowers which 
spread out in an umbrella-like fashion, crowning 
each shoot with a beautiful and delicate head of 
flowers. It is easily grown and a splendid cut 
flower, lasting unusually long in water. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
Dimorphotheca 
: (African Daisy) 
Aurantiaca. Also known as the Cape Marigold. 
Daisy-like blooms during summer and _ fall. ood 
for rock gardens, edging and cutting. Quick to 
come into bloom. 12 to 15 inches tall. Bright 
golden orange flowers. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 30c 
You will find on page 51 our Rainbow Mixture of 
Exhibition Gladiolus offered. We are very proud 
of this mixture for we believe it’s one of the best 
in the country. We make the blend of 15 colors 
right here in our warehouse from separate named 
varieties assuring you of a rainbow of colors that we 
are sure will please you. Try a dozen or two. 
