ZINNIAS 
The most popular annual in American 
gardens. For flat-grown bedding plants 
start seed in March indoors, give bot- 
tom heat to get good germination. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered, Mixed. 
Resembling ‘‘Mums’”’ with curled, 
quilled petals, the long-stemmed 
flowers, often 6 inches across 
by 4 deep, come in pastel 
colors. Many combine two or 
three beautiful colors. Ht. 
3 Leos see Yio, Ser 
oz. $1.50; 4lb. $4.50. 
Early Wonder Mixed. This is 
the earliest of all with 3 to 
A-inch gaily colored flowers 
on non-branching, long stems 
splendid for cutting on 2-foot base 
branching plants in about 6 weeks 
from the time the seed issown. Y4oz. 
50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered. 
By far the most popular of all, this 
strain has huge flowers, often 5 
inches across and with the center 
petals tending to tncurve, giving the flower a 
deep, full effect. The strong vigorous plants, 214% 
to 3 feet high, are very free-flowering. 
Canary Bird. Clear canary-yellow. Meteor. Deep red, the darkest of all the reds. 
Crimson Monarch. Large deep crimson. Oriole. Deep orange with bronze center. 
Dream. Fine deep rosy lavender. 
Eldorado. Pastel shades of salmon-apricot. 
Exquisite. Pale rose, deep rose at center. 
Illumination. Deep rose-pink. Extra fine. Will Rogers. Lovely deep scarlet. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered, Mixed. Contains colors in proportion to their popularity. 
Each of the above, 1402. 45c; 0z. $1.25; 14lb. $4; lb. $13.50. 
California Giants, Florist’s Strain, Mixed. The 3-foot plants, of the same robust habit as Giant 
Dahlia-flowered, throw strong lateral branches from which the best flowers come. These 
often reach 4 to 5 inches across, but with the petals laid back one over the other, giving a 
flattened appearance. Yoz. 45c; oz. $1.25; WYlb. $4; Ib. $13.50. 
Dwarf Double Mixed (elegans pumilo). Bushy, 18-inch plants with an abundance of fully 
double flowers, averaging 2 inches across, held above the foliage. This is a nicely pro- 
portioned blend of all the available colors. oz. 35c; oz. $1; 4b. $3; lb. $9.50. 
Fantasy, Mixed. Nicely rounded, shaggy flowers of medium size, with ray-like petals curled 
and interlaced. Very fine for cutting, on 2 to 24-foot plants. Includes the brightest colors 
as well as the popular pastels. loz. 30c; Woz. 50c; oz. $1.50; Ylb. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Lilliput. Beautiful, miniature, perfectly double flowers, deeply globe-shaped, in a wide range 
of colors. The 15 to 18-inch compact plants are excellent for bedding. Golden, Salmon-rose, 
Scarlet, White and Mixed. Each, Woz. 40c; oz. $1.20; 4b. $3.50; Ib. $10.50. 
Lilliput, Pastel Mixture. In 45 days from seed the flowers come in apricot, peach, creamy 
yellow, shell-pink, salmon, light rose, and orchid. 4oz. 40c; oz. $1.20; 4b. $3.50; lb. $10.50. 
Lilliput, Tom Thumb, Mixed. A very dwarf, compact strain for pot-culture, borders and 
rock-gardens. The plants, 4 to 6 inches high, are covered with tiny Lilliput flowers in red, 
orange, yellow, pink, rose and pastel shades. léoz. 30c; lgoz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50. 
Mexican Double Mixed Haageana. Compact 10-inch plants bearing double flowers, 11% 
inches across, in charming color combinations. Moz. 35c; 44oz. 60c; oz. $2; %Ib. $6. 
Peppermint Stick Mixed. Most of the medium-sized, double flowers have striped petals in 
red and white, red and yellow, yellow and white, and orange and yellow on 2-foot bushy 
plants from early right up to frost. Moz. 65c; oz. $2; Ib. $6; Ib. $18. 
Persian Carpet Mixed. All-America 1952. Variegated flowers the size of a silver dollar, like 
tiny dahlias, each with its pointed petals tipped with a contrasting color. These appear 
early on dwarf plants and become 12-inch compact mounds of brilliant color, each different 
from the next. lgoz. 50c; oz. 90c; Yoz. $1.50; oz. $4.50; Y4Ib. $13.50. 
Red Riding Hood. Miniature bright crimson double flowers, about half the size of Lilliputs, 
on dwarf, compact plants 1 to 2 feet high. loz. 45c; oz. $1.35; Ib. $4. 
Super Giants Mixed. Strong, 3-foot plants bearing flowers, 514 inches across, in a great range 
of color and. form, some Dahlia-flowered, others California Giants and still others Chrys- 
anthemum-like in rare and unusual shades. oz. 40c; Moz. 65c; oz. $2; Mlb. $6; Ib. $18. 
Gold Medal 
Giant Dahlia- 
flowered Zinnias 
Polar Bear. Large flowers of creamy white. 
Royal Purple. Deep rich purple flowers. 
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