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Outstanding Annual Flowers 
MARIGOLD, Glitters 
Marigold, Glitters 
A chrysanthemum-flowered beauty with large, double, clear 
yellow flowers. The outer petals are fringed. A tall, bushy plant 
2% to 4 feet high, with long cutting stems. The dark green foliage 
| makes a rich background for the 3 to 4-inch flowers. Winner of a 
Bronze Medal from All-America Seed Selections for 1951. 
20 cts. 
Pkt. 
MARIGOLDS 
One of the most dependable plants for the summer garden. Easy 
to grow, they furnish plenty of color in brilliant shades of yellow, 
orange, and maroon. Many varieties make excellent cut-flowers. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered. Large chrysanthemum-like blooms. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 
Double African. Large, globular flowers in mixed colors. 
plants, reaching 214 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dwarf French, Monarch Strain. A highly selected strain of double 
flowers in shades of mahogany, striped or edged golden yellow. 
Very floriferous. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dixie Sunshine, Double. Fully double, rich golden yellow flowers 
2 to 3 inches in diameter. Plant 4 to 6 feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Guinea Gold. Brilliant golden orange, semi-double and double 
blooms with ruffled petals. 2 to 21% feet high. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Searlet Glow. Dwarf double French variety of deep scarlet. Plant 
grows about 10 inches high, with a spread cf 18 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Sunset Giant. Sweet-scented, huge yellow blooms of loose form 
with a full center. Plant 31% feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Yellow Supreme. Fragrant, rich yellow Gowers 3 inches across. 
Fluffy and carnation-like in form, with broad, loose, frilled petals, 
Vigorous and free branching. Pkt. 10 cts. 
SNAPDRAGON 
Tetra. The largest-flowered type, often ruffled. Combines many 
beautiful colors. Long spikes for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 
LARKSPUR 
Regal. Huge double florets in long, full spikes. Very vigorous and 
early. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Giant Imperial. Base-branching type; long bloom spikes. Mixed 
colors—light and dark blue, carmine, pink and white. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Giant Imperial, Lilac King. Fully double flowers of clear lilac on 
spikes ideal for cutting. Very upright plants. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Pink King. Soft salmon-rose, fine for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Tall 
NASTURTIUMS 
A popular annual for bedding, producing bright-colored blooms 
over a long period. Colorful and dependable, it will thrive and 
bloom freely even in poor, sandy soil if given a sunny location. 
Sow outdoors in April or May. 
Golden Gleam. Very similar to Scarlet Gleam, except that it is 
yellow. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Scarlet Gleam. Dazzling, fiery scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Dwarf, Single Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Tall, Single Varieties, Mixed. Trailing plants reaching a height 
of 5 feet. Good for fences, stumps and stone-piles. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts. 
SWEET PEAS 
Dainty flowers of surpassing fragrance. Plant early in spring in 
rich soil, and give the plants support when they reach a height of 8 
inches. Provide plenty of moisture in the growing and blooming 
season. 
Spencer’s Early Hybrid Mixture. A mixture of the newest and 
brightest colors. Fine for planting under glass, but also for the 
garden. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 35 cts.; 4|b. 60 cts. 
Special Mix. A good mixture. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 2 ozs. 
35 cts.; 14]b. 60 cts. 
ASTERS 
For massing in the garden and for cutting, Asters furnish most at- 
tractive flowers in late summer and fall. Bonemeal rather than barn- 
yard manure is recommended as a fertilizer. Be particular not to plant 
Asters two successive years in the same location. 
Giants of California, Improved. Huge flowers like Chrysanthe- 
mums, borne on long stems from late summer to frost. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Los Angeles. Large, double, shell-pink flowers on plants 21% feet 
highs Pkt lOictss 
Super-Giant El Monte. Fluffy flowers 6 inches across, of deep glow:: 
ing crimson. Blooms early; plant 21% feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Wilt-Resistant Strains 
Ballet. Very double, with full crested center. A wide mixture of 
colors. Very early; fine for cutting. Pkt. 20 cts. 
Giant Branching Comet. Large blooms; mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
All Wilt-Resistant Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 15cts. 
ASTER, Giants of California, Improved 
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