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Here Are Three Important New Varieties Which No Alert Bedding Plant 
Grower Should Pass Up 
SALVIA, FIREBALL 
Could you use a dwarf, free-branching 
Salvia which will actually bloom in a 
flat? Fireball is a full 10 days earlier 
blooming under our conditions than St. 
John’s Fire, and will flower continu- 
ously until frost. A remarkable new 
Salvia strain, well adapted for pots and 
combinations. See page 35. Tr. pkt., 
$2.00; 1% oz., $3.75; %4 oz., $7.00; 
1 oz., $24.00. 
PETUNIA, CRUSADER 
The most striking and colorful Pe- 
tunia we offer—a bright, warm rose 
splashed gaily on pure white petals. 
Dwarf, extra free flowering, and extra 
vigorous from its F; Hybrid parentage. 
Crusader is our feature novelty for 1954 
—will be heavily publicized in garden 
magazines. 14 tr. pkt., $1.75; tr. pkt., 
$3.00; 1408 0z., $5.50; 164 oz., $10.00; 
too oz., $19.00. 
ZINNIA, BLAZE 
An All-America Award winner for 1954, 
An outstanding new color in Zinnias— 
a bright mandarin orange with the at- 
tractively curled and fluted petals of 
the popular new Cactus type. Will be 
very heavily publicized in garden maga- 
zines next spring. Be prepared to take 
care of calls for Blaze. 46 oz, 75¢; 
Ue 02, 91.25; 445 oz, $2,007 1 oz, 
$6.50. 
There are a total of 53 other new varieties in our 1954 “Flower Seeds for Florists.” 
Here are 10 of these, selected on the basis of their merit—for your special considera- 
tion. You will find a complete description of each one in its appropriate section. 
Candytuft, Ruffled White. A distinctively new, ruffled petal 
form in this popular cut flower. Tr. pkt., 50¢; 14 oz., $1.50; 
1 oz., $4.50. 
Impatiens Sultani, Dwarf Bright Orange. A bright new color is 
now available in this very popular bedding subject. Tr. pkt., 
$1.25; We oz., $2.00; 146 0z., $3.75. 
Petunia All Double, Cotton Candy. A new color—soft blush- 
pink; extra large flowered. % tr. pkt., $2.00; tr. pkt., $3.50; 
VYog oz., $6.65; 164 0z., $12.60; 142 0z., $24.00. 
Stock, Non-Branching No. 25, Minaret. A significant new white 
Stock for greenhouse growing—-close spaced florets, long stems. 
Stock, No. 25 Butterscotch. A vastly improved yellow Stock. 
Prices above 2, each: 1% tr. pkt., 75c¢; tr. pkt., $1.25; % 02z., 
$2.75; % oz., $5.25; 1 oz. $10.00. 
Celosia, Kardinal. An unusually dwarf, large headed, red Cris- 
tata type. Tr. pkt., 30¢; 44: 0z,.70¢; 14 0z., $1.30; 1 0z., $4.25. 
Delphinium, Sapphire. Large flowered, bright blue, slightly. 
lighter than Bellamosum. Tr. pkt., 75¢; ™% oz., $2.50; 1 oz. ° 
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Sweet Peas, Zvolanek’s Multi-flowered Geo: J. Ball. Named for 
the late Geo. J. Ball, this new, deep coral-rose is one of the 
finest in this class. 4% 0z., $1.75; 1 oz., $3.00; 4 ozs., $10.00; 
1 lb., $30.00. . 
Sweet Peas, Floribunda Class. See page 43 for a complete de- 
cription of this noteworthy new class of super-vigorous Sweet 
Peas. 
Tomato, Ball Giant Hybrid. Fruit about 714 ounces, almost twice 
the size of Ball Extra Early Hybrid—about 2 weeks later. 
Tr. pkt., $1.40; %46 oz., $3.20; %4 oz., $10.65; 1 0oz., $32.00. 
These Worth-While New Varieties Will Sell Even Better In Pony Packs—See Page 48 
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