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You’ve always prized ‘’Snaps’ 
for summer bouquets as much as 
you've admired the display they 
make in your garden. But you’ve 
never grown Snaps like these be- 
fore! They’re genuine Fi Hybrids 
(produced by hand crossing two 
separate inbred parents) to give 
you the most modern Snaps that 
plant breeding science can offer. 
They’re earlier by many days than 
ordinary outdoor Snaps; more freely 
base branching, giving you extra 
flowers; and their upright, stiff 
stemmed habit enables them to 
withstand moderate winds without 
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F, Hybrid "Snaps", unexcelled in vigor and pure, be sown in pans or flats 3 to 4 
bright colors for outdoor growing. Left to right: weeks before time to transplant 
yellow, Stardust; bronze, Harvest Moon; rose, Mexi- outside. Space plants 10 to 12 
cali Rose; Bob White; and red, Temptation. inches apart. 
Memory. A clear medium pink shade. Very Sophisticated Lady. A pleasing orchid lav- 
productive. ender wins praise from all who see it. 
Temptation. The most brilliant, velvety Harvest Moon. A fiery orange scarlet. 
crimson red color imaginable. Stands out like a beacon in any planting. 
Bob White. Long spikes of clear white with Mexicali Rose. A deep rose color reminding 
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just a hint of soft ivory shading. Hit Parade Mixture. Our own mixture, 
Stardust. An intense golden yellow. So blended by formula from the above and 
vivid that you won’t believe it. other colors. Not a field-grown mixture. 
Price above Outdoor Snapdragons, each: 1] pkt. (200 seeds), $1.00. 
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we sell is produced from carefully line-bred par- . 
ent strains in which each flower is methodically 
cross-pollinated by hand to produce every seed 
pod. This is true also of the Fi Hybrid Petunias 
listed on pages 8 and 9. This is a costly process 
to produce the quality which our florist trade 
demands, but one we think home gardeners are 
also entitled to. If you've never grown Fi Hybrid 
flowers before, you have a real treat in store. 
Phil Jones (pollinating Snaps in photo at right) 
is our head plant breeder and originator of many 
of the modern strains found in this catalog, 
including Ball Hybrid Snapdragons and Asters. 
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