ZINNIAS 
The most popular annual tn 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 ft. doz. 30c; Woz: 55c; 
O72) $1509.54 [b, 35. 
Early Wonder Mixed. This is 
the earliest of all with 3 to 
4-inch gaily colored flowers 
on non-branching, long stems 
splendid for cutting on 2-foot base 
branching plants in about 6 weeks. 
Ygoz. 35c; 14oz. 65c; oz. $2; 4 Ib. $6. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered. 
By far the most popular of all, this 
strain has huge flowers, often 5 Ps oo \ 
inches across and with the center ; ‘ 
petals tending to Incurve, giving the flower a 
deep, full effect. The strong vigorous plants, 21% 
to 3 feet high, are very free-flowering. 
Gold Medal 
Giant Dahlia- 
flowered Zinnias 
Canary Bird. Canary-yellow. Exquisite. Rose, deep center. Polar Bear. Creamy white. 
Crimson Monarch. Crimson. Illumination. Rose-pink. Royal Purple. Deep purple. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Meteor. Darkest of all reds. Will Rogers. Deep scarlet. 
Eldorado. Salmon-apricot. Oriole. Deep crange bronze. Gold Medal Mixed. 
Each of the above, 140z. 50c; oz. $1.50; 14lb. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Burpee’s Hybrids. The extra-large, double, cactus flowers have large, gracefully ruffled petals. 
Strong 3-foot plants. Blaze, scarlet-orange, lgoz. 85c; 14oz. $2.50; oz. $7.50. Floradale 
Scarlet, vibrant red or Mixed, splendid colors, including very many pastels. Each, lyoz. $1; 
oz. $3; \4Ib. $9; Ib. $25. 
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. 140z. 50c; oz. $1.50; yb. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Dwarf Double Mixed (elegans pumila). 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. Voz. 45c; oz. $2.25; Ib. $3.75; Ib. $11. 
Fantasy, Mixed. Nicely rounded, shaggy flowers of medium size, with ray-like petals curled 
and interlaced. Very fine for cutting, on 2 to 214-foot plants. Includes the brightest colors 
as well as the popular pastels. loz. 30c; Yyoz. 55c; oz. $1.65; Ib. $5; Ib. $15. 
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, oz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4b. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Lilliput, Pastel Mixture. In 45 days from seed the flowers come in apricot, peach, creamy 
yellow, shell-pink, salmon, light rose, and orchid. Moz. 50c; oz. $1.50; M4 Ib. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
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. loz. 30c; lgoz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 4lb. $4.50. 
Mexican Double Mixed Haageana. Compact 10-inch plants bearing double flowers, 114 
inches across, in charming color combinations. Yoz. 35c; oz. 60c; oz. $2; YW 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. 140z. 75c; oz. $2.25; 4Ib. $6.75; Ib. $20. 
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. loz. .60c; Ygoz. $1; Moz. $1.75; oz. $5.25; YWjIb. $15. 
Red Riding Hood. (Gracillima.) Miniature bright crimson double flowers, about half the 
size of Lilliputs, on dwarf, compact plants 1 to 2 feet high. Moz. 50c; oz. $1.50; 14 Ib. $4.50. 
Super Giants Mixed. Strong, 3-foot plants bearing flowers, 51% 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; Yyoz. 65c; oz. $2; Ib. $6; Ib. $18, 
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