Verwattle 
ZINNIAS 
Sow seed of zinnias outdoors when the soil has warmed up because they do much 
better than if sown early indoors and transplanted. Thin the plants 12” to 15” apart in 
the row for Giant types and 8” to 10” for the Pompons. Rows should be 3’ apart for 
Giants and 2’ for small varieties. They like fairly rich soil and plenty of water. 
Most adaptable since they may be had in sizes from the tiny buttons of Cupid to 
the six inch Giants. 
Pompon, Pumila, Giant Flowered and Cactus 
Flowered Zinnias are effectively combined 
in this arrangement. 
CACTUS-FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
8170—GIANT CACTUS FLOWERED, MIXED 
COLORS. Quilled, curled and frilled petals give 
these new giants a shaggy appearance which is 
attractively informal. Colors are, for the most 
part, pastel shades of orange, yellow, pink, 
lavender and rose. The plants are tall and 
vigorous so should be given plenty of space. 
Stems 30” long may often be cut. 3 feet. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. 65c; 14 Oz. $1.15. 
8176—BLAZE. The newest color in the Giant 
Cactus Flowered Class. This All-America Win- 
ner for1954 opens mandarin-red which changes 
to deep warm orange. Plants are 3 ft. tall, the 
flower stems often 30 inches long and the shaggy 
flowers 5 inches across. It’s a gorgeous color 
which combines well with other zinnia colors. 
Pkt. 35c; Lg. Pkt. 65c; 14 Oz. $2.00; 14 Oz. $3.50. 
Illustrated in color on page 41. 
8175—Floradale Scarlet. A brilliant scarlet 
zinnia in the new Giant Cactus Flowered class 
but less shaggy and not quite so large as many 
of those in the Mixed Colors. The strap shaped 
petals are ruffled and curled; the blooms are 
5” across, 3” deep and fully double. Hybrid 
vigor is evident in the husky plants and long 
thick stems. Try a planting of Floradale Scarlet 
faced down with Giant Snowstorm petunias. 
216 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. 65c; 14 Oz. $1.15. 
8174—Riverside Beauty. One of the three 
separate colors available in the Giant Cactus 
Flowered class, Riverside Beauty is warm 
luminous azalea-pink. The 5” flowers with 
curled and twisted petals are often 2” to 3” 
deep and their stems are long and strong. 
Riverside Beauty is a “must’’ for interesting 
flower arrangements. 214 ft. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. 65c; 14 Oz. $1.15. 
SELECTED GIANT FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
Illustrated in color on page 44. 
You have only to walk through the plantings of Giant Zinnias in our Trial Grounds 
to be assured that the following are the best varieties obtainable. We list a complete 
range of the best colors only with no duplicates. 3 ft. 
8131—Purity. A mammoth pure white. 
8137—Miss Willmott. Bright salmony- 
pink. 
8146—Violet Queen. Immense rosy 
purple. 
8147—Cherry Queen. Bright cherry- 
red. 
8149 —Illumination. A gorgeous deep 
pink. 
8151—Orange King. 
orange. 
A mammoth 
8152—Oriole. Orange and gold. 
8153—Exquisite. Bright rose, deeper 
center. 
8154—Canary Bird. Deep yellow. 
8155—Crimson Monarch. Deep crim- 
son-scarlet. 
8156—Golden Dawn. 
yellow. 
8157—Will Rogers. Intense scarlet. 
Large golden 
Any one of above colors: Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 80c 
8150—Giant Gold Medal Mixture. This 
is the finest inexpensive mixture obtain- 
able containing a wide range of the best 
colors in the Giant Flowered Class. 
These are not blended in equal quanti- 
ties as they are in our Magnificent 
8120—Magnificent Mixture. Made from 
equal portions of the 12 best zinnias 
described above. 
Pkt. 15¢;. Lg: Pkt) 25¢; 34 Oz foe: 
Oz: $2225. 
Mixture. 3 ft. 
8160—GIANT TWO-TONE LIGHT COLOR MIX- 
TURE. In this variety the light foundation colors 
are overlaid with a deeper tone, giving the 
“‘two-tone’’ effect. All the harsh colors have 
been eliminated, leaving only pastel shades of 
yellow, gold, apricot, orange, pink and rose. The 
flowers are of giant size and very double. 3 ft. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c; Oz. $2.25. 
CUT & COME AGAIN (Pumila) 
The bushy plants of the Cut and Come 
Agains, with their abundance of medium sized 
blooms, are showy garden subjects. They pro- 
vide a wealth of cut flowers all through the 
summer; the more they are cut back, the more 
they bloom. 2% ft. 
8260—Sunshine Tints, Mixed. The colors in 
Sunshine Tints include cream, soft yellows, 
pinks, salmon, scarlet. There are no harsh 
colors and because of their medium size they 
are most adaptable of all the zinnias for flower 
arrangements. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 25c; 14 Oz. 50c; Oz. $1.50. 
8262—Salmon Rose. The finest color in any of 
the zinnias and one that should be in every 
garden. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c. 
8266—PEPPERMINT STICK. This interesting 
new zinnia produces flowers of medium size, 
many of which are striped and mottled. Colors 
are white, yellow, orange, pink, red and purple. 
The darker ones are marked with cream and 
white; the light ones with darker colors. They 
have proved to be most welcome for those 
“different’’ flower arrangements. . 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.10. 
Ves 
ACTIVO 
Invaluable in making compost 
“See page 81 
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Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 55c; 
Oz. $1.50. 
C815—SPECIAL TEN-ZINNIA COLLEC- 
TION. One regular packet each of ten 
of the best varieties described above for 
only $1.20. (Orange King and Illumina- 
tion are not in the collection.) 
BUSH ZINNIAS 
8225—Gracillima, Red Riding Hood. One of 
the most showy border plants available. 
Growing 2 ft. high, they are mounds of small 
bright scarlet pompon blooms all summer. 
Makes a striking background for white bedding 
petunias, and has been used effectively to face 
down a row of white Cleome. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c 
8220—Cupid Zinnias Mixed Colors. Here is 
a zinnia that we feel sure you will like. Bushy 
little plants covered with very tiny, bright, 
double flowers which are excellent for small 
bouquets. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c. 
Peppermint Stick Zinnias belong in the medium 
size Pumila group. 
