Probably no flower has such an assortment of bright shades, tints and colors, and no 
bedding plant is more effective for a brilliant show than the Zinnia. It blooms from early 
This old-fashioned bedding plant, whose popu- 
larity is being increased every year by the addition of many new and remarkably beautiful 
varieties and colors, deserves a most prominent place in your garden. Sow the seed early 
in the spring. Give the plants plenty of room. 
summer until hard frost finally cuts it down. 
manure. 
The Very Best of the 
GIANT FLOWERING ZINNIAS 
Strong, robust, branching plants 3 to 4 feet high. 
From the experience gained in our own extensive Zinnia trials and 
from the experience of many of our customers, we have selected these 
twelve large-flowering Zinnias as the best of their particular color. 
The type of flower is designated by symbols after the variety name. 
DF is Dahlia-Flowered; CG is California Giant. 
Canary Bird. DF. A lovely shade of clear primrose-yellow; an out- 
standing variety. 
Cherry Queen. CG. Most brilliant cherry-rose. z 
Crimson Monarch. DF. Largest and very best deep crimson. Very 
popular. 
Dream. DF. Best deep lavender turning to mallow-purple. Unusual 
Zinnia color. 
Eldorado. DF. Best apricot-orange Zinnia; very large flower. 
Exquisite. DF. Light rose with a deep rose center. Attracts atten- 
tion wherever grown. 
illumination. DF. Largest and best Tyrian rose. 4 ( 
Miss Willmott. CG. Soft, clear, delicate pink. Plant this with Canary 
Bird. 
Oriole. DF. Very lovely orange and gold two-toned flower. 
Purity. CG. By far the best white Zinnia. 
Royal Purple. DF. All-America Winner. 
will Rogers. DF. Rich deep scarlet, very double flowers. 
Any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c; YW oz. 60c. 
A splendid cut flower. 
Very large royal purple. 
Feed liberally with liquid sheep or cattle 
Splendid for cutting. 
Collection: One pkg. each of the above 12 varieties, $1.60. 
Persian Carpet Zinnia 
All-America Award Winner 1952 
Cactus 
Zinnia, 
Riverside 
. Beauty 
Rainbow Blend of Colors of Giant Zinnias 
We make this mixture right here in our warehouses by mixing all named kinds in proper 
color proportions to give you a glorious display in your garden. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c; Y% oz. 60c; oz. $1.75 
New Giant Cactus Flowered Zinnias 
(Pictured in colors on the front cover of this book.) 
Very large fluffy and ruffled flowers with attractively curled petals like giant Chrysanthe- 
mums. The plants are very vigorous, growing to a height of 214 feet and have many branches, 
all bearing long-stemmed flowers that are brilliant in the garden and most attractive as cut 
flowers in the house. 
Eskimo. Creamy white, needle shaped and quilled petals, not curled. In the trial grounds last 
season it was an outstanding white Zinnia. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c 
Floradale Scarlet. Large brilliant scarlet-red flowers, 5 to 514 inches across, narrow, strap- 
/ leaved, curled and twisted petals. Very double flower. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c 
Riverside Beauty. The petals are more curled and twisted than in the other Cactus Flowering 
kinds. The color a glowing salmon-pink and the flowers often 514 inches across. Very free 
flowering. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c¢ 
Sunny Boy. A flower of soft canary-yellow with fluffy ‘‘strap’’ petals not curled or twisted; 
reflexed flower. Stems very long, plant thrifty growing. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c 
Giant Cactus-Flowered Color Mixture. A veritable rainbow mixture containing not only 
the solid colors but bicolors and rare shades not available in other mixtures. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 55c¢ 
Peppermint Stick Zinnia 
(Pictured in color opposite page 9.) 
Flowers the size of the Cut-and- 
Come-Again type with the petals strip- 
ed in various color combinations such 
as red and white, red and yellow, eos 
ple and white, carmine and_ white, 
orange and yellow. Approximately 
70% of the flowers show striping. 
Plants are strong, a little taller grow- 
ing than the Pumila type. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 50c¢ 
Persian Carpet Zinnia 
All-America Award Winner 1952 
(Pictured in color opposite page 9.) 
Like tiny Dahlias, each pointed petal 
tipped wtih a boldly contrasting color. 
These perfect Miniature Zinnias make 
ideal low growing beds and_ borders. 
The dwarf plants begin blooming early; 
grow into tidy, well-behaved 12-inch 
mounds of brilliant color, each plant 
different. Dozens of double flowers in 
rich shades of yellow, orange, red, 
maroon, mahogany and salmon tipped 
with yellow, cream and gold. Easy to 
grow, thriving in hot weather, it pro- 
duces a wealth of bloom for a long 
season. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c 
The New Peppermint 
Stick Zinnia 
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