Cut-and-Come- Again Zinnias 
Elegans Pumila Dwarf Double 
(Pictured in color opposite page 8.) 
Very double but gracetully formed flowers of medium size, about 21/4 inches 
across. Petals of heavy texture, slightly quilled center. Stems are 15 inches long 
stiff and strong. Plants thrifty, branching and bear an abundance of bloom from 
midsummer until frost. This is a most useful Zinnia, both in the garden for display 
in beds as a background to lower grewing plants and for cut flowers for the house. 
The florist finds it the very best Zinnia for vases and baskets. 
Crimson. Rich, vivid crimson flowers, many having a center or crown of quilled 
petals with golden yellow centers. 
Daffodil. A new canary-yellow flower that is very attractive. 
Pinkie. A soft rose-pink that its not found in any other type of Zinnia. A 
splendid florist’s flower. 
Scarlet. Rich brilliant scarlet; vivid intense shade. The brightest spot of color in 
our garden last summer. 
Snowball. A good white is needed in every garden and in every bouquet of flowers 
Sumrise. Salmon-rose, very beautifully formed flowers on thin, strong, wiry stems 
The most popular of all Zinnias with the florist. 
f x ene taee Sunset. Golden orange flowers that are very popular. 
\ Santas Any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Yg oz. 35c; V4 oz. 55c¢; oz. $1.45 
Collection: One package of each of the above 7 separate colors for 85c, 
postpaid to you. 
MIXED. A very choice blend of colors that we make right here in our ware- 
house, assuring you a real rainbow mixture of colors that will please the most 
critical gardener. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c; 4 oz. 55c; oz. $1.45 
Lilliput or Pompon Zinnias 
_ These plants form handsome little bushes 18 inches 
high that are covered with small very double flow- 
ers of all coiors from mid-summer until late fall. 
AUTUMN COLORED ZINNIAS 
A combination and blending of giant 
lona stemmed flowers in all the colors 
seen in the oak and maple leaves in 
the fall. This mixture was made at the 
request of Rochester Garden Club mem- 
bers. Pkg. 15c¢; Vg oz. 35c; Y4 oz. 55c 
TOM THUMB 
(Pictured in color on the inside front 
cover of ‘this book.) 
Compact picnts, 10 incnes high, cov- 
ered with very small, double, button- 
like flowers. Splendid for low beds and 
borders. 
Pkg. 15¢; Ye oz. 40c; 4 oz. 65c 
FANTASY ZINNIAS 
Since the introduction of the Fantasy 
Zinnia, equally valuable new colors and 
shades have been added to the family. 
At the present time the mixture in- 
cludes red, orange, yellow, lavender, 
flesh-pink, rose and scarlet in various 
shades. The blooms are attractive, 
well-rounded, medium size, shaggy 
double flowers, 3 to 3% in. across, 
composed of a mass of twisted, tubu- 
lar petals which give them the appear- 
They make very handsome beds and showy borders. 
This type of Zinnia is getting very popular as a cut 
flower. We recommend that you give it space in your 
garden this season. 
Black Ruby. Velvety maroon. 
Canary Gem. Bright yellow flowers. 
Lilac Gem. Clear lilac color. 
Purple Gem. Rich violet-purple. 
Resebud. Bright rose-pink. 
Salmon Gem. Very popular Pompon. 
Scarlet Gem. Bright scarlet flowers. 
Valencia. Attractive burnt orange. 
White Gem. Dainty, pure white. 
Any of the above: 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 35c; VY oz. 60c; oz. $1.65 
Collection: One package each of the above— 
9 varieties for $1.10. 
Mixed. A very well-balanced mixture of colors. We 
make this mixture, blending the colors to make it 
just about the best mixture of Lilliputs you can buy 
ance of a miniature Cactus Dahlia. 
Mixed colors. 
Pkg. 15¢; Ye oz. 40c; Y% oz. 65c 
Pkg. 15c; Ye oz. 25c; % oz. 50c; oz. $1.35 
Lilliput Zinnias—splendid for borders 
Burpee’s Hybrids 
Large fluffy and ruffled flowers with 
attractively curled petals like giant Chrys- 
anthemums. The color range is spectac- 
ular in its brilliance, containing all of 
the usual Zinnia colors plus some colors 
and combinations of colors never before 
seen in this flower. Plants are 3 feet 
tall and very strong arowing. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c 
All-America Winner 
for 1954 
BLAZE ZINNIA 
(Pictured in color on the inside front 
cover of this book.) 
A new color in Burpee’s Hybrids. A 
brilliant flaming red and orange radiates 
from the informal fluffy, quilled petals, 
double flowers that grow 5 inches across 
and are borne profusely on long, wiry 
stems on 30-inch strong growing plants. 
A splendid new Zinnia that will brighten 
any spot in your garden or home. 
Seed, 35c a package 
The new Merion Bluegrass makes a 
beautiful lawn. Our Merion Bluegrass 
Blend follows the formula recommended 
by the New York State Turf Association. 
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Tom Thumb Zinnias 
Compact 10-inch high plants covered with bloom 
The Unusual Fantasy Zinnia 
