Novelties for Your Flower Gardeu 
Flower Seeds Are Subject to Maryland Sales Tax 
AGERATUM 
1B MIDGET BLUE. A dwarf, compact plant, 3 to 4 
inches tall, covered with rich azure-blue flowers. Fine for 
edging. Pkt. 15c; large pkt. 25c. 
1C FAIRY PINK. 12 in. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 50c. 
ALYSSUM 
5A ROYAL CARPET. All-America 1953 Top Winner. A neat 
and well-behaved edging for the flower bed. Grows only a 
(a) few inches high but 10 inches across. Vibrant purple flow- 
ers. Pkt. 25c; oz. $2.50. 
ANTIRRHINUM (SNAPDRAGON) 
6B TETRA SNAPS. Giant ruffled Tetraploid Snapdragons. 
The largest flowered of all Snapdragons; beautiful colors and 
combinations. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 45c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
6C MAGIC CARPET. 6 to 8 in. Very dwarf, free-flowering 
strain suitable for rockery or borders. A choice mixture of many 
colors. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 45c; 5 pkts. $1.00. 
ASTERS, Giants of California 
15A_ A strain with immense flowers held erect on splendid stems. 
Plants grow 21% to 3 feet tall and are generous with their flowers. 
AZURE-BLUE DARK PURPLE WHITE 
CRIMSON DEEP ROSE MIXED 
Pkt. 15c; large p: t. 25c; 0z. $2.50 
18B SANTA MARIA. Double flowers over 6 inches in diam- 
eter, with long lacy white petals curling from an interlaced 
powdery center. These mammoth blooms are carried on stout, 
214-foot stems branching from the base. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
BUDDLEIA BLEND 
BUTTERFLY-BUSH) 
228C A winter-hardy shrub, usually blooming the first season 
from early sowing. Variety of colors. Pkt. 25c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
233A ARCTIC HYBRIDS. Flower first season and live for 
years. Big, single flowers in richly varied colorings. Free bloom- 
ing; extremely hardy. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
233B OLD ORCHARD GLORIES. Particularly good. Color- 
ful and varied. All colors; single and double. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
233C KOREAN HYBRIDS. Flowers in rare color tones, al- 
ways with radiant lustre; single to semi-double. Fairly early; 
hardy. Pkt. 25c. 
45B GOLD WINGS. 30 in. Long-blooming, single, showy 
flowers of glistening yellow. Annual. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
COSMOS, FIESTA 
54A Semi-double, ruffled, gold striped scarlet. A com- 
(a) pact, 214-foot plant with a riot of blooms all summer. 
Pkt. 25c; lgoz. $1.50. 
DAHLBERG DAISY 
(GOLDEN FLEECE) 
63A 6 in. Sheets of aromatic gold for more than four months. 
No annual more profuse or continuous in bloom. By far the best 
edging or low bedding annual in bright yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
DAHLIA, UNWIN’S DWARF 
HYBRIDS 
63C Graceful, semi-double flowers in a very wide range of 
selected colors. Excellent for bedding, cut flowers and pot plants. 
Pkts. 25c and 50c; oz. $2.00. 
DATURA (TRUMPET IN TRUMPET) 
63D 36 in. Double, ruffled, creamy yellow flowers, freely pro- 
duced. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
DIANTHUS, HIGHLAND 
HYBRIDS 
246C Magnificent strain of large-flowered hardy Pinks. Vivid 
colors, rich in varied shades of pink and rose. Pkts. 15¢ and 25c. 
HOUSE PLANTS 
84A Surprise after surprise awaits you after planting these 
fascinating seeds. Pkt. 25c. 
IRIS, AVALON BLEND 
261B Includes at least a little of every Iris that our grower has 
in seed form, of course not in equal amounts, for some kinds are 
too scarce and rare for that. Nevertheless we doubt that any 
other Iris blend, anywhere, any time, has equaled this in quality. 
Perennial. Pkt. 25c. 
JOHNNY-JUMP-UPS (Viola) 
298B DAWNSIDE STRAIN. Wide range of color variation. 
Stands summer heat. Perennial; treat as annual. Pkt. 15c; 
2 pkts. 25c. 
LARKSPUR, REGAL 
91A Huge, double florets evenly spaced on long fat spikes. First 
class for cutting. Base-branching habit; uniformly early. Dark 
Blue, Lilac, Salmon-Rose, Pure White. Mixed. Each, pkt. 25c; 
Yyoz. 40c; Woz. 75c; oz. $1.25. 
SPECIAL LILY BLEND 
266A _ Includes seeds of not less than 20 distinct kinds of good 
hardy Lilies, but there are likely to be many more than that. 
Perennial. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
PETUNIA 
128B COMANCHE. All-America Bronze Medal, 1953. The 
reddest of red Petunias, an mtense fiery scarlet. Flowers 
2% inches across. Plants grow 1 foot tall, of uniform, 
bushy habit and are free blooming. Fine for bedding or 
cutting. Pkt. 50c. 
137A LIPSTICK. Dwarf bedding plant, 12 to 14 inches tall. 
Blooms 21% inches across, carmine-rose overlaid with a touch of 
salmon. Early and free flowering. Pkt. 25c; loz. $2.50. 
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PRIMULA, AVALON BLEND 
279A About as fine and diversified a mixture of hardy Primulas 
for the rock garden as could be made up. Includes seeds of many 
varieties. Perennial. Pkt. 25c. 
THE BABY SALVIA 
MYCROPHYLLA 
153B_ A rare Mexican species. The smallest and most compact 
of Salvias. 16 1n. The plants are shaped like the upper half of an 
hour-glass, with olive-green foliage. The flowers are carmine 
suffused coral-rose; very lovely. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 70c. 
TITHONIA, TORCH 
166 Silver Medal, 1951. Grows as easily as a zinnia and 
thrives in hot weather. A favorite color—orange-red. 
Pkt. 25c; 1goz. $1.00. 
ZINNIA 
206C BURPEE’S HYBRID MIXED. One of the finest new 
flowers. Immense, fluffy blooms like chrysanthemums, up to 6 
inches across. Free blooming. Plants 2% to 3 feet tall. A gor- 
geous range of soft and pleasing colors. Pkt. 25c; 1goz. $1.00. 
216B PEPPERMINT STICK. Medium-sized, Primula-type 
flowers borne on robust plants 2 to 2% feet tall. Petals are striped 
in various color combinations, such as red and white, red and 
yellow, purple and white, carmine and white, orange and yellow. 
It produces approximately 70% striped flowers. Pkt. 25c; Moz. 
$1.25. 
218A PERSIAN CARPET. Dwarf plants begin to bloom 
(aS) early and grow into tidy, well-behaved 12-inch mounds of 
brilliant color. Mixed. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.50. 
1-3-5 E. Lombard St., Baltimore 2, Md. 
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