PHLOX Drummondi grandiflora. 1 ft. Hardy annual. 
Seed can be sown long before the danger of frost is over. 
Greatly improved in color range, size of bloom and vigor. 
383 Red Glory 383C White 383E Violet 
383A Salmon Glory 383D Yellow 
Each variety, pkt. 25 cts.; Yoz. 75 cts. 
383F Mixed. A broad mass has the appearance of a Persian 
carpet. Pkt. 25 cts.; ¥goz. 75 cts. 
383G Star Mixed. The petals of the individual florets re- 
semble a star in shape. Showy colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Dwarf. 6 in. 
398A Apricot 398C Salmon Rose 398E Yellow 
398B Scarlet 398D White 398F Mixed 
Each variety, pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
191 RICINUS. Castor-Bean. 6 to 8 ft. This showy tropical 
plant is often used to make a temporary screen, or may be 
grown to amuse children. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 
SALPIGLOSSIS. Painted-Tongue. 3 ft. A truly aristocratic 
annual producing tall, well-branched plants. A well-grown 
mass of this lovely annual is without comparison. In bloom 
from July to frost. 
374 Emperor Mixed. A well-chosen selection. Pkt. 25 cts.3; 
Voz. 50 cts. 
374A Dwarf Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 25cts.; Yoz. 50 cts. 
388A SALVIA farinacea, Royal Blue. 3 ft. The long spikes 
of bright blue flowers and the gray-green foliage make an 
attractive mass in the garden. Actually a perennial, it can 
be depended upon to bloom in late summer and fall if seed 
is sown indoors in March. Pkt. 35 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
388B Splendens, Bonfire. 1% ft. Compact grower with 
fiery red flower spikes. Pkt. 25 cts.; Ygoz. $1.25 
388C SANVITALIA procumbens. 6 in. This low-growing, 
so-called Creeping Zinnia has double yellow flowers with 
black centers. May be used for a ground-cover or for win- 
dow-boxes or borders. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 85 cts. 
391 SCABIOSA. Pincushion-Flower. 3 ft. These tall-grow- 
ing annuals are vigorous growers producing long wiry stems, 
topped by large fluffy blooms which resemble a small pin- 
cushion, hence the common name. 
391A Black 391C Peachblossom 
391B Crimson 391D White 
Each variety, pkt. 15 cts.; 140z. 50 cts. 
393 Blue Moon. 2 ft. Compact grower of lovely lavender- 
blue coloring. Pkt. 15 cts.; 4oz. 75 cts. 
393A Coral Moon. 3 ft. A lovely companion for its sister, 
Blue Moon. Varving shades of medium to deep salmon, clear 
and luminous. Pkt. 25 cts. 
391 Super Crown Imperial Giant Mixed. 3 ft. Larger 
than older kinds. Colors are soft and pleasing, in a complete 
range from white, salmon, rose, red to blue. Excellent for 
cutting as well as presenting an attractive garden display. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; Yoz. 75 cts. 
391E Yellow 
annuals are not lovers of shade. 
Some do well in partial shade, and as there are many such 
spots in gardens the following are recommended for them: 
Annuals for Shade 
Generally speaking, 
Petunias 
Schizanthus 
Flower) 
Torenia 
Vinca rosea 
Centaurea (Sweet Sultan 
or Cornflower) 
Canary-Bird Flower 
Balsam 
Browallia speciosa major 
Clarkia 
Cynoglossum (Chinese 
Forget-me-not) 
Godetia 
Impatiens 
Nicotiana 
Tobacco) 
(Butterfly- 
(Flowering 
Colorful 
The seed may be sown in the hotbed or coldframe around 
April 15, or later in the open ground from May 15 to July 1 
Plants should be set outin the garden about 2 feet apart. Con- 
tinuous blooming from early summer until frost. Zinnias are 
strictly a warm-weather crop, and if sown too early the results 
obtained are not good. 
Burpee’s Giant Hybrid Zinnias 
Now available in separate colors 
_Grows 3 ft. Extra-large flowers, 6 inches and more in 
diameter. The feathery, lossely arranged petals give the 
flowers an airy appearance, free of the stiffness often 
associated with other Zinnias. As easy to grow as any 
Zinnias. 
Blaze. Best new flower for 1954, Fiery red. 
Floradale Scarlet. 
Eskimo. Creamy white. 
Riverside Beauty. Azalea-pink. 
Sunny Boy. Buttercup-yellow. 
All above varieties, pkt. 35 cts.; oz. $1.35 
All Colors Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts.; 1goz. $1.00. 
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Zinnias 
Dahlia-flowered. 214 to 3 ft. These are the large, full, 
double blooms of considerable size. 
476 Canary Bird. Yellow. 
463 Crimson Monarch. The richest and best red. 
462 Dream. Warm lavender. 
464 Oriole. Orange. 
471 Pastel Shade Mixture. 
469 Exquisite. Light rose-pink. 
462 Polar Bear. White. 
462B Purple Prince. Deep purple. 
461 Scarlet Flame. Brilliant scarlet. 
Each variety, pkt. 20 cts.; %4o0z. $1.00; oz. $3.00 
466 ph eee Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; oz. 
$1.50. 
ZINNIA, California Giants (Mammoth). 3) to Ay ft: 
Double flowers 5 to 6 inches across. The flowers are more 
flattened than the Dahlia-flowered type. 
476 Golden Queen. Lemon-yellow. 
468 Lavender Gem. Deep lavender. 
472A Miss Willmott. Soft pink. 
468A Orange King. Brilliant orange. 
465 Purity. White. 
472B Rose Queen. Clear rose. 
472C Salmon Queen. Salmon-rose. 
465A Scarlet King. Glowing scarlet. 
468B Violet Queen. Deep purple. 
Each variety, pkt. 20 cts.; 140z. 85 cts.; oz. $2.50 
467A Scabiosa-Howered, Mixed. 214 ft. Blooms are 
similar in form to a typical Scabiosa flower. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
oz. 95 cts. 
467B Mexicana Hybrids. 11% ft. Curiously striped Zinnia 
of medium size. Pkt. 25 cts.; Yoz. $1.00. 
Fantasy. 214 to 3 ft. The shaggy petals give the blooms the 
appearance of a cactus dahlia. Medium size, attractive. 
459A Orange Lady. Rich orange. 
459B Rosalie. Brilliant rose. 
459C Stardust. Golden yellow. 
459D White Light. Pure white. 
459E Wildfire. Red. 
459F Mixed. 
Each variety, pkt. 20 cts.; 140z. 95 cts. 
a tact oT 
Zinnias 
Pumila (Cut-and-Come-Again). 2 ft. Intermediate in 
size between the Giants and the Pompons. : 
470 Fire Ball. Red. 
470A Golden Ball. Golden orange. 
470B Pinkie. Rose-pink. ie 
470C Salmon-Rose. 
470D Snowball. White. 
470E Spun Gold. Butter-yellow. 
470F Mixed. 
Each variety, pkt. 15 cts.; 140z. 60 cts.; oz. $2.00 
Lilliput. Pompon Zinnia. 2 ft. Unlike the large-flowered 
kinds which are noted for their immense blooms, the Lilliput 
Zinnias are of miniature form but equally attractive. 
471 Crimson 478B White 
479A Purple 474 Pastel Shades 
479B Yellow 477B Salmon-Pink 
478A Orange 473 Mixed ; 
477A Rose 1 
Each variety, pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.50 
474 Linearis. 1 ft. Single orange-yellow blooms with darker 
markings are produced in great abundance on wiry stems. 
A most useful summer border annual continuously in bloom. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; Moz. 75 cts. ; 
469 Persian Carpet. 18 in. All-America Honorable Men- 
Colors include yellow, 
pink m harmonious pat- 
Pkt. 35 cts.; Yoz. 95 cts.; 
tion, 1952. Flowers fully double. 
orange, red, crimson, maroon and 
terns similar to a Persian carpet. 
oz. $3.00. 
HYBRID ZINNIA, Blaze 
New for 1954. Pkt. 35 cts.; ¥% oz. $1.35 
ALL KINDS OF MARIGOLD PLANTS ON DISPLAY FROM MAY 1 TO JULY 1 
