UALITY Jinnias 
Blaze 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner 1954 
Newest, most vivid of the Giant Hybrid Zinnias. Outstanding 
for the uniform doubleness of its fluffy gracefully quilled petals 
which reach 514 inches across. 
BLAZE bursts into bloom with a profusion of brilliant man- 
darin-red flowers which soften to scarlet-orange as the flowers attain 
size. This fiery beauty is borne on free blooming, uniform plants 
28 to 32 inches tall. Blaze will delight your customers as a cut 
flower as well as for sensational mass displays. 
Tr. pkt. 50c; Ye oz. $1.25; 14 oz. $2.25; oz. $6.50. 
SCABIOUS-FLOWERED 
Plants 212-3 inches bearing numerous medium sized flowers resem- 
bling annual Scabiosa or Harmony Marigold. Our improved strains 
have long stems and are excellent for florists. 
Autumn Tints, Mixed. The real beauty is in the lovely coloring of 
the flowers, which range through all the gorgeous autumn tints 
and include orange, bronze, russet, dull red, carmine-red and inter- 
mediate shades. Tr. pkt. 30c; 4 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
Scabious-Flowered, Mixed. Medium-sized flowers, resembling the 
annual Scabiosa. Fine for cutting. 
Tr. pkt. 30c; 14 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
GIANT BURPEE’S HYBRIDS 
This new giant Zinnia is the loveliest ever created, immense fluffy 
and ruffled flowers with graceful curved petals like those in a giant 
Mum. This Zinnia comes in a gorgeous range of colors and color com- 
binations larger than Dahlia-flowered and most desirable for garden 
use and cutting. Trade pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00; oz. $3.00. 
HOWARD’S NEW GIANT CRESTED, MIXED 
A cross between the Dahlia-flowered and Scabious-flowered types. 
The blooms average from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a full, 
rounded cushiony center surrounded by broad guard petals. Shades of 
orange, orange-scarlet, yellow, rose, maize and crimson. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 02. 60c; 02. $2.00. 
SUPER CROWN OF GOLD MIXTURE 
The flowers are large and each petal is overlaid with a deep golden 
yellow at the base, while carrying out the individual flower color at 
the tip. This mixture includes all shades of rose, cream, yellow, car- 
mine-pink, red, and lavender. A vigorous grower, reaching a height of 
2 feet. Tr. pkt. 30c; 14 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
PERSIAN CARPET 
PERSIAN CARPET 
All-America Selection Winner. 
Like tiny Dahlias, each with its pointed petals tipped with contrast, 
these perfect miniature Zinnias make the ideal garden edging subject. 
Dwarf plants begin blooming early; grow into tidy, well-behaved 12- 
inch mounds of brilliant color, each plant different. Variegated flowers, 
each the size of a silver dollar. Tr. pkt. 40c; 4 02. 75c; o7. $2.50. 
PEPPERMINT STICK MIXED 
Unlike any Zinnia on the market today. Has a much wider color 
range (red and white, red and yellow, pink and white, orange and 
yellow, purple and white) than its parents, Old Glory and The Crown. 
Plants somewhat taller than Pumila bear medium-sized Pumila-type 
flowers. One of the best Cut-and-Come-Again Zinnias. Blooms will 
be produced until frost if kept picked. An early strain, extensively 
reselected, produces approximately 70% striped flowers. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 07. 60c; 0z. $2.00. 
CUPID 
The smallest of all. Compact plants about | foot tall, consisting of 
a large number of slender branches which give the plant a well-rounded, 
bushy habit. Each of the numerous upright stems bears a miniature 
flower that hardly exceeds 1 inch in diameter. Useful for corsage mak- 
ing. Choice Mixed. Tr. pkt. 30c; 14 02. 50c; oz. $1.50. 
LINEARIS 
The flowers are single, in a lovely shade of golden orange with a 
delicate lemon stripe through each petal. Plants are quite dwarf and 
extremely early flowering. Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 07. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
LILLIPUT, TOM THUMB 
A new dwarf compact variety, growing 6 to 10 inches high, in a fine 
range of bright colors. Excellent for potted plants or borders. 
Finest Mixed. Tr. pkt. 30c; 14 02. 50c; oz. $1.65. 
HAAGEANA HYBRIDS 
Mixed. Double variety from Mexico. 
Tr. pkt. 40c; 14 02. 60c; oz. $2.00. 
LILLIPUT 
ZINNIAS 
HENRY F. MICHELL COMPANY, Phone Lombard 3-5620, Philadelphia 5, Pa. 3] 
