Plant Large, Medium and Small Flowered Zinnias 
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SWEET PEAS 
HEAT RESISTING SPENCER 
(Cuthbertson Strain) 
An important new, early-flowering strain 
which has the ability to produce handsome 
large blooms under hot weather conditions, 
when other varieties would fail. The plants 
are vigorous and bear quantities of fragrant, 
clear-colored flowers for a long time. Ex- 
cellent for blooming in the greenhouse dur- 
ing the late Winter and Spring. 
Coline. Vivid scarlet. 
David. Bright rosy crimson. 
Evelyn. Soft, salmon-pink. 
Frank G. Soft, rosy lavender. 
Janet. Large frilled, pure white. 
Lois. Rose-pink on white. 
Marion. Rich cream. 
Tommy. Clear, medium blue 
Mixed. 
Any of the above varieties: 
Pkt. 15c., oz. 50c., 14 lb. $1.35, lb. $4.50 
SWEET PEAS 
Multiflora Mixed (New). The multiflora 
type is the most recent improvement in 
Sweet Peas. Often as many as nine highly 
fragrant flowers are borne on long stems 
which makes them ideal for cutting. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Superb Spencer Mixture. A splendid mix- 
ture of all excellent varieties in a wonderful 
range of colors. This is truly an excep- 
tionally fine mixture, 
Pkt. 15c., 0z. 50c., 14 Ib. $1.35, Ib. $4.50 
TITHONIA 
Torch (Silver Medal ‘‘Oscar’”’ for 1951). Isas 
easy to grow as Zinnia. The most pub- 
licized flower seed novelty of the year. 
Grows waist high, and the color is orange 
red. Pkt. 25c., 1/16 oz. 50c., 4% oz. 90c. 
TRITOMA — Red Hot Poker 
(Perennial) 
Spikes of dazzling tubular flowers. Will live 
through Winter with a covering of leaves, or 
the roots may be carried over in sand in a 
cellar. 
Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 
ZINNIA 
Peppermint Stick Mixed. One of the best. 
Cut-and-Come-Again Zinnias. Colors are 
red and white, red and yellow, pink and 
white, orange and yellow, and purple and 
white. Medium size flowers. 
Pkt. 20c., % oz. 45c., 14 oz. 75c., oz. $2.00 
Giant Hybrid (Burpee). Varied mixtures of 
Cactus or Chrysanthemum flowered type, 
including most of the Zinnia colors, plus 
bicolors and delicate shades not contained 
in blended mixtures. Regular Zinnia foliage. 
Pkt. 25c., 14 oz. $1.00 
Blaze (All-America Winner). Large informal 
fluffy, fiery orange-scarlet flowers. 
Pkt. 35c., 1/16 oz. $1.00 
Persian Carpet. AJ/-A merica Winner 
for 1952. Fully double, ball-shaped 
flowers of the miniature type in a 
sparkling range of variegated color 
combinations, with many rich 
shades as well as gold, bronze and 
orange. Flowers with cutting stems 
borne on low, mound-shaped border 
and edging plants. A great improve- 
ment over the older type. 
Pkt. 25c., 4% oz. 65c., 14 oz. $1.10, 
oz. $3.75 
VALERIANA - Garden Heliotrope 
(Perennial) 
Perennial border plants, large flowers hav- 
ing a fragrance resembling that of the Helio- 
trope. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 
VERBENA 
(Annual) 
Mostly creeping annuals with clusters of 
showy flowers. Sow in May, or earlier under 
glass. Thin to 1 foot. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. Beautiful giant 
hybrids varying in color from brilliant rose- 
pink to a rich rosy red. 
Pkt. 15c., % oz. 50c., 14 oz. 75c., oz. $2.50 
Giant Flowering Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c., % oz. 50c., 4 oz. 75c., oz. $2.50 
Sparkle (New). Bright red with white eye, 
large flowered. Dwarf compact plant. 
Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA — Tufted Pansies 
(Perennial) 
Flowers the first year if seed is sown early. 
May until frost. Smaller flowered than 
Pansies, but bloom over a longer period. 
Finest Mixed. 
Pkt. 20c., % oz. 90c., 4 oz. $1.50 
CUT FLOWER MIXTURE 
(Annual) 
Easy to grow annual flowers which will 
give a natural or wild effect in the garden 
odd corners and vacant borders, with little 
attention. Not a mixture of wild fowers. 
Many will make excellent cut flowers. 
Pkt. 15e¢., oz. 50c., 4 Ib $1.50 
WALLFLOWER (Annual) 
Fine, old-fashioned plants which resemble 
the popular English Wallflower. Very free- ° 
flowering and delightfully fragrant. 
Double, Early Wonder, Mixed. Handsome 
double flowers in fine rich colors. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15c., 4% oz. 40c., 14 oz. 65c 
The Gorgeous ZINNIAS 
GOLD MEDAL DAHLIA FLOWERED 
Mixed. Robust plants growing toa height of 
3 ft., producing large, fully double, Dahlia- 
like flowers 5 to 6 in. across and 2 to 3 in. 
in depth. Pkt. 15c., 4 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25, 
14 Ib. $3.75, lb. $13.50 
Canary Bird. Rich, canary yellow. . 
Crimson Monarch. Deep crimson, flowers 
very large. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deep rose center. 
Mlumination. Deep rose self. 
Oriole. Orange and gold bicolor. 
Polar Bear. Large creamy white 
Royal Purple. Rich purple. 
Will Rogers (Bodger). Lovely brilliant 
scarlet red. 
Any of the above varieties: 
Pkt. 15c., 44 oz. 55c., oz. $1.50 
ELEGANS PUMILA, DWARF DOUBLE 
(Cut-and-Come Again) 
Medium-sized flowers fairly long stems, 
producing a continuous succession of cut 
flowers throughout the Summer. 
Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25 
Zinnia, Blaze 
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MAMMOTH CALIFORNIA GIANTS 
Plants grow 3 feet, and the double fat 
blooms often average 6 inches in diameter. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25, 
14 |b. $3.75; lb. $13.50 
TINY CUPID ZINNIAS 
Compact plants, about 1 ft. tall, consist of 
a large number of slender branches, each 
bearing a double lower which hardly exceeds 
1 in. in diameter. 
Pkt. 15¢., 44 02. 55c¢.,'02z. $1.50 
SCABIOUS-FLOWERED 
Arare development. Blooms composed of a 
single row of brightly colored petals surround- 
ing a close quilled, tufted center of a contrast- 
ing shade. Flowers erect, long-stemmed, and 
valuable for cutting. Height 214 feet. 
Mixed. A wide range of bright shades. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25 
FANTASY 
Handsome, medium-sized flowers with the 
petals curled and twisted giving them a most 
unusual and interesting appearance. Splendid 
for cutting. 2% feet. 
Star Dust. Clear yellow. 
Wildfire. Dazzling scarlet. 
Any of the above varieties: 
Pkt. 15¢., 4% oz. 50c:, oz. $125 
Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25 
LILLIPUT, or POMPON 
Compact growing plants producing in pro 
fusion, small, brightly colored flowers, 
14% inches across. Unequalled for cutting and 
artistic flower arrangement. 
Pastel Mixture. ; 
Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25 
Black Ruby. Blackish red. 
Canary Gem. Canary yellow. 
Golden Gem. Golden orange. 
Pink Gem (Bodger). Deep pink. 
Purple Gem (Bodger). 
White Gem. 
Any of the above varieties: 
Pkt. 15c., 4 oz. 55c.,:0z. $1.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c., 14 oz. 50c., oz. $1.25 
