1954 Novelties and Specialties 
ALYSSUM, ‘‘Royal Carpet’’ 
1953 Top Winner 
A new companion for Carpet of Snow. Plants grow 
only a few inches high but ten inches across. Flowers a 
vibrant purple color. Very early flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
ASTER, ‘‘Powderpuffs”’ 
Powderpufts are tailor-made for home gardeners. Each 
plant is 24 ins. high and all the flowers are on top, as 
many as 20 long-stemmed cut-flowers per plant. Mixture 
contains all Aster colors. Pkt. 25c. 
CELOSIA, ‘‘Golden Fleece’’ 
A new giant form of Ostrich Plume or Feathered Cocks- 
comb. Plumes are large and dense on long cutting stems. 
Will bloom all Summer long. Pkt. 25c. 
DELPHINIUM, ‘‘Astolat’’ 
Pacific Giant Strain 
The Astolat Series comprises various new shades of pink. 
Colors range from pale blush through lilac pink to a deep 
raspberry rose. This strain produces practically 100% 
double florets. Pkt. 50c. 
GLOBE PHLOX 
Especially suited for pot plants for window boxes, bor- 
ders or rock gardens. Plants dome-shaped, 6 inches in 
height, with 1 inch blooms in a fair range of colors. Pkt 25c,. 
HEARTS AND HONEY VINE 
‘(New Cardinal Climber) 
Here is the sweetest, most interesting flower you ever 
heard of. Three color changes in one day. Early morning 
color is pinkish orange, with soft, honey-like yellow center. 
By 10:00 A.M. the color has changed to pinkish-red with 
lighter center, and by afternoon to a bright rose-pink with 
creamy white center. Early flowering and will bloom until 
frost. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, ‘‘Brownie’”’ 
A dwarf French Single Marigold. The large crested cen- 
ters are golden yellow, bordered by a single row of mahog- 
anyred petals. Blooms are 2 ins. across, plants dwarf 
and bush-like. Pkt. 15c. 
MARIGOLD, ‘Fluffy Ruffles’”’ 
A giant golden Marigold, ruffled like a Peony. 
are 20 ins. tall and base branching. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, ‘‘Lemon Drop” 
A dwarf Double Miniature Marigold. Flowers fully 
double and early flowering, of a bright canary yellow. 
Lemon Drop is 9 ins. tall, profuse blooming on compact 
plants. Pkt. 25c. 
MARIGOLD, ‘‘Man-in-the-Moon”’ 
The lightest of all yellow Marigolds with exceptionally 
attractive, carnation-like flowers. The plants are vigorous 
with strong stems which are excellent for cutting. Flowers 
are 3 to 314 ins. in size, plants 3 ft. high. Pkt. 25c., 
1/16 oz. $1.00. 
MARIGOLD, ‘‘Tangerine’’ 
Distinct shade of bright tangerine-orange, flowers double, 
2 ins. across, and completely cover the mound-like plants. 
Lovely for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
PETUNIA, ‘Ballerina’ 
All-America Winner 
A vigorous hybrid of glowing salmon pink in the dwarf, 
giant fringed class. Attractive in beds, low borders, window 
or porch boxes. Very free blooming. Pkt. 50c. 
PETUNIA, ‘‘Comanche’”’ 
1953 Bronze Medal Winner 
A rich searlet Petunia. Flowers larger and stronger than 
any other variety in its color class. The plants are dwarf 
and compact. Excellent for beds and borders. Pkt. 50c. 
Plants 
Marigold, Man-in-the-Moon 
PETUNIA, ‘‘Lipstick’’ 
A vigorous new Petunia with an unusual glowing color, 
best described as a carmine rose overlaid with a touch of 
salmon. Plants are compact, early and free-flowering. 
Pkt. 25c. 
PETUNIA, ‘‘Popcorn”’ 
A new pure white Petunia. The supply of large blooms 
on very dwarf and compact plants makes this Petunia 
very outstanding, especially for pots and low-bedding 
situations. Pkt. 50c. 
SWEET PEA, “Little Sweetheart”’ 
An entirely new class of Sweet Pea. Each plant makes 
a perfect mound of flowers just under 8 ins. in height 
and width. Flowers are large and ruffled. Available only 
in mixed colors. Pkt. 35c. 
ZINNIA, ‘‘Blaze’’ 
All-America Winner for 1954 
Blaze is a new color in Hybrid Zinnias, the most fascin- 
ating of all Zinnias. Blaze bursts into bloom with a pro- 
fusion of brilliant mandarin-red flowers, and as the flowers 
attain size, change to an exciting fiery orange-scarlet. The 
quilled petaled, double flowers are 5 ins. across. Plants 
strong growing and very uniform. Pkt. 35c., 1/16 oz. $1.00, 
Yg oz. $1.75. 
ZINNIA, ‘‘Burpee’s Giant Hybrids’”’ 
The flowers are thick, 
The color range is 
Plants 
A true and uniform new strain. 
composed of fluffy (not curled) petals. | 
broad, including almost all pastel Zinnia shades. 
are 21% ft. tall. 
All colors mixed, Pkt. 25c. 
Eskimo. Creamy white. Pkt. 25c. 
Riverside Beauty. Luminous Azalea pink. Pkt. 25c. 
Sunny Boy. Bright Buttercup yellow. Pkt.12oce 
Floradale Scarlet. Deep scarlet. Pkt. 25c. 
