18 SPRINGFIELD SEED COMPANY, SPRINGFIELD, MO. 
PRICES: AIl Packets are 10c Each, Postpaid, except as noted. 
PETUNIA 
LIPSTICK. This new variety in carmine 
rose color with just a suggestion of 
salmon. True to color and habit and an 
excellent garden variety. Pkt., 50c. 
HOWARD’S STAR. Reddish purple with 
white star. Pkt., 20c. 
WHITE KING. White. Pkt., 25c. 
VIOLACEA. Deep velvety purple. Pkt., 
25c. 
BALCONY FINEST MIXED. Large, plain 
edged flowers with spreading or trailing 
foliage. For garden, window boxes or 
pots, PKt,;- 20c. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE. Both dark and 
light shades of plain edged flowers. Some 
with velvet texture. 
Globe Mixed Phlox 
GLOBE MIXED PHLOX. Hon- 
orable Mention award was given 
this annual Phlox in 1951 and 
was carried over because of 
searcity of seed. Plant is very 
compact and unique globe shaped, dwarf 
with height of 5 to 8 inches and about 
8 to 12 inches across. Recommended for 
low beds, edgings and pot culture. Mix- 
ture is made up of white, dark red, rose 
red, white with red eyes and lavender 
pink. Pkt., 25c. 
PHLOX— 
DRUMMOND! GRANDIFLORA, MIXED. 
Unsurpassed for the beauty of their many 
and brilliantly colored flowers. 
VERY CHOICE, MIXED. 
POPPY 
DOUBLE SHIRLEY.. Mixed colors in 
double and semi-double flowers. Variety 
of colors. . 
ICELAND, MIXED. 
ORIENTAL. Large brilliantly colored 
blooms. 
PORTULACA (Moss Rose). Brilliant gar- 
den annuals, 6 inches high, luxuriating 
in warm, dry, sunny situations and 
blooming profusely from early summer to 
autumn. For low beds and masses of 
color, from spring until frost, they are 
indispensable; colors range through in- 
numerable shades of red, yellow, pink, 
striped, white, etc. 
Double, Fine Mixed. 
Single, Fine Mixed. 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE FLOWER. White 
filler for bouquets. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Trumpet shaped flowers in gorgeous 
eolors. Prized for cutting, blooms from 
July until frost. Finest mixed. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEANS 
Grown for both flowers and food. They 
are grown by the acre in England for 
food purposes. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
BUTTERFLY MIXTURE. Hundreds of 
butterfly-like flowers on bushy plants. 
Finely laciniated foliage. 
STATICE 
STATICE. For winter bouquets. 
STOCKS 
DOUBLE GIANT FINE MIXED. 
SWEET PEAS 
SPENCER LATE or SUMMER FLOW- 
ERING. Especially adapted for outdoor 
planting. 
Amethyst 
Austin Fredrick 
Guinea Gold 
Excelsior 
King White 
Marble Gower 
Big Red Boy 
Cheers 
Flagship Floradale 
Mary Pickford Black Diamond 
PKt 0G OZ. -o5C. 
We also have colors of Red, Lavender, 
Pink, White, Maroon, Crimson, Yellow, 
Purple and Black. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. 
SPENCER, MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
TORCH TITHONIA 
The top floral winner and leader re- 
ceiving the Silver Medal All America 
award for 1951. Torch is of compact, up- 
right, bushy form; having luxuriant foli- 
age. Has flowers of striking color in a 
fiery scarlet or rich, grenadine red about 
4 inches across; borne on strong, straight 
stems which make it desirable for cut- 
ting. It is a tender annual but stands 
summer heat and seems free from all dis- 
eases. 25c per packet. 
THUNBERGIA, or Black-Eyed Susan. 
TRITOMA (Torch Lily, Flame Flower, 
Red Hot Poker). 
VINCA, MIXED. PkKt., 20c. 
VERBENA 
NEW MAMMOTH. Individual flowers are 
larger than a silver quarter. Unsurpassed 
for profusion of bloom. Fancy mixed. 
BEAUTY OF OXFORD. A free flower- 
ing, very hardy annual. Excellent for 
bedding and edgings. Of creeping habit 
with dark green foliage. Many clusters 
of large star-shaped flowers, with round 
lobed petals. Bloom from June until frost. 
Pkt., 25c. 
FREE PREMIUM 
With Garden or Flower Seed 
Order of $1.00 or over. 
Dahlia-Flowered Zinnia 
ZINNIA 
Deserves a prominent place in every 
garden. Plant forms handsome bushes, 
which produce hundreds of large double 
flowers all summer and fall. Zinnias 
should be transplanted when they are 4 
or 5 inches high, planting 6 or 8 inches 
apart in the row. Keep well watered if 
you want large flowers. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED 
ZINNIAS 
These long stemmed, huge fully double 
flowers resemble the show type of Dahlia. 
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SCATlGtowestacriie of ocane, Pkt., 15c 
Golden Jorange,...,4..42- Pkt., 15c. 
Pink prigh tanec. Pkt., 15c. 
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GIANT OF CALIFORNIA. Fine for cut 
flowers. Large, graceful flowers with long 
stems. 
BRIGHTNESS. Bright pink. Pkt., 15c. 
eon QUEEN. Rich crimson. Pkt., 
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DAE OD Rich creamy yellow. Pkt., 
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PURITY. White. Pktaloce 
Sock QUEEN. Salmon rose. Pkt 
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MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c. 
PERSIAN CARPET ZINNIA. 
Won Honorable Mention 1952 
award. Has rich tones of reds 
and golds. Is extremely easy to 
grow with medium sized blooms 
on good stems for cutting. Will do well 
almost anywhere. Pkt., 25c. 
ZINNIA, PEPPERMINT STICK. Striped 
petals in various color combinations, such 
as red and white, red and yellow, purple 
and white, carmine and white, orange 
and yellow. Approximately 70% striped 
flowers. Medium-sized flowers, fine for 
bouquets. Pkt., 25c. 
FANTASY. The well rounded medium 
sized flowers are composed of a mass of 
shaggy, twisted tubular petals which give 
ue blooms a rather charming appearance. 
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DOUBLE. All colors mixed. 
DOUBLE LILIPUT. A fine mixture of 
dwarf double Zinnias. 
ZINNIA, TOM THUMB. Mixed. 
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