ALLEN'S TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 
RICINUS 
(Annual Castor Bean) 
Zanzibarensis. Huge plants with semi- 
tropical appearance. Large flower 
spikes. Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; %4 lb. $1.50. 
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SALVIA 
(Annual Scarlet Sage) 
Blooms summer until frost. 
America (Globe of Fire). Bright scarlet 
flower spikes; fine for bedding and 
porch boxes. Plants 16 to 18 inches. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. $1.00. 
Blaze of Fire. Earliest of all Salvia. 
Plants 12 inches. Pkt. 20c; %& oz. $1.50. 
Bonfire. Fiery red. Compact 18 to 24-inch 
bush, Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. $1.00. 
Splendens. Large flowering; brilliant 
pent iet. Plants 24 inches. Pkt. 15c; % 
Oz. Ce 
SCABIOSA 
(Annual Mourning Bride) 
Blooms mid-summer until frost. 
Blue Moon. Fully double, deep lavender 
blue; fine for cutting. 
Coral Moon. Full range of salmon rose 
from light to dark shades. 
Imperial Hybrids. Mixture of colors in 
the new ball shape. Excellent for cut 
flowers, 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c. 
SCABIOSA CAUCASICA 
(Perennial Blue Bonnet) 
Giant Hybrids. Very large fringed and 
ruffled flowers in all shades of blue. 
Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. $1.00. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
(Annual Butterfly Flower) 
Hybridus Grandiflora. Good bright color 
mixture. Compact 12-inch plants. Pkt. 
10c; ¥ oz. 40c. 
STOCKS (Annual) 
Florist or Column Type Mixed. Home 
gardeners can easily grow this florist 
type of stock. Thick spikes of flowers 
24 to 30 inches long. Pkt. 20c; % oz. 
$1.50. 
Double Giant Imperial. Tall branching 
plants bloom profusely. Large flowers 
perfect for bouquets; very fragrant. 
Good mixture of colors, Pkt. 10c; %& 
oz. 40c. 
STRAWFLOWER 
(Helichrysum Annual) 
Blooms mid-summer until late fall. 
Fine Mixed. Hardy 30-inch plants produce 
large double flowers. Fine for beds and 
borders. Often dried for winter 
bouquets, Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 35c. 
SUNFLOWERS 
(Annual Helianthus) 
Blooms mid-summer until frost. 
Chrysanthemum Flowered. Long bloom- 
ing double yellow. 
New Red. Single bright red. Very lovely. 
Sun Gold. Double, shiny golden yellow. 
Pkt. 10c; %4 0z. 25c. 
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SWEET PEAS 
(Summer-flowering 
Spencer) 
Avon. Clear mid blue. 
Black Diamond. Chocolate. 
Bonny Briar. Rose pink. 
Capri. Light blue. 
Flagship. Deep blue. 
Golden Dragon. Orange. 
Monty. Rich pink. 
Mrs. Robert Bolton. Pink. 
Patricia Unwin. Golden salmon. 
Piper. Rose cerise. 
Red Rover. Deep crimson, 
Rob Roy. Orange scarlet. 
Snow White. Clear paper white. 
Sweet Afton. Silver pink. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; %4 lb. $1.00; 1 lb. $3.50. 
Special Offer—1 Pkt. of each variety 
named above (14 in all) for $1.95. 
Allen’s Best Mixture. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 
Y% lb. 90c; 1 lb. $3.00. 
HARDY SWEET PEAS 
(Perennial Lathyrus) 
Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c; %4 oz. 50c; 
oz. $1.50. 
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SWEET WILLIAM 
(Dianthus Barbatus) 
Biennial Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
35c. 
Biennial Double Mixed. 
50c, 
Annual Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 40c. 
Pkt. 10c; 144 oz. 
TITHONIA (Annual) 
Torch. Very early blooming plant that 
needs little care. Yields bright orange- 
scarlet cut flowers all summer until 
frost. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 40c. 
TRITOMA 
(Perennial Red Hot Poker) 
Blooms August to October. 
Pfitzer’s Hybrids. Very large brilliant 
red flowers. Pkt. 10c; ¥% oz. 45c. 
VERBENA (Annual) 
Sparkle. (New.) Fire-engine red with 
white eye, large flowered. Dwarf com- 
pact plant. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 60c. 
Gigantea Mixed. Huge blooms, well bal- 
anced color mixture. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
40c. 
ZINNIAS (Annual) 
Easiest of all flowers to grow. 
all summer, 
Bloom 
Cupid Mixed. Plants more compact and 
uniform than Lilliput. All colors in- 
cluding many bicolor hybrids. Pkt. 
15c; 4% oz. 50c. 
Peppermint Stick. Candy striped flowers 
in all colors. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 35c. 
Sunshine Tints. Medium size plants and 
blooms. This Zinnia is one of the best 
for floral arrangements. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
35c. 
Burpee Hybrids. Mixture of gorgeous 
colors. Mum type; ideal for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 35c. 
Fantasy Wildfire. 
10c; % oz. 30c, 
Dazzling scarlet. Pkt. 
Fantasy Mixed. Long shaggy petals. 
Wide color range. Plants 3 ft. Pkt. 10c; 
14% oz. 30c, 
Haageana Double. Small flowered; fine for 
bedding and cutting. Good colors. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 40c. 
Persian Carpet. 1952 All-American Win- 
ner. Small fully double flowers. Wide 
color range; many blooms with con- 
trasting petal edges. 12-inch plants; 
ideal for boxes, borders and cutting. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 50c. 
Dahlia Flowered. Double blooms of mam- 
moth size. Still one of the best large 
flowered Zinnias. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
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Dahlia-Flowered Zinnia 
