VenBeNA 
VERBENA (a) Grp. 4 
One of the most popular annuals for 
beds and massing. Make a gorgeous dis- 
play from July until frost. Height, 6 to 
8 inches. 
Floradale Beauty. Bright rose-pink to 
deep rose-red of exceptional brightness. 
Individual florets of perfect form. Pkt. 
25¢e 
Spectrum Red. Huge, vivid crimson flow- 
ers. Pkt. 25c. 
Sutton’s Blue. Well rounded flowers, 
balls of deep royal blue. Pkt. 25c. 
Hybrid Grandiflora Giant. Mixed. Very 
large flowers in lavender, white, pink 
and rose-red. Pkt. 15c. 
SUNFLOWER 
Helianthus (a) Grp. 2 
Sun Gold. New. Large double flowers 
CEE golden yellow. Free flowering. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Red Sunflower. Tall single flowered va- 
riety with bright red blossoms. Pkt. 15c. 
SWEET SULTAN 
Centaurea Odorata (a) Grp. 2 
These beautiful long stemmed flowers 
with their soft velvety heads make very 
enchanting bouquets. They measure 2 to 
2142 inches across while the entire plant 
stands about 2% to 3 feet tall. You can 
grow them readily in any garden soil. 
Red, lavender, rose, yellow and white. 
Fragrant. Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Dianthus Barbatus (b) Grp. 5 
A well known, attractive, free-flowering hardy 
biennial, producing a splend'd effect in beds 
and borders with their rich and varied flowers. 
Height, 10 to 20 inches. 
Single Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
Double Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
TITHONIA (a) Grp. 1 
*Torch (All America Winner 1951.) This 
extremely dwarf Tithonia grows approxi- 
mately four feet high in most localities. 
It bears brilliant orange-red flowers, four 
inches across, from about July to mid- 
August. Very heat-resistant and not sub- 
ject to any diseases. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA, Tufted Pansies (a) Grp. 4 
Our Gay Mixture. This blend of bright 
gay colors far surpasses any mixture of 
Violas we have seen. Bright shades of 
self colors of red, yellow, blue, and apri- 
cot combined with many shades which 
are blotched, undoubtedly make these 
Violas a supreme mixture. Pkt. 25c. 
WALLFLOWER 
Cheiranthus (p and b) Grp. 5 
English Wallflower (p). Spring blooming 
low erect perennial, in appearance much 
like stocks but flowers include yellow, 
yellow-brown, red and almost black. 
Sweetly fragrant. Plant in fall for early 
spring bloom. May be sown early in 
March for bloom the first year but fall 
planting gives better plants. Pkt. 15c. 
Siberian Wallilower (Cheiranthus Allioni) 
(b). Upright spikes bear numerous four- 
petaled flowers of dazzling rich orange. 
Flowers the first season from seed and 
when established will bloom all summer. 
Height, 1 foot. Single. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA—TUFTED PANSIES 
ZINNIA ( 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of 
our hardy annuals for beds, mixed borders and 
for cutting purposes. Easy to grow in any good 
garden soil. They commence flowering early in 
summer and continue until frost. 
LARGE FLOWERED ZINNIAS. 3 to 4 
feet high, with long stems which make 
the flowers fine for bouquets. The blooms 
are large, flat and very graceful. 
Separate Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Canary B'rd. Rich canary yellow. 
Crimson Monarch. Largest deep crimson. 
Dream. Deep rose lavender. 
Eldorado. Salmon apricot. 
Exquisite. Light rose, deeper rose center. 
Oriole. Orange and gold. 
Will Rogers. Lovely deep scarlet. 
Cherry Queen. Brilliant cerise. 
Miss Willmott. Soft pink. 
Purity. Largest and best white. 
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INNIAS 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 21% feet. 
Enormous double flowers- on robust 
branching plants. Crisp, fresh appear- 
ance. 
Mixed Pkt. 15c. 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, 
medium sized flowers. Plant 2% to 3 ft. 
high. Free blooming. Excellent cutting. 
Mixed Shades. Pkt. 15c. 
RED RIDING HOOD. 1 ft. Of compact 
form, covered the entire season with dou- 
ble scarlet flowers not over an inch 
across. Effective in borders. Pkt. 15c. 
SUPER CROWN OF GOLD, Pastel Tints. 
Large, well-formed flowers in a wide 
range of pastel shades, including soft 
yellow, old gold, light pink, various shades 
of salmon, peach, and buff, cerise, white, 
and cream, each petal overlaid at the base 
with deep golden yellow. Borne profusely 
throughout the season on strong, robust 
plants. Mixed shades. Pkt. 15c. 
TOM THUMB. Compact, 6 to 8 inch high 
plant, covered with well-formed lilliput 
flowers. Available in wide color range. 
Excellent for pots and borders. Pkt. 15c. 
DAHLIA FLOWERED Z 
12 MARIGOLD, ZINNIA AND LARKSPUR FOR SHOWY COLOR 
a) Grpo 
LINEARIS. This little Zinnia is most 
unusual and interesting. The numerous 
flowers are single and of a lovely shade 
of golden orange, with a delicate lemon 
yellow stripe through each petal. Height, 
8 to 10 inches. Pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 15 inches. A charm- 
ing dwarf which is excellent for low 
borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of 
very double pompon flowers about 1% 
inches across in bright pastel shades, 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
NOVELTIES 
Blaze. All America Winner for 1954. Bril- 
liant mandarin-red flowers changing to 
scarlet-orange as the flowers fully open. 
These beautiful flowers are borne on tree 
blooming, uniform plants about two and 
a half to three feet high. Pkt. 50c. 
PEPPERMINT STICK. UNLIKE ANY 
ZINNIA ON THE MARKET today! Pep- 
permint Stick has a wide color range— 
red and white, red and yellow, pink and 
white, orange and yellow and purple and 
white. It is one of the best cut-and-come- 
again Zinnias. Blooms will be produced 
until frost if kept picked. Approximately 
70% of the flowers are striped. Early. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
*PERSIAN CARPET. Like tiny dahlias, 
each with its pointed petals tipped with 
contrast, these perfect miniature Zinnias 
make ideal garden edgings. The dwarf 
plants begin blooming early, growing into 
tidy, well-behaved 12” mounds of brilliant 
shades of yellow, orange and maroon, 
each plant different. They have cutting 
stems, and dainty foliage. Perfect in size 
for window boxes and apartment gardens. 
Easy to grow, thriving on heat. Pkt. 25c. 
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