56 GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
plants. 
Pkt., 
Verbena 
Zinnias » 
Splendid hardy annuals making a brilliant profusion of 
color and succeeding well in any soil. They will retain their 
beauty for several weeks and bloom until frost. 
BLAZE. All-America Winner 1954. Brilliant mandarin- 
red flowers which soften to scarlet-orange as the flowers 
attain size. Free blooming, uniform plants 28 to 32 inches 
tall. Outstanding for its uniform doubleness of the grace- 
fully quilled petals which reach 54 inches. 
Pkt., 40c; Vg oz., 65c; 4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., S3:235 
4 ozs., $10.50, postpaid. 
PEPPERMINT STICK. (Striata.) Medium sized. Pumila 
type flowers borne on robust plants. Flower petals are striped 
in various color combinations such as red and white, red 
and yellow, purple and white, carmine and white, orange 
and yellow. Approximately 70% striped. Finest mixed. 
Pkt., 25c: 4 oz., 60c; 1 oz., $1.75; 4 ozs., $6.00. 
GRACILLIMA, Red Riding Hood. Miniature deep scar- 
let flowers. Plant 11% to 2 ft. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.25. 
PERSIAN CARPET. A.A.S. ’52. Fully double, ball-shaped 
flowers of miniature type in a sparkling range of variegated 
color combinations. Flowers with cutting stems borne on 
low, mound-shaped border and edging plants. 
Pkt., 35c; V4 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS or COLOSSAL, The flowers are 
gigantic in size, 3-4 ft., thickly set with velvety petals. Make 
fine cut flowers especially for florists, as they can be forced 
nicely in the greenhouse. Flowers are flat with long stems. 
Mixed colors. Oz., $1.25; Va Ib., $4.50; 1 Ib., $13.50. 
GIANT DOUBLE LAVENDER. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE PURPLE. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE CRIMSON. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE ROSE. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE YELLOW. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE ORANGE. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE PINK. Pkt., 15c. 
GIANT DOUBLE WHITE. Pkt., 15c. 
VIOLA, Blue Perfection. Pkt., 50c. 
VIOLA, Jersey Gem. Pkt., 50c. 
VIOLA, Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
VINCA. Mixed. Pkt., 15c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCK. Mixed. 
15c. 
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Verbena « 
(12,500 seeds per oz.) 
One of our trustworthy garden companions. Of trailing habit. The 
foliage makes a perfect carpet and a fine background for the broad, 
flat flower heads of many brilliant colors. 
and transplant when seedlings are an inch high, and set outside after 
danger of frost is past in a warm, sunny spot. 
MAMMOTH MIXED. 
large size in beautiful shades of white, rose, scarlet, blue and purple. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.50; 4 ozs., $4.50. 
SPECTRUM RED. Pkt., 15c. 
BUSH TYPE. Mixed. Plants of uniform bushy habit, about 8 to 10 
inches high, dense flower heads closely massed across the flat-topped 
Most suitable for borders. 
light,” Roselight, Salmon Queen, Snow White, Starlight, as well as 
others selected from introducer’s breeding grounds. 
Pkt., 10c¢; Ys oz., 60c; 14 oz., $1.00; 1-0z., $3.50. 
HYBRIDA COMPACTA, Mixed Colors. 
plants are quite small and retain their color and habit throughout the 
entire season. 
are in a wide range, many with eyes. Well adapted for pot culture, 
combinations, window boxes and narrow borders. 
Vg oz., 85c; V4 oz., $1.60; 1 oz., $4.75; 4 ozs., $16.50, ppd. 
Sow in boxes in the house 
Producing in handsome umbels, flowers of 
This mixture will include “‘Fire- 
The flowers appear when 
Plants are very compact and dwarf and the bright colors 
Wild Gardens. 
Mixture 
This wild garden mixture 
is a revelation. You will get 
flowers you have never seen 
before. It is beautiful for 
that odd spot or in borders. 
Pkt., 15c. 
(2,500-4,000 seeds per oz.) 
GIANT DAHLIA-FLOWERED. Height 22-5 ft. In for- 
mation the broad petals are imbricated, sometimes seeming 
almost to be piled one upon the other. The flowers often 
measure 4 inches in depth and 6 to 8 inches in diameter. 
In general appearance the flowers compare with the show 
Dahlias. Oz., $1.25; 4 ozs., $4.50; 1 Ib., $13.50. 
DAHIA-FLOWERED CRIMSON. Pkt., 15c. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED ORANGE AND GOLD. 
Pkt., 15c. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED SCARLET. 
Pkt., 15c. 
