INTER-STATE’S GUARANTEED-TO-GROW 
FLOWER SEEDS! 
Almost every gardener wants a flower garden. It 
takes such little space for the beauty and pleasure it 
gives, not only for the color it gives to the garden, 
but also for cut flower bouquets. Any home is more 
beautiful when it has a flower garden. A few cents 
will furnish flowers all season. 
Freel 
We offer you the finest, most popular flower seeds, 
personally selected and thoroughly tested. These are 
the finest that money can buy. Complete planting 
instructions are on every packet. The figure following 
the name gives the average height in inches when in 
bloom. ALL SEEDS ARE POSTPAID. 
Make your seed order total $2.00 or more and we will include free some packets of 
seeds worth 30c or more. All Seeds are Postpaid. 
ASTERS 
For Late Summer Beauty 
Wilt Resistant Asters—If you have had 
any trouble raising Asters, try our Wilt Re- 
sistant Strains. They are much more vigorous 
and productive, giving an abundance of cut 
flowers. We offer only the Wilt Resistant 
Strains as they have proven the most satis- 
factory. 
117 Aster Double Mixed, Wilt Resistant 
(30) —Our mixture of many double varieties 
gives a lovely variety of colors for home gar- 
dens and cutting. Pkt. 10c 
116 Aster, Giant Branching Mixed, Wilt 
Resistant (30)—Their branching habit and 
vigorous growth give a profusion of bloom and 
vivid colors. Very double. Pkt. 10c 
112 Aster, Early Giants, Mixed, Wilt Re- 
sistant (20)—This is a very early type of 
Giants of Galifornia that blooms 4 to 5 weeks 
ahead of the regular strain. The flowers are 
extremely double in an extra choice selection 
of colors. You will find it outstanding for 
your garden and perfect for cut flowers. 
Pkt. 15c 
5-BEST GIANT 
DAHLIA - FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
Crimson Monarch 
Canary Bird 
Royal Purple 
811 All 5 Packets for only 40¢ Postpaid 
(Regular 50c value) 
Scarlet Flame 
Oriole 
ZINNIAS 
For Color from Midsummer Till Frost ° 
Zinnia, Giant Dahlia Flowered (30)—Im- 
mense Dahlia-like flowers with petals that 
seem to be piled one upon the other. 
251 Finest Mixed, dahlia type. Pkt. 10c 
252 Canary Bird, rich yellow. Pkt. 10c 
253 Crimson Monarch, crimson. Pkt. 10c 
254 Royal Purple, rich purple. Pkt. 10c 
255 Oriole, burnt orange. Pkt. 10c 
256 Scarlet Flame, scarlet. Pkt. 10c 
250 Zinnia, California Giants (36)—A 
graceful Zinnia in a wide color range. The 
extra-large, flat, overlapping petals are 5 to 6 
inches across and are more loosely placed 
than the Dahlia type. Strong branching 
plants that will grow everywhere and stand 
any kind of weather. Pkt. 10c 
ZINNIA GARDEN Postpaid 
Burpee’s Giant Hybrids 
Giant Dahlia Flowered Mixed 
Pompon or Lilliput Mixed 
Easy to grow and lots of blooms, all 
summer to frost. 
900 All 3 Packets for only 35¢ 
258 Zinnia, Red Riding Hood (16)—Com- 
pact plants literally covered with double scar- 
let flowers. Lilliput type, fine for borders. 
Pkt. 10c 
271 Zinnia, Peppermint Stick (30)— New 
striking color combinations with striped petals 
of red and yellow, red and white, pink and 
white, purple and white, and orange and yel- 
low. Medium sized flowers that the more you 
cut the more they bloom. Pkt. 15c 
803 Zinnia, Persian Carpet (16)— All-Amer- 
ica Award winner in 1952. Flowers only 14% 
inches across in perfect form, like a tiny 
dahlia, ranging in color combinations of gold, 
bronze and orange. Each plant a different 
color yet they all blend together. Pkt. 25c 
257 Zinnia, Pompon or Lilliput (20) — 
The rich, bright colors make this baby Zinnia 
very popular. An abundance of bloom from 
early summer until late fall. Pkt. 10c 
804 Zinnia, Burpee’s Giant Hybrids (36) 
These new Burpee Hybrids are the loveliest 
and largest Zinnias ever created. Immense 
fluffy, ruffled flowers with graceful curved 
petals, entirely free from stiffness and harsh- 
ness. Shades of orange, unusual pinks, car- 
mine, rose, vermilion, scarlet, corals and 
many others, all alive with color. Beautiful 
in the garden and wonderful for cutting. 
Without fail, you should plant these. So easy 
to grow. 
A Packet with over 100 seeds for only 25c 
Zinnias, Burpee’s Giant Hybrids 
16 INTER-STATE NURSERIES, Hamburg, lowa. 
