ZINNIAS 
The most popular annual in American 
gardens. For flat-grown bedding plants 
start seed in March indoors, give bot- 
tom heat to get good germination. 
Chrysanthemum-flowered, Mixed. 
Resembling “Mums” with curled, 
quilled petals, the long-stemmed 
flowers, often 6 inches across 
by 4 deep, come in pastel 
colors. Many combine two or 
three beautiful colors. Ht. 
3 ft. Yoz. 30c; Woz. 55c; 
oz. $1.65; 14Ib. $5. 
Early Wonder Mixed. This is 
the earliest of all with 3 to 
4-inch gaily colored flowers 
on non-branching, long stems splen- 
did for cutting on 2-foot base branch- 
ing plants in 6 weeks. oz. 45c; 
Voz. 85c; oz. $2.50; Ib. $7.50. 
Gold Medal Giant Dahlia-flowered. 
By far the most popular of all, this 
strain has huge flowers, often 5 
inches across and with the center 
petals tending to iIncurve, giving the flower a 
deep, full effect. The strong vigorous plants, 2144 
to 3 feet high, are very free-flowering. 
Gold Medal 
Giant Dahlia- 
flowered Zinnias 
Canary Bird. Canary-yellow. Exquisite. Rose, deep center. Polar Bear. Creamy white. 
Crimson Monarch. Crimson. Illumination. Rose-pink. Royal Purple. Deep purple. 
Dream. Deep rosy lavender. Meteor. Darkest of all reds. Will Rogers. Deep scarlet. 
Eldorado. Salmon-apricot. Oriole. Deep orange bronze. Gold Medal Mixed. 
Each of the above, 1402. 55c; oz. $1.65; 14lb. $5; 1b. $15 
Burpee’s Hybrids. The extra-large, double, cactus flowers have large, gracefully ruffled petals. 
Strong 3-foot plants. Blaze, scarlet-orange, lgoz. 55c; Moz. $1.65; oz. $5; 14lb. $15. Flora- 
dale Scarlet, vibrant red or Mixed, splendid colors, including very many pastels. Each, 
lyoz. $1; oz. $3; Yb. $9; Ib. $25. 
California Giants, Florist’s Strain, Mixed. The 3-foot plants, of the same robust habit as Giant 
Dahlia-flowered, throw strong lateral branches from which the best flowers come. These 
often reach 4 to 5 inches across, but with the petals laid back one over the other, giving a 
flattened appearance. loz. 55c; oz. $1.65; 14 lb. $5; Ib. $15. 
Dwarf Double Mixed (elegans pumila). Bushy, 18-inch plants with an abundance of fully 
double flowers, averaging 2 inches across, held above the foliage. This is a nicely pro- 
portioned blend of all the available colors. 140z. 50c; oz. $1.50; 14Ib. $4.50; Ib. $13.50. 
Fantasy, Mixed. Nicely rounded, shaggy flowers of medium size, with ray-like petals curled 
and interlaced. Very fine for cutting, on 2 to 214-foot plants. Includes the brightest colors 
as well as the popular pastels. Moz. 40c; oz. 65c; oz. $1.90; Ib. $5.70; Ib. $17. 
Lilliput. Beautiful, miniature, perfectly double flowers, deeply globe-shaped, in a wide range 
of colors. The 15 to 18-inch compact plants are excellent for bedding. Salmon-rose, and 
Mixed. Each, M4oz. 55c; oz. $1.65; 4Ib. $5; Ib. $15. 
Lilliput, Pastel Mixture. In 45 days from seed the flowers come in apricot, peach, creamy 
yellow, shell-pink, salmon, light rose, and orchid. 140z. 55c; oz. $1.65; lb. $5; Ib. $15. 
Lilliput, Tom Thumb, Mixed. A very dwarf, compact strain for pot-culture, borders and 
rock-gardens. The plants, 4 to 6 inches high, are covered with tiny Lilliput flowers in red, 
orange, yellow, pink, rose and pastel shades. loz. 35c; Moz. 55c; oz. $1.65; Ib. $5. 
Peppermint Stick Mixed. Most of the medium-sized, double flowers have striped petals in 
red and white, red and yellow, yellow and white, and orange and yellow on 2-foot bushy 
plants from early right up to frost. 14o0z. 75c; oz. $2.25; lb. $6.75; Ib. $20. 
Persian Carpet Mixed. All-America 1952. Variegated flowers the size of a silver dollar, like 
tiny dahlias, each with its pointed petals tipped with a contrasting color. These appear 
early on dwarf plants and become 12-inch compact mounds of brilliant color, each different 
from the next. lgoz. 60c; Woz. $1; oz. $1.75; oz. $5.25; Ib. $15. 
Red Riding Hood. (Gracillima.) Miniature bright crimson double flowers, about half the 
size of Lilliputs, on dwarf, compact plants 1 to 2 feet high. 140z. 65c; oz. $1.90; Ib. $5.70. 
Super Giants Mixed. Strong, 3-foot plants bearing flowers, 514 inches across, in a great range 
of color and form, some Dahlia-flowered, others California Giants and still others Chrys- 
anthemum-like in rare and unusual shades. loz. 40c; Yoz. 65c; oz. $2; YUlb. $6; Ib. $18. 
PNT ie once 8 42 FORBES SEEDS 
