Sweet 
William 
A very fine perennial 
for either cut flowers 
or for borders. It 
grows about 18 inches 
tall in good soil and 
will produce a won- 
derful display of fra- 
grant blossoms. One 
of the finest peren- 
nials. Pkt. 15c. 
Torch. All America Silver Medal Winner 
1951. Torch is as easily grown as Zinnia 
It is orange-red and red is the American 
public’s favorite color. It is a cut flower 
that blooms from August until frost. Best 
of all it’s only waist high — compact 
enough for any garden. Pkt. 15c. 
| Tithonia 
Verbena 
A hardy annuai of easy culture. Soaking the 
seed in water before planting will hasten the 
germination. Can be used either for bedding 
or border plants. Pkt. 15c. 
Venidium 
(Fastuosum Hybrids). These new hybrids of 
the African Daisy form strong bushy plants 
about 2 feet tall with flowers about 3 inches 
across. They come in a remarkable range of 
colors, from pure white through ivory, yel- 
low and buf?, set off by gleaming black cen- 
ters with maroon markings at the base of the 
petals. Pkt. 15c. 
as 
VIOLAS 
Violas 
Tillinghast’s Formula Mixture. 
This blend 
of bright gay colors far surpasses any mix- 
ture of violas we have ever seen. The bright 
shades of self colors of red, yellow, blue, and 
apricot combined with many shades which 
are blotched undoubtedly make these violas 
a supreme mixture. Pkt. 25c. 
Wallflower 
Single mixed colors. Hardy perennial, fra- 
grant. Blooms profusely early in the spring 
next year after planting and continue to 
bloom for several years. Pkt. 15c. 
ZINNIAS 
ZINNIA, PERSIAN CARPET 
GIANT DAHLIA-FLOWERED ZINNIAS 
These Zinnias are so superior to the varieties 
usually offered that they beggar description. 
The flowers are unusually large, being from 
4 to 7 inches in diameter when grown under 
proper conditions with good fertilizer and 
sufficient moisture. Many of the flowers re- 
semble immense dahlias with their long, 
stout stems that make them unsurpassed as 
cut flowers. We offer this strain in seven 
distinct colors and a mixture. 
Crimson Monarch. Rich crimson. 
Dream. A fine deep rosy lavender. 
Exquisite. Light rose, center a deep rose. 
Canary Bird. Rich canary yellow. 
Criole. Immense orange and gold bi-color. 
Polar Bear. The best large pure white. 
Purple Prince. Very deep purple. 
Mixed. All the above colors and others not 
listed. Pkt. 15c. 
GIANT DAHLIA FLOWERED 
ZINNIA COLLECTION 
Seven regular full size packets, seven sep- 
arate colors listed above. Special 85c. 
Crown o’ Gold Pastel Tinis. The flowers are 
large and showy, five to five and one-half 
inches in diameter. Strictly a pastel mix- 
ture. Each petal of the flower is overlaid 
at the base with deep golden yellow, while 
carrying out the individual flower color at 
the tip. Plants grow about 3 feet tall, and 
flowers are borne profusely throughout the 
season. Pkt. 25c. 
Giants of California. A mutation from the 
Giant Dahlia Flowered Zinnia that is truly 
enormous in size. The blossom is flatter than 
the Dahlia Flowered type and the stem is not 
so stiff, which gives it a much more grace- 
ful appearance. Pkt. 15c. 
Fantasy Finest Mixed. Rounded flowers of 
shaggy ray-like petals is an outstanding 
Zinnia novelty. The plants are 2 to 3 feet 
high and bearing many blooms throughout 
the summer. The color range includes the 
brightest shades of red and orange as well 
4 the pohwat pastel shades, pink and cream. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Burpee Hybrid Zinnia. The loveliest zinnia 
ever created; immense fluffy and ruffled 
flowers with graceful, curved petals like 
those of a chrysanthemum. Larger than the 
dahlia flowered, free of the stiffness often 
associated with other zinnias. Gorgeous 
pane uot soft and pleasing colors. Mixed. 
t. 35c. 
7 
Blaze. The All-America winner for 1954. 
Newest, most vivid of the Burpee Giant 
Hybrid zinnias. Outstanding for the uniform 
doubleness of its fluffy gracefully quilled 
petals which reach 5% in. across. A pro- 
fusion of brilliant mandarin-red flowers 
which soften to scarlet-orange as the flow- 
ers attain size, borne on free-blooming, uni- 
form plants 28 to 32 in. tall. Pkt. 35c. 
ZINNIA, GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
Peppermint Stick. Unlike any zinnia on the 
market today. Medium sized flowers with 
petals striped in various color combinations. 
Plants somewhat taller than the dwarf 
Pumila type. One of the best cut-and-come 
again zinnias. Pkt. 25c. 
Haageana Double (Mexican Hybrids). The 
small flowered Mexican Zinnias have a 
charm all their own. The smaller flowers 
lend themselves to bedding and make a bril- 
liant display and yet have stems long enough 
to make fine bouquets for small vases and 
bowls. Pkt. 15c. 
Persian Carpet. All American Selections 1952 
Winner. Like tiny dahlias, each with its 
pointed petals tipped with contrast, these 
perfect miniature Zinnias make the ideal 
garden edging subject. Dwarf plants begin 
blooming early, grow into tidy, well-behaved 
12-inch mounds of brilliant color. Pkt. 25c. 
Lilliput. A new type of Zinnia that is rapidly 
coming into favor as a bedding plant. Owing 
to the fact that it is only about 12 inches tall, 
it is suitable either for bedding or window 
boxes. The flowers which are small and 
button-like and very double are borne in 
great profusion. Pkt. 15c. 
Tiny Cupid Zinnias. Compact plants 1 ft. 
tall, produce a large number of slender 
branches, each bearing a small double 
flower which hardly exceeds 1 inch in di- 
ameter. For borders and cutting. Pkt. 15c. 
Sunshine Tints (Cut and come again). Dwarf 
double, rich pastels. This garden favorite is 
becoming an important cut flower. Flowers 
immediately between Giants and Lilliputs. 
rian grow to a height of about 2 ft. Pkt. 
Cc. 
A ZINNIA GARDEN 
7 full pkts. (regular value $1.55) only $1.00 
Fresh seed including newest types: 
Cupid Mixed Dahlia Fld. Mixed 
Sunshine Tints Blaze 
Lilliput Mixed Peppermint Stick 
Burpee Hybrid Mixed 
18 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 
