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New Tetra Ageratum BLUE MINK — 
(Waller Flowerseed Co.) A new tetra- 
ploid Ageratum which bears giant 
trusses of fluffy powder blue flowers on 
strong husky plants. Plants grow to a 
height of 5 to 6 inches, and are up- 
right, yet compact and even in habit, 
making them an ideal subject for edg- 
ing or border use in the home garden. 
BEDDING PRINCESS ASTER 
This new series is a more 
compact version of the popular Princess 
series, growing only 20 inches high. 
Blooms are 3 inches across and have 
crested centers. Wilt resistant. Varieties 
include the cinnabar-red Marsha (above), 
Azure Blue, Mid-blue, Peach Rlcssom, 
Rose, White. 
ASTER Mission Giant — Mixed (Wm. 
Macdonald Seed Co.). A complete mix- 
Mission Giant is a strong 
branching type, growing 24 inches tall 
with heavy stems carrying large 5 inch 
flowers. Colors range from white and 
deep cream, through flesh pink, rose, 
lavender and purple. Two inch tightly 
quilled pin-cushion centers are deli- 
cately framed by multiple rows of 
American Beauty type guard petals — 
giving a full double flower of striking 
appearance over 5 inches in diameter. 
It is an especially attractive cut flower 
and lasts several days longer in water 
than other Asters. 
BURNETT-SEEDSMEN Z. 
ASTER Empress — 
Aster (Wm. Macdonald Seed Co.) Its 
flowers have a regal appearance, with 
the large quilled centers being encir- 
cled by many rows of long lacy guard 
petals. Empress Aster is a real giant 
with 5 and 6 inch blooms. It is 100% 
double and a well balanced mixture of 
all Aster colors. Empress is a sturdy 
branching’ variety growing 24 inches 
tall. It produces long husky stems ca- 
pable of holding the flower heads erect. 
RADAR CALENDULA 
A fine new variety of the 
old-fashioned calendula or pot-marigold, 
having large, orange, double flowers with 
quilled petals. Grows to 2 feet. (Bodger 
REGAL CARMINE LARKSPUR 
Deep carmine is the newest 
color in this series. Others are light and 
dark blue, lilac, pink, rose, salmon rose, 
white. Plants branch from the base, pro- 
ducing tall spikes of delphinium-like 
florets. 
GOLDEN CROWN MARIGOLD 
Here's a hew chrysanthe- 
mum-flowered marigold that has been de- 
veloped especially for Northern gardens, 
blooming 2 to 3 weeks earlier than most 
marigolds. It also performs well in 
warmer, long-season climates. The 
golden-orange blooms, 3!2-4% inches 
across, are ball shaped and have crinkly 
incurved petals. 
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MARIGOLD OrANcE CLown — 
(Wm. Macdonald Seed Co.). 
“Earlier and Freer Flowering’ is the 
description given “Orange Clown,” the 
new deep orange collarette Marigold, 
by flower experts after various trials in 
the east during the past year. It has 
odorless foliage and sweet scented flow- 
ers. Plants are a uniform 2 feet in 
height and covered with large bright 
orange flowers on long stems. Consid- 
ered by grower to be a great improve- 
ment in the collarette type Marigold. 
PETUNIA Pkt. 50c 
Battet —A Blending of F; Hybrid 
Grandiflora Petunias (Pan-American 
Seeds, Inc.) Petunia Ballet is a blended 
mixture of the F: Hybrid Grandiflora 
Petunia Ballerina, Bolero Improved, 
La Paloma, Tango, Fire Dance and 
Crusader. In addition to these named 
varieties a deep purple and a steel blue 
are blended to make the color range 
CARNIVAL PETUNIA Pkts. 25c & 50c 
This select mixture of sec- 
ond-generation hybrids includes large 
plain, waved and ruffled grandiflora-type 
blooms. All important petunia colors are 
here—blue, white, crimson, salmon, pink, 
creamy pink—and in addition to these 
there are variegated blooms of white and 
rose, white and pink, and white and blue. 
Plants are compact, 12-15 inches high, 
and spread 2 feet. 
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