Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 62 Tl-J DREER'S SPECIAL STRAIN GIANT DOUBLE ZINNIAS A special strain of this grand old favorite free and continuous flowering annual, which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens measuring from 5 to 6 inches across being not unusual. Plants are of extremely robust habit, attaining a height of about 3 feet, and should be given 18 to 24 inches between each to allow for full de- velopment; they bear freely on long, strong stems numerous semi- globular, mostly very double flowers, all of the la
Dreer's garden book 1920 (1920) Dreer's garden book 1920 dreersgardenbook1920henr_0 Year: 1920 62 Tl-J DREER'S SPECIAL STRAIN GIANT DOUBLE ZINNIAS A special strain of this grand old favorite free and continuous flowering annual, which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens measuring from 5 to 6 inches across being not unusual. Plants are of extremely robust habit, attaining a height of about 3 feet, and should be given 18 to 24 inches between each to allow for full de- velopment; they bear freely on long, strong stems numerous semi- globular, mostly very double flowers, all of the largest size, making them of great value in large beds, borders, etc., grown under favor- able conditions they remain in bloom from early summer to late autumn. We offer six of the most wanted colors, separately, as 'well as a splendid mixture of many colors, as under: PBK PKT. PER PKT. 4511 Golden Yellow 15 I 4514 Flesh=coIor 15 4512 Scarlet 15 | 4515 Sulphur Yellow. 15 4513 White 15 | 4516 Crimson 15 4519 Collection of a packet each of the above 6 colors, 75 cts. 4520 Giant nixed. All colors, 15 cts. per pkt.; 40 cts. per J oz.; $ per oz. NEW DOUBLE DAHLIA-FLOWERED ZINNIA 4480 We were greatly impressed with this splendid new strain, which we saw in full flower last summer. The plants are of strong, vig- orous habit, fully 3 feet high, producing mammoth flowers averag- ing 6 inches across by 3 to 4 inches in depth, similar in shape to the double Decorative Dahlias. The range of colors not only in- clude the usual shades, but many unusual tones, such as salmon, old rose, cerise, strawberry-red, etc. We offer a splendid mixture. 20 cts. per pkt.; 3 pks. for 50 cts. Zinnia Mexicaf. ' Perfection' ZINNIA MEXICANA The two varieties of this dwarf type of- fered below are well worth growing. 4481 Perfection. One of the most dis tinct and meritorious annuals of re- cent introduction. The plant is of dwarf, compact growth, 9 to 10 inches high by as much through, with fine foliage, and
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