New floral guide / Conard & Jones Company.

              NEW FLORAL. GUIDE—SPRING, 190<p.
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New Large Flowering Petunias
Giants of
California
New Large Flowering Petunias, Giants of California.
THE GIANT MAMMOTH ZINNIAS. These are a grand
new class of Zinnias, growing about three feet high,
branching freely, and bearing an immense profusion of
large, double flowers of the richest and most handsome
colors during the whole season. No flowers grow easier
than the Zinnias or are more handsome and showy.
Fine mixed colors ; bright and handsome.   Pkt., 4 cts.
DOUBLE LILLIPUT ZINNIAS. Dwarf, compact bushes,
crowded full of fine, perfectly double pompon flowers of
the brightest colors. They make a grand show and
bloom all summer.   Pkt., 4 cts.
ZINNIA NEW CURLED AND CRESTED. This splendid new strain always attracts attention. The large
curled and crested petals impart a softness and beauty to
the flowers, that is very attractive and different from all
other Zinnias, they are greatly admired.    Pkt-, 6 cts.
For those friends who desire to have the
largest and finest Petunias in the world, we
unhesitatingly recommend these New Giants
of California, which are undoubtedly the most
magnificent Petunias ever seen, both in regard
to size and depth of flowers, and brilliant and
wonderful combinations of colors, embracing
every conceivable shade of crimson, pink, lavender, yellow and even deep black. They are
marvels of beauty and entirely eclipse all the
finest strains before known. The seeds germinate as easily and grow as freely as other
fine strains of Petunias, but as they are all
saved from hand fertilized flowers, they are
necessarily costly.    Pkt., 10 cts.
PETUNIA NEW FRINGED GRANDI-
"FLORA. Immense flowers of all beautiful
shades and colorings, same as above ; but
petals elegantly fringed and lanceolated;
very rare and beautiful.    Pkt., 10 cts.
PETUNIA. BEST DOUBLE. This is the
finest strain of best double Petunias, and will
Eroduce a large proportion of grand double
owers, of the most magnificent colors and
shades, but it is very scarce and expensive
and requires care to grow.    Pkt., 10 cts.
PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA. This is one of
the largest flowering and richest colored
varieties in cultivation ; flowers frequently
measure over four inches in diameter, and
are of many beautiful colors including various
shades of rose, violet, purple, lavender,
crimson and yellow; extremely rich and
handsome.    Pkt., 8 cts.
New Zinnia.
DWARF ZINNIA FIRE BALL. Makes beautiful dwarf,
bushy plants, only six or eight inches high and completely covered with large double flowers of the brightest
crimson scarlet imaginable. Very desirable for beds, borders and edging.    Pkt., 6 cts.
DWARF ZINNIA. SNOW BALL. Exactly similar to
the above, except the flowers are pure snow-white; the
two kinds contrast beautifully when planted together.
Pkt., 6 cts.
PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA.
PETUNIA HYBRIDA. A splendid strain, saved from the
finest flowers, of most brilliant and distinct colors, including the beautiful striped and variegated kinds ; excellent
for beds and borders ; unsurpassedin beauty. Finest mixed colors. Pkt., 6 cts.; % oz., 30 cts.; good mixed, pkt., 4
cts. \%oz., 12cts.
PORTULACA, DOUBLE FLOWERED Oneofthemost
beautiful and showy annual ; produces vast numbers of
the brightest-colored double flowers like miniature roses,
pure white, crimson, and golden-yellow ; valuable for beds,
baskets and borders ; grows low and spreading; does best
in hot, dry weather, and in warm, sandy soil. Fine mixed
colors, pkt., 4 cts.
VIOLETS. Everyone loves sweet violets, their charming
color and delicious fragrance endears them to all; they
grow easily from seed and bloom finely if given a moderately cool sheltered place and will do well planted
among shrubbery.    Pkt., 4 cts.
VIOLET. WHITE CZAR. Pure, snow-white; splendid
large bold flowers, borne on tall stems; very handsome.
Pkt., 6 cts.
NEW CROSS-BRED HYBRID MOON FLOWER. The
Kind that Blooms. A vigorous, quick-growing climbing
vine, with dark green leaves of three Jif^ent shapes,
blooms a month earlier than oth^€l QOZ. 1 bears an
abundance of large, lovely pure w , which are
very fragrant and open in the ev^sgf $ CXfs admired
'     &Hf useful for covering porches, a «*kt,, 6 cts.