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Show Scarlet Blaze ,! t.i.Jx I;; iff . IU:izin scarlet is a new vcrbcnn caller! llhic for its cflcct. Use this newcomer with the sky-blue variety Amethyst for an unusual and effective low-RrowinR, colorful planting. A blazing, bright scarlet verbena is one of the All-America Selections winners for 1968. It's called lilaze for that showy color and boasts half-inch florets in 3-inch-wide clusters. Most of the florets are solid scarlet, a few have a speck of a white eye in the center, but the effect in the garden is of one color only. The plants are dwarf and compact, growing only about 6 inches high although they spread a foot to 15 inches wide, liccause of ; this growth habit, Blaze is an excellent choice for edging a bed J or border or for a solid planting where height would be out of place. Back in 1966 a winner of a similar award was a sky-blue ; verbena named Amethyst. Blaze and Amethyst planted together in your garden, w;ll make it the talk of the neighborhood. Should you wi to add a third, while-llowercd variety for a patriotic color sciicme you'll find the varieties Snow White or : Crystal excellent, though both are taller than Blaze and Amethyst, Snow While by only a few inches. All verbenas need a long season of growth so seeds should be . started early indoors. The plants flower through the first frosts J i I |