GILROY, Calif. - Goldsmith Seeds is unveiling six new flower series in the spring of 2002, while Goldsmith Plants offers five vegetative cutting varieties.

"These are the most new series we've ever introduced in a single year," said Goldsmith Seeds President Joel Goldsmith. "I am proud that the best plant breeding team in the industry continues to prove it by unveiling such innovative varieties to the world. This really is an unprecedented event in the history of Goldsmith Seeds and Goldsmith Plants."

The six new flower series include:

• "Kiss" gazania

• "Sparkler" cleome

• "Ramblin'" trailing petunia

• "Leilani Blue" ageratum

• "Inca II" marigold

• "Liberty Classic" snapdragon

The five new vegetative cutting varieties include:

• "Firefly" miniature impatiens

• "Double Diamond" double impatiens

• "Lanai" verbena

• "Escapade" verbena

• "Rapunzel" verbena

One of the largest wholesale flower breeders in the world, the company has won more than 30 international awards for bedding plants in its 39-year history.

For more information on the new flower series visit www.goldsmithseeds.com or www.goldsmithplants.com.