Tnroposia B. SHEPHERD CoMPANY’S CATALOGUE 1 
GIANT PETUNIAS. 
Giants of California. No Petunia hasever been introduced that surpasses the Giants of 
California, in beauty, grace, splendid colors and variation. The flowers measure from 4% to 5 
inches across and are beautifully ruffled and often frilled on the edge. The old magenta color 
has almost been eliminated, and 
- given place to royal crimson, and 
wine color, exquisite shades of 
pink, lavender and white, veined, 
penciled, flushed or variegated 
with darker shades in splendid 
colors. <A distinguished charac- 
teristic is the wide flaring throat 
netting and veined with black, 
dark red cr yellow, which adds 
greatly to their beauty. The 
flowers in the picture measured 
4146 to5 inches in diameter, the 
larger one is pink veined and 
netted maroon, the two lighter 
are white marked and prettily 
variegated, mauve and _ purple, 
with a yellow throat. 25c pkt. 
Fringed Hybrids. The flow- 
ers of this type are different in 
form from the above but very beau- 
tiful, smaller in size and without 
the open throat. They are very 
refined in form and varied and 
beautiful in color, from snow 
PETUNIA, GIANTS OF CaLirorNiA, lovely pink. veined maroon, white through shades and combi- 
flower 5 inches across. nations of crimson, pink, mauve 
and lavender, veined and blotehed; the edges are prettily ruffled. 15c pkt. 
nto NIAS—“‘GIANTS OF CAIFFORNIA.”’ 
