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PETUNIAS 



For outdoor decoration, porch or window boxes few plants 

 equal the Petunia in effectiveness. They commence flowering 

 early and continue a sheet of bloom throughout the whole 

 season until killed by frost; easily cultivated, only requiring a 

 good soil and sunny position. It is best to sow them indoors 

 and transplant to the open in May. The Single Bedding kinds 

 can be sown out of doors in May. We have long been cele- 

 brated for our magnificent strains of both the single and double 

 varieties, which we endeavor to improve each year by careful 

 selection and hybridization. 



Note. — It is tcell known that seed saved from the most 

 carefully hybridized flowers produce but a small percent- 

 age of double flowers, the balance being sin f/le of unusu- 

 ally fine quality. The weaker seedlings should be carefully 

 saved; as these invariably produce the finest double flowers. 

 The same is true of the single sorts, the large, strong 

 seedlings usually being weedy, while the, at first, weaker 

 seedlings produce the very finest flowers, of best colorings. 



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PETUNIAS PHRPKT 



3580 Dreer's Superb Large=flowering Fringed. Our 



own saving from the finest flowers; of very large size 

 and beautiful shape; deep-throated and of varied and 

 brilliant colors, and beautifully fringed 25 



3576 Qiant of California. Flowers very large, in great 

 variety of colors and markings, with deep yellow throats 35 



3577 Ruffled Qiant. Flowers of extraordinary size and 

 substance, and distinguished from the large-flowering 

 fringed section by the deep fluting, giving it the appear- 

 ance as if artificially ruffled 35 



3578 Fringed Ruffled Giant. This differs from the pre- 

 ceding in having, in addition to the ruffling, a very fine 

 fringed edging, making a very liandsome flower 50 



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3590 Dreer's Superb Double=fringed. Saved from cur 

 own unrivalled collection; will produce a large per- 

 centage of double flowers of the largest fringed varie- 

 ties in bright colors. Per 500 seeds, $1.25 50 



3587 Double Large=flowering. Beautiful varieties in 

 mixture. This is grown for us by a European speci- 

 alist. Per 500 seeds, 11.00 35 



SINGLE BEDDING PETUNIAS 



3555 Balcony Blue. A splendid free-flowering type either 

 for bedding or for window boxes, vases, hanging bas- 

 kets, etc.; flowers average 3 inches across, of a rich 

 velvety indigo blue 20 



3556 Balcony Rose. Brilliant rose-pink; very effective. 20 



3557 Balcony White. The pure white form 20 



A packet each of the above 3 Balcony Petunias for 50 cts. 



3561 Dwarf Inimitable. "Star Petunia," compact grow- 

 ing variety; flowers cherry-red with a white ce.itre. J 

 oz., 50 cts 15 



3562 Snowball. A fine compact sort, with pure satiny- 

 white flowers. \ oz., 50 cts 15 



3563 Pure White, Desirable for cemetery beds or where 

 large masses of white are wanted; grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high. Where a more compact sort is wanted we recom- 

 mend "Snowball." ^ oz., 30 cts 



3564 Howard's Star. A beautiful free-flowering strain, 

 color crimson-maroon with a clearly defined five- 

 pointed star of blush-white. For bedding, baskets, 

 vases, etc., this is exceptionally fine. \ oz., 50 cts. . 



3565 Brilliant. Beautiful and effective compact variety; 

 flowers brilliant carmine-pink. \ oz., 75 cts 15 



3566 Rosy Morn. Soft carmine-pink with white throat; 

 makes a very dainty and at the same time effective 

 border. J oz. , 75 cts 



3567 Striped and Blotched. A good strain of the small- 

 flowering type; beautifully striped and blotched flow- 

 ers; fine for massing; ^ oz., 50 cts 



3570 Fine Mixed. Good bright colors. I oz., 40 cts.. 



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