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Dreer's Superb Double-fringed Petunia. 



PETUNIA. 



For outdoor decoration or house culture 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. We have long been celebrated for our magnifi- 

 cent strains of both the single and double varieties, which we 

 endeavor to improve each year by careful selection and hybrid- 

 ization. We have tested samples received from the leading 

 Petunia specialists of the world, and can safely say without fear 

 of contradiction that our strain is the best that can be 

 secured from any source at any price. 



Double Large-flowering Petunias. 



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

 carefully hybridized flowers produces but <i small percentage 

 of double flowers, the balance being singli s of unusually flue 

 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 fittest flowers of best colorings. It is best 

 to sow Petunias indoors and transplant to the open in 

 May. The Single Bedding kinds can be sown right out of 

 doors in May. 



PER pkt. 



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

 own unrivalled collection; will produce a large percentage 

 of double flowers of the largest fringed varieties in bright 

 colors and tints. (See cut. ) 50 



3587 Double Large-flowering. Beautiful varieties in 

 mixture. Not our own saving, but the best that money 

 can buy from other sources 25 



3589 Imported Collection of Double=f ringed. 



varieties 75 



Single Large-flowering Petunias. 



PER PKT. 



3580 Dreer's Superb Large>=flowering Fringed. 



Our own saving from finest flowers; of very large size 

 and beautiful shape; deep-throated, and of varied and 

 brilliant colors, and beautifully fringed. (See cut. ) . . 25 



3576 Giant of California. Flowers very large, in great 

 variety of colors and markings, with deep yellow throats. 25 



3577 Ruffled Giant. Flowers of extraordinary size and 

 substance, and distinguished from the large-flowering 

 fringed section by the deep fluting, giving the appear- 

 ance as if artificially ruffled 25 



3578 Fringed Ruffled Giant. This differs from the pie- 

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

 fringed edging, making a very handsome flower 35 



3579 Imported Collection of 6 fringed varieties 50 



SINGLE BEDDING PETUNIAS. 



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; 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



3566 Rosy Morn. Soft carmine pink with white throat; 

 makes a very dainty and at the same time effective 

 border. J oz. , 50 cts 15 



3565 Brilliant. Beautiful and effective compact variety; 

 flowers brilliant carmine pink. | oz., 50 cts !•"> 



3561 Dwarf Inimitable. "Star Petunia," compart 

 growing variety; flowers cherry-red with a white centre. 



| oz., 40 cts 10 



3562 Snowball. A fine compact sort, producing its pure 

 satiny-white flowers throughout the eriur season. 

 Joz.', 40 cts , 10 



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 recommend " Snowball." \ oz., 30 cts 



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

 flowering type; beautifully striped and blotched flowers; 

 fine for massing. \ oz., 30 cts 



3570 Fine Mixed. Good bright colors. 



10 



oz., 2o cts. . 



Drber's Superb Single-fringed Petunia 



Do not fail to try the Snapdragons shown on plate and offered on page 59. 



