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WM. HENRY MAULE, INC., PHILADELPHIA, PA., 1926 



PETUNIA 



Hardy Annual 



No annual flower is more widely used than the Petunia. It be- 

 g-ins to bloom early, and lasts the whole season, until killed by 

 frost. Petunias succeed best in rich soil and a sunny location. 

 While most varieties are of the trailing habit, some are quite erect. 



Dwarf Bedding Petunias 



Dwarf, erect growing plants with medium size flowers produced 

 abundantly from early summer until fall. Splendid for porch boxes, 

 pots and beds. 



1635 ROSY MORX. One of the most popular and especially fine. 

 Soft carmine pink with white throat, a handsome coloring. 

 Packet, 15 cts.; Vs ounce, 60 cts.; i/i ounce, $1.00 

 1637 ROSE OF HEAVEN. Rich and brilliant deep rose. Of 

 compact, dwarf habit and free flowering. 



Packet, 15 cts.; Vs ounce, 50 cts.; i/i ounce. So cts. 



1639 VIOL.ACEA. Flowers are a beautiful steel blue or deep 

 violet with no trace of magenta. 



Packet, 15 cts.; Vs. ounce, 60 cts.; 14 ounce, $1.00 



1640 DWARF BEDDING MIXED. A beautiful mixture of all 

 dwarf erect growing Petunias. 



Packet, 15 cts.; Vs ounce, 50 cts.; % ounce, 85 cts. 



4163 One packet each of above 4 Bedding Petunias for 50 cents 



1646 Petunia, Belle Etoile 



1647 Petunia, Howard's Star 



1647 HOWARD'S STAR. Flowers are 2 to 2% 

 inches in diameter, of fine texture, with more or 

 less veining. Ground color a crimson maroon. 

 In the center of many flowers is a five-rayed 

 star of light blush pink or white, while some are 

 beautifullv striped or blotched. Height of plant, 

 1% to 2 feet. 



Packet, 10 cts.; Vs ounce, 50 cts.; i/4 ounce, 75 cts. 



1642 GENERAL, DODDS. Velvety dark red, a | 

 scarce color among Petunias. Compact bushes. ! 

 Packet, 10 cts.; Vs ounce, 50 cts.; 14 ounce, 75 cts. ! 



1648 BEST HYBRIDS, 3IIXED PETUNIAS. A fine mixture of 

 single Petunias, including striped, blotched and mottled sorts. These 

 hybrids are unexcelled for beds and borders. 



Packet, 10 cts.; Vs ounce, 25 cts.; Vt ounce, 40 cts.; ounce, $1.25 



1649 SINGLE LARGE FLOWERED. Very large flowers 3 to 4 

 inches across, blotched and veined in the most grotesque and beau- 

 tiful combinations, but not fringed. Mixed colors. 



Packet, 15 cts.; S packets, 25 cts. 



Balcony Petunias 



The flowers of this type average 3 inches across and are a sheet 

 of bloom from early summer until hard frost. Being of semi- 

 trailing habit. Balcony Petunias are especially adapted for vases, 

 window boxes, or for bedding. 



1641 BALCONY BLI E. Packet, 20 cts.; Vs oz., $1.00; V-i oz., $1.75 



1643 BALCONY CRIMSON. Pkt., 20 cts.; Vs oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75 



1644 BALCONY ROSE. Packet, 20 cts.; l^ oz., $1.00; 14 ounce, $1.75 



1659 BALCONY WHITE. Pkt., 20 cts.; Vs oz., $1.00; i/i oz., $1.75 



4159 One packet each of above 4 Balcony Petunias for 65 cents 



1660 BALCONY, MIXED COLORS. The above colors in a beauti- 

 ful mixture. 



Packet, 20 cts.; Vs ounce, 75 cts.; i/4 ounce, $1.25; ounce, $4.50 



1646 BELLE ETOILE. Beautiful, 

 large-flowered, striped and blotched 

 Petunias which are exceptionally fine 

 for bedding, baskets, vases, etc. 

 Packet, 10 cts.; Vs ounce, 30 cts. 

 1645 SINGLE FRINGED VARIE- 

 TIES. The flowers are enormous, 

 with ruffled or fringed edges. The 

 colors are many and exceedingly rich. 

 Packet, 20 cts.; 3 packets, 50 cts. 



1636 DOUBLE EXTRA L.ARGE 

 FLOWERING, MIXED. The seed 

 which we save from our double flow- 

 ering Petunias produces a high per- 

 centage of double flowers, the remain- 

 der being choice, large single flowers 

 of extra flne quality. The weaker 

 seedlings should be carefully saved as 

 they usually produce the finest double 

 flowers. 



Packet, 25 cts.; 2 packets, 45 cts.; 

 5 packets, $1.00 



1638 SELECTED RUFFLED GIANTS. The 



handsomest Petunia in the world, not only on 

 account of its great size, but because of its rich 

 colors and markings and its fringed or notched 

 petals. The blooms are exquisitely ruffled on the 

 i edges. Some flowers are 5 inches across. The 

 tints are rich and varied, curiously veined and 



penciled. 



Packet, 20 cts.; 3 packets, 50 cts.; 7 packets, $1.00 



1642 Petunia, General Dodds 



