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PETUNIA [hA] What 

 flowers succeed under 

 more unfavorable con- 

 ditions than Petunias? 

 And what flowers lend 

 themselves to more 

 uses? When massed in 

 beds they truly form 

 "a sea of color." As low 

 border plants they are 

 kaleidoscopic in 

 their shades and 

 tints In window 

 boxes or overhang- 

 ing a terrace wall 

 they are brilliant 

 trailers. They make 

 good house plants, 

 too, the fringed 

 and double flowering 

 varieties supplying 

 magnificent blossoms. 

 These low-spreading 

 plants with their trum- 

 pet flowers love the 

 sunshine, they often 



bloom within 2 months after seed is sown, and when frost 

 comes they will still be making a brave display. 



Hybrida [2 ft.] Bushy plants of great value for massing 

 in beds or grouping in the border to replace early spring 

 flowers. While the single flowers are not particularly large, 

 their great number makes a gorgeous show. 

 Blue King Quite unusual in color, steely blue. 

 Crimson King Almost a pure royal crimson. 

 Howard's Star Crimson with pure white star. 

 Rose King Deep rose with a light throat. 

 Violet King A rich deep violet of velvety substance. 

 White A very showy clear, snow-white. 



Any one of the above: Jg oz. 45c; pkt. 10c 

 Fine Mixed H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



Nana Erecta [14 in.] As an edging, or for dotting the front 

 of a border, these low growers with their dainty petite 

 single blossoms are superb. The plants bear bountifully. 

 Rose of Heaven Bright rose. 

 Rosy Morn Rosy pink with large white throat. 

 Heavenly Blue An excellent silvery, sky-blue. 



Each of the above: l-g oz. 70c; pkt. 15c 



This low growing Petunia (Nana Erecta) 

 makes an excellent ground cover. 



Giant Ruffled and Fringed 

 Petunias are even better as 

 ^^ \ -^t^y house plants than as garden 



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Balcony or Trailing [15 in.] To droop over the edge of a 

 window box or to overhang a terrace, these are the best 

 Petunias to select. They dilTer from the bushy varieties 

 by producing longer, more spreading plants. In their 

 several colors the single flowers are very gay, either alone 

 or in combination. 



Blue Deep violet blue. Rose Vivid rosy pink. 



White Satin white. Mixed 



Any one of the above: ys oz. 55c; pkt. 15c 



Giant Ruffled and Fringed [14 in.] These single blossoms 

 are immen.se. Because of the vigor that goes into the 

 blossoms, the plants themselves are often relatively small. 

 The flowers are all gracefully fringed or ruffled at the 

 flaring edge of their trumpets, they come in colors that 

 are rich and gorgeous, and they are usually delicately 

 veined inside their wide open throats. 



Pride of Portland Rosy carmine veined with purple. 



Romany Lass Coppery crimson, veined dark throat. 



Theodosia Soft rosy pink with veined yellow throat. 



White Beauty Satin white, slightly veined apple green. 

 Pkts. 50c each 



Mixed Pkt. 25c 



Giants of California [13 in.] The largest single Petunias 

 known. Many are charmingly frilled; some have plain 

 wavy edges in a wide range cf colors; all have beautifully 

 veined interiors. 

 Mixed Pkt. 25c 



Dwarf Giants of California Mixed [10 in.] These flowers 

 are very large and open-throated, and they come in a 

 wide range of colors. The plants are compact in habit. 

 They are more suitable for window box or pot plants 

 than for garden use Pkt. 50c 



Maximum Double Fringed Practically 100 per cent double 

 and mostly giant flowered in our trials. The colors 



are usually in the lighter shades Pkt. $1.00 



Mixed [12 in.] Pkt. 75c 



Dwarf Mixed [10 in.] (See page 49.) Pkt. $1.25 



Double Fringed Mixed [12 in.] An excellent strain 



producing in our trials fully 35 per cent of perfectly 



double fringed flowers in many colors and shades . . . 



Pkt. 50c 



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