MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK. 



Howard's New Star Petunia. 



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Rowara's new Star Petunia. 



lam giving this new Petunia more space in my Catalogue than 

 any anticipated pecuniary return will warrant, buc I do so because I 

 think any one who has devoted twenty years of intelligent labor (as 

 Mr. Howard has) to perfecting a new strain of this beautilul flower 

 should receive some encouragement from those who sell his product. 



HOWARD'S STAR PETUNIA. 



"Two years ago A. B. Howard sent me a plant, saying *'I want 

 you to try my Petunia and see how you Uke it.' I awaited with anxiety 

 the blooming of the Petunia. When the time came I was more than 

 pleased, and last year had a double row ninety feet long at the base of 

 my porch. Nothing on my place has attracted so much attention. 

 Each flower faced outward, toward the light, making them doubly 

 effective. In the photograph the star shows quite plainly, but only a 

 close look at some of them wiU discover the outlines of the balance of 

 the petals. There is a flower now before me, plucked at random, which 

 measures 2J4 inches In diameter; the length of the tube is IJ^ inches. 

 The body color is a dark, rich, velvety maroon, which, when held up so 

 that the light strikes across it at a certain angle, assumes an emei'ald 

 green sheen, a very peculiar transformation. Starting deep within the 

 throat are the five rays of a star, of a pinkish-white in the center, shad- 

 ing to a decided pink at their margin, where t h ey blend into the rriorcon. 

 Their outline, however, is sharp and decisive.'" 



In a communication to '• Gardening," Mr. W. C. Egan says : " This 

 petunia is the most prolific bloomer I ever -saw. It is im- 

 possible to describe its beauty." 

 ^ ::^\ Full sized pkt. of 150 seeds, 25c.; 5 for SH.OO. 



^ Half sized pkts. of 75 seeds, 15c.; 2 for 25c.; 



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hjotiesty Lunaria. Annua. Striped-Lescved, 



A new annual variety of great beauty, with 

 variegated leaves, admired for its silvery "^eed pouches, 

 which are used for house ornaments, as they present a 

 beautiful and very curious appearance; 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 100 seeds, 5c. 



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Peritla. Nankinensis. S S S ^ 



The foliage of this plant is exceedingly elegant, of 

 a very dark purple color, and produces a charming con- 

 trast, growing freely \n any soil. Pkt. 100 seeds, 4c. 



