Thorburn’s Century Prize Petunia 
PETUNIA 
Once fairly started, Petunias grow almost as 
easily as weeds and furnish a glorious succession 
of bloom from early summer until frost. The 
large-flowered strains are very beautiful and of 
almost endless variety. Seed of the double and 
Giant-flowered Petunias is made expensive by the 
great amount of labor involved in hand fertiliza- 
tion, and it is well to handle seed and tiny seed- 
lings with some care. Sow in hotbed, coldframes, 
or in boxes of fine soil in the sunny windows 
of a warm room in April or May, and transplant 
about 1 foot apart in garden beds. Seed of the 
double varieties has not so much vitality as that 
of single sorts and needs a little more care in 
watering to be sure of germination. We have no 
better plants than the Petunias for beds and 
masses, borders, window-boxes, baskets and vases. 
They will grow in almost any soil and bloom pro- 
fusely through long droughts. The newer va- 
rieties are of brilliant colors. The highest priced 
sorts produce the finest and handsomest flowers, 
and those we offer are from the most carefully 
selected strains, saved at great expense. Ap- 
parently similar sorts offered at lower prices 
are not to be compared with those we offer. Aver- 
age height, IV 2 ft. 
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PETUNIA — Continued 
73000. Purple King:. Royal in. color and size Pkt. 25c. 
73010. Rose. Brilliant rose; a charming shade... Pkt. 26c. 
73030. Superbissima, Mixed. Large, yellow-throated va- 
rieties ; they make a brilliant show in the garden. Pkt. 25c. 
73040. Single Mixed Pkt. 25c. 
73050. Giants of California, Single Mixed. Special choice 
strain Pkt. 25c. 
73350. White. Clear, paper-white flowers of unusual size. 
Pkt. 25c. 
73351. Clematis Blue. Rare shades of light and dark blue. 
Pkt. 25c. 
FRINGED, LARGE-FLOWERING 
These have deeply cut and fluted margins. 
73400. Ruflled Giants. Extra-large flowers, ruffled, fluted 
and iringed Pkt. 25c. 
73410. Thorburn’s Century Prize. An unrivaled strain of 
fringed, ruffled, giant-flowered sorts in most beautiful 
colors. Very valuable. . . Pkt. 25c. 
73440. Perfection Mixed. Fringed sorts Pkt. 25c. 
DOUBLE LARGE-FLOWERING 
Our seed will produce flowers large, fragrant, 
elegantly formed and beautiful either for house, 
garden or conservatory. Only a small propor- 
tion of the double strains bear double flowers. 
The reason of this is the fact that the seed must 
be selected from single flowers, the double ones 
not producing seed. The single flowers must be 
pollinated with pollen from the double ones. Cut- 
tings may be made from double-flowered plants 
and inserted in light, sandy loam for rooting, thus 
increasing the percentage of double-flowering 
plants. 
73470. Mixed Pkt. 25c. 
73480. Fringed Crimson. Gorgeous colors ; extra-large 
flowers Pkt. 25c. 
73490. Fringed Heliotrope. Mauve and heliotrope colorings. 
Pkt. 25c. 
73503. Fringed Rose Pkt. 25c. 
73510. Fringed New Fancy Large-Flowered, Mixed. Flow- 
ers iarge and much beruffled Pkt. 26c. 
73511 Carters Splendid Double Petunia. A superb mixture, 
producing from 25 to 40 per cent, of double flowers. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Any 5 pkts of 26c. Petunias $1.00 
SINGLE BEDDING VARIETIES 
Smaller flowered sorts, found most valuable for 
beds and masses. 1 ft. 
73540. Countess of Ellesmere. Dark rose, with fine white 
throat Pkt. 10c. 
73550 Howard’s Star. Rich crimson ; distinct white star in 
center; very showy and attractive Pkt. 10c. 
73560 Rosy Morn. Bright, rosy pink, with white throat; 
very charming, compact, and free flowering; for bedding. 
Pkt. 15c. 
73580. White. Pure white ; compact grower. A very good 
white sort Pkt. 10c. 
73590. Inimitable, Mixed. Striped and spotted Pkt. 10c. 
73600. Mixed Single. Fine colors. 
oz. $1.50, Pkt. 10c. 
73601. Carters Ilolborn Star. A new and attractive bed- 
ding Petunia of the character of Inimitable, with stars 
on a background of richest purple crimson. Compact 
and floriferous Pkt. 10c. 
73602. The above 7 Bedding Varieties 60c. 
SINGLE LARGE-FLOWERING 
These have flowers 4 or more inches across. 
Our strains are superb and the collections offered 
contain only the finest varieties. 
73001. Carters Empress. For conservatory or bedding. We 
have been many years perfecting this magnificent type, 
which originated from our Emperor strain, which now 
embraces many delicate shades of color, in pink, rose, 
and carmine. The elegant pencilling in the throat is 
the feature of this fine introduction. Robust and compact, 
valuable for bedding Pkt. 26c. 
73002. Carters Emperor Strain. Single, for conservatory or 
bedding. A great improvement upon the old-fashioned 
Petunia. Flowers twice as large, and containing every 
range of color found in Petunias. A bed of these is an 
object of great beauty »Pkt. 25c. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
A very ornamental, hardy perennial; has large 
orange fruits which, dried, are beautiful in 
winter bouquets. 
74180. Francheti. 2 ft Pkt. 10c. 
PHY SOSTEGI A (Obedient Plant) 
A valuable summer-flowering, hardy perennial 
border plant; delicate white flowers on long stems; 
good for cutting. 3 ft. 
74190. Grandiflora virginica. Rosy pink Pkt. 25c. 
74200. Grandiflora virginica alba Pkt. 25c. 
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