The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Daniels’ Choice Florists’ Flower Seeds. 
Daniels’ Superb Petunias. 
Petunias in their many beautiful varieties form a 
highly interesting and desirable class of free-flowering 
plants for pot or garden culture ; those of th e grandijlora 
section, both single and double-flowered, being especially 
valuable, 'l'he blooms of these are of immense size, 
beautifully formed, and of the most charming and 
delicate colours; some of the flowers are exquisitely 
veined or pencilled, others blotched or striped. The 
new “ Fringed ” varieties, both double and single, pro- 
duce some charming flowers, the edges of the petals 
being elegantly cut or fringed, whilst the colours are 
most varied and beautiful. The seed we offer has 
been carefully saved from fecundated flowers of the 
finest varieties; but, as Petunias raised from seed have 
a tendenoy to “ sport,” we cannot guarantee more 
than sixty or seventy per cent, of flowers true to 
description. All will, however, be found well worth 
growing, and occasionally some lino novelties may 
be secured. Petunias for indoor cultivation may be 
sown in January or early in February, but those 
intended for bedding out do not require to be sown 
before March. A soil composed of two parts leaf-mould 
and one part loam, with the addition of a little sharp 
sand, forms an excellent compost for these, but the 
seeds being very small require special care in sowing. 
Fill your pots or seed pans to near the rim and press 
the soil down firmly and evenly, sow thinly, and cover 
the seeds very slightly with fine soil, sprinkle gently 
with a fine rose water-pot, and place in a gentle heat 
of sixty or sixty-five degrees, not higher, and keep 
nicely moist. As soon as the young plants can bo 
handled, prick them out about one inch apart in pots 
to strengthen, and when sufficiently advanced in 
growth pot off singly into small pots, gradually harden 
off when established, and plant out about the middlo 
of May, or shift into large pots as required. In 
planting Petunias out of doors, ground should be 
selected that has not been freshly manured, otherwise 
a superabundant foliage will retard the flowering. 
Petunias — Daniels’ Superb 
Fringed. 
A new and splendid class, producing large and strikingly 
beautiful flowers, the edges of the petals being elegantly 
laciniated or fringed. 
a. d. 
378 Single, very choice, mixed ... per pkt. 2, 6 
379 „ ,, ,. smaller pkt. 1 6 
380 Double, an assortment of 6 superb vars. 3 6 
381 ,, Choicest mixed ... ... 2 6 
382 „ „ ,, smaller pkt. 1 6 
383 Lady of the Lake. (See illustration.) beautiful 
large fringed, pure white, double flowers, superb 2 6 
Petunia— Double-flowered. 
Saved from carefully hybridized flowers, will produce a good 
percentage of large handsome double flowers. 
s. d. 
384 Very choice, mixed ... ... per pkt. 2 6 
385 „ „ ,, ••• smaller pkt. 1 6 
386 An assortment of 6 choice sorts ... 2 G 
387 Green-edged double varieties. Very 
choice, mixed ... ... ... ... 2 6 
388 Large-flowered Striped. Very choice ... 1 0 
389 Nety Dwarf Striped. A fine new compact 
and distinct variety, growing about eight inches 
high; bearing a profusion of pretfystriped flowers 1 0 
Petunia hybrida grandiflora. 
A fine and distinct class of beautiful, large-flowering varieties, 
producing blooms of immense size, and of the most charming 
colours ; much superior to the old varieties of Petunia liybrida. 
The plants are robust in habit of growth, and admirably suited 
as pot-plants for the greenhouse or conservatory. 
per pkt.— s. d. 
390 An assortment of 12 choice varieties ... 3 6 
391 ,, ,, 6 ,, tt 2 0 
392 Alba. White, beautiful ... ... ... 1 0 
393 Kermesina. Fine, bright crimson ... ... 1 0 
394 Maculata. Blotched, very handsome ... 1 0 
395 Marginata. Fine large-flowered, bordered and 
veined with green ... ... ... 10 
396 Prince of Wurtemberg. Beautiful rose, very 
large, extra fine ... ... ... ... 1 0 
397 Purpurea. Fine dark, splendid ... ...10 
398 Rosea. White-throated, rose and white, very 
lovely ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
399 Superbissima. Magnificent variety, enormous 
flowers, fine robust plants ... ... ... 1 6 
400 Venosa. Veined varieties ... ... ... 1 0 
401 Violacea. Splendid bright deep violet ... 1 0 
402 Choicest mixed ... ... ... 2 6 
403 ,, ,, ... smaller pkt. 1 6 
Petunia— Ordinary Class. 
404 Choicest mixed. Beautiful showy varieties for 
beds or borders ... ... ... ... 1 0 
405 ,, ,, ... smaller pkts. 3d. & 0 6 
