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WILSON S. BROWER COMPANY, Inc., CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
Pkt. 
Howard’s Star. Crimson with pure 
white star. 
Rose King. Deep rose with a light 
throat. 
Violet King. A rich deep violet of vel¬ 
vety substance. 
White. A very showy clear, snow- 
white. 
Any one of the above _% oz. 45c .10 
Fine Mixed _% oz., 50c .10 
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. 
Fringed Rose. A single dwarf flower¬ 
ing variety of a rich brilliant rose, a 
similar habit and growth correspond¬ 
ing to Rosy Morn. 
Each of the above _% oz., 70c .10 
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 differ from 
the bushy varieties by producing long¬ 
er, more spreading plants. In their 
several colors the single flowers are 
very gay, either alone or in combina¬ 
tion. 
Star of California. A magnificent new 
petunia of the balcony type bred with 
extra long branches for window boxes 
and hanging baskets. The flowers are 
a velvety violet with a touch of crim¬ 
son, starred with five pure white 
blotches. 
Blue. Deep violet blue. 
Rose. Vivid rosy pink. 
White. Satin white. 
Mixed. 
Any one of the above oz., 55c .15 
Giant Ruffled and Fringed (14 in.) 
These single blossom are immense. 
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 deli¬ 
cately veined inside their wide open 
throats. 
Pride of Portland. Rosy carmine vein¬ 
ed with purple. 
Romany Lass. Coppery crimson, 
veined dark throat. 
Theodosia. The “all purpose” giant 
flowered single fringed Petunia. Deep 
rose pink, with edges heavily frilled. 
Triumph Pink. A large single flow¬ 
ering variety with flowers that are 
large and beautifully ruffled of a clear 
bright pink. 
Pkt. 
White Beauty. A companion to the 
Triumph Pink, a large single flower¬ 
ing variety __—__ .25 
Mixed ___ .15 
Giants of California (13 in.) The 
largest single Petunias known. Many 
are charmingly frilled; some have 
plain wavy edges in a wide range of 
colors; all have beautifully veined in- 
eriors. 
Mixed _ .25 
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 suit¬ 
able for window box or pot plants than 
for garden use _ .35 
Dwarf Giants “Rosie”. This outstand¬ 
ing novelty in Dwarf Giants is a rich 
Rosy Lavender shading to a deeper 
shade of Rose in the wide open throat. 
The flowers are mammoth and beau¬ 
tifully netted making a wonderful ex¬ 
hibition of blooms suitable for flower 
beds, borders, and pot work. This 
new dwarf variety with its attractive, 
large flowers will be first sales when 
offered in small pots _ .35 
Maximum Double Fringed. Practically 
100 per cent double and mostly giant 
flowered in our trials. The colors are 
usually in the lighter shades .35 
Mixed (12 in.) _ .75 
Dwarf Mixed (10 in.) 1.25 
DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING 
Prepare a seed bed by taking leaf mould 
soil which has been mixed with some clean, 
white sand (use positively no fertilizer in this 
soil when sowing). Sift this through a fine 
sieve into seed pans and flats within two 
inches from the top. Fill the remaining two 
inches at the top of the receptacle with boil¬ 
ing water and let the water seep through the 
soil and let the soil then stand for a day. 
This will have killed all weed seeds, worms 
and fungi contained in the soil. Smooth over 
the surface of the soil, but do not pack, as 
Petunia seeds will not grow in soil which has 
been packed. After the surface is smooth, 
sprinkle with fresh, cold water so that the 
soil will settle evenly. Sow the seeds over 
the top. If you are in a dry atmosphere, 
sprinkle a very little of this sterilized soil 
over the seeds. In damp climates no soil cov¬ 
ering is needed, but a sprinkling of charcoal 
dust is good. Place a clean pane of glass over 
the flats or seed pans. If the sun strikes the 
glass, place over it a single sheet of news¬ 
paper. Always keep the seed bed moist, but 
not wet. Do not sow the seeds too closely, 
as they are to attain three to four leaves be¬ 
fore transplanting. The glass should be re¬ 
moved as soon as the seeds have sprouted. 
The young plants should be transplanted as 
soon as possible into flats, spacing them one 
inch apart. 
