THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY 
ANNUAL SEEDS 19 
Fine Strains of 
Petunias 
Double Petunias 
LARGE FLOWERED FRINGED 
A Leading Specialty of Martin’s 
On this and the following two pages are listed our strains of Petunia Seed 
and we are very proud of what we have to offer. The parent plants of the 
seed we have were carefully inspected when in full bloom by our Mr. Pratt 
' " 1 ' ality. 
Our list is arranged in groups cover¬ 
ing the various types to make it easier 
for you to order the varieties that will 
best suit your purpose. . If for any 
reason you are at all doubtful about 
your selection, tell us what you have 
in mind and we will be glad to make a 
recommendation to you. 
Martin’s Excellent Giant Fringed 
About One-half Natural Diameter 
The World Famous 
All Double Petunias 
The originator of these strains deserves 
great commendation for the production of 
the first all double seed producing Pe¬ 
tunias. We have the originators strain of 
seed and highly recommend it. About 
80% true large flowered, balance smaller 
Carnation flowered. 
Giant Fringed Triumphant Mixed. The 
taller strain, all colors present. Tr. Pkt. 
*2.00, 3 for $5.00. A oz. $6.00. 
Dwarf Mixed 
Dwarf Giant Fringed Victorious. Flowers 
similar to Triumphant but the plant 
grows much more dwarf and compact, 
making it suitable for potting or for 
borders. Very free flowering. Tr. Pkt. 
$2.00, 3 for $5.00, A oz. $6.00. 
World Beauty 
Dwarf Giant Fringed Rose Carmine or 
World Beauty. Coming practically 100% 
true as to color as well as doubleness, 
this rich rosy carmine is certainly a 
beauty. Good dwarf habit. You can 
readily sell this variety as a pot plant. 
Tr. I’kt. $2.00. 3 for $5.00. 
Dwarf Glorious Carnation Flowered. An¬ 
other "all double” with dwarf plants 
and flowers of the smaller flowered 
Carnation type. Petals ruffled but not. 
heavily fringed like the larger varieties. 
Excellent color assortment. Tr. Pkt. 
$2.00, 3 for $5.00, A oz. $6 00. 
Extra Dwarf Petunias 
Nana Compacta 
A New' Race of Miniature Petunias 
Pink Gem. The first to be introduced in 
this group. A neat compact plant only 
6 to 8 inches high and spreading out to 
a diameter of 12 to 15 inches. Abso¬ 
lutely full of good sized bloom of light 
pink. A little too pale to be very showy 
but very delicate and pretty. A gem for 
the rock garden, border or bedding. 
A OZ. 35c, A oz. 65c, % oz. $2.00. 
Compacta Gem Mixed. As a mixture it is 
well balanced in all the colors. The 
plants average 8 to 10 inches high and 
12 inches in diameter. A oz. 25c, A oz. 
40c, % oz. $1.25, oz. $4.00. 
Grand!flora Single Fringed Petunias 
Dwarf Single Fringed 
A type originated in Germany under the 
name of the Fringed Dwarf Erfurt Pe¬ 
tunias. The plants are very dwarf and 
compact, yet free flowering and the flow¬ 
ers are good sized, very fringed and lacy. 
A very valuable class for potting or bed¬ 
ding. Colors run quite true. This class is 
becoming' very popular and we know your 
customers will like them. 
Note illustration below showing habit of 
growth. 
Setting Sun. Bright rose pink, well grown 
plants fairly covered with bloom. Tr. 
Pkt. $1.00, A oz. $2.50. 
Gottfried Michaciis. Amaranth red, excel¬ 
lent type but in our opinion lacking the 
brightness of Setting Sun. Tr. Pkt. $1.00, 
A OZ. $2.50. 
Lace Veil. Very well named, pure white 
with petals so fringed and frilled as to 
give a lacy effect. Tr. Pkt. $1.00. 
Gaiety. Brand new addition to the group. 
A very gay combination of rose and 
white. Avaihible in psickcts only at 50c 
each. 
Fancy Mixed Dwarf Fringed. Contains the 
above and other shades. Tr. I’kt. 75c, 
A oz. $2.00. 
Martin’s Excellent Mixed 
A real super strain of Giant Fringed Va¬ 
rieties, which has been developed to a near 
perfect degree. By actual trial-count we 
are getting 80 to 90% double flowers and 
with richest shades imaginable, from pure 
whites to very dark purplish red. This 
seed is worth many times its weight in 
gold dust. 
Special Trade Pkt. $2.00, 3 for $5.00, A oz. 
$S.00. 
Double Fringed in Separate Colors 
These colors run remarkably true for 
Double Petunias and the percentage of 
doubleness is high. By actual counts, they 
will average 50 to 60% giant double 
fring'ed blooms 30 to 40% smaller double, 
and the balance singles. 
Crimson. Deep rich crimson, very large. 
Heliotrope. Lovely heliotrope with veined 
petals. 
Madonna. Pure white. 
Rose Pink A- White. One of the best of all. 
Bright rose pink with large white frill. 
Rose Queen. Rich rosy pink. 
Shepherds Pride. Salmon or shrimp pink 
Any above colors—Tr. Pkt. $1.56, any 3 
for $4.00. 
Double Fringed Good Mixed. While not at- 
fine as our Martins Excellent, it is good 
value and fully equal to the average 
lr. Pkt. $1.25, 3 for $3.00, A oz. $5.00. 
GAIETY— Note the habit of this type. 
Starting 
Petunia Seed 
Your soil must be very 
fine and contain plenty 
of sand. Moisten the soil 
and press the seed in 
but do not cover with 
soil. Water very care¬ 
fully. It is best to use 
soil that has been treat¬ 
ed to prevent "damping 
off”. The finer strains 
of Petunias must be 
pampered a bit if you 
want good plants later 
on. Never allow the soil 
to dry out or crust on 
the surface. 
