COLOR IN YOUR CARDEN ADDS CHARM TO THE HOME 
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PETUNIAS 
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What flowers succeed under more unfavorable conditions 
than Petunias? And what flowers lend themselves to more 
uses? When massed in beds they truly form “a sea of color.” 
As low border plants they are kaleidoscopic in their shades 
and tints. In window boxes or overhanging a terrace wall 
they are brilliant trailers. They make good house plants too, 
the fringed and double flowering varieties supplying magnifi¬ 
cent blossoms. These low-spreading plants with their 
trumpet flowers love the sunshine, they often bloom within 
two months after seed is sown, and when frost comes they 
will still be making a brave display. [hA] 
Hybrids 
[2 ft.] Bushy plants of great value for massing in beds or 
grouping in the border to replace early spring flowers. While 
the single flowers are not particularly large, their great number 
makes a gorgeous show. 
Blue King—Howard Star—Rose King—Violet King—Choice 
Mixed. Pkt., 25c. 
Petunia 
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 Rosy Morn Heavenly Blue 
Pkt., 15c. 
BALCONY or TRAILING 
the edge of a window box 
or to overhang a terrace, 
these are the best Petu¬ 
nias to select. They dif¬ 
fer from the bushy varie¬ 
ties by producing longer, 
more spreading plants. In 
their several colors the 
single flowers are very 
gay, either alone or in 
combination. Largerflow- 
ered than the Hybrida 
type. 
Blue Rose White Mixed 
Pkt., 15 c. 
GIANT RUFFLED AND 
FRINGED. [14 in.] These single blossoms are im¬ 
mense. 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 are 
usually delicately veined inside their wide open 
throats. 
Theodosia. Soft rosy pink with veined yellow 
throat. Pkt., 50c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 25c. 
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 interiors. 
Mixed. Pkt., 25c. 
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 suitable for win¬ 
dow box or pot plants than for 
garden use. Pkt., 50c. 
Phlox Drummond! 
[hA-12 in.] Early Texas set¬ 
tlers were delighted with the 
wild Phlox that made the land¬ 
scape vivid with color. From 
these American wild flowers have 
come the splendid varieties of to¬ 
day. By selection and breeding, 
modern Phlox drummondi has be¬ 
come more regular and compact 
in habit, the blossoms have be¬ 
come larger and better in shape, and the clusters 
more dense and symmetrical. Today the plants bear 
many broad clusters of large five-petaled flowers. 
For variety of bright fresh colorings they are un¬ 
equalled, and they flower freely during the entire 
summer. 
Mixed. The best large flowered varieties, unex¬ 
celled for profusion of bloom and well blended in 
a wide range of brilliant colors. Pkt., lDc. 
Flowers thrive when fed properly. 
(See page 45) 
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Physalis 
CHINESE LANTERN. [hP-18 in.] Sug¬ 
gestive of the Orient are the orange red 
colors of this Japanese plant. The flaming 
lanterns are unique in form. Ranged as 
they are along stiff stems they are effec¬ 
tive for winter decoration in the house. 
Either with silvery Lunaria or with per¬ 
ennial Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila pani- 
culata), they are of special beauty. Pods 
do not usually develop until the second 
year, but the small yellow and brown flow¬ 
ers are unobtrusively pleasing, and Phy¬ 
salis is a valuable addition to any peren¬ 
nial border. The plants grow easily from 
seed and tend to self-sow. 
Francheti. Pkt., 10c. 
Physostegfa 
FALSE DRAGON HEAD. [hP-3 ft ] In 
midsummer when hardy borders often lack 
bloom, this perennial comes into flower. 
From the spreading roots rise many- erect, 
slender, wand-like stems decorated with 
narrow pointed leaves. Terminally they 
carry tapering floral spikes 6 to 8 inches 
long, bearing rows of small tubular blos¬ 
soms set on four sides of the stem. The 
individual florets slightly resemble the 
Snapdragon and are a delightful shade of 
rosy lilac. An effective border plant and 
desirable for cutting. 
Vlrgiuica. Pkt., lDc. 
Chinese Lantern Plant 
Phlox Drummondi 
