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Flower Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
The large-flowered varieties of Petunias, four or more inches in 
diameter, are best for single plants or small groups. The strains we offer are 
unrivaled in beauty and variety. The seeds are high-priced because of the great amount 
of labor and care in artificial fertilization. Seed sown in a hotbed or coldframe early in the spring, 
will produce flowering plants in June. Set the plants about eighteen inches apart. They come pretty true 
from seed, but are not reliable in this respect, being inclined to sport. Seeds of Double Petunias do not possess 
as much vitality as those of the single, and care must be used to get them to germinate; nor will all come double. Annuals. 
GRANDIFLORA, LARGE 
Superbissima. Magnificent 
flowers, of various colors, with 
large throats beautifully veined. 
Extra fine.25 
Alba. Large white, fine form. . . 25 
Brilliant. Deep rose.25 
Kermesina. Rich crimson ... 2^ 
Maculata. Beautifully blotched 
and striped.25 
- FLOWERED SINGLE. 
Marginata. Pink, veined with 
rose, and green margin .... 
Venosa. Variety of colors, 
beautifully veined. 
Violacea. One of the noblest of 
the large - flowered Petunias. 
Rich violet. 
Choice mixed. From show 
flowers. 
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25 
GRANDIFLORA, LARGE-FLOWERED SINGLE, FRINGED. 
Alba. White, edges crimped and 
fringed.25 
Brilliant rose. Fringed edge . 25 
Vick’s Fringed. Flowers with 
fringed and frilled edges; dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful; comes true 
from seed. Mixed colors . . . 
25 
GRANDIFLORA, LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE. 
White.50 
Mfxed varieties . . . 
5 ° 
Aurora. Light rose, veined 
crimson-purple.50 
Brilliant rose.50 
GRANDIFLORA, LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE, FRINGED 
Brilliant rose.50 I Mixed varieties.50 
Lady of the Lake. Pure white 50 I 
DOUBLE-FLOWERED BEDDING PETUNIAS. 
Compacta nana multiflora fl. pi. Dwarf, compact plant, profuse 
bloomer. Fine for bedding. Mixed colors.25 
One Packet each of the following for 75 cents 
Large-Flowering Single. Choice mixed .... 
Vick’s Fringed. Mixed colors. 
Giants of California. Mixed colors. 
Single-Flowered Bedding. Extra choice mixed 
Double-Flowered Bedding. Mixed colors 
SINGLE-FLOWERED BEDDING PETUNIAS 
The bedding varieties are unsurpassed for massing. Few plants will 
make a more showy bed, giving a profusion of flowers from early summer until 
after frost, ranking with the Asters, Phloxes, and Verbenas in freedom of 
bloom, variety of colors, and effectiveness. The dwarf compact sorts make 
beautiful edging as well as bedding plants, and are also fine for pot culture. 
Blotched and Striped, very symmetrically marked 
Belle Etoile. A beautiful, somewhat large-flowered strain of the above . 
Brilliant. Rosy carmine. 
Countess of Ellesmere. Dark rose, with fine white throat 
General Dodds. Beautiful dark red . 
Illustris. Carmine-rose. 
Kermesina. Fine crimson. 
Venosa. Various shades, handsomely veined. 
Extra Choice Mixed. Superb strain. 
Fine mixed. 
New Dwarf Inimitable. A really dwarf variety, forming a compact 
little plant five to eight inches in height by as much in diameter, covered 
with regularly striped flowers. Adapted for massing and pot culture . . 
Snowball. A charming new dwarf pure white variety. 
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i( Giants of California.” This strain, originating in California, 
is of incomparable size, luxuriance, and beauty. Nearly all the flowers 
are ruffled or fringed, and measure from four to five inches across. The 
great variety of colors, blotchings, stripings and veinings make fantastic and 
beautiful combinations,—some with deep throats of yellow, white, black, green, 
or maroon, running off into intricate veins. Some of the colors run to delicate 
shades, while others are deep, rich, and gorgeous.25 
Binghamton, N. Y., Sept. 12th, 1906. 
Dear Sirs:— The Aster Seed you sent me this Spring was more than satis¬ 
factory, especially the late sorts. I do not believe they were equaled anywhere 
in this locality for size and beauty. Yours truly, 
KENT W. JOHNSON. 
