James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Flower Seeds 
63 
Petunias 
Petunia seed will ger- $ 
min ate with little diffi- 
culty if a reasonable § 
amount of care is used A' 
in sowing. First, be sure 
that the soil is well pul- J 
verized; then sow the 
seeds on the surface, press¬ 
ing them into the soil 
by using a small, smooth 
board and cover very 
lightly with sand or fine 
soil. Seed sown in a hot¬ 
bed 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, neither will all come double. Annual. 
VicK’s Ruffled Petunia 
Large, showy flowers / strong, free-blooming plants 
Embracing the greatest range of color and the largest size of flower. No bed¬ 
ding plants make a more pleasing display than Vick’s Ruffled Petunias. The 
many distinct colors and markings make a brilliant show. The plants make 
a strong growth and bloom profusely. One greenhouse 100x20 feet is devoted 
exclusively to this strain ; in it the plants are grown separately in pets and 
hand pollinated. This mixture is decidedly in advance of any other fore.gn or 
American strain. 25 cents per packet. 
SINGLE-FLOWERED BEDDING PETUNIAS 
Redding varieties are unsurpassed for massing. They will make a more 
showy bed, giving a profusion of flowers from early summer until frost. 
GRANDIFLORA, LARGE - FLO WERED SINGLE. 
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. . . 25 
Maculata. Beautifully blotched 
and striped.25 
Marginata. Pink, veined with 
rose, and green margin .... 25 
Venosa. Variety of colors, 
beautifully veined.25 
Violacea. One of the noblest of 
the large - flowered Petunias. 
Rich violet.25 
Choice mixed. From show 
flowers.23 
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. 
Aurora. Light rose, veined I White. 50 
crimson-purple. 5 ° ! Mixed varieties ... ... 50 
Brilliant rose.50 ' 
Blotched and Striped, very symmetrically marked.. 10 
Belle Etoile. A beautiful, somewhat large-flowered strain of the above . 10 
Brilliant. Rosy carmine.10 
Countess of Ellesmere. Dark rose, with fine white throat.xo 
General Dodds. Beautiful dark red .10 
Illustris. Carmine-rose.1.0 
Kermesina. Fine crimson.10 
Venosa. Various shades, handsomely veined.10 
Extra Choice Mixed. Superb strain . 10 
Fine mixed. 5 
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 . . 10 
Snowball. A charming new dwarf pure white variety.xo 
“Giants of California This strain, originating in California, 
is of incomparable size, luxuriance, and beauty. Nearly all the flowers 
arc 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. 20 
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 
MALOPE. Ornamental hardy plants of vigorous growth, branching freely, 
ana producing large flowers of deep rosy red, veined darker inside, or of pearl 
white. Sow seeds in the open border, as the plants do not bear transplanting. 
Grandiflora. Flowers single, rosy red .... . 5 
Grandiflora alba. Single, pure white. . 5 
One Packet each of the following for 75 cents 
Large-Flowering Single. Choice mixed. 25 
Vick s Fringed. Mixed colors. 23 
Giants of California. Mixed colors. 20 
Single-Flowered Bedding. Extra choice mixed . .•. 10 
Double-Flowered Bedding. Mixed colors. 25 
The new Ruffled Petunias are lovely. 1 have a seven-foot bed three feet 
wide. It is a grand sight all the time , right near my dining-room door ; 
all colors and shades. Iam more than pleased with them. Some of the 
flowers measure four inches across. I have made a window-box from slips , 
which are doingfine , taken from the tops of some of the choicest flowers. 
MRS. CALVIN SULLIVAN 
Greenwich , N. V ., Sept. 21 , iqoq. 
