8 Flower Seeds 
HO SEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
RECENT NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES for 1937 
Dwarf Giant Fringed Petunia, Victorious 
Dwarf Giant Fringed Petunia, 
All Double Victorious 
This dwarf, compact Petunia is remark¬ 
ably uniform in habit and produces 100 per 
cent double-flowered plants. The flowers are 
large, fringed, and fully double, in a wonder¬ 
ful assortment of brilliant and fancy color¬ 
ings. Very suitable for pots and borders, as 
they seldom grow more than 10 inches in 
height. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Ruffled Martha Washington 
A new break in Petunias. Martha Wash¬ 
ington is a ruffled or frilled Nana compacta. 
Its growth is about 9 inches high and it 
forms a perfect ball effect, literally smothered 
with lovely frilled blooms about 3 inches in 
diameter. The color is quite remarkable. 
Frilled portion of the flower is a beautiful 
blush-pink and the center portion is strongly 
veined a rich wine-red, deepening in the 
throat, which is large, to dark violet, the 
whole forming a striking contrast of colors. 
The veining is so unique that the blooms 
closely resemble the pelargonium, for which 
it was named. Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 
50 cts. 
Petunia grandiflora, Single 
Fringed, Dainty Lady 
Received Awards of Merit, 1936 All-Amer¬ 
ica Seed Selections and the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society of England. A remarkable in¬ 
troduction which brings us the first really 
yellow Petunia. The plants are neat, com¬ 
pact, semi-dwarf, and free flowering, bearing 
generous quantities of medium-sized, delicate, 
golden yellow flowers, beautifully fringed. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Petunia hybrida. Rose King Improved 
A bed or border of Rose King Improved, the new and improved strain of 
Rose King, is a sight not soon to be forgotten. Its flowers are a clear rich 
rose with a delicate light golden throat, and the IJ^-foot plants are bushy, 
absolutely uniform, and literally covered with bloom. See color plate, page 
35. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
Petunia hybrida. Flaming Velvet 
Winner of the Gold Medal in the All-America Seed Selections for 1936. 
The flowers of striking rich velvety scarlet make a brilliant show. This 
variety is outstanding for color, type, and uniformity. Pkt. 20 cts.; large 
pkt. 50 cts. 
New Giant Scabiosa 
BLUE COCKADE. Purest deep azure-blue, entirely devoid of any sugges¬ 
tion of rose. The formation of the flower is far superior to those of existing 
varieties, and is of so great a depth as to be almost conical in shape. An 
excellent, strong-stemmed cut-flower. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
LOVELINESS. A glorious new color in Annual Scabiosas—soft, delicate 
salmon-rose. It has long, stiff stems and a delightful fragrance. Unsur¬ 
passed as a cut-flower. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
PEACH BLOSSOM. Flowers beautiful shade of peach-blossom-pink, of 
large size and borne on long stems. An excellent cut-flower. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
ROSETTE. A glorious new color in annual Scabiosa—a beautiful shade of 
deep rose, heavily suffused with salmon. Pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
SHASTA. Large pure white flowers, 3^^ inches across, with long stems. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above, 60 cts. 
Venidium 
FASTUOSUM. A half-hardy South African annual which can be grown 
either outside or under glass. It reaches a height of 2 to 3 feet, with long, 
serrated leaves. Flowers 4 to 5 inches across, of a most brilliant orange, 
with dark center and black-purple zone at 
the base of the petals. Seed should be sown 
in April or early May, as germination is dif¬ 
ficult if sown early. For best results, give a 
sunny location. Pkt. 20c; large pkt. 50c. 
FASTUOSUM HYBRIDS. A most won¬ 
derful strain of hybrids of this showy 
annual in a wide range of colors, including 
pale yellow, canary-yellow, salmon, rose, 
orange, and white—all in lovely contrast 
to the purple, blue, or brown centers. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
Papaver nudicaule. Yellow Wonder 
Papaver nudicaule amurense, 
Yellow Wonder 
Special Mention, 1936 All-America Seed 
Selections. The showy, cup-shaped flowers 
grow about 4 inches across, are rich lemon- 
yellow changing to bright buttercup-yellow 
with lighter centers, the clear yellow color 
made especially vivid by the silky sheen of 
the broad, round petals. 
Plants are strong growing and very free 
flowering; the foliage is rich bluish green and 
deeply laciniated. The color is distinct and 
desirable, but the most attractive feature is 
the long, strong stems which grow about 2 
feet high in ordinary good garden soil and 
even higher in rich soil and under ideal cli¬ 
matic conditions. It is showy in the garden 
and lovely for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts.; large 
pkt. 75 cts. 
New Giant Scabiosa, Rosette 
