F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 
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Petunias 
For freedom of bloom, variety and effectiveness of 
color Petunias have no equal. Their handsome sweet 
scented flowers in delicate and gorgeous colors will 
be found in blossom through the spring and summer 
months and even into the fall. The plants love the 
sunshine and the various types will be found adapt¬ 
able to any purpose you may desire. 
New Miniature Rose Gem —This is a charming addi¬ 
tion to the new miniature groups of Petunias which 
was started with Pink Gem. Rose Gem is the color 
which the public has been asking for in this miniature 
form. It is of the same rich deep rose that made 
Petunia, Rose of Heaven so popular. The plants are 
neat and compact, 5 to 6 inches high, and smothered 
with rich rose colored blooms about two inches in 
diameter. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
HYBRIDA —This is a class of bushy, free flowering 
plants 2 feet in height. Valuable for massing in beds 
or borders to replace early spring flowers. Their 
flowers are single and make a very colorful show. 
Flaming Velvet —Gold Medal Award 1936 All America 
Selections. Rich brilliant velvety blood-red. Out¬ 
standing in color, uniformity, and type. Pkt. 25c. 
General Dodds —Rich crimson garnet. Pkt. 10c; '/s 
oz. 50c. 
Howards Star —Crimson with a clearly defined five- 
pointed white star. Pkt. 10c; /g oz. 50c. 
Striped & Blotched (Inimitable) — An interesting, 
variety beautifully striped and blotched. Pkt. 10c; 
Ys oz. 50c. 
Choice Mixed —An excellent mixture of good bright 
colors. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 50c. 
ROSE KING, IMPROVED —Its flowers are a clear, 
rich rose with a delicate light golden throat, and the 
18-inch plants are rather bushy, absolutely uniform, 
literally covered with blooms. Pkt. 20c; 1/16 oz. 75c. 
HYBRIDA NANA ERECTA— Growing 14 inches tall 
and very erect, these delightful plants furnish a 
wealth of dainty superb blossoms. This is an out¬ 
standing class of border plants. 
Cockatoo — The deep violet-purple blooms interest¬ 
ingly marked with irregular white spots around the 
petal edges. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
Heavenly Blue or Silver Blue — A beautiful silvery 
light blue shade. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 60c. 
Rose of Heaven —A very effective brilliant rich rose. 
Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 60c. 
RUFFLED NANA COMPACTA 
Martha Washington —This is a new break in Petunia. 
Growing about 9 inches high, this compact bush forms 
a perfect ball effect and is entirely masked with lovely 
frilled blooms about 3 inches in diameter. The frilled 
portion of the blossom is a beautiful bluish pink, while 
the center portion is strongly veined a rich wine red, 
deepening in the large deep throat. Pkt. 20c. 
NANA COMPACTA — A splendid dwarf class for 
borders, window boxes, pots, and rock gardens. 
Pink Gem —These neat compact plants grow 5 to 6 
lections. These neat compact plants grow 5 to 6 
inches high and 8 to 9 inches in diameter, have 25 to 
30 deep pink flowers open at one time, each flower 
being 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
Rosy Morn —Soft rose pink with white throat. Pkt. 
10 c; Ys oz. 60c. 
Violacea— Flowers of deep violet. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 50c. 
Snowball —Pure satiny white. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 50c. 
Hybrida Nana Erecta Finest Mixed —Wide range of 
colors in this splendid class. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 45c. 
BALCONY or TRAILING (Hybrida Pendula)—The 
Petunias in this class are quite spreading in habit 
and do well drooping from the edge of window boxes, 
or hanging over a terrace or wall. The flowers 
are larger than those of the Hybrid types, and 
are very rich in color. 
Blue, Crimson, Rose, White, Mixed—Pkt. 15c; 
1/16 oz. 50c. 
GRAND!FLORA SINGLE FRINGED 
—This is a class of good single 
flowers with beautifully fringed 
edges. The blooms are rich in color, 
and are abundantly produced on 
strong plants 14 inches in height. 
Dainty Lady — This is an entirely 
new color in Petunias, a delicate 
golden yellow. The plants are neat, 
compact, semi-dwarf, and free flow¬ 
ering, bearing enormous quantities 
of delicately fringed light golden 
yellow flowers through the summer. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Maculata — Bright red, spotted 
white. Pkt. 20c. 
Pride of Portland —Deep rose pink 
with very fringed petal edges. Pkt. 
25c, 
Scarlet Beauty — Velvety scarlet 
shading to rose. Pkt. 25c. 
Theodosia —An outstanding variety 
in this class of rich rosy pink flow¬ 
ers with contrasting golden yellow 
throat. Pkt. 35c. 
Burgundy. Special Mention, All- 
America Selections, 1937. A large- 
flowered, plain edged variety (Pe¬ 
tunia hybrida grandiflora). The col¬ 
or is a beautiful, velvety Burgundy- 
red in lovely contrast to the incon¬ 
spicuous white throat. Pkt. 25c. 
Petunia, Dwarf Giants Ramona Strain 
