SEEDS 
FOR 
F L 0 R 1 S T S^’ 
LOW E R 
PETUNIAS 
Our National Flower 
T he most profitable and popular bedding plant in 
every one of our 48 States is Petunias, and the demand for them 
is increasing. Some varieties and classes are not vigorous enough 
in growfth to hold up well where summers are excessively trying. 
Such kinds are usually ideal for spring pot plants—combinations. 
In the following six pages we have tried to accurately classify and 
describe all varieties and classes. It might pay you to study them 
carefully. Well grown 3 or 4 in. pot plants sell in quantity, and 
there are strikingly fine kinds for this use; notably the Dwarf 
Giants, All Doubles, and some Grandifloras. 
We feel that more attention should be given the Fringed Grandi¬ 
floras. Most of them are strong enough for bedding, and the dwarf 
ones do make excellent pot plants. In growing as pot plants a 
common fault is to get them too soft and tall through excessive 
water and permitting the roots to dig 
into soil on the bench. Get them hard 
through letting soil get quite dry oc¬ 
casionally. Also for good pot plants 
they should be started early, grown cool, 
and near the glass. About the poorest 
place is on a ground bench. For bedding 
the heaviest sellers are the Dwarf 
Hybridas such as Celestial Rose. They 
are generally higlily satisfactory. So 
are the Balconies that are even stronger 
in growth, some larger flowered, but not 
so dwarf. Using the choicest varieties 
for all purposes is second only in im¬ 
portance to good growing. Our sug¬ 
gestions on this through starring (*) 
such as we find extra good, might be of 
interest. Our Petunia circular No. 9 
covers the practical growing of Petunias 
and is gladly enclosed with your order 
if requested. 
A most striking Petuiiia bed on our home grounds at Glen Ellyn, III. Variety is All Double 
Pink Perfection ivith a bed of the variety Snowball partly showing; Kochia Childsii bordered 
luith Celo'Sia Fiery Feather in background. After they get beyond the seedling stage, All 
Double Petunias are of vigorous growth, making them well adapted to outdoor use. 
NUMBER OF SEEDS 
PER OUNCE 
In response to numerous in¬ 
quiries for it, this information will 
be found on a number of standard 
items throughout this catalog. It 
should be noted that this varies 
with harvesting and growing con¬ 
ditions. It also varies with va¬ 
rieties. In Petunias the number 
will be from 100 to 200 thousand 
per oz. It should be further stated 
that liberal allowance must be 
made for small or immature seeds 
that cannot be removed in ordinary 
cleaning processes. 
The All Doubles 
According to our outdoor trial ground figures, these strains run 
from 50-75% full double. We get some higher averages when 
flowered in pots indoors, proving that cultural conditions affect 
the percentage. The “All Double” name is justified by the fact that 
all not full double are partly so. No percentage consistently comes 
single. All are of dwarf babit. 
For either bedding or pot plants this strain is the finest, and 
no retail grower should be without a row of All Doubles for 
summer cutting. Following are the best All Double strains avail¬ 
able. 
Apple Blossom. (Daintiness.) (New.) Light rose-pink. Our 
trials of this show it particularly attractive as a spring pot plant 
because of its uniformly dwarf growth and pleasing light color. 
Pink Perfection. (World Beauty.) Fairly deep carmine rose- 
pink. We consider this the choicest fringed pink. 
Loveliness. Supposed to be a shade lighter than Pink Perfection 
but under our conditions it is quite similar. 
Snowball. The finest fringed white showing practically no rose 
shading. 
Orchid Beauty. Orchid or light lilac, heavily veined. A very 
choice fringed. 
Gaiety. Irregularly and attractively colored rose-pink and white 
fringed. 
Amaranth Red. A strong outstanding red. Striking for any pur¬ 
pose. 
White Glory. Extra large showy Peony-flowered, plain edge 
white; semi-double. 
Price on the All-Double varieties except Victorious Mixture 
V-> ir. pkt. (500 seeds), $1.25; tr. pkt. (1000 seeds), $2.00; 3 tr. 
pkts., $5.00. (Any Combination of varieties) Yoi oz., $6.50; %2 
oz., $12.50. 
Victorious Mixture. The finely fringed All Double Mixture. 
V- tr. pkt. (500 seeds), $1.00; tr. pkt. (1000 seeds), $2.00; 3 tr. 
pkts., $5.00; 1(34 oz., $6.00; 1/30 oz., $11.00. 
All Double Petunias are extra choice pot plants for bedding or Summer cutting. 
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