No. 463—ELECTRO S2.75 
Petunia Grandiflora Nana Compacta Velvet Ball (Vis-Bodger) 
Bronze Medal ' AII AMfcRICA A SELfCTIONS / 1939 
S EVERAL NEW PLANT types have been developed in Petunias recently, most 
of them showing the influence of streamlining. The new Grandiflora Nana 
Compacta type which we present herewith follows this streamlined tendency 
in a plant which comes as near as any so far developed to a round compact 
ball shape. The habit is the last word in excellence for compactness, dwarfness 
and free flowering character. The plants reach a height of about 8 inches, with 
a spread of only 8 to 10 inches and will have a dozen or more flowers in bloom 
at a time, each comparatively large, about 2^ inches in diameter, well shaped 
and of a deep luscious shade of velvety blood red. The variety comes remark¬ 
ably true both to color and habit, having only about 5% off types and shades. 
For pot plant use, for florist sales, or as a border or edging plant, Velvet Ball has 
no eguals. Those who have grown Velvet Ball very highly praise it as a gay, 
colorful, free flowering plant for the garden or window box. The same color as 
the older variety Flaming Velvet, Velvet Ball is a great improvement over the 
former variety. 
No. 5444 .... Price per 1/16 oz., $1.25 Per V 4 oz., $3.75 Per oz., $12.50 
Approximately 200,000 seeds per ounce. 
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