1939-1940 CATALOG OF RICHARD DIENER NURSERY, oxnard, calif., u. s. a. 
Trade Sample 
Pkg. Pkg. 
No. 46. DEEP VELVETY VIOLET (For de- 
scrip+ion of this variety see the color re¬ 
production on the center pages of this 
catalog).$ .50 $ .25 
No. 47. JUMBO MIXTURE OF RUFFLED 
MONSTER PETUNIAS.—A selection of 
only the very largest and most out¬ 
standing colors of these giant Pe¬ 
tunias . 1.00 
(6 packages) . 5.00 
No. 51. STEEL BLUE & WHITE VARIE¬ 
GATED.—Edges of petals heavily 
ruffled. Four inches in size.25 .10 
DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
Note: All of our double Petunia seeds are raised 
from double Petunias and so give the highest per¬ 
centage of double seedlings. The slowest and poor¬ 
est seedlings will turn out the best doubles. 
Trade Sample 
Pkg. Pkg. 
No. 24. SALMON DOUBLE (For descrip¬ 
tion of this variety see the color reproduc¬ 
tion on the center pages of this catalog ).$ 1.00 $ .50 
No. 25. COPPER RED DOUBLE.—A fine 
new color which attracts immediate 
attention. About four inches in 
diameter . 1.00 .50 
No. 26. GREEN EDGED DOUBLE (For 
description of this variety see the color 
reproduction on the center pages of this 
catalog) . 1.00 .50 
No. 29. PURPLE D O U B L E.—Medium 
size . 1.00 .50 
No. 40. MADONNA.—Double frilled, 
snow white. About four inches in 
diameter. Semi-dwarf growth. 1.00 .50 
No. 38. DOUBLE RUFFLED MONSTERS 
MIXED.—This is a mixture of the 
same colors as the single Ruffled Mon¬ 
sters but double. The color reproduc¬ 
tion on the center pages of this catalog 
will give an idea of the average 
flowers produced by this mixture. 
These have now reached perfection. 
After years of crossing and testing the 
size is enormous, reaching over nine 
inches in some instances. The percent¬ 
age of doubles is very high. No matter 
what other varieties of double pe¬ 
tunias there are on the market, includ¬ 
ing the 100% double from foreign 
countries, 3^011 will find by comparison 
that ours excel in growth, color and 
size, so buy American seeds and keep 
the money in this country. 1.00 
1000 seeds. 050 
Trade Sample 
Pkg. Pkg. 
No. 33. (Our 1937 Novelty) DOUBLE 
DAINTY LADY (Yellow).—Is of the 
same color as Dainty Lady Single, 
and is the first yellow double. We 
have produced double yellow Petu¬ 
nias by the thousands the last few 
years, and some were very yellow 
and large size, but they would not 
bring seed. This variety offered here 
is seed bearing. Seeds limited, no 
more than 2 trade packets to a cus¬ 
tomer .$1.00 $ .50 
No. 42. LARGE DOUBLE FRILLED 
MIXED.—After years of crossing and 
selection this double strain stands 
highest today commercially. In 2^4 
and 3-inch pots they commence flower¬ 
ing when only three to four inches 
high. These pictures of plants in pots 
in our catalog are actually growing. 
If the soil is not rich enough, many of 
the flowers may appear almost single 
when raised in small pots, but when 
3^ou see the same plants after being 
transplanted into the open, the flowers 
will be large and double. The amount 
of doubles is 75 per cent and the single 
types therefrom are all heavily frilled 
and eagerly sought by the public. 1.00 .50 
1000 seeds. 1.50 
No. 43. DOUBLE ROSE PINK FRILLED.— 
A beautiful Petunia and a color which 
takes everyone’s attention at once. Of 
the fluff3" ruffled type with flowers 
four to five inches across. 1.00 .50 
No. 44. DOUBLE FRILLED ROSE PINK 
AND WHITE VARIEGATED (for descrip¬ 
tion of this variety see the color repro¬ 
duction on the center pages of this cata¬ 
log) . 1.00 .50 
No. 48. LA FRANCE PINK.— Double 
Carnation flowered type. Strongly 
veined rose pink. Heavily frilled 
petals. Medium size. A beautiful Pe¬ 
tunia . 1.00 .50 
No. 50. DOUBLE DARK CRIMSON.— 
Heavily fringed fluffy ruffles. About 
four inches in size. One of the dark¬ 
est red double Petunias. 1.00 .50 
No. 53. DOUBLE LAVENDER.— Deeper 
lavender veined in center of petals. 
Edges of petals heavily ruffled. About 
four inches in size. A beautiful 
variety . 1.00 .50 
Taylorsville, Ky., Jan. 10, 1939. 
Richard Diener Nursery, Oxnard, California. 
Gentlemen: I have been buying my Petunia seed from you 
for the last three years. They have been extra fine. I am send¬ 
ing you a small order herewith. 
Respectfully, 
J. C. McNEAL. 
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