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Dwarf California Giant Fringed Petunia, 
Single Ramona Strain, Dark Shades, Mixed 
A dwarf, sturdy type specially suited to pot culture, having huge beautifully 
rumed and fringed flowers with open, well-marked throats. In addition to the 
previously offered general color mixture of light and dark shades we now offer 
separatefy, for the first time, Dark Shades, Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts.; trade pkt. 85 cts.; 
1 ~~ .50; ^oz. $2.50; ^oz. 
oz. 
New Dwarf Compact 
Velvet Ball Petunia 
Ideal for pot plants, Velvet 
Ball is really dwarf and really com¬ 
pact. The plants grow 8 inches 
high and spread 8 to 10 inches, 
virtually a ball shape, and each 
bears a dozen or more deep vel¬ 
vety blood-red, well-shaped flow¬ 
ers, about 23^2 inches across. 
Comes quite true to form and 
color. A very fine new variety of 
much merit. Trade pkt. 50 cts.; 
6 tOz. 90 cts.; ^oz. $1.50; r^oz. 
$2.50; y/goz. $4.50; 34° z * $8.50. 
Dwarf Compact Velvet Ball Petunia 
Dwarf Double Mixed 
Sweet William 
A very uniform and free-flowering 
strain which is ideal for bedding-plant 
sale. The large full-double blooms come 
in a nice assortment of color on dwarf, 
compact 8-inch plants. You will be well 
pleased with this specimen. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
x /ioz. 30 cts.; oz. $1.; %lb. $3.50; lb. 
$12.75. 
Scabiosa, Imperial Giant, Blue Moon 
Gold Medal Giant 
Dahlia-Flowered Zinnias 
These very fine long-stemmed, large- 
flowered Zinnias closely resemble the 
Decorative dahlia in form. The vigor¬ 
ous, 3-foot plants produce a large num¬ 
ber of perfectly formed flowers in a 
remarkable assortment of colors. Mixed, 
from separate named varieties, 34° z * 
25 cts.; oz. 70 cts.; %lb. $2.25; lb. $8. 
Imperial Giant 
Blue Moon Scabiosa 
A distinct new annual type with 
flower-heads composed entirely of broad, 
heavy, wavy petals eliminating the pin¬ 
cushion center completely. They are 
very large—2% inches across and 2 to 
2% inches deep—and deep lavender- 
blue. The plants are very upright, over 
33/2 feet tall, with heavy, wiry, erect 
stems over 2 feet long. A great stride 
ahead as a Scabiosa and a real find as a 
blue annual of great merit. Blue Moon 
is an ideal cutting variety because of 
its great stem length and its luscious 
shade of deep lavender-blue. Pkt. 20c.; 
rgoz.30c.; 3^oz.90c.; oz. $3.25; %lb. $11. 
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