Petunia grandiflora, Hollywood Star, is different 
Petunia grandiflora, Hollywood Star 
Silver Medal, 1939 All-America Selections. This lovely new Petunia is a charming shade 
of rich rose with an amber throat. The flower is unique—it is in the form of a five-pointed 
star. This is a very fine garden variety, as it is early and free blooming, and the strong, 
vigorous plants are so smothered with blooms that hardly any foliage shows. Trade pkt. 
75c.; $1.25 per Vsoz. 
Petunia, Giants of California, Bodger’s Supreme Florists’ Strain 
This new strain we believe to be the finest of the well-known Giants of California type. 
The flowers are very large, ruffled, with open throats, and the color strain is unsurpassed. 
The flowers are freely produced on strong plants which are medium tall in habit. Excellent 
for bedding as well as window-boxes. 1/2 trade pkt. 60c.; $1.00 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $3.00. 
New Single Large-flowering Petunia, Snowstorm 
A fine, large-flowering, plain-edged, pure white variety. Very free blooming. Exception¬ 
ally good as a pot-plant or for bedding. The best pure white Petunia for growing in borders 
or beds. Trade pkt. $1.00; $2.50 per ^oz. 
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Petunia, Superbissima Jumbo 
A single-flowered, plain-edged variety with huge blooms 6 to 8 inches across, in a bright 
amaranth-red color. The plants are of dwarf habit and are very free flowering. Excellent for 
pots. V 2 trade pkt. 85c.; $1.50 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $4.00. 
Petunia, Super Fluffy Ruffles 
Splendid new strain with beautifully ruffled and fringed flowers that at first glance appear 
fully double. The color is a lovely blending of rose and salmon shades. Exceptionally free 
flowering. Excellent for bedding and growing in pots. See color illustration on back cover. 
V 2 trade pkt. 85c.; $1.50 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $3.00. 
Petunia, Dwarf Elk’s Pride 
A really dwarf type of this double Petunia in which the straggly habit is entirely lacking. 
The plants are of upright habit, free flowering, and the color the well-known royal purple. 
Vi trade pkt. 60c.; $1.00 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $3.00. 
Petunia, Balcony, Rosy Morn 
The true Balcony type in the ever-popular Rosy Morn Petunia. Plante are of branching 
habit and throw out long runners which are literally covered with rose-pink flowers having 
white throats. Unsurpassed for urns and window-boxes, or for planting on banks or terraces. 
Vi trade pkt. 30c.; 50c. per trade pkt.; Ysoz. $1.25. 
Petunia, Dwarf Elk’s Pride 
Petunias, Alldouble 
The latest development in Double Petunias is the new Alldouble strain which produces 100 per cent double flowers. 
VICTORIOUS, APPLE BLOSSOM. Honorable Mention, 1939 All- 
America Selections. This new Alldouble Victorious type is several 
shades softer than Loveliness, being a beautiful apple-blossom-pink. 
The color and habit of growth are very uniform, the plants being dwarf, 
12 to 15 inches high, covered with large, double, fringed flowers. A 
small percentage will be the carnation type. This variety is undoubt¬ 
edly another valuable addition to the popular Alldouble Petunias and 
can be highly recommended for pot-plants or for bedding. Vi trade pkt. 
(500 seeds) $1.25; $2.00 per trade pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
ORCHID BEAUTY. All-America Winner. A decidedly new shade in 
the Alldouble Petunias. The habit of growth is dwarf and compact; 
flowers large and fully double, a beautiful shade of orchid. This color 
should prove very popular as it blends beautifully with the pink colors 
in this group. Vi trade pkt. (500 seeds) $1.25; $2.00 per trade pkt. 
(1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
AMARANTH-RED. Bright amaranth-red—a new color in this popular 
strain of Petunias. Vi trade pkt. (500 seeds) $1.25; $2.00 per trade 
pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
CARMINE QUEEN (World Beauty). An exceptionally fine dwarf type with very double, beautiful 
rosy carmine flowers. Plants are very compact and flowers are large and produced in abundance, 
trade pkt. (500 seeds) $1.25; $2.00 per trade pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
LOVELINESS. Identical in habit to the popular Carmine Queen but the color is a clear La-France- 
pink. A valuable addition to this group and especially useful to florists. Vi trade pkt. (500 seeds) 
$1.25; $2.00 per trade pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
WHITE QUEEN. Flowers pure white, very double and beautifully fringed. Extra dwarf and free 
flowering. Yi trade pkt. (500 seeds) $1.25; $2.00 per trade pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00. 
DWARF ALLDOUBLE VICTORIOUS, MIXED. A giant mixed Petunia which produces 100 per 
cent double-flowered plants. Growth is very dwarf and compact, and the flowers are large and 
fully double, in many brilliant and fancy colorings. Very free flowering. An exceptionally fine 
type for pot-culture as the plants seldom grow more than 10 inches in height. Vi trade pkt. (500 
seeds) $1.00; $2.00 per trade pkt. (1000 seeds); 3 trade pkts. $5.00; $6.00 per ^oz. 
Petunia hybrida. Topaz Rose ALL-AMERICA WINNER 
The color of this new single Petunia is a fiery, velvety rose, slightly suffused with gold. A 
brilliant color and a most welcome addition to the hybrida group; of compact habit, free flowering, 
and a splendid subject for beds or borders. The (flowers remain on the plants a long time, and will 
not fade or burn under the hottest sun. Trade pkt. 50c.; $1.00 per Vioz.; oz. $3.50. 
Phlox Drummondi, Salmon Glory 
Phlox Drummondi, Gigantea, Salmon Glory 
Silver Medal, 1939 All-America Selections. We take pleasure in offering this new Phlox, Salmon 
Glory. The individuals are gigantic for Phlox, measuring from 1 to 13^ inches in diameter. Color 
is a pure salmon-pink with a distinct creamy white throat. With its clear, clean, crisp appearance, 
makes one of the most beautiful Phlox combinations. Trade pkt. 75c.; $2.00 per V 402 . 
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