Our Alldouble Petunias are horticultural marvels 
Michell’s Giant Petunias 
We are headquarters for this florists’ popular pot-plant. The following list is selected from the finest strains of Petunias that are grown in Europe 
and California. We suppiy the most critical trade in every state in the Union with our selected strains. 
Michell’s Exciusive Introductions 
Superbissima Jumbo. Single-flowered, plain-edged va- Vatrade Trade 
riety 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. . ^oz. $4.00. . $0 85 
Super Fluffy Ruffles. A splendid new strain with beauti¬ 
fully ruffled and fringed flowers; at first glance the flowers 
appear fully double.The color is a lovely blending of rose 
and salmon shades. Exceptionally free flowering; fine for 
bedding and growing in pots. 'itoz. $3.00. . 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. A really dwarf type of this popular 
Petunia which entirely lacks the straggly habit of this 
strain. The plants are of upright habit, free flowering, and 
the color the well-known royal purple.^oz. $3.00. . 
Balcony, Rosy Morn. The true Balcony type in the ever- 
popular Rosy Morn Petunia. The plants are of branch¬ 
ing habit and throw out long runners which are literally 
covered with rose-pink flowers with white throats. Un¬ 
surpassed for urns and window-boxes, or for planting on 
banks or terraces.3^oz. $1.25. . 30 50 
$1 50 
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Mammoth Single Petunia, MichelTs Quaker Giants 
Deep-throated, single flowers, well ruffled. Plants of dwarf habit. 
Excellent for pots. Selected mixture. 
1/2 trade pkt. 75c.; $1.25 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $2.00; $3.50 per ^oz. 
Two 1939 Novelties 
HYBRIDA, HOLLYWOOD STAR. 1939 All-America Trade i/goz. 
Winner of Silver Medal. This lovely new Petunia is a pkt. 
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.$0 75 $1 25 
VELVET BALL, Grandiflora nana compacta (Dwarf Trade ^oz. 
Flaming Velvet). 1939 All-America Winner. This pkt. 
new Grandiflora nana compacta type 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 ofPnly 8 to 10 inches, and will have 
a dozen or more flowers in bloom at a time, each compara¬ 
tively large, about 2 inches in diameter, well shaped, 
and of a deep luscious shade of velvety blood-red.$0 75 $1 50 
Giant-flowering, Single Fringed Varieties 
Martha Washington. A ruffled or frilled, dwarf, compact 'A^ade Trade 
type. Plants literally smothered with blooms 3 inches in 
diameter. Color blush-white with center veined wine- 
red, deepening at base of throat.i^oz. $1.25. . $0 50 
Dainty Lady. A remarkable new Petunia. Plants are 
neat, compact, semi-dwarf and free flowering. Blooms 
are of medium size, delicately fringed, and light golden 
yellow in color. $0 60 
Michell’s Giant Fringed, Mixed. jFlowers very large, 
beautifully fringed and ruffled, and in a fine mixture of 
the most popular colors. 
^oz. $1.50; $2.50 per ^oz.; ^oz. $4.00.. 60 
Lace Veil. Dwarf. Fringed; pure white . . . .-^oz. $2.00. . 60 
Setting Sun. An especially fine dwarf variety of cornpact 
habit, a foot high. Brilliant rose-pink flowers, beautifully 
fringed, 3 inches across. Comes true from seed. 
^oz. $2.50. . 
Theodosia. A large-flowered, fringed variety; rosy pink 
with a clear golden center.Aoz. $2.50. . 
Violet King. Beautiful velvety violet-blue. Immense, 
fringed flowers.^oz. $2.50. . 60 
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TESTIMONIAL 
Of all the seven or more separate varieties of Petunia seeds 
purchased from you, can safely state that I have had an 
almost perfect germination and can truthfully state the same 
of all other seeds purchased from you.—W. P. Y. 
Giant-flowering Single, Ruffled and Plain-edged Varieties 
y2 trade Trade 
Giants of California, Bodger’s Supreme Florists’ pkt. pkt. 
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. Ex¬ 
cellent for bedding and window-boxes . .. .-^oz. $3.00. .$0 60 
Snowstorm. A fine, large-flowering, plain-edged, pure 
white variety. Very free flowering. Good as a pot-plant 
and the best pure white bedding variety . .^oz. $2.50. . 
New Dwarf California Giants. Ramnna Strain. A fine, 
new, dwarf, compact strain of the well-known California 
Giants. Excellent for pots. 
^oz. $1.75; $3.00 per ^oz.; ^oz. $5.00.. 
California Giants. Strong plants. Immense flowers of 
bright and desirable colors.^oz. $1 50. . 30 50 
Pink Glory. Of compact growth, with flowers of a pure 
rose-pink.^oz. $1.50. . 50 
Purple Prince. A fine velvety purple, large-flowering 
$1 00 
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variety.^oz. $1.50, 
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Balcony Varieties 
A fine large-flowering, free-blooming type, suitable for vases, window- 
or porch-boxes, also valuable for bedding. 
Balcony, Rosy Morn. Michell’s Introduction, Rose-pink with white 
throat. 1/2 trade pkt. 30c.; 50c. per trade pkt.; Vsoz. $1.25 
Netted Blue Gem. A new color in the Balcony type—steel-blue, beau¬ 
tifully netted or veined. Trade pkt. 50c.; $1.50 per V 4 OZ. 
Admiration (Balcony Queen). Blue, white spots . . . Trade pkt. Oz. 
^oz. $1.50. $0 50 
Cornflower-Blue. Bright blue.V^oz. 7£c.. . 40 
Blue. Rich indigo-blue. 40 $3 00 
Crimson. Velvety crimson. 40 3 00 
Rose. Brilliant rose-pink. 40 3 00 
White. Pure white. 40 3 00 
Mixed Colors . 40 3 00 
Petunia Hybrids, Topaz Rose. See page 20 
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