PETUNIA 
The flower which stands pre-eminent as a 
hardy beautiful all-purpose gem is the Petunia. 
The plants are readily started from seeds, soon 
come into bloom, becoming a glowing mass of 
exquisite, showy, and deliciously fragrant firs, 
and remaining so throughout the season if not 
allowed to exhaust themselves by seeding. The 
plants will endure more neglect, suffer less 
from either wet or dry weather, and prove 
decorative to a degree surpassing that oi any 
other fir. Then, too, when once given a gar¬ 
den bed it will provide an abundance of plants 
every spring from self-sown seeds. Still more, 
if plants are cut back and potted in autumn, 
they will continue to bloom in a sunny window 
during winter. 
HYBRIDA, SPREADING—1 ft. 
hhp, 1 ft. 1000 seeds each kind : 
ADONIS, carmine-red with white throat; attrac- 
tiv© 
COUNTESS OF ELLESMERE. Beautiful rose shad¬ 
ing to white throat. 
FLAMING VELVET. Received All American Gold 
Medal Award for 1936. Attractive because of its 
rich, brilliant velvety blood-red firs. 
GENERAL DODDS, darkest red, pots or beds, 
lovely. 
HOWARD'S STAR. Handsome velvety-purple with 
pure white star in the center, distinct and fine. 
PRINCESS GOWN. Fine pure white. 
PURPLE PRINCE, royal blue; indescribably beau¬ 
tiful. 
VENOSA, beautifully veined in prettiest shades. 
Complete Mixture of above 1500s. 5c; 1-32 oz. 15c. 
Dwari Compact 
DWARF COMPACT—8-12 in. 
ROSE OF HEAVEN, fiery rose, free and long- 
blooming. 
ERFORDIA, Rosy Morn, brilliant rose with a broad 
white throat, beautiful, profuse bloomer, fine. 
SENATOR, rich violet-purple, white throat, lovely. 
SNOW REDDER. Dwarf glistening white for con¬ 
trast in bed. 
TWINKLES, Improved Stellaris. Lovely rose with 
distinct white star. 
PERIWINKLE, 1 ft. Compact plant covered with a 
d Drofusion of large blue firs, 
omplete Special Mixture. 1500 seeds 5c, 1/32 
oz. 15c. 
BALCONY PETUNIAS 
These grow in prostrate form, the branches 
long and drooping, especially adapted for porch 
boxes, pots, baskets, and urns. We offer a choice 
collection of named varieties : 
BLACK PRINCE. Handsome prostrate plants with 
long luxuriant branches. Firs rich, deep vel¬ 
vety, mahogany red with beautiful dark throat. 
Splendid and new. 
DAMASK ROSE. Large firs of the most brilliant 
tyrian rose shade with a heavily veined design 
of Spectrum Red. Throat small and light col¬ 
ored. Fine for hanging baskets. 
NETTED BLUE GEM, the finest of blue Balcony 
Petunias, good for beds, porch boxes, or pots. 
SNOW STORM. Drooping plant with a profusion of 
white flowers. 
STAR OF CALIFORNIA. Fine bicolor red back¬ 
ground with distinct white star. 
BALCONY Mixture in fine variety 5c. 
MINIATURE GEMS 
6 in.-8 in. Tiny two-inch firs. : 
PINK GEM. Gold Medal Winner. A distinct type 
of small, bushy plants smothered with beauti¬ 
ful deep pink blooms. Very desirable for beds 
and borders. 
ROSE GEM. Winner in 1936 Selections. Beautiful 
deep, rich rose firs in profusion. 
MINIATURE, 8 in. A fine novelty; each plant be¬ 
comes a globe of small,firs in many fine colors. 
Note: Seeds of Double and Large-flow'd Petunias 
require to be sown with special care, and 
those who do not have the patience to sow such 
seeds should get the small single-flow'd com¬ 
pact varieties. These Double Petunias are all 
produced by careful hand fecundation, and it 
is criminal to get them and plant them in a 
box or bed as you would Phlox or Zinnias. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON, 9 in. Outstanding recent 
introduction. Bluish pink deepening to dark 
violet throat. Very ruffled and profuse. 
GIANT FLOWERED SINGLE 
These are very much larger than the common 
hybrid Petunias, are more vigorous in growth 
and are spreading. While the firs are fragrant 
and much admired, they are not freely pro¬ 
duced and the plants are not desirable for 
showy beds. However, the firs are so attractive 
that they are indispensable with all lovers of 
Petunias. We offer seeds of the largest and 
most beautiful of the named sorts. 75 seeds 5c. 
BURGUNDY, (New) Popular, rich wine red with 
lovely contrasting white throat. 
ELK'S PRIDE, largest, darkest, best velvety purple. 
PINK GLORY. Extra large deep pink. 
PURPLE ROBE. A handsome plain-edged variety. 
Firs deep purple edged silver. 
WHITE CLOUD, 12 in. New compact bushes cov¬ 
ered with pure white blooms; beautiful; beds 
and pots. 
Complete Mixture Large-flowd Plain edged. 100 
seeds. 
Ruffled and Fringed Giants 
MACDONALD'S NEW DWARF RAMONA STRAIN, 
compact, free-blooming, giant fringed firs; best 
for pots and beds; surprising array of rich col¬ 
ors. 100 seeds, 5c; 500 seeds, 20c. 
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