The New Sunshine Pansies really bloom all summer 
Marigold, New Sunrise 
An early-blooming form of Dixie Sunshine. The flowers are large and 
bajl-shaped, composed of dozens of tiny petals gracefully interlocked and 
daintily fringed in effect. The color is a rich brilliant golden yellow and 
most important is the fact that Sunrise comes 100 per cent true. The 
plants are tall and bushy. Trade pkt. 40c.; $ 2.00 per oz. 
Petunias, MichelTs Exclusive Introductions 
IVIICHELL'S NEW IMPROVED DWARF GIANT, COPPER- 
RED. An outstanding new variety. The ruffled flowers are a bril¬ 
liant copper-red, with beautifully veined dark throats. Excellent 
for pots or bedding. See color illustration on back cover. Vi trade 
pkt. 60c.; Sl.OO per trade pkt.; ^oz. $3.00. 
MICHELL’S NEW IMPROVED DWARF GIANT, PINK GLORY. 
A new improved strain which produces very large, plain-edged, 
rose-pink flowers. Plants are of dwarf, compact habit, making this 
variety a splendid type for pots or for bedding. See color illustra¬ 
tion on back cover. Vi trade pkt. 60c.; $ 1.00 per trade pkt.; 
^oz. $2.50. 
HYBRIDA, SINGLE, PINK GLEAM. 1940 introduction. This 
new type is a brilliant velvety rose. The plants grow about 1 Vi 
feet tall and are exceptionally free flowering. Splendid for bedding 
or massing effects. Vi trade pkt. 30c.; 50c. per trade pkt.; Vkoz. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
HYBRIDA, HOLLYWOOD STAR, MIXED. 1940 introduction. 
Identical with the popular Hollywood Star variety introduced last 
season, with the exception that this is a choice mixture, ranging in 
colors from white through light pinks to dark red. Vz trade pkt. 30c.; 
50c. per trade pkt.; $1.00 per Vsoz. 
SUPER FLUFFY RUFFLES. Splendid new strain with beauti¬ 
fully 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. Vi trade pkt. 60c.; $1.00 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $2.50. 
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. See color illustration on back cover. Vi trade pkt. 60c.; 
$ 1.00 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $ 2 . 00 . 
Petunia hybrida nana compacta 
GLOW. Silver Medal, 1940 All-America Selections. An excellent new 
strain with medium-sized single flowers of a very intense glowing 
carmine-rose color. The individual flowers measure 2Vf inches across, 
and are borne in great profusion on dwarf plants. This variety is 
attractive for bedding, proving especially good under hot-weather 
conditions. Invaluable as a pot-plant. Trade pkt. 75c.; ^oz. $2.50; 
$4.50 per t^oz.; YsOz. $3.00. 
BLUE BALL. New. We believe this to be the best dwarf, dark blue 
Petunia ever placed on the market. Flowers are a deep velvety violet- 
blue. Early flowering habit; dwarf compact growers. Trade pkt. 50c.; 
$1.25 per Vioz.; oz. $3.50. 
SCARLET FLAME. New. A splendid dwarf, compact-growing type 
with large, brilliant scarlet-rose flowers. This type is excellent for 
borders and bedding. Trade pkt. 50c.; $1.25 per V 4 OZ.; oz. $3.50. 
VIOLET-BLUE. (Dwarf Single.) New. The grand color of this new 
Petunia is a rich violet with a bright blue cast. The plants are uniform, 
symmetrical, and compact in habit. A decidedly neat plant that will 
hold its fine habit throughout the season. Its clean, dark foliage is 
hardly visible due to the great number of rich violet-blue flowers. 
y 2 trade pkt. 30c.; 50c. per trade pkt.; V^oz. $ 1 . 00 . 
WHITE PERFECTION. New. This is one of the best white Petunias 
in existence. The individual flowers measure about 2 inches across. 
Plants are compact in growth with abundant snow-white flowers, 
which completely cover the plants. Trade pkt. 50c.; $1.25 per V 4 OZ.; 
oz. $3.50. 
Petunia grandiflora nana compacta. Velvet Bail 
(Dwarf Flaming Velvet) 
Bronze Medal, All-America Selections 
This 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 of only 8 to 10 inches, and 
will have a dozen or more flowers in bloom at a time, each comparatively 
large, about 2 }/^ inches in diameter, well shaped, and of a deep, luscious 
shade of velvety blood-red. Trade pkt. 60c.; $1.50 per yjoz. 
Pansies, Sunshine Art Shades 
New Pansy, Sunshine Art Shades 
This new strain has been developed into a very free-flowering type that 
blooms exceedingly well during the hot summer months. When all other 
Pansies have faded because of the heat, this strain will continue to give an 
abundant quantity of flowers. The colors are a beautiful range of delight¬ 
ful bright pastel and art shades, containing many unusual tints and 
blotches. Flowers are of a medium size and carried on long stems. An 
excellent new type for bedding, and the flowers prove good subjects for 
house decorations in bowls. trade pkt. 60c.; $ 1.00 per trade pkt.; 
i/goz. $ 2 . 00 . 
Petunia, New Miniature Ruffled, Betsy Ross 
This is a fine-type red and white Petunia, with the white blending to 
golden and the reel blending to very deep red in the throat. The blooms 
are 2)4 inches in diameter and well ruffled, with a good open throat. 
Plants are uniform and compact, completely covered with ruffled blooms. 
In addition to being unsurpassed for bedding purposes, this new Petunia, 
due to its fine habit and free-flowering quality, is sure to become very 
[Mipular as a pot-plant. Vi trade pkt. 40c.; 75c. per trade pkt.; ^oz. $2.00. 
Petunia grandiflora, Hollywood Star 
Silver Medal, 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. Vi trade pkt. 
30c.; 50c. per trade pkt.; oz. $3.50. 
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. Vi 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. Exceptionally good as a pot-plant or for bedding. The best 
pure white Petunia for growing in borders or beds. See color illustration 
on back cover. Vi trade pkt. 60c.; $ 1.00 per trade pkt.;^oz. $2.50. 
New Ornamental Variegated-leaved 
Christmas Pepper 
An interesting novelty as a pot-plant for the Christmas and holiday 
trade. The fruits are oblong in shape, are borne in clusters, and are of a 
bright red color. The foliage is variegated light and dark green. Plants 
are dwarf in habit and will complete growth as early as the regular type 
of Solanum or Christmas Pepper. Trade pkt. 40c.; $ 2.00 per oz. 
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