Our Alldouble Petunias are horticultural marvels 
Micheirs Giant Petu nias 
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 supply the most critical trade in every state in the Union with our .selected strains. 
Single Large-Flowered Plain-Edged 
Vi trade 
Superbissima Jumbo. (Michell.) Single-flowered, plain- pkt. 
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. 
^oz. $3.00 . SO 60 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. (Michell.) 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. $2.00 . . 60 
MICHELL’S NEW IIVIPROVED DWARF GIANT, COP¬ 
PER-REP. Pqj. description see Novelties, page 5 . 
^oz. $3.00 . . 60 
MICHELL’S NEW IMPROVED DWARF GIANT, PINK 
For description see Novelties, page 5. 
noz. $2.50 .. 60 
Pink Glory. Of compact growth, with flowers of a pure 
rose-pink.^oz. $1.50. . 
Purple Prince. A fine velvety purple, large-flowering 
variety.^oz. $1.50. . 
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. . 60 
Single-Flowered Grandiflora (iVzFeet) 
HYBRIPA, SINGLE, PINK GLEAM. Exclusi>ri pkt-^ 
Michell 1940 Introduction. For description see 
Novelties, page 5.Vgoz. $1.00..$0 30 $0 50 
HYBRIPA, HOLLYWOOD STAR, MIXED. 
Exclusive Michell 1940 Introduction. For de¬ 
scription see Novelties, page ^5 .... V4oz. $1.00 .. 
Flaming Velvet. Novelty. Rich, brilliant, velvety 
blood-red. Medium-sized flowers. Excellent for 
bedding. V4OZ. $1.25. . 
General Dodds. Rich velvety blood-red. Fine 
bedding variety. 
Hollywood Star. All-America Winner of Silver 
Medal. 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. 
Howard’s Star, Improved. Beautiful variety 
with crimson-maroon flowers, each having a dis¬ 
tinct five-pointed white star. 
Topaz Rose. All-America Novelty. The color of 
this new Petunia is a fiery, velvety rose, slightly 
suffused with gold. Will not fade or burn under 
the hottest sun.Vioz. $1.00.. 
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Dwarf Single Small-Flowered Sorts (1 Foot)* 
HYBRIPA NANA COMPACTA, GLOW. por 
description see Novelties, page 5. 
$2.50 per ^oz.; ygoz. $4.50; $8.00 per Vgoz... 75 
MINIATURE RUFFLED, BETSY ROSS, por 
description see Novelties, page 5. . .^oz. $2.00 .. 40 
*Blue Ball, Hybrida nana. New. We believe 
this to be the best dwarf violet Petunia ever 
placed on the market. Flowers are a deep velvety 
violet-blue. Early flowering habit. Dwarf, com¬ 
pact growers.Vioz. $1.25 .. 
Celestial Rose. Improved Strain. A big irn- 
provement over the regular type. This strain is 
very uniform, free flowering, and comes prac¬ 
tically 100 per cent true.Vioz. $2.00 . . 50 
NANA COMPACTA, VIOLET-BLUE. Por de¬ 
scription see Novelties, page 5 . . Ysoz. $1.00 . . 30 
*Scarlet Flame, Hybrida nana compacta. New. 
A splendid dwarf compact-growing type with 
large, brilliant scarlet-rose flowers. This type is 
excellent for borders and bedding . . . Ytoz. $1.25 . 
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Dwarf Single Small-Flowered Sorts, continued 
Velvet Ball, Grandiflora nana compacta 14 trade Trade 
(Dwarf Flaming Velvet). All-America Winner, pkt. pkt. 
This new Grandiflora nana compacta type is the 
last word in exeellence for eompactness, dwarf¬ 
ness, 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 2J4 inches in diameter, well shaped, 
and of a deep velvety blood-red.. . .^oz. $1.50 . . $0 60 
*White Perfection, Hybrida nana compacta. 
New. All-America Award. This is one of the best 
white Petunias in existence. The individual 
flowers measure about 2 inches across. Compact 
in growth with abundant snow-white flowers which 
completely cover the plants.Vioz. $1.25 .. 
Bluebird. An excellent bedding variety. Medium¬ 
sized flowers of a deep blue color.$ 
Celestial Rose. Deep rose. Compact. Excellent 
for bedding. V4OZ. $1.25. . 
Cockatoo. Violet with white spots., l/toz. $1.25. . 
Dwarf Inimitable. Dwarf, compact habit. 
Flowers striped and blotched. 
Silver Blue (Heavenly Blue). Makes a fine bed¬ 
ding variety when combined with Rosy Morn. . 
Martha Washington. A ruffled or frilled, dwarf, 
compact type. Plants literally smothered with 
blooms 3 inches in diameter. Color blush-white 
with center veined wine-red, deepening at base 
of throat. roz. $1.25 .. 
Dwarf Erect, Periwinkle Blue. A welcome 
addition to the dwarf single type. Flowers a 
delightful shade of pastel-blue. Resembles very 
much the perennial vinca. 
Rosy Morn. Dwarf, bushy plants, with brilliant 
rose-colored flowers having white throats. Popu¬ 
lar bedding sort. 
Rosy Morn Improved. A decided improvement 
on this popular variety. Flowers brighter in 
color and considerably larger. 
Rose of Heaven. Brilliant rose. A very effective 
and popular color. 
Snowball. Dwarf. Pure white. 
Violet Gem. Erect, dwarf type. 
Choice Mixed. 
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Single Ruffled Giants (With veined throats) 
Mammoth Single Petunia, Michell's Quaker Giants 
Deep-throated, single flowers, well ruffled. Plants of dwarf habit. 
Excellent for pots. Selected mixture. 
Vi trade pkt. 75c.; $1.25 per trade pkt.; ^oz. $2.00; $3.50 per ^oz. 
14 trade Trade 
New Dwarf California Giants. Ramona Strain. A fine, pkt. pkt. 
new, dwarf, compact strain of the well-known California 
Giants. Excellent for pots. 
^oz. $1.75; $3.00 per ^oz.; ^oz. $5.00. .$0 60 $1 00 
California Giants. Strong plants. Immense flowers of 
bright and desirable colors.^oz. $1.50, . 30 50 
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. Ex¬ 
cellent for bedding and window-boxes . .. .^oz. $3.00. . 60 1 00 
Sample trade Trade 
Diener’s Ruffled Monsters, Mixed. A much-improved pkt. pkt. 
strain with extra-large flowers in a wide range of colors. 
Fine dwarf habit; especially suited for pots. 
^oz. $1.75; $3.50 per ^oz.. .$0 50 $1 00 
Large Single Fringed 
Super Fluffy Ruffles. (Michell.) A splendid new strain *4 trade Trade 
with beautifully ruffled and fringed flowers; at first glance P***- 
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. 
ViOZ. $2.50 . $0 60 $100 
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