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•S0W • SALZER’S • SEEDS- 
PETUNIA 
Anniinl. Few flowers excel Petunias 
in brilliant and gorgeous display, es¬ 
pecially for porch or window boxes. 
Easily cultivated, requii-ing only a 
good soil and a sunny position. It is 
best to sow them indoors and trans¬ 
plant to the open in May. although the 
seed may be sown directly out of doors 
in May. 1 to 1 ^4 feet. 
HOLLYWOOD STAR 
A choice and distinctive novelty 
with flve pointed, star shaped flowei'S 
of rose-pink suffused creamy yellow 
in the throats, plain edged. 2324— 
Pkt., 15c. 
THEODOSIA 
Large flowers beautifully fringed, 
rose colored, with large open golden 
yellow throats. A bed or window box 
of these fringed and frilled beauties 
is very effective. 2328—Pkt., 20c. 
FLAMING VELVET 
Received Gold Medal 1936 All Amer¬ 
ican Flower Selectioii.s! Flowers are 
large, of a heavy velvety substance, 
and are borne in riotous profusion. 
The color is outstanding,—a rich and 
brilliant blood red, running very true 
to type. 2314—Pkt., 25c; 2 pkts., 45c. 
Petunia, Sakata’s All Double Dwarf Victorious 
Petunia Steel Blue, Plain Fdged 
DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
In growing Petunias from seed, the weaker seedlings should 
receive the most attention as they produce the finest double 
flowers. Petunias are not difficult to grow, but as the seed 
is fine, it should be just pressed into the soil. 
Salzer’s Double Fringed. AVill produce up to 75% of the 
largest double flowers, beautifully fringed, in the brightest 
colors, all mixed. An elegant mixture. ' 2338—Pkt., 35c. 
Improved Double Fringed. 
Pig, fluffy, crinkly balls of 
bloom, spicily fragrant, borne 
in riotous profusion! A fine 
mixture of superb colors, fully 
85% double, carefully chosen 
from perfect, large, fringed 
double flowers. Contains a wide 
range of shades as well as pure 
self colors. 2343—Pkt., 45c. 
Maximum Double Fringed. 
Unusually large flowers, double 
and heavily fringed, growung 
almost 100% double and semi¬ 
double. We have not seen many 
strains produce such perfect 
double flowers. Mixed colors, 
including carmine, rose pink. Maximum Double Fringefl 
violet, etc. Very striking. ^ x xx«,,:u. 
2309—Pkt., 50c. 
SAKATA’S ALL DOUBLE DWARF 
VICTORIOUS 
Granted Award of Merit by Royal Horticultural Society. 
Produce.** 100% all double flowers on tlwarf, eompaet plants 
about S iiiehe.s high. The flowers are very large, well fringed, 
fully double, and borne in a wide assortment of brilliant and 
fancy colors. Very floriferous and the finest of all the double 
petunias. 2333—Pkt. (200 seeds), $1.00. 
STEEL BLUE, 
PLAIN EDGED 
In this Grandiflora type, we 
offer one of the more unusual 
colors in petunias—a medium 
steel blue. The flowers are 
large, heavily veined, are 
plain edged, and are borne 
very freely, on plants about 
15 inches high. A bed or win¬ 
dow box of this color is lovely. 
2322—Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
Flaming 
Velvet 
SALVIA 
Annual. Very fine bedding plants, bear¬ 
ing long spikes of flowers. 
Blaze of Fire. See Rear Inside Cover. 
Bonfire. The erect spikes of brilliant 
scarlet flowers stand clear above the dark 
green foliage. 16 inches. 2438—Pkt., 5c; 
% oz., 50c. 
Fireball. Very early. Very uniform in 
growth, and is ablaze with scarlet flowers. 
14 inches. 2439—Pkt., 8c; % oz., 55c. 
Splendens (Scarlet Sage). Beautiful 
bright scarlet. 2 feet. 2442—Pkt., lOc; 
% pz., 45c. 
SALVIA, Cont’d 
Zurich. The earliest sort, blooms ten 
days in advance of any other. Brilliant 
scarlet. 12 in. 2443—Pkt., 10c; % oz., 60c. 
Patens (Blue Sage). Perennial. Rich 
and lovely azure blue. 3 feet. Protect 
this variety over winter. 2441—Pkt., 10c; 
Ys oz., 40c; % oz., 70c. 
SCARLET RUNNER BEAN. Annual. 
Rapid climbers, bearing ornamental flow¬ 
ers and foliage, and long edible pods. 
Very desirable for trellises, poles, fences, 
etc. 2447—Pkt., 5c; % oz., 10c. 
Salzer’s Salvia, Bonfire 
lam always so happy with the flowers grown from the seeds I order from your catalog every year.—Mrs. Carl W. Smith, 
3345 -46th Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
