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Petunia 
ST. LOUIS SEED CO.’S SELECTED PETUNIAS. 
Seed may be sown in late fall or spring. Soil 
should be well pulverized. Seed which is very 
fine should be sown on the surface and watered 
into the soil. The double and ruffled sorts will ger¬ 
minate better if started in flats or pans indoors, 
then transplanted to open when plants have their 
second leaves. Germination 7 to 20 days. 
Petunias Dwarf or Bedding. These plants only 
grow about 12 in. high and while branching 
freely from the base they nevertheless remain 
quite compact. 
Cockatoo. The flowers are a velvety violet-purple 
with irregular sized white spots. Pkt. lOc. 
Crimson. A beautiful deep red. Of compact 
growth. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Glow. All-America Selection—1939. A dwarf 
compact variety, Hybrida Nana Compacta, of 
bright rose-red with lighter throat. Extremely 
free flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
Heavenly Blue. Light or silvery blue. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Hollywood Star. Five pointed star shaped flow¬ 
ers, of rose-pink with creamy yellow throats on 
compact plants. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Lady Bird. A dwarf free flowering variety. Deep 
topaz rose with dark veins in throat. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Red Bedder. A dwarf compact plant. Free- 
flowering throughout the season. Color, bright 
blood red* 
Pkt. 25c. 
Rose Gem (Nana Compacta). A miniature Petunia 
of compact growth about 6 in. high with rose 
pink flowers. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Rose of Heaven. Color rich brilliant rose, darker 
than Rosy Morn. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Rosy Morn. Compact in habit, producing through¬ 
out the summer an abundance of clear rosy 
pink flowers. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Be Grown at Small Cost 
Salmon Supreme. Color, light salmon with white 
throat. Flowers IV^ in. across on 12 in. bushy 
plants. A heavy bloomer over long season. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Snow Queen. A fine compact sort, producing pure 
satiny white flowers. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Striped and Blotched. Includes striped or blotched 
flowers in a wide range of brilliant colors. A 
fine bedder. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 40c. 
Velvet Ball. A very attractive bedding Petunia. 
Large mahogany red blooms. Compact plants. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Violet. A fine companion to Rosy Morn, same 
habit. Color violet-blue. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Dwarf Mixed. Plants compact growing. A choice 
mixture of many shades and colors. Very de¬ 
sirable for beds. 
Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 40c. 
Petunias Half Dwarf. All of the following are 
wonderfully effective in beds and borders. 18 
in. high. 
General Dodds. Blood red; one of the best red 
Petunias. Free blooming. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Howard’s Star. Color crimson-maroon with a 
clearly defined five-point star of bluish white. 
Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Extra Choice Mixed. Made up from named large 
flowering sorts. 
Pkt. 10c; Vi oz. 40c. 
Fine Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c; 1/2 oz. 40c. 
Petunias Double. 
Double Flowering Fringed Mixed. A rich assort¬ 
ment of the finest double strains. The finely 
formed, fully double blooms are beautifully 
ruffled an^ fringed. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Petunias Fringed and Ruffled. 
Dwarf Giants of California. Extra large flowers, 
which are fringed; the colorings, markings, 
veinings, blotches are superb. 
Pkt. 35c. 
Fringed Red (Gottfried Michaelis). The compact 
bushes grow about 12 in. high, covered with 
red fringed flowers. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Lace Veil. Dwarf white fringed. Fine for beds, 
borders and window boxes. The finely fringed, 
waved edges give the impression of white lace. 
1 ft. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Martha Washington. Blush pink deepening to 
dark violet throat, dwarf, compact, free flow¬ 
ering. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Ruffled Giants. Flowers of extraordinary size and 
substance, and distinguished from the large 
flowering fringed section by the deep fluting. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Setting Sun (Fringed Brilliant Rose). Forms 
compact bushes 12 in. high, covered with beau¬ 
tifully fringed blossoms of a brilliant rose pink, 
measuring 3 in. across. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Petunias Giant Portland. Large plain edged 
flowers on free flowering plants. Highly rec¬ 
ommended for bedding. 
Elk’s Pride. Large, deep royal purple. 
Pkt. 16c. 
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