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PETUNIA, CREAM STAR 
PETUNIA (a) 
The seed may be started indoors early in the year in seed 
boxes and later transplanted or sown out of doors in the 
spring. Cover very lightly and apply water with a fine spray. 
Be careful not to discard the smaller and weaker seedlings. 
From these the finest flowers are often obtained, the coarse 
growing plants frequently reverting to the common types. 
PETUNIA HYBRIDA (Single Bedding). 1% feet. This is a 
spreading type of Petunia and is used extensively for mass 
planting and large beds. Very satisfactory for small gardens. 
CRIMSON. Velvety blood red. Pkt. 10c. 
HOWARD’S STAR IMPROVED. Deep purple with pure 
white star. Pkt. 10c. 
HYBRIDA NANA COMPACTA. 1 ft. A fine type of Petunia 
for small beds and borders; often used for pot culture. This 
Petunia holds its habit very well throughout the blooming 
season. 
Cream Star. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1940. Flow- 
ers shaped like a fivepointed star; soft creamy white, deepen- 
ing towards the throat to a bright golden yellow. The entirely 
distinct color with the uniformity and compact habit of the 
plants, as well as their profusion of bloom, makes Cream Star 
Petunia ideally suited for low beds. Plants bloom about 20 
weeks after seed is sown. Pkt. 25c. 
Rosy Morn. Soft rose-carmine-pink with a white throat. 
Dwarf and close-growing. Pkt. 10c. 
Celestial Rose. Deep satin rose shade. Pkt. 10c. 
Deep Violet Blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. All colors. A very decorative show may be had by 
sowing these broadcast. Pkt. 10c. 
SINGLE BALCONY PETUNIAS 
A splendid large and free-flowering type for window boxes, 
vases, hanging baskets. etc. The flowers average 3 inches 
across. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
GRANDIFLORA SINGLE FRINGED 
Theodosia. Soft rosy pink with contrasting veined golden yel- 
low throat. An outstanding variety in this class. Pkt. 15c. 
RUFFLED GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
Supreme Strain. A new strain of roses and pink shades. Light, 
richly-veined throats surrounded by satiny petals which are 
heavily ruffled. Large blooms, 5 to 7 inches in diameter, pro- 
duced on strong, richly-foliaged plants. Excellent bedding 
variety; fine window box type. Flowers produced in less than 
4 months from time seed is sown. Pkt. 25c. 
DWARF GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
A dwarf sturdy growing type especially suited to pot cul- 
ture. Flowers are beautifully ruffled and fringed with open 
well marked throats. Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
We offer the finest strain of double Petunias and suggest 
that seed be started indoors in boxes or pans. The small, 
crumpled seedlings will give the finest flowers. 
Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt. 35ce. 
PETUNIA MINIATURE (Dwarf Compact Varieties) 
Betsy Ross. The color of Betsy Ross is red and white, with 
the white blending to golden and the red blending to very 
deep red in the throat. This color combination creates a de- 
cidedly gay effect. Plants uniform and compact, completely 
covered with well ruffled blooms which have a good open 
throat. Excellent as a pot plant. Pkt. 25c. 
Rose Gem. Award of Merit, All-America Selections, 1936. Rose 
Gem is the best new miniature Petunia. The flowers are a 
deep rich rose on neat compact plants, 6 inches high. Hach 
flower is 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 15e. 
Martha Washington Dwarf. 9 inch plant forms a perfect ball 
almost entirely covered with lovely large, frilled flowers. 
Blush-pink edges with strong wine-red veins, dark violet 
throat. Pkt. 15ce. 
NEMOPHILA, Baby Blue Eyes (a) 
Cup-shaped flowers in many bright colors, especially blue 
shades. A very dense growth used as a ground cover to force 
bulbs to have longer stems, especially tulips. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
PINKS, Dianthus (a) 
A charming class of annual flowers for beds, borders, edg- 
ings, and cutting. The dwarf, rather compact plants average 
1 foot in height. Of easiest culture, suceeding in ordinary 
garden loam. Blooms from July until frosts. 
Heddewigii Laciniatus Double Mixed. Superb flowers rivaling 
the Carnation in size and doubled blossoms. Excellent for 
bouquets. Pkt. 10c. 
Heddewigii Single Mixed. Large finely marked flowers hav- 
ing fringed petals. Pkt. 10e. 
POPPIES, Papaver 
Annual Poppies should be sown as early as possible in the 
spring where they are to remain as they do not transplant 
readily. Mix the seed with builders’ sand, using about 25 
times as much sand as seed, then broadcast seed on surface 
of the ground and firm well. Plants should be thinned out to 
6 inches apart for best results. Seed may be sown in rows 
also and in succession up to the middle of May. 
SHIRLEY (a). Known as the Flanders Field Poppy of the 
World War. The plants with their deeply cut foliage, slended 
hairy stems, and silky petaled blossoms, often fluted; present 
an airy picture as they nod in the breeze. Height, 18 inches. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Single American Legion. Dazzling scarlet with white cross at 
center. Best substitute for the wild Flanders Poppy. Pkt. 10ce. 
Single Mixed. A superb blend of this beautiful type of Poppy 
ranging in color from pure white through tones of’ salmon, 
pink. and rose to brightest carmine-red. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE CARNATION FLOWERED MIXED (a).Perfectly 
double, globular flowers with fringed petals in many brilliant 
colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Pink Shades. This charming sort with its double and 
semi-double flowers in several shades of pink is of great 
merit. Pkt. 10c. 
ICELAND POPPY (p) (Nudicaule). A hardy Poppy slightly re- 
sembling the Shirley. Somewhat different in habit and con- 
tains many shades of yellow and orange. Height, 18 inches. 
Gartford Giants. A superb mixture. All colors. Pkt. 15c. 
ORIENTAL SCARLET (hp). Few flowers make such a gor- 
geous show of riotous colors. The huge, red blossoms often 
are six inches across. Pkt. 10e. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY, Eschscholtzia (a) 
The state flower of California and one of the most attrac- 
tive low growing annuals. The foliage is finely cut fern-like, 
and silvery green in color. They start to bloom a few weeks 
after the seed is sown. Height, 12 to 18 inches. 
Grandiflora Hybrids. Large flowering varieties in the most 
exquisite shades of gold, copper, bronze, scarlet, purple and 
crimson. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10e. 
Aurantiaca Orange. The ordinary California Poppy. Pkt. 10c. 
MEXICAN TULIP POPPY, Hunnemannia (a) 
Seed sown early in May will, by the middle of July, pro- 
duce plants covered with their large buttercup yellow, poppy- 
like blossoms, and are never out of flower until hard frost. 
Sunlite. Award of Merit, All-America Selections. Semi-double, 
canary yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
PORTULACA, Moss Rose (ra) 
Brilliant hardy annual, of easy culture; excellent for mass- 
ing in beds, edging or rock work, thriving best in a light, 
sandy soil and a sunny situation. Flowers of the brightest 
colors. Height, 6 to 10 inches. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
PRIMULA, Primrose, (tp) 
These are perhaps the most desirable of all house plants. 
They are in almost constant bloom all winter, and if the plants 
be transferred to the border they will bloom nearly all sum- 
mer. Height, 9 inches. 
Malacoides. Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
RANUNCULUS 
Valuable cut flowers, double and semi-double of the most 
varied and brilliant colors. If sown early they bloom the first 
year. Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 

a, annual; b, biennial; c, climber; p, perennial; ra, rock plant 
annual; rp, rock plant perennial. 
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