
J ©. 6. Supreme Quality Hower Seeds 


PPelunias — A.B. C. ALL-DOUBLES 
Amaranth Red. Strong deep red. 
Appleblossom (Daintiness). Pleasing shade of light pink, 
excellent as a pot plant. 
Blue Brocade. All-America Silver Medal Winner. True 
violet-purple without reddish cast which obtained in 
previous offering of purple varieties. (Extra good.) 
Brilliancy. Bright rose. A most desirable addition to this 
worthy family. 
Loveliness. A shade lighter than “World Beauty,’ and 
particularly desirable as a pot plant. Sow seed early 
and follow with successive sowings up until March lst. 
$12.00 
Orchid or light lilac, heavily veined; 
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Orchid Beauty. 
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$12.00 
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Pink Perfection. Same as ‘World Beauty.” 
World Beauty. Produces practically 100% large double 
fringed flowers of the most beautiful rosy carmine color. 
Prices (Separate Colors), All-Double Petunias— 
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ALL-DOUBLE MIXTURES 
A. B. C. Special All-Double Mixture. One-half ‘World 
Beauty,’ one-fourth ‘‘Snowball,” 
of other varieties. 
Victorious Mixture. Fringed All-Double Dwarf Mixture. 
(Special formula made up by ourselves to give a good 
selection of colors.) 
Prices on above two mixtures— 
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All-Double “Triumphant” Mixed. Long stem. Cut flewee 
variety. 
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All-Double Petunia “Loveliness’—a delightful soft pink 

23 
CULTURAL HINTS FOR “FANCY” 
TYPES OF PETUNIAS 
There is a great difference in raising ordinary Petunias 
from seed and those of a high-bred strain such as ‘World 
Beauty,” ‘De Luxe,” “Portland,” etc., varieties. The former 
kind will almost come like weeds with little or no attention, 
but an altogether different story must be told about the 
so-called fancy types. Their germination is very much 
slower and precarious. 
SOIL TEMPERATURE 
Great care is imperative in watering and in choosing a 
rich but porous soil. Temperature may vary between 65 
and 70 degrees, and seed pans or flats ought to be near the 
glass in bright light as soon as germination has taken 
place. Do not let them suffer for lack of water, but the 
slightest excess of moisture may cause sudden damping 
off, especially during the early winter months, when 
houses are but little ventilated and the days are short. 
Poor soil means certain failure in Petunia culture at all 
times. Sterilize soil with “formaldehyde” or steam, this 
will have killed all weed seeds, worms and fungi con- 
tained in the soil. 
Beware of ants, snails, and sowbugs in Petunia seed flats. 
Put the flats on shelves out of their reach, or cover them 
nights with screen door wire netting. A night inspection 
with flashlight and a pair of tweezers is very effective in 
eradicating these costly pests from a house if repeated 
several times. 
TRANSPLANTING 
Transplant as soon as large enough to handle into flats, 
and bear in mind that those seedling plants growing most 
vigorously are the ones least desirable, while the weak- 
lings in the lot are the real darlings that need your utmost 
care and attention and will reward you for it with the most 
charming flowers ever seen. The culls are invariably the 
first to bloom and the grower not familiar with the above- 
mentioned Petunias will pass unfavorable judgment right 
there and then instead of awaiting the blooming period 
of the slower but choicest types. The experienced grower 
can and will often discard the culls when the young plants 
are ready to pot into two-inch in order to save space for 
the choicest only if bench space has to be economized. 
To let the young plants become potbound may produce 
early flowering but will stunt the plants in such a manner 
that they never will attain their finest size. A pinching 
back of the leading shoot before blooming will cause free 
branching and produce fine potted or exhibition plants if 
kept growing on for specimen display. Liberal use of 
fertilizer in the soil is beneficial, especially when shifting 
into larger pots. Light, airy houses are best to start Petunias 
in, but when they reach the flowering stage it is preferable 
to break the strongest sunshine by a light trace of shading, 
very light, however, or it will produce a spindly plant. 
WATERING 
That is an art when well understood, and in raising 
Petunias is of greatest influence. It is particularly im- 
portant not to over water, especially in early spring 
and during cloudy weather, also when the young plants 
have just been potted up. When plants have attained 
flowering size avoid as much as possible wetting the 
foliage or flowers. In growing Petunias for potted plants, 
soil should be made very rich and doses of plant food 
will improve them when they are becoming potbound. 
