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Brilliant Petunias 
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Petunias are ideal for beds, porch-boxes or window-boxes. They | 
flower in summer, even if sown in the open ground during May or 
Giant Single Fringed 
These have flowers 4 to 5 inches across. 
Pride of Portland. Beautiful rose-pink. 
Romany Lass. Coppery blood-red blossoms 
with dark purple throats; striped black. 
Scarlet Beauty. Brilliant scarlet. 
Theodosia. Large; soft rose-color, with a 
golden throat, beautifully veined. 
Violacea. Velvety violet-blue. 
White Beauty. Clear, crisp white. 
Single Fringed, Mixed (Fluffy Ruffles). 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, $1.25 
Dainty Lady. The flowers are fringed, 
medium im size and light golden yellow. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Glamour. Enormous flowers are single, 
frilled, and over 5 inches across. They are 
rosy salmon, and thecream throat Is strongly 
marked with brown veins. Flowers early. 
20 inches. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Giant Single Plain-edged 
These have flowers 4 to 5 inches across. 
Elk’s Pride. Large; very dark purple. 
Dwarf Pink Glory. Deep rose flowers. 
Purple Robe. 
White Cloud. Large, pure white flowers. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 4 colors, 85c. 
Burgundy. Beautiful mixture of purple and 
carmine; each flower with white throat and 
violet lines. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Snowstorm Improved. Glistening white; 
yellow suffusion in throat. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, 2,0z. $2.50. 
Giant-flowering Double Fringed 
Produces double, some semi-double, and a 
few single flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. 
Crimson King Rose Queen 
Madonna. Pure white. Copper-Red 
Rose-Pink with White. Heliotrope 
Each, pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, $2.50 
Double Fringed Mixed. (California-grown 
seed.) Large, fringed flowers. Wide 
variety of colors. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
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Miniature Types 
Ball-shaped plants, 6-8 ins. high are cov- 
erea with flowers 2 inches in diameter, deeply 
lobed and broad-pointed. 
Rose Gem Pink Gem 
Violet Gem. Rich violet-blue. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50, 
hoz. $2.50 
Mixed Miniature. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, 
Yoz. $1.50. 
Ruffled Petunias 
Marilyn (Large-throated). A half-dwarf 
type, erect and robust. The flowers are 
very large, ruffled and beautiful rich salmon. 
1 ft. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. : 
Copper-Red. Unusual color; the large wide 
throat is a darker red. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Dwarf Giants of California. Large flowers 
with yellow throats, heavily marked and 
delicately veined. Compact and vigorous. 
Mixed colors.> Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Ruffled, Mixed. Flowers 4 ins. across, frilled 
and ruffled. All colors from white, through 
pink to red. Compact plants. 10 in. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
NEW YORK CITY 
White Gem 
Washington Petunias 
Ruffled and frilled blooms on little bushy 
plants only 9 inches high. They are just the 
thing for pots and bedding. 
General Washington. The 3-inch trumpets 
are a rich, velvety, amaranth-red with a 
glistening reddish black throat. 
Martha Washington. Large trumpets are 
beautiful blush-pink; the center is veined 
wine-red, deepening to dark violet in the 
center of the flower. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1 
All-Double 
Remarkable in that every seedling will 
produce double or semi-double flowers, many 
over 414 inches across. Height 12 to 15 in. 
America All- 
Double. Shapely 
ALL-AMERICA 
SIEVERIMERAL foot-high plants are 
covered all summer with flowers that look 
like carnations, 3% inches across; their 
color is a pleasing hue of mauve-pink. First 
of all-double kinds to be produced in Ameri- 
ica, the seed is very scarce. Winner of top 
honors in the All-America Seed Trials for 
19435 Pkt. 50% cts:; 3 pkts: $1.25: 
Blue Brocade. Four-inch flowers of rich 
violet-blue whose color is frxed and true. 
They are pleasingly fragrant. Plant is 
stocky and dwarf. 
Daintiness (Apple Blossom). Extra 
large, very double, and fringed. Color is 
an entrancing medium tone of pink. 
Amaranth. Red. 
Gaiety. Rose and white. 
Loveliness. Clear pink. 
Orchid Beauty. Clear color with veinings 
of a deeper shade. 
White Victorious. 
World Beauty. Rose-carmine. 
Victorious, Mixed. (10 in.) 
Above 9 sorts, each, pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2 
Single Balcony, Plain-edged 
Petunia hybrida pendula 
For borders, beds, and rock-gardens; their 
somewhat spreading habit enables them to fes- 
toon themselves over window-boxes, porches 
and walls. Flowers 3 inches across. 
Balcony White. Pure white. 
Balcony Rose. Pure rose-pink. 
Balcony Crimson. Rich deep crimson. 
Balcony Blue. Cornflower-blue. 
Balcony Purple. Velvety violet-purple. 
Each, pkt. 20 cts., Yoz. $1, Woz. $1.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 5 colors, 
75 cts. 
Balcony, Rosy Morn. The most popular 
color in Petunias, rosy crimson, lightening 
to a white throat, now available in this 
series. Pkt. 20 cts., Y%oz. $1, Moz. $1.50. 
Balcony, Red Wonder. Flowers are nearly 
4 inches in diameter and true, clear, bright 
red, slightly veined darker red, with a 
near-black center. Pkt. 35 cts.; 3 pkts. $1, 
lyoz. $1.50. 
Balcony, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
loz. 75 cts., Moz. $1.25. 
en transplanting Petunias save all your plants. Do not discard the 
we See earinkel they may produce the best flowers. 


June. Those sown in the house or hotbed in March or April will be 
in bloom by June and will be Jarger and finer plants. 
Single Bedding (P. Aybrida) 1% tt. 
ALL-AMERICA Igloo. Here is a 
BRONZE MEDAL startling and beauti- 
ful new cream-white 
Petunia. The 14-inch diameter flowers 
have yellowish throats and literally cover the 
plants all season. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Radiance. [IJustrated in color on the back 
cover. Flowers are from 214 to 3 inches in 
diameter and a brilliant rich rose or cerise, 
with a salmon undertone. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, Voz. $1.50, oz. $2.50. 
Blue Bedder. Rich, royal blue. Effective 
when planted in beds. Also as a pot-plant. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Flaming Velvet. Flowers are a brilliant, 
velvety scarlet. Outstanding in color, type, 
and uniformity. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1.25, 
Voz. $2. 
Hollywood Star. Flowers star-shaped, 
five-pointed, and rose-pink; creamy yellow 
throat. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
Pink Beauty. Flowers large, brilliant rose- 
pink with throat suffused yellow. Pkt. 
15 cts., goz. 50 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Topaz Rose (Rose and Gold). Light cerise- 
red or topaz-rose; fragrant. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 1goz. 75 cts. 
Bedding, Mixed. Highly decorative. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $2 
Dwarf Bedding P. compacta (9-12 in.) 
ALL-AMERICA English _— Violet. 
HON. MENTION | With this, a new 
shade is added to 
dwarf Petunias. It is a mauve or purple- 
violet, and invaluable for opening up novel 
color combinations in flower-bed planting. 
Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
First Lady. Blooms are 21% inches across 
and light blush-pink. Compact and uni- 
form. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Celestial Rose. Deep satiny rose with a 
white throat. Shapely and compact. Pkt. 
15 cts., Woz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Cream Star. Moderately large flowers of a 
soft cream-white, having an inner star- 
shaped mark of a darker cream. 15 in. 
Pkt. 20 cts., Woz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Glow. Plant is covered with medium- 
sized, rose-red flowers with lighter throat. 
Pkt. 35 cts., Koz. $1.25, lyoz 
Heavenly Blue (Silver Blue). Enchanting 
shade of light silvery blue. Pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50. 
New Rosy Morn. Rosy crimson flowers, 
lighter toward the center, with the creamy 
yellow throat. An improved Rosy Morn. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Koz. $1.50. 
Rose of Heaven. Rich, brilliant rose, a 
trifle deeper than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 15 cts., 
loz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Rosy Morn. Carmine-pink; white throat. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Y%oz. 85 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Salmon Supreme. Light coral-salmon 
blooms, about 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, 6 pkts. $1.50. 
Velvet Ball. Compact and free-flowering. 
Flowers 2% inches in diameter; a deep vel- 
vety blood-red. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Violet-Blue. Rich violet within and bright 
blue without. Compact and covered with 
flowers allsummer. 9 to 12in. Pkt. 25cts., 
Yoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. : 
Compacta, Mixed. Brilliant colorings. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., Ygoz. 75 cts., 
oz. $2.50. 
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