Hummert’s Highest Quality Flower SEEDS for Florists 13 

SELECTED PETUNIAS 
Good Petunias are becoming more in demand each 
year, the medium and dwarf varieties for bedding, and 
the Fringed and Double as a pot plant for Mother’s 
Day Sales. 
To grow good Petunias you must have rich soil. 
the soil with hot water to kill all fungi and weed 
seed in the soil. 
Our Petunia seeds are of the finest quality, Oe 
grown by the best growers in California, from 
selected plants, and are hand pollenized; no mat- 
ter how careful the selection, you sometimes will 
find a few plants which revert to the old type; 
these usually bloom first. This is a natural habit 
of Petunias. 
All-Double Dwarf 
These plants are remarkably uniform in habit, pro- 
ducing a wonderful assortment of brilliant and fancy 
colorings. They produce very large, fully doubled flow- 
ers. As they seldom grow more than 10 inches in 
height, they are very suitable for pot plant sales. 
All-Double Dwarf Giant Fringed Mixed. 
are very large, exquisitely ruffled and fringed. 44 Tr. 
pkt. (500 seeds), $1.25; Tr. pkt. (1000 seeds), $2.50. 
SINGLE PETUNIAS 
Dwarf Giants of California 
Supreme Florist Strain 
A dwarf sturdy growing type especially suited to pot 
culture. Flowers are beautifully ruffled and fringed with 
open well marked throats. This dwarf class makes par- 
ticularly fine 3 and 4-inch pot plants for spring business. 
Seed for this purpose should be sown in January. 
Dwarf Giants of California Select Mixed. This is the 
best strain of giant-flowered Petunias in existence 
for pot culture and bedding. The plants are bushy, 
grow about 12 inches high and produce their im- 
mense flowers freely and in a wonderful variety of 
colors. 14 tr. pkt., 60c; tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/32 oz., 
$3.50; 1§ oz., $12.50. 
Dwarf Giants of California, Ramona Strain, Dark and 
Light Shades. A dwarf sturdy growing type especially 
suited to pot culture. Flowers are beautifully ruffled 
and fringed with open, well marked throats. 14 tr. 
pkt., 60c; tr. pkt., $1.00; 1/32 oz., $3.20. 
Large-Flowering Dwarf Fringed 
Dwarf Erfurts 
SINGLE DWARF FRINGED .- 10-inch 
For neat compact growth and richly fringed flowers, 
this class is most valuable for use as pot plants. Also 
highly attractive for bedding. 
Tr. pkt. 1/64 0z. 
Elk’s Pride Dwarf. Extra dwarf with large 
single fringed flowers of velvety violet. $0.50 $1.50 
Gaiety. Rose and white, daintily fringed, 
Mea key fae Pe: ees ee Ie cae Ou .25 
Gottfried Michaelis. Deep velvety magenta- 
crimson, dark throats, free flowering .. .50 1.50 
Lace Veil. Pure white, large flowers, free 
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Pepita. Irregularly marked carmine and 
white. Dwarf and attractively fringed. .50 1.50 
Setting Sun. Brilliant deep rose, dark 
throats, very free flowering .......... 200 1.90 
Dwarf Erfurt Fringed Mixed ........... DO meeL.2> 
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Dwarf California Giants 
Large-Flowering Ruffled Grandiflora 
Generally more robust than the fringed and larger 
flowered—excellent for bedding. Flowers 3 to 4 inches 
in width. Height, 12 inches. 
Tr. pke. 41/3207. 
Admiration (Balcony Queen). Velvety 
blue. whitewspottedieess «nau clout oe 0.50 $1.50 
Elk’s Pride. Largest and best velvety pur- 
SE Arpt in Steer eee ane. 50 1.60 
Dwarf Pink Glory. Extra large flowered 
brightecatmine-foses4. oy are ee 0 mums 75 
Giant Steel Blue. Light bluish white with 
clark VeIna eer. ne Sale are ee ee 50 1.50 
Flaming Velvet. Rich velvety red. Highly 
AtLLA CtLVeMmCOLO haethst are speuskenrarthet cree ace Ole Le 7) 
Purple Robe. Extra large flowered purple 
with light or silver seam around edge “ 
Glipetalss eee wanes es te See eee 50 2.00 
Snow Storm. Flowers are the purest 
white and the plants of uniform dwarf 
COM PecteGroweho wi akties ay 4s sain a dee 0 2.95 
White Cloud. An effective all purpose 
dwarf white with nicely ruffled flowers. 
Particularly well liked for pot work .. 50 = 1.75 
White Queen. A fine white, dwarf, com- 
Dacwrexcellente variety, seluenietsteuerat ete ets 2001.75 
Ruffled Grandiflora Fine Mixed ........ 50 1.50 
Super Fluffy Ruffles. The flowers are very 
large. It is a well balanced mixture ... .50 2.00 
Balcony Petunia, Pendula 
Strong spreading growth and fairly large flowers make 
the Balconies excellent for bedding, except where com- 
pact growth is required. Their somewhat spreading 
habit also fits them well for basket and box use. 
Tr.pkt. Yoz. 
Black Prince. Rich velvety crimson-red ..$0.35 $0.90 
Cornflower Blue. A violet-blue ........ 35 .65 
Crimsonspl aricer eclmeten ete neers errant 3D .65 
Rosewsbiery Oses SeleCh Stuaiilnniel siersienct spare 5) 65 
Star of California. Violet, white star ... .35 -65 
NW bites buremuiitemepemr cronies creelicne eee ers 33D .65 
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