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Brilliant Petunias 

Petunias are ideal for beds, porch-boxes or window-boxes. 
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 in 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 the cream throat is strongly 
marked with brown veins. Flowers early. 
20in. 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, oz. $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. 
Miniature Types 
Ball-shaped plants, 6-8 inches high are 
covered 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, Yoz. $1.50, 
Yoz. $2.50 
Mixed Miniature. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, 
Yyoz. $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 verned. Compact and vigorous. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Ruffled, Mixed. Flowers 4 ins. across, frilled 
and ruffled. AII colors from white, through 
pink to red. eee plants. 107 im: 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkte. $1. 
White Gem 

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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 41% inches across. Height 12 to 15 in. 
America All- 
ALL-AMERICA 
SILVER MEDAL | Double. _ Shapely 
foot-high plants are 
covered all summer with flowers that look 
like carnations, 3144 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 
1943. 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. Crop failure. 
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 8 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., Ygoz. $1.50, Y4oz. $2.50 
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., oz. $1.50, 4oz. $2.50. 
Balcony, Mixed. AII colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Perfumes by Atkinson remind you of 
the Sweet Fragrance of Old-World Flowers. 
See page 99. 




June. Those sown in the house or hotbed in March or April will be 
in bloom by June and will be larger and finer plants. 
Single Bedding CP. Aybrida) 11 ft. 
Igloo. Startling and beautiful new cream- 
white. The 114-inch flowers with yellowish 
throats cover the plants all season. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Yoz. $2. 
Radiance. Flowers are from 21% to 3 inches 
in diameter and a brilliant rich rose or ce- 
rise, with a salmon undertone. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, Yoz. $1.50, 1goz. $2.50. 
Blue Bedder. Rich, royal blue. Effective 
when planted in beds. Also as a pot-plant. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Flaming Velvet. Flowers are a brilliant, 
velvety scarlet. Outstanding m color, type, 
and uniformity. Pkt. 25 cts., loz. ‘$1. 25; 
Yor. $2. 
General Dodds. Velvety dark red or gar- 
net. Pkt. 15 cts., Woz: $1, oz $3250. 
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, briJliant rose- 
pink with throat suffused yellow. Pkt. 
15 cts., Woz. 60 cts., {oz. $1. 
Topaz Rose (Rose and Gold). Light cerise- 
red or topaz-rose; fragrant. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Bedding, Mixed. Highly decorative. Pkt. 
15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding P. compacta (9-12 in.) 
Cheerful. New dwarf, compact type, cov- 
ered all season with large Jight salmon-pink 
blooms 2 inches across. High award in an- 
nual tests for 1944 of the All-America Seed 
Committee examining novelties. Pkt. 25c. 
English Violet. Mauve or purple-violet; 
invaluable for opening up novel color com- 
binations in flower-bed planting. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Yoz. $1.50. 
First Lady. Blooms are 214 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. spepely and compact. Pkt. 
25 cts., Woz. $1.25, oz. $2. 
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 Yor. $1, loz. $1.50. 
Glow. Plant is covered with medium- 
sized, rose-red flowers with lighter throat. 
Pkt. 35 cts. .,» Woz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
Heavenly Blue (Silver Bless Enchanting 
shade of light silvery blue. Pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50. 
Rose of Heaven. Rich, brilliant rose, a 
trifle deeper than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 15 cts., 
YKoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Rosy Morn. Carmine-pink; white throat. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 85 cts., Woz. $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 214 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 all summer. 9to 12in. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Compacta, Mixed. Brilliant colorings. 
Pkt. 15 ets. Moz. 60 cts., loz. $1, 
oz. $3.50. 

50 Flower Seeds 
When traneplanting Petunias save all 
ones; they may produce the best flowers. 
our plants. De net discard the 
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