48 ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILI. ef 

A highly ornamental plant, free flowering, highly perfumed. 
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Petunias One of the best annuals for bedding and colors in mass. Will 
The double 
bloom from early spring until Jate in autumn. 1 
petunias are best for house or pot culture. The double fringed are very elegant and rich. 


Sow under glass in April; plant out in May. 






Balcony Large-Flowered Bedding 
For window or porch boxes, dry banks, terraces or 
among rockwood, the Baleony Petunias may be de- 
pended upon to supply an unsurpassed floral effect 
throughout the summer until frost. The flowers meas- 
ure nearly 3 inches. 
Black Prince Darkest of all red Balcony Pe- 
: tunias—deep velvety mahogany- 
red with satiny black throat. Striking, showy and dis- 
tinct. Flowers do not fade but deepen in tone as they 
age. Pkt. 15c, Y oz. $1.50. 
Blue 
75c. 
Beautiful, rich, velvety violet-blue; stunning, 
colorful. Largely planted. Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 
Fiery rose—a color that is radiant, soft and 
pleasing. A favorite: Pkt. 10c; ye oz. 75C. 
Rose 
; Pure glistening white, nice alone or with 
White any of the other colors. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 75c. 
Mixed Colors For a wonderful display of Pe- 
tunias, we can highly recom- 
mend this excellent blend of all colors for all purposes. 
Pkt. 10c, g oz. 75c. 

Petunia Double Giants of Cali- 
fornia 
Exquisite Mixed. Immense blooms are typical of 
this improved double strain, each being so ruffled 
and fringed that the petals have to be parted for 
proper pollenation and seed production. Magnifi- 
cent color range and high doubles percentage. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c. 
Bearded Tongue. Long | 
Pentstemon flower spikes closely set 
with elegant Foxglove-like blooms in many bril- 
Excellent for beds, borders and 
Dike 2 to 8 ft. Perennial in warm sections. 
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liant colors. 


Salmon Glory. 
with ordinary field culture from 1% to 1% 
inches in diameter. 
mon pink with a distinct creamy-white eye. 
This combination with its clear, clean, crisp 
appearance makes one of the most beautiful ; 
color combinations we have ever seen. Sal- : ° e 
mon Glory won a silver medal in the 1939 Choicest Mixed. All 
All-American trials. 



Bedding Varieties 
Striped and Blotch- 
ed. Pkt. 5c. 
Finest sin- 
Hybrida. gle mixed. 
Pkt. 5c, 4% oz. 25c. 
Celestial Rose. 
Beautiful, rich, vivid rose; 
white throat. Very. free 
flowering. Pkt. 10c, Y ozs 
75c. 
Violet- 
Bluebird. ee. 
Dwarf, compact plant. Pkt. 
10c, ¥g oz. 50c. 
Deli- 
Dainty Lady. ?£:%5 
golden yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
Flaming Velvet. 
Gold Medal, All-American 
Selection, 1936. Brilliant, 
velvety blood-red. Pkt. 15c. 
9 Ma- 
Howard’s Star. “3 
with white star. Pkt. 10c, 
WY oz. 35c. 







Ruffled Giants 
Petunia, Hybrida, Holly- 
wood Star (Annual) 
Silver Medal 
A distinctive novelty with five-pointed, star shaped 
flowers of rose-pink with creamy-yellow throats. 
Leaves are narrow and elongated, plants bushy, erect, 
growing taller toward the end of season. Early bloom- 
ing and prolific all season until killing frost. Price, 
pkt. 20c. 
Large Flowering Single Varieties 
Theodosia. Rosy pink, with a golden -throat, 
Elk’s Pride. 
Ruffled Giants. 
Pkt. 20c. 
striped. Pkt. 15c. 
The largest, darkest and best plain 
edged velvety purple. Pkt. 15c. 

Pyrethrum Roseum 
Giant flowers with large throat 
and exquisitely ruffled edges. 
Pyrethrum Roseum. Persia 
(Perennial) Easily grown from seed, having 
decorative fern-like plants with plenty of the 
large “Painted Daisies’? in May and June. If 
the Daisies are cut the plants will bloom 
again in the fall, 2 ft. Mixed. Very showy 
mixture of white, rose, pink and red shades. 
Pkt. 10c, ¥g oz. 35c. 
Annual Phlox 
Phlox Drummondii. 47222! 
: - Phlox ts 
certainly among the most brightly colored 
flowers that grow. It is particularly showy, 
and most effective when planted in masses— 
either separately or in mixture. Begins to 
bloom in early summer and continues until 
fall if plants are not allowed to go to seed. 

New Giant-Flowered. eke 
Very large individual florets, 1% to 1% in. 
across, in massive trusses on plants 9 in. 
tall. Wonderful mixture of soft colors—sal- 
mon with white eye; deep salmon with cream 
Salmon Glory Phlox eye; apple-blossom-pink; soft rose; light 
blue with white eye; pale violet with white 
eye and other pleasing art shades. Pkt. 10c. 
Giant Salmon Pink Phlox 
Individual florets measure Starred and Fringed Mixed. Pet- 
: mv ~° als pointed, 
fringed or artistically starred. Most un- 
eae Many colors. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c, Y oz. 
c. 
The color is pure sal- (| 
colors. Pkt. 
10c, Ye oz. $1.75, 
Pkt. 20c. oz. $3.00. 

