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Brilliant Petunias 
are described 
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Petunias are ideal for beds, porch-boxes or window-boxes. They | June. Those sown in the house or hotbed in March or April will be 
flower in summer, even if sown in the open ground during May or 
In this column are Giant varieties with 4- 
to 5-inch flowers, mostly 15 inches tall. 
Giant Single Fringed 
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 
Elk’s Pride. Large; very dark purple. 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. Shorter by 3 inches 
than others in this class, it is a splendid 
edging variety. 
Dwarf Pink Glory. 
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, doz. $2.50. 
Deep rose flowers. 
Giant-flowering Double Fringed 
Produces double, some semi-double, and a 
few single flowers. 
Crimson King 
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. 
New Alldouble Petunias 
Remarkable in that every seedling will 
produce double or semi-double flowers. 
America All- 
ALL-AMERICA 
foot-high plants are 
covered all summer with flowers that look 
like carnations, 34 itches across; their 
color is a pleasing hue of mauve-pink. First 
all-double to be produced in America. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
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. 
World Beauty. Rose-carmine. | 
Victorious, Mixed. Height 10 in. 
Above 7 sorts, each, pkt. 75 cts., 3 pkts. $2 
Rose Queen 
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Petunia 
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-pmnk; the center is veined 
wine-red, deepening to dark violet in the 
center of the flower. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1 
Miniature Types 
Ball-shaped plants 6 to 8 inches high are 
covered with flowers 2 inches in diameter, 
deeply lobed and broad-pointed. 
Rose Gem Pink Gem White Gem 
Violet Gem. Rich violet-blue. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50, 
I4oz. $2.50 
Mixed Miniature. Pkt. 25 cts., lgoz. $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. 
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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. AII colors from white, through 
pink to red. Compact plants. 10 in. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
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. $1.50, yoz. $2.50 
COLLECTION: Pk . each, above 5 colors, 
75 cts. 
Balcony, Rosy Morn. The most popular 
color m Petunias, rosy crimson, lightening 
to a white throat, now available in this 
series. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1.50, Woz. $2.50. 
Balcony, Mixed. AII colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
lgoz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
When transplanting Petunias save all your plants. Do not discard the 
weaker ones; they may produce the best flowers 

in bloom by June and will be larger and finer plants. 
Single Bedding CP. hybrida) 1%tt. 
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, Woz. $2. 
Radiance. Flowers are from 2% 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, oz. $2.50. 
Blue Bedder. Rich, royal ble. Effective 
when planted in beds. Also as a pot-plant. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Flaming Velvet. Flowers are a brilliant 
velvety scarlet. Outstanding im color, type, 
and uniformity. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.25, 
Yyoz. $2. 
General Dodds. Velvety dark red or gar- 
net. Pkt. 15. cts.,, oz. $1) oz. 233.90) 
Hollywood Star. Flowers star-shaped, 
five-pointed, and rose-pink; creamy yellow 
throat. Pkt. 25 cts., Koz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
Pink Beauty. Flowers large, briJliant rose- 
pink with throat suffus.d yellow. Pkt. - 
15 cts., Woz. 60 cts., Woz. £1. 
Topaz Rose (Rose and Gold). Light cerise- 
red or topaz-rose; fragrant. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., 14oz. 75 cts. 
Bedding, Mixed. Highly decorative. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 60 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding (P. compacta) 9-12in. 
Cheerful. New dwarf, compact type, cov- 
ered all season with large light salmon-pink 
blooms 2 inches across. High award in an- 
nual tests for 1944 of the All-America Seed 
Selections examining novelties. Pkt. 25c. 
English Violet. Mauve or purple-violet; 
invaluable for opening up novel color com- 
bimations in flower-bed planting. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50. 
First Lady. Blooms are 21% inches across 
and light blush-pink. Compact and uni- 
form. \Pkt 50icts:,)3) pkctss plezos 
Celestial Rose. Leep satiny rose with a 
white throat. Shapely and compact. Pkt. 
25 cts., Woz. $1.25, lgoz. $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., Yoz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Glow. Plant is covered with medium- 
sized, rose-red flowers with lighter throat. 
Pkt. 35 cts., Yoz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
Heavenly Blue (Silver Blue). Enchanting 
shade of light silvery blue. Fkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50. 
Rose of Heaven. Rich, brilliant rose, a 
trifle deeper than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
Rosy Morn. Carmine-pink; white throat. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 85 cts., (oz. $1.50. 
Salmon Supreme. Light coral-salmon 
blooms, about 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
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 allsummer. 9 to 12in. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Ygoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Compacta, Mixed. Brilliant colorings. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Ygoz. 60 cts., Woz. $1, 
oz. $3.50. 
STUMPP & WALTER CO. 
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