NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN 

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PENTSTEMON, Castle Forbes 
Two Novelty PENTSTEMON 
Perennial Pentstemon are exceedingly 
showy and very useful cutflowers, a striking 
display of color in the herbaceous border. 
Good results are obtained by sowing early 
under glass for flowering the same season or 
sow outdoors as with other perennials, mulch 
first Winter. Strong bushy plants 2-4 ft. 
high, long wiry spikes with many large 
trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Castle Forbes. An unusually rich and glow- 
ing scarlet with contrasting snow white 
throat. Pkt. 50c., 4 oz. $2.50. 
Blue Boy. Stunning Wedgwood blue. Pkt. 
35c., % oz. $2.00. 




PETUNIA, Bright Eyes 


PETUNIA, Bright Eyes 
All-America Bronze Medal 
Winner, 1946 
A fine dwarf Petunia of compact habit and 
remarkably uniform growth. Soft, light rose 
pink flowers, with pronounced white throat 
are produced in great profusion all Summer. 
Plants grow 7 to 9 in. tall. Pkt. 25c., large 
pkt. $1.00. 
PETUNIA, Burnett’s California 
Monsters 
The finest strain in existence of the popu- 
lar Giant Flowered Single Fringed and Ruffled 
Petunias. Our selection of these beauties 
fills the long felt need for a mixture containing 
a complete color range, from the lightest 
pinks and even chartreuse green and white 
to the deep velvety reds, all deep throated 
and heavily veined. Monstrous flowers 5 
inches and more across. The SHOW 
FLOWER OF YOUR GARDEN for bed- 
ding, window boxes and rockery and a stun- 
ning cutflower. 
Superior Mixture. Pkt. $1.00, 5 pkts. $4.00. 
PETUNIA, Grandiflora 
Dwarf Ruffled Bedding 
Very compact and bushy plants only 8 to 
10 inches high. A superb bedding Petunia 
for mass plantings, edging and rock gardens, 
that does not get out of bounds. The ex- 
quisitely fringed and ruffled flowers, pro- 
duced in great profusion all Summer are in 
all colors imaginable from pure white to 
deep maroon red and all the many inter- 
mediate graduations and combinations. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 75c., 3 pkts. $2.00 
All-America Honorable 
Mention, 1946 
This prize-winning bedding variety is a 
new and distinct color in Petunias, rich deep 
salmon, suffused with a light peach red. 
A bright and intense shade but still soft and 
non-glaring in color effect. Plants 12 to 15 
in. high. Large flowers 214 in. across. Pkt. 
25c., large pkt. $1.00. 
PETUNIA, Peach Red 
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PETUNIA, Colossal Shades of Rose 
PETUNIA, 
Colossal Shades of Rose 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner, 1946 
Colossal Shades of Rose is the first giant 
Alldouble Petunia ever created in America 
and the biggest Double Petunia, many flow- 
ers over 5 in. across. All are fwly double, 
varying in form from those with crisply 
fringed petals to those with beautifully 
ruffled petals. 
This variation in flower form adds interest 
to a planting as does the difference in color, 
which ranges from salmon-pink through rose- 
pink to rich rosy mauve—a most attractive 
blending of rose shades. Plants are strong 
growing, 20 in. high. Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.00. 
Giant Alpine STRAWBERRIES 
With that Rich, Tangy Wild Flavor 
These two Novelty Strawberries will yield 
delectable fruit quicker than is possible with 
any other fruit. Seed sown in early Spring 
produce plants plants that bear a heavy crop 
in Sept. and Oct. The largest berries in this 
strain. Runnerless plants. 
Baron Solemacher. 
perlative flavor. 
Baron Solemacher Yellow. 
elty, golden yellow fruit. 
HACH: pkt. 35c., 1/16 oz. $3.00 
Rich deep red, su- 
A choice nov- 
STRAWBERRY CORN 
Decorative Pop Corn 
A charming subject for artistic arrange- 
ments and many types of decorations. The 
rich shiny mahogany ears only 2 in. long 
resemble a gigantic strawberry, and are en- 
closed in contrasting straw-colored husks 
which may be bent partially back showing 
the colorful ears. Also a very fine ‘‘Pop 
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SUDBURY SOIL TEST KITS 
Essential for successful gardening. Tests 
for nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and acidity. 
Easy to use. Home Model, $2,00; Club 
Model, $4.75; Deluxe Model, $22.50. 


Flower Seed Novelties 
