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Petunias are ideal for beds, porch-boxes or window-boxes. 
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 verned. 
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 thecream 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, oz. $2.50. 
Deep rose flowers. 
Giant-flowering Double Fringed 
Produces double, some semi-double, and a 
few single flowers. 
Crimson King Rose Queen 
Rose-Pink with White. Heliotrope 
Each, pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
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. 
Colossal Shades of Rose. Winner of the 
Silver Medal, All-America Seed Trials for 
1946. Fully. double flowe3 measure up to 
51% inches in diameter; color of most is 
deep pink to purplish rose; a few may be 
light pink or salmon-pink. Handsome 
plants have heavy stems and_ luxuriant 
foliage; they grow 114 feet tall. Pkt. $1. 
America All-double. Shapely foot-high 
plants are covered all summer with flowers 
that look like carnations, 314 inches 
across; their color is a pleasing hue o 
mauve- -pink, First all-double to be pro- 
duced in America. Silver Medal, All- 
America Seed Trials for 1943. Pkt. 50 cts. x 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
Brilliant Petunias 
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Petunia 
Washington Petunias 
Ruffled and frilled blooms on little bushy 
plants only 9 inches high. 
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 verned 
wine-red, deepening to dark violet. 
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 
Violet Gem. Rich violet-blue. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50, 
I,oz. $2.50 
Mixed Miniature. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, 
Yyoz. $1.50. 
Ruffled Petunias 
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 All colors from white, through 
pink to red. ee plants. 10 in. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
White Gem 
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., Woz. $1.50, oz. $2.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. 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., 4oz. $1.50, 140z. $2.50. 
Balcony, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
yoz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
1946 Novelty 15 in. high 
Peach Red. A new color—rich salmon-cerise. 
Two-inch single flowers are plam edged, 
borne freely throughout the entire season. 
Received Honorable Mention, All-America 
Seed Trials for 1946. Pkt. 25 cts. 
When transplanting Petunias save all your plants. Do not discard the 
weaker ones; they may produce the best flowers 


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) 1% t. 
Igloo. Startling and beautiful new cream- 
white. 114-inch poner with yellowish 
throats. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, oz. $2. 
Radiance. Flowers are from 24% 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, Yoz. $2.50. 
Blue Bedder. Rich, royal blue. Effective 
when planted in beds. Also as a pot-plant 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Flaming Nrelvet! Flowers are a brilliant 
velvety scarlet. Outstanding in every way. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
General Dodds. Velvety dark red or gar- 
net. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Hollywood Star. Flowers star-shaped, 
five-pointed, and rose-pink; creamy yellow 
throat. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1.25, Woz. $2. 
Rose King Improved. Flowers large, bril- 
lrant rose-pink. Pkt. 15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., 
Yyoz. $1 
Topaz Rose (Rose and Gold). Light cerise- 
red or topaz-rose; fragrant. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. 50 cts., 40z. 75 cts. 
Bedding, Mixed. Highly decorative. Pkt. 
15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding (P. compacta) 9-12 in. 
Bright Eyes. Winner of the Bronze Medal, 
All-America Seed Trials for 1946. Flowers 
are single, rose-pink with a white throat; 
they are small, but the stocky 10-inch 
plants are covered with them. Similar to 
Rosy Mern, but better in every way. 
Rees Sicts: 
Cheerful. Dwarf, compact type, covered 
all season with large light salmon-pink 
blooms 2 mches across. Pkt. 25 cts. 
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 lade. Blooms are 214 inches across 
and light blush-pink. Compact and uni- 
form. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Celestial Rose. Deen satiny rose with a 
white throat. Shapely and compact. Pkt. 
25 cts., Woz. $1.25, loz. $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, loz. $2 
Heavenly Blue (Silver Blue). Enchanting 
shade of light silvery blue. Pkt. 25 cts., 
5 pkts. $1, Koz. $1.50. 
- Rose of Heaven. Rich, brilliant rose, a 
trifle deeper than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 15 cts. 3 
Yoz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25, 
Rosy Morn. Carmine-pink; white throat. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 85 cts., 1goz. $1.50. 
Salmon Supreme. Light coral-salmon 
blooms, about 2 inches m 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. Sie2 55 
Violet-Blue. Rich violet within and bright 
blue without. Compact and covered with 
flowers all summer. 9to 12 in. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yoz. 75 cts., Yoz. $1.25. 
Compacta, Mixed. Brilliant colorings. 
PEt Sy cts. cozmmOUy Cts: 4074 ole 
oz. $3.50, 
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