Try the Canadian All Double Petunia 


B= For Complete Instructions on Petunia Culture 
see page 58. 

PETUNIA 
3161—ROSE MARIE. Bronze medal—another All America selection 
for 1947. The large, fully double flowers are a delightful shade of rose-pink 
with beautiful ruffled petals. Individual flowers are 3 in. across and bloom 
profusely on compact, dwarf plants 18’’ tall and 30” across. Wonderful 
for beds and borders; highly prized for cutting. Both plants and flowers 
are so uniform that Rose-Marie makes a beautiful display in the garden. 
The flowers are so fragrant a small bouquet will perfume the entire room. 
Pkt. $0.00; 3 pkts. for $0.00. 
3158—CANADIAN ALL DOUBLE. A distinctly superior strain pro- 
ducing 100% double flowers with a quite dwarf, compact habit. While the 
flowers are not quite so full petaled some as of the original strains, they 
are highly effective for bedding and window boxes. Offered in a mixture 
of colors ranging from dark red to white. 
Large pkt. (about 800 seeds) $3.75; 14 size pkt. (about 400 seeds) $2.00. 
PRIMULAS OBCONICA 
3502—DE RUYTERS RED. A new strain of the Obconica class of great 
substance and beauty. Should replace Fasbender’s red. 
Pkt. $0.75; 3 pkts. for $2.00. 
3503—AALSMEERISH ROSE. A very popular. dark pink in Europe 
which should achieve great popularity here too. 
Pkt. $0.75; 3 pkts. for $2.00. 
SALVIA 
3629—BRIGHTNESS. Brilliant scarlet, 30” tall, long spikes. 
Pkt. $0.35; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
3638—ROCKET. A bit taller than Blaze of Fire, early, fine color and 
habit. Pkt. $0.35; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
SOLANUM (Christmas Cherry) 
3737—-Hlavacek’s Masterpiece. Ball's strain. A much improved strain 
producing large scarlet berries in great profusion. Pkt. $0.15; 3 pkts 
for $0.40. 
ULMUS PUMILA (Chinese Eims) 
4180—ULMUS PUMILA. The Chinese elm can easily be grown from 
seed and use for hedging if kept at the desired height by clipping. 
Pkt. $0.15; 34 oz. $0.35; 1 oz. $0.50. 
COLEUS 
1995—Glory of Vichy. A remarkable fine strain; unequaled for the 
beautiful form and coloring of its large leaves. A mixture of bronze pink, 
apricot, cream, etc. Pkt. $0.50; 3 pkts. for $1.25. 
CYCLAMEN 
The following strains have just been received from Aalsmeer, Holland. 
2051—Bonfire. Brilliant salmon. = 
2052—Salmon fringed. Salmon. 
2054—Carmine Salmoneum. Dark salmon. 
2059—Rose of Zehlendorf. Light salmon. 
2062—Perle of Zehlendorf. Dark salmon. 
2075—Rose Van Aalsmeer. Salmon rose. 
Pkt. of about 10 seeds $0.35; 3 pkts. for $1.00. 
FRENCH MARIGOLD 
2729—Naughty Marietta. A 1947 All America Honorable Mention. 
A lovely, new single French Marigold, 2 to 244 inches in diameter. In 
full bloom the dwarf plants, 12” tall and 16” across, are completely covered 
with bright golden yellow flowers attractively marked with mahogany at 
the base of the petals. Very showy especially for beds and borders. 
Pkt. $0.25; 3 pkts. for $0.60. 
PANSIES 
2988—NEW SWISS GIANTS ORANGE. A cross between Pansy Gt. 
Knud and Swiss Giant yellow with black blotches. A wonderfull new shade 
of enormous size. 
Per original pkt. $0.75. 
2989—Cornflower Blue. Pkt. $0.60; 3 pkts. for $1.50. 
2998—Flame. Orange scarlet. Pkt. $0.60; 3 pkts. for $1.50. 
2999—Claret. Wine red. Pkt. $0.60; 3 pkts. for $1.50. 
PHLOX NANA COMPACTA 
3372—METEOR. A salmon rose dwarf phlox uniform in height and most 
useful for bedding. Pkt. $0.20; 3 pkts. for $0.50. 
3376—DEFIANCE. Similar to above but salmon scarlet. 
Pkt. $0.20; 3 pkts. for $0.50. 

3629—-Salvia Brightness 
