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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, mostly 
with 3- to 4-inch flowers and 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 pktsz $1.25. 
Glamour. Enormous flowers are _ single, 
frilled, and over 5 inches across. They are 
rosy salmon, and the cream throatis 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 Pink Glory. Deep rose flowers. 
Purple Robe. Velvety purple-violet. 
White Cloud. Large, pure white flowers. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 4 colors, 85 cts. 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. Shorter by 3 inches, it 
is a splendid edging variety. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
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 suffuston mm throat. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, doz. $2.50. 
New Ali-Double Petunias 
First four are remarkable in that every 
seedling will produce double flowers. 
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Silver Medal, AII- 
America Seed Trials for 1947. The color is 
remarkable;—the first double salmon-pink. 
Flowers are 234 inches across, covering 
the 16-inch, bushy plants. Equally good 
for cutting and for bedding. Pkt. $2. 
Rose Marie. Bronze Medal, All-America 
Seed Trials for 1947. Exceptional size 
marks this novelty: enormous flowers are 
3 inches across. The bushy plants that 
carry them are 18 inches high. Delightful 
rose-pink. Grand alike for room decoration 
and for garden display. Pkt. $1.50. 
Colossal Shades of Rose. Winner of the 
Silver Medal, All-America Seed Trials for 
1946. F ully double flowers measure up to 
51% inches in diameter; a mixture of pinks 
—deep, light, salmon and purplish rose. 
Plants have be avy stems and luxuriant 
foliage; they grow 14% feet tall. Pkt. $1. 
America All- aocbie: Shapely foot-high 
plants are covered all summer with flowers 
that look like carnations, 31% inches across; 
color a pleasing mauve-pink. First all- 
double to be produced in America. Silver 
Medal, All-America Seed Trials for 1943. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Double Fringed Mixed. (C€ valifornia-grown 
seed.) Produces double, semi-double, and 
a few single flowers. Large, fringed. Ww ide 
color-range. Pkt. 60 cts., 3 pkts. $1.50. 
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OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN 
GARDENING. New, interesting, and instructive 
Brilliant Petunias 
They 
June. 
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 Mixed Gems White Gem 
Violet Gem. Rich violet-blue. 
Each, pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Yoz. $2 
I4oz. $3.50 
Ruffled Petunias 
Copper-Red. Unusual color; the large wide 
aa is a darker red. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 
1E25% 
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. oat Praia 10 in. 
Pkt 50icts:,)3 pktsapil. 
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. 25 cts., Ygoz. $1.50, Woz. $2.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 5 colors, $1 
Balcony, Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Yyoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Novelty 15 in. high 
Peach Red. A new color—rich salmon-cerise. 
Two-inch single flowers are plain edged, 
borne freely throughout the entire season. 
Received Honorable Mention, All-America 
Seed Trials for 1946. Pkte25acts-.> pits: 
$1, j;0z. $2.50, Ygoz. $4. 


Petunia, America All-double 
When transplanting Petunias save all your plants. Do not discard the 
weaker ones; they may produce the best flowers 
are described 
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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 (?. hybrida) 1% ft. 
Igloo. Startling and beautiful new cream- 
white. 114-inch flowers with yellowish 
throats. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Moz. $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, Loz. $1.25, Yoz. $2. 
Blue Bedder. Rich, royal blue. 
when planted in beds. Also as a pot-plant. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Flaming Velvet. Flowers are a brilliant vel- 
vety scarlet. _ Outstanding in every way. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1.25, Woz. $2 
General Dodds. Velvety dark red or gar- 
net. Pkt. 20 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Hollywood Star. Flowers star-shaped, five- 
pointed, and rose-pink; creamy yellow 
ee Pkt. 20 cts:, ozs /5%cts040z. 
Rose King Improved. Flowers large, bril- 
liant rose-pink. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
Yoz. $1.25. 
Topaz Rose (Rose and Gold). 
Effective 
Light cerise- 
red or topaz-rose; fragrant. 1% ft. Pkt. 
20 cts., Ygoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Bedding, Mixed. Highly decorative. Pkt. 
15 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Dwarf Bedding (P. compacta) 9-12in. 
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 Morn, but better in every way. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, 14,0z. $1.75, leoz. $3. 
Cheerful. Dwarf, compact type, covered 
all season with large light salmon-pink 
blooms 2 inches across. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1. 
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. $2, lgoz. $3.50. 
First Lady. Blooms are 21% inches across 
and light blush-pink. Compact and uni- 
form. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1253 
Celestial Rose. Deep satiny rose with a 
white throat. Shapely and compact. Pkt. 
25 cts., Yoz. $1.25, Woz. $2 
Cream Star. Moderately large flowers of a 
soft cream-white, having an inner star- 
shaped mark of a darker cream. 15 in. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1, Woz. $1.50. 
Glow. Plant is covered with medium-sized, 
rose-red flowers with lighter throat. Pkt. 
50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25, 6 pkts. $2. 
Heavenly Blue (Silver Blue). Enchanting 
shade of light silvery blue. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, Yoz. $1.25, loz. $2. 
Rose of Heaven. Rich, brilliant rose, a 
trifle deeper than Rosy Morn. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Ygoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Rosy Morn. Carmine-pink; white throat. 
Pkt. 20 cts., Yoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.2 
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 21% 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 12 in. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Ygoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Compacta, Mixed. Brilliant colorings. Pkt. 
5 cts., Yoz. 60 cts., Yoz. $1, oz. $3.50 
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