PETUNIAS 
GRAND NEW PETUNIA - CLEAR PURE 
SNOW-WHITE “SNOWBALL IMPROVED” 
Compact plants 10 inches high, completely covered with these pure white- 
For mass effect in beds and 
And for pot culture, fime. Be sure to orcer 
as-snow flowers, each 3 inches in diameter. 
borders it is truly wonderful. 
it. Pkt. 35 cts.; oz. $2; loz. $3.50. 
Theodosia, Grandiflora, Single Fringed. 
fringed, giving the blooms an effect of frilly lace. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Vgjoz. $2. 
Flaming Velvet. 
velvety blood-red or crimson color, 
Very free-blooming. Pkt. 15 cts.; Yor. $1.25. 
Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. F ringed and ruffled, large-flowering 
Yooz. $4; Yyyoz. $7; 
sorts in the greatest variety of colorings. 
lZ 
/R80Z. $12. 
Elk’s Pride. Large flowers; best velvety purple. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
Double Petunias 
Shepherd’s Marvelous Double, Mixed. A very fancy mixture of beau- 
tifully colored, fringed flowers, producing a large percentage of doubles. 
Pkt. 50 cts.; 2 pkts. 90 cts.; 5 pkts. $2; l¢,oz. $15. 
Schell’s Giant Fringed, Double Mixed. Fine large flowering double 
fringed. Pkt. 50 cts.; #;0z. $24; Yooz. $45. 
Colossal Shades of Rose. New and First Giant Alldcouble Petunia. 
Awarded Silver Medal in 1946 All-America § 
Plants 20 inches high, spreading § 
as much as 3 feet. Large flowers borne in great profusion. (Pkt. 50 seeds) 
Flowers 5 inches across. 
Selections. Fringed and ruffled petals. 
50 cts. 
Petunia Nana Compacta 
NEW PETUNIA, ‘“‘Bright Eyes.’? Awarded Bronze Medal 
as one of best new flowers. Lovely soft light rose-pink flowers, 
with a pronounced white throat, 14% inches across, com- 
pletely cover the plants which are 9 to 10 inches high and 
very uniform and compact. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Jgoz. 
50 cts. 
Martha Washington. It grows 9 inches high and forms a 
perfect ball, being literally smothered with lovely frilled 
blooms about 3 inches in diameter. Beautiful blush-pink, the 
center is veined a rich wine-red deepening in the throat to 
dark violet. Awarded Silver Medal. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
NEW PETUNIA, VIOLET GEM. Awarded Honorable Men- 
tion as One of the Best New Flowers. The plants are neat, 
dwarf and compact, 6 inches high. The rich violet-blue 
flowers, almost completely cover the clear dark green foliage. 
It isa beauty. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Jgoz. 75 cts. 
NEW PETUNIA, CHEERFUL. H ybrida nana compacta. 
Awarded All-America Medal. A beautiful flower with 
salmon-pink petals and deeper rose veining toward the 
throat; 2144 inches and more across. Dwarf bedding type, 
spreading close to the ground, then forming a mound 10 to 
12 inches high with a spread of 2 feet, and a mass of these 
dainty salmon-pink flowers. Ideal for bedding and wide 
borders. Pkt. 20 cts.; }oz. 85 cts. 
NEW PETUNIA, PEACH RED. Awarded 1946 All-America 
Honorable Mention. Its color is a pleasing ‘‘peach-red.’’ 
It is of Hybrida nana compacta habit, 12 to 15 inches high. 
Its flowers are 214 inches across. Very pretty. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
loz. $2; Yoz. $3.75. 
Schell’s Balcony Petunias (Hybrida pendula) 
Single-flowering, of a semi-trailing habit. Flowers large, of 
the most brilliant colors. Blooms all summer. White, Crim- 
son, Rose, Blue, or Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; \oz. 60 cts.; Moz. $1. 
FLUFFY RUFFLES (Grandiflora). Single Fringed. All deli- 
cate shades, soft tints and bicolor combinations. A favorite 
of florists; fine garden variety. The flowers are so finely 
fringed and heavily ruffled that they appear double. Pkt. 
35 cts.; gpoz. $1.75; gy0z. $3; poz. $5. 
One of the very loveliest 
Petunias one can grow. A very rich rose, highlighted by its deep oy en 
throat of molten gold. The flowers are 3 inches in diameter, daintily 
5 pkts. $1; 
(Gold Medal.) A gorgeously rich flower of brilliant 
belonging to the Hybrida class. 


New Pure White Petunia 
“Snowball Improved”’ 
Schell s Hybrida, Single Bedding Petunias 
HOLLYWOOD STAR. Awarded the Silver Medal. This 
lovely new hybrid Petunia is a very charming shade of rich 
rose with an amber throat. It is unique in the form of its 
flower—a five-pointed star. The strong, vigorous plant is 
smothered with blooms until killing frost in the fall. Pkt. 
15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Igoz. 60 cts.; Moz. $1.10. 
Schell’s Blue Bee. Exceedingly rich when grown alone or 
with any other color combination in garden, vase, or boxes. 
Pkt. 10/cts:; 3: pkts.25 cts: 2407, $1.25. 
Carmen Sylva (Baby Blue). Violet, with white throat; very 
beautiful. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. $1.25; Ygoz. $2.25. 
General Dodds. Velvety blood-red flower. Pkt. 
3 pktswe25 Cts: 24075 piers. 
White King. The best white in the Hybrida Single Bedding 
class. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. $1.25. 
Howard’s Star, Improved. Very pretty. Each flower has a 
perfect five-pointed star of pure white on a background 
of crimson-purple. Pkt. 10 cts.; Woz. 70 cts.; Moz. $1.25. 
Schell’s De Luxe Mixture. The blending of colors in this mix- 
ture is unsurpassed for quality and beauty. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; #50z. 50 cts.; Y%oz. 85 cts.; Woz. $1.50; Yoz. 
$2.50; oz. $5. 
Petunia Hybrida Nana Erecta 
Schell’s Celestial Rose. The flowers are deep pink and the 
plants evenly compact. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. $1. 
Rose of Heaven. Very dwarf; beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 15 Cisne 
Ygoz. $1; Moz. $1.75; 44oz. $2.50. 
Rose Gem. Rich rose flowers on 5- to 6-inch plants. Pkt. 
15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; poz. 45 cts.; éoz. 90 cts. 
Rosy Morn. Beautiful, dainty, soft rosy pink flowers with 
white throat. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. $1; oz. $1.50. 
Snowball. Snow-white. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. $1; Moz. age 50. 
Violacea. Deep violet; very fine. Pkt. 15 cts.; Yoz. $ 
Schell’s ane Erecta Mixture. Pit, USicts.; 2) pkts. Ds cts.; 
Ygoz. $1; Moz. $1.50. 
10 cts.; 

Petunia, Theodosia 
Petunia, Shepherd’s 
Marvelous Double, 
Mixed 
Petunia 
Iceland Poppy 
Fringed, Single Mixed 
Imperial Jewel Mixture 
(See page 63) 

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