GROW THESE FINE NEW FLOWERS 
Here are some newly developed strains which you should grow for mtroduc- 
tion next spring, to those of your customers who appreciate and want to try out 
the newer, better flowers. These will make good friends for you. 
New Fire Chief Petunia 
1950 All-America Sweepstakes 
This sensational new Petunia 
was awarded more points in the 
All-America Trials than any other 
flower ever entered. It marks the 
end of years of search for a real red 
Petunia of dwarf, erect bedding 
habit. The 12-inch plants are free 
flowering all season Jong and keep 
their erect bushy form without 
spreading and flopping over late 
in the season. They bear a pro- 
fusion of 21-inch flowers of 
spectrum red with a scarlet-red 
glow—the reddest Petunia you’ve 
ever seen. The flowers hold their 
color in full sun without per- 
ceptible fading. Be sure to grow 
Fire Chief. It’s a winner. 1,02. 
A5c; loz. 75c; Yeoz. $1.25; lgoz. 
$3.75; oz. $11. 

Balsam, Dwarf Bush, Torch. The double 
Petunia Dwarf Bedding, Fire Chief vermilion-red flowers of this Balsam 
type appear in clusters on top of the 
Fuchsia, Superlative Hybrids, Mixed. A de luxe stem, Instead of on the sides. They 
, : : make nice 8 to 10- inch compact pot- 
mixture of single and double hybrids saved plants in bloom for spring sale. loz. 
from one of the world’s finest collections, from Dit ‘ 
hand crosses between plants of 30 American EES gett Rea Ae 
Fuchsia Society “A” and “B”’ ratings, in- Vee roneree 8). WIb $6 PAE ES SAA 
cluding pastels. The seed is of strong vitality. ie PE Be a Te 
Sow in late summer for flowering pot-plants 
by the following spring and early summer at 
less cost than from cuttings. 125 seeds $1.75; 
250 seeds $3; 500 seeds $5; 1000 seeds $9. 
Pansy, Forbes Big Beauties. Flowers of Swiss 
Giant type often 4 inches across in a wonderful 
array of colors with perfectly round, over- 
lapping petals, on strong stalks above stocky, 
compact plants of great vigor. The blooms 
are beautifully blotched, mottled and _bor- 
dered. Well worth a trial. Voz. 75c; Voz. 
$1.35; Woz. $2.50; oz. $8; YIb. $30; Ib. $100. 
Phlox, Large-flowering Very Dwarf, Mixed. 
This exceptionally fine strain resembles the 
Half-Dwarf strain in large size of blooms, but 
the plants are dwarfer growing only about 6 
inches high and are extra fine for dwarf beds. 
You will like the splendid colors. Loz. 30c; 
Yyioz. 90c; oz. $2.70; YIb. $8. 
Snapdragon, Giant Ruffled ‘‘Tetra’’ Mixed. A 
new race created by treating normal flowers 
with Colchicine which made a fundamental 
change in the cell formation, converting 
diploids into tetraploids. This resulted in 
larger, fuller, ruffled flower spikes, heavier 
stems and sturdier 2!4-foot plants. “This mix- 
ture contains a complete range of colors. 
Leoz. 65c; Yoz. $1.15; Yoz. $2; oz. $6. Fuchsia, Superlative Hybrids 


