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Pht. 50¢ 
Burpee’s 
Hybrid Petunias 
These are true first generation (F;) 
hybrids, the direct result of crossing two 
distinct parent varieties by hand-pollina- 
tion. As petunias are practically self- 
pollinated, it is necessary for our experts 
to remove the pollen sacs from the flowers 
of the female parent. After emasculation, 
pollen is taken from the flowers of the male 
parent and placed on the stigmas of the 
females. This carefully controlled crossing 
by hand of two distinct parent lines is very 
costly but the resulting seed will produce 
a hybrid of extreme vigor, more uniform 
in growth, with larger flowers and con- 
siderably more of them per plant. In each 
case, our hybrid petunias, Silver Medal 
and Pink Sensation, far surpass either of 
their parents in all characteristics. 
_ Burpee Hybrid petunias are really out- 
standing, each having been judged medal 
winners by America’s foremost flower 
critics in the trials of the All-America 
Selections. Wonderful for large beds, wide 
borders and excellent for cut flowers. 
2486 PINK SENSATION 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner 
Plants are extremely vigorous, 2 ft. tall, as 
much as 4 ft. in width, and completely 
covered with flowers, 3 in. across. The 
color is light rose-pink with deeper pink 
veining extending well out toward the 
edges from the white throat which is 
finely etched with brown. A metallic lustre 
adds life and sparkle. Hybrid vigor is 
surely evident in this lovely petunia. 
: Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.35; 5 pkts. $2.00 
Burpee’s New Petunia for 195] 
2443 TALLY-HO 
Outstanding in color, flower size and habit of 
growth. The color is rather difficult to describe 
—it is quite close to cardinal-red but softened 
with a definite undertone of salmon-rose and a 
glowing, velvety sheen that gives the flower a 
deeper appearing shade than it really is. The 
coloring tends to deepen toward the throat, the 
lower part of which is yellowish white with very 
deep red lines. Especially nice for mass effects. 
Flowers are well formed, 314 in. across, with 
large rounded lobes and freely borne above the 
vigorous, low spreading plants. The largest 
flowered of the hybrida bedding type and per- 
haps the dwarfest growing as average height is 
about 1 ft. Profuse and long blooming. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.35; 5 pkts. $2.00 
2499 Silver Medal Hybrid Petunia Pht. 50¢ 
2499 SILVER MEDAL All-America Silver Medal Winner 
Flowers, 3 in. across, are borne in the greatest profusion from early 
summer until frost. When first opening, they are a lustrous salmon- 
cerise with orange undertone gradually changing to a delightful 
shade of rich salmon. Plants are low and bushy, 1 ft. tall with a 
spread of 18 to 20 in. Blooms are borne in such quantity as to practi- 
cally hide the plants from view. A truly remarkable petunia. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 3 pkts. $1.35; 5 pkts. $2.09 
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