PETUNIA, LARGE SINGLE PLAIN-EDGED . for Plants see pages 40 and 41 
Also called Grandifloras, these produce large, plain-edged flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, and some are 
waved. The plants are a little taller than the Smgle Dwarf Bedding but the flowers are larger. 
Dwarf Elk’s Pride. , ; ; Pkt. 30c; 1/256 oz. 95c; 1/128 oz. $1.75 
The plants are dwarf with large flowers of a rich violet-blue. They come very true to color. 
Snowstorm. Pkt. 30c; 1/256 oz. 65c; 1/128 oz. $1.20; goz. $2.10 
Pure white ruffled 3-inch flowers, with yellow throat shadings on dwarf, compact plants. 
DWARF CALIFORNIA GIANTS, RAMONA STRAIN 
A superb strain of single Petunias unexcelled for dwarf bedding. The beautifully ruffled and fringed 
flowers, often over 5 inches across, with open, well-marked throats, are produced freely. 
Light and Dark Shades Mixed. Pkt. 50c; 1/128 oz. $1.35; doz. $2.20 
DWARF SINGLE FRINGED 
These make beautiful massed beds and, because the flowers are nicely fringed, are ideal as features in 
the mixed border. 
Ballerina. Pkt. 50c; 3 pkts. $1.25 
All-America, 1952. A new F, hybrid with single fringed, deep salmon-pink, 34% to 4-inch flowers freely produced 
on compact, 10-inch plants excellent for dwarf beds. Astoundingly uniform and true to color. 
La Paloma. 7 Pkt. 50c; 3 pkts. $1.25 
This is an unusually nice pure white with a yellow throat with medium-sized, single fringed flowers. The 12-inch 
plants are very dwarf and compact. Excellent for dwarf beds and unexcelled for pot culture. 
DOUBLE GIANT FRINGED. ; ; us ; 
Double Petunia seed is costly to produce and not as easily grown as the single varieties. It is always 
best to sow the seed indoors in flats so that conditions necessary for success can be carefully controlled. 
A February sowing will provide fine plants for outdoor bedding in May. 
All Double America. Pkt. 50c; 3 for $1.25 
All-America Winner. A fine early-flowering strain with rose-pink double fringed flowers, 2 inches and more across, 
on plants 12 inches high and 18 inches across. Ideal for borders, 
All Double Dwarf Glorious Mixed. Pkt. $1.50; 3 pkts. $4 
This is the very finest double fringed strain available, producing 100 per cent of double Petunias. The 
huge, giant fringed double flowers are often 5 inches across and exquisitely ruffled and fringed. They 
come in a wonderful array of brilliant and fancy colorings on 10 to 12-inch superb bedding plants. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI 
This is one of the most brilliant and most satisfactory of all annuals, thriving m full sun and blooming 
through summer to frost. If sown in the open ground in May you will have a riot of color in July. 
Avoid ovérwatering, as this increases the plant height, especially if the plants stand too close together. 
Gigantea Art Shades. : ; . ; Pkt. 20c; qpoz. 45e; Moz. $1.35 
All-America Winner. A wonderful new annual strain with 9-inch plants literally covered with enormous flower- 
heads with florets 114 inches across. These come in soft pastel shades in a most beautiful color mixture. 
Large-flowering Very Dwarf, Mixed. ; Pkt. 20c; j#50z. 55c; Yoz. $1.70 
This strain has blooms of large size, but the plants grow only 6 inches high and are much better for dwarf beds, 
These are greatly admired for their grace, delicacy and their brilliant colors. Sow the seed out- 
doors in the fall or at intervals in April and May, to provide a succession of flowers. Thin the plants 
to stand about 1 foot apart. Poppies dislike transplanting, and prefer a sandy loam. 
Double Shirley Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Woz. 25c; oz. 65c 
Double and semi-double blooms in an almost endless variety of attractive colors. Many of the flowers are 
beautifully shaded with a second tint which adds to their charm. Strong plants grow to a height of 2 feet. 
Single Shirley Improved, Mixed. : : ; Pkt. 10c; Ygoz. 35c; oz. 60¢ 
Large silky-petalled flowers in rose, salmon, apricot, pink, crimson and red, etc., many of the flowers beautifully 
flaked and edged with white; on 2-foot plants with finely cut foliage. 
Alyssum Calliopsis Eschscholtzia Nasturtium 
ANNUALS FOR Amaranthus Celosia Catia Peroni ; 
Balsam Clarkia Marvel of Peru oppy, irley 
POOR SOILS Calendula Cleome Morning-Glory Portulaca 
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Poppy, Single Shirley Improved, Mixed 
Petunia, 
Dwarf California 
Giants 
