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McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 
McCULLOUGH’S PETUNIAS for All Purposes 
Thriving on any soil and in the hottest weather. For a showy bed, or for porch or window 
boxes, few plants equal the Petunia in effectiveness. Sow the seed in pots or flats in the house 
or hotbed in February or March, or in the garden as soon as the soil is warm. Cover the 
seed but slightly, for it is very fine. 
Double-Flowering Petunias 
610 ALL-DOUBLE COLOSSAL SHADES 
OF ROSE. Under good cultivation the 
huge flowers will measure from 4 to 5 
inches across. Color shades from light and 
salmon-pink to mostly deep pinks and 
purplish rose. Height 18 inches. Pkt. $1.00 
611 ALL-DOUBLE AMERICA. Flowers 
rose-pink, or medium size, 2 inches and 
more across. 1 foot in height and 18 
inches in width. Pkt. 50c 
612 ALL-DOUBLE MIXED. An extra 
dwarf, giant mixture of Fringed Petunias 
producing flowers 100 percent double. 
Height 12 to 13 inches. Pkt. $1.00 
613 ALL-DOUBLE MRS. DWIGHT D. 
EISENHOWER. Low, spreading plant 
habit; profusion of pleasing, soft salmon 
flowers, 234 inches across. Pkt. $1.50 
614 ALL-DOUBLE ROSE MARIE. Bronze 
Medal, All-America Selections, 1947. 
Rose-pink, fully double, with beautifully 
ruffled petals. Individual flowers 3 inches 
or more across. 18 imches tall and 30 
inches across. Pkt. $1.00 
ALL-DOUBLE, SEPARATE COLORS. 
See page 24. 
Large Single-Flowering Varieties 
615 SNOWSTORM. Extra large, frilled 
clear white. Flowers average 4 inches in 
diameter. Plants medium dwarf. Pkt. 35c 
616 GLAMOUR. Large, salmon-rose flow- 
ers with brown veining on white in the 
throat. Fringed petals, some are plain 
edged and smaller in size than the usual 4 
to 5inches. Height 15 to 18 inches. 
Pkt. 35c 
617 ELK’S PRIDE. Flowers of rich deep 
Elk’s purple, with large lobes forming a 
five-pointed star. Dwarf. Pkt. 25c 
618 WHITE CLOUD. Pure white. Very 
dwarf and compact. Pkt. 35c 
619 BURGUNDY. Large, single flowers of 
deep burgundy-red enhanced by a rich 
velvety sheen. Throat white, veined 
purplish red. 31% inches across. Pkt. 25c 
Large Single-Flowering Fringed 
Mixtures 
620 DWARF GIANTS. (Ramona Strain.) 
A dwarf, sturdy type, especially suited for 
pot culture. Ruffled and fringed, with 
open, well-marked throats. Most desirable 
red and dark and light shades. 
Pkt. 35c 
621 RUFFLED MONSTERS. A half-dwarf 
type of erect and robust habit. The colors 
are mostly the desirable red and dark 
shades, richly marked and veined. 
Pkt. 35c 
Miniature Petunias 
A strain of dwarf, compact miniature 
Petunias, with plants 6 to 9 inches high and 
about 8 inches wide, smothered with flowers. 
622 MARTHA WASHINGTON. Frilled 
blooms about 3 inches in diameter. Neat, 
compact habit. Color blush-pink veined 
wine-red; throat dark violet. Pkt. 25c 
623 RUFFLED LITTLE GIANTS MIXED. 
Medium-sized, well-ruffled. Colors range 
from deep crimson to white. Pkt. 35c 
Single Dwarf Bedding Petunias 
Height 8 to 12 inches 
633 ADMIRAL. Waved, 
flowers on compact plants. Pkt. 25¢ 
634 BLUE BEDDER. Mid-blue. Pkt. 15c 
635 BRIGHT EYES. Dwarf, compact and 
upright, growing about 10 inches tall, 
covered the entire summer with small, 
plain-petaled flowers, 144 inches across. 
Rosy pink with white toward the throat. 
Pkt. 15c 
636 CELESTIAL ROSE. Improvement on 
Rose of Heaven. More compact in growth 
and deeper in color; a beautiful rich satiny 
rose. Pkt. 15c 
637 CHEERFUL. Satiny salmon-pink. 
Growth is densely compact, with no ten- 
dency whatever to thin out. Pkt. 15c 
638 ENGLISH VIOLET. AII the flowers 
on a plant are the same violet-blue shade 
and hold this uniform color from the time 
they first open until the last bloom. Pkt. 15c 
FIRE CHIEF. See page 24. 
639 GLOWING ROSE. The _ individual 
flowers are very large and of an even shade, 
holding the intense color right up to the 
last flower. Plants well rounded and unt- 
form. Blooms early. Pkt. 20c 
640 MARS. The deepest crimson and the 
largest flowered in the bedding Petunia 
class. Comes true to type and color. When 
grown well, the flower will reach 3 inches. 
Pkt. 15c 
641 HEAVENLY BLUE. Silvery light blue. 
Pkt. 15c 
642 ROSY MORN IMPROVED. Dwarf, 
extra select. Soft carmine-pink. with white 
throat. Pkt. 15c; 460z. 40c; Yoz. 70c 
643 ROSE OF HEAVEN IMPROVED. 
Brilliant crimson-rose. 
Pkt. 15c; “coz. 40c; oz. 70c 
644 SALMON SUPREME. A _ distinct 
color in bedding Petunias, with clear sal- 
mon-pink flowers that make an attractive 
display. Pkt. 25c 
645 SNOWBALL IMPROVED. This com- 
pact white Petunia retains its shape 
throughout the growing season. Clear- 
throated blooms nearly 3 inches in diam- 
eter, produced profusely to make the finest 
mass effect one could desire. Pkt. 15c 
646 SINGLE DWARF BEDDING MIXED. 
Includes all the varieties listed above as 
well as many others. Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 75c 
rich violet-blue 
Balcony or Large-Flowered 
Petunias 
A splendid large and free-flowering type 
for window boxes, vases, hanging baskets, 
etc. The flowers average 3 inches across and 
make a very effective display over a long 
season. 
647 BLACK PRINCE. Rich velvety crim- 
son-red. Pkt. 15c 
648 BLUE. Velvety indigo-blue. Pkt. 15c 
649 ROSE. Brilliant rose-pink; very ef- 
fective. Pkt. 15c 
650 WHITE. Pure white. Pkt. 15c 
651 BALCONY MIXED. A mixture of the 
above varieties. Pkt. 15c 
Single Bedding Petunias 
Height about 12 to 18 inches. 
624 BLUE BEE. Violet-blue. Pkt. 10c 
625 FLAMING VELVET. Brilliant velvety 
scarlet. Pkt. 15c 
626 GENERAL DODDS. Velvety blood- 
red. Pkt. 10c 
627 HOWARD’S STAR IMPROVED. Vel- 
vety purple with a pure white star in the 
center of the flower. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c 
628 PEACH RED. Honorable Mention, 
All-America Selections, 1946. Unique 
rich salmon-cerise; flowers are plain petaled, 
of medium size, 2 inches or more across, 
and borne freely throughout the entire 
season. A new color in Petunias. Strong, 
luxuriant growth to 15 inches or more. 
Pkt. 15c 
629 RADIANCE. Cerise-rose with enough 
underlying salmon to remove the harsh- 
ness; the throat is golden yellow. Blooms 
are about 2 inches in diameter. Holds its 
uniform, neat habit until late fall. Pkt. 15c 
630 TOPAZ ROSE. Fiery velvety rose that 
will neither fade nor burn under the hottest 
sun. The throat is the color of topaz. Very 
fragrant. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
631 WHITE KING. Pure white. Very free 
flowering. One of the finest white Petunias. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
632 CHOICE SINGLE MIXED. A mix- 
ture of moderate-sized flowers; extremely 
free flowering. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; %4oz. $1.00 
665 RICINUS, Zanzibarensis (Castor 
Bean). Grows to immense size. Leaves 
sometimes measure 30 inches across and 
range in color from bright green to deep 
bronze. Choice mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
666 RUDBECKIA, Starlight. Semi-double 
large flowers ranging in color from prim- 
rose-yellow to mahogany, some bicolors 
with mahogany centers. Height 3 feet. 
Pkt. 20c 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue). Richly 
colored, funnel-shaped flowers of many 
shades including yellow, buff, crimson and 
scarlet and extending through to purple 
and almost black. 
667 Dwarf Giant-Flowering. All colors. 
Pkt. 10c 
*668 Vesuvius. Violet-purple with a deep 
golden throat edging to silver. Dwarf. 
Pkt. 15c 
SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) 
Blooms are borne on long spikes well above 
the foliage and continue in good condition 
a long time. 
669 SPLENDENS. Bright scarlet. Height 
2% to 3 feet. Pkt. 20c; oz. 75c 
670 AMERICA or GLOBE OF FIRE. This 
is the freest and most continuous blooming 
of all the Scarlet Sages, also the most 
uniform in habit of growth. 
Pkt. 25c; “coz. 60c 
671 FARINACEA (Blue Bedder). 214 feet 
high and the flowers are of a bright mid- 
blue. August to October. Pkt. 20c 
*672 SANVITALIA, Procumbens _fi.-pl. 
(Creeprng Miniature Zinnia). _ Flowers 
much like tiny zinnias, golden yellow with 
very dark purple centers, some single and 
others double. The plants are prostrate 
and creep over the soil instead of growing 
upward. Bloom from June until frost. 
Height 6 inches. Pkt. 10c; 140z. 30c 
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