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GIANT PETUNIAS 
Many new giant flowering single and double petunias are being introduced each year. 
In order that we may offer only the finest of these, plantings are made in our Trial 
Gardens so that their performance may be compared with older varieties. The following 
list contains the best available from the stand point of color, habit of growth and 
vigor of the plants. 
Comanche is the flamboyant new red petunia. 
described on page 58 
NEW DOUBLES 
3785—WHARRIS’ SELECTED DOUBLE MIXTURE. 
This mixture contains the best colors available 
in double petunias; salmon, orchid, purple, 
white and shades of pink. The blooms are large 
and beautifully fringed; the plants vigorous 
and free flowering. Equally effective in flower 
arrangements or the garden. 15 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.50; 
1000 seeds $4.25. 
3781—DOUBLE CANADIAN SALMON. The 
double petunias from a Canadian hybridizer 
are especially desirable because the plants are 
so very dwarf and compact as well as free 
flowering, even when quite small. This new va- 
riety has fully double, well fringed blooms, 4 to 
5 inches across, of a sparkling salmon-pink 
color. All who saw it in our Test Gardens de- 
clared it to be the most beautiful double sal- 
mon-pink petunia they have ever seen. 12 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.00. 
3772—ALL DOUBLE AMERICA. (All-America 
Award 1945). The first really double petunia 
developed in America. Flowers are rose pink, of 
medium size, 2 in. or more across. Plants are 
dwarf and bushy, with the flowers held well 
above the rich green foliage. 10 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 45c; 500 seeds $1.50. 
You can grow double petunias like this from our 
Selected Double Mixture. 
RUFFLED GIANTS 
3802—HARRIS’ PARAMOUNT RUFFLED. The 
flowers are the largest we have ever seen, with 
wide-open, well-veined throats, and the edges 
of the flowers beautifully waved and fringed. 
Colors range from very soft pinkish lavender 
to deep rosy purple. 
One of the most outstanding features of our 
Paramount Ruffled Giants is that the plants 
will stay low-growing, even during our hottest 
summer weather. 10 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds 90c; 
1000 seeds $1.50. 
3808—HARRIS’ SALMON BEAUTY. The flowers 
are immense, well ruffled and frilled, with large 
open throats of bright golden yellow, beautiful- 
ly veined. The color is a brilliant clear salmon 
pink and is the only ruffled variety of this same 
beautiful color. 15 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 1, Oz. $2.00. 
WAVED GIANTS 
3816—HARRIS’ PURPLE PRINCE. It took years 
of good breeding to produce this enormous ruf- 
fled petunia of a deep rich velvety purple. 
Plants are very sturdy and are a mass of 
bloom throughout the summer. 14 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 1é4 Oz. $2.00. 
3814—HARRIS’ GIANT SNOWSTORM. A new 
mammoth white with waved edges. By far the 
best large white petunia available anywhere. 
Plants are covered witb glistening white bloom 
all summer. Plant Giant Snowstorm with Pur- 
ple Prince, Royalty or Comanche, 14 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 14, Oz. $2.00. 
3809—HARRIS’ ROYALTY. The perfect foil to 
set off Purple Prince. The immense ruffled and 
waved blossoms vary from pure white touched 
with purple through varying combinations of 
purple and white to rich self-colored blooms. 
Often blossoms of all these combinations ap- 
pear on one plant. 15 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 14 Oz. $2.00. 
POTTED PETUNIA PLANTS 
Shipped between May 15th and june 10th. 
Husky, well rooted, potted plants expertly 
packed and guaranteed to reach you in fine 
condition are available in the following va- 
rieties: 
F, Hybrid Ballerina 
Ruffled Paramount 
Harris’ Selected Double Mixture 
Double Canadian Salmon 
Double White 
F, Hybrid Cover Girl 
F, Hybrid Comanche 
F, Hybrid Gypsy 
F, Hybrid Dream Girl 
They are ready to start growing immediately in 
your garden or window box, producing very 
early bloom which continues all summer. We 
cannot ship less than a dozen, but you may 
order six each of two varieties. Plants will be 
shipped to places east of the Mississippi and 
north of Virginia only. 
For details see inside back cover. 
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Colors in Harris Paramount range from soft 
pinkish lavender to deep rosy purple. 
FRINGED GIANTS 
3807—BALLERINA (All-America Selection 
1952). Very early bloom which continues until 
freezing; extremely vigorous but dwarf com- 
pact plants; 100% large, gracefully ruffled and 
fringed flowers; soft glowing salmon color— 
that’s this new F, hybrid, Ballerina. Combines 
beautifully with other petunias, and is particu- 
larly effective with Improved Blue Bedder 
planted back of it. 10 in. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds $1.50; 
1000 seeds $2.50. 
Illustrated in color on page 44. 
3805—CARMENCITA. Here is a really new color 
in petunias that immediately captivates every- 
one who sees it. Difficult to describe so “‘scarlet- 
salmon’’ will have to suffice. There is not the 
slightest trace of “lavender’’ in this as in so 
many salmon pink petunias. Blooms are large 
and deeply fringed; plants fairly dwarf. 14 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds 90c. 
3817—THE ART. A strain of fringed or lace- 
edged petunias we can enthusiastically recom- 
mend. The flowers are of good size and in a 
delightful range of colors from white to bright 
carmine-pink with many striped and blotched. 
Lscane Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; l¢, Oz. $2.00. 
3813—THEODOSIA. The flowers are large, 
beautifully frilled, with large open yellow 
throats. The color is a most attractive shade of 
bright rosy salmon. 14 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; '¢, Oz. $2.00. 
3815—FRINGED SNOWSTORM. The very large 
fringed flowers with a touch of yellow in the 
throat literally cover the vigorous plants. Use 
it with any of the colors of the large flowering 
type to provide interesting contrast. 1 ft. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 1, Oz. $2.00. 
