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GROW THESE FINE NEW FLOWERS 
Here are some newly developed strains which you should grow for introduction 
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. 
PAN-AMERICAN DWARF 
FRINGED 
Petunia, Ballerina. This was named the 
All-America Winner for 1952. It is a Dwarf 
Single Fringed F; Hybrid with beautifully 
fringed, deep salmon-pink flowers, 314 to 
4 inches across, on compact, vigorous, 
10-inch plants. It is astoundingly uniform 
in both color and plant habit. Fine as a 
pot plant. Tr. pkt. $2.50; 1/1280z. $4.50; 
Léjoz. $8; 40z. $15.50; Yeoz. $30. 
Petunia, Carmencita. This new Dwarf 
Erfurt has nicely fringed, deep scarlet- 
salmon, medium sized flowers of a striking 
color. The dwarf, compact, 8-inch plants 
are perfect for pot culture. Tr. pkt. $1.50; 
1/1280z. $2; léyoz. $3.50; l4o0z. $6; Léoz. 
$11; oz. $21.50; lgoz. $42. 
Petunia, La Paloma. Very excellent pure 
white, yellow-throated, large, well-fringed 
flowers on very uniform, vigorous, 12-inch 
plants. This F; Hybrid is superb for Easter 
pot plants. Tr. pkt. $2.50; 1/1280z. $4.50; 
Véyoz. $8; oz. $15.50; Leoz. $30. 
PAN-AMERICAN ALL-DOUBLE 
Petunia, Allegro. Fully double, nicely 
fringed, bright deep salmon flowers, 31% 
inches across on vigorous, 10-inch plants. 
Petunia, Caprice. Fringed, full-double, dark 
rose-pink, medium-sized flowers on 12-inch 
free-blooming plants. 
Petunia, Nocturne. Fringed, double, 3-inch, 
deep violet-purple; compact 12-inch plants. 
Petunia, Sonata. Pure white, extra double; 
4-inch flowers on 15-inch plants. The best 
white, but needs pinching. 
Each of above 4, 14 Tr. pkt. $2.75; Tr. pkt. 
$4.50; 1/1280z. $8.50; Léyoz. $16; loz. 
$29.50; 1goz. $58. 
Zinnia , Persian Carpet Mixed 
Petunia, Ballerina, 1952 All-America 
Alyssum, Royal Carpet. 1953 All-America. 
A remarkably fine, very dwarf new strain 
which literally carpets the ground. The 
neat compact plants, only 2 or 3 inches 
high and 10 inches across, are covered 
with vibrant purple bloom all season. 
Léoz. 65c; oz. $1.90; oz. $5.75. 
Balsam, Dwarf Bush. Double flowers in 
clusters at the top of the stems. Nice 
8 to 10-inch pot plants for spring sale. 
Vermilion-red, Rose, White, Pink and 
White flushed pink. Each, Woz. 65c; 
oz. $2; Ylb. $6. 
Centaurea cyanus, Dwarf Mixed. Compact 
12-inch pot plants covered with double 
flowers above bright green, distinct tuft 
foliage. loz. 60c; oz. $1.75; WYlb. $5. 
Petunia, Comanche. 1953 All-America. The 
reddest of all red Petunias. Brighter, 
more uniform scarlet-red and larger flow- 
ered than Fire Chief. Holds tts color much 
better even when aging. Erect 13-inch 
plants. An F, Hybrid. tr. pkt. $1; 
tr. pkt. $1.75; 1/1280z. $3.50; Yéjoz. $6.50. 
Petunia, Elk’s Star. Extra-fine strain with 
nice dwarf compact plants heavily covered 
with real blue-purple flowers with white 
stars. Splendid for dwarf, neat_ margins 
and for pot-culture. 1490z. 60c; Ygoz. $1; 
lgoz. $1.75; Woz. $3; oz. $9. 
Phlox, Globe Mixed. This new annual strain 
has round, domed, uniform 6-1nch plants 
covered with flowers in both pastels and 
strong colors. This is very attractive and 
unusual and fine for flat plant sale. oz. 
$1.10; Lgoz. $2; Woz. $3.50; Yoz. $6. 
Zinnia, Persian Carpet Mixed. All-America, 
1952. Variegated flowers the size of a 
silver dollar, like tiny dahlias, each with 
its pointed petals tipped with a contrasting 
color. These appear early and become 
12-inch compact mounds of brilliant color, 
each different from the next and fine for 
edging, window boxes. loz. 90c; 1402. 
$1.50; oz. $4.50; Mlb. $13.50. 
