16 For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite’ Flower Seeds 
Giant Pansy 
Plant from September thru December 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3 mos. 
Grows 6 to 8 inches high. 
Pansies are the most ideal of all flowering 
plants for edging or for bedding in late winter 
and early spring. The pansy is distinctly a 
cool weather plant, and for a long blooming 
period it should be grown in cool weather and 
in a cool location. Seeds will not germinate 
well in hot weather and young plants are 
sickly and slow growing in the warmth of late 
summer. Fresh seeds should be sown very 
shallow in flats or in well prepared seedbed 
soil in a shaded place in late fall. Transplant 
seedlings 12 to 18 inches apart, giving some 
shade and plenty water. Pansies will stand 
considerable cold without injury. 
ENGELMANN GIANT MIXTURE. This is 
the largest flowered pansy ever introduced. 
Flowers have thick, velvety petals, borne on 
long stems, and are of most striking brilliance 
and endless variety of color and design. Make 
ideal cut flowers and delightful beds or at- 
tractive borders. Also useful for rock gardens. 
1/16 oz. $2.00; ¥% oz. $3.50; %4 oz. $6.00 
PETUNIA 
ONE OF THE BEST AND FINEST ANNUALS FOR GENERAL PLANTING 
IN FLORIDA 
Plant from September thru June. Approximate time seed sowing to bloom—2'% to 3 months. 
Standards grow 15 to 18 inches high. Dwarfs grow 5 to 12 inches high. 
Petunias are the most colorful of annual garden flowers. They will grow in practically any 
soil and require very little attention after they are established. In the hot Florida summers, petunias 
along with zinnias and marigolds, are the messengers of beauty in an often otherwise barren garden. 
No Florida garden would be complete without petunias. 
The culture of petunias is simple and quite easy, although many amateurs find them somewhat 
difficult to start, due to the fact that they cover the seed entirely too deeply. Whether sown directly 
in the garden, or as is generally recommended, in flats or seedbeds, the seeds must not be buried. 
The very small seeds should be broadcast thinly on a well-prepared seedbed, pressed gently into the 
soil, and then covered very lightly to a depth of not more than 1/16 to Y% of an inch, using sand, or 
better, sand mixed with peat moss or humus. The moisture content must be kept uniform until 
the seeds have sprouted, and the beds should never be allowed to dry out after seeds are sown. It is 
best to start seedlings in a flat or seedbed in all cases, where moisture conditions can be controlled. 
The seedbeds should be covered with moist burlap or a wet newspaper until sprouts appear, when 
this shading material should be removed immediately. 
When the seedlings are well-grown in flats or seedbeds, they should be transplanted to the 
garden or border, setting plants in rows 2 to 3 feet apart and 12 to 18 inches in the row. Petunias 
are in nowise particular, but do best in moderately rich, well drained, though moist soil. Since 
they grow and bloom over long periods they require a lasting fertilizer like pulverized sheep 
manure (see page 31) for best results. In transplanting, set plants the same depth they were before. 
If they have sent up a center shoot, it should be pinched to induce branching and make a more compact 
plant form. 
Petunias are not subject to any serious diseases or insects, and require little attention when 
once established in the garden. Any garden will be a brighter, cheerier and a much more enjoyable 
beauty spot because of the presence of petunias. 
Petunias are used extensively for bedding, borders and for roadside beautification. Also useful 
for rock gardens. The single, small-flowered sorts will stand considerable cold and will bloom well 
into the hot days of summer. 
Petunias are unsurpassed for winter and early spring bloom in Florida. Each year there are 
acres of blooming petunias scattered across the flowery state of Florida. Every winter when 
northern people visit Florida’s various playgrounds, they are amazed and delighted with the 
gorgeous display of petunias. In many states, petunias are grown only in hothouses and under glass, 
while in Florida they grow and bloom defiantly practically all the year. We have taken pride in 
securing the finest varieties and colors of petunias to offer our customers to meet Florida conditions. 
Engelmann Giant Pansy 
