PETUNIAS 
Grand New Petunia 
Clear Pure Snow-White 
“Snowball” Improved 
Compact plants 10 inches high, com- 
pletely covered with these pure white-as- 
snow flowers, each 3 inches in diameter. 
For mass effect in beds and borders it is 
truly wonderful. And for pot culture, fine. 
Be sure to order it. Pkt.35 cts.; 4,02. $2; 
oz. $3.50. 
Fancy Type 
Theodosia, Grandiflora, Single Fringed. 
One of the very loveliest Petunias one 
can grow. A very rich rose, highlighted 
by its deep open throat of molten gold. 
The flowers are 3 inches in diameter, 
daintily fringed, giving the blooms an 
effect of frilly lace. (See illustration be- 
low.) Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; léoz. $2. 
Flaming Velvet. (Gold Medal.) A gor- 
geously rich flower of brilliant velvety 
blood-red or crimson color belonging to 
the Hybrida class. Very free-blooming. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; Lé,0z. $2.25; ‘yeoz. $8. 
Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. Fringed and ruffled, 
large-flowering sorts in the greatest variety of colorings. (See 
illustration below.) Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. $4; Y~4oz. $7; Moz. $12. 
Elk’s Pride. Large flowers; best velvety purple. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
1g,0z. $2.25; Leoz. $8. 
FLUFFY RUFFLES (Grandiflora). Single Fringed. All deli- 
cate shades, soft tints and bicolor combinations. A favorite 
of florists; fine garden variety. The flowers are so finely 
fringed and heavily ruffled that they appear double. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 35 cts.; i¢,0z. $1.75; Voz. $3; Yyeoz. $5. 
PETUNIA, Dwarf Giants of California. Ramona Strain. 
Dark and Light Shades Mixed. These are huge Giants of 
California flowers on dwarf, sturdy plants especially bred for 
pot-culture. The words ‘‘Ramona Strain’ distinguish the 
finest dwarf giant Petunias on the market today. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
3 pkts. for 65 cts.; légoz. $4; Veoz. $7; Yeoz. $12. 
Double Petunias 
Shepherd’s Marvelous Double, Mixed. A very fancy mix- 
ture of beautifully colored, fringed flowers, producing a large 
percentage of doubles. (See illustration below.) Pkt. 50 cts.; 
2 pkts. 90 cts.; 5 pkts. $2; ésoz. $15. 
Schell’s Giant Fringed, Double Mixed. Fine large flowering 
double fringed. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $24; Yeoz. $45. 
Colossal Shades of Rose. New and First Giant Alldouble 
Petunia. Flowers 5 inciies across. Awarded Silver Medal 
in 1946 All-America Selections. Fringed and ruffled petals. 
Plants 20 inches high, spreading as much as 3 feet. Large 
flowers borne in great profusion. Pkt. (50 seeds) 50 cts. 
Petunia Nana Compacta 
NEW PETUNIA, ‘‘Bright Eyes.’? Awarded Bronze Medal 
as one of best new flowers. Lovely soft light rose-pink flowers, 
with a pronounced white throat, 14% inches across, com- 
pletely cover the plants which are 9 to 10 inches high and 
Ha uniform and compact. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Jgoz. 
cts. 
Martha Washington. It grows 9 inches high and forms a 
perfect ball, being literally smothered with lovely frilled 
blooms about 3 inches in diameter. Beautiful blush-pink, the 
center is veined a rich wine-red deepening in the throat to 
dark violet. Awarded Silver Medal. Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
ie sess 
Petunia, Theodosia Petunia, Shepherd’s 
Marvelous Double, 
Mixed 
Mrs. Schell, Sr., Mrs. Schell, Jr., Walter and James admiring the beautiful trials 
of Petunias at Penna. State College. 
NEW PETUNIA, CHEERFUL. Awarded All- America 
Medal. A beautiful flower with salmon-pink petals and 
deeper rose veining toward the throat; 214 inches and more 
across. Dwarf bedding type, spreading close to the ground, 
then forming a mound 10 to 12 inches high with a spread of 
2 feet, and a mass of these dainty salmon-pink flowers. Ideal 
for bedding and borders. Pkt. 20 cts.; }0z. 85 cts. 
NEW PETUNIA, PEACH RED. Awarded 1946 All-America 
Honorable Mention. Its color is a pleasing ‘‘peach-red.”’ 
It is of Hybrida nana compacta habit, 12 to 15 inches high. 
Its flowers are 214 inches across. Very pretty. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
lgoz. $2; Woz. $3.75. 
Schell’s Balcony Petunias (Hybrida pendula) 
Single-flowering, of a semi-trailing habit. Flowers large, of 
the most brilliant colors. Equally fine for window-boxes, pots 
and the garden. 18 to 24 inches. Blooms all summer. White, 
Crimson, Rose, Blue, or Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. 60 cts. 
Hybrida, Single Bedding Petunias (15 to 18 inches) 
Schell’s Blue Bee. Exceedingly rich when grown alone or 
with any other color combination in garden, vase, or boxes. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Woz. $1.25. 
General Dodds. Velvety blood-red flower. Pkt. 
3 pkts. 25 cts.; Yoz. $1.25. 
White King. The best white in the Hybrida Single Bedding 
class. Pkt. 10 cts.; 4oz. $1.25. 
Howard’s Star, Improved. Very pretty. Each flower has a 
perfect five-pointed star of pure white on a background 
of crimson-purple. Pkt. 10 cts.; Y%oz. 70 cts.; Moz. $1.25. 
Schell’s De Luxe Mixture. The blending of colors in this mix- 
ture is unsurpassed for quality and beauty. (See page 61 for 
color.) Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 460z. 50 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 
Yyoz. $1.50; oz. $2.50; oz. $5. 
Petunia Hybrida Nana Erecta (10 to 12 inches) 
Schell’s Celestial Rose. The flowers are deep pink and the 
plants evenly compact. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. $1. 
Rose of Heaven. Very dwarf; beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
Yyoz. $1; Woz. $1.75; Woz. $2.50. 
10 cts.; 
Rosy Morn. Beautiful, soft rosy pink flowers with white 
throat. Very popular. Pkt. 15 cts.; Woz. $1; oz. $1.50. 
Snow Queen. Large snow-white. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. $1. 
Violacea. Deep violet; very fine. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. $1. 
Schell’s Nana Erecta Mixture. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; 
Yyoz. $1; Moz. $1.50. 
Iceland Poppy 
Imperial Jewel Mixture 
(See page 63) 
Petunia, Giant Prize 
Fringed, Single Mixed 
THEY GROW BETTER > 
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