HYBRID PETUNIAS True first generation (F,) hybrids, the result of cross- 
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ing two distinct parent varieties by hand pollination 
Hybrid petunias are really outstanding, each seed is produced by carefully controlled crossing by hand of two 
distinct, parent lines. This is very costly but the resulting seed w 
form in growth, with larger flowers and considerably more of ther 
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2486 Pink Sensation _ Pht. 50¢ 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner : : 
Plants are extremely vigorous, 2 ft. tall, 
as much as 4 ft. in width, and completely 
covered with flowers, 3 in. across. The color 
is light rose-pink with deeper pink veining 
extending well out toward the edges from 
the white throat which is finely etched with 
brown. A metallic lustre adds life and 
sparkle. Hybrid vigor is surely evident in 
this lovely multiflora hybrid petunia. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.35; 1428 oz. $4.00 
2484 Ballerina 
All-America Winner 
Large, single, soft glowing salmon, ex- 
quisitely fringed flowers 31% to 4 in. across 
are freely borne on dwarf, compact plants 
which grow about 1 ft. tall and spread 2 ft. 
and more across. A uniform grower, vigor- 
ous and covered with bloom from early in 
the season until frost. Ideal for beds, wide 
borders and cut flower purposes. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.35; 1428 oz. $4.00 
2499 Silver Medal 
All-America Silver Medal Winner 
You should see the perfectly gorgeous, rich 
salmon flowers to appreciate their beauty, size, 
shape and the profusion in which they appear 
When first opening, they are a lustrous salmo: 
cerise with orange undertone gradually changi: 
to a delightful shade of rich salmon as they m 
ture. Flowers, 3 in. across, are borne in the grea, 
est profusion from early summer ‘until fro-. 
Plants are low and bushy, 1 ft. tall with a spread 
of 18 to 20 in. Truly beautiful petunia. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.25; 1428 oz. $4.00 
2542 Tango 
Daintily fringed, deep but bright  scarlet- 
salmon flowers, 314 to 4 in. across. Plants are 
uniformly dwarf, 12 to 15 in. tall, vigorous, free 
branching and when in full bloom, make a blaz- 
ing mass of color in the garden. Ideal for pot 
culture and highly desirable for cutting. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.00; 2 pkts. $1.85; 
3 pkts. $2.70; %428 oz. $6.00 
2485 Comanche 
All-America Bronze Medal Winner 
The reddest of red petunias, an intense, fiery, 
vivid scarlet-red color which is retained for an 
unusually long time without fading. Flowers grow 
2% in. across; plants 1 ft. tall, of uniform, bushy 
habit and extremely profuse blooming. Striking 
in beds and borders, especially in masses. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50¢; 2 pkts. 95¢; 
3 pkts. $1.35; 1428 oz. $4.00 
2499 Burpee’s Siluer Medal Hybrid Petunia Pht. 506 Next four pages for other petunias . . 17 
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