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Radiance 
Bedding Petunias 
Dense bushy little plants, 12-18 inches 
high, literally covered with flowers 
all summer until killed by frost. In- 
dispensable for borders, pots, rock 
gardens and bedding. 
1640 ADMIRAL. Excels all other dwarf 
blue Petunias in its clear dark blue 
coloring and uniform habit of growth, 
Blooms! profusel ys. < <i. < «0 «6 ser Pkt. 25c 
1642 RADIANCE. Brilliant cerise-rose 
with a salmon undertone to remove 
all harshness. Blooms are 2!//% inches 
across with a golden throat. .Pkt. 20c 
Pink Sensation 
1645 PINK SENSATION (New). Multi- 
flora hybrid. All-American Bronze 
Medal Winner, possesses extreme 
vigor and is a profuse bloomer. 
Blooms are a lovely shade of rose- 
pink, 3 to 314 in.; plants 2 ft. tall, 3 to 
Amite CerOSSiewyaicese <usiesters 100 seeds 60c 
1646 ENGLISH VIOLET. An All-Ameri- 
ca Selection. It has the same beautiful 
color as English Violets. Flowers hold 
this uniform color from the time they 
open until the last bloom....Pkt. 20c 
1649 TOPAZ QUEEN. Brilliant, deep 
rose-pink. Does not fade in the 
brightest sun. Extra dwarf, with large 
PO WISTS! Segeccts Eres aet esters iemlisnntens Pkt. 20c 
1652 KING HENRY. Color a velvety 
blood-red. Plants of compact, globu- 
lar habit, with giant single blooms 
onl Short 4StGmisk wwe «alee sareler es Pkt-#25c¢ 
1654 ELK’S PRIDE. A Giant Single Pe- 
tunia of .exceptional beauty. The 
color is a deep, velvety purple. Plants 
are dwarf, compact and vigorous. 
ati ai ee tclianc otlote: auiehce iaher saemeiecen avs as Pkt. 25c 
1651 FINEST MIXED BEDDING PETU- 
NIAS. All colors. Yg oz. 60c, pkt.. .10c 
Bedding Petunia—Elks Pride 
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PETUNIAS-—Colorful Blooms all Summer 
Comanche Petunia 
1660 COMANCHE. 15 in, The All 
America Selections committee has 
given this new red F 1 hybrid petunia 
the Bronze Medal for 1953. Blooms 
are a deep scarlet red — the deepest 
color in petunias and average 234 
inches across. Plants are strong 
growers, semi-compact, base branch- 
ing and free blooming. By far the 
best red petunia for bedding, potting 
and window boxes........... Pkt. 50c 
1648 SILVER MEDAL. Named for the 
award it won in the 1949 All-America 
trials, Silver Medal is one of the finest 
single petunias ever introduced. Love- 
ly 3-inch blooms are a lustrous sal- 
mon-cerise when opening, gradually 
changing to a rich salmon shade. 
Low, bushy plants produce great pro- 
fusions of blooms from early summer 
wnitil tO Steamers cece ee Pkt. 50c 
Balcony Petunia—Red Wonder 
Balcony Petunias 
Of graceful, trailing habit, this 
strain of Petunias was developed for 
use in porch and window boxes. 
1656 DEEP BLUE. Deep violet-blue. 
a fatenievie) totaal slivn a ora nousyeeeaaens oi sheets Pkt. 15c 
1658 RED WONDER. The brightest 
DRS le ret n. en yom ucarre Gocuod Pkt. 15c 
1659 BLACK PRINCE. Rich velvety 
PEG. sda hci in datsneds ato horcere Spee Pkt. 15c 
Petunia—Glowing Rose 
Dwarf Compact 
Petunias 
Plants are dwarf and compact, 10- 
12 in. high and form mound-like 
plants. Perfect for borders and pots. 
1661 GLOWING ROSE. Compact, 
dwarf plants bloom early with large 
glowing rose flowers. New, brilliant 
Gniclestenrtiiimeys |e ierseiey erratic Pkt. 25c 
fled 
Colossal Shades of Rose 
Giant Ruffled Single 
and Double Petunias 
For Pot Plants or Bedding. Plants 
grow about 12 inches high, of bushy 
habit, with enormous flowers, 4 inches 
across. 
1647 COLOSSAL SHADES OF ROSE. 
All-American Silver Medal Winner. 
Many huge fully double 5 in. blooms 
of striking, salmon-pink, rose-pink, 
and deep rich rosy mauve. 20 in. tall. 
A on Otay CO Delo .o te 25 seeds 50c 
Martha Washington Petunia 
1650 MARTHA WASHINGTON. Bushy 
little plants only 9 in. high. Large 
tuffled trumpets of blush-pink veined 
wine-red, and deepening to violet in 
center of flower. For window boxes, 
Hots unclmbecdclimcplammmarutenve meee oe 
Spanito Rico MOOG Each pkt. 35c, 2 for 60c 
1653 LIPSTICK. (Hybrid Nana Com- 
pacta,)) 12) ines VAY Svery) ‘compact, 
strong growing plant with medium 
sized carmine-rose blooms. Very 
floriferous. Fine for beds, borders 
gndipotiplants ese some Pkt. 25c 
Theodosia Petunia 
I655 THEODOSIA. A Giant Single 
Fringed Petunia of soft rose pink, 
with wide golden throat, delicately 
veined. Gracefully fringed and rué 
oes Pkt. 25c 
Like all-night rain, the water 24 ft 
seeps through the pores of the we 
treated, mildew-resistant, self- Units 
cleaning canvas hose —no ONLY 
spray, no wash, no waste, no 
wetting leaves of plants. $1.65 
Attach to garden hose. ppd. 
UNITS CONNECTABLE IN SERIES. 
Double Portulaca 
PORTULACA 
Moss Rose (Annual) 
Portulacas thrive in a dry, sunny 
position where most other flowering 
plants would die of drought. They 
are but 4 inches high, of spreading 
habit and form a dense thick carpet. 
The glossy cup-shaped single blos- 
soms and rose-like double flowers 
cover the plants and make a brilliant 
display all summer. 
17125 SINGLEGMIXED Samer ers 
PPPS EL eyes crn ly oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 
1713 DOUBLE MIXED ............ oe 
SOO GOON UAC-o Dirpe lg oz. 75c; pkt. 15c 
PYRETHRUM 
Painted Daisy (Perennial) 
Large daisy-like flowers on stiff, 2- 
foot stems. Come into bloom in June 
and continue through July. Prized for 
cutting because of their fine keeping 
qualities. 
1726 JAMES KELWAY. Rich, velvety 
blodd=reds.ns nee ee ee Pkt. 20c 
1727 ROBINSON’S HYBRIDS. Includes 
quntine Icolorirancgesjrireme nies Pkt. 20c 
RICINUS 
Castor Bean (Annual) 
1730 RED SPIRE. 6-8 ft. Foliage plants 
of luxuriant and rapid growth, valu- 
able for backgrounds and screens, 
producing a rich tropical effect. The 
leaves are of enormous size, deeply 
lobed and conspicuously veined, dark 
green._and bronze in color.,...... 
RS oc ON aetna Oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 
Salpiglossis 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
Painted Tongue or Velvet Flower 
(Annual) 
1741 Height 2-214 ft. Beautiful velvety 
petunia-like flowers, greatly prized 
for cutting. They range in color from 
various shades of purple and blue 
through red and yellow to creamy 
white, delicately veined and penciled 
with gold. Bloom from July to frost. 
# Shalala eres Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. for 25c 
EZ SEEDER =i; °13° 
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