New All Double Petunias 
Culture — For seeds of Giant Petunias. They are 
expensive and the safest method is to start them 
indoors about eight weeks before the usual outdoor 
planting time. Plant in a flat box or pan filled with 
good sifted soil. Press them into the surface rather 
than cover with soil and place glass over the box 
to retain moisture. Take glass off after the seed 
germinates to prevent dampening off. Weak, slow 
growing plants produce the finest flowers; making 
good plants with proper care. 
BURPEE ORCHID —Is_ unusually 
lovely, 4” to 4%” across, of a rich, light 
orchid color with deep, rosy purple veins; 
intense ruffling and deep fringing add to 
the beauty of exquisite blooms. Plants 
are semi-erect, the main stems growing 
18” to 24” tall. Pkt. $1.00. 
MRS. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER — 
Flowers grow about 234” across. Uniform 
for doubleness and of a soft mid-salmon 
shade never before seen in any petunia. 
Plants are dwarf, bushy, and of good 
habit. Pkt. $2.00. 
ROSE MARIE— Flowers are a delight- 
ful shade of rose-pink, 3” and more 
across, and freely borne on dwarf, com- 
pact plants 18” tall. Excellent for borders 
and cutting. Pkt. $1.00. 
COLOSSAL SHADES OF ROSE — Gi- 
ant all double flowers of American origin 
and the largest yet produced. The beau- 
tiful, intensely double blooms are often 
5” across, appearing in rich rose shades, 
salmon-pink through rosy-pink to deep 
rosy-mauve. Vigorous plants 20” to 24” 
tall and bearing profusely over a long 
season. Pkt. $1.00. 
ALLEGRO — Flowers are fully fringed, 
double, bright salmon, 3%” to 4” across, 
on 12” strong and vigorous plants. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.00. 
SONATA—Large fully fringed, double, 
pure white flowers 34%” to 4” across. 
Pinch for more dwarfness and better 
branching plants. Pkt. (100 seeds) $1.00. 
NOCTURNE — Semi-double, midnight 
violet-purple flowers, 3” to 3%” across 
on vigorous compact plants. Pkt. (100 
seeds) $1.00. 
Multiflora Petunias 
PINK SENSATION — Plants of this 
new hybrid are extremely vigorous, 
2’ tall, as much as 4’ in width, and com- 
pletely covered with rose bengal flowers, 
3” across. Pkt. 50c. 
SILVER MEDAL —3” flowers of bright 
salmon pink with rose sheen. Vigorous 
plants. Flowers in 90 days from seed. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Other Petunias 
POPCORN (New) — Extra dwarf, com- 
pact plants, with white. single plain 
edged flowers. Excellent for pots or bed- 
ding. Pkt. (100 seeds) 50c. 
Petunia, California Giants, Page 42, 
COMANCHE — A.A.S. ’53. Its hybrid 
vigor makes this a grand bedder, stand- 
ing erect in most weather. Bright red 
flowers 242” to 234” across. The best red 
petunia. Pkt. (100 seeds) 50c. 
BALLERINA — A.A.S. ’52. Extra large 
fringed flowers of soft glowing salmon. 
Plants are vigorous, free branching, and 
bloom profusely. Pkt. 75c. 
LIPSTICK — Dwarf bedding. Plants 
often compact, 12” to 14”, early and ex- 
tremely free flowering bearing a wealth 
of crimson rose blooms, overlaid with a 
touch of salmon; flowering all summer. 
Pkt. 65c. 
TANGO — Bright, deep scarlet-salmon. 
Flowers 3%” to 4”, beautifully fringed. 
Plants are strong growing and extremely 
free blooming, 12” to 15” high with 
spread of 2’. Pkt. 75c. 
FIRE CHIEF — Brilliant scarlet red; 
dwarf habit; medium sized blooms; free 
flowering. Pkt. 25c. 
THEODOSIA—Rose-pink with a clear- 
ly defined yellow throat veined purplish 
black; a fine fringed Petunia. Pkt. 25c. 
CELESTIAL ROSE— Deep rose on 
compact plants about 1 ft. high. Pkt. 25. 
KING HENRY (Dwarf Flaming Vel- 
vet) — Large flowers of a rich velvety 
blood red color. Very free flowering. 
Dwarf compact habit. Pkt. 25c. 
ELK’S PRIDE— Immense single; black 
purple, strong, vigorous grower. Pkt. 25c. 
RUFFLED DOUBLE GIANTS — Only 
a portion come double, but are well 
worth while. Those plants showing the 
weakest vitality in starting make the 
best flowers. Pkt. 40c. 
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