Karis’ 
GIANT PETUNIAS 
We wish all of you could visit our Test Gardens in August and September. Here you 
could see the breath taking beauty of form and color in the giant double, waved and 
fringed petunias. Here, too, you would see the uniform growth of the plants and the 
large size and abundance of bloom particularly on the new F; Hybrids. Here are planted 
the best of the old and new varieties so that we have an opportunity to compare their 
performance and select only those that are outstanding. 
Beautiful arrangements can be made with double 
petunias. 
RUFFLED AND WAVED GIANTS 
3802—HARRIS’ PARAMOUNT RUFFLED. The 
flowers are the largest we have ever seen, with 
wide-open, well-veined throats, and the edges 
of the flowers beautifully waved and fringed. 
Colors range from very soft pinkish lavender 
to deep rosy purple. 
One of the most outstanding features of our 
Paramount Ruffled Giants is that the plants 
will stay low-growing, even during our hottest 
summer weather. 10 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds 90c; 
1000 seeds $1.50. 
381.4—HARRIS’ GIANT SNOWSTORM. A mam- 
moth white with waved edges. Snowstorm is 
the best large flowered open-pollinated white 
petunia available and ours is an especially fine 
stock. Plants are covered with glistening white 
bloom all summer. Use it with Purple Prince, 
Royalty and Comanche to bring out their 
attractive colors. 14 in. 
3816—HARRIS’ PURPLE PRINCE. It took years 
of good breeding to produce this enormous ruf- 
fled petunia of a deep rich velvety purple. 
Plants are very sturdy and are a mass of 
bloom throughout the summer. 14 in. 
3809—HARRIS’ ROYALTY. The perfect foil to 
set off Purple Prince. The immense ruffled and 
waved blossoms vary from pure white touched 
with purple through varying combinations of 
purple and white to rich self-colored blooms. 
Often blossoms of all these combinations ap- 
pear on one plant. 15 in. 
Any one of the above three Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 
500 seeds 60c;1000 seeds $1.10; 1¢, Oz. $2.00. 
PLEASE NOTE 
Petunia seed should be sown on fop of the soil 
and pressed in lightly. Place paper over the 
seed, water this with a fine spray and remove 
it when the first seeds start to sprout. 
NEW DOUBLES 
3785—HARRIS’ SELECTED DOUBLE MIXTURE, 
This mixture contains the best colors available 
in double petunias; salmon, orchid, purple, 
white and shades of pink. The blooms are large 
and beautifully fringed; the plants vigorous 
and free flowering. Equally effective in flower 
arrangements or the garden. 15 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.50; 
1000 seeds $4.25. 
3781—DOUBLE CANADIAN SALMON. The 
double petunias from a Canadian hybridizer 
are especially desirable because the plants are 
so very dwarf and compact as well as free 
flowering, even when quite small. This new va- 
riety has fully double, well fringed blooms, 4 to 
5 inches across, of a sparkling salmon-pink 
color. All who saw it in our Test Gardens de- 
clared it to be the most beautiful double sal- 
mon-pink petunia they have ever seen. 12 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.00. 
3772—ALL DOUBLE AMERICA. (All-America 
Award 1945). The first really double petunia 
developed in America. Flowers are rose pink, of 
medium size, 2 in. or more across. Plants are 
dwarf and bushy, with the flowers held well 
above the rich green foliage. 10 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 45c; 500 seeds $1.50. 
Note the variations in Royalty Petunias. 
POTTED PETUNIA PLANTS 
Shipped between May 15th and June 10th. 
Husky, well rooted, potted plants expertly 
packed and guaranteed to reach you in fine 
condition are available in the following va- 
rieties: 
F, Hybrid Ballerina 
F, Hybrid Black Knight 
F, Hybrid Fringed Giants, Mixed Colors 
Double Mixture Double Rose 
Double Salmon Double White 
F, Hybrid Comanche 
F, Hybrid Gypsy 
F, Hybrid Dream Girl 
F, Hybrid Summer Snow 
Because of current delays in parcel post ship- 
ments as well as the increase in rates, we can 
ship these to the following states only; New 
England, New York, Penna., New Jersey, Ohio, 
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin. 
For details see inside back cover. 
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THREE NEW F, HYBRID GIANT 
PETUNIAS 
3811—BLACK KNIGHT. This is our new F, 
hybrid of Purple Prince with 100% large 
flowers on compact dwarf plants. Hybrid vigor 
is apparent in the sturdy compact plants, the 
long period of bloom and the large size of the 
deep purple flowers. Most effective when com- 
bined with other petunia colors, any of which 
compliment it. 12 in. 
3807—BALLERINA (All-America Selection 
1952). Very early bloom which continues until 
freezing; extremely vigorous but dwarf com- 
pact plants; 100% large, gracefully ruffled and 
fringed flowers; soft glowing salmon color— 
that’s this new F, hybrid, Ballerina. Combines 
beautifully with other petunias, and is particu- 
larly effective with Improved Blue Bedder 
planted back of it. 10 in. 
3810—F, HYBRID FRINGED GIANTS, MIXED 
COLORS. For those of you who want the ulti- 
mate in giant flowering F; hybrid petunias, we 
offer for the first time a mixture of five colors 
made up of F,; LaPaloma, white; F, Bolero, 
carmine-rose; F; Tango, scarlet salmon; F, 
Ballerina, salmon-rose; F,; Black Knight, rich 
purple. If you want your garden to be the “‘talk 
of the town’’, plant a bed of these new Hybrid 
Fringed Giants. 12 in. 
Any one of above three: Pkt. (100 seeds) 50c; 
500 seeds $1.50; 1000 seeds $2.50. 
OTHER FRINGED GIANTS 
3817—THE ART. A strain of fringed or lace- 
edged petunias we can enthusiastically recom- 
mend. The flowers are of good size and in a 
delightful range of colors from white to bright 
carmine-pink with many striped and blotched. 
15 in. 
3815—FRINGED SNOWSTORM. The very large 
fringed flowers with a touch of yellow in the 
throat literally cover the vigorous plants. Use 
it with any of the colors of the large flowering 
type to provide interesting contrast. 12 in. 
Either of the above two Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 
500 seeds 60c; 1000 seeds $1.10; 1¢, Oz. $2.00. 
Ballerina is typical of the Fy Fringed Hybrids. 
