ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
Careful work of hybridizers has developed Petunias into one of 
our most colorful and useful flowers. Always dependable, thriving 
under most adverse conditions of soil and climate, they offer an 
abundance of bloom and beauty throughout the summer. 
porch and window boxes, for gay masses of bloom in the flower 
PETUNIAS 
indispensable. 
For 
bed and around the summer cottage or as border plants they are 
Bedding Petunias 
Our carefully selected bedding Petunias are 
covered with medium size blooms from early 
summer until frost. This type planted in 
the open ground in our trial grounds on May 
15th will flower by July 10th. Height 1 ft. 
1345 Choice Mixed Colors. A blend of many 
fine colors. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 80¢. 
1346 Celestial Rose. 
1347 Igloo. Compact pure white. 
1348 Silver Blue. 
1358 Topaz Queen. Scarlet rose — excellent. 
1349 Dark Purple. Deep velvety purple. 
Above Colors. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 1% 02. 
90¢. 
C140 Collection. One packet each of the 
five colors listed above for only 90¢. 
Masses of deep rose. 
An extra select light blue. 
Ruffled Petunias 
1350 Little Giants, Mixed Colors. A new type 
dwarf ruffled petunia that has been out- 
standing in our trial grounds. The 8 to 12 
inch plants remain so neatly compact and 
erect all season they are sure to become most 
popular for bedding and edging. The 
medium-sized, well ruffled and waved, deep 
throated flowers continue to keep the plants 
completely covered. Pkt. (200 seeds) 25¢; 
Ig. pkt. (500 seeds) 50¢; */a, oz. $1.40. 
1351 Giants of California, Special Mixture. A 
well balanced mixture of light and dark 
colors, fringed and ruffled, with attractive 
deep throats, many of them being beautiful- 
ly veined. Seed is selected from the choicest 
plants. Pkt. (200 seeds) 25¢; lg. pkt. (500 
seeds) 50¢; */a, 02. $1.55. 
The picture above was taken in the large and 
beautiful flower garden of the John Van Wagner 
family who live on the Geneva-Canandaigua Road. 
Doris and her father are holding a display of the 
many ribbons awarded to them for their flower 
entries at the 1953 Palmyra Fair. So many awards 
are proof that they have “green thumbs”. We 
are happy to know that all of their flowers were 
grown from Robson Quality Seeds. 
New Hybrid Petunias 
1375 Ballerina. All-America Winner 1952. 
Flowers are a soft, glowing salmon — the 
color we have been looking for. They are 
large, fringed —314 to 4 in. Plants are 
dwarf, compact, vigorous. We are sure 
this will soon be our most popular new 
hybrid. Introducer’s packages only. Pkt. 
60¢; lg. pkt. $1.00. 
1374 Tango. Outstanding new true hybrid 
large flowered single fringed petunia. Col- 
or is a bright, deep scarlet salmon — the 
brightest color we have seen in petunias. 
Tango made a big hit with visitors in our 
trials last summer. We offer this seed in 
introducers packages only. Pkt. 60¢; lg. 
pkt. $1.00. 
1373 Commanche. All-America Winner for 
1953. An outstanding new hybrid that is 
similar to Fire Chief but is more intense 
in color and is considerably more vigorous 
and free flowering. If you have liked Fire 
Chief’s color but have been disappointed in 
its growth, try Commanche. You will like 
it Introducers packages only. Pkt. 50¢; lg. 
pkt. $1.00. 
1378 Rose Charm. A new hybrid bedding 
petunia that is a clear deep rose similar to 
Celestial Rose but much more vigorous, 
blooms more freely, and is earlier than 
other bedding varieties. The amount of 
bloom on these plants is amazing. We offer 
this seed in introducers packages only. 
500 seeds 90¢; 1000 seeds $1.65. 
TRY VERMICULITE 
The ideal seed starting media. 
Damp- 
ing off of young seedlings reduced to a 
minimum. 34 lb. package 60¢, postpaid. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
1405 Large Flowering Emperor Mixture. The 
funnel-shaped flowers in rich tones of pur- 
ple, pink, yellow, buff, orange and red with 
heavy gold throat-veining are exquisite. Start 
in the house April 10th or in the garden 
after danger of frost. The seeds are ex- 
tremely fine — cover very lightly. Pinching 
out the centers will cause them to branch. 
Thin to 6 inches. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 15¢; 
Ig. pkt. 25¢; 14 oz. 50¢. 
SCABIOSA 
One of the nicest annuals for cutting, 
Scabiosa blooms from July until after first 
frosts. For earlier bloom, start inside April 
10th or outside when soil can be worked. 
Thin to 8 in. Height 214 ft. 
1420 Mixed Colors. The new Imperial Scab- 
iosa are larger flowered than any other 
strain with a wide range of fine clear colors 
in many new shades. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 25¢; 
Y4 oz. 50¢. 
27 
For bloom in June they should be started in the 
house March 24th. The seeds are very small and should be sown 
very thin and barely covered. Bedding Petunias may also be sown 
in the open ground as soon as the soil can be worked and will 
flower in July. Transplant or thin to 1 ft. 
[ae a a iii. 5 pike 
Linda was the talk of the trials this summer. Its 
clear color, compact growth and abundant blooms 
that just kept on coming caught everyone’s eye. 
1376 LINDA. We have been and still are 
enthused about every new hybrid petunia 
we have offered in our catalog but Linda 
we think is the best so far. The flowers are 
a beautiful clear, light salmon pink, 234-3 
in. across. The plants are neat, compact, 
uniform in growth and are extremely long 
lasting and free flowering. Pkt. 50¢; lg. 
pkt. $1.00. 
New All-Double Petunias 
The new double petunias are exceptionally 
beautiful annuals that every flower gardener 
will want to try. We offer this seed in the 
introducers packages only. 
1360 Glorious Mixture. A formula mixture of 
all of the above colors that we feel is a real 
value. Pkt. (125 seeds) 90¢; pkt. (500 seeds) 
$2.00; pkt. (1000 seeds) $3.75. 
Scabiosa is another annual to grow for better 
flowers for cutting. 
OUR STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY PLANTS ARE ALL GOVERNMENT INSPECTED — PAGES 19 AND 20 
