GQ 2 Hybrid Petunias 
THE STORY OF CARNIVAL 
Hybrid vigor in controlled cross-pollination is a principle so well 
established by hybrid corn that the story of hybrid advantages 
no longer need be told. The new applications with different 
classes of plants and with new ideas utilizing the hybrid advan- 
tages are the things that draw gardeners’ attention now. 
With F; hybrid petunias such a success in this field because of 
their extreme uniformity, vigor and floriferousness, Bodger opens 
another avenue by the introduction of an Fz mixture named Carni- 
val. In this generation, by utmost care and painstaking prepara- 
tion, a contrasting color effect from the Fi hybrids is gained, still 
maintaining the vigor and free flowering habit resulting from the 
crossing of unrelated lines. 
Carnival presents an astonishing variation of colors instead of 
just a single one. By crossing only inbreds with proved interac- 
tions, we produce a special kind of Fi to obtain in the second 
generation what is without doubt the greatest range of color ever 
seen in petunias. It is no trick at all to count 20 different shades 
in a moderate sized planting. These include crimson, blue, salmon, 
red, white, rose, shades of pink, and a fascinating series of 
variegated white and rose or white and blue flowers. 
The flowers are large, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across, 
with fringed and ruffled petal edges of the typical grandiflora 
type. As in regular grandifloras there are some smaller, plain 
edged flowers but these together with intermediate segregates 
total no more than 20% and are hard to find in the mass of large 
blooms. 
Carnival plants reflect moderate segregation relating back to 
the parent lines, but the selected ancestry insures ample uniformity 
for bedding, with compact, dwarf plants all clearly showing 
hybrid vigor. 
To properly introduce this new idea in breeding to the public, 
Bodger offers an array of illustrative material designed to accom- 
pany a first class publicity program. Ektachromes in 4” x 5”, 
8” x 10” and 35mm are available in many poses from field views 
and greenhouse breeding backgrounds through planted beds in 
patio settings to flower arrangements in vases and table settings 
and to closeups of several colors to show detail. Black and white 
8 x 10’s of this same series are also in stock. Then there are several 
four-color engravings of varying sizes from which electros may be 
purchased, and printed display material such as posters are also 
obtainable on request. Both Schmidt and Stecher-Traung are 
making color packets. 
The price is another attractive thing about Carnival. Instead of 
listing at $225.00 per oz. as in the F: grandifloras, Carnival lists 
at $30.00 per oz., in the same price range as standard varieties 
like Theodosia. This makes the seed useful to everybody instead 
of to the limited market served by the F, hybrids. 
Per Per Per 
1/16 02.1% oz. oz. 
2209076).. CARNIVAL (Bodger)) 000 is 3.00 9,00 30.00 
Special rates are in effect on pound or larger quantities. 
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