PETUNIA, PRIMA DONNA 
The two most important novelties for °55. 
Both were high point All-America Bronze Medal winners for 
BALL’S 1955 A.A.S. WINNER, CELOSIA TOREADOR 
1955. National 
publicity on these subjects is sure to create a demand for plants this spring. Alert growers should not be without them. 
PETUNIA, PRIMA DONNA 
Fi Hybrid Grandiflora 
Large, heavily ruffled bright rose flowers with darker veins 
on vigorous, spreading, base-branching plants. Quite similar 
to the popular Ballerina except for color, and promises to 
be equally valuable. 14 tr. pkt., $1.35; tr. pkt., $2.50; 
Mog oz., $4.50; Va 0z., $8.00; 140 02, $15.50; 146 02z., 
$20.00. 
CELOSIA, TOREADOR 
“Fashion Flower for Fifty-Five”’ 
Large combs up to 12 inches across of lustrous, bright red 
with scarlet highlights are carried on plants 18-20 inches 
high. Stems are very stiff and sturdy with luxurious, bright 
green foliage. Most plants produce but one stem with one 
enormous comb, the balance produce several base-branch- 
ing stems, each with a large comb. 
Tr. pkt., $1.00; 16 oz., $2.20; %4 0z., $4.00; 1 oz., $12.00. 
Yow Vanrtettes for OS (The 22 Outstanding Ones) 
NOTE: The best bedding plant varieties will not sell well if they 
are not properly grown and merchandised. We call your attention 
to several important new bedding plant growing-selling containers 
pictured and described on pages 69 and 70, including the new 
Market-Pak and Jiffy-Pot. 
AQUILEGIA 
McKanna’s Giant. Extra long-spurred mixture. 
Bronze Medal winner for 1955. Perennial. 
146 oz., $1.50; % oz., $2.75; %4 0z., $5.00; 1 oz., $16.00. 
ASTER 
Purple Ball. Dark purple. A new variety in the large flowered 
fully double “Ball” series. 
Tr. pkt., $1.75 14 0z., $3.20; 1 0z., $9.60. 
CELOSIA 
Red & Gold. Semi-dwarf Cristata. A striking combination of 
colors, both on the same cockscomb head! 
Tr. pkt., 50e; 4% 0z., $1.50; 1% oz., $5.00. 
Forest Fire. Semi-tall Plumosa type. Extremely colorful and 
showy. Attracted considerable attention in our trials last sum- 
mer, even though it was located “off the beaten path.” 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 44 0z., $1.50; 1 oz. $4.50. 
COLEUS 
Red Rainbow (Ball Original No. 5). A bright combination of 
deep mahogany-red and brilliant carmine-rose edged green. 
Candidum. Brilliant green and soft ivory. Limit 1 tr. pkt. 
Price above two, each: % tr. pkt., $1.50; tr. pkt., $2.50. 
MORNING GLORY (Ipomoea) 
Candy Pink. A large flowered clear pink. A very warm, new 
shade. Tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 0z., $1.00; 1 0z., $3.00. 
All-America 
Also turn to page 26 for a description of Ball’s new offer in 
plastic color pictures of bedding plant varieties to be used as 
point-of-sale aids by bedding plant growers. We believe these 
Plasticards will be very helpful in moving flats which contain 
no blooms. 
PANSY 
Color Carnival. Superb color mixture, similar in color and 
growth to Roggli originator’s mixture. 
Tr. pkt., $1.50; 4% oz., $3.75; 14 oz., $7.00; 1 oz., $22.00. 
PETUNIA 
Blue Moon. All-Double Canadian. Purple-blue. The dwarfest 
blue double—medium flower size, well fringed, full double. 
% tr. pkt., $2.50; tr. pkt., $4.00; 1408 0z., $7.60; 144 oz., 
$14.45; 1%. oz., $28.00. 
Flirt. Fy Hybrid Grandiflora. A new shade of pink in Petunias. 
W% tr. pkt., $1.35; tr. pkt., $2.50; 1408 0z., $4.50; 14 oz, 
$8.00; 140 oz., $15.50; 46 oz., $29.00. 
Brilliancy. Fy; Hybrid Maultiflora. The brightest deep rose 
Petunia we offer. % tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.753 1408 0z., 
$3.50; 164 0z., $6.50; 145 0z., $11.70; Ye oz., $20.00. 
F, Hybrid “INDIAN SERIES”’ Multifloras 
Grow and sell these important new Multiflora hybrids with 
Comanche. 
Paleface. Pure white. Apache. Bright rose-red. 
Sioux. Medium salmon. 
Above 3, each: 1% tr. pkt., $1.00; tr. pkt., $1.75; 
14 . $3.50; 164 0z., $6.50; 140 0oz., $11.70; 146 0z., 
See Page 2 for More New Varieties. 
Increase your bedding plant sales and your profits by careful selection of varieties and good merchandising. 3 
