GRAND RAPIDS GROWERS, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Petunias » 
For Bedding and Pots 
(250,000 seeds per oz.) 
The Petunia loves a rich soil and thrives best in a 
sunny location. Pinch back freely. This causes the plants 
to branch out and spread, shading the ground, thereby 
helping to conserve the moisture. Keep the faded flowers 
clipped. 
Grandiflora Single F, Hybrid Varieties 
Large Single Dwarf Fringed 
6000 seeds per | /64 1. 
BALLERINA. Large single fringed flowers of a soft glow- 
ing salmon. Plants are dwarf and compact. Blooms 314% to 
4 inches across. Excellent for pots and an interesting variety 
for the garden border. 
BOLERO, Carmine-rose-pink flowers well ruffled and fringed. 
3¥2 to 4 inches across. Plants uniformly dwarf and compact. 
Profuse bloomer and an excellent variety for pot culture. 
LA PALOMA, Large well filled fringed flowers, 100% 
large flowering pure white with yellow throat. Most uni- 
form and vigorous grower. An early December sowing will 
produce Easter pot plants. 
TANGO. Deep saimon, outside of bloom shading to scarlet 
nearer throat. Flowers 3¥2 to 4 inches across, beautifully 
fringed. ‘Truly dwarf but due to hybrid vigor are strong 
growing. 12 to 15 inches high with spread of 2 feet. Very 
brilliant. 
PRIMA DONNA, Bronze Medal All-America Selections 
1955. Bright rose-pink. Same flowering and growing habit 
as Ballerina. Uniformly dwarf, compact spreading, fringed, 
free flowering. 342 to 4 inch spread. Plants 12 to 15 inches 
high. Used for pots, borders or bedding. 
All of the above: 2 trade packet., $1.35; trade 
packet., $2.50; 1/128 oz., $3.85; 1/64 oz., $7.50. 
Bedding Varieties 
APACHE. (New.) Bright rose-red for bedding. Same gen- 
eral growing and flowering habits as Comanche. 
COMANCHE. An F, hybrid of multiflora class. Color is 
deep scarlet-red. No fading. It is a free blooming variety 
with flowers measuring from 21% to 234 inches across. It is 
base branching and semi-compact. Height 15 inches with 
spread of 18 inches. It is important that there be at least 
18 inch spacing. 
LINDA, (Improved Silver Medal.) 3300 seeds per 1/64 oz. 
The clear light salmon-pink flowers have a more pronounced 
sheen while the plants are more compact. Vigorous, free 
flowering. It is unexcelled for pot plants and bedding. 18 
inches tall. 
PALEFACE, Pure white, same as the others in growing 
and flowering habits. 
ROSE CHARM. Clear rich rose flowers produced in such 
profusion the planis are almost entirely covered. Very showy, 
a single plant often covering 3 feet in diameter. Ideal for 
bedding and border. 
SILVER MEDAL. Medium large soft salmon-pink flowers, 
very abundantly produced on strong well branched plants. 
All of the above: 1/2 trade packet, $1.00; trade 
packet., $1.75; 1/128 oz., $3.00; 1/64 oz., $5.50; 
1/32 oz., $10.00; 1/16 oz., $18.00, postpaid. 
Giant Single Ruffled 
The flowers are very large, averaging 5 to 7 inches across, 
and colors embrace every conceivable shade of crimson, 
white, violet, lavender, etc. 
5696 PARAMOUNT GIANTS. Free flowering mixture of 
light and dark shades. Particularly suited to outdoors as 
they will be showy even under adverse conditions. 
1/64 oz., $2.50; 1/32 oz., $4.25; 1/16 oz., $7.50; 
Vg oz., $13.00; 1% oz., $24.00. 
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Petunias 
Giants of California 
5708 SUPER DWARFS EXTRA CHOICE BLEND. Giant 
flowers on plants having the ultimate in dwarf habit. Bred 
strictly for pots and combinations. Many bi-colors. Very 
low percentage of small flowered. 
Pkt., 75c; 1/16 oz., $6.00; '% oz., $11.00; 1% oz., 
$20.00. 
5704 DWARF GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, Especially 
bred for pot culture. Light and dark shades mixed. 
Pkt., 75c; 1/16 oz., $6.00; Vg oz., $11.00; 1% oz., 
$20.00. 
PETUNIA, Hybrida 
Strong growing and free flowering 20- to 24-inch plants, 
bearing many medium sized plain edged single flowers. 
For garden use. 
5432 FLAMING VELVET. Velvety blood-red. 
Pkt., 15¢; Ys oz., 50c; 1% oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
5422 HOWARD STAR. Reddish purple, white star. 
Pkt., 15¢; Ys oz., 50c; Y% oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
5438 TOPAZ ROSE. Rose and gold. All-America ’38, 
Pkt., 15¢; Vg oz., 50c; 1% oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
5430 VIOLACEA. Deep violet. 
Pkt., 15c; Yg oz., 50c; 4 oz., 
5410 WHITE KING. White. 
Pkt., 15e; Vg OZ., 45¢; WY Oz., 85c; 1 oz., $2.50. 
5440 SPECIAL MIXTURE of the above varieties. 
Pkt., 15¢; Ye oz., 45c; Va oz., 85c; 1 oz., $2.50. 
$1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
