HARRIS’ FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR TERMS SEE INSIDE FRONT COVER 
SEE OUR RETAIL CATALOG FOR MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS 
THE NUMBER OF SEEDS PER OUNCE IS INDICATED FOR EACH FLOWER 
Harris’ BEDDING PETUNIAS 
Petunias average 289,000 seeds to the ounce. 
OPEN POLLINATED BEDDING PETUNIAS 
W3821 WHITE PERFECTION. The best all round 
white open pollinated bedding petunia available 
because of its compact growth and abundance of 
bloom. 15” 
W3826 CELESTIAL ROSE. The finest all-purpose 
bright pink. A clear pink without the large white 
throat of Rosy Morn. This is the most compact 
and uniform open pollinated strain available. 12” 
W3825 DARK PURPLE. A very much improved 
stock, very compact growing and a deep velvety 
dark blue-purple. 14” 
W3829 BLUE BEDDER IMPROVED. Here is a clear 
mid-blue, between Heavenly Blue and various 
purples, that we have always wanted in a really 
dwarf bedding type. True medium blue, free 
flowering, dwarf, compact variety. 14” 
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE FOUR COLORS: Leg. Pkt. 45c; 1/8 Oz. 90c; 1/4 Oz. $1.70; Oz. $5.00. 
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W3840 HARRIS’ SPECIAL FOUR-COLOR MIXTURE. 
In spite of all the flurry over hybrid petunias 
we have not sacrificed the quality of this 
carefully balanced mixture of the four open 
pollinated varieties described above. Instead, 
we continue our work on trueing up stocks. 
W3845 FINEST BEDDING VARIETIES MIXTURE. 
We make up this mixture especially for grow- 
ers whose plant customers want a wide range 
of color in mass plantings of dwarf petunias. 
Contains seed of separate varieties of white, 
cream, soft pink, rose, salmon, blue, violet, 
purple and red. 14” 
EITHER OF ABOVE MIXTURES: Lg. Pkt. 40c; 1/8 Oz. 80c; 1/4 Oz. $1.50; Oz. $4.50. 
W3841 SNOWBALL IMPROVED. This is considered 
to be the finest dwarf white of the open polli- 
nated varieties. More compact and well rounded 
than many and more free flowering. 12” 
W3827 HEAVENLY BLUE Improved. Ours is a much 
improved strain of clear, light blue which com- 
bines so well with other petunia colors. 15” 
W3823 ROSY MORN. An unusually good strain of 
the ever-popular white-throated pink for bed- 
ding, boxes, etc. 10” 
W3844 CREAM STAR. The 2” blossoms of this va- 
riety have pointed petals which give the variety 
its name. Creamy yellow in color deepening to a 
golden yellow throat. 14” 
W3853 TWINKLES. Very dwarf, compact, brilliant 
rose with a well defined pure white star. Makes 
a cute border that is irresistible. 10” 
W3834 HOWARD’S STAR. Crimson-maroon with a 
distinct five-pointed white star. A little taller 
than the dwarf bedding types. 15” 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE SIX COLORS: Lg. Pkt. 45c; 1/8 Oz. 90c; 1/4 Oz. $1.70; Oz. $5.00. 
We are using and can recommend highly, the use of Sphagnum moss for petunia seed sowing. 
See Inside Back Cover. 
F, HYBRID BEDDING PETUNIAS 
W3832 HARRIS’ Fi HYBRID, DREAM GIRL. We 
knew this new hybrid we introduced in 1953 
was good but it remained for our customers 
to tell us how good. 
The 212” blooms are a deep rose which is 
not harsh but practically fade-proof and the 
small white throat accentuates this warm col- 
or. The uniformly erect and compact plants 
are covered with bloom all season. Seedlings 
are most vigorous, and transplants sell them- 
selves because of their sturdy appearance. 12” 
W3848 HARRIS’ Fi HYBRID, SUMMER SNOW. It 
was only natural that there would be a de- 
mand for a low, large, early and free flower- 
ing white hybrid so necessary to complement 
the red and pink hybrids. Harris’ Summer 
Snow fills this need. The plants grow as com- 
pact mounds producing 214” blooms early and 
long after other white petunias. Combines 
well with large flowering as well as bedding 
varieties. 13” 
W3820 Fi HYBRID, COMANCHE. Comanche is 
one of the most popular of the new petunias. 
It’s an Fi hybrid of the multiflora type with 
an average height of 14” and a spread of 18”. 
Plants are base branching, semi-compact and 
very free flowering. The 214” to 234” slightly 
ruffled blooms are a fiery war-paint red which 
does not fade with age. Delicate veining and a 
velvety sheen accentuate the brilliant color. 
18” 
W3838 Fi HYBRID, SILVER MEDAL. Opens warm 
salmon-pink changing to silvery pink as the 
flowers mature. Plants are taller, wider, more 
vigorous and more uniform in habit of growth 
than the open pollinated bedding varieties. 14” 
W3831 HARRIS’ Fi HYBRID, COVER GIRL. For 
many gardeners who want pink bedding pe- 
tunias in which the color is not as intense as 
the Celestial Rose group, Harris’ Cover Girl 
is the answer. Apple blossom pink best de- 
scribes it. The individual plants are almost 
globe shape and only a foot high. Dainty but 
with lots of sparkle. 12” 
W3839 HARRIS Fi HYBRID, GYPSY. A warm, 
burnished, glowing salmon-scarlet blooming 
early and profusely. Plants of this first gen- 
eration hybrid are neat and compact about a 
foot high and not quite so wide. The large 
flowers open a vivid scarlet becoming a bril- 
liant salmon pink when fully mature. Blooms 
early and continuously. 15” 
W3849 HARRIS’ Fi HYBRID, STARBRIGHT. Our 
new hybrid starred petunia made other older 
varieties, planted near it in our Trial Grounds, 
look “pretty sick.’”’ It is taller than some of 
the other hybrid bedding varieties but this 
only makes it more showy. Blooms are a 
warm rosy purple, in the center of which is a 
white star. 15” 
3830 SINGLE LOW GROWING ELITE MIXTURE. 
A mixture, especially blended for plant grow- 
ers, of the following Fi hybrid petunias: 
Dream Girl, Cover Girl, Starbright, Summer 
Snow, Gypsy, Comanche, Silver Medal. To 
complete the color range we have added our 
open pollinated Blue Bedder and Dark Pur- 
ple. Plants grown from this mixture sold very 
well at our Garden Store last spring. 
500 seeds 75c; 1000 seeds $1.40; 
1/128 Oz. $2.50; 1/64 Oz. $4.50; 
1/32 Oz. $8.00; 1/16 Oz. $14.00. 
ANY ONE OF THE Fi HYBRID BEDDING PETUNIAS EXCEPT THE MIXTURE: 500 seeds 90c; 1000 seeds $1.65; 
1/128 Oz. $3.00; 1/64 Oz. $5.50; 1/32 Oz. $10.00; 1/16 Oz. $18.00. 
Harris’ DREAM Girl—(In the center) The best F: hybrid bright 
pink bedding petunia developed to date. 
W3833 ELK’S STAR, LOW GROWING. A dwarf, 
compact, upright growing strain producing an 
abundance of maroon-red flowers with a well 
defined white star. A shade darker than our 
Starbright, not as vigorous nor as free flower- 
ing. 12” 
W3822 SALMON SUPREME. Rich coral salmon 
changing to soft pink. Quite low and compact. 
Especially popular with people who object to 
vivid colors. 15” 
W3843 GLOW. The brightest light scarlet of all 
petunias. Since this was introduced we have 
been making our own selections and feel sure we 
are growing a most uniform strain, both in plant 
form and color. 14” 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE THREE COLORS: Lg. Pkt. 45c; 
1/16 Oz. 80c; 1/8 Oz. $1.50; 
1/4 Oz. $2.50; Oz. $7.50. 
W3837 CHEERFUL, LOW GROWING. An exceptional- 
ly fine strain of this line-bred variety. Plants 
10”-12” tall and spreading to 18”. Flowers 234” 
and deeper salmon than the original strain. Not 
as free flowering as Silver Medal, but the best open 
pollinated substitute for it. 12” 
W3835 KING HENRY. A deep velvety crimson of 
the nana compacta type which is very popular 
for pot plants. Flowers are large for this type and 
produced freely. Sometimes called Dwarf Flam- 
ing Velvet. 14” 
EITHER OF ABOVE TWO VARIETIES: Lg. Pkt. 45c; 
1/64 Oz. $1.00; 1/32 Oz. $1.75; 1/16 Oz. $3.00; 
1/8 Oz. $5.50; 1/4 Oz. $10.00. 
W3824 FIRE CHIEF. The only real red in the open 
pollinated bedding petunias and although the 
plant growth is not as uniform nor the flowers as 
large as the new hybrids, Fire Chief has a lot to 
recommend it in areas where growing conditions 
are good. 12” 
Lg. Pkt. 45c; 1/32 Oz. 90c; 1/16 Oz. $1.65; 
1/8 Oz. $2.75; 1/4 Oz. $5.00; 1/2 Oz. $9.00; 
Oz. $17.00. 
W3819 ADMIRAL. We consider this by far the fin- 
est deep blue petunia because it is uniformly 
dwarf and has large slightly waved blooms of a 
rich violet-blue color. 10” 
1000 seeds 70c; 1/64 Oz. $1.25; 1/32 Oz. $2.25; 
1/16 Oz. $3.75; 1/8 Oz. $7.00; 1/4 Oz. $13.00. 
Harris’ STARBRIGHT—Hybrid vigor, early and con- 
tinuous blooms makes this a ‘‘must’’ for plant 
growers. 
