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PRIMA DONNA—Clear, deep rose, 
31/,” fringed flowers. 
F, GRANDIFLORA FRINGED 
HYBRIDS 
We were particularly impressed with the way 
these new Fi Grandiflora Fringed Hybrids 
performed during the past two hot dry sum- 
mers. Hybrid vigor was apparent in the strong 
growth, the early and continuous bloom, the 
size and nonfading color and the absence of 
straggly growth. Sow seed in December for 
Easter pot plants. 
W3811 HARRIS’ Fi HYBRID, BLACK KNIGHT. 
(A Harris Exclusive.) Our plant breeders, 
appreciating the need for a dwarf and 100% 
large flowered purple, are pleased that they 
are the first to have produced this new hy- 
brid. Black Knight is the rich velvety purple 
of Purple Prince. 4” flowers are gracefully 
waved and produced in great abundance. The 
plants have the usual hybrid vigor. 12” 
W3779 Fi PRIMA DONNA. This year’s All- 
America winner has the same general habit 
as Ballerina with 314 inch fringed flowers of 
clear, deep rose borne early and continuously. 
Much better than Bolero which it replaces. 12” 
W3778 Fi CRUSADER. This new hybrid has 3- 
inch fringed white flowers irregularly striped 
and blotched with bright rose. Plants are 
dwarf, compact and very free flowering, with 
a diameter of 2 feet. 10”-12” 
W3807 Fi HYBRID, BALLERINA. An All-America 
Winner for 1952 and one of the finest petunias 
produced to date. The ruffled and fringed 344” 
flowers of soft glowing salmon are 100% 
grandiflora type. Plants are dwarf and com- 
pact, not at all straggly; growth is most vig- 
orous and extremely free flowering. Plants 
started to bloom June 21st from an April 1st 
sowing. Ballerina has lived up to expectations 
the past two summers and will continue to 
sell even better this year than last. 10” 
W3804 Fi TANGO. A deep scarlet-salmon, more 
brilliant than anything seen thus far. Large, 
fringed flowers produced in abundance. Vig- 
orous but dwarf plants. 12” 
W3801 Fi LA PALOMA. Single fringed pure 
white 3’-314” blooms with yellow throat; 
100% grandiflora. 14” 
W3810 GRANDIFLORA Fi HYBRIDS MIXED. We 
are offering this in response to the demand 
for a mixture of these new large flowered but 
dwarf hybrids. It will be made from the 6 
separate colors above including our new 
Black Knight as well as Crusader and Prima 
Donna. 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE SEVEN FRINGED Fi HYBRIDS: 
500 seeds $1.00; 1000 seeds $1.90; 
1/128 Oz. $3.85; 1/64 Oz. $7.50; 
1/32 Oz. $13.50. 
W3815 FRINGED SNOWSTORM. Glistening white 
with a touch of yellow in the throat. Large beau- 
tifully fringed flowers are abundantly produced. 
oO” 
1000 seeds 90c; 1/64 Oz. $1.75; 1/32 Oz. $3.00; 
1/16 Oz. $5.50; 1/8 Oz. $10.50; 1/4 Oz. $20.00. 
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Immense, deep 
1/16 Oz. $8.50; 1/8 Oz. $15.00; 1/4 Oz. $28.00. 
W3806 DWARF CALIFORNIA GIANTS, Mixed Colors. While not 
comparable to Harris’ Paramount Giants in size and color 
range, this is a very good strain of seed grown in California. 
The plants are dwarf and fairly compact and bloom freely. 8” 
500 seeds 70c; 1000 seeds $1.25; 1/64 Oz. $2.50; 
1/32 Oz. $4.25; 1/16 Oz. $7.50; 1/8 Oz. $13.00. 
“Your Black Knight petunias are almost 
fantastically beautiful. Many of the blooms 
are four inches across. I kept track of the 
first blooms and found they lasted as long 
as nine days on the plant before wilting. 
Even as they shriveled they did not lose 
color. Also, they were the earliest of all my 
petunias.” 
Mrs. Alden W. Graves, 51 Wakefield Ave., 
Port Washington, N. Y. 7/12/54. 
GIANT WAVED PETUNIAS 
W3812 POPCORN. New several years ago, this 
dwarf, large flowered white, seems to have done 
well in some areas and is well worth a trial. It is 
very similar to Snowstorm but the plants are a 
little lower. Popcorn is particularly valuable for 
pots and combinations because of its earliness 
and vigor. 12” 
1000 seeds $1.75; 1/64 Oz. $3.30; 1/32 Oz. $6.00; 
1/16 Oz. $9.50; 1/8 Oz. $18.00; 1/4 Oz. $35.00. 
W3809 HARRIS’ ROYALTY. Beautiful large velvety 
flowers vary from pure white touched with pur- 
ple through many combinations of purple and 
white to rich self-colored blooms. Grown as a 
pot plant they are a “sell-out.’’ Since we intro- 
duced this variety the demand has so increased 
that we have difficulty keeping up with it. 15” 
W3814 HARRIS’ GIANT SNOWSTORM. Very large, 
waved, pure white flowers on low growing plants. 
Blooms constantly in the garden and sells well 
as potted plants. 14” 
W3818 ELKS PRIDE (Dwarf). Large flowers of a 
deep velvety purple and plants which do well in 
pots make this a very popular petunia in many 
areas. 12” 
W3816 HARRIS’ PURPLE PRINCE. The large, deep 
violet-blue blooms of velvet texture with wide 
open throats and beautifully waved petals make 
our Purple Prince the finest in this class. Very 
effective with Snowstorm and Royalty. 14” (See 
Black Knight for the Fi hybrid of Purple Prince.) 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE FOUR COLORS: 1000 seeds 90c; 
1/64 Oz. $1.75; 1/32 Oz. $3.00; 1/16 Oz. $5.50; 
1/8 Oz. $10.50; 1/4 Oz. $20.00. 
CANADIAN SALMON DOUBLE PETUNIA — This is 
typical of plant habit and quantity of blooms. 
GIANT SINGLE AND DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
GIANT RUFFLED PETUNIAS 
W3802 HARRIS’ PARAMOUNT GIANTS. An extra fine strain of our 
own growing especially selected for florists’ use. In our Trial 
Grounds they compare most favorably with strains available 
from many sources and at higher prices. 
throated, beautifully ruffled and frilled flowers in a range of 
vivid and delicate colors, from rich purple through rose and 
pink to lilac, are produced while the plants are still small, 
making them ideal for spring plant sales. Plants are compact, 
low growing and very free flowering. Excellent for pot plants 
or outdoor bedding. 10” 
500 seeds 75c; 1000 seeds $1.35; 1/64 Oz. $2.75; 1/32 Oz. $4.75; 
DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
With their increasing use as _ bedding plants, 
specimen pot plants, cut flowers and the high 
spots in combination boxes and pots, the new 
double petunias are making inroads on the old 
standbys, such as geraniums, because they can be 
grown at less cost. 
November sowing produces large pot plants by 
late April or early May; December and January, 
215” to 3” pot plants for May sales. 
Use sphagnum or sterilized soil for seed sow- 
ing and 60° to 65° temperatures for germination. 
Don’t cover the seed with soil. Use newspapers 
to keep the surface moist. A 50° temperature 
after germination makes for huskier plants. 
CANADIAN 100% DOUBLE 
W3781 CANADIAN SALMON. (A Harris Introduc- 
tion.) A worthy addition to the Canadian Dou- 
bles with 4” to 5” blooms of sparkling salmon- 
pink fully double and well fringed. The plants 
are the dwarf and compact form typical of all the 
Canadian group, and exceptionally uniform in 
plant habit and color. Plants produce blooms 
when quite small and continue to bloom pro- 
fusely. 12” 
W3782 CANADIAN CLEAR ROSE. Bright sparkling 
rose with no mauve nor magenta. Unusually free 
flowering. 12” 
W3780 CANADIAN ALL DOUBLE MIXTURE. A mix- 
ture of many shades of rose and salmon plus 
mauve and a little white. All the Canadian Dou- 
bles are 100% large flowering and produce dwarf, 
compact, bushy plants ideal for potting or garden 
culture. 12” 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE THREE COLORS: 500 seeds $1.90; 
1000 seeds $3.25; 1/128 Oz. $5.75; 
1/64 Oz. $10.00; 1/32 Oz. $19.00. 
W3785 HARRIS’ SELECTED MIXTURE. To give 
you a complete color range of the finest dou- 
ble petunias, we make this special mixture 
using the best of the Pan American and Ca- 
nadian Doubles. 12” 
500 seeds $2.25; 1000 seeds $3.75; 
1/128 Oz. $6.75; 1/64 Oz. $12.50; 
1/32 Oz. $24.00; 1/16 Oz. $46.00. 
PAN AMERICAN 100% DOUBLE 
AMERICAN GROWN PETUNIAS 
W3784 NOCTURNE (Dark Purple). Deep midnight 
purple. A high percentage of large, fringed dou- 
bles. The only good double of this color. Plants 
fairly dwarf. 12” 
W3786 SONATA (White). Best double white yet 
produced. Huge blossoms, deeply fringed, fully 
double. Plants semi-dwarf, free branching are 
improved by early pinching. 14” 
W3787 CAPRICE (Rose Pink). Brilliant rose pink 
blossoms are large, deeply fringed and fully dou- 
ble; plants dwarf and compact. 12” 
W3788 ALLEGRO (Salmon). Giant deep salmon 
blossoms deeply fringed; color and form 100% 
true; plants dwarf; a real sensation. 12” 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE FOUR COLORS: 500 seeds $2.50; 
1000 seeds $4.00; 1/128 Oz. $7.25; 
1/64 Oz. $14.00; 1/32 Oz. $27.00. 
OTHER DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
W3792 VICTORIOUS GAIETY. Large fully double 
flowers beautifully striped and mottled pink and 
white remind one of a tight cluster of apple blos- 
soms. Plants dwarf and compact making it a 
good subject for pot plants. 10” 
Crop failed. 
W3772 DOUBLE AMERICA. The first 100% all dou- 
ble petunia ever created in America. Compact 
plants 1 ft. high and 11% ft. across. Small, rose- 
pink, carnation-flowered blooms are produced 
from early summer until frost. 10” 
500 seeds $1.25; 1000 seeds $2.00; 1/128 Oz. $3.50; 
1/64 Oz. $6.50; 1/32 Oz. $12.00; 1/16 Oz. $22.00. 
“The Fireworks Salvia No. 4602 is a sight to 
behold. A truly great find. We have them in 
front of Evergreens with blue Ageratum 
between the Salvia, and a bank of white 
Alyssum in front of all.” 
Miss Edith W. Westaway, 
Canton, New York. 8/9/54. 
