Haviis’ 
GIANT PETUNIAS 
Harris’ Paramounts are the largest 
ruffled petunias available. 
The New Double Petunias are like large Carna- 
tions. 
This is typical of all the blooms of Black Knight. 
We wish all of you could visit our Test Gardens in August and September. Here you 
could see the breath taking beauty of form and color in the giant double, waved and 
fringed petunias. Here, too, you would see the uniform growth of the plants and the 
large size and abundance of bloom particularly on the new F; Hybrids. Here are 
PLEASE NOTE 
Petunia seed should be sown on top of the soil 
and pressed in lightly. Place paper over the 
seed, water this with a fine spray and remove 
it when the first seeds start to sprout. 
RUFFLED AND WAVED GIANTS 
3802—HARRIS’ PARAMOUNT RUFFLED. The 
flowers are the largest you will ever see, with 
wide-open, well-veined throats, and the edges 
of the flowers beautifully waved and fringed. 
Colors range from very soft pinkish lavender 
to deep rosy purple. 
One of the most oustanding features of our 
Paramount Ruffled Giants is that the plants 
will stay low-growing, even during our hottest 
summer weather. 10 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds 90c; 
1000 seeds $1.65 
3814—HARRIS’ GIANT SNOWSTORM. A mam- 
moth white with waved edges. Snowstorm is 
the best large flowered open-pollinated white 
petunia available and ours is an especially fine 
stock. Plants are covered with glistening white 
bloom all summer. Use it with Purple Prince, 
Royalty and Comanche to bring out their 
attractive colors. 14 in. 
3816—HARRIS’ PURPLE PRINCE. It took years 
of good breeding to produce this enormous ruf- 
fled petunia of a deep rich velvety purple. 
Plants are very sturdy and are a mass of 
bloom throughout the summer. 14 in. 
3809—HARRIS’ ROYALTY. The perfect foil to 
set off Purple Prince. The immense ruffled and 
waved blossoms vary from pure white touched 
with purple through varying combinations of 
purple and white to rich self-colored blooms. 
Often blossoms of all these combinations ap- 
pear on one plant. 15 in. 
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE THREE: Pkts 
(200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 1000 seeds $1.10; 
lé, Oz. $2.00. 
NEW DOUBLE PETUNIAS 
3785—HARRIS’ SELECTED DOUBLE MIXTURE. 
This mixture contains the best colors available 
in double petunias; salmon, purple, white and 
shades of pink. The blooms are large and 
beautifully fringed; the plants vigorous, free 
flowering. Equally effective in flower ar- 
rangements or the garden. 15 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.50; 
1000 seeds $4.25. 
3781—DOUBLE CANADIAN SALMON. The dou- 
ble petunias from a Canadian hybridizer are 
especially desirable because the plants are so 
very dwarf and compact as well as free flower- 
ing, even when quite small.This new variety 
has fully double, well fringed blooms, 4 to 5 
inches across, of a sparkling salmon-pink color. 
The most beautiful double salmon-pink pe- 
tunia we have ever seen. 12 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 90c; 500 seeds $2.00. 
3772—ALL DOUBLE AMERICA. (All-America 
Award 1945). The first really double petunia 
developed in America. Flowers are rose pink, of 
medium size, 2 in. or more across. Plants are 
dwarf and bushy, with the flowers held well 
above the rich green foliage. 10 in. 
Pkt. (125 seeds) 45c; 500 seeds $1.50. 
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planted the best of the old and new varieties so that we have an opportunity to 
compare their performance and select only those that are outstanding. 
SPHAGNUM MOSS 
We are using and can recommend highly the 
use of sphagnum for petunia seed sowing. 
See page 81. 
NEW F, HYBRID 
GIANT PETUNIAS 
3811—BLACK KNIGHT. This is our new F; hy- 
brid of Purple Prince with 100% large flowers. 
Hybrid vigor is apparent in the sturdy compact 
plants, the long period of bloom and the large 
size of the deep purple flowers. Most effective 
when combined with other petunia colors, any 
of which compliment it. 12 in. 
3779—PRIMA DONNA. (All-America Selection 
1955) Quantities of gracefully fringed 314 inch 
flowers of a deep rose color are produced on 
plants which are only 12 inches tall but 2 feet 
wide. They start flowering early and the plants 
are completely covered with bloom all sum- 
mer. 12 in. 
Illustrated in color on page 41. 
3778—CRUSADER. A new and unusual F; hy- 
brid with 3 inch fringed white flowers irregu- 
larly striped and blotched with bright rose. 
Has been enthusiastically praised wherever it 
was planted the past summer. 12 in. 
3807—BALLERINA. (All-America Selection 
1952). Very early bloom which continues until 
freezing; extremely vigorous but dwarf com- 
pact plants; 100% large, gracefully ruffled and 
fringed flowers; soft glowing salmon color— 
that’s this new Fi hybrid, Ballerina. Combines 
beautifully with other petunias. 10 in. 
3810—F, HYBRID FRINGED GIANTS, MIXED 
COLORS. For those of you who want the ulti- 
mate in giant flowering F, hybrid petunias, we 
offer for the first time a mixture of five colors 
made up of F, LaPaloma, white; F; Bolero, 
carmine-rose; F, Tango, scarlet salmon; F, 
Ballerina, salmon-rose; F, Black Knight, rich 
purple. If you want your garden to be the ‘‘talk 
of the town’’, plant a bed of these new Hybrid 
Fringed Giants. 12 in. 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE FIVE: 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds $1.50; 
1000 seeds $2.50. 
OTHER FRINGED GIANTS 
3815—FRINGED SNOWSTORM. The very large 
fringed white flowers with a touch of yellow in 
the throat literally cover the vigorous plants. 
12 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; 500 seeds 60c; 
1000 seeds $1.10; 1¢, Oz. $2.00. 
POTTED PETUNIA PLANTS 
Shipped between May 15th and june 10th. 
We offer husky, well rooted, potted petunia 
plants expertly packed and guaranteed to 
reach you in fine condition. 
Because of current delays in parcel post ship- 
ments as well as the increase in rates, we can 
ship these to the following states only; New 
England, New York, Penna., New Jersey, 
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin. 
For varieties available see inside back cover. 
