Havus’ 
BEDDING PETUNIAS 
ABOUT F, HYBRID PETUNIAS 
These new petunias are the offspring of selected parents so the cross pol- 
linating must be done by hand. They have these advantages over open or 
self pollinated varieties: plants and blossoms are uniform in size, bloom 
appears earlier and is more profuse; there are no off-color flowers, no 
straggly plants; the seed, seedlings and plants are more vigorous. 
OPEN POLLINATED 
BEDDING PETUNIAS 
3826—HARRIS CELESTIAL ROSE. Bright rose- 
pink flowers of good size on plants that remain 
quite compact. Much better than Rosy Morn. 
12 in. 
3821—HARRIS’ WHITE PERFECTION: The best 
open pollinated white bedding petunia. Plants 
fairly compact; flowers of good size. 14 in. 
3829—BLUE BEDDER IMPROVED. This is the 
only good clear, mid-blue variety, the color 
between Heavenly Blue and dark purple. 14 in. 
3825—HARRIS’ DARK PURPLE. This is a very 
much improved stock of the low-growing deep 
violet-blue. A remarkably uniform strain, and 
a splendid companion for other colors. 14 in. 
ANY ONE OF ABOVE FOUR VARIETIES: Pkt. 25c; 
Lg. Pkt. 50c; 4% Oz. $1.25. 
C385—FOUR COLOR PETUNIA COLLECTION. 
One packet each of the four petunias described 
above for 85c. 
3840—HARRIS’ FOUR COLOR MIXTURE. A mix- 
ture of the white, rose, lavender and purple 
bedding petunias described above. 14 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 45c; 4 Oz. $1.10; 
14 Oz. $2.00. 
3845—FINEST BEDDING VARIETIES MIXTURE. 
We make up this mixture of bedding petunias 
in response to a growing demand for one of 
many colors. It is made of separate varieties of 
white, cream, light and deep pinks, salmon, 
blue, purple and red. No finer mixture is avail- 
able at any price. 14 in. 
Pkt. 25c; igs PEt. 45e; 144 Oz./$1.10; 
14 Oz. $2.00. 
3853—TWINKLES. Aptly named for the masses 
of small brilliant rose blossoms, each with a 
well defined pure white star, seem to twinkle 
in the sunlight. Ideal for low borders. 10 in. 
PKi25en le, Pkt. 50cz2¢ Oz: $1.25: 
-3835—KING HENRY. Large flowers of a deep 
crimson. The texture of the large blooms is like 
rich velvet so that this variety is sometimes 
called Flaming Velvet. The color is most strik- 
ing if planted with some white variety such as 
Snowstorm. 14 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 1% Oz. $2.00. 
3827—HARRIS’ HEAVENLY BLUE. Improved. 
Here is a lovely light blue that blends so well 
with the pink, salmon, purple and white bed- 
ding varieties. Our stock of this variety is far 
superior to most being offered. 15 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 1% Oz. $1.25. 
3822—SALMON SUPREME. Rich coral-salmon 
changing to salmon-pink as the flowers mature. 
Salmon Supreme is the best of the open pol- 
linated in this color. 15 in. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 44 Oz. $1.85. 
3824—FIRE CHIEF. The first open-pollinated 
red petunia ever produced. While the blossoms 
are not large nor the plants uniformly dwarf, 
it is stilla popular and attractive variety. 12 in. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 
Vo Oz. $1.35. 
NEW F, HYBRID BEDDING PETUNIAS 
Seed of these F, Hybrids cannot be saved because the 
offspring will revert to the parents from which they were 
bred. 
3849—STARBRIGHT. Blooms of our new F, Hybrid 
starred petunia are a warm rosy purple with a white star 
in the center. There is just enough variation in the size 
of the stars to avoid monotony. ‘‘Quaint’’ was the word 
most often used in describing it. Starbright is a little 
taller than other F; Hybrids and remains upright, com- 
pact and completely covered with its large flowers for 
weeks. One of the showiest and most admired petunias 
in our Test Gardens. 15 in. 
3832—DREAM GIRL. The perfect petunia of Celestial 
Rose type. Perfection is found in the deep fade-proof 
rose-pink 214” flowers with small white throats, the uni- 
formly foot high plants which are compact and do not 
split apart, and the vigorous growth of all the plants. 
We can say, without reservations, that Harris’ Dream 
Girl is the most compact and free flowering of all the new 
F, hybrid rose-pink petunias. 12 in. 
3839—GYPSY. Harris’ Gypsy is the outstanding salmon 
colored F; Hybrid because of the large size of the warm 
burnished scarlet-salmon flowers, the uniform and vig- 
orous plants, the abundance of bloom produced for many 
weeks, and the absence of straggly plants and small off- 
color flowers. 15 in. 
3831—COVER GIRL. Apple blossom pink best describes 
Cover Girl for the color is a clear, bright glistening silvery 
pink with no trace of salmon nor magenta even as the 
blooms become old. The plants are neat, upright mounds 
only 12 inches high, the flowers much larger than open 
pollinated varieties. 12 in. 
3820—COMANCHE. (All-America Award Winner 1953). 
A really good red petunia with ruffled blooms a fiery 
warpaint red which does not fade with age. Delicate 
veining and a velvety sheen accentuate the brilliant color. 
Comanche produces a solid mass of color on vigorous 
upright plants which are 14 inches high and spread to 
18 inches. 14 in. 
Illustrated in color on page 43. 
3838—SILVER MEDAL. (A//- America Silver Medal Winner.) 
Opens warm salmon-pink changing to a silvery pink as 
the flowers mature. The plants are taller, wider, more 
vigorous and more uniform in habit of growth than most 
bedding varieties. 14 in. 
3848—SUMMER SNOW. Our new white hybrid whose 
plants are compact mounds 13” high and on which quan- 
tities of 214” blooms are borne throughout the season. 
Comes into flower early and continues to remain upright, 
compact and full of bloom long after the open pollinated 
whites have “‘petered out.’’ Combines well with both 
large flowering and bedding varieties. 13 in. 
ANY ONE OF THE ABOVE F, HYBRIDS: 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds $1.00; 1000 seeds $1.75. 
3830—SINGLE LOW GROWING ELITE MIXTURE. We have 
had many requests for a mixture of the F,; Hybrid 
Bedding Petunias so offer this for the first time. It con- 
tains the above 7 hybrids plus Blue Bedder and Dark 
Purple to complete the color range. 
Pkt. (200 seeds) 50c; 500 seeds 90c; 1000 seeds $1.50. 
For plants of these new Hybrid Bedding 
Petunias, see inside back cover. 
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Gypsy—Best salmon bedding petunia. 
Summer Snow—First white hybrid 
bedding petunia. 
Cover Girl on the right—Most com- 
pact of the silvery pink hybrids. 
Dream Girl—In late September when 
this was photographed. 
