16 For Best Results Plant Kilgore’s “Bred-Rite’ Flower Seeds 
Giant Pansy 
Plant from September thru December 
Approx. time seed sowing to bloom—3 mos. 
Grows 6 to 8 inches high. 
Pansies are the most ideal of all flowering 
plants for edging or for bedding in late win- 
ter and early spring. The pansy is distinctly 
a cool weather plant, and for a long bloom- 
ing period it should be grown in cool weather 
and in a cool location. Seeds will not germi- 
nate well in hot weather and young plants 
are sickly and slow growing in the warmth 
of late summer. Fresh seeds should be sown 
very shallow in flats or in well prepared 
seedbed soil in a shaded place in late fall. 
Transplant seedlings 12 to 18 inches apart, 
giving some shade and plenty of water. Pan- 
sies will stand considerable cold without in- 
jury. 
ENGELMANN GIANT MIXTURE—This is 
the largest flowered pansy ever introduced. 
Flowers have thick, velvety petals, borne on 
long stems, and are of most striking bril- 
liance and endless variety of color and de- 
sign. Make ideal cut flowers and delightful 
beds or attractive borders. Also useful for 
rock gardens. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 2.50; Ve oz. $4.50; 1% oz. $8.00 
Engelmann Giant Pansy 
PETUNIA 
ONE OF THE BEST AND FINEST ANNUALS FOR GENERAL PLANTING 
IN FLORIDA 
Plant from September thru June. 
Approximate time seed sowing to bloom—212 to 3 mos. 
Standards grow 15 to 18 inches high. Dwarfs grow 5 to 12 inches high. 
Petunias are the most colorful of annual 
garden flowers: They will grow in practically 
any soil and require 
very little attention 
after they are estab- 
lished. 
The culture of pe- 
tunias is simple and 
quite easy, although 
many amateurs find 
them somewhat diffi- 
cult to start, due to 
the fact that they cov- 
er the seed too deeply. 
: Y ’ Whether sown direct- 
Petunia Fire Chiet ly in the garden, or as 
is generally recommended in flats or seed- 
beds, the seeds must not be buried. The very 
small seeds should be broadcast thinly on a 
well-prepared seedbed, pressed into the soil, 
and then covered very lightly to a depth of 
not more than 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch, using 
sand, or better, sand mixed with peat moss 
or humus. The moisture content must be Kept 
uniform until the seeds have sprouted, and the 
beds should never be allowed to dry out after 
seeds are sown. It is best to start seedlings 
in a flat or seedbed in all cases, where mois- 
ture conditions can be controlled. The seed- 
beds should be covered with moist burlap or 
muslin until sprouts appear, when this shad- 
ing material should be removed immediately. 
When the seedlings are well grown in flats 
or seedbeds, transplant to the garden or bor- 
der, setting plants in rows 2 to 3 feet apart 
and 12 to 18 inches in the row. Petunias do 
best in moderately rich, well drained, moist 
soil. Since they grow and bloom over long 
periods they require a lasting fertilizer like 
pulverized sheep manure (see page 31). In 
transplanting, set plants the same depth they 
were before. If they have sent up a center 
shoot, it should be pinched to induce branch- 
ing and make a more compact plant form. 
Petunias are not subject to any serious 
diseases or insects, and require little atten- 
tion when once established in the garden. 
Petunias are used extensively for bedding, 
borders and for roadside beautification. Also 
useful for rock gardens. The single, small- 
flowered sorts will stand considerable cold 
and will bloom well into the hot days of sum- 
mer. 
Petunias are unsurpassed for winter and 
early spring bloom in Florida. Each year 
there are acres of blooming petunias scattered 
across Florida. Every winter when northern 
people visit Florida’s various playgrounds, 
they are amazed and delighted with the gor- 
geous display of petunias. In Florida petunias 
grow and bloom practically all the year. We 
have taken pride in securing the finest va- 
rieties and colors of petunias to offer our 
customers to meet Florida conditions. 
