PETUNIAS 
Grand New Petunia 
Clear Pure Snow-White 
**Snowball’”’ Improved 
Compact plants 10 inches high, com- 
pletely covered with these pure white-as- 
snow flowers, each 3 inches in diameter. 
For mass effect in beds and borders it is 
truly wonderful. And for pot culture, fine. 
Be sure to order it. Pkt. 35 cts.; lV) 60z. 
$1.50; Yoz. $2.50. 
Fancy Type 
Theodosia, Grandiflora, Single Fringed. 
One of the very loveliest Petunias one 
can grow. A very rich rose, highlighted 
by its deep open throat of molten gold. 
The flowers are 3 inches in diameter, 
daintily fringed, giving the blooms an 
effect of frilly lace. (See illustration be- 
low.) Pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1; l¢joz. $2. 
Flaming Velvet. (Gold Medal.) A gor- 
geously rich flower of brilliant velvety 
blood-red or crimson color belonging to 
the Hybrida class. Very free-blooming. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; 140z. 75 cts.; oz. $1.40; Yyoz. $2.50. 
Giant Prize Fringed, Single Mixed. Fringed and ruffled, 
large-flowering sorts in the greatest variety of colorings. ‘See 
illustration below.) Pkt: 25 cts.; oz. $4; Veoz. $7; Yoz. $12. 
Elk’s Pride. Large flowers; best velvety purple. Pkt. 25 cts.; 
Vgoz. $2.25; Loz. $8. 
FLUFFY RUFFLES (Grandiflora). Single Fringed. All deli- 
cate shades, soft tints and bicolor combinations. A favorite 
of florists; fine garden variety. The flowers are so finely 
fringed and heavily ruffled that they appear double. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts.; oz. $2.75; Voz. $4; Yeoz. $6. 
PETUNIA, Dwarf Giants of California. Ramona Strain. 
Dark and Light Shades Mixed. These are huge Giants of 
California flowers on dwarf, sturdy plants especially bred for 
pot-culture. The words ‘“‘Ramona Strain’ distinguish the 
finest dwarf giant Petunias on the market today. Pkt. 35 cts.; 
2 pkts. 65 cts.; 44oz. $4; Umoz. $7; Leoz. $12. 
Double Petunias 
Shepherd’s Marvelous Double, Mixed. A very fancy mix- 
ture of beautifully colored, fringed flowers, producing a large 
percentage of doubles. (See illustration below.) Pkt. 50 cts.; 
2 pkts. 90 cts.: 5 pkts. $2; lgoz. $15. ; 
Schell’s Giant Fringed, Double Mixed. Fine large flowering 
double fringed. Pkt. 50 cts.; Y4oz. $24; Ligoz. $45. 
Colossal Shades of Rose. New and First Giant Alldouble 
Petunia. Flowers 5 inches across. Awarded Silver Medal 
in 1946 All-America Selections. Fringed and ruffled petals. 
Plants 20 inches high, spreading as much as 3 feet. Large 
flowers borne in great profusion. Pkt. (50 seeds) 50 cts. 
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Petunia Nana Compacta 
NEW PETUNIA, “‘Bright Eyes.’? Awarded Bronze Medal 
as one of best new flowers. Lovely soft light rose-pink flowers, 
with a pronounced white throat, 114 inches across, com- 
pletely cover the plants which are 9 to 10 inches high, uni- 
form and compact. Pkt. 25 cts.; 2 pkts. 45 cts.; L4oz. $1. 
Martha Washington. It grows 9 inches high and forms a 
perfect ball, being literally smothered with lovely frilled 
blooms about 3 inches in diameter. Beautiful blush-pink, the 
center is veined a rich wine-red deepening in the throat to 
dark violet. Awarded Silver Medal. Pkt. 35 ets; 3 pkts, $1. 
NEW PETUNIA, CHEERFUL. Awarded All-America 
Medal. A beautiful flower with salmon-pink petals and 
deeper rose veining toward the throat; 21% inches and more 
across. Dwarf bedding type, spreading close to the ground, 
then forming a mound 10 to 12 inches high with a spread of 
2 feet, and a mass of these dainty salmon-pink flowers. Ideal 
for bedding and borders. Pkt. 25 cts.; Yoz. $1.25. 
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Petunia, Shepherd’s 
Marvelous Double, 
Mixed 
Petunia, Theodosia 
THEY GROW BETTER : 
New Petunia named Silver Medal. 
A Multiflora Hybrid salmon-pink, 
SILVER MEDAL. Given this name after being awarded the 
All-America Silver Medal. We urge you to be sure to have 
this perfectly beautiful Petunia in your garden this year. 
It is a clear, pure all pink (salmon-pink). The plants, 12 
inches high and 18 inches spread, are a perfect mass of blooms. 
These flowers, so rich and lustrous in their profusion, cover 
the plants until frost. It is beautiful! So outstanding it 
should be a must for every flower lover. Pkt. (100 seeds) 
50 cts.; 2 pkts. 95 cts.; 3 pkts. $1.35; 1/128 oz. $4. 
NEW PETUNIA, PEACH RED. Awarded 1946 All-America 
Honorable Mention. Its color is a pleasing ‘‘peach-red.”’ 
It is of Hybrida nana compacta habit, 12 to 15 inches high. 
Its flowers are 21% inches across. Very pretty. Pkt. 25 cts, 
loz. 85 cts.; Woz. $1.50. 
Schell’s Balcony Petunias (Hybrida pendula) 
Single-flowering, of a semi-trailing habit. Flowers large, of 
the most brilliant colors. Equally fine for window-boxes, pots 
and the garden. 18 to 24 inches. Blooms all summer. White, 
Crimson, Rose, Blue, or Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts.; oz. 85 cts. 
Hybrida, Single Bedding Petunias (15 to 18 inches) 
Schell’s Blue Bee. Exceedingly rich when grown alone or 
with any other color combination in garden, vase, or boxes. 
Pkt. 20 cts.; 2 pkts. 35 cts.; Moz. $1.25; Woz. $2.25. 
General Dodds. Velvety blood-red flower. Pkt. 20 ets 
2 pkts. 35 cts.; Woz. $1.25; Woz. $2.25. 
White King. The best white in the Hybrida Single Bedding 
Class. Pkt. 20 cts.; Woz. $1.25; oz. $2.25. 
Howard’s Star, Improved. Very pretty. Each flower has a 
perfect five-pointed star of pure white on a background of 
crimson-purple. Pkt. 20 cts.; loz. 70 cts.; oz. $1.25; 
Voz. $2.25, 
Schell’s De Luxe Mixture. The blending of colors in this mix- 
ture is unsurpassed for quality and beauty. (See page 64 for 
color.) Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; oz. 85 cts.; 
Voz. $1.50; oz. $2.50; oz. $5. 
Petunia Hybrida Nana Erecta (10 to 12 inches) 
Schell’s Celestial Rose. The flowers are deep pink and the 
plants evenly compact. Pkt. 15 Cisse 2 DKts.e2 Cts: 6607p 1s 
Rose of Heaven. Very dwarf; beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 15 Cis. 
Yyoz. $1;. oz. $1.75; loz. $2.50. 
Rosy Morn. Beautiful, soft rosy pink flowers with white 
throat. Very popular. Pkt. 15 cts.; Moz. $1; Woz. $1.50. 
Snow Queen. Large snow-white. Pkt. 15 cts.; Moz. $1. 
Violacea. Deep violet; very fine. Pkt. 15 cts.; Moz. $1. 
Schell’s Nana Erecta Mixture. Pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.: 
Ygoz. $1; Moz. $1.50. 
Iceland Poppy 
Imperial Jewel Mixture 
(See page 67) 
Petunia, Giant Prize 
Fringed, Single Mixed 
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