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PETUNIA — DWARF 
—sepalus. ‘ PENS-144 30¢ 
Sub-shrub; sates inflated violet fis; very 
showy; 3 ft; 
—Six Hills Variety. PENS-145. 25¢ 
Small shrubby plant; rosy purple fis; 
4 ft; HP 
—speciousus. PENS-147 25¢ 
Very showy large blue fis; very good; 
fh NS 
—strictus. PENS-149. 25¢ 
Very showy; densely packed deep blue 
spikes; 78”; HP. 
—subglaber PENS-150. 25¢ 
Beeld deep blue fis; long spikes; 18’; 
—triflorus. PENS-159. 30¢ 
Bright rose-purple fis; bell-shaped; very 
nice; HP. 
—triphyllus ssp. diphyllus. PENS-160D. 40¢ 
aaaACuE blue-purple; attractive; RG; 1 ft; 
—unilaiteralis. PENS-162. 25¢ 
Tall lavender; border type; 2 ft; (IV); HP. 
—venustus. PENS-166. 30¢ 
Light purple, 1” long; (III); HP. 
—Watsonii. PENS-170. 25¢ 
eS ae to deep blue fis, in profusion; 18’; 
—Whippleanus. PENS-171. 25¢ 
Leaves in rosettes; purple to lavender 
fislos, ELE. 
—Wilcoxii. PENS-174. 25¢ 
Clear blue fis in open panicles; 4 ft; HP. 
—Penstemon Blend. PENS-X. 25¢ 
Contains nearly all the species in the 
genus; not offered elsewhere. Oz. 75¢. 
PEPEROMIA. (pep-er-ROCH-mee-uh) 
—Mixed. PEPE-X. 30¢ 
Mixed Andean species; GH; pot plant. 
PEPPER Ornamental: Capsicum frutescens. 
These make showy pot plants with their 
attractive colored fruits; some are excellent 
Christmas plants. 
GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
PERILLA. (per-RILL-uh) 
Labiatae. Half hardy annuals valued for 
their highly colored foliage and used in bed- 
ding for sub-tropical effect; thrives in light 
sandy soil; start seed indoors in March in a 
gentle heat. 
—frutescens crispa. PERI-1. 25¢ 
Foliage in many colors much like in Col- 
eus; 4 ft; TA 
— —lacinata. PERI-I1L. 25¢ 
Pretty lacinated foliage. 
— —atropurpurius. PERI-1A. 25¢ 
Dark purple, lacinated foliage. 
— —Mixed. PERI-1X. 20¢ 
PERSEA. (PURR-see-uh) 
Small ornamental trees grown in warm 
sections of the country. 
—americana. PERS-1. 30¢ 
Avocado. Tree; (IX). 
—Boronia. PERS-3. 30¢ 
Red Bay. Hardy to (VII). 
PETROCALLIS. (pet-roh-K AL -liss) 
Cruciferae. Draba-like perennials for the 
rockery. 
PETUNIAS 
There is hardly any other flower that wil 
give as much bloom, with as little care, as 
will the Petunia; in hot summers their bloom 
is continuous. The chief pit-fall the amat- 
eur runs up against in growing Petunias is i 
the seed sowing; almost invariably they bury 
the tiny seeds too deeply. First the soit 
should be a good loamy texture with leaf 
mould mixture for the top; fern-pots make 
ideal seed pans as they can be watered by 
setting them in a little water; do not soak. 
In sowing the seed be careful not to sow 
too thickly; always press the seed into the 
