. Dreer's garden calendar : 1878. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Garden Calendar. 155 NEW AND CHOICE DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Having made the hy- bridizing of the Petunia a specialty for many years, with the view of obtaining the best in this country or Europe, we present a new set carefully selected from a plantation of over 5000 seed- lingSjUiore than 800 of which proved double. The follow- ing unrivalled sorts we be- lieve are not to be excelled, being particularly rich ia color, of the largestsize, with fringed margins, flue form and ver
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1878. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Dreer's Garden Calendar. 155 NEW AND CHOICE DOUBLE PETUNIAS. Having made the hy- bridizing of the Petunia a specialty for many years, with the view of obtaining the best in this country or Europe, we present a new set carefully selected from a plantation of over 5000 seed- lingSjUiore than 800 of which proved double. The follow- ing unrivalled sorts we be- lieve are not to be excelled, being particularly rich ia color, of the largestsize, with fringed margins, flue form and very double. 25 cts.; $ per doz. Carefully hybridized seed of the best varieties ; a fair percentage will prove double. 25 cts. per pkt. AMARANTH. Lilac, veined with violet pnrple, blotched with white. AVALANCHE. Pure white; large and fine. CHAS. DARWIN. Light purple; very large and finely fringed. EXCELLENT. White, blotched with purple; fringed. EAIRY. White, with large purple blotches. FLORA. White, sometimes veined with purple, LILA CINA MACULATA. Rosy lilac; veined, and blotched with white. MAMMOTH. White and purple; verv large- MARMORATA. White, marbled with clear rose. NE PLUS ULTRA. White, carmine wnd crimson; shaded and mottled, NINA. Brilliant purple, blotched with white; p r^"{i color. NOVELTY. Lilac, veined with violet purple, blotched with white. ROSEA V^ENOSA. Rose, veined purple, blotched with white. SNOWDROP. Pure white ; small flowers ; fine for bouquets, SYLPHIDE. Rose, blotched with white. THOS. MEEHAN. SpIenHi^ carmine and SINGLE PETUNIAS. The varieties given below have been selected from thoasands of seed- lings. Price 15 cts,; per doz.; per hundred. ACME. White, striped, flaked and veined with amaranth and purple. ADAIR. Veined and blotched purple and white. ATTRACTION. White, spotted and striped with dark Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readab
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