Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds : bulbs, roots, plants, tools . descriptivecatal1894weeb Year: 1894 These grand Petunias are very deep throated. Most of the flowers are exquisitely ruffled or fringed on the edges, and are of enormous dimensions, often 5 inches across, but their great merits lie in the innumerable varieties of colors, many of them intense ; with markings, veinings, biotchings and stripings, in the most grotesque and beautiful combinations—some witu charming deep ' roats of yel
Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower,. Descriptive catalogue of vegetable, flower, and farm seeds : bulbs, roots, plants, tools . descriptivecatal1894weeb Year: 1894 These grand Petunias are very deep throated. Most of the flowers are exquisitely ruffled or fringed on the edges, and are of enormous dimensions, often 5 inches across, but their great merits lie in the innumerable varieties of colors, many of them intense ; with markings, veinings, biotchings and stripings, in the most grotesque and beautiful combinations—some witu charming deep ' roats of yellow, white, black, green or maroon, running ofE into in- tMcate veins, or exquisitely penciled combinations quite new in Penias. Some of the colors are rich and gorgeous, and others of lovefe delicate shades; the flowers are, moreover, of great substance. a, Giant of California, 'AURORA.' The harfdsolst of all Petunias, a particularly lovely shade of rosy pink, with a distinct red band arovmd the deep exquisitely pen- ciled white throat; the flowers are of immense size and perfect e. Per pkt., 25 cts. unia, Giant of California, 'MIDNIGHT.' The coloring of this variety is rich beyond description ; dark claret crimson, with a surface bloom like that of a purple plum. In the sunlight it looks like crumpled velvet. The flowers are of immense size, 4 to 5 inches across, with fringed edges and deep, in- tricately veined throats. Per pkt., 25 cts. -Petunia, Giant of California, 'SNOWSTORM.' Extra large flowers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, of splendid sub- stance ; purest glistening white, with ruffled or fringed edges ; deep yellow throat. Per pkt., 25 cts. PETUNIAS, Mixed Varieties. GIANTS OF Per pkt., 25 cts. CALIFORNIA,' NEW DWARF FRENCH MIGNONETTE. New dwarf, compact variety of this universal favorite, with dark red flower spikes; especially adapted for borders and pot culture. The plants are of a robust pyramidal habit; fine, healthy growers. They throw up very large spikes of
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