. Goodell's seed catalog. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS, PETUNIAS. THE EMPEROR. The flowers of thisunsurpassed strain exhibit a greater variety of colors and markings than ever before obtained in the Petunia; from the richest purple and crimson to the most deli- cate rose and white there is in every grada- tion. Some of the varieties have a clearly de- fined white throat, the outer portion of the corolla being colored; some are evenly or irregularly striped, blotched and barred with purpl
. Goodell's seed catalog. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. PANSY PARK, DWIGHT, MASS, PETUNIAS. THE EMPEROR. The flowers of thisunsurpassed strain exhibit a greater variety of colors and markings than ever before obtained in the Petunia; from the richest purple and crimson to the most deli- cate rose and white there is in every grada- tion. Some of the varieties have a clearly de- fined white throat, the outer portion of the corolla being colored; some are evenly or irregularly striped, blotched and barred with purple, crimson, rose and white; others are elegantly veined with crimson, violet and maroon on a light ground, and several are ex- quisitely fringed and frilled, resembling ruf- fled lsce, and one variety is rosy crimson edged with green. Many of the varieties are of very large size, often four or five inches in diameter and Df the most remarkable colors, shadings and veinings with large black, white and yel- low tigered throats. These Petunias have been awarded several first prizes by the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society. At one of the shows of this Society I exhibited 250 vases of these and the "Giants of California" embrac- ing over sixty varieties, which attracted much attention and was undoubtedly the best display of Petunias ever seen in this country at any flower show. Petunia seeds retain their vitality for many years and never fail to germinate if properly sown and watered. Sow thinly in boxes under glass in the house; do not cover more than an eight of an inch with soil and take care to keep the surface constantly moist till they germinate, which will take two weeks. Great care should be taken to save and transplant every plant, especially the smallest, poorest one as these are the plants that always bear the double and finest fringed single flowers. No matter how choice the seed there will always be some plants with poor flowers, and these should be remove
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