. Petunia. Petunia, Dreer's Single Fringed. We have long been celebrated for our magnifi- cent strains of double and single Petunias, which we endeavor to improve from year to year by careful hybridization and selection, and believe our strain this season is finer than ever. For out-door decorations, or house culture, few plants are equal to tins class. They commence flowering early, and continue a mass of bloom throughout the whole season, until killed by frost; easily cultivated, requiring a rich soil and a sunny situation. Of late years, the single- striped, mottled, and doubled varieties h
. Petunia. Petunia, Dreer's Single Fringed. We have long been celebrated for our magnifi- cent strains of double and single Petunias, which we endeavor to improve from year to year by careful hybridization and selection, and believe our strain this season is finer than ever. For out-door decorations, or house culture, few plants are equal to tins class. They commence flowering early, and continue a mass of bloom throughout the whole season, until killed by frost; easily cultivated, requiring a rich soil and a sunny situation. Of late years, the single- striped, mottled, and doubled varieties have been greatly improved. The strains we; offer, of our own growing, we can safely say, without contra- diction, are the best that can be procured either in this country or Europe. DOUBLE VARIETIES. Note.—It is well known that the double Petunia grown from seed produces but a smrdl percentage of double flowers; the balance in single flov:ers of the same rich shade. The weaker seedlings should be carefully selected, as these always produce double flowers. perpkt. 6284 Dreer's Double Large Flowering. Beautiful varieties in finest mixture . 25 6280 Dreer's Double Large Flowering Fringed. Saved from our own unrivaled collection; will produce a large percentage of double flowers of the largest fringed varieties in bright colors and tints ... 50 6309 Imported Collection of Double Fringed, 12 varieties $ SINGLE VARIETIES. 6275 6274 6300 6310 PER PKT. 6290 Dreer's Single Large Flowering Fringed. A choice selection; the flowers are of very large size and beautiful shape, deep throated, and of varied and brilliant colors, and beautifully fringed. 25 6285 Giants of California. Flowers very large, in great variety of colors and markings, with broad, deep yellow throats, veined 25 6276 Ruffled Giants. This new race is the result of years of careful hybridizing and selection by one of the foremost Petunia specialists. The flowers are of extraordinary size and substance, with very deep
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