44 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



NO. PRICE 



FTJTNTSLIA. (DAY LILY). NAT. ORD., Liliacecc. 



589 Funkia Ccerulea. Very showy hardy border-plant, with blue flower. 1 5 feet . $0.10 

 588 Liliastrum. Lilac-variegated foliage. 13 feet ........ 10 



590 - Sieboldii. Light-blue; fine. i 5 feet .......... 10 



NAT. ORD., ComposUee. 



Showy and universally admired plants, and among the gayest ornaments of summer flower- 

 ing annuals ; of the easiest culture. Will thrive in almost any garden-soil or situation, and 

 fine for masses. Hardy annual. 



591 Gaillardia Picta (painted). Orange, red, and yellow ; fine, x foot . . * . . .05 



592 - Alba Marginata. White-edged ; fine .......... 05 



593 - Picta Coccinea. Scarlet ; very showy .......... 10 



594 Grandiflora Hybrida. Rich crimson and yellow flowers ; very large . . . .10 



595 - Richardsonii. Orange, with brown centre ; very fine, i \ feet ..... 10 



596 - Wellsiana. Yellow and red ; fine, ijfeet ......... 10 



597 - Mixed. The above varieties mixed ........... 10 



NAT. ORD., Onagrarue. 



A plant of light and graceful habit, with spikes of white and red-tinted flowers ; a profuse 

 bloomer. Half-hardy annual. 



600 Gaura Lindheimerii. Very pretty. 2 feet .......... 10 



GrJLlL^IEGrA. (GOAT'S RUE). NAT. ORD., Leguminosa. 

 Very pretty pea-shaped flower ; of easy culture. Hardy perennial. 



601 Galega Lilacina. Fine lilac.- 2 feet . .......... 10 



602 - Orientalis. White. 2% .......... . . .10 



603 - Offiicinalis. White. 3 feet ..... ....... 10 



NAT. ORD., Labiate. 



A pretty dwarf-growing plant, continuing in bloom for several months ; well worth culti- 

 vating on account of its large, showy flowers. Hardy perennial 



604 Gardoquia Betonicoides. Pink ; from Mexico. 3 feet ........ 10 



GEHA.INT'UM! (PELARGINIUM). NAT. ORD., Geraniaceee. 



There are few plants more easily grown, or that better repay the care of the cultivator, 

 than geraniums, or, as they are more properly called, pelargonums. The seeds we offer are 

 selected with great care from some of the finest collections in Europe, and may be depended 

 upon as being the finest in every respect. Half-hardy perennials. 



605 Geranium, Good Mixed .............. 10 



606 - Finest Mixed. Saved from the finest fancy varieties ....... 25 



607 - French Hybrids (Odiers). New spotted varieties ; very fine ..... 25 



608 - Scarlet. Very fine for bedding and pot-culture ..... . .10 



610 Mixed. Saved from a named collection of scarlet, salmon, rose, and white flower- 



ing varieties ......... . ..... 25 



O-ESIVEHA.. NAT. ORD., Gesneracea. 



Showy hothouse plants, generally with scarlet flowers : they require a light, rich soil. 

 Perennial bulbs. 



611 Gesnera, Finest Mixed. A fine collection, embracing an assortment of colors . . .25 



G-EUM!. NAT. ORD., Rosacea. 



Very showy, long-blooming, hardy plants ; succeed best in a sandy Joam. Har \y pe- 

 rennial. 



612 Geum Coccineum. Scarlet ; from Chili. 2 feet ..... ... .10 



613 - - Superbum. Scarlet; a fine variety; from Chili. 2 feet ..... 10 



614 - Grandiflora. A fine, large-flowered variety ......... 10 



615 - Macrophyllum. A fine new variety ..... .... .10 



GE^TTI^IV^. NAT. ORD., Gentianacea. 



Very useful perennials. Gentiana Acaulis, which has large, deep-blue gloxinia-shaped 

 flowers, if grown in deep, rich loam, makes a splendid edging in early summer : all the small 

 kinds make interesting rock-plants. 



