LIST OP CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1908. 



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GEKANIUM. 



Easily raised from Seed, and can be flowered the first season by sowing early 

 in hot-bed or house. Our collection contains many new varieties. Pkt. 



Single, Zonal Mixed 10 



Double, Zonal Mixed 10 



Ornamental-Leaved Geraniums, Mixed 15 



Apple-Scented — This fragrant variety can be best grown from Seed. Sow in a 



light soil, keeping moist 10 



Lady Washington Geranium (Pelargonium) — Choice mixed 15 



GLOXINIA. 



These handsome plants can be had in flower, with a little care, the first season 

 from Seed; sow in the house or hot-bed, taking care not to bury or wash out the 

 Seeds in watering; transplant as soon as large enough to handle. Pkt. 



Extra Choice Mixed 15 



GODETIA. 



Hardy annuals of the easiest cultivation. Sow in the open ground during May. 

 They are fairly covered with flowers of brilliant and delicate colors. H. A. 1 foot. 



Pkt. 

 Finest Mixed 5 



GNAPHALIUM— Edelweiss. 



The true Edelweiss of the Alps. The flowers are of a downy appearance, pure 

 white and star-shaped. H. P 10 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 



Ornamental plants, suitable for room decoration. Their large, finely divided, 

 fern-like foliage gives them a very graceful appearance. H. H. P 5 



GERANIUM. 



GYPSOPHILA. 



(Baby's Breath.) 



The flowers are valuable for bou- 

 quet making, either fresh or dried. 



Pkt. 

 Elegans — Dwarf branching 

 plants of quick growth, pro- 

 ducing elegant feathery sprays 

 of white blossoms. When used 

 along with bouquets of Sweet 

 Peas the effect is quite charm- 

 ing. H. A 



Muralis — Pink blossoms. H. A. . 

 Paniculata — White; fine for bou- 

 quets. H. P 



GIANT FLOWERED HELIOTROPE. 



^^% GOURDS. 



^ywWp^dt- ^?T C: <xl$€4\3i. #1 Ornamental. 



v? Miklii*^M^&3f/rkt Handsome climbers of rapid 



growth. Very useful for covering 

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producing fruit of peculiar and va- 



'A villi SjF^ jl^&sSum rious forms which, if allowed to 



^(WaV^I^ ripen on the vines, can be kept for 



' months as curiosities. Sow out doors 



in middle of May. T. A. Pkt. 



S§ S^/r^S5^i«§^ Hercules Club — Long, club- 



,5S C fflF' fs^liSOEllk shaped 5 



W ' , , ^llfflP^lm^ White Nest Egg 5 



lj/»2bkK3H| Turk's Turban 5 



5£3^-'".iS>*FJ3:S<S£p-^ ' fgjgf^ -£0 Rottle Shaped 5 



Calabash — The Old Dipper Gourd 5 

 Gypsophila. MIX ed gourds. wim Cucumber (Echinocystis 



Lobata) — Per oz. 15c 5 



Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) 5 



Dish Bag or Chinese Loofa — An attractive variety, developing large 

 green fruits, the inside of which, when ripe, form a tough, fibrous 



mass, used as a bathing sponge by many 5 



Orange — Mock orange 5 



Fine Mixed — Per oz. 25c 5 



Collection of Gourds, 9 varieties, 1 pkt. each, 30c. 



HELIOTROPE. 



From Seed the First Year. 



Everyone loves the delightful fragrance of Heliotrope, but very few 

 are aware that they can be had in flower the first season from 

 Seed sown in the open ground. By sowing in heat first and after- 

 wards transplanting, an earlier and longer supply of bloom can 

 be had. 



Finest Mixed 5 



GIANT FLOWERED HELIOTROPE. 



Dwarf and compact in habit, bearing immense umbels of flowers 

 which are twice the size of the older sorts. 10 



HIBISCUS. 



MARSH-MALLOWS. 



Large ornamental plants, with showy flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. 



Afrieanus — Cream yellow, purple center, brown edge. HA 6 



Crimson Eye — A robust grower, with dark stems and foliage, flow- 

 ers pure white, with deep, velvety crimson center. It is perfectly 

 hardy, and will bloom first year from Seed sown in open ground. 

 H. P 5 



