LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1912. 



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GERANIUM. 



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 JJJ 



Double, Zonal Mixed 10 



Ornamental-leaved Geraniums, Mixed 15 



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



light soil, keeping moist 10 



Lady Washington Geranium (Pelargonium) — Choice mixed lo 



GERBERA JAMESONI. 

 Cape Daisy — Brilliant large daisy-like flowers with numerous long pointed 



petals radiating from a yellow center, borne freely on long stems ■ 10 



Hybrida New Mixed Hybrids — A recently introduced strain of unusual merit, 



"rich in diversity of forms and colors. See page 5 15 



GLOXINIA. 



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

 from Seed; sow in 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 ap- 

 pearance, 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 



GYPSOPHILA. 



(Baby's Breath.) 



The flowers are valuable for bou- 

 quet making, either fresh or dried. 

 M Pkt. 



Elegans — Dwarf branching plants 



of quick growth, producing 



elegant feathery sprays of 



white blossoms. When used - 



along with bouquets of Sweet 



Peas the effect is quite charm- 

 ing. H. A 5 



Muralis — Pink blossoms. H. A . . 5 

 Paniculata — White/; fine for bou- 

 quets. H. P ■•••■ 5 



Paniculata Double White— New. 



See description on page 5 15 



GEHBERA JAMESONI. 



GERANIUM. 



GOURDS. 



Ornamental. 



Handsome climbers of rapid 

 growth. Very useful for covering 

 fences and other unsightly places, 

 producing fruit of peculiar and va- 

 rious forms which, if allowed to 

 ripen on the vines, can be kept for 

 months as curiosities. Sow out doors 

 in middle of May. T. A. 



Hercules Club — Long, club-shaped 5 



White Nest Egg 5 



Turk's Turban 5 



Bottle Shaped 5 



Calabash — The Old Dipper Gourd. 5 

 Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis 



Lobata) — Per oz. 15c 



Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) 



Dish Rag or Chinese Looia — 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 



Orange — Mock orange 



Fine Mixed — Per oz. 25c 



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



GIANT FLOWERED JJELJOTKOrE, 



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 afterwards transplanting, 

 an earlier and longer supply of bloom can be had. Pkt. 



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 



King of the Blacks — A grand new mammoth flowering Heliotrope. The 

 flowers are deep purple, and fairly cover the plant 15 



HIBISCUS. 



MARSH-MALLOWS. 



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



Africanus — Cream yellow, purple center, brown edge. H. A 5 



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

 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 



