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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS (Mixture.) 



Various shades. Red, Per doz. TOc. ; $3.00 per 100. 



" Pink and variegated. Per doz. 75c. ; $4.50 



per 100. 

 Various shades. White and light striped. Per doz., $1.00 ; 



80.0k per 100. 

 All colors, mixed. Per doz., 50c; $4.00 per 100. 



GLAUCIUM. 



(Horn Poppy.) 



Per Pkt. 

 A showy plant, with long- silvery leaves, gracefully re- 

 curved and deeply out and curled. Flowers bell- 

 shaped, orange yellow. 

 Gla u< i ii in Coriiiiulatum. (Described above) 10 



GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena.) 

 (Bachelor's Buttons.) 

 Remarkably handsome everlastings. The flowers may 

 be cut in summer and preserved for winter bouquets. 

 Half-hardy A nmrals. 



Globe Aiiiaiantliu*, White. 2 ft 5 



Purple. 2 It 5 



Variejrated. 2 ft 5 



Nana Compacta. A new dwarf variety, very 



compact, flowers deep violet red. It was one of the 

 most conspicuous objects in our Trial Grounds last 

 fall, lasting after most annuals had succumbed to 



frost 15 



—Mixed. All colors 5 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of stove-house plants, profuse bloom- 

 er.-. ,.f great beauty and diversity of eolors. Same 

 culture as Begonia. Store Perennial Httlbs. 



Gloxinia, Finest mixed. From a splendid collec- 

 tion of drooping and erect varieties, 1 ft 50 



GRAMMANTHES. 



Grammantlica Gentia noideH. A beautiful plant for 

 rock-work or rustic baskets ; of small size, and cov- 

 ered with orange-scarlet star-shaped flowers. Half- 

 hardy Annual 10 



GOUBD8, FIXE MIXED. "EDELWEISS" 



GOURDS (Ornamental.) 



All of this climbing genus are of rapid growth, and 

 produce fruit of peculiar and varied forms, lender 

 Annuals. 



Gourd. Bottle-sliaped. 5 



Miniature 10 



Dipper 10 



sugar Tronifli 10 



Hercules' Club. A curious sort 10 



Leucanilia Lougissima 10 



New miniature. Orange and green striped 15 



O ra ime. Fruit resembles an orange 5 



Powder Horn 10 



siplio 10 



Depressa. Dark green Fruit 10 



Melopepo, Striped, Flat. Green, mottled with 



white 10 



Fff« 5 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental. (See cut) 10 



GODETIA. 



Well worthy extended cultivation; their delicate tints 

 of purple and pink have long made them favorites in 

 English gardens, although natives of America. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



Per Pkt. 

 Godetia, " Lady Albemarle. (Novelty of 18VJ.) ' 

 Grows a toot high. Flowers large, measuriug over 

 three inches across, are of an intense carmiue- 

 crimson shade, the edges of the petals being suffus- 

 ed with pale lilac. Profuse bloomer 15 



Wliitneyi, '• Brilliant." Rich carmine; shad- 



ing off to light rose at the points of the. petals. 

 Plant dwarf and compact and exceedingly free 

 flowering 15 



Fine mixed... 5 



GNAPHALIUM. 



(Edelweiss.) 

 Gnapbnlinm Loontopodium. The famous and true 

 "Edelweiss" of the Alps, found growing there in 

 the most inaccessible spots among the rocks, and 

 gathered by tourists and mountaineers. The flow- 

 ers are of downy texture, pure white, and star- 

 shaped. They are greatly sought after as souv- 

 enirs and are sold at a high price in Switzerland. 

 It is said to be easily cultivated, and its scarcity is 

 due to the ravages of deer, who are very fond of the 

 plant, and feed on it in all places open to their 

 reach. (See cut) 25 



GRASSES (Ornamental.) 



Nearly all the Ornamental Grasses are very showy and 

 beautiful, and when dried and tastefully arranged in 

 connection with the Everlasting Flowers, make ex- 

 ceedingly attractive winter bouquets. They are most- 

 ly annuals; and those which are not, with the excep- 

 tion of Pampas Graes, flower the first year, bow in the 

 spring, in a temperature of about 611 degrees, iu shal- 

 low boxes, in light soil, the surface of which should be 

 level. Press die seed with u smooth board into the 

 soil, and .-ift on soil enough merely to cover the seed. 

 When seedlings are tit to handle, transplant into simi- 

 lar boxes, and plant out in May. Sow seed ulso iu open 

 ground in May. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. Exceedingly graceful and beauti- 

 tiful ; one of the most elegant of Ornamental 

 Grasses. Hardy Annual, 1 it 5 



Avena Merills, (.Animated Oats). Hardy Annual, 

 ft 5 



Brlza maxima. (Large Quaking Grass). Verv ele- 

 gant. Hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



Gracilis. (Slender Quaking Grassi. Hardy Annual, 



1 ft 5 



Brizopyrum Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining 



green leaves; very pretty, >« ft 10 



Bromus Brlzaeforniis. Aflnegrass. J lardy Peren- 

 nial 5 



Culorls Barbata. Pretty and curious. Hardy An- 

 nual, 1 ft 5 



Triiucata. Fine silvery plumes. 2 ft 5 



Crysurus Aureus. Very dwarf, with yellowish 



feathery spikes, useful for bouquets. Hardy An- 

 nual, X 1 1 10 



Colx I. m In) ma 1 (Job's Tears). Half-hardy Annual, 



2 ft.... 5 



Eragrostis Klegans (Love Grass). Elegant and 



pretty. Hardy Annual. 2 ft 5 



Eriantli iix Bavcnnie. A superb perennial grass, re- 

 sembling the Pampas in appearance and habit of 

 growth; but. attaining a greater height than that 

 variety, and is quite hardy. Flowers the first year, 

 if sown early in heat. Hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Festuea Bifida. Curious dwarf variety 5 



Gymnotlirix Laiirolla. Splendid ornamental grass, 

 Half-hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Gyneriuni Arsenteum (Pampas Grass). The finest 

 ornamental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-hardy 

 ' Perennial 25 



Horde 11 111 J u Datum (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very 

 handsome 8 ft 5 



Lagurus O vat us (.Hare's Tail Grass). Dwarf, very 

 pretty, 1 ft 5 



Panieiim (apillaceiim. Extremely ornamental. 

 :* ft 5 



Sulcatum. Beautiful palm-like foliage, exceedingly 



ornamental. Half-hardy Annual, 2 ft 10 



Setaria m.ioroelieta. Graceful drooping plumes. 



Hardy Annual, 2ft 5 



Stipa Flegantissima. One of the most beautiful of 



ornamental grasses 10 



Stipa Peimata (Feather Grass). Exceedingly grace- 

 ful and beautiful. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Trielioljena Rosea, A very beautiful rose-tinted 



grass. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Zea Japoniea Variegata (Variegated Japanese 



Maize). Striped Green and White 5 



lE^ 1 Entire collection (one packet of each of 24 orna- 

 mental grasses) lor $1.50. 



