PETER HENDERSON & GO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



ID 



GIIilA. Per PJct. 



Very pretty dwarf plants; will bloom in almost any sit- 

 uation; admirably adapted for massing. Hardy An- 

 nuals. 



Gilia Capitata Major. Sky-blue, % ft 5 



Nivalis. Dwarf, snow-white. % ft 5 



Tricolor. White, lilac, and purple, 1 ft ■' 



Tricolor Rubra Violacea. (See Novelties) 50 



All Colors, Mixed 5 



GLADIOLUS. 

 Gladiolus. Bulbletsfrom named varieties 10 



Allen's Hybridized Seed 25 



GLAUCIUM. 



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

 curved and deeply cut and curled. Flowers bell-shaped, 

 orange-vellow. 



Glauciuni Coniiculatum. (Described above) 25 



GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena). 



Remarkably handsome everlastings. The flowers may 

 be cut in summer and preserved for winter bouquets. 

 Half hardy Annuals. 



Olobe Amaranthus, White. 2ft 5 



Purple, 2 ft 5 



Variegated. 2 ft 5 



Mixed. All colors 5 



GLOXINIA. 



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

 of great beauty and diversity of colors. Stove Peren- 

 nial Bulbs. 



Gloxinia, Finest Mixed. Prom a splendid collec- 

 tion of drooping and erect varieties 50 



GOUHD BIPHO. 



GOURDS (Ornamental). 



All of this genus are of rapid growth, and produce fruit 

 of peculiar and varied forms. Tender Annuals. 



Gourd, Bottle-Shaped 10 



Miniature 15 



Dipper 10 



Hercules' Club. A curious sort 10 



New Miniature. Orange and Green Striped... 15 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 15 



Powder Horn 10 



Sipho 10 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental 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 



Ctodetia," Lady Albemarle." (Novelty of 1879.) 

 Grows a foot high. Flowers large, measuring 

 over three inches across, are of an intense car- 

 mine-crimson shade, the edges of the petals being 



suffused with pale lilac. Profuse bloomer 25 



Whitney! "Brilliant." (See Novelties) 25 



Fine Mixed 5 



GRAMMANTHES. 



Grauiiiianthes Gentianoides. A beautiful plant 

 for rock-work or rustic baskets; of small size, 

 and covered with orange-scarlet, star-shaped 

 flowers. Half-hardy Annual 15 



1SKOMUS liKIZiEFOKMIS. 



GRASSES (Ornamental). Per Pkt. 



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 

 mostly annuals, and those which are not, with the ex- 

 ception of Pampas Grass, flower the first year. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. Exceedingly graceful and beau- 

 tiful; one of the most elegant o£ Ornamental 

 Grasses. Hard >/ Annual, lft "5 



Avena Sterilis (Animated Oats). Hardy Annual, 



iy> ft s 



Briza Maxima (Large Quaking Grass). Very elegant. 

 Hardy Annual, lft 5 



Gracilis (Slender Quaking Grass). Hardy An- 

 nual, lft 5 



Brizopyrum Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining 

 green leaves ; very pretty, % ft 10 



Bi-oiuus Brizaeformis. A fine grass. Hardy Per- 

 ennial. (See Out) 5 



Chloris Barbata. Pretty and curious. Hardy An- 

 nual, 1 ft 5 



Truncata. Fine silvery plumes, 2 ft 5 



Crysurns Aureus. Very dwarf, -with yellowish 

 feathery spikes, useful for bouquets. Hardy 

 Annual,%ft 10 



Coix Eachrymae (Job's Tears). Half-hardy Annual, 



2 ft 5 



Eragrostis Elegans (Love Grass). Elegant and 



pretty. Hardy Annual, 2 ft. 5 



Erianthus Ravennae. A superb perennial grass, 

 resembling the Pampas in appearance and liabit 

 of growth, but attaining a greater height than 

 that variety, and is quite hardy. Flowers the 

 first year, if sown early in heat. Hardy Peren- 

 nial, 10 ft 25 



Fcstuca Rigida. Curious dwarf variety 5 



Gymnothrix Eatifolia. Splendid ornamental grass. 

 Half-hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Gynerium Argenteum (Pampas Grass). The finest 

 ornamental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-har- 

 dy Perennial 25 



Hordeum Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very 

 handsome, 3ft 5 



Eagurus Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Dwarf, very 

 pretty, lft - 5 



Panieniu Capillaceum. Extremely ornamental, 



3 ft . .... 5 



Sulcatum. Beautiful palm-like foliage, exceed- 

 ingly ornamental. Half-hardy Annual, 2 ft 10 



Setaria Macrocheta. Graceful drooping plumes. 



Hardy Annual, 2 ft 5 



Stipa Elegantissima. One of the most beautiful of 



ornamental grasses 10 



Stipa Penuata (Feather Grass). Exceedingly grace- 

 ful and beautiful. Hardy Perennial, 2ft 10 



Trieholaena Rosea. A very beautiful rose-tinted 



grass. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Zea Japonica Variegata (Variegated Japanese 



Maize). Striped green and white 5 



C5P Entire collection (one packet of each of 24 orna- 

 mental grasses) for $1.50. 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Free-flowering little plants for rock-work or small beds. 



Gypsophila Muralis. A charming little plant cov- 

 ered with beautiful pink blossoms. Hardy An- 

 nual, y± ft 10 



Panlculata. White, tine for bouquets. Hardy 



Perennial 10 



