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GAILLARDIA. 



PerPkt. 

 A striking looking class, natives of this country, and present- 

 ing quite a diversity of color. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Gaillardia Coccinea Nana. Dwarf scarlet, 1 ft 5 



Grandiflora Hybrida. Rich crimson and yellow, 



H4 ft 5 



Ficta Nana. Crimson and yellow, 1 ft 5 



Alba Marginata. White edged, 1} 2 ft 5 



Pine Mixed Colors 5 



New Double Flowering 1 . (See Novelties) 15 



GERANIUM. (Pelargonium). 



Well known plants, beautiful alike for pot culture and in the 



flower garden. 

 Geranium Zonale. Extra fine mixed from "New Types.". .25 

 Zonale. Fine mixed 10 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 15 



— — Gold and Bronze. New varieties, mixed. (See cut.). 25 



Double. Finest mixed from new varieties 25 



Large Flowered. (Pelargonium.) "Lady Washing- 

 ton " Geranium. From prize varieties 50 



Fancy Varieties. (Pelargonium.) "Lady Washing- 



ton Geranium. Finest mixed 50 



Apple Scented (true.) Very fragrant foliage 25 



CILIA. 



Very pretty dwarf plants: will bloom in almost any situation; 

 admirably adapted for massing. Hardy Annuals. 



Gilia Capitata Major. Sky blue, % ft 5 



Nivalis. Dwarf snow white, % ft 5 



Tricolor. White,] ^ a -d . urple, 1 ft 5 



Tricolor Rubra Violacea. Bears beautiful lilac 



flowers. (See cut .• 5 



All Colors Mixed 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



Showy summer and fall blooming bulbs, flowering the second 

 year from seed. 



Gladiolus, French. Hybridized Seed 10 



GLADIOLUS BULBS (In Collections). 



Any of the following bulbs sent free by mail at catalogue 

 prices, except where quoted by t£e .hundred. 

 (Supplied from Ocftroer to June.) 



We make up the following collections from our large stock of 

 named sorts, such as we have a surplus of, which enables us 

 to give our customers a very choice assortment, at much 

 less than Catalogue rates. All the bulbs in these collections 

 are correctly named. 



"A" — 12 good named varieties ; the collection for $1 25 



"B" — 12 choice named varieties ; " " 2 00 



" C " — 12 extra choice ; " " 2 50 



"D" — 12 new and rare varieties ; " " 3 50 



«'E" — 12 in 12 sorts, without names; " " 100 



•■p" — 12 choice mixtures ; " " 75 



"Q" — 12 choice seedling mixtures ; " " ..... 100 

 " H " — 12 choice seedlings, in 12 distinct sorts, with posi- 

 tive colors and markings, including the best white, 

 yellow and scarlets , 2 60 



GLADIOLUS BULBS (In Mixtures). 



Various shades of red. Per doz., 50c. ; $3.00 per 100. 



" " of pink and variegated. Per doz., 75c; $4.50 



per 100. 

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



'$6.00 per 100. 

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



GLAUCIUM. 

 (Horn Poppy). 



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

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

 yellow. 



Glaucium Corniculat'tun. (Described above) 10 



GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena). 

 (Bachelor's Buttons). 



Per PH. 

 Remarkably handsome everlastings. The flowers may be cut 



in summer and preserved for winter bouquets. Half-hardy 



Annuals. 



Globe Amaranthus, White. 2 ft 5 



Purple. 2 ft 5 



Variegated. 2ft 5 



Nana Compacta. A dwarf variety of very com- 

 pact habit; flowers deep violet red 10 



Mixed. All colors. (See cut.) 5 



GLOXINIA. 



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

 of great beauty and diversity of colors. Stove Perennial 

 Bulbs. 



Gloxinia, Finest Mixed. From a splendid collection of 

 drooping and erect varieties, 1 ft. (See cut.) 5ft 



GODETIA. 



Well worthy extended cultivation; their delicate tints of pur- 

 ple and pink have long made them favorites in English gar- 

 dens, although natives of America. Hardy Annuals. 



Godetia, Lady Albemarle. Flowers large, measuring 

 over three inches across, are of an intense carmine-crim- 

 son shade, the edges of the petals being suffused with pale 

 lilac. Profuse bloomer, 1 ft 10 



Whitneyi, "Brilliant.' 4 Rich carmine, shading off 



to light rose at the points of the petals. Plant dwarf 



and compact, and exceedingly free flowering 10 



The Bride. White with crimson centre 10 



Duchess of Albany. A superb variety, producing a 



profusion of large, handsome satiny white flowers, 

 the individual blooms frequently measuring four 

 inches across, and undoubtedly the finest white Go- 

 detia ever sent out 10 



Bijou. The flowers are snow white, with a bright pink 



spot at the base of each petal. The plant never ex- 

 ceeds 6 inches in height, and forms a dense bush a 



foot through, covered with a mass of bloom 25 



Fine Mixed 5 



GNAPHALIUM. 



^Edelweiss). 



Gnaphalium Leontopodium. The famous and true 

 " Edelweiss " of the Alps. The flowers are of downy 

 texture, pure white and star-shaped. They are greatly 

 sought after as souvenirs, and are sold at a high price 

 in Switzerland 2ft 



GRAMMANTHES. 



Grammanthes Gentianoides. A beautiful plant for 

 rock work or rustic baskets; of small size, and covered 

 with orange-scarlet star shaped flowers. Half-hardy 

 Annual 10 



GOURDS (Ornamental). 



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

 fruit of peculiar and varied forms. Tender Annuals. 



Gourd, Bottle-shaped 6 



Miniature 10 



Dipper 5 



Sugar Trough 5 



Hercules' Club. A curious sort 10 



Leucantha Longissima 10 



■ Fear-shaped. Ringed 10 



Turban 10 



New Miniature. Orange and green striped 10 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 5 



Powder Horn 5 



Sipho 10 



Depressa. Dark green fruit 10 



Melopepo, Striped, Flat. Green, mottled with 



white 10 



Egg 5 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most orna- 



mental. (See cut) , 5 



. . , _ . Rochester, N. Y.. August 6th, 188a 



We send you to-day a sample head of Henderson s Early Summer Cabbage, the finest we have ever seen. Our crop this season, all grown 

 from your seed, wsj very superior and obtained the highest price of any in this market. ESTATE OF H. E. HOOKER. 



[The sample head referred to weighed 15 lbs.] 



