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PETEl* HEflDEHSOri 8t CO., J*EW YOf^— FliOWEr} SEEDS. 



GEBANIDM. 



GEUM. GNAPHALI0M. 



Per pkt. 

 Euphorbia variegata ("Snow on the Mountain "). A 

 large, robust growing annual with very ornamental 

 green foliage, striped with white. A splendid subject 



for borders and large masses, 2 to i ft 5c. 



Fenzlia dianthiflora. A charming dwarf annual, form- 

 ing dense tufts, covered with purple and yellow flowers; 



suitable for edgings, }i 1 1 10c. 



Ferns, greenhouse varieties, mixed. Graceful con- 

 servatory or window plants, 6 in. to 2 1 1 15c. 



Fuchsia, mixed colors. Choice double and single sorts 



of this elegant pot plant; tender perennial, 1 to 2 ft. . . 15c. 

 Geranium. Although perennials, they will produce nice 

 bushy plants and flower from seed sown the same sea- 

 son. The heads of gorgeous flowers, of many shades 

 of color, borne continuously, render this one of the 

 most popular plants grown, either for pot culture in 

 winter or for bedding out in summer. 12 to 18 inches 

 high. (See cut.) 



See also Pelargoniums on page 95. 



Single Mixed Zonale 10c. 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 10c. 



Double Mixed. Includes many varieties 26c. 



Gold and Bronze Leaved. Mixed.. 25c. 



Silver Leaved . Mixed varieties 25c. 



Apple Scented. Leaves delightfully fragrant, highly 



prized for bouquets .... 10c. 



Geum atrosanguineum fl. pi. Showy hardy perennial 

 with brilliant scarlet double flowers borne in clusters 



on long stems ; fine for cutting, 1% ft. (See cut.) 10c. 



Gladiolus. Summer flowering bulbs of gorgeous 

 beauty ; grown from seeds they produce blooming 

 bulbs the second summer, 3 ft. 

 Gandavensis hybrids, mixed. Many beautiful 



varieties 10c. 



Lemoinei hybrids, mixed 10c. 



Glaucium luteum ("Horned Poppy"). Silvery leaved 

 hardy perennial plants with remarkably bright yellow 

 flowers produced in great abundance all summer ; very 



effective border plant, 1 to 2 ft 5c. 



Gnaphalium leontopodium. The famous " Edel- 

 weiss " of the Alps. Pure white flowers, 2 inches 

 across, are star-shaped, of downy texture, and retain 

 their natural appearance for years, and are highly 

 desirable for dried bouquets, etc. The plants succeed 



well in any well-drained, sandy soil. (See cut.) 16c. 



Golden Sod. America's National Flower. The favorite 



yellow wild beauty ; hardy perennial, 2 to 3 ft 6c. 



Grevillea robusta. ("Silk Oak") Very beautiful and 

 graceful foliage ; highly valued as a decorative plant 

 for the table, and when large for tropical lawn effects ; 

 tender perennial, 3 to 5 ft 10c. 



Grasses, Ornamental. Highly valued for the double 

 purpose of ornamenting the summer flower border, 

 and for the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried 

 state for winter bouquets. 



Agrrostis nebulosa (" Cloud Grass"). Feathery-like, 

 1K« 6c. 



Avena sterilis ("Animated Oats"). Elegant long 

 drooping panicles ; height, 2ft 5c. 



Briza or Quaking: Grass. Very pretty seeds sus- 

 pended to gracefully drooping spikes, 



B. maxima (" Large Quaking Grass") 5c. 



B. gracilis (" Slender Quaking Grass") 5c. 



Bromus brizseformis. An elegant biennial grass 

 about 2 feet high ; a beautiful object in the mixed 

 border, bearing graceful panicles 6c. 



Coix lachrymse(" Job's Tears''). A perennial succeed- 

 ing as an annual 5c. 



Gynerium argenteum (" Pampas Grass "). A beauti- 

 ful lawn plant, bearing large white woolly plumes in 

 the autumn; for clumps and sub-tropical effects it is 

 indispensable; in the north it will require protection, 

 or can be kept over in frames, 6 to 10 ft 10c. 



Stipa pennata (" Feather Grass"). Hardy Perennial, 

 with beautiful feathered beards; indispensable in 

 winter bouquets 10c. 



Zea Japonica variegata. Japanese striped-leaved 

 corn, 5 ft 6c. 



Imported Collection of XI Ornamented Grasses 50c. 



HTACINTHUS. 



XPOMOPSIS. 



KENILWOETH IVY. 



Per pkt. 



Gyp^ophila muralis. Dwarf annual of compact growth 



for edgings ; flowers pink, Y 2 ft 6c. 



paniculata. A graceful hardy plant, fine for cutting 

 for bouquets; flowers in feathery white panicleB, \y t ft. 6c. 



Helipterum Sanfordi. A very desirable "everlasting." 

 Pretty annual, producing large clusters of yellow 

 flowers> 1 ft 5c. 



Honesty ("Satin Flower" or "Moonwort"). A hardy 

 biennial of pyramidal form ; flowers purple, followed 

 by the transparent silvery seed pods so prized for 



winter bouquets, 2 ft 5c. 



New variegated. Foliage distinctly variegated green 

 and white 16c, 



Honeysuckle, Japan ("Lonicera brachypoda"). A 

 vigorous climber ; flowers yellow and white in June ; 

 very fragrant 10c. 



Humea elegans. An elegant biennial ; for pot culture 

 or sub-tropical effects on the lawn it is beautiful and 

 effective. The minute flowers are borne in immense 

 numbers on long drooping branches. Colors ruby red, 

 pink and crimson, and delightfully fragrant, 4 to 6 ft. 

 (Seecut.) 10c. 



Hyacinthus Candicans. Giant summer flowering 

 Hyacinth, of robust growth, producing spikes 3 feet 

 long of white bell-shaped flowers, 6 ft., bulbs keeping 

 dry over winter like a gladiolus. (Seecut.) 10c. 



Ice Plant. Pretty summer trailing annual for vases and 



rock- work ; leaves covered with iee-like drops, >£ f t. . . . 5c. 



Impatiens ("Zanzibar or Sultan's Balsam"). Most 

 beautiful and useful flowering plant, producing waxy 

 bright flowers almost continually, winter and summer ; 

 tender perennial, 1 ft. 



Sultana. Rose-colored 15 C . 



Mother of Pearl Rose 25c. 



Splendens. Deep violet 25c. 



Ipomopsis, mixed ( 'Garden Cypress"). Symmetrical 

 plants of pyramidal growth, feathery foliage and hand- 

 some spikes of flowers; useful for either garden or pot 

 culture, 1>2 ft. (Seecut.) 5c. 



Jacobcea elegans, double mixed. An old favorite for 

 flower borders ; continuously in bloom and useful for 

 cutting, 1 ft. (Seecut.) 5 C . 



Kaulfussia, fine mixed. Beautiful dwarf annuals for 

 summer flower beds, with flowers of white, violet, 

 rose, Y z f t 5c. 



Kenilworth Ivy. Hardy little climber, clings to walls, 

 etc., and a valuable trailing plant for hanging baskets, 

 vases, etc., 3 to 6 ft. (See cut.) 10c 



Lantana, fine mixed. Rapid growing constant blooming 

 perennial plants for pot culture in the winter or 

 garden decoration in the summer; clusters of orange, 

 white, pink, etc., 1 to 3 ft . loci 



Lapageria rosea. Magnificent tender perennial green- 

 nouse climber, with large bell-shaped flowers of rose 

 color, spotted inside with white ; the stems are 

 branching, and can be trained to almost any length.. . . 50c. 



Lavatera trimestris, mixed colors. Tall, robust 

 growing bushy annuals, producing freely large showy 

 single flowers of rose, white, ete., 3 ft 5c. 



Layia elegans ("Californian Layia"). A beautiful 

 hardy annual, forming upright bushy plants, producing 

 in abundance large single yellow flowers, bordered with 

 white ; they are of the easiest culture, and make very 

 showy beds, 1 ft 5 C . 



Lavender. An ornamental hardy perennial, bearing long 



spikes of fragrant blue flowers, 1 to 2 ft 6c. 



Leptosiphon, finest mixed. Handsome dwarf annuals 

 for masses, beds and edgings ; when planted in masses 

 they form entire sheets of bloom not over 6 to 8 inches 

 above the ground ; they also do nicely in pots for 



winter blooming 5c. 



New white hybrid 10c. 



Liiium coccineum ("Scarlet Flax"). One of the most 

 showy annuals in cultivation for flower beds and 

 masses ; brilliant crimson scarlet flowers, 1 inch across, 

 borne in wonderful profusion, 1 ft 5o. 



