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GLOXINIAS 
Charming greenhouse plants, producing flowers of the most exquisite and gorgeous colors, 
/ranging from the purest white through all the shades of crimson and purple. 
Grand Duchess of Saxony-Weimar. 
‘searlet flowers, which show a narrow but a very 
lobed, strictly upright, forming a veritable bouquet. 
International mixture. 
| Hybrida erecta. 
‘ture. Pkt. 25 ets. 
Princess Maude. Pkt. 25 cts. 
| pavkages, 75 cts. 
| Godetias are profuse and constant bloomers, 
and their delicate tints of crimson, rose and 
| white render them very attractive. Annuals. 
| Bijou. Dwarf, pure white flowers marked 
_ with adark rose spot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
| Duchess of Albany. Pure white; large 
\size. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Fairy Queen. 
‘Pkt. 5 ets. 
GY PSOPHILA 
Pretty free-flowering plants, succeeding well 
‘in any garden soil. 
Muralis. A charming little plant, covered 
‘with beautiful pink blossoms. Fine for rock- 
Blush, with carmine spots, 
‘eries. Hardy annual. 14 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Paniculata (Baby’s Breath). White, fine 
‘for bouquets. Hardy perennial. 2 feet. Pkt. 
‘5 ets. 
HELIANTHUS. See Sunflower. 
GREVILLEA ROBUSTA 
(SUk Oak) 
A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant, 
|with fern-like foliage; excellent for table dec- 
‘oration. 3to5feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gourds 
Magnificent new Gloxinia with large brilliant light 
distinct undulated white edge; flowers mostly six- 
Pkt. 25 ets. 
Erect, large-flowering varieties in splendid mix- 
Punctata. Tigered and spotted hybrids from a grand collection. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Gouville’s Strain. Flowers of immense size, beautifully tigered and spotted, In original 
GODETIA 
Lady Albemarle. Brilliant dark crimson. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
i The Bride, Crimson and white; fine. Pkt. 
ets. 
White Pearl. Dwarf; pure white. Pkt. 5 
ets. 
Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
GOLDEN FEATHER. See Pyrethrum. 
Gloxiniag 
state in winter bouquets. 
Agrostis nebulosa. A very graceful 
and pretty grass, charming for borders. 
Annual, 144 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Avena sterilis (Animated Oats). Droop- 
ing, very graceful. Annual. 2 feet. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass). Very 
pretty. Annual. 1144 feet. Pkt. 5 ets. 
Briza gracilis (Small Quaking Grass). 
Very delicate and graceful. Annual. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
Bromus brizeeformis. ~An elegant 
Briza-like grass, Pkt. 5 cts. - 
Coix lachryma (Job’s Tears). 2 feet. 
Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 25 ets. 
Eragrostis elegans (Love Grass). Very 
graceful and beautiful. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 
5 ets. 
Choice Flower Seeds 
Godetia 
Ornamental Gourds 
Rapid-growing annual climbers, very 
useful for covering verandas, ete. The 
fruits are curiously shaped, and often 
very highly colored. 10 to 20 feet. 
Hercules’ Club. Club-shaped green 
fruits. 2to4feet long. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Loofa. Sponge or Dish Rag Gourds. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Nest-Egg. White, shaped like an egg. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
Orange. The well-known Mock 
Orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Pear-Shaped. Striped fruits, very 
showy. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Powder Horn, In the form of a 
powder horn. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Siphon, or Dipper. 
cellent dipper. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Sugar Trough. Large, round fruits. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
Mixed Ornamental Varieties. 
Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 40 cts. 
Makes an ex- 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
Ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the mixed flower-bed or 
border attractive during the summer, and for the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried 
For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect. 
Erianthus Ravenneze. A stately and 
picturesque grass, resembling the Pampas 
with its silvery white plumes. Half-hardy 
perennial. 7 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Eulalia Japonica. One of the most 
beautiful of the tall-growing grasses. 5 feet. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gymnothrix latifolia. Splendid orna- 
mental grass. Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). 
The finest ornamental grass in cultivation, 
Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Lagurus ovatus (Hare’s Tail). Small 
white plumes. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Stipa pennata (Feather Grass). One of 
the prettiest and most interesting. Peren- 
nial. 2feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Collection of twelve varieties of Ornamental Grasses, 50 vents. 
For those inexperienced in flower gardening we have selected collections put up 
which will flower the same year as sown. 12 pkts. 30 cts. 
