LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1918. 



59 



FOXGLOVE— Digitaii 



Handsome, stately growing plants, with beautifully mottled thimble-shaped flowers 

 produced in abundance on a stem usually about 3 feet high. The racemes of flowers are about 

 2 feet long. H. P. Pkt. 



Finest Mixed 5 



Gloxiniaeflora — An improved strain. White, Rose, Purple, Mixed. Each 10 



Monstrosa — (Mammoth Foxglove) — A striking feature is the large bell or cup-shaped 



blossom surmounting each flower spike 10 



FEVERFEW — See Matricaria and Pyrethrum. 



FOUR O'CLOCKS. 

 Marvel of Peru — They are exceedingly fragrant, expanding in the evening and withering 

 the next morning. The roots may be preserved through the winter like Dahlias. 2 feet. 

 H. A. Fine Mixed, per oz. 20c 5 



FUCHSIA. 



Of this well-known plant we have a choice selection of Seed. Pkt. 



Fine Mixed, Double 15 



Fine Mixed, Single 15 



FUNKIA (Plantain Lily). H. P. 2 feet. 

 Ovata Blue 10 



GAILLARDIA 



One of the best annuals for bedding, being a constant bloomer and presenting quite a 

 diversity of colors. For cut bloom in vases the Gaillardias are equalled by very few annuals. 



Pkt. 



Annual Varieties, all Colors Mixed — Per }^ oz. 15c 5 



Picta Lorenziana — A fine double annual variety, with heads 2 inches in diameter. H. H. 

 A. M 02. 20c 5 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 



New Hybrids, Mixed — A class with very large flowers of new and brilliant colors and 

 markings. Profuse bloomers, worthy of a place in every garden 10 



Currie's Exhibition Strain — A beautiful collection of gold, lemon, gold and crimson, 

 crimson, scarlet, brown and gold shades 15 



GERANIUM 



Easily raised from Seed, and can be flowered the first season by sowing early in hot-bed 

 or house. Our collection contains many new varieties. 



Pkt. 



Single, Zonal Mixed 10 



Double, Zonal Mixed 10 



Ornamental-Leaved Geraniums, Mixed 15 



Apple-Scented — This fragrant variety can be best grown from Seed. Sow in a light 



soil, keeping moist 10 



Lady Washington Geranium (Pelargonium) — Choice mixed 15 



GERBERA — Cape Daisy. 



Jameson! — Brilliant large daisy-like flowers with numerous long pointed petals, radiating 

 from a yellow center, borne freely on long stems 10 



Jamesoni Hybrida — Mixed Hybrids — Nearly all shades of color from white to yellow 

 and orange, as well as from rose to blood-red are found. Especially desirable for cutting 15 



GEUM COCCINEUM— Mrs. Bradshaw. Novelty. See description page 5. H. P... 15 



•• GLOXINIA. 



These handsome plants can be had in flower, with a little care, the first season from Seed; 

 sow in house or hot-bed, taking care not to bury or wash out the Seeds in watering; transplant 

 as soon as large enough to handle. 

 Extra Choice Mixed. Pkt 15 



GNAPHALIUM— Edelweiss. 



The true Edelweiss of the Alps. The flowers are of a downy appearance, pure white and 

 star-shaped. H. P 15 



Gaillardia. 



Currie's Exhibition Strain. 



GODETIA. 



Hardy annuals of the easiest 

 cultivation. Sow in the open 

 ground during May. Flowers 

 of brilliant and delicate colors. 

 H. A. 1 foot. Finest Mixed 5 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 



Ornamental plants with large 

 finely divided fern-like fol- 

 iage. H. H. P 5 



GYPSOPHILA 



Baby's Breath. 



The flowers are valuable for 

 bouquet making, either fresh or dried. 



Pkt. 

 Elegans Grandiflora Alba — 

 Dwarf branching plants of 

 quick growth, producing ele- 

 gant feathery sprays of white 

 blossoms. H. A 5 



Muralis — Pink blossoms. H. A. 5 



Paniculata — White; fine for bou- 

 quets. H. P 10 



Foxglove. 



Paniculata Double White — 



New. H. P. Very profuse 

 bloomer. Sow seed early. . . . 



10 



GOURDS 



Ornamental. 



Handsome climbers of rapid growth, producing fruit of peculiar and 

 various forms which, if allowed to ripen on the vines, can be kept for months 

 as curiosities. Sow out doors in middle of May. T. A. 



Pkt. 



Hercules Club — Long; club-shaped 5 



White Nest Egg 5 



Sugar Trough 5 



Turk's Turban 5 



Bottle Shaped 5 



Calabush or Pipe Gourd — ^This is the Gourd from which the famous 

 calabash pipe is made. Fruits must lie on the ground to form the 



curved neck 10 



Dipper or Siphon 5 



Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) 5 



Dish Rag or Chinese Loofa — An attractive variety, developing large 

 green fruits, the inside of which, when ripe, form a tough, fibrous 



mass, used as a bathing sponge by many _ 5 



Orange — Mock orange 5 



Fine Mixed — Per oz. 25c , 5 



WILD CUCUMBER (Echinocystis Lobata) — Per oz. 25c 5 



^ Collection of Gourds, 11 varieties, 1 pkt. each, 45c. 



