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GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 
Annual Varieties 
Splendid showy annuals, remarkable for the profusion, size 
and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom from early 
summer till November; excellent for beds, borders, or for cut- i) 
ting; should be sown where they are to bloom; 14 feet. | 
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©496 Picta. Crimson and orange, }0z., 25cts......-. 5 
2500 Picta Mixed, Single sorts; fine colors. $oz.,25cts. 5 
2498 The Bride. This new double-flowering, creamy- 
white sort is particularly desirable for cutting, the 
flowers being of good size and borne on very long 
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2497 Double-flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, 
double-flowering strain; beautiful mixed colors. } 
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Hardy Perennial Varieties 
The following are among the showiest and most effective 
hardy perennial plants, and should find a place in every hardy 
border. They thrive in almost any position or soil, require lit- i 
tle or no protection and take care of themselves. If sown 
early they begin flowering in July, continuing a mass of bloom 
until frost; fine for cutting; 2 feet. * 
2503 Kermesina Splendens. Centre rich crimson, nar- | 
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2502 Grandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, form- 
ing bushy plants 12 to 15 inches high, and bearing 
its long-stemmed flowers well above the foliage. In 
coloring the flowers are as rich and varied as those otf 
the tall-growing sort. 4 0z., 50 cts...... ea sae srate 15 
9505 Grandiflora Copper=red. A striking new color in 
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Gaitiarpia Picta DousLe-FLOWERING / this popular perennial. 3 Dain BGS E 20 
(2510 Grandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; 
5 “) .PER PKT- splendid combinations of crimson and gold in great © 
EUPATORIUM (Thorough Wort) variety. }0z., 30 cts......... By RU ese IN 00 
Strong-growing, hardy perennials, well suited for naturalizing, GERANIUM (Pelargonium) 
and deserve a place in every hardy border; they will grow and 3 y : 
thrive in almost any situation; will flower the first yearif sown | 2030 Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and 
early. finest varieties. Very interesting to grow from seed, 
2442 Ageratoides. A very useful variety, growing 3 to which should be started indoors and transferred to the 
4 feet high, with dense heads of minute white flowers open in May or June,.,..seeeeerseoeeeeeseeesess 1B ‘ 
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2443 Ceelestinum. One of the best blue perennials, 18 
to 24 inches high, and bears from August till frost an abundance 
of deep lavender-blue, flossy flowers, splendid for cutting....... 15 
2441 Fraseri. A very pretty dwarf variety, producing clusters of 
snow-white flowers; fine for cutting and bouquets; 14 feet..... 10 
EUPHORBIA 
Strong-growing annuals, suitable for beds of tall-growing plants or 
mixed borders; the flowers are inconspicuous; the foliage, however, is 
exceedingly ornamental. 
_ 2452 Variegata (Snow on the Mountain). Attractive foliage; 
h veined and margined with white; 2 feet. Per oz., 40 cts..... 10 
2451 Heterophylia (Annwul Poinsettia). An annual resembling in 
habit and color the beautiful hothouse Poinsettia. The plants 
grow 2to 3 feet high, of branching, bush-like form, with smooth, 
glossy-green leaves which, about mid-summer, become a beauti- 
ful orange-scarlet, presenting a striking and brilliant appearance. 15 
GEUM (Avens) 
_ 2541 Astrosanguineum FI. Pl. Beautiful hardy perennial, bear- 
ing profusely large, showy double dark-crimson flowers all through 
the summer; an elegant flower for bouquets. 4 0z., 40 cts.... 10 
GLOBE AMARANTH (comphrena) 
Popularly known as ‘‘ Bachelor’s Buttons,”’ a first-rate bedding plant; the 
_ flowers resemble clover heads and can be dried and used in winter bou- 
quets. Cornflowers and a number of other flowers are also known as 
' Bachelor’s Buttons, and in ordering it is well to order by number to pre- 
‘vent mistakes. 
2570 Mixed. 2 feet. 1 0z., 25 cts 
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Every garden should have a line of the Extra Early Cosmos. See page 52 
