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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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GLOBE AMARANTH (Comphrena) 



Popularly known as "Bachelor's Button," a first-rate bedding plant; the flowers resemble 

 clover heads and can be dried and used in winter bouquets. 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 

 prevent mistakes. 



PER PKT. 



I., 25 cts $0 05 



2 feet. 



2570 Mixed. 



GLOXINIA 



A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent 

 flowers of the richest colors; thrives best in an equal mixture oi 

 peat, loam and sand. Sow in March. 

 2578 Hybrida Grandiflora. An unsurpassed strain, con- 

 taining the spotted hybrids as well as the finest self- 

 colored sorts 



GODETIA 



2590 Mixed. Attractive, hardy annual;, deserving more ex- 

 tensive cultivation, especially in the cooler parts of the 

 country. The plants bloom profusely, and bear showy 

 flowers, not unlike an Azalea, of satiny texture in many 

 rich and varied colors. 

 They do best in a rather 

 poor soil; 1 foot. (See 

 cut.) \ oz., 20 cts $0 05 



GOLDEN ROD 



(Solidago Canadensis 



2601 The well-known golden- 

 yellow favorite; hardy 

 perennial; 2 to 5 feet. . . 



GREVILLEA 



(Silk Oak) 



2681 Robusta. A very 

 beautiful and 

 graceful decora- 

 tive plant with 

 fern-like foliage; 

 excellent for table 

 decoration; easily raised 

 from seed; producing 

 good sized plants in a 

 short time; hardy in 

 Florida and California, 

 where it is popular as an 

 ornamental tree 



ORNAMENTAL 

 GOURDS 



Rapid growing, interesting annual 

 climbers, with ornamental foliage and 

 singular shaped fruit; 15 to 20 feet. 



PER PKT. 



2606 African Pipe. The stem 

 ends of the fruits are much 

 used in making pipes $0 05 



2612 Dipper, or Calabash 5 



2613 Egg-shaped. Fruit white like 

 an egg 5 



2614 Hercules' Club. Club- 

 shaped; 4 feet long 5 



2615 LuSa (Dish-rag, Sponge or 

 Bonnet Gourd) 5 



Striped; very 



2617 Pear-shaped. 



showy 



GoDETIA 



2619 Spoon. A very odd variety. 



2621 Knob Kerrie. A very ornamental variety, bearing 

 fruit having a slender stem 3 to 5 feet long, with a round 

 knob or ball on the end 



2629 Collection of the above 8 varieties, 30 cts. 



2630 Mixed Varieties. All kinds. Per oz., 25 cts 



Ornamental Gourds 



BOOKS ON HORTICULTURE 



We offer on the inside of the back cover 

 of this catalogue a very complete line of 

 the best and most helpful books on hor- 

 ticultural and kindred subjects. 



Calendulas and Petunias deserve a place in every garden. See Color Plates, pages 56 and 57 



