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2551 Capitata. This is a very graceful annual, growing about 2 feet 

 high with fine feathery foliage and bearing freely over a long 

 season, globular heads, about 1 inch across, of rich lavender blue 

 flowers, which last well when cut. Illustrated in colors on plate 

 opposite page 56. \ oz., 25 cts $0 



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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. (See cut.) 

 2570 Mixed. 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts 



Gloxinia 



2578 Hybrida Grandiflora. A superb genus 

 of greenhouse plants, producing magnifi- 

 cent flowers of the richest colors; thrives 

 best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 

 sand. Sow in March, blooms in 5 months 

 after sowing. Our strain is unsurpassed, 

 containing the spotted hybrids as well as 

 the finest self-colored sorts 



Godetia 



2590 Mixed. Attractive, hardy annuals, deserving 

 more extensive 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 on page 89.) ; oz., 25 cts . . 



Grevillea (siik oak) 



2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative 

 plant with fern-like foliage; excellent for table decora- 

 tion; 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 



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Double-flowering Gaillardl^S 



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 cutting; should 

 be sown where they are to bloom; 1J feet. per pkt. 



2498 Picta Indian Chief. A new richly colored variety, 



offered with other specialties on pages 52 to 62 $0 15 



2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



2500 Picta Mixed. Single sorts. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



2497 Double-flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, 

 double-flowering strain;beautiful mixed colors. } oz.,40 cts 10 



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 little 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 to 2\ feet. 

 2507 Portola Hybrids. Described and offered with other 



specialties on pages 52 to 62 SO 25 



2502 Grandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, forming 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 of the tall-growing sort. \ oz., 40 cts 



2503 Kermesina Splendens. Rich crimson, narrow canary-yellow 

 border. \ oz., 40 cts 



2905 Grandiflora Copper-red. A striking new color in this popular 

 perennial. J oz., 40 cts 



2510 Grandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; splendid com- 

 binations of crimson and gold in great variety. \ oz., 30 cts 



Globe Amaranth 



We illustrate in colors five favorite annuals, see page 56 



