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RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS 



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GLOBE AMARANTH. 



(Gomphrena.) 



Popularily known as " Bachelor's Buttons," a first-rate bed- 

 ding plant, the flowers resemble clover heads and can be dried 

 and used in winter bouquets. Cornflowers are also known as Bach- 

 elor's Buttons, and in ordering it is well to order by number to 

 prevent mistakes. (See cut.) 



PEK PKT. 



2567 Nana Compacta. Red; 1 foot. ^ oz., 15 cts 5 



2570 Mixed. 2 feet. J oz., 15 cts 5 



GODBTIA. 



An attractive hardy annual, deserving more extensive culti- 

 vation. The plants bloom profusely and bear showy flowers 

 of satiny texture in many rich and varied colors. They do 

 best in a rather poor soil. 1 foot. (See cut.) 



2585 Brilliant. Glowing carmine rOse, very bright and 

 satiny. I oz., 15 cts 5 



2586 Duchess of Albany. Pure white, of compact 

 growth. I oz., 15 cts 5 



2587 Gloriosa. Large, satiny, brilliant blood-red flowers; 

 richest colored of all. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



2.588 Rosamond. A new sort, of dwarf habit and large, 

 glossy shell-pink flowers; makes a beautiful border. \ 

 oz., 25 cts 10 



2-590 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



(Solidago Canadensis.) 



2601 The well-known golden yellow favorite; hardy perennial; 2 to 5 

 feet 



GODETIA. 



GI.OXINIA. 



A superb genus of greenhouse 

 plants, producing magnificent 

 flowers of the richest colors; 

 thrives best in an equal mixture 

 of peat, loam and sand. Sow 

 in March. 



PER PKT. 



2578 Hybrida Qrandi<= 



flora. An unsurpassed 

 Strain, containing the 

 spotted hybrids as well 

 as the finest self-col- 

 ored sorts 25 



10 



ORNAMENTAI^ GOURDS. 



Rapid growing, interesting annual climbers, with ornamental foliage and 

 singular shaped fruit; 1.5 to 20 feet. Our illustration shows the twelve kinds 



PER oz. 



30 



30 



feet long. 



, No. 4. 

 No. 3.. 



Globe Amaranth. 



Apple^shaped. No. 



Dipper, or Calabash. No. 7 



Hercules' Club. Club shaped; 4 



No. 12 



Egg=shaped. Fruit white like an egg. 



Orange -shaped. {Mock Orange). 



Bottle=shaped. No. 10 



2G22 Turk's Turban. Red striped. No. 11 



2617 Pear=shaped. Striped; very showy. No. 2.. 



Luffa. (Bisli-rag, Sponge or Bonnet 



Gourd.) No. 9 



African Pipe. The stem ends of the fruits are 



much used in making pipes. No. 8 



Spoon. A very odd variety. No. 5 . . . . . ■ . . 



Warted. Dark green fruits curiously warted. 



No. 6 30 



nixed Varieties. All kinds 25 



Collection of the above 12 varieties, 50 cts. 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 



30 



30 



2619 

 2621 



2630 

 2629 



PER PKT. 



5 



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 K) 



5 

 5 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS, a very interesting lot this season, see pages 51 to 60. 



