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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Gaillakdia Lorenziana. 



GENTIANA. 



A charming hardy perennial, -which 

 blooms early in May. Excellent for 

 edging, rock-work, etc. 

 5852 Gentiana Acaulis. The Blue 

 Gentian ; flowers rich blue ; 6 

 inches 10 



GEUM. 



Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing pro- 

 fusely large showy flowers all through the 

 Summer ; an elegant flower for bouquets. 

 5854 Atrococcineum FI. PI. Double 

 scarlet 5 



GLAUCILM. 



I Horn Poppy. ) 



An ornamental foliage plant, with long, 

 recurved, silvery leaves, deeply cut to the. 

 rib, forming two rows of leaflets ; of vigo- 

 rous growth, contrasting finely with colored 

 foliage plants. Flowers are orange-yellow, 

 bell-shaped and drooping ; hardy biennial ; 

 2 feet. (See cut.) 

 5858 Corniculatum. {Luteuni) . . 5 



Gaillardia. 



Splendid bedding plants, 

 remarkable for the profusion, 

 size and brilliancy of their 

 flowers, continuing in bloom 

 during the Summer and 

 Autumn ; annuals 1J feet. 



PER PKT. 



5537 Picta. Crimson and 

 orange ... ... 



5538 Picta Lorenziana. 

 A charming profuse 

 double-flowering strain ; 

 beautifully mixed colors. 

 ( See cut) 



5840 Picta Mixed. 

 Fine colors. ( See cut) 



5841 Grandiflora Su= 

 perba. Our own sav- 

 ing. Splendid new 

 perennial varieties, 

 with very large fllowers, 

 dark crimson centres, 



marked with rings of many brilliant colors 10 



Gaillardia Picta, Mixed. 



GERANIUM. 



(Pelargonium.) 



5S50 Zonale Mixed. A superb strain 

 of the largest and finest varieties ; 

 mixed colors 10 



5S45 Variegated Leaved. Bronze, 

 gold, silver and tri-colored foliage 

 varieties. Mixed 25 



5846 Double Mixed. This seed will 

 produce a large percentage of dou- 

 ble flowers of extra fine colors . . 25 



5847 Pelargonium, Mixed. {Lady 

 Washington.') Saved from the 

 finest fancy and spotted large flow- 

 ering sorts 25 



5844 Apple Scented. {Pelargonium 

 odoratissimum.) This fragrant 

 favorite variety can only be grown 

 from seed to form fine plants. Sow 

 in light soil, and keep moist until 

 they germinate 10 



See offer of Geraniums in our 

 Plant Department. 



Gloxinia Hybrida Erecta. 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent flowers of the richest colors ; thrive best in an equal mixture of 

 peat, loam and sand. Sow in March, on the surface, in a warm, moist atmosphere. When the second leaf appears, transplant into 

 small pots to grow through the Summer. Allow them to rest through Autumn, and keep in same pots through Winter, giving little 

 water. In Spring re -pot and water freely ; will blossom second season. Stove perennial bulbs. 



5862 Princess Maud. Flowers bright carmine, darkening 

 into a velvety purplish-violet towards the margin, the 

 edge being pure white, minutely spotted with light blue . 25 



5861 Hybrida Erecta. Erect large flowering varieties, in 

 splendid mixture. (See cut) 25 



5S64 Punctata. Tigered and spotted hybrids saved from a 

 superb collection 25 



5870 Hybrida Mixed. Erect and drooping flowers of the 

 finest Grandiflora type 



25 



GLOBE AMARANTH. (Gomphreua.) 



Popularly known as " Bachelor's Buttons," a first-rate bedding plant ; flowers can be dried and used in Winter bouquets. (See cut. 



5896 Globe Amaranth, Nana Compacta. Red, 1 foot 5 

 Per oz. 40 cts 5 



5900 



Mixed. 2 feet. 



Glork Amaranth 



GLADIOLUS. 



5,856 Groff's Hybrid. The ease with which new varieties 



of this magnificent flower can be raised from seed should 

 entitle this grand mixture to a trial. It has been saved 

 from one of the finest collections, comprising over 1000 

 select named varieties of Childsi, Lemoinei, Xanceanus 

 and Gandavensis hybrids, carefully hand-hybridized, 

 with a view to carrying the size, richness and variety of 

 color, and substance of flower, as well as the strength of 

 plant, up to the highest point, and the product may be 

 expected to produce nothing but sorts of the highest 

 merit. Per packet 25 



(See offer of Bulbs of this and other strains on 

 page 93-) 



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