DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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GAILLARDIA. 



Splendid bedding plants, remarkable for the profu- 

 sion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in 

 bloom during the summer and autumn ; annuals ; 1 $ 

 feet. per pkt.' 



5837 Gaillardia Picta. Crimson and orange ... 5 



5838 — Picta Lorenziana. A charming profuse 

 double flowering strain ; beautiful mixed colors 5 



5840 — Mixed. Fine colors ... 5 



5841 — Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new per- 

 ennial varieties with very large flowers, dark 

 crimson centres, marked with rings of many 

 brilliant colors. (See cut.) 10 



GENTIANA. 



A charming hardy perennial which blooms early in 

 May. Excellent for edgings, rock-work, etc. 

 5852 Qentiana Acaulis The Blue Gentian ; flowers 

 rich blue ; 6 inches 10 



GERANIUfl. 



5850 Geranium Zonaie, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and 

 finest varieties ; mixed colors 10 



5845 — Variegated Leaved. Bronze, gold, silver and tri-colored foliage 

 varieties. Mixed 25 



5846 — Double Mixed. This seed will produce a large percentage of 

 double flowers of extra fine colors 25 



5347 — Pelargonium, flixed (Lady Washington). Saved from the finest 

 fancy and spotted large flowering 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 



GEUM. 



Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing 

 profusely large showy flowers all 

 through the summer ; an elegant flower 

 for bouquets. 



5854 Geum Atrococcineum. Scar- 

 let 5 



GERARDIA 



TENUIFOLIA. 



5855 A beautiful half-hardy peren- 

 nial allied to the Pentstemon. 

 It forms erect bushes 15 inches 

 high, with narrow foliage. The 

 flowers are bell-shaped, of light 

 violet, with a pale lilac throat. 

 If sown early in spring, the 

 plants will bloom in July- August, 

 or if sown in the summer with 

 other perennials and kept over 

 winter, will flower continually 

 the following summer. Fine for 

 pots as well as for out-door cul- 

 ture 



Gaillardia 



Grandiflora. 



GILIA. 



Very pretty 

 dwarf annuals ; 

 early, free 

 blooming, fi n e 



for massing and rock-work ; 1 foot. 

 5880 Gilia, Mixed. All varieties 

 and colors 5 



GLAUCIUM. 



(Horn Poppy.) 



An ornamental foliage plant, with 

 long, recurved, silvery leaves, deeply 

 cut to the rib, forming two rows of 

 leaflets ; of vigorous growth, con- 

 trasting finely with colored foliage 

 plants. Flowers are orange-yellow, 



bell-shaped and drooping ; hardy biennial ; 2 feet. 



5858 Glaucium Corniculatum 5 



Gaillardia Lorenziana. 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnifi- 

 cent flowers of the richest colors ; thrive best in an equal 

 mixture of peat, loam and sand. Sow in March, on the sur- 

 face, in a warm, moist atmosphere. When the second leaf 

 appears, transplant into shallow pots to grow through sum- 

 mer. 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. 

 5861 Gloxinia Mybrida Erecta. Erect large flowering 



* varieties in splendid mixture 25 



5864 Punctata. Tigred and spotted hybrids from a 



superb collection. (See cut.) 25 



5870 — Hybrida Mixed. Erect and drooping flowers . 25 



