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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Qodetia. 



An attractive hardy annual, deserving more extensive cultivation. 

 The plants bloom profusely and bear showy flowers of rich and varied 

 colors ; 1£ feet. per pkt. 



5886 Qodetia Apple Blossom. Rosy blush 5 



5888 — Duchess of Albany. Pare white. (See cut.) 5 



5889 — Fairy Queen. Blush, spotted carmine 5 



5887 — Lady Albemarle. Large, crimson rose 5 



5891 — The Bride. White, carmine centre 5 



5890 — Aixed. All colors 5 



GOLDEN ROD. 



(Solidago Canadensis.) 



5884 Our "National Flower." Golden yellow; hardy perennial ; 



2 to 5 feet. (See cut.) 5 



GNAPHALIUM. 



(Edelweiss.) 

 Principally found on the Alps of Switzerland. Seed must be sown 

 early in the spring in shallow pans in sandy soil and leaf-mould, and 

 should be kept cool and moist. 



5885 Qnaphalium Leontopodium 15 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Pretty, free- flowering, elegant 

 plants for rock- work, baskets, 

 edgings, and borders ; succeeding 

 in any garden soil. 

 5916 Qypsophila Paniculata. 

 White flowers, fine for 

 bouquets ; hardy peren- 

 nial ; 2 feet 5 



5915 — Elegans, Aixed. 

 Hardy annual 5 



GREVILLEA 



ROBUSTA. 



(Silk Oak.) 

 5882 A very beautiful and 

 graceful decorative plant 

 with fern-like foliage; ex- 

 cellent for table decora- 

 tion ; easily raised from 

 seed, producing good 

 sized plants in a short 

 time. (See cut.) .... 10 



5010 

 5909 



Grevillea Robusta. 



Godetia, Duchess of Albany. 



GOURDS, 



ORNAMENTAL. 



Rapid growing, interesting an- 

 nual climbers, with ornamental 

 foliage and singular shaped fruit; 

 15 to 20 feet. pek pkt. 

 5903 Calabash. The Dipper 

 Gourd 5 



5905 Hercules' Club. Club- 

 shaped ; 4 feet long . . 5 



*/ 5904 Egg -Shaped. Fruit 

 ;' white like an egg .... 5 



5906 Orange Shaped, or 

 Hock-Orange .... 5 



5901 Bottle= Shaped. ... 5 

 5912 Turk's Turban. Red 



striped 5 



5911 Pear-Shaped. Striped; 



very showy 5- 



Luffa. Dish Rag, or Bonnet 



Gourd & 



Serpent. Striped like a serpent, 

 changing to brilliant carmine when 



ripe ; 5 feet in length 5 



Fine nixed. Per oz., 40 cts. . . 5 

 Imported Collection of 12 varie- 

 ties 50 



Golden Rod. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. 



(See Pyrethrum, page 86.) 



GLOBE AMARANTH. 



(See Everlasting Flowers, page 70.) 



HELIOPSIS PITCH ERIANUS. 



5936 A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing from 

 2 to 3 feet high, a perpetual bloomer, beginning to 

 flower early in the season, and continuing the entire 

 summer. The flowers are of a beautiful deep golden 

 yellow color, about 2 inches in diameter, of very 

 thick texture, and are very graceful for cutting . . 15 



HEUCHERA SANGUINEA. 



5937 One of the finest of recent introductions amongst 

 hardy perennials, and especially to be recom- 

 mended for florists, its graceful (lower spikes fur- 

 nishing splendid material for bouquets. It is allied 

 to the Saxifragas, and has a neat bushy habit. The 

 flowers are of a rich bright crimson color ; the 

 leaves light green and slightly hairy. (See cut.) . 15 



Heuchera Sangutnea.. 



