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DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



GAILLARDIA. 



Splendid bedding plants, remarkable for the profusion, size 

 and brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in bloom during the 

 summer and autumn ; annuals ; lj feet. PER PKT . 



5837 Gaillartlia Picta. Crimson and orange 5 



5838 — Picta Loreiiziaiia. A charming profuse 

 double flowering strain ; beautiful mixed colors 5 



5840 — Mixed. Fine colors 5 



5841 — Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new peren- 

 nial varieties with very large flowers, dark crimson cen- 

 tres, marked with rings of many brilliant colors. (See 

 cut.) 10 



GAZANIA. 



Excellent plants for vases, edgings or beds. They are 

 constantly in bloom and are very showy. 



5843 Gazania Spleildens. Rich orange, black cen- 

 tre 10 



GENTIANA. 



A charming hardy perennial which blooms early in May. 

 Excellent for edgings, rock-work, etc. 

 5852 Gentiana Aeaulis. The Blue Gentian, flowers 



rich blue ; 6 inches 10 



GLOXINIA. 



Gerarclia Tenuifolia. 



PER PKT. 



5855 A beautiful half-hardy perennial 

 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 follow- 

 ing summer. Fine for pots as 

 well as for out-door culture 15 



GERANIUM— Continued. 



5847 — Pelargonium, Mixed 



{Lady Washington}. From the 

 finest fancy and spotted large-flowering. (See cut. 

 5844 — Apple-Scented {Pelargonium odoralissimum). 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. Scarlet 5 



GIEIA. 



Very pretty dwarf annuals ; early, free blooming, fine for massing and 

 rock-work ; 1 foot. 

 5880 Gilia, Mixed. All varieties and colors 5 



GEAUCIUM. 



(Horn Poppy. I 



An ornamental foliage plant, with long, recurved, silvery leaves, deeply 

 cut to the rib, forming two rows of leaflets; of vigorous growth, contrast- 

 ing finely with colored foliage plants. Flowers are orange-yellow, bell- 

 shaped, and drooping ; hardy biennial ; 2 feet. 

 58-58 Glaucium Cornicu latum 5 



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 shallow pots to grow through summer. Allow them to rest 



through autumn, and keep in same pots through winter, giving little water. In 



spring repot and water freely; will blossom 

 second season. Stove perennial bulbs. 

 5861 Gloxinia Hybrida Erecta 

 Erect large-flowering varieties in 

 splendid mixture. (See cut.) . . .25 



Punctata. Tigred and 

 spotted hybrids from a superb 



collection 25 



— Hybrida Mixed. Erect 

 and drooping flowers 25 



5864 



70 



5850 



5845 



5846 



GERANIDI. 



Geranium Zonale, 

 Mixed. A superb strain of 

 the largest and finest varieties ; 

 mixed colors 10 



— Variegated Leaved. 



Bronze, gold, silver and tri-col- 

 ored foliage varieties. Mixed. .25 



— Double Mixed. This 

 seed will produce a large percent- 

 age of double flowers of extra 

 fine colors 25 



Gloxinia Hybrida Erecta. 



25 



Geranium Lady Washington. 



