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- Gilia — 
: 2551 Capitata. This is a very graceful annual, growing about 2 feet 
high with fine feathery foliage and bearing freely over along season, 
globular heads, about 1 inch across, of rich lavender blue flowers, 
which last well when cut and retaining its lovely color when dried. 
(Seeicuts) yh 20752 Sct see $0 10 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 
Popularly known as “Bachelor’s Button,” a 
first-rate bedding plant; the flowers resemble 
clover heads and can be dried and used in winter 
bouquets. Cornflowers and a number of other 
flowers are also known as Bachelor’s Buttons, and 
in ordering it is well to order by number to pre- 
vent mistakes. (See cut, page 89.) 
2570 Mixed. 2 feet. 10z.,25cts............. 10 
Gloxinia 
2578 Hybrida Grandiflora. A superb genus 
.of greenhouse plants, producing magnifi- 
cent flowers of the richest colors; thrives 
best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 
sand. Sow in March, blooms in 5 months 
after sowing. Our strain is unsurpassed, 
containing the spotted hybrids as well as 
the finest self-colored sorts............... 50 
Godetia 
2590 Mixed. Attractive, hardy annuals, deserving 
more extensive cultivation, especially in the 
cooler parts of the country. The plants bloom 
profusely, and bear showy flowers, not unlike an 
Azalea, of satiny texture in many rich and 
varied colors. They do best in a rather poor 
soil; 1 foot. (See cut on page 89.) 1 0z., 25 cts... 10 
DOUBLE-FLOWERING GAILLARDIAS 
Gaillardia Glanket Flower) 
Annual Varieties 
Splendid showy annuals, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy 
of their flowers, continuing in bloom from early summer till November; 
excellent for beds, borders, or for cutting; should be sown where they are to 
bloom; 13 feet. 
PER PET. 
2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. 3 z., 25 cts............. eee $0 10 
2500 Picta Mixed. Single sorts. 10z., 25 cts.................... 10 
2497 Double-flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, double- 
flowering strain; beautiful mixed colors. 4z., 40 cts........... 10 
Hardy Perennial Varieties 
The following are among the showiest and most effective hardy perennial 
plants, and should find a place in every hardy border. They thrive in almost 
any position or soil, require little or no protection and take care of them- 
selves. If sown early they begin flowering in July, continuing a mass of bloom 
until frost; fine for cutting; 2 to 2+ feet. 
2502 Grandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, forming bushy 
plants 12 to 15 inches high, and bearing its long-stemmed flowers 
well above the foliage. In coloring the flowers are as rich and 
varied as those of the tall-growing sort. TAOZ=.¢ SOCES ee $0 15 
2503 Kermesina Splendens. Rich crimson, narrow canary- 
piclowgboxders set Oz=4 Olcts epee oan nea 15 
2505 Grandiflora Copper-red. A striking new color in this i 
pepilargpcrennialamenOzae4 OKCts eee eae 0 ee 15 | se 
2510 Grandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; splendid RFs % 4 
combinations of crimson and gold in great variety. +02z., 30 cts.. 10 Gun CAPITATA 
We illustrate in colors five favorite annuals, see pages 52 and 53 
