^SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDfi 
11 
Gilia per pkt. 
2551 Capitata. This is a very graceful annual, growing about 2 feet 
high with fine feathery foliage and bearing freely over a long 
season, globular heads, about 1 inch across, of rich lavender blue 
flowers, which last well when cut and retaining its lovely color 
when dried. (See cut.) \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 
Globe Amaranth < Gomphrena j 
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. Corn- 
flowers and a number of other flowers are also known 
as Bachelor's Buttons, and in ordering it is well to 
order by number to prevent mistakes. (See cut, 
page 89.) 
2570 Mixed. ' 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 
» 2578 
Gloxinia 
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. \ oz., 25 cts 10 
Double-flowering Gaillardias 
Gaillardia (Blanket Fiowen 
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; 1J feet. per pkt. 
2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. J oz., 25 cts $0 10 
2500 Picta Mixed. Single sorts. \ oz., 25 cts 10 
2497 Double-flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, double- 
flowering strain; beautiful mixed colors, j oz., 40 cts 10 
2498 Indian Chief. An exceptionally rich colored variety, having 
a dark brown centre, the petals a glittering metallic bronzy-red. 
In all other respects similar to the popular annual Gaillardia. ... 15 
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. 
2507 Portola Hybrid Giant. These new hybrids are of strong, 
vigorous, upright habit, from 2\ to 3 ft. high with heavy, leathery 
glaucous foliage; the long flower stems, straight and strong, hold 
the massive flowers erect. These are of extraordinary size, 3§ 
inches and over in diameter; petals very broad, overlapping, of 
great substance, and spread out flat, forming a very symmetrical 
flower. In color, they are of a rich bronzy red, tipped with a 
border of varying widths of golden yellow $0 25 
2510 Grandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; splendid 
combinations of crimson and gold in great variety. | oz., 30 cts. 10 
Gilia Capitata 
