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size to flower well requires two or three years. The 

 bulbs should be taken up on approach of winter, and 

 kept Trom freezing till warm weather in spring, and then 

 planted out in groups and borders. 

 Gladiolus, finest mixed, from fifty choice named 



varieties 25 



CdPTor Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs, in this Catalogue. 



GLAIXII M- Horned Poppy). 



One of the most ornamental of silver leaved plants. 

 The leaves are recurved, elegantly indented, and silvery. 

 Flowers bell shaped, orange. Hardy perennial; one and 

 one-half feet high. 



Glaucium, corniculatum 10 



GLOBE AMARANTH Gom- 

 phrena> 



A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome, globu- 

 lar heads of flowers, which, if cut when well matured, 



Globe Amaranth. 



will retain their beauty for years. Seeds germinate 

 slowly. Start in hot-bed, or soak in warm water to soften 

 the woolly husk. Tender annual; two feet high. 



Gomphrena, globosa, purple 5 



" " white 5 



" flesh colored 5 



Gomphrena, globosa, orange 5 



" " striped 5 



" " mixed 5 



GLOXINIA. 



Stove perennial plants, producing rich and beautifully 

 colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation, 

 and 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. 



Gloxinia, hybrida, mixed, all choice sorts 25 



GNAPHALHM-Everlasting). 



An interesting class of immortelles, with rather home- 

 ly foliage, but beautiful clusters of bright golden blos- 

 soms, which, if plucked when on the point of opening, 

 and dried in the shade, will retain their beauty for years. 

 Good for forming winter bouquets in conjunction with 

 other everlastings and grasses. 



Gnaphalium fcetidum, tender annual, one and a 



half feet 10 



M leontopodium (Edelweiss). This is the true 

 Edelweiss found on the Alps and so highly 

 esteemed by travelers in Switzerland. Flow- 

 ers star shaped, pure white, and downy in 

 texture. Perennial 15 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation in any 

 good garden soil, and remarkable for the delicacy of 

 their very fine, large blossoms. Hardy annual; one to 

 one and a half feet high. 



Godetia, rubicunda splendens, a very showy vari- 

 ety. Rosy lilac flowers, with purple stain in 

 the center 5 



" rosa alba (Tom Thumb), delicately blotched 

 blossoms, white at the outer portion, and rose 

 at the base of the petals 5 



" Lady Albemarle, intense carmine crimson ; 



compact habit; very beautiful 10 



Gnaphalium, Leontopodium. 



Godetia, Lady Albemarle. 



