STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY «*r^ MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY 



FUCHSIA* □ (Ladies' Eardrop) 36 inches 



Favorite pot plant for home decoration. Blooms first year when 

 planted early. 



Culture. Sow seed indoors in February or March and prick plants 

 in pots when 3 inches high. 



1536 F. hybrida — Single flowering mixed. Pkt. 20c. 



GAILLARDIA o 



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GAILLARDIA 



(Blanket Flower) 18 inches 



Splendid bedding and border 

 plants, remarkable for the size, 

 profusion and brilliant colors of 

 their flowers, which continue to 

 blossom during summer and fall. 

 Culture. Seeds may be started 

 indoors in March and trans- 

 planted outside in May. Usually 

 sown where they are to stay. 

 Rows 18 inches apart and thin- 

 ned to 8 inches in the row. 



1346 G. picta • — Flowers crimson and 

 yellow. A hardy annual, blooming first 

 year, but if protected over winter becomes 

 perennial. 



1347 G. picta LorenzianaO — Large 

 bright red and yellow flowers with tubular 

 shaped florets, which begin to bloom in 

 July. A hardy annual. Pkt. 10c. 



1348 G. hybrida grand iflora •—(Extra 

 large flowered). Bright scarlet and orange 

 flowers 2^2 to 3 inches in diameter. A 

 hardy perennial. Pkt. 10c. 



GERANIUM— See Pelargonium 



GILIAO 12 inches 



A pretty dwarf annual, useful for pots or for rockeries. Charming 

 flowers appear in spring and early summer. 



Culture. Sow seed outdoors in April and thin to 8 inches. Plants 

 may also be started indoors. 



1537 G. tricolor — White, lilac and purple flowers. Pkt. 10c. 

 GLOBE AMARANTH— See Gomphrena 



GLOXINIA' □ 12 inches 



Charming house plants, producing flowers of the most exquisite and 

 gorgeous colors, ranging from the purest white through all the shades 

 of crimson and purple. 

 Culture. Same directions as for Begonia. 



1349 Stokes finest assorted colors. Pkt. 25c. 



GODETIAo 18 inches 



A desirable, free-flowering genus, particularly attractive in beds, 

 borders, and edgings. 



Culture. The plants may be started indoors, but seed is usually 

 sown outdoors and the plants later thinned 8 to 12 inches apart. 



1350 Lavender Gem — Beautiful lavender shade. Pkt. 10c. 



1351 Lady Satin Rose — Beautiful rosy carmine. Pkt. 10c. 



1352 Duchess of Albany— Snow white. Pkt. 10c. 

 1661 Assorted colors. Pkt. 10c. 



GOMPHRENAO (Globe Amaranth) 12-18 inches 



Also known as Bachelor's Button. An unusually handsome ever- 

 lasting, having showy flowers which will last all winter if cut when 

 full size and carefully dried. Bloom from late June until frost. 

 Culture. Start the plants indoors in March. As seeds germinate 

 slowly, soak several hours in warm water before sowing. Set plants 

 outdoors in May, distance 10 to 12 inches apart. 



1353 G. Haageana — Splendid orange tint. Pkt. 10c. 



1354 G. roseum — Dark rose color. Pkt. 10c. 



1355 Assorted colors — A wide range of shades including orange, 

 rose and white. Pkt. 10c. 



GOURDS O * 18 feet 



Extremely rapid growing climbers which are of great interest, having 

 fruits with a wide variety of shapes, sizes and color markings and 

 profuse dark green ornamental foliage. The fruits when dried are 

 used as ornaments. 



Culture. Seeds sown out-doors after frost danger 

 is over. 



1356 Dish Cloth (Luff a cylindrica macro- 

 carpa) — A strange, corrugated, long green fruit. 

 So called because when dried the inside fiber makes 

 an excellent dishcloth, which always keeps sweet 

 and clean. Pkt. 10c. 



1357 Pipe or Calabash — 

 Used in making "Calabash 

 pipes" for smoking. Pkt. 

 10c. 



1358 Dipper — When dried, 

 may be used as a dipper. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



1359 Nest Egg— Fruits 

 shaped like a hen's egg and 



may be used as a nest egg. Pkt. 10c. 



1360 Hercules Club — Fruit grows 3 to 4 ft. long and shaped like 

 a club. Pkt. 10c. 



1361 Mixed — Gives a delightful variety of sizes, shapes and colors. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL O 3 to 6 feet 



See also Coix lachrymae (Job's 

 Tears) 



These grow in massive bunches 

 which have a distinctive ornamental 

 value on lawns. When carefully 

 dried they make desirable winter' 

 bouquets. 



Culture. Although best started 

 indoors, the seed ma}' be sown out- 

 doors in permanent beds, early in 

 the spring. 



1362 Choice mixed varieties. Pkt. 



10c. Ornamental Grasses 



GYPSOPHILAO (Baby's Breath) 24 inches 



A slender, graceful plant with small, attractive flowers, indispensable 

 for bouquet making, either green or dried. 



Culture. Sown outdoors early in the spring and thinned to 12 inches 

 apart. 



1363 G. elegans— Pure white. Pkt. 10c, y 2 oz- 35c. 



1364 G. elegans rosea — Beautiful rose pink. Pkt. 10c, Yi oz. 35c. 



1365 G. elegans alba grandiflora — A new strain having much 

 larger flowers of the purest white. Pkt. 10c, oz - 35c. 



HELI ANTHUS o (Sunflower) 



A genus of very showy plants remarkable for their tall and stately 

 growth and the immense size of their flowers. Have a wide variety 

 of uses. Excellent for cutting. 



Culture. Sown in permanent beds early in the spring and require 

 little care. 



TALL LARGE FLOWERING 



1366 H. annus fl. pi. (6 ft.)— A double flowered variety having 

 flowers up to 12 inches in diameter. The disk is very small. Colors 

 range from light yellow to burnt orange. Pkt. 10c. 



1367 H. Annus (6 ft.) — Single 

 flowering, growing gigantic flowers. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



1368 H. Californicusfl.pl. (6 ft.) 



— Very large, deep golden yellow 

 flowers. Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 



1369 H. globosus fistulosus fl. pi. 

 (6 ft.) — -Known as the " Dahlia Sun- 

 flower." Color deep saffron. Pkt. 

 10c, oz. 25c. 



SMALL FLOWERED 

 SUNFLOWERS 



The plants are bushy and the blos- 

 soms small. They bloom throughout 

 the summer and make excellent 

 cut-flowers. 



1370 H. cucumerfolius (Stella)— 

 Small, dark brown disk with broad, 

 deep, golden yellow petals. Pkt. 5c. 



HELI ANTHUS 



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