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FERRY'S SEEDS 



Gaillardia, Portola Hybrids 



GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) The separate varieties of thia 

 resplendent race of flowering plants are among the gayest 

 ornaments of the gai-den all summer long. The spreading 

 plants with soft green fohage bear bold flowers 2 to 3 inches 

 across on fine bare stems excellent for cutting. Their colors 

 are in tones of orange, j'eUow, red and maroon, often beauti- 

 fully combined in a single flower. Both the annual and 

 hardj^ sorts are much favored for the border and furnish a 

 constant supply of blooms. 



Single Picta Mixed [hA-18 in.] Large daisy-like blossoms, 

 purplish crimson and yellow. 



Double Picta Lorenziana Mixed [hA-18 in.] Globular 

 heads of tubular florets in shades of sulphur, orange and 

 claret. 



Each of the above: J 2 oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



Grandiflora Portola Hybrids [hP-2 ft.] A superb, robust 

 strain with semi-double blooms of magnificent size and 

 broad overlapping petals golden tipped around glowing 

 centers of bronzy red 3^ oz. 50c; pkt. 15c 



Grandiflora Mixed [hP-2 ft.] Splendid large single com- 

 posite flowers with rich maroon centers circled by orange 

 edges H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium) [tP-2 ft.] Probably the Gera- 

 nium is more universally known and arrests the attention 

 . better than any other plant gro-mi. While usually propa- 

 gated from cuttings it is readily grown from seed which 

 assures the onh' means of discovering new varieties. Their 

 abundant foliage is very handsome and usually sweet 

 scented. The phlox-like flowers in large, rounded clusters 

 are borne on sturdy stems. Reds pre- 

 dominate but soft tints of pink, rose and 

 white are frequent. In a northern chmate 

 they should be taken indoors before frost 

 but in California, for example, they are 

 very hardy and attain such great size 

 that they often form tall hedges. 

 Lady Washington A fancy strain with 

 extremely large flowers tightly packed in 

 globular clusters. Often with petals beau- 



■ tifully blotched Pkt. 25c 



^^ Zonal e Very free blooming with exquisite 



/'•^ zoned and variegated leaves. . . .Pkt. 10c 



GERBERA (Transvaal Daisy) [tP-18 in.] 



Another South African daisy of unusual 



form and elegance. The long stemmed 



flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, with their 



■' slender, gracefully curved, waxy petals, 



rise above a rosette of gray-green leaves. 



The range of colors is most pleasing from 



pale amber through salmon and rose to a rich ruby red. As a 



cut flower it alwaj's occasions keen interest and most 



favorable comment. ^Miile the plants are easy to grow and 



bloom the first season, as a garden flower, in cold climates 



they must be wintered over under glass. 



Jamesoni Hybrids Mixed Pkt. 25c 



GEUM [hP-2 ft.] Flowers like Httle double roses are grace- 

 fully poised on long stems over a bushy rosette of straw- 

 berry-like leaves. They are well suited for use in the 

 perennial border and produce an abundance of blooms 

 which are most welcome for bouquets. Flowers during most 

 of the summer. 



Double Golden Ball (Lady Stratheden) Handsome rich 

 golden yellow 3^ oz. 70c; pkt. 15c 



Double Scarlet (Mrs. Bradshaw) Large dazzling orange 

 scarlet K oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



GILIA [hA-2 ft.] Dehghtful native flowers from CaUfornia 

 that may be cultivated anywhere. They are rapid growers 

 and start flowering in about 10 weeks from sowing and con- 

 tinue for several weeks more. LTseful in the border and keep 

 well when -cut. 



Capitata, Lavender Blue (Blue Thimble Flower) Erect 

 bushy plants with lacy foliage and bearing on long stems 

 globular flowers sLmLlar to Scabiosa in form and of a clear 

 lavender-blue. 



Tricolor (Bird's Eyes) Dwarf graceful plants with clusters 

 of delicate chalice-shaped flowers faintly perfumed, edged 

 lavender-blue shading to white toward their purple throats. 

 Each of the above: }i oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena, Everlasting) [hA-18 in] 

 Among everlastings this East Indian sort fills an important 

 place. The bushy sj'mmetrical plants are profusely orna- 

 mented with globular clover-like blossoms of brilliant 

 purpHsh-red, soft pink and white often striped with violet. 

 Flowering from midsummer to late fall they lend themselves 

 to garden design and border work. Like other straw flowers 

 they make admirable winter bouquets. 

 Mixed H oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



GLOXINIA [tP-10 in.] Properly these gorgeous plants are 

 house or conser\'atory subjects but the flower lover can 

 grow them with a httle care and is liighly repaid for his 

 effort. A ring of large, dark green, plush-hke leaves forms a 

 handsome base surmounted by nmnerous stalks terminating 

 in large trumpet-shaped flowers. The blossoms are of 

 velvety texture in a rich diversity of coloi^s, including 

 purphsh-violet, crimson, pink and lilac, usually with hght 

 throats beautifully spotted. They grow best in cool sur- 

 roundings and rich moist soil. 



Pkt. 50c 



Hybrida Grandiflora Mixed 



Gloxinia, Hardy (See Incarvillea) 



