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/^ • (Pelargonium) When properly grown, the constant succession of bloom until frost comes, the brilliant 



%^ l, f^irrl.Ti m m colors of the flowers and the exquisite zone or horseshoe markings of the leaves of some of the 

 ^■^ *****%**** varieties, render the Geranium very desirable for pot culture as well as for bedding out of doors and 



for growing in window boxes. 



The seed is slow to germinate. Sow in a pot or box in the house in rather light soil, preferably containing a little leaf 

 mold and sand. Cover seed one-fourth inch deep, and keep as near 65° F. as possible. Water moderately, and as soon as the 

 third leaf appears, pot singly in two inch pots, transferrini; to larger ones as the plants require. Plunt^e the pots or set in 

 open border, and on approach of frost remove to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. Half hardy perennial; 

 about two feet high. 

 Scarlet Mixed (Zonale) The seed we offer will produce a large percentage of double flowers in many beautiful shades of 



scarlet and red Pkt, 25c. 



QILLIFLOWER— (See Stock) 



f^\skf\^r\\lie. These magnificent plants for bedding 

 VildimJlUO and cutting with their long spikes of 

 tubular lily-form flowers can be raised from seed in 

 nearly every conceivable color and shade, some being 

 most beautifully striped and blotched. 



Sow seed thickly, as soon as the ground is warm in 

 spring, covering one-fovu-th inch deep. The plants should 

 have very c ireful attention and be kept free from weeds. 

 The bulbs which have formed should be taken up in the 

 fall and kept dry during winter. The stronger bulbs will 

 flower the second season; the balance tlie third season. 

 Tender perennial; about two and one-half feet high. 



Finest Mixed. Finest named sorts mixed Pkt. 15c. 



For Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots, page 101. 



CX\f\V%t> Am»t*An1'lD (Gomphrena globosa) 

 VllOUC /^lUaranill a desirable everlast- 

 ing, valued for its handsome small, globular flower heads 

 which, if cut when well matured, will retain their beauty 

 through the winter. Seeds germinate slowly; start in 

 hotbed, or soak in warm water to soften the woolly 

 husk. Set the plants one foot apart. Tender annual; . 

 twelve to eighteen inches high. 



Purple Pkt. 5c. 



White 7^ 5c. 



Striped ** 5c. 



Mixed. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Gloxinia 



Gourd 



Greenhouse perennial plants produc- 

 ing soft, velvety green leaves, and 



rich, beautifully colored trumpet-shaped flowers. Glox- 

 inias thrive best in an equal mixture of leaf mold, loam 



and sand. If started in February will usually bloom the 



latter part of summer. Seed may also be sown in fall. 



The plants are delicate and not easily grown, but the 



flowers are of such beauty that one generally feels 



amply repaid for the effort. 



Hybrida Mixed. A strain of the richest color and variety 

 of markings. Plants ten to twelve inches high. Pkt. 25c. 

 (Cucurbita) A very extensive genus 

 of trailing annuals with curiously 

 shaped yellow fruit, commonly 

 known as Ornamental Gourds. The 



vines are of easy cultiu-e and make a rapid growth, so are 



much used for covering old fences, trellises, stumps, etc. 



The foliage is ornamental, and the markings of some of 



the fruit extraordinary. 



Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, and 



select light, rich soil and a sunny situation. Water freely. 



Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 



Apple Shaped. The fruits are early, nearly round, 

 yellow, sometimes striped. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Bottle. This produces handsome, curious, bottle-shaped 

 shaped fruits. Oz. 30c . Pkt. 5c. 



Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 30c... .. " 5c. 



Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous 

 mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes an 

 excellent sponge. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all the 

 varieties. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not 

 crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Oz. 30c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange- 

 colored. Oz. 30e .- Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bicolored 

 fruit, upper half yellow, lower half green. Oz. 30c. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 

 striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 30c Pkt. 5c. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 30c. . " 5c. 



Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, bottle- 

 shaped, with straight or slightly crooked neck. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Oz. 25c " 5c. 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



Gypsophila 



Delicate, free-flowering plants covered 

 with star-shaped flowers, valuable for 

 mist-like effects and as trimming in bouquets; also for hanging 

 baskets or edgings. Sometimes called Baby's Breath. Will 

 thrive in almost any well prepared ground but does best on a 

 limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried. 



Elegans Large Flowering Pure White. An improved large- 

 flowering strain, superior to the common Elegans not only in 

 size of flowers but also in color. A very charming sort for 

 combining in bouquets with Sweet Peas or other cut flowers. 

 Oz. .SOc Pkt. 5c. 



Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink 

 flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high Pkt. 5c. 



Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very 

 small pink flowers. Hardy annual; six inches high, . .Pkt. 5c. 



HEDYSARUM — (-S^e French Honeysuckle) 



HELiANTHUS— (See Sunflower) 



Gourds 



(Everlasting) Sometimes called 

 Straw Flower. Large full, double 

 daisy-like flower heads with prominent centers and stiff over- 

 lapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow 

 and scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried speci- 

 mens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose 

 the flowers should be gathered when on the point of ex- 

 panding. 



Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each way. 

 Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl.pl., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c. Pkt. 5c. 

 Well-known and much admired 

 border and bedding plants, highly 

 _ valued for the blue color and fra- 



grance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped 

 flowers as well as the duration of their bloom. 



Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indooi's, and 

 when plants are one to two inches high, prick out into pots. 

 Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live 

 outdoors through the winter in a warm climate. Desirable also 

 as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half 

 hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high. 



Anna Turrell. Violet-blue. Pkt. 10c. 



King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black ** 1 Oc. 



Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $L25 " 10c. 



HESPERIS MATROUAUS— (See Rocket) 



A vigorous branching 

 plant, of easy culture, 

 with pretty foliage and large, light yellow or cream-colored 

 blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceed- 

 ingly showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across; 

 not of very long duration, but continue to bloom from early 

 summer till October. The seed should be planted early, and 

 the plants should be thinned to one foot apart each way. 

 Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. SOc — , Pkt. 5c. 



Hibiscus Africanus 



