DREER'S RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Gloxinia Hybrida Punctaia. 



GI.OBB AMARANTH. 



(Gomphrena.) 



Popularly known as " Bachelor's Buttons," a first-rate bedding 

 plant ; flowers can be dried and used in winter bouquets. 



PER PKT. 



S896 Globe Amaranth, NpiiaConii>acta. Red, 



1 foot. (See cut.) 5 



5900 Mixed. 2 feet. Per oz. 40 cts 5 



G1VAPHAI.IUM. 



(Edelweiss.) 



Principally found on the Alps of 

 Switzerland. Seed must be sown early 

 in the spring in shallow pans in sandy 

 •soil and leaf-mold, and should be 

 kept cool and moist. 

 5885 Gnaphaliuiu Leonto- 

 podium 15 



GYPSOPHII.A. 



Pretty, free-flowering, elegant plants 

 -for rock-work, baskets, edgings, and 

 borders ; succeeding in any garden 

 -soil. 

 6916 Gypsopliila Paiiiculata. 



White flowers, fine for bouquets ; 



hardy perennial ; 2 feet. ... 5 



5915 — Eleg-aiis, Mixed. Hardy 



annual 5 



GOI^DBN ROD (Solidago Canadensis). 

 5884 Our ** National Flower." Golden-yellow ; hardy perennial ; 



2 to 5 feet. (See cut.) 5 



GOLDEN FEATHER, see page 87. 



GOURDS, ORNAMENTAI^. 



Rapid growing, interesting annual climbers, with ornamental foliage and singu- 

 lar shaped fruit ; 15 to 20 feet. (See cut.) per pkt. 



5903 Calabash. The Dipper Gourd 5 



5905 Hercules' Club. Club-shaped ; 4 feet 

 long 5 



5904 Egg-shaped. Fruit white like an egg.. 5 



5906 Oraiige-sbaped, or Mock-Orange 5 



5901 Bottle-shaped 5 



5912 Turk's Turban. Red striped 5 



5911 Pear-shaped. Striped; very showy... 5 



5902 L/Uflfa. Dish Rag, Sponge or Bontiet 

 Gout a 5 



5907 Serpent. Striped like a serpent, chang- 

 ing to brilliant carmine when ripe; 5 feet 

 in length 



5910 Fine Mixed. Per oz., 40 cts 



Orkamental Ooukds. 5909 Imported Collection of 12 varieties.. 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent 

 flowers of the richest colors ; 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 

 small pots to grow through the simimer. Allow them to rest 

 through autumn, and keep in same pots through winter, giving 

 little water. In spring re-pot and water freely; will blossom 

 second season. Stove perennial bulbs. per p^t. 



5862 Princess Maud. A grand addition to this beauti- 

 ful greenhouse plant. The throat of the faultless 

 flowers shows a bright carmine darkening into a velvety 

 purplish-violet towards the margin, the edge being 

 pure white, minutely spotted with light blue. The effect 



is particularly rich 35 



5861 Hybrida Erecta. Erect large flowering varieties 



in splendid mixture . . .■ 25 



5864 Punctata. Tigred and spotted hybrids from a 



superb collection. (See cut.) 25 



5870 Hybrida Mixed. Erect and drooping flowers.. . 25 



GODETIA. 



An attractive hardy annual, deser\ing more extensive cul- 

 tivation. The plants bloom profusely and bear showy flowers 

 of rich and varied colors; \\ feet. 



5892 Gloriosa. A new variety of dwarf compact growth, 

 with large satiny brilliant blood-red flowers. Without 

 doubt the richest colored of all Godetias, and pro- 

 duces a gorgeous effect in beds or borders. (See cut.) 15 

 5886 Apple Blossom. Rosy blush 5 



5888 Duchess of Albany. Pure white 5 



5889 Fairy Queen. Blush, spotted carmine 5 



5887 Lady Albemarle. 



Large, crimson rose 5 



5891 The Bride. White, 



carmine centre 5 



5890 Mixed. All colors... . 5 



GI.ADIOI.US. 



GrofF's Hybrid. 



5856. The ease with which new varie- 

 ties of this magnificent flower can 

 be raised from seed should en- 

 title this grand mixture to a trial. 

 It has been saved from one of 

 the finest collections, comprising 

 over one thousand select named 

 varieties of Childsi, Lemoinei, 

 Nanceanus and Gandavensis hy- 

 brids, carefully hand-hybridized 

 with a view to carrying the size, 

 richness and variety of color, and 

 substance of flower, as well as 

 the strength of plant, up to the 

 highest point, and the product 

 may be expected to produce noth- 

 ing but sorts of the highest merit. 

 Per packet of 50 seeds, 25 cts. 



Globe Amaranth, Nana Compacta. 



GoDETiA Gloriosa, 



