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Gaillardia 



Showy bedding and border plants, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, 

 blooming the first year and among the gayest ornaments of the garden in summer and autumn. 

 Combinations of yellow and red predominate in the highly colored single and double flower-heads 

 two inches or more across, which are borne "singly well above the foliage on long, slender stems, suitable for cutting. Le«ives 

 alternate, simple, and more or less toothed. 



Sow seed outdoors early in spring; cover one-fourth inch deep. Blake rows eighteen inches apart and thin eight to ten 

 inches apart in the row; or a longer season of bloom may be secured by planting in frames and transplanting. Plants one to 

 one and one-half feet high. 



Picta. Plants about one foot high; flowers single, purplish-crimson and yellow. Hardy annual; with root protection in win- 

 ter is a perennial. Oz. 4Uc • Pkt. 10c. 



Picta Lorenziana. Gaily colored flowers, double with tubular florets, produced from Jtdy even luitil hard freezing weather. 

 Invaluable for bouquets. Hardy aimual; one to one and one-half feet high; with root protection in winter is often treated as 



a perennial. Sulphur, orange, claret and amaranth mixed Pkt. 10c. 



Grandiflora. Flowers scarlet and orange, single, often three inches across with flat petals Excellent for cutting. Hardy 

 perennial, blooming the first year : — — Pkt. 10c. 



(Pelargonium) When properly grown, 



the constant succession of bloom until 



frost comes, the brilliant colors of the 

 flowers and the exquisite zone or horseshoe markings of the 

 leaves of some of the varieties, render the Geranium very de- 

 sirable 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, transferring to 

 larger ones as the plants require. Plunge 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 lai^ge 

 percentage of double flowers in many beautiful shades of scarlet 



and red .Pkt. 25c. 



QILLIFLOWER— (See Stock) 



Geranium 



Globe Amaranth 



/^Isi^f^fjC These magnificent plants for bedding and 

 vJl<*vt«Jlllo 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-fourth inch deep. The plants should have very 

 careful 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 the 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. 



(Gomphrena globosa) A de- 

 sirable everlasting, valued 



for its handsome small, globular flower heads which, if cut when 



well matured, will retain their beauty through the winter. Seeds 



germinate slowdy; 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. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. Striped. Oz. 25c -Pkt. 10c. 



White. Oz. 25c " 10c. Mixed. Oz. 25c..... ........." 10c. 



/^I^vImI^i Greenhouse perennial plants producing soft, velvety green leaves, and rich, beautifully colored trumpet- 

 ^>^*^'**'****^ shaped flowers. Gloxinias 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 culture and make a rapid growth, so are much used for cover- 

 ing 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. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Bottle. This produces handsome, curious, bottle-shaped fruits. Oz. 25c. " 10c. 



Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 25c " 10c. 



Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes 

 an excellent sponge. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Gaillardia, Picta Lorenziana 



Gourd 



Hercules' Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all the varieties. Oz. 25c 



Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not crack and are not injured by heat or cold. Oz. 25c,. , 



Orange. Also known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange-colored. Oz. 25c 



Peeu- Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bi-colored fruit, upper half yellow, lower half green. Oz. 25c. , . . . 



Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored striping, sometimes changing to yellow. Oz. 25c. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 25c . 



Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, bottle-shaped, with straight or slightly crooked neck. Oz. 25c 



Mixed. Oz. 20c : 



10c. 

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 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



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. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink flowers. Hardy annual; one foot high. Oz. 25c *' 10c. 



Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very small pink flowers. Hardy annual; six inches liigh ** 10c. 



HEOySARUM — (See Fre7ich Honeysuckle) HEL\ANTHUS~iSee Sunfloiver) 



(Everlasting) Sometimes called Straw Flower. Large fuH, double daisy-like flower heads with 

 pro)ninent centers and stiff overlapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow and 

 scarlet on sterns of good length. Desirable as dried specimens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose the 

 flowers should be gathered when on the point of expanding. 



Soiw early in spi'ing; thin to one" foot apart each way. Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 

 Monstrosum, fl. pi., mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Gypsophila 



Helichrysum 



