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very desirable for pot culture and bedding. No garden 

 seems complete without a bed of them, and in every collec- 

 tion of conservatory or parlor plants we are sure to find the 

 geranium. Propagation by seed is the only way to obtain 

 new varieties. One-half hardy perennial. 

 Geranium (Pelargonium) diadeniatum, splendid 



variety 50 



" (Pelargonium) Odier, five petals blotched 50 



" (Pelargonium) fancy, splendid mixed 25 



" double, finest double varieties mixed 50 



" Zona lc, scarlet, mixed sorts 25 



" " white leaved varieties, mixed 25 



" " golden and bronze, magnificent 25 



" apple scented, very fragrant 25 



GIIilA. 



Hardy annual, one to two feet high; grows in almost any 

 situation, in beds or in rockery. 



GlLIA CAPITATA 



Gilia capitata, dense, globular heads of clustered blos- 

 soms of azure blue. Two, feet high 5 



" capitata tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and pur- 

 ple centre. Sow in masses. One foot high 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



Magnificent plants with sword like leaves and long spikes 

 of flowers of every conceivable color and shade. The varie- 

 ties are now numbered almost by thousands, each year 

 bringing forth new and choice selections which have been 

 produced from seed, which is the only method of obtaining 

 new varieties. Half hardy perennial. 



Gladiolus, finest mixed, from fifty choice named varie- 

 ties 25 



JSp-For Bulbs, see Spring Bulbs in this Catalogue. 



GLAUCIUM- (Horned Poppy). 



One of the most ornamental of silver leaved plants. The 

 leaves are recurved, elegantly indented and silvery. Flowers 

 bell shaped, orange. Hardy perennial; one and one-half 

 feet high. 

 Glaucium corniculatum 10 



GLOBE AMARANTH— (Gomphrena). 



A desirable everlasting, valued for its handsome, globular 

 heads of flowers, which, if cut, when well matured, will 

 retain their beauty for years. Tender annual; two feet high. 



Goniplirena globosa, purple 5 



" " white 5 



" " flesh colored 5 



" " orange 5 



" " striped 5 



" " mixed 5 



GLOXINIA. 



Green-house perennial plants, producing rich and beauti- 

 fully colored flowers. They deserve extensive cultivation. 

 Gloxinia hyhrida, mixed, all choice sorts 25 



GNAPHALIUM- (Everlasting). 



An interesting class of immortelles, with rather homely 

 foliage, but beautiful clusters of bright golden blossoms, 

 which, if plucked when on the point of opening, and dried in 

 the shade, will retain their beauty for years. Good for 

 forming winter bouquets in conjunction with other ever- 

 lastings and grasses. 

 Gnaphaliuin fcetidum, tender annual, one and a-half 



Ceet high 10 



" leontopodium (Edelweiss). This is the true Edel- 

 weiss found on the Alps, and so highly esteemed by 

 travelers in Switzerland. Flowers star shaped, 

 pure white, and downy in texture. Perennial 15 



Gnaphalium Leontopodium. 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful garden plants, of easy cultivation in any good 

 garden soil, and remarkable for the delicacy of their very 

 fine, large blossoms. Hardy annual; one to one and a-half 

 feet high. 



Godetia ruhicunda splendens, a very showy variety. 

 Rosy lilac flowers, with purple stain in the centre. . 5 

 " rosa alba (Tom Thumb), delicately blotched blos- 

 soms, white at the outer portion and rose at the 



base of the petals 5 



" Eady Albemarle, intense carmine crimson; com- 

 pact habit; very beautiful 10 



" Whitneyi, Duchess of Albany, a magnificent sort, 

 producing a profusion of large, rich, satiny-white 

 flowers, measuring about four inches across 10 



Godetia Rubicunda Splendens. 



GOURDS— (Cucurbita). 



A tribe of climbers with curiously shaped fruit, in various 

 colors. Being of rapid growth, they are fine to cover old 

 fences, trellises, stumps, etc. The foliage is quite orna- 

 mental. Tender annual climber; ten to twentv feet high. 



Gourd, orange, the well known Mock Orange 5 



" Japanese Nest Egg, white; fac-simile of an egg; do 

 not crack and are not injured by heat or cold. 



Very ornamental climbers 10 



" apple shaped, yellow; beautifully striped 10 



