MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



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ORNAMENTAL 

 GOURDS. 



_ A distinct and interesting fam- 

 ily of tender trailing or climbing 

 annuals, bearing curiouslv-shap- 

 ed fruit, still more curiously 

 marked and striped. If vou have 

 an odd corner or an old brush 

 heap, trail the gourd vine over it. 

 Its fruit has many uses, but if for 

 no other purpose* raise it for the 

 little ones. Thev much enjov the 

 gaily striped egg or dipper-like 

 shapes. I offer a choice mixture 

 of large and small-fruited varie- 

 ties. Pkt., -lets. 



GODETIA. 



The Godetia, or "Satin Flower," is a low 

 growing annual, bearing large, wide-open, shin- 

 ing, satinv flowers of white, lilac, rose and deep 

 shades of pink and crimson, delicately shaded 

 and spotted. They bloom in such abundance as almost 

 to hide the foliage* and when massed together make a 

 brilliant show and are especially adapted for an edging 

 plant. They will thrive even 'in shady places where 

 nothing else'will, and being so gay and bright, and of 

 easv cultivation, thev mav well be included in the chil- 

 dren's bed. Mixed.* Pkt.. 3 cts. 



GERANIUM. 



Seedling Geraniums almost always give some new va- 

 vieties, and being easy to cultivate'they are an interest- 

 ing plant to grow from seed. The gorgeous blossoms, 

 of many brilliant shades, remaining continuously in 

 flower, "make this always a popular plant, either' for 

 winter culture or for bedding out. My mixture includes 

 a splendid strain of new Zonale varieties and the much 

 prized Lady Washington and Apple-Scented Geraniums. 

 The latter, "a great favorite, is deliciously fragrant, and 

 can be grown onlv from seed to obtain the finest plants. 

 Choicest mixed. Pkt., 8 cts. 



Excelsior, Minn , Oct. 26, 1S9T.— From the two packets of Gloxinia 

 seed I started 130 plants." Mrs. Jessie I. Long. 



Hardwick. Vt., Sept.. 1897.— ,; I have about one hundred Pansy plants 

 from your seed. I have flowersthat measure 2)g inches, and they seem 

 to increase all thr- time. I must say that your prices are nearer "to the 

 hard times than those of any firm I know, and I wish you success." 



Leah X. Bedell. 



GILIA 



Like so many others of our 

 choice annuals, the Gilia 

 comes from California. It 

 grows about a foot high, has 

 graceful, finelv-cut foliage, 

 which serves nicely for a dec- 

 oration of green, and dainty 

 flowers in rose, blue or white. 

 It is suitable for rockwork 

 and desirable for cutting 

 Pkt.. 3 cts. 



GLOXINIA. 



Popular greenhouse and conservatory plants 

 of dwarf habit and profuse flowering. The hand- 

 some, bell-shaped flowers are of gorgeously bril- 

 liant colors, curiously spotted and mottled," rang- 

 ing from darkest, richest shades of crimson, all 

 through different shades of red to pure white, 

 and some appear in blue, making as showv a 

 plant as one can have in the window. I can 

 hardly imagine anything more beautiful than 

 well grown plants 'of Gloxinia — except more of 

 them. They come into bloom in four or five 

 months from planting, and under the common- 

 est culture bloom continuously for months. I 

 offer the choicest mixture of French hybrids, in- 

 cluding the Fire King variet}-. Pkt., 8 Cts. 



