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Gaillardias can be depended upon to bloom even 

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EUPHORBIA Plants with colorful foliage are often welcomed 

 in the garden or border to contrast pleasingly with those 

 that have all green leaves or as a change from plants that 

 are grown chiefly for their flowers. These plants are espe- 

 cially good for filling in bare spots in the border. 



Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain) [hA-2 ft.] Strange as it 

 may seem, the original haunts of this plant were on the 

 plains and eastward where not a glimpse of a mountain 

 could be seen. At first the leaves are bright green, but as 

 they become mature they are more and more tinged and 

 margined with silvery white. The plant needs sun, but it 

 grows well in poor and quite dry soil. . Yi oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia, Painted Leaf) [hA-2 ft.] 

 As though the plant were on fire is the effect produced by 

 this variety of Euphorbia. In midsummer the upper leaves 

 become tipped with brilliant scarlet, and those at the crown 

 are all bright red. It is a good summer reproduction of our 

 Christmas poinsettia. It can also be cultivated in pots 

 indoors J^ oz. 45c; pkt. 10c 



Eschscholtzia, Bush (See Hunnemannia) 



Evening Glory (See Ipomoea) 



Evening Primrose (See Oenothera) 



Evening Scented Stock (See Matthiola) 



Everlastings (See Acroclinium, Globe Amaranth, Heli- 



chrysum, Rhodanthe, Stat ice, Xeranthemum) 

 False Dragon Head (See Physostegia) 

 Feverfew (See Matricaria) 

 Floss Flower (See Ageratum) 

 Flowering Sage (See Salvia) 

 Forget-Me-Not (See Myosotis) 



FOUR O'CLOCK (Marvel of Peru), Tall [tP-2 ft,] Treated 

 as an annual, this thrifty family produces plants suitable 

 for growing as a hedge or as a low screen along a fence. 

 The green of the leaves is relieved by a succession of brilliant 

 buds and salver-shaped flow T ers in a fine range of colors. The 

 flowers have an interesting habit — they open in the late 

 afternoon, remain expanded all night, and close again the 

 next morning in the heat of the sun. They bloom from mid- 

 summer to frost, and their roots may be stored over winter 

 and replanted the following spring. 



Red Striped 



Each of the above: Oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



Mixed M lb. 50c; pkt. 5c 



Foxglove (See Digitalis) 



GAILLARDI A (Blanket Flower) Tones of orange, yellow, red, 

 and maroon, often beautifully combined in a single blossom, 

 make these flowering plants gay ornaments of the garden 

 all summer long. The foliage of soft green combines well 

 with the flowers. The blossoms are 2 to 3 inches across. 

 Both the annuals and perennials are favorites for the border. 



Single Picta Mixed [hA-18in.] Large daisy-like blossoms of 

 yellow and bronze with central cones of yellow. 



Double Picta Lorenziana Mixed [hA-18 in.] Globular 

 heads of tubular florets in shades of sulphur, orange, and 

 claret. 



Each of the above: J^ oz. 40c; pkt. 10c 



Grandiflora Portola Hybrids [hP-2ft.] Semi-double blooms 

 of magnificent size and broad overlapping petals golden 

 tipped around glowing centers of bronzy red. 

 V$ oz. 50c; pkt. 15c 



Grandiflora Mixed [hP-2 ft.] Large single composite flow- 

 ers with rich maroon centers circled by orange edges. 

 3^ oz. 50c; pkt. 10c 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium) [tP-2 ft.] Geraniums are usu- 

 ally propagated from cuttings, but they are also readily 

 grown from seed which assures the only means of discover- 

 ing new varieties. Reds predominate, but soft tints of 

 pink, rose, and white are frequent. In a northern climate 

 the plants should be taken indoors before frost. 



Zonale Very free blooming with exquisite zoned and varie- 

 gated leaves Pkt. 10c 



GERBERA (Transvaal Daisy) [tP-18in.] South African flower 

 of unusual daintiness. The long stemmed blossoms, 2 to 

 3 inches across, with their slender waxy petals gracefully 

 curved, rise above a rosette of gray-green leaves. The 

 colors range from pale amber through salmon and rose to 

 a rich ruby red. As a cut flower it always occasions keen 

 interestandfavorablecomment. The germination of Gerbera 

 seed is uncertain, and the plants require expert handling. 



Jamesoni Hybrids Mixed Pkt. 25c 



Gourds are more popular than ever. 



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