14 FLOWERS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS 



FOUR O'CLOCK or "Marvel of Peru r 



Beautiful summer-blooming annuals of bushy habit, 2 feet high' 

 each plant bearing throughout the summer hundreds of large flowers 

 of white, yellow, crimson or striped. 



Culture same as following. 



GAILLARDIA Annual Varieties, 



Very showy garden annuals, 1 to 2 feet high. Grown in masses 

 they are especially effective; large flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, pro- 

 duced from early summer until frost; unrivalled for cutting. 



Culture same as Godetia on this page. 



Gaillardia. Hardy perennials, compact in growth. They produce 

 a succession of flowers summer and fall, often 4 to 5 inches across, 

 colored scarlet with gold edge, blood-red with yellow edge, yellow 

 with orange disk, golden with scarlet border, pure yellow, fiery 

 crimson and many others. 



Sow out of doors after danger from frost is over, in beds of finely 

 pulverized soil, covering the seeds to a depth of not over four times 

 their size, with light soil; press down with a board; thin out as it 

 becomes necessary. Transplant into permanent position as soon 

 as the seedlings are large enough so that they can become thor- 

 oughly rooted or established before cold weather, or sow in the early 

 fall, carry the plants over in a coldframe, and transplant to perman- 

 ent positions in the spring. 



GERBERA or Transvaal Daisy, 

 They are half-hardy perennials, usually grown as greenhouse or 

 window plants, where they flower continuously. The Daisy-like 

 blossoms, 3 to 4 inches across, borne on 12 to 18 inch stems, are 

 unsurpassed as cut flowers. For garden culture in cold climates 

 the plants are wintered over in cold frames like Pansies, etc. They 

 are easily grown from seed and will commence flowering the first 

 year. Send for our free pamphlet on the culture of Gerbera. 



GLOBE AMARANTH. 



Bushy plants, about 2 feet high. The flowers are useful for dried 

 winter bouquets. 



Sow out of doors when danger of frost is over. If desired early, 

 start indoors as described for Euphorbia, in a temperature aver- 

 aging 70 deg. To keep flowers as everlastings cut when the buds 

 are a little more than half opened, and suspend in a dark, dry place, 

 with the heads down until fully dry. 



GODETIA. 



Showy garden annuals, of compact growth, about 1 foot high, 

 bearing freely flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of exquisite shades of 

 crimson, rose, pink, etc,, that glisten in the sunlight like satin. 

 Splendid either bedded or grown in pots. 



Sow out of doors after danger from frost, and for succession of 

 bloom at intervals during the summer. For early flowering start 

 indoors as described for Euphorbia. 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. 



Favorite annual climbers, of rapid growth, having luxuriant 

 foliage and being immune from insect pests. They bear fruits 

 known as "Ornamental Gourds" ; vine 20 to 30 feet. 



Culture same as Godetia on this page. Send for our free leaflet 

 on culture and making of pipes of calabash gourds. 



