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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



GLADIOLUS BULBS (Mixture.) 



Various shades. Red, Per doz. T,0c. ; $3-00 per 100. 



" " Pink and variegated. Per doz. 75e. ; $4.50 



per 100. 

 Various shades. White and light striped. Per doz., $1.00 ; 



$6.00 per 100. 

 All colors, mixed. Per doz., 50c. ; $4.00 per 100. 



GLAUCIUM. 



(Horn Poppy.) 



Per Pkt. 

 A showy plant, with long silvery leaves, gracefully re- 

 curved and deeply cut and* curled. Flowers bell- 

 shaped, orange yellow. 

 «. la u< in in Cornicu latum, (Described above) 10 



GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena. 



(Bachelor's Buttons.) 

 Remarkably handsoma everlastings. The flowers may 

 be cut in summer ana preserved for winter bouquets. 

 Half-hardy Ann uals. 



Globe A ma ran thus, White. 2ft 5 



.Purple. 2ft 5 



Variegated. 2 ft 5 



Nana Comparta, A new dwarf variety, very 



compact, flowers deep violet red. It was one of the 

 most conspicuous objects in our Trial Grounds last 

 fall, lasting after most annuals had succumbed to 



frost 15 



Mixed. All colors 5 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of stove-house plants, profuse bloom- 

 ers, of great beauty and diversity of colors. Same 

 culture as Begonia. Store Perennial Bulbs. 



Gloxinia, Finest Mixed. From a splendid collec- 

 tion of drooping and erect varieties, 1 ft 50 



GRAMMANTHES. 

 Grammanthes Gentianoides. A beautiful plant for 

 rock-work or rustic baskets ; of small size, and cov- 

 ered with orange-scarlet star-shaped flowers. Half- 

 hardy Annual 10 



GOURDS, FINE MIXED. 



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GOURDS (Ornamental.) 



All of this climbing genus are of rapid growth, and 

 produce fruit of peculiar and varied forms. lender 

 Annuals. 



Gourd, Bottle-shaped 



Miniature 



Dipper 



Sugar Trough 



Hercules' Club. Acurioussort 



Lem iini ha Longissima 



New Miniature. Orange and green striped 15 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 5 



Powder Horn 10 



Nipho 10 



Depressa. Dark green Fruit 10 



— ■ Melopepo, Striped, Flat. Green, mottled with 



white 10 



Eg 0, 5 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental. (See cut) — 10 



GODETIA. 



Well worthy extended cultivation ; their delicate tints 

 of purple and pink have long made them favorites in 

 English gardens, although natives of America. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



, . Per PkL 

 Godetia, " Lady Albemarle. (Novelty of 1879.) 

 Grows a foot high. Flowers large, measuring over 

 three inches across, are of an intense carmine- 

 crimson shade, the edges of the petals being suffus- 

 ed with pale lilac. Profuse bloomer 15 



Whitney i, " Brilliant." Rich carmine; shad- 



ing off to light rose at the points of the petals. 

 Plant dwarf and compact and exceedingly free 

 flowering 15 



Fine Mixed... 5 



GNAPHALIUM. 



(Edelweiss.) 



Gnaphalium Leontopodium. The famous and true 

 "Edelweiss" of the Alps, found growing there in 

 the most inaccessible spots among the rocks, and 

 gathered by tourists and mountaineers. The flow- 

 ers are of downy texture, pure white, and star- 

 shaped. They are greatly sought after as souv- 

 enirs, and are sold at a high price in Switzerland. 

 It is said to be easily cultivated, and its scarcity is 

 due to the ravages of deer, who are very fond of the 

 plant, and feed on it in all places open to their 

 reach. (See cut) 25 



GRASSES (Ornamental.) 



Nearly all the Ornamental Grasses are very showy and 

 beautiful, and when dried and tastefully arranged in 

 connection with the Everlasting Flowers, make ex- 

 ceedingly attractive winter bouquets. They are most- 

 ly annuals, and those which are not, with the excep- 

 tion of Pampas Grass, flower the first year. Sow in the 

 spring, in a temperature of about 60 degrees, in shal- 

 low boxes, in light soil, the surface of which should be 

 level. Press the seed with a smooth board into the 

 soil, and sift on soil enough merely to coyer the seed. 

 When seedlings are fit to handle, transplant into simi- 

 lar boxes, and plant out in May. Sow seed also in open 

 ground in May. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. Exceedingly graceful and beauti- 

 tiful ; one of the most elegant of Ornamental 

 Grasses. Hardy Annual,! ft 5 



A vena Sterilis. (Animated Oats). Hardy Annual, 



2V£ ft 5 



Briza Maxima. (Large Quaking Grass). Very ele- 

 gant. Hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



— - Gracilis. (Slender Quaking Grass). Hardy Annual, 



1 ft 5 



Brizopyrum Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining 



green leaves ; very pretty, )i f t 10 



Bromus Brizseformis. A fine grass. Hardy Peren- 

 nial 5 



Chloris Barbata. Pretty and curious. Hardy An- 

 nual, 1 ft 5 



Truncata. Fine silvery plumes. 2 ft 5 



Crysurus Aureus. Very dwarf, with yellowish 



feathery spikes, useful for bouquets. Hardy An- 

 nual, % ft 10 



Coix Lachrymae (Job's Tears). Half-hardy Annual, 



2 ft 5 



Eragrostis Elegan* (Love Grass). Elegant and 



pretty. Hardy Annual, 2 ft 5 



Eriantliu* Ravenna;. A superb perennial grass, re- 

 sembling the Pampas in appearance and habit of 

 growth; but attaining a greater height than that 

 variety, and is quite hardy. Flowers the first year, 

 if sown early in heat. Hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Festuca Rigida. Curious dwarf variety 5 



Gymnothrix Latifolla. Splendid ornamental grass, 

 Half-hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Gynerlum Argenteum (Pampas Grass). The finest 

 ornamental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-hardy 

 Perennial 25 



Hordeum Jubat imi (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very 

 handsome. 3 ft 5 



Lagurus ©vatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Dwarf, very 

 pretty, 1 ft 5 



Panii urn Capillaceum. Extremely ornamental. 



3 ft 5 



Sulcatum. Beautiful palm-like foliage, exceedingly 



ornamental. Half-hardy Annual, 2 ft 10 



Setaria M.icroeheta. Graceful drooping plumes. 



Hardy Annual, 2 ft 5 



Stipa Elegantissima. One of the most beautiful of 



ornamental grasses 10 



Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Exceedingly grace- 

 ful and beautiful. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Tricholaena Rosea. A very beautiful rose-tinted 



grass. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10^ 



Zea Japonica Variegata (Variegated Japanese 



Maize). Striped Green and White 5 



U^ Entire collection (one packet of each of 24 orna- 

 mental grasses) for $1.50. 



