RELIABLE FLOWER SESm 



Double-flowering Gaillardias 



Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 

 Annual Varieties 



Splendid showy annuals, remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy 

 of their flowers, continuing in bloom from early summer till November; excellent 

 for beds, borders, or for cutting; should be sown where they are to bloom; li feet. 



PER PKT. 



2498 Picta Indian Chief. An exceptionally rich colored 

 variety, having a dark brown centre, the petals a glittering 

 metallic bronzy red. J oz., 25 cts $0 10 



2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. J oz., 25 cts 10 



2500 Picta Mixed. Single sorts. \ oz., 25 cts 10 



2497 Double-flowering Mixed. A charming, profuse, 

 double-flowering strain; beautiful mixed colors. \ oz., 30 cts. 10 



Hardy Perennial Varieties 

 The following are among the showiest and most effective hardy 

 perennial plants, and should find a place in every hardy border. They 

 thrive in almost any position or soil, require little or no protection and 

 take care of themselves. If sown early they begin flowering in July, 

 continuing a mass of bloom until frost; fine for cutting; 2 to %\ feet. 

 2507 Portola Hybrids. For description, see page 54. 



| oz., 75 cts $0 20 



2502 Grandiflora Compacta. A compact variety, forming bushy 

 plants 12 to 15 inches high, and bearing its long-stemmed flowers 

 well above the foliage. In coloring the flowers are as rich and varied 



as those of the tall-growing sort. \ oz., 40 cts 



2505 Grandiflora Copper-red. A striking new color in this popular 



perennial. \ oz., 40 cts 



2510 Grandiflora Superb Mixed. Our own saving; splendid com- 

 binations of crimson and gold in great variety. \ oz., 25 cts 



10 



Gilia. (Queen Ann's Thimble) PER PKT _ 

 2551 Capitata. This is a very graceful annual, growing about 2 feet 

 high with fine feathery foliage and bearing freely over a long 

 season, globular heads, about 1 inch across, of rich lavender blue 

 flowers, which last well when cut. \ oz., 25 cts $0 10 



Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 



Popularly known as "Bachelor's Button," a 

 first-rate bedding plant; the flowers resemble 

 clover heads and can be dried and used in winter 

 bouquets. Cornflowers and a number of other 

 flowers are also known as Bachelor's Buttons, and 

 in ordering it is well to order by number to 

 prevent mistakes. 



2570 Mixed. 2 feet. \ oz., 25 cts 



Gloxinia 



2578 Hybrida Grandiflora. A superb genus 

 of greenhouse plants, producing magnifi- 

 cent flowers of the richest colors; thrives 

 best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 

 sand. Sow in March, blooms in 5 months 

 after sowing. Our strain is unsurpassed, 

 containing the spotted hybrids as well as 

 the finest self-colored sorts 



Godetia (Satin Flower) 

 2590 Mixed. Attractive, hardy annuals, deserving 

 more extensive cultivation, especially in the 

 cooler parts of the country. The plants bloom 

 profusely, and bear showy flowers, not unlike an 

 Azalea, of satiny texture in many rich and 

 varied colors. They do best in a rather poor 

 soil; 1 foot. (See cut.) \ oz., 25 cts 



Grevillea (siik oak) 



2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative 

 plant with fern-like foliage; excellent for table decora- 

 tion; easily raised from seed; producing good sized 

 plants in a short time; hardy in Florida and California, 

 where it is popular as an ornamental tree. Special 

 pkt., 30 cts 



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Godetia 



The Practical Flower Garden (Mrs. Ely). A very useful and practical book. $2.00 per copy, postpaid. 



