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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; 

 lh feet. per pkt. 



15 cts 5 



5 



2495 Amblyodon. Rich blood-red; very effective. \ oz., 



2496 Picta. Crimson and orange. \ oz., 15 cts 



2497 Picta Lorenziana, 



beautiful mixed colors. 

 2500 Picta Mixed. 



A charming, profuse double-flowering strain; 

 \ oz., 20 cts. 



i oz., 15 cts. , 



2470 



2480 



Gaura Lindheimeri. 



FERNS. 



PPR PKT. 



Very desirable for Wardian 

 cases or ferneries, thriving in 

 a peaty, sandy soil, and moist, 

 shady positions in the garden 

 during summer. The seed 

 is slow of germination. Sow 

 on the surface in seed pans or 

 pots, keep moist, and in a 

 temperature of 60 degrees. 

 Mixed varieties 15 



FUCHSIA. 



(Lady's Eardrops ) 

 A well-known plant of easy 



culture, for the house or shady 

 situations in the garden. Seed 

 saved from the finest single 

 and double named sorts 



Single sorts; fine colors. 

 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 no protection and take care of themselves. If 



sown early they begin flowering in 

 July, continuing a mass of bloom until 

 rost; fine for cutting; 2 feet. 

 2503 Kermesina Splendens. 

 Centre rich crimson, narrow 

 \?>// \/^ ~ canary-yellow border 15 



I ^^M^a^^T^ . 2504 Sulphurea Oculata. Pale 



sulphur, bright maroon eye . 15 



2502 Grand if lora Com pacta. 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 15 



2510 Qrandiflora Superba. Our 

 own saving. Splendid mixed 

 varieties. \ oz., 20 cts. 10 



Gaillardia Lorenziana. 

 25 



GAURA. 



2511 Lindheimeri. A graceful perennial 3 to 4 feet high, bear- 

 ing numerous spikes of rosy-white flowers from July till frost. 

 This plant is largely used throughout Europe for interspersing 

 in beds of Begonias, Geraniums, etc., etc., giving an air of 

 grace to what would otherwise be stiff and formal 5 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium). 



2530 Zonale, Mixed. A superb strain of the largest and finest 

 varieties 10 



2526 Pelargonium, Mixed {Lady Washington). Saved 



from the finest fancy and spotted large-flowering sorts 25 



2525 Apple=scented. This fragrant favorite variety can only 



be grown from seed to form fine plants. 15 



2531 Sanguineum {Crane's Bill). A desirable hardy trailing 

 variety, bearing bright crimson flowers all summer 10 



GEUM (Avens). 



Beautiful hardy perennial, bearing profusely large, showy flowers all 

 through the summer; an elegant flower for bouquets. 

 2541 Atrosanguineum FI. PI. Double dark crimson 10 



GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of greenhouse plants, producing magnificent flowers 

 of the richest colors ; thrive best in an equal mixture of peat, loam and 

 sand. Sow in March. 



2578 Hybrida Qrandiflora. An unsurpassed strain, containing 



the spotted hybrids as well as the finest self-colored sorts 25 



Gaillardia Grandiflora. 



Collections of seeds of Old-fashioned Annuals and Perennials are offered on page 63. 



