ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
Ornamental grasses s 
the spikes or panicles i 
re the double purpose of rendering the mixed 
% dried state in winter bouquets. For large 
AGROSTIS NEBULOSA. A very graceful and pretty grass — 
charming for borders. Annual. One and one-half feet. 
Pkt. 5c. 
BRIZA AUSTRALIS. Lately discovered in Western Australia, 
much larger than the other brizas. The black spotted shoulders 
make it unusually ornamental. Pkt. 25c. 
BRIZA GRACILIS (Small Quaking Grass). Very delicate and 
graceful. Annual. One foot. Pkt. 5c. 
flower-bed or border attractive during the summer, and for the use of 
beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect. 
COIX LACRYMA (Job's Tears). Grows two feet high. Pkt. Sc. 
ERAGROSTIS ELEGANS (Love Grass). Very graceful and 
beautiful. Annual. One foot. Pkt. 5c. 
EULALIA JAPONICA. One of the most beautiful of the tall- 
growing grasses. Five feet. Pkt. 10c. 
GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM (Pampas Grass). The finest orna- 
mental grass in cultivation. Half-hardy perennial. Ten feet. 
Pkt. loc. 
STIPA PENNATA (Feather Grass). One of the prettiest and 
most interesting. Perennial. Two feet. Pkt. 10c. 
BROMUS BRIZAEFORMIS. An elegant Briza-like grass. Pkt. 5c. ZEA JAPONICA (Striped Japanese Maize). Pkt. 10c. 
GAILLARDIA, A very showy garden plant, with bril- 
liant flowers in scarlet and yellow, blended and shaded. 
Blooms freely from early summer till autumn. Grows 
one and one-half to two feet high, and the blossoms 
are borne on long, slender stems. Both single and 
double varieties are hardy. Fine Single Mixed, Pkt. 
5c. Large Double Grandiflora (Perennial) Picta 
Lorenzianna, Mixed, Pkt. 5c. 
GERANIUM. A half hardy perennial, flowering the first year from 
seed if sown early. A popular flower in brilliant colors and 
variously fra- 
grant and orna- 
mental foliage. 
Grows easily from 
seed. 
Apple Scented. 
Very fragrant 
leaves. Pkt. 
25c. 
Fancy Show, or 
Lady Wash- 
ington. One of 
the most beau- 
tiful flowers we 
have ; in rich, 
soft colors, with 
beautiful mark- 
ings. Fancy 
mixed. Pkt. 
25C. 
Zonale. Beauti- 
ful scarlet. 
Pkt. 10c. 
GILIA. A hardy 
annual growing 
one foot high, 
with white, lilac, 
or rose -colored 
flowers. A native 
of California. Val- 
uable for rock- 
work or borders. 
Sow seed in the 
fall. Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Gilliflower. See 
Ten Weeks' 
Stocks. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Well-known mag- 
nificent plants, 
with sword - like 
every conceivable color and 
— seed 
Hollyhock— Allegheny 
leaves and long spikes of flowers ui every conueivaDie 
shade. Many new and rare varieties are produced fr 
Pkt. 10c. 
GLACUM LUTEUM (Horn Poppy). A showy plant, with long 
silvery leaves gracefully recurved and deeply cut and curled; 
flowers bell-shaped, orange yellow. Pkt. 5c. 
GLOXINIA. Beautiful hot-house plants, with large, bell-shaped 
blossoms, which come in rich, velvety-deep, and bright colors 
«v? 6 »° K f „. wh ! ch a, J beautifully marked. Grandiflora, Mixed 
pkt. 25c; tigered and spotted, Mixed, pkt. 25c. 
GODETIA. A hardy annual, growing from six inches to 
ten inches high. Of compact growth, with a profu- 
sion of satiny cup-shaped flowers in deep red, pink, 
and white, shaded and blended. Valuable for bed- 
ding or massing. Sow seed early in the year. Small- 
flowered deep-red variety; grows wild in California. 
Tall Sorts. Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Tom Thumb, or Dwarf Varieties. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Duchess of Albany. White. Pkt. 10c. 
Lady Albemarle. Dark Crimson. Pkt. 10c. 
GOLDEN-ROD (Solidago Canadensis). Well-known golden-yel- 
low 1 hardy perennial. Three feet. Pkt. 5c. 
GOMPHRENA, OR GLOBE AMARANTH. A low-grow- 
ing hardy annual, everlasting, or straw flower, about 
eight inches high, with globe-shaped flowers, in red 
or white. The plant makes a good border, and the 
flowers are very pretty, and are attractive, either 
while growing or dried. Mixed, Pkt. 5c. White, 
Pkt. 5c. Crimson, Pkt. 5c. 
GOORDS. Some varieties, besides being odd, are very ornamental. 
Mixed ornamental varieties. Pkt. 5c. 
Chinese Bottle. A useful variety. Pkt. 5c. (See cut, page 61.) 
Dish Cloth, or Lufla. The inside lining resembles a sponge, 
very useful. Pkt. 5c. 
Dipper or Siphon. Can readily be made into a dipper. Pkt. 5c. 
Nest Egg. These resemble a hen's egg and are frequently used 
for nest eggs. Pkt. 5c. 
Sugar Trough. Useful for baskets or buckets, holding from 
two to ten gallons each. Pkt. 5c. 
G-iPSOPHILA (Baby's Breath). A hardy annual of easy culture. 
Grows two to three feet high, and bears a profusion of small star- 
shaped white and pink flowers. 
Muralis. An excellent border plant ; pink flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Paniculata. Fine for bouquets; white flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Elegans, annual white. 
HELIANTHUS. See Sunflower. 
HELICHRYSUM. (Everlasting Flower). A free-flow- 
ermg, hardy annual, growing four to five feet high and 
bearing beautiful, straw-like flowers in a great variety 
of shades and colors. The stems are long and the 
blossoms large. It is the best and most satisfactory 
of the everlasting flowers, and makes a very hand- 
some dried bouquet. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
HEL i?i°? E a PE ;, / half hard y Perennial, growing four to eight feet 
nign. brnall flowers, borne in graceful clusters and very frag- 
rant. Blooms the first season from seed if sown early. Forms 
a large plant, and requires a roomy situation. Can also be 
chinber againSt a WaU and made t0 assume the character of a 
S?,- g °if he Bla ? ks - Dark purple, almost black. Pkt. 10c. 
Queen Marguerite. Purple blue. Pkt. 10c. 
White Lady. Pure White. Pkt. 10c. 
Finest Mixed. A mixture of the ordinary true types. Pkt. 10c. 
HESPERIS. See Sweet Rocket. 
I ONESTY (Satin Flower), The silvery seed pods are used for 
Pkt 5c ° ra handsome, free-flowering. Two feet. 
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