G. G. MORSE & CO.— SEEDS— SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. 
NOVELTIES 
ANCHUSA ITALICA, Dropmore Variety. SS™™ rtt^L'lxpS"? ftj 
of it stood in the center of our "blue" bed, which was so greatly admired. Anchusa Italica is a tall plant, 4 f ee t 
and has beautiful gentian blue flowers, which are excellent for cutting. The individual flowers are not large, but 
they are continuously borne and make the plant most attractive. Our customers keep inquiring for this beautiful 
variety. Per pkt. 15c. 
ACTFR Mavcp'c "^tanfnr/l " It>s just the Stanford University color— a dark coppery red' 
■r%->~> l-iJA., muisc a uittiuui u. a s soon as we saw this aster we recognized its beauty and its 
most unusual color. In type this aster is a branching comet, of medium height; flowers with petals long and 
slightly twisted. The plants are just a mass of bloom in the late summer and make an excellent bed. After the 
seed we have grown is exhausted, no more can be had from any source. Stanford Aster is a shade that has been 
needed for many color combinations. Per pkt. 10c. 
EVENING 
PRIMROSE, 
"California" 
Oenothera Rubricalyx 
Evening Primroses wilt after 
being picked too quickly to 
make them good cut flowers, but 
in a garden they are glorious; 
especially as they will grow in 
shade even better than in the 
sun. 
This Evening Primrose, so 
beautiful as to attract attention 
at once, came from the hybrid- 
izing of Prof. R. Ruggles Gates. 
We were fortunate to secure the 
Evening - Primrose, California 
entire crop of seed from the Experimental Grounds of the University of 
California. Here is Prof. Gates' own description of the Evening Primrose, 
California: 
This netv Evening Primrose appeared in my experiments as a sport or mutation 
several years ago. It now breeds perfectly true and differs from all other Evening 
Primroses of this group in having striking dark red buds, which contrast beautifully 
with the bright yellow petals. Tlie whole' top of the stem is also red, giving the 
plant a remarkably ornate appearance. The rarity of this form may be judged from 
the fact thai it has appeared only once, so far as known, in three hundred years of 
cultivation of Evening Primroses. All red-budded plants are descended from this one 
individual. 
This race is by far the most ornate and beautiful of Evening Primroses and 
should become very popular in gardens. It is a large plant, three to four feet high, 
and blooms all summer, producing hundreds of large flowers three and a half 
inches in diameter. Every botanist speaks of it as the most beautiful of all the 
Evening Primroses. The garnet buds and golden petals are the same shades which 
artists prefer to use as a setting for portraits. 
R. R. GATES. 
Evening Primrose, California. Per pkt. 10c. 
CYCLAMEN, Achievement 
We believe our customers demand the best and are willing to pay a fair 
price for it. We accordingly introduce a grand new Cyclamen, which will 
be a favorite when once known. Its color is a lovely pale salmon pink, a 
shade which stands out bright under artificial light. Achievement is very 
free flowering, throwing many fine, large blooms. A plant of it is most 
pleasing, with its abundant flowers of delicate shade. Pkt. of 15 seeds 50c. 
LARKSPUR, Morse's Giant Hybrids. Perennial 
Morse's OHant Hybrid Larkspur 
^'v.ni.a. Larkspurs are very satisfactory 
a "V, ~* » m. *j mm. iiuo* because the same plant may be cut back after 
flowering and started for a second and even a third crop of flowers. Morse's Giant Hybrids have colors from pale 
lavender to deep violet and centers of varying hues. These Larkspurs are perennial and grow four feet high; their 
all flower spikes are most handsome. If grown in a cool spot and given extra cultivation, the spikes may be 
forced over six feet tall. Slugs are fond of these plants. When setting out, if only a few plants, protect them with 
collars of tin strips four inches wide. Morse's Giant Hybrid Larkspurs are exceptionally fine Per pkt. 15c. 
