GERANIUM 
Single Choice Mixed. The colors are usually more brilliant on plants raised from seed; if sown in March 
plants will be in l)loom by July. Our stram is procured from a celebrated French specialist, and includes rrnnv 
]icw varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomph rena globosa) 
An everlasting, with beautifully colored flowers resembling 
They retain their color, and are lovely in winter bouquets. 
Purple Flesh Mixed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
iovcr head.s. 
Globe Amaranth, Orange 
PIcre's an annual of great beauty and still it is scarcely known. You will give 
yourself a real treat if you grow a few in your garden. The flowers resemble 
liuge clover-heads of a fine orange-buff color, often tinged with bronze, and the 
effect of a bed of them in bloom is wonderful. The flowers can be dried for 
winter bouquets. Pkt. 25 cts. 
GODETIA 
Only those who have seen vast masses of Godetias tastefully arranged can 
realize the effect produced by them. The double sorts we offer have the largest 
flowers, on long spikes, and are elegant for vases. 
Double Rose. Beautiful large double flowers of a delicate rose-pink shade; 
produced on long sprays. 2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Double Crimson. Long spikes of rich crimson flowers; forms a striking con- 
trast with our Double Rose. Pkt. 15 cts. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Gourds grow luxuriantly and are useful for covering arbors, fences, or stone 
walls. The fruits they bear are very ornamental, and keep well. Tlic\- couk- in 
shapes of bottles, spoons, clubs, pears, dippers, and many other inlci. M ing 
forms. Many of them are beautifully marked. Sow the seed like \i>n wnxM 
squash or cucumber, in hills 3 feet apart and allow llinn' i)lants to grow in each 
hih. Have the soil rich and they will grow mosi luxiiriani ly for you. 
Mixed. Comprising the largest assortment of vari.-i ics. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
Collection containing one pkt. each of twelve named sorts, 75 cts. 
GREVILLEA 
Robusta. Really a greenhouse plant, but can be successfully grown as an 
annual. It is a neat little shrub, with delicate fernlike foliage. Very useful for 
table decoration and in foliage groups. Pkt. 15 cts. 
GYPSOPHILA (Annual Baby's Breath) 
Feathery panicles of tiny star-shaped flowers, gracefully and daintily borne on 
slender stems. A charming effect may be had by mi.xing sprays of Baby's 
Breath with other long-stemmed cut-flowers, such as poppies, sweet peas, roses, 
or carnations. The annual Gypsophilas bloom quickly from seed, and liberal 
sowing should be made every three weeks from May to July, in order to cut 
continuously. For early flowers, a first sowing could be made in a hotbed in 
March and plants set out in May. 
Elegans grandiflora alba. Pure white. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., Mlb. $2- 
Elegans grandiflora rosea. Delicate pink. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. $1, J^lb. $.3. 
For hardy varieties, see list of Perennials 
HEUANTHUS 
(Sunflower) 
All the varieties we list are useful for cutting, especially the miniature sorts, 
which bea,r their flowers on slender stems, and form neat bushes about 3 feet in 
height. Sow seeds directly in the garden where you want them to grow, in 
hills 2 feet apart, allowing about three plants to grow in each hill, and you will 
have vigorous and very showy plants. 
Dazzler. (New.) Of the Cucumerifolius type. Plants 3 to 4 feet high, branch 
Ireely and bear flowers fully 4 inches across on 2-foot stems. Of a rich chestnut- 
brown tipped with orange, with dark center somewhat resembling the colors of 
a gaillardia. Splendid for cutting and extremely showy in the garden. 
Pkt. 35 cts. 
Miniature Stella. Single, fairly large flowers, bright yellow with black 
center. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Miniature Orion. Cactus-flowered, with pointed petals finely twisted and 
curled. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
New Annual Red Sunflower. Dark-centered brilliant flowers, banded with 
bright chestnut-red, merging to yellow at the tips of the petals. 6 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. , 
Moz. 50 cts. 
I '*°"*?'®,C'^''ysanthemum-Flowered. Beautiful, large, finely fringed, yel- 
low, ball-shaped flowers, gracefully carried on long, wiry stems. 7 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Mammoth Russian. Our common Sunflower, with huge flower-heads, 
mostly grown for its seeds, which are fed to parrots and poultry. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 10 cts. 
Globe Amaranth 
Gypsophila 
Helianthus, Miniature Stella 
I must tell you I have 25 
lovely Carnation Plant.'^ from :i 
packet of your Prize Mixture >.f 
Hardy Border C"arn:il icm^ -a\ - 
eraging IS inches m lu itchl and 
loaded with largo buds. — livA 
I. Gahdenku, Indianapolis, 
Ind. 
24 WEST 59th STREET, NEW YORK 
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