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The Illustrated Guide jor Amateur Gardeners 
Daniels’ Choice Florists’ Flower Seeds. 
Gaillardia hybrida grandiflora. 
Splendid hardy perennials, blooming the first year from seed sown 
in March or April in a cool frame. The very large and beautiful 
flowers are almost unique in their charming blendings of the many 
rich shades of brown, maroon, and golden yellow, and being of 
good substance are first-class to cut for indoor decoration. The 
seed we offer has been carefully saved at our Nurseries during the 
past season, from a choice collection of the finest named and 
seedling varieties. 
s. d. 
331 Choicest mixed seed, saved from a charming 
collection of named flowers ... per pkt. 6d. and 1 0 
Gloxinias. 
These, the most exquisitely beautiful of all greenhouse plants, 
bloom freely the first year from seed, and should be grown largely 
by every one having accommodation for them. Sow in February 
or March on a good moist heat, in the way recommended for 
Calceolarias. Pot off singly into small pots as soon as the young 
plants can be handled, and shift into larger as required, keeping 
the plants going with a good liberal warmth, and finally potting 
off into pots of about six inches diameter, using a light and rich 
soil, and continuing with a moderate heat and giving air on warm 
days. Treated in this way, a charming display of bloom may be 
had during July and August, and from a good strain of seed some 
really grand flowers will be the result. 
Gloxinia hybrida grandiflora erecta. 
We have much pleasure in offering our fine strain of seed, 
which has been grown expressly for our retail trade. The blooms 
will be found of immense size, and of the most brilliant, varied, 
and beautiful colours and markings. The leaves, which are large, 
and of great substance, have a rich velvety appearance, and being 
finely reflexed, the plants are exceedingly handsome. 
per pkt. — s. cl. 
332 Corona. Enormous blooms, 3 to 4£ inches across, 
with six, and often seven, divisions or lobes, and a 
large riehly-veined throat of deep violet red, passing 
into a beautiful .indigo towards the orifice ; the pure 
white outer ground is marked with innumerable dark 
blue dois ... ... ... ... ... 1 6 
333 Ccelestina. Azure blue with white throat; splendid 1 0 
334 Defiance. A grand variety, bearing large upright 
flowers of the most intense scarlet-crimson colour ; 
comes quite true from seed ... ... ... 1 6 
333 Fire King. A magnificent variety, bearing large, erect, 
well-formed flowers, of an intense glowing dark scarlet 
colour, with stout, handsome, rich green foliage ... 1 6 
336 Striped and spotted varieties. Very choice ... 2 6 
337 Splendid varieties, mixed ... ... ...5 0 
338 ,, ,, „ ... smaller pkt. 2 6 
339 „ „ „ ... „ 16 
DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. 
Hollyhock — Daniels’ Prize. 
These magnificent flowers, with their stately spikes of handsome 
bloom, form grand and conspicuous objects in the flower garden 
during Summer and Autumn, and should always be grown where 
convenient. They are easily raised from seed, and sown in January 
or February in'a good heat under glass will bloom splendidly the 
same year. When grown in this way a light rich soil should be 
used ; the plants should be potted singly into small pots as soon 
as large enough 1o handle, shifting into larger as these fill with 
roots, gradually hardening off, and finally planting out early in 
May. The seed w'e offer has been grown especially for our retail 
trade, and may be relied on to produce some grand double blooms 
in the most beautiful variety of colours. 
s. d. 
340 Daniels’ choicest double, mixed ... per pkt. 2 6 
341 ,, ,, ., ,, smaller pkt. 1 6 
342 Twelve superb double-flowered varieties, 
separate ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 
343 Six „ „ „ „ 2 6 
GAILLARDIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. 
