RICHARD DIENER, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, LI. S. A 
GERBERA JAMESONI 
Directions for Sowing Gerbera Jamesoni 
In those parts of the country where only light 
frosts are liable to occur, it is all right to sow 
Gerbera directly in the open, in rows one foot 
apart. Smooth the soil, then press the surface 
over with a flat board. Then draw the rows with 
a pencil so that the furrow is not deeper than 
one-fourth inch. Drop the seeds into the furrows, 
about three seeds to an inch, and close the rows 
by pushing the soil over them sideways with a 
flat piece of board, the less soil over the seeds the 
better, for if they are too far under the surface 
they cannot come up. Water and cover with a 
frame made of cheesecloth shading. A light shade 
is necessary to bring the seeds up quickly. Keep 
the soil just moist, don’t soak it, for they do not 
want much water. They should be kept in the 
place where sown without transplanting for at 
least four months. Then they should be planted 
in four-inch pots in rich soil or in the open, fifteen 
inches apart. Care should be taken that just the 
root part is in the ground, the heart must be above 
the soil. Once a month is often enough to water 
them in the open and when they are watered see 
that they are moistened well. Planting in the 
open is best done in the fall. In cold climates it 
is best to sow them out in boxes filled with leaf 
mould soil in which some sand has been mixed 
and the soil must be at least four inches deep in 
the boxes. Here you may make the rows two 
inches apart and three seeds to the inch in the 
row. Leave the young plants in the boxes at least 
three months. Then either pot them or plant 
them in the open. They are semi-tropical and 
must be taken indoors where the ground freezes 
in the winter. When planted on benches in the 
greenhouse, they should be handled just like car¬ 
nations and the temperature should be between 
SO and 60 degrees, not over. They need plenty of 
light and air under glass. Gerbera is a perennial 
and after two or three years the plants can be 
divided up. Always keep them free from weeds. 
TRITOMA 
(Diener's Hybrids) {Red Hot Pokers) 
Tritomas are some of the most showy 
plants we have and attract much attention. 
My hybrids are the largest in height and 
length of flower clusters. Stems range 
from four to six feet tall. The colors are 
yellow, coral, orange and scarlet. In very 
cold climates these plants should be taken 
out of the ground and stored like Dahlias 
in the cellar through the winter. The seeds 
take from four to six weeks to come up and should 
be kept very moist. 
(Diener's Hybrids) (Transvaal Daisy) 
Trade pkg. 25c 6 trade pkgs. $1.00 
The Gerbera seeds I am offering here are the acme 
of perfection and you could not get anything better 
anywhere. The colors are brought to the highest 
perfection and run from snow-white to many shades 
of light pinks, yellow, apricot, lavender to the high¬ 
est scarlet, with stems from two to three feet long 
and very free flowering. They are the daintiest 
flowers for vase and decorations and have the best 
lasting qualities. Gerbera seeds will not germinate 
after they are four to six months old. I harvest the 
seeds all year and will send only freshly harvested 
seeds. Every seed should germinate. 
Pkg. 25c I/16 oz. (about 500 seeds) 75c '/g oz. $1.25 
'/ 4 oz. $2.00 '/ 2 oz. $3.50 I oz. $7.00 
TRITOMA RUFA HYBRIDS 
Tritoma Rufa is a small ever-flowering variety 
which I crossed with the others and obtained a strain 
which flowers almost continually. They are very 
free-flowering, making stems two to three feet long. 
Very valuable for cut flowers and bedding. 
Directions: Sow Tritoma seeds out in boxes or 
pans filled with sandy leaf mould. Cover 1/6 of an 
inch with the same soil and keep moist and shaded. 
They will not come up for six weeks. 
Pkg. 25c 6 pkgs. $1.00 
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