Gould’s Seeds 
Seedtmen 
Since 1898 
Are Reliable 
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Ice Plant {mesembryanthemum) 
Dwarf trailing plants, prized for its 
singular icy-like foliage. The white and 
pink flowers and leaves appear to glis¬ 
ten with dew or crystal beads. Likes 
dry, sunny situation. About 6 inches 
tall. Crystallinum. Pkt. 5c. 
Kochia 
{Summer Cypress or Mex. Fire Bush) 
An easily grown annual, which if sown 
thinly in Spring soon forms a cypress¬ 
like hedge of lively green and of per¬ 
fect symmetry, 2 to 3 feet high. The 
color of the entire plant changes to a 
deep red in Autumn and if allowed to 
mature will reseed itself. Pkt. 6c. 
Lace Flower (See Didiscus) 
Larkspur, Tall Double Stock 
Flowered (Giant Imperial) 
These annual Larkspur are among our 
showiest garden flowers. The flower 
spikes of various shades are among 
our flnest for cut flowers. Spring-sown 
seed will produce flowers from July 
until frost. Larkspur are very effec¬ 
tive planted among other garden 
favorites, or among shrubbery. They 
thrive in almost any soil but do better 
in a sunny situation. Height about 3 
feet. 
Delicate Lavender.Pkt. 5c 
Exquisite Rose.Pkt. 5c 
Salmon Pink.Pkt. 5c 
Dark Blue.Pkt. 5c 
Light Blue .Pkt. 5c 
Exquisite Pink.Pkt. be 
Lustrous Carmine.Pkt. 5c 
White .Pkt. 5c 
Mixed colors.Pkt. 5c 
Larkspur 
FLOWERS BEST FOR CUTTING ARE 
LISTED ON PAGE 25. 
Linum (Crimson Flax) 
One of the most effective and showy 
bedding plants, growing to a height of 
18 to 24 inches. Flowers are a bril¬ 
liant scarlet. Bloom from May until 
October by successive sowing. Pkt. 6c. 
Lobelia (Crystal Palace Compacta) 
Charming little ball shaped bushlike 
plants covered with a profusion of 
deep blue flowers. On account of Its 
evenness of growth it makes an excel¬ 
lent plant for use in edging or bed¬ 
ding. Also for pot culture. 4 inches 
high. Pkt. 10c. 
LupinuS (Lupine) 
These garden favorites are among the 
most beautiful and few annuals give 
such a glorious display in the garden 
as do Luplnus. The long and graceful 
spikes of pea-shaped flowers make fine 
cut flowers. The glossy foliage make 
a most charming background for the 
flower spikes. Blooms during July and 
August. Plant in partly shaded place. 
Height about 2 feet. 
Hartwegi. All colors mixed. .. .Pkt. 5c 
Guinea Gold Marigold 
Marigolds 
These old-fashioned garden favorites 
are of easiest cultivation. The French 
have the small, velvety flowers, in yel¬ 
low, brown, maroon and striped, while 
the African are much larger and ball¬ 
shaped in orange or lemon color. 
Guinea Gold. A distinct type of Mari¬ 
gold that produces nearly 100 per cent 
semi-double flowers. Plant grows 2 
to 21^ feet high on which are produced 
30 to 40 flowers, 2 to 2% inches across, 
of a brilliant shade of orange, flushed 
with gold. This new Marigold has a 
much less pungent odor than the other 
Marigolds. Sow seed early. Pkt. 5c. 
African (Tall). Plants grow 2^^ feet 
high and produce an abundance of 
large double flowers in great profusion 
of glowing colors from mid-summer 
on. Does best in a sunny situation. 
Orange Ball .Pkt. 6c 
Lemon Ball .Pkt. 6c 
Mixed .Pkt. 6c 
French Marigold (Dwarf). These 
are a dwarf compact plant, 10 to 
15 inches high, very attractive, each 
being covered with hundreds of small 
bright flowers of various colors. Pew 
annuals are as effective or flower oyer 
so long a period, as do French Mari¬ 
golds. Make nice house plants. 
Double mixed.Pkt. 5c 
Single Mixed .Pkt. 6c 
Legrlon of Honor. A single flowering 
Marigold, forming compact bushes 9 
Inches high. Flowers are a golden- 
yellow, with a large spot of velvety 
maroon at base of each petal. Blooms 
from June until frost. Pkt. 5c. 
Robert Beist. An attractive dwarf 
Marigold, with double mahogany-red 
flowers. Plant grows about 12 inches 
high. Pkt. 6c. 
Marvel of Peru 
—See Four O*Clocks 
Matthiola Bicornis 
(Evening Scented Stock) 
An old-fashioned little annual, with a 
delightful perfume which its purplish 
lilac flowers give out in the evening. 
Grows 12 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
FRAGRANT FLOWERS FOR THE 
GARDEN—SEE PAGE 25. 
Matricaria (Feverfew) 
The plant is covered with numerous 
and freely branching flower stems, 
which are literally covered with very 
double flowers, resembling a button 
Chrysanthemum. 
Exlmia Golden Ball. Very attractive, 
compact plant, 8 inches high, covered 
during the summer and fall with ball¬ 
shaped, small golden-yellow, double 
flowers. Plant in the border or in pots. 
Pkt. 10c. 
ExlnUa Double Wblte. Free flowering 
plants, 12 to 18 inches high, producing 
all season double white flowers. A 
fine bedding or pot plant. Pkt. 10c. 
Mignonette Reseda 
A well known fragrant favorite; no 
garden is complete without a bed of 
Mignonette. Can also be grown indoors, 
in pots for winter use. Sowings made 
in April and again in July will keep 
up a succession of bloom from early 
summer until frost. Grows 8 to 12 
inches high. 
Salmon Q,ueen. Fine spikes of bright 
salmon-red flowers. Fine for out-door 
culture. Pkt. 6c. 
Sweet Scented. The old-fashioned va¬ 
riety with small spikes, but the most 
sweetly scented of all. Pkt. 6c. 
Improved Red Victoria, Fine spikes of 
brilliant red. Pkt. 6c. 
Nemesia 
These bushy plants grow only 6 to 8 
inches high but bear continuously, 
brilliantly colored flowers of red, 
orange, crimson, cream, scarlet and 
rose lipped with other colors. Does 
best in cool situation and partial shade. 
Compacta Hybrid (Blue Gem). One of 
the best blue annuals for bedding. 
Grows 7 inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Compacta. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Nicotiana 
(Tuberose Flowered Tobacco) 
Delightfully sweet-scented, pure white 
or carmine tubular flowers, blooming 
continually from July to October. 
Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Do well In 
partly shaded places. 
Afflnls, white, sweet scented. Pkt. 5c. 
Sanderae Hybrids. Carmine. Pkt. 5c. 
Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist) 
Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist) 
A compact free-flowering plant of 
feathery foliage, with curious looking 
flowers and seed pods of easy culture, 
growing well in any garden soil. It 
is a hardy annual, about 15 to 20 
inches high. Flowers are light blue or 
white. Blooms all summer. 
Blue and White Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
