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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
FUCHSIA HYBRIDA 
An excellent house plant, and fine for shady places, where few 
other plants will answer. They make a flowering plant from seed 
In less than a year and come true from seed. Half hardy perennial, 
will stand slight frost. Do not grow them in a warmer house 
than 50 degrees at night. 
We offer seed of true hybrids, saved from a collection of choicest 
new varieties, mostly double. 20 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 70c. 
FOUR O’CLOCK—Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
FREESIA 
Highly paying as a cut flower and pot plant. For pot culture, 
place 6-8 small bulbs in a 4 in. pot, using rich sandy loam. For 
a crop of cut flowers plant the seed in benches with 6-8 in. of soil in 
a cool house as close as possible to the glass, in rows 8 In. apart and 
an inch apart in the rows, covering the seed lightly. When the 
plants get 2 in. high, apply weak liquid manure liberally, keep 
e lded on hot sunny days, give plenty of ventilation (this is very 
portant) arid maintain a temperature of 40 to 45 degrees. Ton 
will raise from seed in 4 to 5 months a perfect crop of flowers 
«t better grade than you can from bulbs and you are sure of 
success provided you will ventilate, grow them cool and not too 
far from the glass. Try now—do not wait until everybody will be 
in the game and competition hard to meet. Make successive sow¬ 
ings from August to February. 
REFRACTA A I. BA—Pure white, fragrant flowers. Height 1 ft. 
T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.00. 
NEW HYBRIDS (Ragioneri)—The flowers comprise shades of pink, 
blue, orange, red, etc., often delicately spotted and veined. T. pkt. 
20c; % oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
FREESIA TUBERGENI —Most valuable strain, flowers extra large, 
of extraordinary firmness in many brilliant colors. T. pkt. 15c; % 
oz. 40c; oz. $2.80. 
GAILLARDIA—BLANKET FLOWER 
Both the annual as well as perennial varieties are first class 
cut flowers and they produce a most gorgeous effect in beds or 
borders. They bloom all summer till frost. Height 2 feet. 
ANNUAL GAELLARDIAS 
LORENZIANA DOUBLE MIXED— Annual. Very valuable as cut 
flower producing large blooms in many colors on long stalks that 
last a long time in water. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; lb. $2.90. 
FiCTA —Large single flowers crimson and orange. T. pkt. 6c; os. 
25c; lb. $2.80. 
PERENNIAL GAILLARDIAS 
GAILLARDIA OREL. NEW HYBRIDS—These hybrids embrace va¬ 
rieties with flowers of mammoth proportions both single and semi¬ 
double. The colors are pure yellow, brilliant crimson, crimson edged 
white, blood red bordered yellow, brownish crimson, etc. All these 
are absolutely hardy of easiest culture, doing well and producing 
quantities of large splendid colored blooms in any kind of soil, from 
June till frost. First class cut flowers lasting in water a week or 
more. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $9.00. 
GAILLARDIA PORTOLA—The petals are vivid scarlet, marked at 
the tips with a most attractive shade of deep yellow, in a clearly de¬ 
fined circle A first class flower. T. pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; oz. 80c; 
lb. $9.00. 
GATTRA LINDHEIMERI —Hardy perennial, producing long spikes 
of pinkish flowers from June to October. Highly recommended by 
some horticultural writers as a cut flower. With us it falls far from 
the mark. May be all right in cool, cloudy climate. T. pkt. 10c; 
oz. 45c. 
GENISTA ANDREANA 
A handsome variety of Scotch Broom, flowers yellow with dark 
crimson wings, shaped like those of sweet peas, borne on long, 
•lender branches. Hardy with protection. Height 5 ft. T pkt. 26c. 
GERBERA—TRANSVAAL DAISY 
Half hardy perennial easily forced into bloom during winter 
(night temperature 45-48, never more). Fine cut flower, unsurpassed 
in keeping qualities. Height 18 in. 
Sow the seed in soil composed of sod loam, leaf mould, sand 
and some WELL decayed manure. Cover with a layer of one-quar¬ 
ter of an inch of soil and over the soil place a layer of sawdust 
or peat an inch thick. Soak the bed thoroughly and cover with 
burlap to preserve moisture. The seed will be “up” in 10-14 days. 
Leave plants in seed bed from 4 to 6 months, then transplant 8-12 
inches apart each way. Keep the crowns above the ground. Keep 
the roots moist, crowns dry. Water once in 3 weeks when the 
ground is really dry and when you water, do so thoroughly. After 
every watering stir the top soil. Grow in deep benches. Solid beds 
are still better. NEVER use fresh manure. When cutting leave 3 
inches of stem. Cutting closer than 3 inches means that the short 
stump dries in, reaches the crown and that ends the further growth 
of the plant. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE—Contains the French and German strains that 
have created a sensation in the floral world. 20 seeds 15c; 100 seeds 
50c; 1,000 seeds $3.50. 
GERBERA SCARLET SHADES—20 seeds 30c; 100 seeds $1.00; 1000 
seeds $7.00. 
DOUBLE GERBERA 
The flowers are very large and full and include a wonderful 
range of beautiful colors such as cream, yellow, orange, scarlet, pink, 
•almon, purple and violet. Just as vigorous in growth as the single 
variety. 20 seeds 80c; 50 seeds $1.75. 
Gillia 
Gillia Capitata is of the utmost value to the 
florist, producing on long stiff stalks, from 
June to September quantities of scabiosa-like 
flowers an inch across. The flowers have the 
much desired quality of “standing up” 
so 
when cut, in fact can be used dried in winter boquets, retaining 
their beautiful color for months. Plants bushy, compact, of erect 
growth, foliage, feathery. A first rate flower from every viewpoint. 
Started in November blooms in March and in May if sown in Jan¬ 
uary. Space in benches 8x8 in. Temperature 45 deg. 
GILLIA CAPITATA BLUE 
Produces on long stiff stems large round flowers of attractive 
pale mauve color, very graceful. A cut flower of the highest class 
either fresh or dried. In bloom from June to September. Height 
2 ft. Annual. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 25c. 
GILLIA CAPITATA WHITE—Pure white, fine cut flower. T. pkt. 
10c; oz. 60c. 
GILLIA CORONOPIFOLIA 
Excellent cut-flower. Hardy biennial but sows itself, therefore 
as good as a perennial. Produces graceful, foot long spikes of a 
rich and rare shade of red on stout stalks 4 ft. long in May and 
June. Remarkably beautiful, greatly admired wherever seen. Sown 
in January or February blooms the same Autumn. Brought to mar¬ 
ket in full bloom will create a near sensation. The cut bloom sells 
“like hot cakes.” T. pkt. 20c; -t* oz. 35c; % oz. 65c. 
GILLIA MICRANTHA ROSEA—Of the greatest value for bedding, 
in sunny spots. Profuse bloomer, the neat compact growing plants 
are literally smothered with bloom from May to October. The flow¬ 
ers resemble single dahlias and are of a vivid rose pink color. 
Height 8 in. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
GLOXINIA 
Sow the seed in November or December, prick the seedling into 
flats later pot singly. Use rich soil mixed with about one-third of 
sharp sand. During the summer keep the plants partly shaded and 
never water over the foliage. Gloxinias are easily raised and their 
large bell shaped brilliantly colored flowers are of astonishing beau¬ 
ty. The seed we offer contains the choicest strains of the glganthea 
and the new varieties with erect flowers. Special Mixture. T. pkt. 
25c; 1-64 oz. $1.75. 
GLOXINIA REGINA HYBRIDA—(Sinningia). IMPERIAL GLOX¬ 
INIA—Splendid robust growing, dark leaved hybrids, mostly erect 
flowered. T. pkt. 25c; & oz. $1.75. 
GREVILLEA ROBUSTA—SILK OAK 
Sow any time. For spring sales in June or early August trans¬ 
plant in 2 inch pots direct from the pans as soon as large enough 
to handle and shift on as required. This plant will stand more 
neglect than anything we know of, is cheaply raised requiring only 
very low temperature to keep on growing, and takes the place of 
Boston ferns and for window boxes there is nothing better. The 
foliage is fern like. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; lb. $6.00. 
CLIMBING FOXGLOVE (Lophospermum Scandens)—A tender an¬ 
nual climbing plant of rapid growth bearing lovely pink flowers re¬ 
sembling foxgloves from July till frost. Height 10 feet. T. pkt. 15c; 
A oz. 25c. 
GERANIUM 
These grow easily from seed and produce blooming plants the 
first summer. 
LARGE FLOWERING MIX E D—This mixture Includes the finest 
Zonale varieties with flowers of the most perfect form. T. pkt. 15c: 
Ya oz. 35c; 1 oz. $2.00. 
