Globe Amaranth • Gomphrena 
Annual Everlasting, popularly known as 
“Bachelor’s Button.” A first-rate bedding plant. 
The flowers resemble clover-heads and can be 
dried and used in winter bouquets. The colors 
are pink, white and purple. 2 ft. Mixed Colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 34° z . 25 cts. 
Gloxinia 
Hybrida grandiflora. A superb genus of green¬ 
house plants, producing magnificent flowers of 
the richest colors, and thriving best in an 
equal mixture of peat, loam, and sand. Sow 
in March; blooms in five months after sowing. 
Our strain is unsurpassed, containing the 
spotted hybrids as well as the finest self- 
colored sorts. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Godetia • Satin Flower 
Mixed. Attractive, hardy annuals, deserving 
more extensive cultivation, especially in the 
cooler parts of the country. The plants bloom 
profusely and bear showy flowers, not unlike 
an azalea, of satiny texture, in many rich and 
varied colors. They do best in a rather poor 
soil. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 25 cts. 
Ornamental Gourds 
Rapid-growing, interesting annual climbers, 
with ornamental foliage and singular shaped 
fruit. 15 to 20 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gynerium 
Argentea. Pampas Grass. Perennial. The 
silvery plumes are very light and graceful in 
effect, and are much used for all sorts of indoor 
decoration. For clumps upon lawns, the plant 
is elegant and striking, and usually grows 
from 6 to 8 feet high. Requires winter pro¬ 
tection. Pkt. 10 cts.; H°z. 40 cts. 
Gypsophila • BabyVBreath 
A beautiful plant with pretty little white 
clusters of blossoms. Fine for mixing in bouquets. 
Elegans grandiflora. Annual. Delicate sprays 
of pure white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Muralis. Annual. Beautiful shade of rose-pink. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Paniculata. Perennial. A dainty, mist-like 
plant, with sprays of small, white, star¬ 
shaped flowers and delicate foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
Paniculata, Double Snow-white. Perennial. 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
Repens. Perennial. An elegant, hardy, trailing 
plant for the rock-garden, with small white 
flowers in July and August. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Helianthus • Sunflower 
The annual tall-growing sorts are fine for 
background along fences and walls or large 
borders; small varieties, for cutting. 
Californicus fl.-pl. Double; deep yellow. 5 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; }/£oz. 25 cts. 
Globosus flstulosus. Globe-shaped; yellow. 
6 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3^oz. 20 cts. 
Nanus variegatus. Dwarf; handsome varie¬ 
gated foliage. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 20 cts. 
Debilis (cucumerifolius). Miniature Sun¬ 
flower. Of pyramidal growth, covered with 
hundreds of small, single, bright orange flowers. 
3 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz * 20 cts. 
Helichrysum 
Helichrysum • Straw Flower 
Monstrosum fl.-pl. Annual. One of the best 
of “Everlastings.” Exceedingly effective 
double flowers in rich glittering colors, making 
a fine display in beds or borders, but especially 
grown to dry and use in baskets and vases 
through the winter. When wanted for this 
purpose they should be cut with as long stems 
as possible, and when the blooms are about 
one-third open take off all foliage, tie in 
bunches, and hang, head downward, in some 
dark, dry place until cured. They succeed in 
any good garden soil. Give them plenty of 
room to develop, planting not closer than 12 
inches apart. 2 ft- Mixed Colors. Pkt. 
10 cts.; j^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Heliotrope 
Finest Mixed. Excellent annual for bedding. 
Very fragrant flowers, fine for cutting. Grows 
well in the house. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 50c. 
Hesperis 
Matronalis. Sweet Rocket. Perennial. Fra¬ 
grant purple flowers in spring. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Heuchera 
Sanguinea. Coral Bells. Perennial. Spikes of 
vivid crimson flowers. Excellent for cutting. 
1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Hibiscus 
Trionum (africanus). Annual. Showy and 
effective. The large, cream-colored flowers 
have a rich, dark brown center. The plants 
grow about 2 feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Hibiscus • Mallow 
Strong, bushy perennial plants with large 
flowers, like single hollyhocks, late in summer. 
Like a moist situation and last for years when 
once established. Sow indoors in March in pots. 
Moscheutos, Crimson Eye. Large, pure white 
flowers with velvety crimson centers. 4 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 
W. E. BARRETT CO., Providence, R. I. 
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