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Adnet’s New Giant Gerbera 
The Beautiful Hybrid Transvaal Daisy 
Some years ago a grand new flower was introduced from 
South Africa that soon became popular on account of Its 
great beauty and ease of culture. It was of only one color, 
however, and in recent years Adnet, the Trench hybridizer, 
turned his skillful attention upon it, and the result was 
that we now have the big flowers, four inches across, show¬ 
ing all colors from white to rich scarlet, and also shades 
from lemon to rich orange. These glorious flowers made a 
sensation among European flower-lovers, and as the big, ex¬ 
quisite flowers; borne on stems fifteen inches long, and last¬ 
ing well when cut became the fashionable decoration for ta¬ 
bles and rooms. 
Now, I take pleasure in offering my patron-friends new- 
crop seeds of the best strain of Adnet’s Gerbera, direct from 
an extensive grower of these flowers, 12 seeds for 5 cents, 
and I will tell you how to start them: 
Prepare a window-box of sandy, porous soil, sifting and 
pressing the surface. In this place the seeds, the fuzzy end 
just showing at the surface. Cover the box with a thick 
paper and do not let the soil dry out. Examine daily, and 
as soon as the plants start, which will be in three or four 
weeks, remove the paper. Avoid wind, storm and hot noon¬ 
day sun. When large enough set in small pots with good 
drainage, and shift into larger pots as the plants develop. 
They should begin to bloom in eight months and are ever- 
blooming and free-blooms for years. They are hardy South, 
but need protection North. 
This is an outstanding perennial and one of the very 
beautiful free-blooming pot plants that should be better 
known. Its easy culture and exquisite beauty commend it 
to all flower lovers. Don’t fail to start some plants this 
season. 12 seeds 5 cts. See engraving on preceding page. 
Big Bargains. You make no mistake in buying of my Stan¬ 
dard Seed List, pages 7, 8 and 9. Read it. Compare prices. Speak 
to your friends. Get up a club-order. 
