Ross Bros. Co., Seeds and Agricultural Implements 
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Ross’ Choice Annual Flower Seeds 
Eschscholtzia. 
Dracaena (Dragon Plant) 
434 INDIVISA. Beautiful ornamental leaved plants; long, nar¬ 
row, green foliage; indispensable for vases and house decoration. 
Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 25c. 
Eschscholtzia (California Poppy) 
A very showy hardy annual, with beautiful, finely cut, glaucous 
foliage, bearing poppy-like flowers of bright colors. Of easy cul¬ 
ture. Sow as early as soil can be worked, where plants are to re¬ 
main, as they do not bear transplanting well. 1 foot. 
439 CALIFORNICA. Yellow. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 30c; oz., 50c. 
442 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz -> 20c; oz., 35c. 
443 ERECTA COMPACTA, ROSE QUEEN. Rose-carmine. Pkt., 
10c. 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 
488 MIXED COLORS. A tender annual plant, bearing globe-shaped 
everlasting flowers, often used, when dried, in winter bouquets. 
Blooms freely and is an excellent bedding plant, l'/z feet. Pkt., 
10c. 
Gloxinia 
One of the most beautiful greenhouse perennials. Give them a 
porous and well-enriched soil; a warm, moist atmosphere, and as 
soon as they begin to flower remove them to a cooler house, and 
afterwards dry them off gradually and keep them free from mois¬ 
ture until they again begin to grow. The seeds are small and should 
be sown on an even surface and slightly covered. 
489 SPLENDID MIXTURE. A mixture of all classes unrivaled in 
richness of color. Pkt., 25c. 
Godetia or Satin Flower 
(Annual) 
Showy garden annuals, they are of compact growth, about 1 foot 
high, bearing freely flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of exquisite colors 
and shades that glistetn in the sunlight like satin. Splendid either 
bedded or grown in pots. 
490 MIXED COLORS. Tall. Includes all varieties and the latest 
introductions. Pkt., 10c; V4 oz., 20c. 
Gourds 
Ornamental, tender annual climbers. 10 to 20 feet, 
491 APPLE-SHAPED. Small, striped. Pkt., 10c. 
492 DIPPER. The fruit is of slender, neck-like form. Pkt., 10c. 
493 DISH-CLOTH. Fruit large and elongated. Pkt., 10c. 
494 EGG-SHAPED. Pkt., 10c. 
496 MINIATURE BOTTLE SHAPED. Pkt., 10c. 
497 ORANGE-SHAPED. Pkt., 10c. 
498 PEAR-SHAPED. Green, white-striped. Pkt., 10c. 
500 MIXED VARIETIES. Small sorts. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 20c. 
Euphorbia 
Ornamental foliage plant; easily grown from seed. Striking and 
effective appearance. Hardy annual. 
452 VARIEGATA (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Foliage veined and 
margined with white. 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; Ys oz., 25c. 
453 HETEROPHYLLA (Fire-on-thc-Mountain). A variety of Poin- 
settia which grows to a height of 2'/2 to 3 feet. About the middle 
of summer the top central leaves turn to rich orange-scarlet. 
Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 30c. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
Flowers very small, borne in loose, graceful panicles. Very largely 
used in bouquets with other cut-flowers. 
501 ELEGANS DEEP PINK. H. A. Pkt., 10c; V 4 oz., 25c. 
505 ELEGANS GRANDIFLORA ALBA. White. An improved 
form of the annual Gypsophila. Grown by the acre for the Lon¬ 
don and Paris flower markets. Pkt., 10c; */* oz., 20c; oz., 60c; 
1/4 lb., #1.50; 1/2 lb., #2.50. 
Four O’clock (Marvel of Peru) 
A well known favorite plant, bearing freely funnel- 
shaped, white, red and striped flowers, which open 
about four o’clock in the afternoon. Will grow 
anywhere. Plants should be given plenty of room, 
about 2 feet apart. 2 feet. 
465 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 20c; 
oz., 35c. 
FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis, page 52. 
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Very showy, free-blooming, 
hardy plants of easy culture. 
Seed germinates very slowly and 
should be sown in the house in 
March. The flowers are very r ' 
brilliant, borne on long stems. 
Fine for cutting. 2 feet. 
470 PICTA. Single; mixed col¬ 
ors. Pkt., 10c; */» oz., 20c. 
471 PICTA. Double; mixed * 
colors. Pkt., 10c; '/* oz., 20c. 
Geranium 
Well known, half-hardy, green¬ 
house perennials, easily raised 
from seeds. When sown in the fall or early 
winter will produce flowers in June, while 
sown in March, plants will not bloom until 
September, and sown in the open ground in 
May or June, plants will bloom in mid¬ 
winter. 
485 ZONALE (Fish or Horsehoc Geran¬ 
ium). Saved from the largest and finest 
varieties. Pkt., 10c. - 
Grevillea 
507 ROBUSTA (Silk Oak). The graceful 
evergreen, fernlike foliage combines ad¬ 
mirably with palms and other massive¬ 
leaved plants. Excellent for table decora¬ 
tions. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 30c. 
Helichrysum 
(Strawflower; Everlasting) 
One of the best everlasting flowers and 
an effective bedding plant, succeeding in 
any well enriched soil. If flowers are de¬ 
sired for winter use, they should be cut just 
as the buds are opening. Hardy annual. 
2 feet. 
515 DOUBLE MIXED COLORS (H. 
monstrosum fl. pi.). Largest double 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; Y* oz., 25c; 1/2 
oz., 40c. 
A well known favorite largely grown in 
pots, but thriving in the open border. 
518 MIXED COLORS. Dark varieties 
mixed. Pkt., 10c. 
519 LARGE-FLOWERING. Mixed colors. 
Heads of flowers nearly double the size 
of the old sorts. Pkt., 10c; Yg oz., 30c. 
Heliotrope 
