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The seed is slow to germinate. Sow in a pot or box in the house in rather light soil, preferably containing a little leaf 
mold and sand. Cover seed one-fourth inch deep, and keep as near G5° F. as possible. Water moderately, and as soon as the 
third leaf appears, pot singly in two inch pots, transferring to larger ones as the plants require. Plunge the pots or set in 
open border, and on approach of frost remove to cover. They will blossom the succeeding spring. Half hardy perennial- 
about two feet high. ^ 1 
Scarlet Mixed (Zonale) The seed we offer will produce a large percentage of double flowers in many beautiful shades of 
scarlet and red.. 2 5 c 
GlLUFLOWER-(See Stock) 
Gloxinia 
ful attention and be kept free 
which have formed should be taken up in the fall and 
kept dry during winter. The stronger bulbs will flower 
the second season; the balance the third season. Ten¬ 
der perennial: about two and one-half feet high. 
Finest Mixed. Finest named sorts mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
for Gladiolus Bulbs see Bulbs and Roots , page 9U. 
Globe Amaranth 
everlasting, valued for its handsome small, globular 
flower heads which, if cut when well matured, will 
retain their beauty through the winter. Seeds ger¬ 
minate slowly; start in hotbed, or soak in warm 
water to soften the woolly husk. Set the plants one 
foot apart. Tender annual; twelve to eighteen inches 
high. 
Purple..Pkt. 5c. 
White . “ 5c. 
Striped. “ 5c. 
Mixed. Oz. 25c..... “ 5c. 
Greenhouse perennial plants pro¬ 
ducing soft, velvety green leaves, 
ami rich, beautifully colored trumpet-shaped flowers. 
Gloxinias thrive best in an equal mixture of leaf mold, 
loam and sand. If started in February will usually 
bloom the latter part, of summer. Seed may also be 
sown in fall. The plants are delicate and not easily 
grown, but the flowers are of such beauty that one 
generally feels amply repaid for the effort. 
Hybrida Mixed. A strain of the richest color and 
variety of markings. Plants ten to twelve inches 
high. Pkt. 25c. 
(Cucurbita) A very extensive 
genus of trailing annuals with 
curiously shaped yellow fruit, 
commonly known as Ornamen¬ 
tal Gourds. The vines are of easy culture and make a 
rapid growth, so are much used for covering old fences, 
trellises, stumps, etc. The foliage is ornamental, and 
the markings of some of the fruit extraordinary. 
Do not plant the seed till danger of frost is over, 
and select light, rich soil and a sunny situation. Water 
freely. Tender annual; ten to twenty feet high. 
Apple Shaped. Fruits are nearly round, yellow, some¬ 
times striped. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Bottle. This produces handsome, curious, bottle¬ 
shaped fruits. Oz. 80c. 
Corsican. Smooth, turban-shaped fruit. Oz. 30c. 
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Gypsophila, Elegans Large Flowering Pure White 
Pkt. 5c. 
. “ 5c. 
Dish Cloth. Long, green, corrugated fruit, the inside fibrous 
mass of which, when shell and seeds are removed, makes an 
excellent sponge. Oz 80c. Pkt. 5c. 
Hercules’ Club. Distinctly club-shaped, the longest of all the 
varieties. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Japanese Nest Egg. Used as nest eggs; fruits are white, do not 
crack and are not injured by beat or cold. Oz. 80c.. .Pkt. 5c. 
Orange. Also "known as Mock Orange. Nearly round, orange- 
colored. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Pear Shaped, Ringed. Green and yellow, beautiful bicolored 
fruit, upper halt yellow, lower half green. Oz. 30c.. .Pkt. 5c. 
Pear Shaped, Striped. Fruits green, with cream colored 
striping, somet imes changing to yellow. Oz. 30c. Pkt. 5c. 
Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn. Oz. 80c.. “ 5c. 
Siphon or Dipper. Useful for dippers; fruits long, bottle¬ 
shaped. with straight or slightly crooked neck. Oz. 80c. Pkt. 5c. 
Mixed. Oz. 23c. “ 5c. 
xmcsvnVilla Delicate, free-flowering plants covered 
VI jr with star-shaped flowers, valuable for 
mist-like effects and as trimming in bouquets; also for hanging 
baskets or edgings. Sometimes called baby's Breath. Will 
thrive in almost any well prepared ground but does best on a 
limestone soil. Make handsome specimens dried. 
Elegans Large Flowering Pure White. An improved large- 
ftOwering strain, superior to the common Elegans not only in 
size of flowers hut also in color. A very charming sort for 
combining in bouquets with Sweet Peas or other cut flowers. 
Helichrysum 
Heliotrope 
Oz. 
. Pkt. 5c. 
Elegans Mixed. Very small, delicate white and rose-pink 
flowers. Hardy annual: one foot high. Pkt. 5c. 
Muralis. Charming, easily grown border plants having very 
small pink flowers. Hardy annual: six inches high.. .Pkt. 5c. 
HEDYSARUM - < See French Honeysuckle ) 
H ELI A NTH US —(See Sunflower) 
(Everlasting) Sometimes called 
Straw Flower. Large full, double 
daisy-like flower heads with prominent centers and stiff over¬ 
lapping scales, produced in various shades of bright yellow 
and scarlet on stems of good length. Desirable as dried speci¬ 
mens and for use in making winter bouquets. For this purpose 
the flowers should be gathered when on the point of ex¬ 
panding. 
Sow early in spring; thin to one foot apart each way. 
Hardy annual; two to two and one-half feet high. 
Monstrosum, fl.pl.,mixed. Largest double flowers. Oz.40c. Pkt. 5c. 
Well-known and much admired 
border and bedding plants, highly 
_ valued for the blue color anti fra¬ 
grance of their branching clusters of small salver-shaped 
flowers as well as the duration of their bloom. 
Sow the seed early in spring, in mellow soil indoors, and 
when plants are one to two inches high, prick out into pots. 
Transplant to place when three to four inches high. Will live 
outdoors through the winter in a warm climate. Desirable also 
as a pot-plant for indoor blooming from fall sown seed. Half 
hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high. 
Anna Turrell. Violet-blue. Pkt. 10c. 
King of the Blacks. Deep purple, almost black. “ lCc. 
Dark Varieties Mixed. Very choice. Oz. $1.25. “ 10c. 
HESPERIS MATRONALIS — (See Rocket) 
Hibiscus Africanus 
with pretty foliage and large, light yellow or cream-colored 
blossoms, dark purple in the center. The flowers are exceed¬ 
ingly showy, saucer-shaped, often two to three inches across; 
not of verv long duration, but continue to bloom from early 
summer till October. The seed should be planted early, and 
the plants.should be thinned to one foot apart each way. 
Hardy annual; about two feet high. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 
