DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Gaillardia, Richardsoni grandiflora hybrida, the 
largest and most beautiful flowers of the spe¬ 
cies ; blossom* range colored . io 
GERANIU' * ^elarg-onium). 
Probably the Geranium is better known and more 
I universally admired than any other plant grown. The 
I constant succession and durability of blocir. till frost 
I comes, the brilliancy of the scarlet and other colors, and 
I the exquisite markings of the leaves of some of the va- 
I rieties render them very desirable for pot culture and 
[ bedding. No garden seems complete without a bed of 
them, and in every collection of conservatory or parlor 
i plants we are sure to find the Geranium. Propagation 
I by seed is the only sure way to obtain superior vari- 
I eties. Sow in March, in gentle heat, in well drained 
I pots. Water moderately, and as soon as the third leaf 
I appears, pot singly in two-inch crocks, exchanging for 
I larger ones as the plants require. As soon as the weather 
I will permit, plunge the pot* in open border, and on ap- 
I proach of frost, remove to cover. They will blossom 
I the succeeding spring. The following are all very choice 
I varieties, and seed sparingly. 
I Geranium, (Pelargonium) diadematum, splendid 
new variety.. . .50 
(Pelargonium) odier, five petals blotched ...50 
fancy, splendid mixed . 25 
Geranium, double. Finest double varieties mixed.5# 
“ Zonale, scarlet, mixed sorts . 25 
44 white, all white-leaved varieties mxd.2f 
44 golden and bronze, from Downie, 
Laird and Lang’s fine collection. Magnificent. 50 
apple-scented, very firagrant .25 
GILIA. 
Hardy annual, one to two feet high ; grows in almost 
any situation, in beds or in rockery. Delicate in leaf 
and flower. 
Gilia, capitata, dense globular heads of clustered 
blossoms of a celestial blue. Two feet high .. 5 
44 tricolor, flowers blue, with yellow and purple 
center. Sow in masses. One foot high . 5 
GLADIOLUS. 
Magnificent plants, with sword-like leaves, and long 
spikes of flowers, of every conceivable color and shade. 
T he varieties are now numbered almost by thousands, 
each year bringing forth new and choice selections which 
have been produced from seed, which is the only method 
j of obtaining new varieties. The plant and flower are 
from a bulb, which requires two or three years to pro- 
| duce from seed of sufficient size to flower well. The 
bulbs should be taken up on approach of winter, and 
kept from freezing till warm weather in spring, and the* 
I planted out in groups and borders. 
