COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 
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FRANCOA GLABRATA 
New. Half hardy perennial of easiest possible culture. Started 
early under glass will produce, during the summer months a num¬ 
ber of elegant sprays of pure white flowers, exquisite for bouquets 
and flower work. Height 30 in. T. pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c. 
FELICIA BERGERIANA 
An annual with neat turf like foliage producing a wealth of 
daisy like, brilliant ultramarine blue flowers over a long period. A 
flower of great beauty, high class for pots and rockeries. Height 6 
in. T. pkt. 25c. 
FERN SPORES 
Fresh spores saved from best and choicest greenhouse varieties. 
FINEST MIXED. T. pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. $1.00. 
FUCHSIA HYBRIDA 
An excellent house plant, and fine for shady places, where few 
other plants will answer. They make a flowering plant from seed 
in less than a year and come true from seed. Half hardy perennial, 
will stand slight frost. Uo not grow them in a warmer house than 
50 degrees at night. 
We offer seed of true hybrids, saved from a collection of choicest 
new varieties, mostly double. 20 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 70c. 
FOUR O’CLOCK— Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 80c. 
FREES1A 
Highly paying as a cut flower and pot plant. For pot culture, 
place 6-8 small bulbs in a 4 in. pot, using rich sandy loam. For 
a crop of cut flowers plant the seed in benches with 6-8 in. of soil in 
a cool house as close as possible to the glass, in rows 8 in. apart and 
an inch apart in the rows, covering the seed lightly. -When the 
plants get 2 in. high, apply weak liquid manure liberally, keep 
shaded on hot sunny days, give plenty of ventilation (this is very 
important) and maintain a temperature of 40 to 45 degrees. You 
will raise from seed in 4 to 5 months a perfect crop of flowers of 
better grade than you can from bulbs and you are sure of success 
provided you will ventilate, grow them cool and not too far from 
the grass. Make successive sowings from August to February. 
REFRACTA ALBA—Pure white, fragrant flowers. Height 1 ft. T. 
pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.00. 
NEW HYBRIDS (Ragioneri)—The flowers comprise shades of pink, 
blue, orange, red, etc., often delicately spotted and veined. T. pkt. 
20c; y 8 oz. 30c; oz. $2.00. 
FREESIA TUIIERGENI—Most valuable strain, flowers extra large, 
of extraordinary firmness in many brilliant colors. T. pkt. 15c; % 
oz. 40c; oz. $2.80. 
GAILLARDIA—BLANKET FLOWER 
Both the annual as well as perennial varieties are first class 
cut flowers and they produce a most gorgeous effect in beds or 
borders. They bloom all summer till frost. Height 2 feet. 
ANNUAL GAILLARDIAS 
LORENZIANA DOUBLE MIXED—Annual. Very valuable as a cut 
flower producing large blooms in many colors on long stalks that 
last a long time in water. T. pkt. 5c; oz. 40c; lb. $2.00. 
GAILLARDIA INDIAN CHIEF—Although an annual it is of value 
to the florist. Plants of compact growth 20 in. high, flowers single 
of perfect form and of deepest metallic mahogany red color that takes 
the eye, from July to frost. Fine for bedding and cutting. T. pkt. 
10c; oz. 60c. 
PERENNIAL GAILLARDIAS 
GAILLARDIA GRFL. NEW HYBRIDS—These hybrids embrace va¬ 
rieties with flowers of mammoth proportions both single and semi¬ 
double. The colors are pure yellow, brilliant crimson, crimson edged 
white, blood red bordered yellow, brownish crimson, etc. All these 
are absolutely hardy of easiest culture, doing well and producing 
quantities of large splendid colored blooms in any kind of soil, from 
June till frost. First class cut flowers lasting in water a week or 
more. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 80c; lb. $9.00. 
GAILLARDIA PORTOLA—The petals are vivid scarlet, marked at 
the tips with a most attractive shade of deep yellow, in a clearly de¬ 
fined circle. A first class flower. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 15c; oz. 80c; 
lb. $9.00. 
GAILLARDIA BURGUNDY—Of all hardy perennial Gaillardias, Bur¬ 
gundy is the most showy. Flowers single 4 inches across, color a 
striking shade of copper red with a metallic lustre. Like other 
Grandiflora types blooms the same year if sown fairly early. T. pkt. 
15c; 1 oz. $1.20. 
GAURA LINDHEIMERI—Hardy perennial, producing long spikes of 
pinkish flowers from June to October. Highly recommended by some 
horticultural writers as a cut flower. With us it falls far from the 
mark. May be all right in cool, cloudy climate. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. 
GAZANIA 8PLENDENS HYBRIDA GRFL.—Half hardy perennial of 
dwarf and compact habit, bearing daisy like flowers with markings 
of brown, white, yellow and blue, very beautiful. Valuable bedding 
and pot plant. Easy to grow, blooms the first year from seed if 
sown early, will grow in the poorest soil and stand any amount of 
dry weather, blooming all summer till frost. Height 10 in. T. pkt. 
25c. 
GALEGA BICOLOR HARTLANDII 
Hardy perennial, producing from May to September, quan¬ 
tities of pea-shaped, white and lilac flowers on long stalks, 
fine for cutting. Height 3 ft. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
GENISTA ANDREANA 
A handsome variety of Scotch Broom, flowers yellow with 
dark crimson wings, shaped like those of sweet peas, borne 
on long, slender branches. Hardy with protection. Height 5 
ft. T. pkt. 25c. 
GENISTA HYBRIDA—Free flowering, robust growing per¬ 
fectly hardy hybrids in pink, scarlet, buff and orange through¬ 
out summer. Sow early, pot off singly, set out where to 
stand, as the plants resent transplanting, late in summer. 
Seeds germinate unevenly, some sprout quickly, others lay 
for weeks before germinating. Height 4 ft. T. pkt. 40c. 
GENTIANA ACAULIS 
Flowers bell shaped, deep blue in May and June. Thrives 
in rich sandy soil and moist situation. The seed germinates 
slowly and unevenly. Height 4 in. T. pkt. 10c. 
GENTIANA ANDREWSI—-Bottle Gentian. Flowers clear blue 
to intense dark blue at tops of stems, in large clusters from 
June to September. Does well in any sandy and moist soil 
in partial, also in deep shade and exceptionally well when 
planted on margins of ponds and brooks. Dislikes lime. Seed 
germinates slowly. Absolutely hardy. Height 1 ft. T. pkt. 
20c. 
GERBERA—TRANSVAAL DAISY 
Half hardy perennial easily forced into bloom during winter 
(night temperature 45-48, never more). Fine cut flower, unsurpassed 
in keeping qualities. Height 18 in. 
Sow the seed in soil composed of sod loam, leaf mould, sand 
and some WELL decayed manure. Cover with a layer of one-quar¬ 
ter of an inch of soil and over the soil place a layer of sawdust or 
peat an inch thick. Soak the bed thoroughly and cover with burlap 
to preserve moisture. The seed will be “up” in 10-14 days. Leave 
plants in seed bed from 4 to 6 months, then transplant 8-12 inches 
apart each way. Keep the crowns above the ground. Keep the roots 
moist, crowns dry. Water once in 3 weeks when the ground is really 
dry and when you water, do so thoroughly. After every watering 
stir the top soil. Grow in deep benches. Solid beds are still better. 
NEVER use fresh manure. When cutting leave 3 inches of stem. 
Cutting closer than 3 inches means that the short stump dries in, 
reaches the crown and that ends the further growth of the plant. 
SPECIAL MIXTURE—Contains the French and German strains that 
have created a sensation in the floral world. 20 seeds 15c; 100 seeds 
50c; 1,000 seeds $3.50. 
GERBERA SCARLET SHADES—20 seeds 30c; 100 seeds $1.00; 1000 
seeds $7.00. 
DOUBLE GERBERA 
Tbe flowers are very large and full and include a won¬ 
derful range of beautiful colors such as cream, yellow, orange, 
scarlet, pink, salmon, purple and violet. Just as vigorous in 
growth as the single variety. 20 seeds SOc; 50 seeds $1.75. 
GESNERIA CARDINALIS 
A handsome pot plant about a foot high, producing spikes 
of highly attractive flame-red flowers from Easter on if planted 
in heat in December. Should prove a ready seller being 
really beautiful and NEW. Culture same as for Gloxinia, 
however, Gesneria is much easier to raise than Gloxinia, it 
is more hardy. Pinch several times in order to get nice 
bushy plants. T. pkt. 25c. 
GLOBULARIA TRICHOSANTHA 
Globe Daisy. A dwarf, tufted, perfectly hardy perennial, 
with beautiful double flowers from May to July. Fine rock, 
bedding and pot plant. Does best in partial shade. Height 1 
ft. T. pkt. 15c. 
GLOXINIA 
Sow the seed in November or December, prick the seed¬ 
ling into flats later pot singly. Use rich soil mixed with 
about one-third of sharp sand. During the summer keep the 
plants partly shaded and never water over the foliage. Glox¬ 
inias are easily raised and their large bell shaped brilliantly 
colored flowers are of astonishing beauty. The seed we offer 
contains the choicest strains of the giganthea and the new 
varieties with erect flowers. Special Mixture. T. pkt. 25c; 
1/64 oz. $1.75. 
GLOXINIA REGINA HYBRIDA— (Sinningia). IMPERIAL 
GLOXINIA—Splendid robust growing, dark leaved hybrids, 
mostly erect flowered. T. pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. $1.75. 
