uioxtnta. 
GLOXINIA. 
The Gloxinia is a grand flower and makes a 
lovely pot plant as easily grown and cared for us 
many of the common flowers. The handsome 
hell-shaped flowers embrace a groat variety of 
the richest and most beautiful colors, ranging 
from pure white to dark, blood-rod, pink, blush, 
lavender, indigo-blue, marbled and spotted. 
They will bloom in four to live months from time 
seed Is sown. Pkt., 50 seeds, 13 cents. 
GILIA. 
A hardy annual, very delicate in loaf and 
flower, grows in almost any situation in beds or 
In rockery, mixed. Pkt., 300 seeds, 3 cents. 
Mrs. E. W. Gibbs, Mu while, Mass., Oct. 11th, 1896, writes: 
My Asters were very bonutiful, especially the Snowball 
and Fire King. 
Godetia. 
GODETIA. 
Beautiful, hardy annuals, 
remarkable for the dolicacy 
of their vory lino large blos¬ 
soms; floworsdoop rose pink, 
rosy carmine, snow-white, 
with bright carmino roso 
spots, carmlno crimson, lilac 
with purple and while. 
Pkt., 300 seeds, 3 cents, 
GOURDS. 
ORNAMENTAL. 
Tender, annual climbers, 
with curiously shaped fruit 
in various colors, many of 
which are peculiarly mark¬ 
ed. The foliage is quite or¬ 
namental. and many of the 
fruits being hard-shelled, 
can ho kept, for years. Seed 
should bo started in pots in 
the houso and planted out 
ns soon us dangor from frost 
is past. 
Pkt., 30 seeds, 0 cents. 
The most popular plant grown, either for pot 
culturo In winter, or for bedding out in summer. 
No flowering plants are more grown, and cor- 
talnly nono are moro suitablo for largo bods, 
whoro a mass of bloom is desired, or for slnglo 
specimens in pots for the houso. But few aro 
awaro that they can bo grown oaslly from sood 
and flower the ilrst season, if sown early, and 
will frequently reward the cultivator with 
charming new varieties; In fact, propagation 
by seed Is the only Hure way to obtain new va¬ 
rieties. The seed I oll’or has boon saved from 25 
of tho finest varieties grown. Including Mad. 
Thobault, Mad. Garlleld, Gen. Grant, Gant. Ains¬ 
worth, Lltt le Gom.Uloth of Gold, 11 appy Thought, 
Snow on Mountain, Adonis, and Beaconsflold: 
also included in t his mixture aro 7 varlotlos of 
Pelargoniums.' or Lady Washington; and two 
Ivy-ionved varieties. There can bo no flnor 
mixed Geranium, and it cannot fall to bring 
forth some splendid now variation. 
Pkt., 40 seeds, 10 cents. 
Ocrsnlum.— Good mixed, 
Pl.t,, 30 Heeds, 8 cents. 
