36 
R. L. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn 
Daisy, Shasta 
Alaska. A hardy perennial bearing 
large pure white flowers, in great pro¬ 
fusion on long stems, making it fine 
for cut flowers. Blooms all summer. 
Height, 15 to 20 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Shasta, Conqueror. Flowers as large 
as Alaska borne on stems 2 to 3 feet 
long. Pkt. 10c. 
New Giant Double White. Double 
flowers ranging through semi-doubles 
to a type though single, forms beauti¬ 
ful large flowers with curled and quilled 
petals. Pkt. 25c. 
Delphinium ( Hardy Larkspur) 
Very decorative border plants ranging 
in height from two to five feet. The 
colors run from pure white to dark 
blue. When plants are 15 inches high, 
they should be staked to prevent 
breaking down. 
Delphinium 
Belladonna. This type does not grow 
quite as tall as most Delphiniums, but 
they produce more spikes and are more 
graceful and better for cutting. Flow¬ 
ers are large, light azure blue. Bloom 
In June and again in September. Plants 
grow 3 to 4 feet high. Pkt. 10c. 
Cliveden Beauty. (Improved Belladon¬ 
na.) Flowers exquisite shade of tur¬ 
quoise blue. Pkt. 15c. 
Bellamosum. This is a dark form of 
the light blue Belladonna. Flower 
spikes are a rich deep blue. Pkt. 10c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Many are double 
flowered and range in color from pale 
lavender to indigo blue. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Cnrdinale. “Scarlet Larkspur.” Long 
spikes of scarlet flowers. Seed germi¬ 
nates slowly. Grows 2 to 3% feet high. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Elntum Iceberg. Pure white, 20-inch 
spikes, comes true from seed. Pkt. 15c. 
New Hollyhock Strains 
These remarkable new Delphiniums 
now furnish flower lovers with some¬ 
thing new which has long been desired. 
The spikes of flowers are of unusual 
size and stalks much taller than any 
Delphinium now being offered. 
Bodger’s Hollyhock Strain. A selection 
of light shades. Pkt. 10c. 
Wrexham’s Hollyhock Struin. Flowers 
in blue, white and pink combinations 
many of them bicolors. Many of them 
are 1% to 2 ins. in diameter. Pkt. 10c. 
Digitalis, Foxglove 
A very interesting family of old fash¬ 
ioned plants, whose culture is so simple 
as to bring them within the reach of 
all. It grows in strong clumps and Is 
one of our very fine hardy perennials. 
Grows 2 to 4 feet high. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Shirley. A giant variety of the Gloxinia 
flowered type. Flower spikes 4 feet 
long of purest white to deepest rose 
colors, handsomely spotted. 5 to 7 
feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Fragaria (Wild Strawberry) 
Low perennial creeping plant, produc¬ 
ing large and firm dark-colored, more 
or less musky in flavor berries. Plant 
in the rock garden. Indicn. Pkt. 10c. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora, 
Blanket Flower 
A very free blooming perennial bear¬ 
ing large yellow, or red daisy-shaped 
flowers. Very easy to grow and will 
bloom all summer. Splendid for cut 
flowers. Height, 24 to 30 inches. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Bremen. Deep coppery scarlet, dark 
brown disc, narrow golden yellow edge. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Burgundy. A new variety, coppery 
scarlet self. Pkt. 10c. 
The Dazzler. Flowers very large, in¬ 
tense maroon-red and golden-yellow 
tip on the end of each floret. Pkt. 10c. 
Geum 
Geums are hardy perennials and be¬ 
long to the rose family. They pro¬ 
duce dwarf tufted plants from which 
rise graceful stems, 2 feet high, bear¬ 
ing beautiful double flowers. If flowers 
are kept cut back, the bloom can be 
continued from June until September. 
Flower stems should be dipped in warm 
water after cutting to avoid wilting. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Of orange-scarlet col¬ 
or, blooming the first year if sown 
early. Pkt. 10c. 
Lady Stratheden. Rich golden-yellow 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
The blossoms are small, star like, and 
borne in feathery sprays, which are 
highly esteemed for cut flowers, as they 
lend a most graceful effect when com¬ 
bined in bouquets. Grow 2 to 3 feet. 
Pnniculata. Single white. Pkt. 10 c. 
Pnniculata. Double white. Pkt. 10c. 
Manginii. Light pink. Resembles the 
annual Baby Breath. Grows 2 feet 
high. Pkt. 10c. 
Pacifica. Especially hardy. Grows to 4 
feet the second year. The tiny pink 
blossoms flower late. Fine for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Repens. Dwarf Baby Breath. Splendid 
In rockeries. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Helenium Au turn male 
A showy native perennial growing 4 
to 6 feet high. Has a spreading head 
of golden yellow daisy-like flowers, re¬ 
sembling the pompon chrysanthemum. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Helian them urn ( ' Dw< Rose) n 
Low growing plants completely cov¬ 
ered with bloom during July and 
August; Pale rose changing to lilac, 
then to white. Excellent for rockeries. 
8 to 12Jnches. Mutabile. Pkt. 10c. 
Hibiscus (Marshmallow) 
Showy shrub-like plants, 3 to 5 feet 
high, with handsome green foliage, on 
which large flowers 3 to 9 inches in 
diameter are borne from July until fall. 
Hibiscus send up new shoots each year 
and are perfectly hardy in the North¬ 
west but a mulch covering in late fall 
is helpful. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Hibiscus 
Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower) 
A new double flowering perennial bear¬ 
ing golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers 
from July on. Height about 3 feet. 
Fine for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Heuchera 
(Alum Root, Coral Bells) 
An ordinary hardy perennial of easy 
growth. Does well in any garden soil 
producing dainty sprays of rose car¬ 
mine flowers on long stems. Plants 
grow 15 to 20 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Hollyhocks 
Hollyhocks 
The most marked improvement is found 
in the Chater’s strains. These are beau¬ 
tiful beyond description. The Chater’s 
produce for the most part, flowers 
which are densely double, although 
occasionally some single blossoms are 
seen among them. The colors are in¬ 
numerable, ranging from pure white 
to darkest maroon, some are bright 
and gay, others of the softest and most 
delicate shades and tints. The stalks 
grow 5 to 7 feet in 'height. These 
stalks are densely covered with blos¬ 
soms as beautiful in texture and ap¬ 
pearance as the rose. 
Chafer’s Select Single and Double. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Hollyhocks 
Many prefer the single-flowering holly¬ 
hocks. They are usually of freer 
growth than the doubles and present 
a very handsome appearance. Mixed, 
pkt. 10c. 
Double Hollyhocks 
Double Orange Prince. We are pleased 
to introduce this new, robust, double 
flowered innovation. The color, a rich 
apricot-orange, brings a distinct new 
shade to the genus. Pkt. 10c. 
Exquisite. A rich claret red. Pkt. 10c. 
Imperator. A new type of Hollyhock 
that grow to a height of 6 to 8 feet, 
bearing large fringed rosette flowers, 
5 inches across. Colors range from 
delicate pink through cerise-salmon. 
Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Triumph Mixed. A remarkable new 
early flowering Hollyhock, growing 4 
to 5 feet high. Pretty waved and 
fringed flowers in a variety of colorings 
hitherto unknown in the genus, includ¬ 
ing all the basic colors and many 
charming bicolor combinations. Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Vert. This is a dwarfer strain than 
the Chater’s, growing only 4 to 5 feet 
high. The flowers are more fully dou¬ 
ble and placed compactly on the stems. 
James Vert. Blood red. Pkt. 10c. 
Lady Bailey. Blush pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Maroon. Pkt. 10c. 
Queen of the Yellows. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
