SELECT SEEDS FOR THE PARTICULAR GARDENER 
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Shasta Daisy 
A very popular flower and used with ef¬ 
fect in group and border planting. 
DAISY (Shasta)—Hardy per¬ 
ennial, producing flowers of a 
pure white, often measuring 5 
inches across. Long stemmed. 
Excellent as a cut flower. 
They make a showy hedge as 
they are covered with flowers 
from early fall until hard 
frost. 
DAHLIAS —It is not gener¬ 
ally realized that most beau¬ 
tiful Dahlias may be grown 
and flowered in late Summer 
and Autumn from Spring sown 
seed. Many of them, differ¬ 
ing from any of the named va¬ 
rieties on the market, and some from seed are 
equally beautiful, the production of novel 
forms and combinations of colorings being 
most interesting. 
—Single Giant Perfection—This variety pro¬ 
duces flowers of immense size of the most bewildering 
variety of color. 
—Double Large Flowering—Double show and fancy sorts. 
—Double Cactus Flowered Mixed—Many colors, twisted 
and curled petals. 
DATURA (Angels Trumpet)—A vigorous growing plant 
producing immense flowers ranging in color from white to 
pure yellow. They are well suited for borders or for 
specimen plants on the lawn, or for the center of orna¬ 
mental beds. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean )—A rapid growing annual, 
flowers freely in erect racemes, followed by ornamental 
seed pods. Sweet scented. 
DELPHINIUM OR HARDY LARKSPURS —Peren¬ 
nial Larkspurs may be planted as soon as the spring has 
opened. The ground should be carefully prepared, al¬ 
though mature should not come in contact with the roots 
otherwise the grubs are apt to destroy the plants. The 
stalks are very tender and should be staked when they 
are about three feet tall. After the Larkspurs are through 
blooming they may be cut close to the ground and a sec¬ 
ond and third crop of flowers will succeed. Each time the 
plants are cut a little bone meal should be dug around 
them. 
DELPHINIUM (Gold Medal Hybrids)—A superior 
strain of mixed hybrids. The plants are of strong, vigor¬ 
ous habit, with large flowers on spikes over 2 feet long. 
DIANTHUS OR PINKS —A very popular flower pro¬ 
ducing a great variety of brilliant colored flowers. They 
grow about a foot tall and can be used in beds and bor¬ 
ders. They are easily grown, as they are not particular to 
soil, but should have a sunny location. Single or Double 
Mixed. 
ESCHSCHLOTZIA (California Poppy)—Brilliant flow¬ 
ers in the shades of crimson, pink, and orange scarlet. The 
plants are about a foot high. Has finely cut leaves of a 
grayish green color. Blossoms from July until frost. As 
they are not easily transplanted, sow rather thickly. 
EUPHORBIA (Mexican Fire Plant)-—Annual poinsettia re¬ 
sembling in habit and color the beautiful hot house poinsettia. 
About mid-summer the center top leaves of each branch turn a 
vivid orange scarlet. 
G-AILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)—They grow about 1% feet 
tall and from early spring until late fall produce a continuous 
profusion of brilliant colored flowers, red and yellow. 
GOURD, OENAMENTAL —These rapid-growing, annual 
climbers have most luxuriant foliage and are excellent for cov¬ 
ering verandas or trelliswork, and for training over arbors, 
fences, etc.; bear most curious fruit. 
GOMPHRENA (Globe Amaranth)—A showy annual everlast¬ 
ing with clover-like heads. Mixed, white, red and pink. 
GYPSOPHILA (Gypsophila Alba “Baby Breath’’)—An an¬ 
nual of easy growth producing pure white flowers. A very pretty 
effect is secured by using them with other cut flowers. Several 
sowings should be made to keep up the supply. 
GODETIA —Favorite, free-blooming, hardy annuals, with wide¬ 
ly opened flowers of satiny texture, and of the most delicate 
and lovely colors. They are beautiful for solid beds, border 
lines, pots, and for growing in shaded places, where so few 
really fine flowers will flourish. Sow seed in the open border 
in spring, or in a cold frame, and transplant seedlings to stand 
— a foot apart in rather thin soil. Fine 
for cut flowers. Average height, one 
foot. 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL — The 
annual varieties should be sown out of 
doors during April where they are in¬ 
tended to flower, or for earlier work 
sow under glass and plant out. 
The perennial varieties are 
best sown during the summer, 
and planted out in borders in 
spring. The flower heads 
should be cut in a young 
stage and hung upside down to 
dry, as they are then more 
lasting for decorative pur¬ 
poses. 
GENTIANA —Showy hardy 
perennials, valued for their 
beautiful, intense blue flowers 
early in the season. 
GILIA —Pretty hardy annuals 
bloom most freely and continually the 
whole season. Do finely in any situa¬ 
tion; look well on lawn and in beds; are 
good for rockeries, and can be planted 
at any time. One foot. Blue, white, light 
blue, violet, yellow, and white. 
Delphinium 
