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Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
Gypsophila elegans grandiflora alba 
Gaillardia grandiflora 
Geum, Mrs. Bradshaw 
Geum • Avens 
These hardy perennial plants belong to the rose family and have 
become very popular in the hardy border and rockery, where their 
showy flowers make a brilliant display from May through October. 
To avoid wilting after cutting, put the stems in warm water. 
Lady Stratheden. Rich golden yellow, Ioose-petaled, double flowers 
produced in great profusion all summer. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double, orange-scarlet flowers on plants 2 
feet high. Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 50c. 
Erinus * Liver Balsam 
Alpinus. Pretty rosettes of foliage and 
racemes of rosy purple flowers. A first- 
rate rock-plant and also invaluable for 
growing in stone walls or between the 
stones of garden walks. Height 4 inches. 
Blooms in May and June. Perennial. 
Pkg. 35c; large pkg. 75c. 
Felicia • Blue Daisy 
Rotundifolia. Flowers light blue. Plants 
dwarf. Useful for bedding in protected 
places. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c. 
Feverfew • Matricaria 
Capensis fl.-pl. Small, double, white flowers 
on bushy plants 3 feet high. Well adapted 
for bedding and cutting. Perennials in a 
mild climate, but here we treat them as 
annuals. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
Golden Ball. Compact-growing plants 12 
inches high, covered with bright yellow, 
double, button-like flowers. Pkg. 15c; 
34 oz. 40c; 34 oz. 70c. 
Gaillardia • Blanket Flower 
Annual Varieties 
Annual Gaillardias make a splendid show 
in the garden from early summer until frost. 
Their brilliant flowers, held erect on 18-inch 
stems, are fine for cutting. Very easily 
grown. Sow the seed where they are to bloom. 
Double-flowering, Mixed. Large, handsome, 
double-quilled flowers in rich shades of 
crimson, garnet, lemon, and orange. Pkg. 
10c; 34 oz. 30c. 
Perennial Varieties 
Hardy Gaillardias thrive in any soil or 
position, are absolutely hardy, and practi¬ 
cally take care of themselves. Sow the seed 
early and they will begin blooming in July 
and continue until frost. Grows 2 feet high 
and is fine for cutting. 
Grandiflora, Mixed. Giant, gorgeously 
colored flowers marked with rings of crim¬ 
son, orange, and vermilion. Pkg. 10c; 
large pkg. 25c. 
The Dazzler. Large, rich dark red, with a 
bright orange tip to each petal. Pkg. 15c; 
large pkg. 30c. 
Burgundy. A new coppery scarlet, hardy 
variety, entirely distinct from other Gail¬ 
lardias. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c. 
Gypsophila • Baby’s Breath 
The delicate, mist-like sprays are used for 
mixing with other flowers in bouquets and 
vases. Plants are easily grown and bloom 
very freely. 
Elegans grandiflora alba. A greatly im¬ 
proved, large, white-flowering annual 
Baby’s Breath that is easily grown in any 
garden. Make several sowings during the 
spring and early summer. You will find 
this, perhaps, the most valuable flower in 
your garden. Pkg. 10c; oz. 25c; 34 oz. 85c. 
Elegans rosea. Soft pink. Pkg. 10c. 
Elegans carminea. Carmine-rose. Pkg. 10c. 
Paniculata. White flowers that are fine for 
winter bouquets when dried. A favorite 
hardy perennial. Height 2 feet. Pkg. 10c; 
large pkg. 25c. 
Paniculata fl.-pl. Double-flowering white 
perennial Baby’s Breath, splendid for cut¬ 
ting. Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c. 
Pacifica. Flowers pronounced pink. Blooms 
later than the preceding varieties. Pkg. 
20c; large pkg. 50c. 
Gilia 
Capitata. A very graceful annual growing 
about 2 feet high, with fine, feathery 
foliage, and bearing freely, over a long sea¬ 
son, globular heads, about 1 inch across, 
of rich lavender-blue flowers which last 
well when cut and retain their lovely 
color when dried. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c. 
Godetia • Satin Flower 
These very attractive annuals, with their 
wide-open, satiny-petaled flowers and their 
wealth of brilliant color, deserve a prominent 
place in your garden. They will grow in poor 
and sandy soil and in partial shade, or you 
can grow them in pots for winter house 
flowers. Both the single- and double-flower¬ 
ing kinds come in a splendid mixture of 
colors, including rose and white, dark crim¬ 
son, fiery red, brilliant rose, and bright pink. 
Usually a deep blotch of color is found near 
the center of the flower, as if painted upon 
the petals. 
Tall Double, Mixed. The double, brilliantly 
colored flowers are borne profusely on plants 
2 feet high. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 25c. 
Dwarf Single, Mixed. Azalea-like, satiny, 
single flowers that make splendid beds and 
borders. Height 1 foot. Pkg. 10c; large 
pkg. 25c. 
Ornamental Gourds 
These are easily grown from seed, the vines 
trained over a fence or trellis, and the fruits, 
when ripe, used as ornaments. 
Small-fruiting Varieties, Mixed. The fruits 
vary greatly in shape and color, but all are 
of the small-growing type now so popular 
shown in bowls and baskets in the home. 
Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 
Large-fruiting Varieties, Mixed. A mixture 
containing such well-known large kinds as 
Dipper, Pipe, Dish-rag, Hercules’ Club, 
Calabash, etc. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 25c; oz. 40c. 
Grevillea • Silk Oak 
Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful 
decorative plant with fern-like foliage, 
making it excellent for table decoration. 
Easily raised from seed, producing good- 
sized plants in a short time. Hardy in 
Florida and California, where it is popular 
as an ornamental tree. Pkg. 10c. 
Hel enium * Sneezeweed 
Autumnale superbum. Large heads of golden 
yellow flowers. Late summer. Pkg. 15c; 
large pkg. 60c. 
Riverton Gem. Possibly the best of the 
family. Flowers on opening are yellow and 
old-gold, changing to red. Pkg. 15c; 
large pkg. 60c. 
Helianthemum • Sun-Rose 
Mutabile. Plants about 12 inches high, 
blooming in June and July, in many colors. 
Adapted to rock-gardens, borders, and 
sunny banks. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 40c. 
Hel iopsis • Orange Sunflower 
Pitcheriana. Golden yellow flowers, 2 inches 
or more across. Blooms all summer. 
Pkg. 10c. 
Lemoine’s Golden Bell. Double, rich golden 
yellow flowers. Pkg. 25c. 
Heuchera • Coral Bells 
Sanguinea. An exceptionally good plant for 
the rock-garden or for bordering beds of 
taller kinds. It is dwarf, compact, bushy, 
and very easily grown. The graceful 
spikes of coral-red flowers are borne dur¬ 
ing July and August, on stems 2 feet high. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c. 
