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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
Special Offer of Flower Seeds in Collections 
These are put up in small separate packets, each labeled with the name or color, and all enclosed in a larger 
envelope labeled with the name and number of varieties contained therein. 
No. 1.-25 fine varieties of annual and perennial flower 
seeds, $1. 
Wo. 2.— 12 varieties annual and perennial flower seeds, 
50 cts 
No> 3.—12 beautiful varieties, trailing and climbing 
plants, 50 cts. 
No. 4. —6 beautiful varieties, trailing and climbing 
plants, 25 cts. 
No. 5. —6 fine varieties of everlasting flowers, 25 cts. 
No. 6 — 6 choice varieties of Tom Thumb Nasturtiums 
25 cts. * 
No. 7.-6 choice varieties of Tall or Climbing Nastur¬ 
tiums, 25 cts. 
No. S.— 6 beautiful varieties of Ornamental Gourds 
25 cts. 
No. 9.-4 grand varieties of Passion Flowers, 50 cts. 
No. SO. —5 fine varieties of Ornamental Grasses, 25 cts. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
Most of these, if cut before they are quite ripe, will be useful in winter bouquets or with everlasting flowers. 
A.—Annual. P. — Perennial. Sow in boxes in February or March; when large enough transplant. 
AGROSTIS nebulosa. A. Very graceful and Pkt. 
fine for vases or bouquets. Height 1 ft.$0 10 
Pulehelta. A. Very graceful and fine for vases 
and bouquets. Height 1 ft. 
AVENA steriiis (Animated Oats). A. Singular 
and curious. Height 3 ft. 
10 
05 
05 
05 
BRiZA maxima. A. Large. Height 1% ft. 
Graciiis (Quaking Grass). A. Slender: fine for 
bouquets. Height 1 ft. 
!EftAGH©ST!S ©legans (Love Grass). A. Has 
beautiful dancing spikelets; good for bouquets. 
Height 1 ft....... 
[EULALIA Japonica (Japan Plume Grass). P. 
Very effective in groups. Height 6 ft.... 
FESTUGA glauc®. P. Very neat and compact; 
fine for edgings to ribbon beds and borders. 
Height % ft.... io 
05 
10 
Festuca procumbens. P. Very neat and com- Pkt. 
pact; fine for edgings to ribbon beds and 
.$0 10 
ISOLEPIS gracilis. P. Very pretty rush-like 
grass for hanging-baskets and 'pot culture. 
Height 1 ft. 10 
LAGURUS ovatus (Hare’s Tail Grass). A. Fine 
for bouquets. Height 2 ft.. 
LASSAGROSTSS argentea. P. Very graceful 
and fine for bouquets. Height 3 ft. 
STIPA pennata (Feather Grass). P. Universally 
admired in bouquets. Height 2 ft. 10 
TRICHOLAENA rosea. P. Very pretty, with 
rose-colored panicles. Height 3 ft.. 
UN SOLA iatifolia (Sea Oats). P. Very orna¬ 
mental. Height 4 ft........ 10 
ZEA Japonica foi. variegata. (Striped Japanese 
Maize.) Hha. Very ornamental. Height 4 ft. 05 
05 
10 
10 
PERENNIALS 
ALYSSUM saxatile. B. Fine for borders or Pkt 
rockwork. Beautiful.yellow. Height % ft... .$0 05 
ANCHUSA GapensisfCape Alkanet). B. Azure- 
blue, free-blooming biennial. Height 1% ft... 05 
ANEMONE coronarla (Windflower) Beautiful 
early spring-flowering plants. Mixed. Height 
Att - ..... 10 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). B. Hardy pe¬ 
rennials, flowering the first year, unsurpassed 
for borders. 
Nlajtss. Tall mixed. Height 2 ft... 
Tail White, Height 2 ft.. . 
. “ Yellow. Height 2 ft.... 1 '.'.','. 05 
Antirrhinum, continued. Pkt. 
Tall Firefly. Brilliant scarlet. Height 2 ft.$0 05 
Dwarf, Mixed. Height 1 ft . 05 
Victoria. Pure white. Height 2 ft. 10 
Tom Thumb, Mixed. Height % ft. 05 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). B. Handsome hardy 
perennials, indispensable as decorative border 
plants. 
Chrysantha. Yellow. Height 2 ft. 10 
Double Mixed Hybrids. Very fine. Height 2 ft. 10 
Single Mixed. Height 2 ft. 05 
Goeru lea ( Colorado State Flower)... I 5 
