LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
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Helichrysum. 
Dianthus. 
GAILLARDIA 
(Blanket Flower) 
One of the most showy and bril¬ 
liant of garden flowers, fine for 
bedding and cutting, producing 
large flowers of rich shades 
throughout the summer. Sow seed 
outdoors early in spring; cover 
one-fourth inch deep. Make rows 
18 inches apart and thin 8 to 10 
inches apart in the row; or a longer 
season of bloom may be secured by 
planting in frames and transplanting. 
Plants 1 to 1H feet high. 
GRANDIFLORA. Finest mixed. Pkt., 
10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
PICTA. Annual. Splendid showy annuals, 
remarkable for the profusion, size and 
brilliancy of their flowers, continuing in 
bloom from early summer till Novem- 
Eschscnoltzla. ber; excellent for beds, borders or for 
cuttings; should be sown where they 
are to bloom. One and one-half feet. 
DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10; % oz., 25c. 
SINGLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
GLOBE AMARANTH 
(Gomphrena) 
Tender annuals about 2 feet high, very 
ornamental in the garden. The flowers 
will retain their beauty for a long time 
if gathered and dried as soon as they are 
open. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. 
GYPSOPHILA 
(Baby’s Breath) 
ELEGANS ALBA. Pretty, free-flowering, 
elegant plants, succeeding in any gar¬ 
den soil. Their misty, white panicles of 
bloom are largely used for mixing with 
other cut flowers. Pkt.. 10c: oz., 25c. 
PANICULATA PERENNIAL. Single 
mixed. Pkt,, 10c; ^4 oz., 25c. 
REPENS. White. See page 60. 
HELICHRYSUM 
(Strawflower) 
Large, full, double daisy-like flower 
heads with prominent centers and stiff, 
overlapping scales, produced in various 
shades of bright yellow and scarlet on 
stems of good length. Desirable as dried 
specimens and for use in making winter 
bouquets. For this purpose the flowers 
should be gathered when on the point of 
expanding. Sow early in spring; thin to 
one foot apart each way. Hardy annual; 
2 to 2% feet high. 
MONSTROSUM. Finest mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
*4 oz., 25c. 
Gaillardia. HOLLYHOCKS 
One of the most majestic of hardy 
plants, and a clump or line in any garden 
gives an effect not attainable with any other plant. For planting among 
shrubbery or forming a background for other flowers, it is without equal. 
Seeds should be sown in June or July to have flowering plants the next 
Summer, or, if sown in the house early in the Spring they will bloom tne 
first year. 
ALLEGHENY. Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c. 
ANNUAL SINGLE. Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 30c. 
CHOICE DOUBLE. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 50c. 
GOURDS 
MIXED VARIETIES. Rapid growing, in¬ 
teresting annual climbers, with orna¬ 
mental foliage and singular shaped 
fruit, 15 to 20 feet. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
DIPPER. Useful for dippers; fruits long, 
bottle-shaped, with straight or slightly 
crooked neck. Pkt.. 10c: oz.. 30c. 
CALABASH. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
DISH CLOTH. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
HERCULES CLUB. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
JAPANESE NEST EGG. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
30c. 
SUGAR TROUGH. Pkt., 10c; oz. 30c. 
DIANTHUS 
(Pinks) 
These flowers are without a superior among annual garden plants. Bloom con¬ 
tinually all summer long and are most beautiful and lasting cut flowers. Of 
easy culture, and bloom the first year from seed. Very fragrant. 
CHINENSIS. Flowers very double and of many bright colors. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz. t 
25c, 
HEDDEWIGI. Colors varying from the richest velvety crimson to the most 
delicate rose. Double Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; x /± oz., 30c. 
Single Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 25c. 
PLUMARIUS CAESIUS (Cheddar Pink) and DELTOIDES. See page 60. 
DIDISCUS 
BLUE LACE FLOWER, Blooms from July to November. Pale lavender blos¬ 
soms excellent for cutting. Pkt., 10c; ^4 oz., 50c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA 
(California Poppy) 
Seed may be sown at any time during 
the spring, the earlier the better, where 
they are to remain, as they do not stand 
transplanting. For beds of any size or as 
a border, are one of the most desirable 
annuals, as they bloom profusely over a 
long season in any sunny position. As cut 
flowers they are very artistic and when 
used for this purpose, should be cut when 
in bud. 1 ft. 
FINEST MIXED. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
EUPHORBIA 
(Snow-on-the-Mountain) 
Leaves edged with pure white. Pkt., 
10 c; % oz., 20c. 
FOXGLOVE 
(Digitalis) 
Beautiful biennial flowers for the tall 
border, with towering spikes of conical, 
bell-like blossoms and large, sage-green 
foliage at the base. Although they self¬ 
sow, they are best treated as biennials, 
blooming the second season from seed 
sown during spring or summer. Height 
3 to 5 feet. 
GRANDIFLORA. Finest mixed. Pkt., 10c; 
*4 oz., 35c. 
