ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, California Poppy 
The state flower of California and one of the most attrac¬ 
tive low growing annuals. The foliage is finely cut, fern¬ 
like, and silvery green in color. They start to bloom a few 
weeks after the seed is sown. 
Grand if Iora Hybrids. Large flowering varieties in the most 
exquisite shades of gold, copper, bronze, scarlet, purple and 
crimson. 
Ramona Hybrids. A new strain containing many lovely 
shades. The plants grow compact and upright, with flowers 
beautifully frilled. 
Double Esehseholtzia. The flowers are like little silken flags, 
beautifully fluted and crinkled, double and semi-double. The 
colors are rich yellow, orange and salmon. 
ESCHSCHOLITZIA HYBRIDS 
FLAX (See Linum) 
FORGET-ME-NOT, Myosotis 
The Alpestris varieties bloom in April and are largely used 
for bedding and borders, while other varieties bloom in May 
and continue until frost. 
Alpestris, Blue. Blue with white eyes. 
Alpestris, Mixed. Many fine colors. 
FOUR O'CLOCK, Marvel of Peru 
A favorite showy annual for beds and borders. Excellent 
for planting in front of the porch or alongside the house. 
The plants bloom freely from July until frost. 
Tall, Mixed. 2 feet tall with flowers in many fine colors. 
Dwarf, Mixed. Variegated golden foliage. 18 inches tall. 
FOXGLOVE (See Digitalis) 
GAILLARDIA, Blanket Flower 
Tones of orange, yellow, red, and maroon, often beautifully 
combined in a single blossom, make these flowering plants 
gay ornaments of the garden all Summer long. The foliage 
of soft green combines well with the flowers. The blossoms 
are 2 to 3 inches across. Both the annuals and perennials 
are favorites for the border. 
Single Picta Mixed. Large daisy-like blossoms of yellow and 
bronze with central cones of yellow. 
Double Pieta Lorenziana Mixed. Globular heads of tubular- 
florets in shades of sulphur, orange, and claret. 
GEUM, Avens 
Beautiful hardy perennials, bearing profusely large, showy, 
double, dark crimson flowers all through the Summer. An 
elegant flower for bouquets. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double, brilliant orange-scarlet. In 
flower throughout the entire Summer. 
Mixed Hybrids. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Ornamental Gourds are easily grdwn in rich soil, where 
they will produce plenty of fruits. They may be trained on 
trellises and the ripened fruits used for ornaments. 
Fine Mixed. 
GODETIA, Satinflower 
Very handsome annual plants especially suited for semi- 
shady locations. Sow in Spring in the open and thin to 8 
or 10 inches apart. The flowers are bright and colorful and 
the single sorts are not unlike the Azalea in form. The 
double varieties are popular for cutting. 
Semi-Dwarf Single. Bushy plants covered with broad petaled 
cup-shaped flowers two or three inches across and of a rich 
satiny texture. 12 inches. 
Tall Double. Long graceful spikes are decorated with double 
blossoms resembling satin pompons one above another. 2 
feet. 
GYPSOPHILA, Baby's Breath 
Pretty, free-flowering- annuals and perennials. Their misty 
white panicles are largely used for mixing with other cut 
flowers. 
Elegans grandiflora alba. This is an improved, large-flower¬ 
ing, pure white form of the annual Baby’s Breath. 
Elegans grandiflora rosea. Delicate rose. 
Paniculata. Hardy perennial. White. Blooms first year if 
sown early. Height, 2 feet. 
HELIANTHUS, Sunflower 
Well known and popular plants, the small flowering sorts 
being useful for cutting. The tall varieties are valuable for 
backgrounds. 
Cut-and-Come-Again. Single golden yellow flowers with 
petals twisted like a Cactus Dahlia. (Small flowered sort.) 
Russian Mammoth. Immense single yellow flowers on tall 
heavy stalks. 6 feet. 
HELICHRYSUM, Straw Flower 
The finest of all Everlastings for the home garden. They 
are very handsome when growing in the open and make 
unusually fine Winter bouquets if cut when partially opened 
and dried slowly in a cool place, heads downward to keep 
the long stems straight. The centers of the double pompon¬ 
like flowers are nearly covered by the stiff overlapping petals. 
They come in a wide range of brilliant and soft colors. 
Finest Mixed. 
HELIOTROPE 
A well known and highly prized plant on account of the 
delightful fragrance of the flowers. Seed started indoors in 
the Spring will make fine plants for Summer blooming. Can 
also be sown outdoors in May. Excellent for pots, or for 
bedding. 18 inches. 
Choice Mixed. 
HOLLYHOCK 
One of the most popular of hardy garden plants. The 
beautiful color effects produced by the planting of these 
flowers, combined with their dignified and stately appearance, 
render them indispensable for either the old-fashioned garden 
or the well planned herbaceous border. 
Single Anuual, Finest Mixed. 
Semi-Double, Finest Mixed. 
HUNNEMANIA, Yellow Tulip Poppy 
Seed sown early in May will, by the middle of July, pro¬ 
duce plants covered with their large buttercup yellow, poppy¬ 
like blossoms, and are never out of flower until hard frost. 
The plants grow 2 feet high and are quite bushy, with beauti¬ 
ful feathery foliage. 
Fumarifolia. Single yellow. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
THE OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS STILL MAKE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS 
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