CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
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GLOBE AMARANTH. 
Per Pkt. 
A tender annual about two 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. Start early 
in hot-beds and transplant one foot apart in the 
border when the weather becomes warm. 
Purple. 5 
White... 5 
Crimson.. 5 
Variegated. 5 
GLOXINIA. 
Greenhouse plants producing richly colored and 
brilliant flowers. Perennial. 
Grandiflora, Mixed. 25 
GRASSES. (Ornamental.) 
The ornamental grasses produce a beautiful 
and pleasing contrast when interspersed with 
flowering plants. Most of the varieties may be 
dried for winter bouquets, or used for filling vases, 
either in a dried or green state. 
Agrostis Neublosa. 
One of the most graceful grasses in cultivation. 
Hardy annual; 1% ft... 5 
Avena Sterilis. ( Animated Oats.) 
Very graceful, with large drooping spikes on 
slender stems. Hardy annual; 2 ft... 5 
Briza Maxima. ( Quaking Grass.) 
A most beautiful variety; one of the best. 
Hardy annual; iy 4 ft. 5 
Briza Gracillis. ( Quaking Grass.) 
Very delicate and graceful. Hardy annual; 
Coix Lachrymae. (Job's Tears.) 
A well known variety. Half-hardy annual; 
2 ft.* 5 
Eragrostis Elegans. (Love Grass.) 
A favorite variety, graceful habit and very 
much admired. Hardy annual; 2 ft. 5 
Gynerium Argentium. (Pampas Grass.) 
The finest ornamental grass in cultivation. 
Half-hardy perennial; 10ft.... 10 
Hordeum Jubatum. (Squirrel Tail Grass.) 
Very handsome light purple plumes. Hardy 
annual; 3 ft . 5 
Lagurus Ovatus. (Hare's Tail Grass.) 
Small white plumes. Hardy annual; 1 ft. 5 
Setaria Microcheta. 
Large drooping plumes of the most graceful 
description. Hardy annual; 2 ft. 5 
Stipa Pennata. (Feather Grass.) 
One of the finest of the ornamental grasses. 
Hardy perennial; 2 ft... 10 
GODETIA. 
Very attractive, hardy annual of easy culture, 
about one foot high, flowering in July and August. 
Mixed. 5 
GREVILLEA ROBUST A. 
A very graceful decorative plant, with ever¬ 
green, fern-like foliage; tender perennial. 5 
GYPSOPHILIA. 
Free-flowering, elegant plants, adapted for 
rustic rock-work and edging; hardy annual. 
Mixed.. 5 
HELICHRYSUM. (Eternal Flower.) 
Per Pkt. 
A hardy annual, very ornamental in the garden, 
and very desirable for winter bouquets, as they 
will retain their form and color for years if 
gathered and dried when first open. 
Double Yellow. 
White .. 
“ Scarlet 
“ Purple... . 5 
“ Mixed. 5 
HELIOTROPE. 
HELIOTROPE. 
A well known, half-hardy perennial, particu¬ 
larly prized on account of its'delightful fragrance. 
t It is well adapted for bedding or pot culture. Sow 
the seeds early in spring in pots or in the hot¬ 
house and transplant into the garden when the 
weather becomes warm. 
Fine Mixed Varieties.. 10 
HOLLYHOCK. 
HOLLYHOCK. 
Showy perennials four to six feet high, very 
effective amongst shrubbery. Fine Mixed. 5 
Extra Choice Double Finest Mixed. 10 
Double White. Flowers pure white, perfectly 
double. 25 
HONESTY. 
A hardy biennial, two feet high, flowering the 
second year in May and June. The flowers are 
succeeded by singular, semi-transparent seed 
vessels that are quite ornamental and may be 
kept for a long time. 5 
HUMULUS. (Hop.) 
An extremely rapid-growing climber, with 
handsome, variegated foliage. Hardy annual; 
20 ft.... 5 
