MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
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ORNAMENTAL 
GOURDS. 
A distinct and interesting fam¬ 
ily of tender trailing or climbing 
annuals, bearing curiously-sliap- 
ed fruit, still more curiously 
marked and striped. If you have 
an odd corner or an old brush 
heap, trail the gourd vine over it. 
Its fruit has many uses, but if for 
no other purpose raise it for the 
little ones. They much enjoy the 
gaily striped egg or dipper-like 
shapes. I offer a choice mixture 
of large and small-fruited varie¬ 
ties. Pkt., 4 cts. 
GODETIA. 
The Godetia, or “Satin Flower,” is a low 
CT-owing annual, bearing large, wide-open shin¬ 
ing, satiny flowers of white, lilac, rose and deep 
shades of pink and crimson, delicately shaded 
nnd sootted They bloom in such abundance as almost 
to hide the foliage, and when massed together make a 
brilliant show and are especially adapted for an edging 
plant. Thev will thrive even in shady places where 
nothing else will, and being so gav and bnght and of 
easy cultivation, they may well be included in the chil¬ 
dren’s bed. Mixed. Pkt., 3 cts. 
GERANIUM. 
Seedling Geraniums almost always give some new va¬ 
rieties, and being easy to cultivate they are an lnterest- 
imr plant to grow from seed. 1 he gorgeous blossoms, 
of many brilliant shades, remaining continuously in 
flower, make this always a popular plant, either for 
winter culture or for bedding out. My mixture includes 
a splendid strain of new Zonale varieties and the much 
prized Lady Washington and Apple-Scented Geraniums. 
The latter, a great favorite, is deliciously fragrant, and 
can be grown only from seed to obtain the finest plants. 
Choicest mixed. Pkt., 8 cts. 
Excelsior, Minn., Oct. 26, lS07.-“From the two packets of Gloxinia 
seed I started 130 plants.” Mas. Jessie I. Uso. 
nardwlck, Vt., Sept., 180T.-“1 have about one hundred Pansy plants 
from your seed. I have flowerst hat measure 2k Inches, and they seem 
E increase all the time. I must say that your prices aro nearer to the 
hard times than those of any firm I know, and I wish you juccess 
GILIA. 
Like so many others of our 
choice annuals, the Gilia 
conies from California. It 
grows about a foot high, has 
graceful, finely-cut foliage, 
which serves nicely for a dec¬ 
oration of green, and dainty 
flowers in rose, blue or white. 
It is suitable for rockwork 
and desirable for cutting. 
Pkt., 8 cts. 
GLOXINIA. 
Popular greenhouse nnd conservatory plants 
of dwarf habit and profuse flowering. I lie hand¬ 
some, bell-shaped flowers are of gorgeously bril¬ 
liant colors, curiously spotted and mottled, rang¬ 
ing from darkest, richest shades of crimson, nil 
through different shades of red to pure white, 
nnd some appear in blue, making ns showy a 
plant ns one can have in*the window. l ean 
hardly imagine nnything more beautiful than 
well grown plants of Gloxinia except more of 
them. They come into bloom in four or live 
months from planting, nnd under the common¬ 
est culture bloom continuously for months. I 
ofTer the choicest mixture of French hybrids, in¬ 
cluding the Fire King variety. Pkt., 8 ctw. 
