DIGITALIS—FOX GLOVE 
DIGITALIS (Fox Glove): (hP) 4 to 6 feet tall. Best in semi¬ 
shade, but will grow in sun. Long spikes that are, crowded with 
large thimble-shaped blossoms beautifully spotted. Grows in any 
soil, but prefers a rich, well fertilized, light garden loam; harbors 
sow bugs and snails. Work Naphthalene in soil around the plants. 
Grouping —in perennial border, alone or grouped with Hollyhock, 
Canterbury Bells, Shasta Daisy, Poppies, etc. Varieties: Purple, 
Rose, White and Mixed. Packet, lOc. 
DELPHINIUM (perennial Larkspur): (hP) 1 to 8 feet, accord¬ 
ing to species and kinds. Sun loving but endures slight shade. 
Blooms freely from May until late fall. Grows in a variety of soils, 
but prefers rich, well drained, rather light soils, fertilize with 
manures during growing period, complete plant food during 
blooming period; peat or leaf mold should be added to heavy soil, 
bone meal also helpful. Grouping —Columbine, Salpiglossis, Snap¬ 
dragons, Stocks and Gladiolus. Varieties: Wrexham Hollyhock 
Strain (15c); Gold Medal Hybrids (15c); Blackmore and Lang- 
don Strains (35c); Bellamosa, dark blue; Belladonna, light blue; 
Finest Mixed. Packets, 10c. 
GAILLARDIA {Blanket Flower): (A&P) 1 to 2 feet and spread¬ 
ing. Sun loving, but endures slight shade. Free blooming from 
early spring until late autumn frost. Gray-green, lobed, variable 
leaves with large daisylike flowers. Very hardy, tolerating most 
soils, avoid fertilizer containing too much nitrogen; drought re¬ 
sistant, growing well on sandy banks. Grouping —plant in mixed 
border with dark blue Delphinium, russet Snapdragons, Salvia or 
Chrysanthemums. Varieties: (Perennials) Dazzler, maroon red, 
golden yellow; Portola Hybrids and Mixed. (Annuals) Loren- 
ziana, double mixed; Single Mixed. Packets, lOc. 
GEUM: (hP) 18 inches tall. Best in sun, but tolerates some shade. 
Hardy plants, with rosette formation of large, rough, strawberry¬ 
like leaves; long flower stalks, bearing double roselike flowers. 
Sow seed in early fall or early spring, produces blooming plants 
in one year. Grows well in most light soils; attacked by soil pests, 
use Naphthalene Flakes in soil. Grouping —looks well with tall 
Lobelia, Michaelmas Daisy and Salvia. Varieties: Mrs. Bradshaw, 
scarlet; Lady Stratheden, golden yellow; Mixed. Packets, lOc. 
COSMOS: (hA) Furnish an abundance of cut 
blooms during the early flower season. Seed sown 
in the open ground in April should bloom in July. 
Transplant not less than 18 inches apart. Pinching 
out tops when plants are a foot high makes them 
bushy and sturdy. Grow best in moderately rich, 
sandy loam. Grouping —Plant between shrubs; in 
the background of mixed border, combining with 
Shasta Daisy, Lavender, Poppy and Regal Lily. 
Varieties: Orange Flare, deep orange blooms early; 
Klondyke, orange; Early Double Crested (anemone 
flowered), pink beauty, white queen and mixed; 
Early Flowering Mammoth, light pink, crimson, 
white and mixed. Packet, lOc. 
CARNATION: (tP) Grows from 1 to ft. 
Easily winter killed, should be sown in flats during 
March. Transplant to other boxes when plants are 1 
inch high, transfer to open soil when ground be¬ 
comes warm. Carnations are best planted by them¬ 
selves. Varieties: Chabaud Double Giant, cardinal 
red, deep rose, flesh pink, mixed. (Annual) Mar¬ 
guerite, blooms four months from sowing, in mixed 
shades only. Packets, lOc. 
GODETIA (Satin Flower): (hA), Grows from 1 to 
2 feet tall in sunny or slightly shady places. Erect, 
slender branching plant; bright green, lanceolate 
leaves; large, expanded, single and double, satiny 
flowers. Seed should be sown in flats, transplanted 
when soil is warm. Grows in rather poor, sandy soil. 
Grouping —generally looks best alone, can be com¬ 
bined with Clarkia, Larkspur, certain Snapdragons 
and Stocks. Varieties: Dwarf rose, crimson, white, 
pink and mixed. Tall Double Azelia Flowered car- 
rninea, crimson, lavender, rich pink and mixed. 
Packets, 10c 
GYPSOPHILIA (Baby Breath): (hA) These light 
airy plants have a hairlike foliage and produce a 
very lovely effect in the garden. Excellent with bou¬ 
quets. Sow seed outdoors in early spring, repeat sow¬ 
ings for longer season of blooms. Thrive in moist 
moderately rich soil. Does well in rockeries. Vari¬ 
eties: Grandiflora Alba, true white; Grandiflora 
Rosea, pink; (Perennial) Paniculata Alba, single 
white. Packets, 10c. 
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