In the Perfumed Garden Plant Heliotrope^ Mignonette, and Mathiola 
CURIOUS GOURDS 
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Annual Climbers. Rapid-growing and suit¬ 
able for sowing around arbors, trellises, fenc¬ 
ing, etc. Fruits are strangely shaped and 
quaintly marked and colored. The foliage is 
often curious. Grown for ornament, though 
one sort—the Malabar Melon—is edible. 
LARGE FRUITS 
Calabash Pipe 
Caveman’s Club 
Dipper 
Dish-Cloth (Luffa) 
Giant Bottle 
Giant Club (5 to 6 
feet long) 
Hercules’ Club 
Malabar Melon. 
Edible fruits. 
Mixed Gourds. All sorts. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 16 Orna¬ 
mental Gourds, $1.25 
Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila) 
SMALL FRUITS 
Apple 
Miniature Bottle 
White Egg 
Orange 
Pear (two colored) 
Pear (striped) 
Spoon 
Turk’s Turban 
GYPSOPHILA CBabfs Breath) 
Annuals and Perennials. Misty white 
panicles largely used for mixing with other 
cut-flowers. 
Elegans grandiflora alba. Improved, 
large-flowering, pure white form of the 
annual Baby’s Breath. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
30 cts., Mlb. $1. 
Elegans grandiflora rosea. Delicate rose 
form of above. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 
^Ib. SI. 
Muralis. An annual sort which forms 
mounds of green 10 inches high, studded 
with little pink flowers from early in the 
season till frost, Pkt. 15 cts., }4oz. 60 cts., 
oz. S2. 
Paniculata. Hardy perennial white sort 
that blooms first year if sown early. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts., oz. SI. 
Paniculata fl.-pl. (Double Baby’s Breath). 
Fine for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., 3^oz. SI. 
Pacifica. Perennial. Large pink flowers. 
Blooms after Paniculata sorts have passed. 
Pkt. 25 cts., -k^oz. $1, 34t)z. SI.50. 
Acutifolia. Hardy perennial sort, 3 to 4 feet 
high, with large panicles of small white 
flowers in July. Pkt. 15 cts., 34oz. 60 cts. 
Ripens. A dwarf, white-flowered hardy 
perennial that is fine for rockwork. Pkt. 
15 cts., ^oz. 60 cts., oz. S2. 
Repens rosea. Pink. Pkt. 25 cts., 3^oz. SL 
GLOXINIA 
S. & W. Co.’s Large-flowered. Greenhouse 
Plant. These have now been so far fixed 
that 40 per cent of the seedlings come true. 
The ground-color of the large, erect, and 
widely opened flowers is a velvety purple- 
crimson, with a rosy white throat. On the 
often seven-Iobed corolla appear more or 
less sharply defined bands, spots, and 
stripes, the latter mostly of a violet hue. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
GNAPHALIUM (Edelweiss) 
Leontopodium. Perennial;Everlasting. Sow 
early; keep cool and moist. Pkt. 25 cts. 
_ HELENIUM (Sneezewort) 
Perennial. Blooms very freely in late 
summer. Useful in the hardy border. 
Autumnale superbum. Golden yellow. 
4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Bigelowi. Light yellow. 2)^ ft. Pkt. 15 
cts., Moz- 75 cts. 
Riverton Gem. Wallflower-recf. 2 ft. Pkt. 
25 cts., 3^oz. $1. 
HELIANTHEMUM Rose) 
Perennial. Beautiful subjects for the rock- 
garden. 1 ft. Mixed. Colors include yellow, 
red, white, and pink Pkt. 15 cts., }/ioz. 50 cts. 
HELIANTHUS {S unflo wer) 
Much prized for cutting. The tall sorts are 
largely used in the mixed border. 
Annual Sunflowers 
Sown in a sunny location in early May, 
they bloom early in the summer and flower 
continuously until frost. 
Cut-and-Come-Again, Mixed. A mixture 
of the tall-growing, large-flowering types 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., J4oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius (Miniature Sunflower). 
Small, single, rich yellow flowers. An 
abundant bloomer. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
J^oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Stella. Larger. Golden 
yellow flowers with black centers. 4 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 3^oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Orion. A fine variety 
with petals twisted like a cactus dahlia. 
4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., ^oz. 30 cts. 
Cucumerifolius, Perkeo. A charming 
dwarf variety. The plants form compact 
bushes. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 35 cts. 
Cucumerifolius fl.-pl. Double form of the 
Miniature Sunflower. Bright golden yel¬ 
low. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., }/ioz. 35 cts. 
Dwarf Maroon Prince. The best red Sun¬ 
flower. A dwarf type. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 15 
cts., )4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Tall Red, Gaillardia-flowered. Mixture 
producing red or yellow-and-red flowers, 
mostly single, some semi-double. 4 to 6 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 3^oz. 30 cts., oz- $1. 
Dwarf Double (Globe of Gold). Dwarf; 
double; yellow. 4 ft. Pkt. 10c., ^oz. 30c. 
Tall Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. 
Flowers large, double, rich saffron. 8 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts., ^oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Gigantic Russian. Large old-time Sun¬ 
flowers. 8 ft. Oz. 10 cts., MIb. 25 cts., 
3^Ib. 40 cts., Ib. 75 cts. 
Perennial Helianfhus 
Perennial Sunflowers, Mixed. The best 
perennial varieties carefully selected. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
HELICHRYSUM (Straw Flower) j 
Annual; Everlasting. Best and most popu¬ 
lar of winter decoration flowers. While grow¬ 
ing they make a fine display in beds or 
borders. Allow 2 feet between plants. 
Double bright-colored flowers. 2^ ft. 
Rose Queen Salmon Queen 
Golden Ball Violet Queen 
Snowball Mixed 
Fireball 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., V^oz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, 50c. 
New Dwarf Hybrids. See page 8. Four 
colors and mixed. Each, pkt. 35 cts. 
COLLECTION: 4 colors $1.25 
HELIOPHILA leptophylla. Annual. Valu¬ 
able for growing in pots and for summer 
bedding. Seed may be sown in the open 
ground after danger of frost has passed, 
or earlier under glass. Flowers clear bright 
blue with white centers. IK ft- Pkt. 25 
cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
HELIOPSIS scabra zinniaeflora (Hardy 
Zinnia). Perennial. Yellow flowers from 
June to September. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Koz. 60 cts. 
H. Pitcheriana (Orange Sunflower). Peren¬ 
nial. Flowers cup-shaped, yellow, about 2 
inches in diameter. Excellent for cutting. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 34oz. 50 cts. 
FRAGRANT HELIOTROPE 
Greenhouse or Summer Bedding Plant. Its 
delightful perfume makes it a splendid bed¬ 
ding plant, or can be trained as a greenhouse 
climber. Seed started indoors in the spring 
will make fine plants for summer blooming. 
Can also be sown outdoors in May. 
Lemoine’s Giant, Mixed. Produces heads 
of flowers double the size of the old sorts. 
Queen Marguerite. Large; dark blue. 
White Lady. Largest white. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 34oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Mixed. Purple, violet, lilac, and white. Pkt. 
10 cts., 34oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Marina. See page 8. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. 
$1.25. 
_ HERACLEUM _ 
Giganteum. Perennial. A giant plant, 
useful for the wild garden, for large open 
spaces, or on lawns where a bold and 
striking object is desired, 6 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Koz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
HESPERIS (Sw eet Rocket) 
Perennial. The plants form large clumps 
2 to 3 feet high, covered with showy spikes 
of flowers resembling stocks. 
Matronalis, Red. Matronalis, White. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., V4oz. 30 cts., oz. $1 
HEUCHERA QAium Root; Coral Bells) 
Perennial. Dwarf, bushy plants of easy 
culture, growing IK "to 2 feet high, and bear¬ 
ing graceful spikes of flowers. Excellent for 
the border or rock-garden. July, Aug. 
Sanguinea. Coral-red. 
Sanguinea alba. White. 
Sanguinea gracillima rosea. Carmine- 
rose. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, Vs^z. $2, 
34oz. $3.50 
STUMPP & WALTER CO., NEW YORK CITY 
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