“FLOWER SEEDS FOR 
FLORISTS^’ 
MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued 
GOURD 
ORNAMENTAL. Easily grown; when properly dried and varnished, 
last indefinitely. We’ll be glad to send you a circular written 
by Louis La Montagne of Woburn, Mass, outlining his prac¬ 
tical method of growing the fine exhibition Gourds for which 
he is famous. Ask for it when you order. 
*La Montagne Strain. 475 s. The finest selected strain of mixed 
Gourds we have 
tried. We handle 
only the origina¬ 
tor’s seed. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; % 
oz., 50c; 1 oz., 
$1.50. 
LARGE VARIE¬ 
TIES 135 s. 
Calabash. (Pipe or 
Powder Horn 
Gourd). Light 
green. 10.in.long 
and tapering to 
bottom. 
Dipper. Light 
green, slightly 
mottled white. 18 to 24 in. long and very slender. 
Sugar Trough or Corsican Gourd. Light green, turning to 
white. 4 in. high by 6 to 8 in. wide. 
Each: Tr. pkt. 10c; 1 oz., 25c. 
SMALL VARIETIES. 450 s. 
Small Bottle. Greenish white, about the shape of a small bottle. 
2 to 4 in. high and 1 to 2 in. thru. 
Orange. About color and shape of an orange. 2 in. in diameter. 
Pear. Striped alternately with green and yellow bands with some 
white markings. About 2 in. high and 1 in. thru. 
Spoon. More or less spoon-shaped. Orange and white striped. 
4 to 6 in. long by 1 in. wide. 
W'arted Types Mixed. Not over 4 in. in diameter. A novel and 
attractive mixture. Each: Tr. pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 30c. 
GREVILLEA 
Kohusta. (Australian Silk Oak). 3000 s. Seed sown in early 
spring and growm in 60 deg. house will make nice 5 in. pot 
specimens by fall. Give bottom heat and a well drained soil. 
Valuable for combinations. Because it holds its foliage well, 
is being used with Poinsettias instead of Asparagus. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 75c. 
GYPSOPHILA 
ELEGANS. (Baby’s Breath). 24,000 s. We offer with confidence 
the following strains as the most uniform available. Altho tbe 
larger flowered varieties are attractive and fine, the smal’er 
flowered ones outlast them for bouquet work. 
* Covent Garden Market. Large and full petaled flowers. About 
75% are 6 to 8 petaled. Very excellent stock. 
1 oz., 20c; 4 ozs.. 50c; 1 lb.. $1.60; 5 lbs. $6.50. 
London Market. The largest flowered and longest-stemmed variety. 
1 oz., 25c; 4 ozs., 60c; 1 lb., $1.75; 5 lbs., $7.00. 
Paris Market. The original medium sized Baby’s Breath variety. 
Fine long-lasting cut flower material. 
1 oz., 15c; 4 ozs., 40c; 1 lb., $1.00; 5 lbs., $4.50. 
Carminea. Same as Paris Market except a bright carmine-pink. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; 4 ozs., 75c. 
Crimson. Same as above but a carmine-crimson. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 25c; 4 ozs., 75c. 
*Muralis. A very neat densely rounded bush, 4 to 6 in. hisb 
and covered with tiny pink flowers. A sowing direct in May 
or early June flowers late Aug. Very compact border plant. 
Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 40c. 
For Hardy Gypsophila, see page 46. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower) 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-Flowered. 650 s. 40 in. Good pro¬ 
portion fully double yellow Sunflowers. Tr. pkt., 10c; 1 oz., 25c. 
Russian. 8500 s. Large single Sunflower. 
1 oz., 10c; 1 lb., 50c. 
HELICHRYSUM 
MONSTROSUM. 36,000 s. The popular double Strawflower. 
Canary-Yellow, Crimson, Fireball, Golden Globe, Rose- 
Carmine, Rose Queen, Salmon, Scarlet, White, and 
Formula Mixture. 
Each: Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
HELIOTROPE 
* Dwarf Regale Mixture. 15 in. A fine even clear colored strain 
with extra large flower heads. This strain retains the rich 
odor of the cutting propagated stock. 
Tr. pkt., 35c; ^ oz., 60c; 1 oz., $2.00. 
Lemoine’s Giant Mixture. 5300 s. 24 to 30 in. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; Va: oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
HOLLYHOCK (Annual) 
Indian Spring. (New annual strain). 4 to 5 ft. Awarded Silver 
Medal by All-American trials, whose judges in all parts of the 
country reported “actually blooms in five months from seed with 
secondary blooms developing on side shoots after main flowering 
stem is cut away.” Described by the originator as semi-double 
flowers 5 in. across with a color range from pale pink to 
crimson-rose. If you have use for this unusual novelty, better 
become acquainted with it. See novelty list page 2 for further 
description. Tr. pkt., 50c; % oz., $2.35; 1 oz., $8.00. 
For Perennial Hollyhock, see page 47. 
HUNNEMANNIA 
FUMARIAEFOLIA. 8000 s. (Bush Escholtzia). 
*Sunlite. Brilliant canary-yellow, semi-double. 
Tr. pkt., 25c; % oz., 45c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
Single Yellow. Tr. pkt., 15c; 1 oz., 50c. 
For Iheris, see page 47 and Candytuft on page 29. 
IMPATIENS 
Very free flowering habit, colorful for bedding in shady loca¬ 
tions, together with the dwarf compact habit of the two new 
strains listed below, have combined to bring this old-fashioned 
plant back into considerable popularity. See novelty list page 
3 for further description. 
* Dwarf Sultani Bright Carmine. 70,000 s. 4 in. pot speci¬ 
mens of this dwarf type reach a height of about 6 in. and 
flower very profusely. A dwarf form of this familiar variety. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; %2 oz., $1.15. 
* Dwarf Sultani Mixture. 70,000 s. 6 to 8 in. A bright mix¬ 
ture of colors in this dwarf class. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; ^^2 oz., $1.00. 
Sultani. 20,000 s. Bright rose. 18 in. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; VtQ oz., $1.00. 
Holsti Liegnitzia. Vermilion-red. Quite free flowering. 
Tr. pkt., 50c. 
Holsti Hybrids. Mixture. 55,000 s. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; oz., $1.00. 
Oliveri. Rosy lilac. 24 in. Tr. pkt., 75c. 
IPOMOEA. (Moonflower or Morning Glory) 
With the introduction of the popular Heavenly Blue, the attrac¬ 
tive Japanese types, and the new Scarlett O’Hara, this old- 
fashioned climber is coming rapidly back into favor. 
* Heavenly Blue. 400 s. Clark’s Mammoth Early Free 
Flowering Strain. Used considerably lately in 3 and 4 in. 
pots for spring sales. Forces into full flower in this size 
pot from an early March sowing in a 60 deg. temperature. 
Must be supported on a stake. For outdoors should be 
planted in a poor soil. See novelty list page 3 for further 
description. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; 1 oz., 65c; 4 ozs., $1.75. 
Ornamental Gourds—all types mixed 
Getting soil too dry or keeping too ivet frequently explains why seed won’t grow. 
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