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R. L. Gould & Co. Seedemen Since 1898 St. Paul, Minn. 
Gaillardia 
(Blanket Flower) 
Very beautiful 
plants and re¬ 
markable for the 
profusion, size, 
and brilliancy of 
its flowers, bloom¬ 
ing from early 
summer until 
frost, and often as 
late as November, 
here in the North¬ 
west. Fine for cut 
flowers. 12 to 18 
inches high. Single 
or double mixed. 
Single Gaillardia. Pkt. 5c. 
Indian Chief. Single, bronzy red. Pkt. 
10c. 
Gaura 
A graceful plant, 3 feet high, with 
strong, leafy stems, bearing numerous 
spikes of white flowers flushed with 
pink, from July until frost. Easily 
grown from seed. Prefer light soils, 
sunny situation. Lindlieimeri. Pkt. 5c. 
Gilia 
These delightful flowers are rapid 
growers and fine for cut flowers. 
Capitata (Queen Anne’s Thimble). 
Charming and attractive bushy plants 
of erect habit and fine feathery fo¬ 
liage, blooming all summer. May be 
dried and used as an everlasting. Lav¬ 
ender. iy 2 to 2% feet tall. Pkt. 5c. 
Liniilora Bunch of Lilac. 1 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Micrantha Fairy Stars. Tiny daisy¬ 
like flowers in rose, pink, orange, yel¬ 
low, cerise and cream. Use for rock¬ 
ery or bedding. Plants, 6 to 8 inches 
high. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena) 
An attractive Everlasting that pro¬ 
duces an abundance of clover-like blos¬ 
soms in many attractive colors. Flow¬ 
ers can be dried and used for winter 
bouquets. 15 to 18 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Godetia 
An attractive 'annual which is deserv¬ 
ing of more general cultivation. The 
plants do best in poor soil and partly 
shaded. The flowers are of satiny tex¬ 
ture in many colors, blooms resembling 
single Hollyhocks, flowering from June 
to October. 
Tall, 18 to 24 in. Mixed colors..Pkt 5c 
Dwarf, 10 in. Mixed colors. .. .Pkt. 5c 
Sybil Sherwood. A gorgeous salmon 
pink, softened by an edging of white. 
The most beautiful Godetia yet intro¬ 
duced. 20 inches high. Pkt. 10c. 
Ornamental Gourda 
Gourds (Ornamental) 
Gourds grow luxuriantly and are very 
useful for covering arbors, fences and 
stone walls. The fruits they bear are 
very ornamental and keep well. They 
come in many shapes and forms. Sow 
the seed in hills 3 feet apart and allow 
3 plants to grow in each hill. 
Large mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Small mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Large and small, mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Warted, all shapes. Pkt. 5c. 
Turks Turban. Small. Pkt. 5c. 
Calabash, Penguin or Pipe. Pkt. 5c. 
GypSOphila (Bridal Veil or Baby'* Breath) 
Flowers a few weeks after sowing. 
Its graceful panicles of dainty blos¬ 
soms and feathery foliage are unequal¬ 
ed for making up bouquets. Sow at 
intervals during the summer for contin¬ 
uous blooming. 18 to 24 inches high. 
White. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 1 oz. 20c. 
Pink. Pkt. 5c. Carmine. Pkt. 5c. Mixed. 
Pkt. 5c; *4 oz. 15c; 1 oz. 20c. 
Helichrysum (Straw Flower) 
Pretty Everlasting flowers in beautiful 
colors, many soft and artistic shades. 
Splendid for winter bouquets. To pre¬ 
serve them cut the flowers before they 
are fully expanded and hang heads 
down in a dry place. Grow 15 to 24 
inches high. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Helianthus (Sunflower) 
Hardy annuals of sturdy growth, re¬ 
markable for the size and brilliancy of 
the flowers which are very useful for 
cut flowers. Effective in forming back¬ 
ground of large beds or borders and 
for distant effect. 
Extra Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flower¬ 
ed. 3 feet. Double golden yellow flow¬ 
ers. Pkt. 5c. 
Dwarf Maroon Prince. 4 feet. Single, 
"best red Sc* 
Miniature. 5 feet. Golden yellow, small 
flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
Stella. 5 feet, large flowered. Pkt. 5c. 
Heliotropium (Heliotrope) 
A half hardy perennial flowering dur¬ 
ing the whole season. A splendid bed¬ 
ding plant about 18 inches high. Its 
delightful perfume makes it most de¬ 
sirable for bouquets. Start indoors or 
plant seed in open in May. Makes a 
fine house plant for winter. Colors 
mostly to various shades of lavender. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Heterophyllia (Mex. Fire Plant) 
Annual Poinsettia resembling in habit 
and color the hothouse Poinsettia. 
About mid-summer the center top 
leaves of each branch turn orange 
scarlet, presenting a striking appear¬ 
ance. Is of branching bush-like form. 
2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 5c. 
Hollyhocks (Annual) 
A comparatively new class of Holly¬ 
hocks. Blooms the first year from 
seed, when sown in April or May. The 
soil should be very rich, deeply dug, 
and during dry weather watered lib¬ 
erally. Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
Semi-double or single, mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Indian Spring. Received second highest 
award in the 1939 All-America selec¬ 
tions. Blooms in five months from 
seed, with secondary blooms develop¬ 
ing in side 'shoots after main flowering 
stem is cut away, the same season. It 
has semi-double to double fringed 
flowers in shades of pink on 4 to 5-foot 
plants. (See rear cover page.) Pkt. 25c. 
Humulus Japonicus (Japanese Hop) 
One of the most rapid climbers grown. 
Seed may be sown in the open ground 
in spring and the plants will grow to 
an enormous size in a very short time. 
The foliage is luxuriant and is one of 
the best plants for covering verandas 
and trellises. Leaves are beautifully 
marked with white, yellowish green 
and dark green. It is very hardy and 
not affected by heat, drought, or in¬ 
sects. Height 10 to 20 feet. Pkt. 5c. 
Hunnemannia 
Giant Yellow Tulip Poppy or Busli 
Esclischoltzia. The best of the poppy 
family for cut flowers, remaining in a 
fresh condition for several days. Pro¬ 
duces an abundance of brilliant yellow, 
tulip-shaped flowers from July until 
frost. 15 to 20 inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Suniite. A semi-double poppy of bright 
canary yellow, on a bush of light gray 
green. Plants 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum) 
Dwarf trailing plant, prized for its 
singular icy-like foliage. The white 
and pink flowers and leaves appear to 
glisten with dew or crystal beads. 
Likes dry, sunny situation. About 6 
inches tall. Crystalllnum. Pkt. 5c. 
Kaulfussia 
An excellent annual, 6 to 12 inches 
high, bearing intense blue daisy-like 
flowers in mid-summer. Does best in 
sun. Amelloides, deep blue. Pkt. 5c. 
Ipomoea (Morning Glory) 
Climbers of rapid growth, with beau¬ 
tiful and varied flowers; for covering 
walls, trellises, arbors or stumps of 
trees they are invaluable. Grow about 
20 feet. 
When growing 
Ipomoeas espe¬ 
cially Heavenly 
Blue, plant in a 
dry sandy location 
and never apply 
fertilizer. Do not 
sow outdoors un¬ 
til ground is thor¬ 
oughly warmed. 
Heavenly Blue 
Improved. S i m- 
ilar to the old 
Heavenly Blue, 
but easier to grow 
and vines do not 
T ., . ... _ make such rank 
Imp. Heavenly Blue g- row th. Flowers 
Ipomoea. much earlier and 
remain open until late in the afternoon. 
Color is a deep intense blue, shading 
lighter toward the center. Pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 20c; y x oz. 30c. 
Clark’s Earliest Heavenly Blue Morn¬ 
ing Glory. Flowers sky blue, shading 
golden yellow in throat. Bloom early. 
The sparse foliage is heavily covered 
with lovely flowers. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 20c; 
y, oz. 30c. 
Scarlett O’Hara (1939 All-America Gold 
Medal). The outstanding new flower 
this year. Received the only Gold 
Medal All-America Award in two years. 
Flowers are a rich wine red, blooming 
65 days after seed is sown. Flowers 
are not quite as large as Heavenly 
Blue. (See rear cover page.) Pkt. 35c. 
Cornell. Honorable mention in the 1939 
All-America selections. Large flowered 
intense carnelian red with pure white 
border. Rapid grower, flowers early 
when vines are 2 feet tall and until 
frost. Pkt. 25c. 
Double Rose Marie. We are offering 
this new, early free flowering double 
form of Ipomoea. Flowers are a beau¬ 
tiful shade of deep rose of double and 
semi-double form. A novelty. Pkt. 10c. 
Imperialis Japanese Morning Glory. 
The flowers are of gigantic size, and 
the colorings range from snow-white 
to purple with all the intermediate 
shades. Pkt. 5c; y 2 oz. 15c; 1 oz. 25c. 
Noctiflora (Moonflower). Covered with 
large white flowers every evening and 
cloudy days. Seed should be started 
in March or April indoors. Pkt. 6c. 
Tall Mixed Morning Glory. One of the 
most free flowering and rapid growing 
climbers, thriving in almost any situa¬ 
tion. The flowers are brilliant and 
beautiful. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 10c; 1 oz. 15c. 
Dwarf Mixed. 10 to 12 in. high. Pkt. 5c. 
Kochia 
(Summer Cypress or 
Mex. Fire Bush) 
Sow thinly in 
spring. Soon 
forms a cypress¬ 
like hedge of 
lively green and 
of perfect sym¬ 
metry, 2 to 3 feet 
high. The color 
of entire plant 
changes to a deep 
red in autumn. 
Pkt. 5c; % oz. 
10c; 1 oz. 15c. 
Kochia 
