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R. L. Gould & Co 
Seedsmen Since ISSl 
St. Paul, Minn. 
Chrysanthemum Mawii 
Only about 12 Inches high, rich pink 
flowers two inches across. Pine for 
borders or rockery. Pkt. 15c. 
Daisy, Shasta 
Alaska. A hardy perennial bearing 
large pure white flowers, in great pro¬ 
fusion on long stems, making it fine 
for cut flowers. Blooms all summer. 
Height 24 to 30 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Shasta, Conqueror. Flowers as large 
as Alaska on stems 2 to 3 ft.. Pkt. 10c. 
New Giant Double While. Double 
flowers ranging through semi-doubles 
to a type though single, forms beauti¬ 
ful large flowers with curled, quilled 
petals. Height, 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 25c. 
Delphinium (Hardy Larkspur) 
Very decorative border plants ranging 
in height from two to five feet. The 
colors run from pure white to dark 
blue. When plants are 15 inches high, 
they should be staked to prevent 
breaking down. 
Bell adonna. 
This type does 
not grow quite 
as tall as most 
D e lphiniums, 
but they pro¬ 
duce more 
spikes and are 
more graceful 
and better for 
cutting. Flow¬ 
ers are large, 
light azure 
blue, plants 3 
to 4 ft. high. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Cliveden Beau¬ 
ty. (Improved 
Bel ladonna.) 
Flowers ex¬ 
quisite shade 
of turquoise 
blue. 3 to 4 
ft. Pkt. 15c. 
Bel lamosum. 
This is a dark 
form of the 
light blue Bel¬ 
ladonna; flow¬ 
ers rich deep 
blue. 3 to 4 
ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Bellam o s u ni 
Delphinium Hollyhock Improved, deep 
Strain blue, large 
flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Many are double 
flowered and range in color from pale 
lavender to indigo blue. Mixed colors. 
Height, 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Cardinale. “Searlet Larkspur.” Long 
spikes of scarlet flowers. Seed germi¬ 
nates slowly. Grows 2 to 3% feet, 
high. Pkt. 10c. 
Iceberg. Pure white, 20-inch spikes, 
comes true from seed. Plants, 3 to 4 
ft. Pkt. 15c. 
New Hollyhock Strains. 
These remarkable new Delphiniums 
now furnish flower lovers with some¬ 
thing new which has long been desir¬ 
ed. The spikes of flowers are of un¬ 
usual size and stalks much taller than 
any Delphinium now being offered. 
Pacific Giants. This is a most wonder¬ 
ful strain of Delphiniums. The plants 
are about 5 feet tall, and of branching 
habit, yet the flower-spikes are unusu¬ 
ally well formed and not at all over¬ 
heavy. Comes in a magnificent range 
of colors and lovely pastel shades. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 35c. 
Blackmore & Langdon Strains. The 
latest and highest development of the 
hollyhock type. Height, 3 to 5 ft. Fin¬ 
est mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Bodger’s Hollyhock Strain. A selec¬ 
tion of light shades. Pkt. 15c. 
Wrexham’s Hollyhock Strain. Flowers 
in blue, white and pink combinations 
many of them bicolors. Many spikes 
are 1% to 2 inches in diameter. Plants, 
4 to 5 feet. Pkt. 15c. 
Digitalis, Foxglove 
A very interesting family of old fash¬ 
ioned plants, whose culture is so simple 
as to bring them within the reach of 
all. It grows in strong clumps and is 
one of our very fine hardy biennials. 
Grows 2 to 4 ft. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Shirley. A giant variety of the Gloxinia 
flowered type. Flower spikes 4 feet 
long of purest white to deepest rose 
colors, handsomely spotted. 5 to 7 feet. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Dictamnus (Gas Plant) 
A bushy perennial about 3 feet high 
with attractive flower spikes. The 
plant oils give off a vapor which will 
ignite if a lighted match is held under 
a seed cluster on a sultry summer eve¬ 
ning. Fraxinella. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Dianthus (Hardy Garden Pinks) 
These old garden favorites with their 
carnation-like flowers and clove scent 
are especially valuable for cut flowers. 
12 to 18 inches. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora, Blanket Flower 
A very free blooming perennial bear¬ 
ing large yellow, or red daisy-shaped 
flowers. Very easy to grow and will 
bloom all summer. Splendid for cut 
flowers. Height, 24 to 30 inches. Mix¬ 
ed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Bremen. Deep coppery scarlet, dark 
brown disc, narrow golden yellow edge. 
Pkt. 10c. 
The Dazzler. Flowers very large, In¬ 
tense maroon-red and golden-yellow 
tip on the end of each floret. Pkt. 10c. 
Monarch Strain Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Grandiflora Goblin. 
The Little Goblin 
Gaillardia is 
the first really 
dwarf, compact va¬ 
riety especially 
suited to the rock¬ 
ery. The neat plants 
reach a height of 
about 12 to 15 inch¬ 
es, closely covered 
with large, showy, 
yellow bordered 
deep red flowers. 
Goblin is fine for 
edges in the peren¬ 
nial border. Pkt. 
15c. 
Geum 
Geums are hardy perennials and be¬ 
long to the rose family. They pro¬ 
duce dwarf tufted plants from which 
rise graceful stems, 2 feet high, bear¬ 
ing beautiful double flowers. If flowers 
are kept cut back, the bloom can be 
continued from June until September. 
Flower stems should be dipped in warm 
water after cutting to avoid wilting. 
Mrs. Bradshaw. Of orange-scarlet col¬ 
or, blooming the first year if sown 
early. Pkt. 10c. 
Lady Stratheden. Rich golden-yellow 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Hybrida mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 
The blossoms are small, star-like, and 
borne in feathery sprays, which are 
highly esteemed for cut flowers, as 
they lend a most graceful effect when 
combined in bouquets. Grow 2 to 3 ft. 
Panieulata. Single white. Pkt. 10c. 
Panlculata. Double white. Pkt. 10c. 
Pacifica. Especially hardy. Grows to 
4 feet the second year. The tiny pink 
blossoms flower late. Pkt. 10c. 
Repens. Dwarf Baby Breath. Splendid 
in rockeries. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Helianthemum (Dwarf Sun Rose) 
Low growing plants completely cov¬ 
ered with bloom during July and 
August. Pale rose changing to lilac, 
then to white. Excellent for rockeries. 
8 to 12 Inches. Mutablie. Pkt. 10c. 
Gaillardia, 
The Dazzler 
Heliopsis (Orange Sunflower) 
A new double flowering perennial bear¬ 
ing golden-yellow Zinnia-like flowers 
from July on. Height about 3 feet. 
Fine for cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Hibiscus (Marshmallow) 
Showy shrub-like plants, 3 to 5 feet 
high, with handsome green foliage, on 
which large flowers 8 to 9 inches in 
diameter are borne from July until 
fall. Hibiscus send up new shoots each 
year and are perfectly hardy in the 
Northwest. Red, Pink, White with 
Crimson Eye or Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Hollyhocks. 
Double Hollyhocks 
Chater’s Double—All 10c a pkt. 
Chamois, deep rose, maroon, salmon 
rose, scarlet, white, yellow, finest 
mixed, single and double mixed. 
Double Imperator. Large rosette flow¬ 
ers, in charming color combinations. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Double Triumph. Beautifully fringed 
rosette flowers in many new shades 
and bi-color combinations. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Hollyhocks 
Many prefer the single-flowering holly¬ 
hocks. They are usually of freer 
growth than the doubles and present 
a very handsome appearance. Mixed, 
pkt. 10c. 
Hibiscus. 
Hollyhocks 
The Chater’s strain produces for the 
most part, flowers which are densely 
double, although occasionally some 
single blossoms are seen among them. 
The colors range from pure white to 
darkest maroon, some are bright and 
gay, others of the softest and most del¬ 
icate shades and tints. The plants grow 
5 to 7 feet in height. 
