SEED CATALOGUE - 1939 
Flower Seeds 31 
GA1LLARDIA • Blanket Flower 
GILIA 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Showy and handsome for beds and borders. The flowers are a most peculiar combination 
of shades, varying between gold and maroon. 
Grandiflora, Burgundy. Large, wine-red flowers. Upright habit. Pkt. 
Large pkt. 50 cts.. . $0 20 
Grandiflora, Dazzler. Produces large flowers, often 4 to 5 inches across, of bright 
golden yellow with rich maroon-red center. The plant is vigorous, throwing up a 
profusion of long, erect flower-stalks which provide excellent material for cutting. . 
Large pkt. 25 cts.. . 10 
Grandiflora, Goblin. See Novelties and Specialties, page 6. 
Grandiflora, Portola Hybrids. A superb strain of upright habit, bearing flowers 
of very large size, the colors ranging through shades of bronzy red with golden-tipped 
petalage.....Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Grandiflora, Tangerine. Fine new variety of compact habit. Flowers showy orange- 
red, on long stems.Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
Grandiflora, Superb Mixed. Crimson and gold.M°z-25cts... 10 
GLOXINIA 
Hybrida grandiflora. An unsurpassed strain, 
containing the spotted hybrids as well as the 
finest self-colored sorts. Pkt. 50 cts. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
An exceedingly popular and showy annual, producing throughout the summer an abundance 
of large, handsome flowers of various colors. 
Amblyodon. Large, single, salmon-red flowers, deep crimson centers; very Pkt. Hoz. 
showy and fine for cutting. 2 feet.$0 10 $0 30 
Picta. Single-flowered. Fine mixture of colors. 1 foot. 10 25 
Picta, Indian Chief. Bronzy red. 10 35 
Lorenziana, Double, Finest Pkt. 3£oz. 
Mixed. Beautiful colors, 
flowering all summer. Fine 
for bedding or cutting. 1 )4 
feet.$0 10 $0 25 
Lorenziana, The Bride. 
White, double; fine for cut¬ 
ting . 10 30 
GODETIA 
An attractive hardy annual, deserving 
more extensive cultivation. The plants are 
of distinct and graceful habit, and the long 
trusses of double, azalea-like flowers are 
excellent for cutting. 2 feet. p^ t Large pkt. 
Tall Double Crimson .$0 10 $0 25 
Tall Double Mauve. 10 25 
Tall Double Rosy Morn.. . 10 25 
Tall Double Mixed. 10 25 
Sybil Sherwood. Large, single flowers of a 
glorious shade of bright salmon-pink edged 
white. The plant is about 1)4 feet high, of 
upright and compact habit. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
large pkt. 50 cts. 
Godetia, Double Rosy Morn 
GREVILLEA 
This is a very graceful annual, growing 
about 3 feet high, with fine feathery foliage 
and bearing freely, over a long season, globu¬ 
lar heads about 1 inch across, gracefully 
poised on long stems. 
Capitata. (Reselected.) Rich Pkt. )4oz. 
sky-blue.$0 10 $0 25 
Gourds 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Gourds grow luxuriantly and are useful for 
covering arbors, fences, etc. The fruits they 
bear are very ornamental and keep well. 
15 to 20 feet. Large 
Pkt. pkt. 
Apple-shaped.$0 10 $0 25 
Bottle-shaped. Large. 10 25 
Calabash or Pipe. 10 25 
Dipper-shaped. 10 25 
Luffa (Dish-rag). 10 25 
Egg-shaped. 10 25 
Hercules’ Club. 10 25 
Orange-shaped. 10 25 
Pear-shapea. Yellow and 
green striped. 10 25 
Fine Mixed. 10 25 
COLLECTION: One pkt. of each, 75 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH 
Gomphrena 
Sometimes called “Bachelor’s Buttons.” 
Flowers resemble clover-heads and can be 
dried and used in winter bouquets. 2 feet. 
Pink, White, Purple, and Mixed, each, 
pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
• Silk Oak 
Gilia capitata 
Robusta. Really a greenhouse plant, but can be successfully grown as an annual. It is a 
neat little shrub, with delicate fern-like foliage. Very useful for table decoration and in 
foliage groups. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
GYPSOPHILA - Baby’s Breath 
Feathery panicles of tiny star-shaped flowers, gracefully and daintily borne on slender 
stems. A charming effect may be had by mixing sprays of Baby’s Breath with other long- 
stemmed cut-flowers. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved, large-flowering, pure white form of Pkt. 
the annual Baby’s Breath, of free, easy growth. Several sowings should be made dur¬ 
ing the season to keep up a supply.Oz. 25 cts.. .$0 10 
Elegans carminea. Bright carmine-rose. Valuable for cutting.Oz. 30 cts. .. 10 
Elegans rosea. A pretty blush-pink form of the above.Oz. 30 cts. .. 10 
Muralis. A lovely little rock or edging plant with rose-pink flowers. . . . kfoz. 30 cts. .. 10 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES 
Paniculata. One of the favorite hardy perennials. White flowers; fine for bouquets. 
Blooms first year if sown early. 2 feet.)4oz. 25 cts... 10 
Paniculata fl.-pl., Snow-White. The double-flowering Baby’s Breath, and one of 
the finest hardy plants for cutting.Large pkt. 50 cts. .. 20 
Pacifica. Graceful, branched panicles of rose-colored flowers. Comes into bloom after 
the Paniculata varieties have passed. 3)4 feet.Large pkt. 50 cts... 20 
Repens, White. An elegant trailing plant for the rockery, with clouds of small white 
flowers in July and August.Large pkt. 25 cts. .. 10 
Repens rosea. A rose-flowered form of the above.Large pkt. 25 cts... 10 
