PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
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GILIA 
Natives, easily and quickly grown; sow Novem¬ 
ber to May. Germination period 10 days. 
Capitata (Thimble Flower, 2 feet), with laven¬ 
der-blue flowers in globular heads on long 
stems. 
Tricolor (Bird’s Eyes, 1 foot), with lilac flowers 
spotted yellow and purple in center. 
Micrantha (Fairy Stars), with tiny flowers on 
neat 6-inch plants for ground-cover, rockery, 
or cut, for miniature bouquets, in a mixture 
of salmon, pink, copper, yellow, and cream. 
G-ilia liniilora 
is One of the 
Best California * 
Wild-Plowers 
for Cutting 
Liniflora; Lavender or white, single, flax-like 
flowers on long stems for cutting; 15 inches. 
White Swan, pure white; Bunch of Lilacs, 
lavender-blue. Mixed. Pkts., 10c. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena). 
Purplish-red, pink, white, and orange clover-like 
everlasting flowers; make showy beds; 1 foot; 
sow February to May. Germination period 2 
weeks. Purple-red; Oiange; Mixed. Pkts., lOc. 
Gloxinias Make Gorgeous Pots 
GLOXINIA hybrida grandiflora. Per. 
Rich red, pink, blue, and white, liuge velvety 
flowers best in pots in semi- shade; watei- plants 
from below to avoid rot at the leaf-axils; 1 foot; 
sow in greenhouse anytime. Sowings made Janu- 
ai y to March will flower the same summer. Mixed. 
Pkt., 50c. 
