Azalea-Flowered Godetias 
Wonderful Flowers That Rival the Loveliest Potted Azaleas 
Gourds for Bird Houses 
Attractive and inexpensive Bird Houses can easily 
be made from gonrds. All that is needed is the right 
kind of gourd and a sharp knife. Hang the.se Gourd 
Bird Houses in trees and other places, away from 
the reach of cats, and they will attract many beautiful 
birds. Birds are not only ornamental in the garden 
and on the lawn, but are very beneficial, destroying 
worms and other insect pests. Plant some of our Bird 
House Gourd seed this spring and grow your own Bird 
Houses. I’kt., lOc; oz., 30c; y^, lb., 90c, postpaid. 
Godetias are unsurpassed for the brilliant 
effect they produce in beds and boj'ders. The 
new Dwarf Azalea-Flowered varieties are also 
higlily recommended for pot culture. They 
make compact bushes about a foot high, and the 
big beautiful blossoms are produced in such 
profusion as to just about hide the plant. It 
is surely a revelation, and you will be sur¬ 
prised and delighted. Tliey are especially rec¬ 
ommended for shady locations wiiere many 
other flowers will not bloom. We have the 
four follow ing varieties to offer: 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
CARMINEA. Pink with crimson blotched cen¬ 
ter. So free flowering that when it is in full 
flower it is nothing but bloom. May be called 
an annual Azalea. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 40c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
CORNELIA. Same as Carminea, except that 
flowers are of delicate .salmon-pink color. Pkt., 
lOc; 14 oz., 40c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
BRILLIANT. A gorgeous new variety with 
large flowers of dark crimson. Pkt., lOc; 14 
oz., 40c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
PHYLLIS. Beautiful light lilac. Pkt., lOc; 
14 oz., 40c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
MIXED. A fine mixture of colors. Pkt., lOc; 
14 oz., 30c; 14 oz., 50c. 
cpc^lAI One packet each of Carminea, Cornelia, Briiliant and Phyllis—all 4 packets 
for only 25c. 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 
Kemarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of tlieir 
flowers, continuing in bloom from early summer until Novem¬ 
ber. Excellent for beds, borders, or for cutting. A fine range 
of colors, from creamy-white annd yellow shades to orange and 
crimson, both single and double. A fine mixture. I’kt., 5c; 
14 oz., 25c; 14 oz., 40c. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
LAYATERA 
(Annual Mallow) 
Trimestris. Bushy plants, 214 to 3 ft. 
Large cup-shaped flowers of charming 
white, pink and rose colors, measure 2 to 4 
inches across. Bloom profusely during 
the entire summer and fall. Spikes of 
tiiese richly colored flowers, 2 feet in 
length, make long keeping cut flowers, as 
the buds continue to expand in water. 
Mixture of colors. Pkt., lOc; 14 oz., 25c. 
Four O'clock or 
Marvel of Peru 
(Mirabilis). This is another good old- 
fashioned flower of bushy habit, bearing 
liundreds of bright, sweet scented white, 
yellow, crimson and violet flowers. Very 
charming when used as a hedge plant, 
rivaling the privet, with its glossy foliage 
very closely set and dotted all over in the 
afternoon with a multitude of fairy flowers. 
It is a little known fact that roots of these 
may be lifted in the fall and stored like 
Dahlias and the tubers planted in spring. 
It will result in larger and stronger plants 
and more flowers. 2 feet. All colors 
mixed. Pkt., 8c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c. 
Dwarf Double Azalea*Flowered Godetia 
Gourds make gay winter decorations when thoroughly rip¬ 
ened, cured and varni.shed. Gourds may also be used as dip¬ 
pers, bowls, pipes, nest eggs, bird houses, toys, etc. 
APPLE 
BIRD HOUSE 
CALABASH PIPE (Penguin) 
DIPPER 
DISH CLOTH 
NEST EGG 
ORANGE 
PEAR-SHAPE 
SUGAR TROUGH 
ALL KINDS MIXED 
Price—Your choice of above: Pkt., lOc; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 30c; 
14 lb., 90c. 
Dish Cloth Gourd 
The fruits sometimes grow to a length of 10 feet when vines 
are twined on trellis and fruits left to hang naturally. IVhen 
the fruits are disturbed during the growing period they start to 
wind into various fantastic forms resembling green snakes. Fruits 
are edible when very young, and sliould be cooked like squash or 
egg plant. When ripe, the fibrous interior may be used like a 
sponge. Many women prefer a dishcloth made from the ripe 
Dishcloth Gourd. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c. 
Gaillardia 
ICE PLANT 
Fine trailing plant for borders 
and hanging baskets, and valu¬ 
able for dry, sunny .situations on 
banks, rockwork, old walls, etc. 
Foliage very ornamental, being 
covered with ice-like globules 
which glitter in the sun. Pkt., 
8c; % oz., 25c. 
JAPANESE HOP (Hiimulus Jap- 
onicus), Varie¬ 
gated-Leaved. A rapid climber; one of the 
best plants for covering verandas, trelli.ses, 
etc. The large handsome leaves are beau¬ 
tifully variegated, green and yellow, and 
make a dense covering. I’kt., lOc; >4 
oz., 25c. 
JOB'S TEARS Curious and orna¬ 
mental. Seeds used 
for beads and ornamental purposes. Pkt., 
lOc; oz., 25c; y^ lb., 70c. 
LINARIA Maroccana Hybrida Excel¬ 
sior. A bardy annual with 
small dainty flowers resembling miniature 
Antirrhinums and in addition each flower 
has a long Columbine-like spur. A nice 
cut flower. Tbe colors range tlirough 
crimson and gold, pink, mauve, dark blue, 
cliamois and rose, with many lighter art 
shades. Height from 12 to 18 inches, and 
blooms in about eight weeks from seed. 
Pkt., lOc; y^ oz., 25c; % oz., 40c. 
NOVELTY BIRD PLANT 
IPOMOPSIS 
PENGUIN 
GOURDS 
The.se charming and curi¬ 
ous snow birds attract the 
curiosity and admiration 
of everyone, and are easily 
made from Calabash Pipe 
Gourds. They make delight¬ 
ful gifts, and also find 
ready sale. The gourds are 
easily grown, and no par¬ 
ticular skill is reiiuired, as 
the gourds are simply har¬ 
vested when ripe, painted, 
mounted on a wooden or 
piaster ba.se and absorbent 
cotton is placed around to 
represent snow. Plant some 
of the seed and give them 
a trial this year. Pkt., lOc; 
oz., 30c. 
Bird House Gourds are 
especially attractive to 
Wrens. La.st season, 5 days 
after hanging several of 
the.se in our Nursery, the 
Wrens had moved in and 
taken possession. 
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The above photograph illustrates the dried seed jiods of the 
Novelty Bird I’lant, or L’nicorn Plant, staged to represent 
birds. 
SPECIAL 
One itacket each of Novelty Bird 
Plant, Bird House Gourd, and Pen¬ 
guin Gourd, all 3 for 30c. 
Calabash Pipe Gourds staged and 
decorated as Penguins 
UNICORN PLANT. Although this is not a Gourd, we are listing it here because it is 
very effective when used in combination with Gourds. The seed pods have a distinct and 
curious aiqiearance becau.se of the long curved horn which siilits into two parts as they 
ripen and harden. They may be painted to represent Humming Birds, Canaries, Blue 
Jays, etc. Mounted on a piece of sandpaper they are (luite a distinct novelty. 
While its greatest interest is in the seed-jiod stage, it has pretty flowers of pale 
yellow with piirplisli spots. The green seed pods are fine for pickles. Pkt., 
15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 5 pkts., 50c. 
or Tree Cypress 
A handsome plant with 
a fine feathery foliage like 
Cypress Vine. It has long 
spikes of very beautiful, daz¬ 
zling scarlet, finely spotted 
flowers. Will thrive in any 
soil. Pkt., lOc; oz., 35c. 
