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R. L. Gould & Co. Seedsmen Since 1898 St, Paul, Minn. 
Portulaca (Moss Rose) 
A low growing annual with thick stems 
and foliage; bearing brilliant colored 
cup shaped flowers during the entire 
summer. This plant is suitable for 
rockeries and banks and will grow and 
bloom profusely in a dry hot situation 
where other plants would fail. In sow¬ 
ing mix the seed with dry sand to in¬ 
sure an even distribution. Plants about 
6 inches high. 
Single. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c; 1/16 oz. 
15c; y 8 oz. 20c; *4 oz. 30c. 
Double Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; 1/16 oz. 
25c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 65c. 
Graiuliflora Double. In colors of pink, 
salmon, scarlet, white, yellow, or mix¬ 
ed. Pkt. 15c. 
Graiuliflora, Single, large flowers, mix¬ 
ed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Portulaca, Moss Rose 
Rhodanthe (Everlasting) 
One of the finest and most beautiful of 
the Everlasting flowers. For winter 
bouquets, the dainty flowers will retain 
their brilliancy for years. 12 to 15 
inches. Pink, white, or mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Ricinus (See Castor Oil Bean) 
Rock Garden Mixture 
This is a fine variety of annual 
flowering plants suitable for Rock 
Gardens. A select mixture. Pkt. 5c. 
Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) 
Attractive annual of compact growth. 
Excellent for cutting. Golden yellow 
flowers with brown markings, on long 
stems. Grows 2 to 3 feet high. Blooms 
June to August. 
Bl-color Superba, golden yellow with 
brown center. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 5c. 
Salpiglossis (Painted Tongue) 
A very beautiful 
hardy annual 
plant, 20 to 30 
inches tall, flow¬ 
ering freely from 
July to early au¬ 
tumn. 
Emperor. A large 
type having only 
one leading stem 
at the top from 
which it produces 
a large cluster of 
beautiful flowers. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 
5c. 
Gloxiniflora Mix¬ 
ed. A special se¬ 
lection of the 
Painted Tube 
Tongue. Flowers large, fancifully 
veined in contrasting colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Purple Self. A distinct new shade of 
rich deep velvety purple, free from all 
markings. Pkt. 5c. 
Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 
A standard bedding plant 12 to 24 inch¬ 
es tall, that keeps the garden bright 
with color until late in autumn. It is 
especially adapted for a border in 
front of tall shrubs or in back of dwarf 
growing plants. Salvia should be start¬ 
ed indoors and transplanted to the 
garden after danger of frost, is past. 
Royal Blue. 1940 All-America Selection. 
Annual farinacea recommended to re¬ 
place Blue Bedder. It has long flower 
spikes, deeper blue, free-flowering", 
earlier and straight, erect spikes. Fine 
bushy plants, branching freely and 
producing many attractive spikes for 
cutting, as well as making a grand tall 
border display, 3 to 4 feet. (See back 
cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
Splendens. Blooms 
from August until 
killed by frosts. 
The old favorite, 
producing scarlet 
flowers in summer 
and fall. Height 
about 2 ft. Pkt 
10c. 
Clara Bedman or 
Bonfire. The spikes 
grow erect and 
stand clear above 
the foliage. The 
plants form hand- 
s o m e globular 
bushes. Height 
1V 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Salvia Splendens 
America. A free 
and continuous 
bloomer, particularly valuable for bed¬ 
ding and planting in rows. 16 inches. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Harbinger. Earlier Scarlet. Is a hand¬ 
some large flowering sort, freely pro¬ 
ducing until fall tall spikes of vivid 
scarlet. Height about 16 in. Pkt. 15c. 
Zurich. Much more dwarf in growth 
than other salvias, and more thickly 
studded with fine spikes of bright scar¬ 
let flowers. Early. 12 inch. Pkt. 15c. 
Sanvitalia (Creeping Zinnia) 
An annual of dwarf, compact growth; 
but spreads itself over the soil instead 
of growing upright. Useful for rock¬ 
ery, edging, beds, baskets or vase. 
Showy, bright yellow flowers bloom all 
summer. Procumbens. 6 ins. Pkt. 5c. 
Scabiosa (Mourning Bride) 
Commonly known as the Pincushion 
Plant, growing to a height of 20 to 30 
inches. The flower stems are long and 
the blossoms keep well in water. When 
picked off regularly they will bloom 
all through the summer. 
Large Tall Double. 2% ft. high. 
The varieties we offer are the large 
size and a greatly improved variety. 
Azure Blue. 
Black Purple. 
Cherry Red. 
Coral Pink. 
Fiery Scarlet. 
Mid-blue. 
Pure White. 
Reddish Black. 
Rose. 
Rosy Lilac. 
Salmon Rose. 
Yellow. 
Any of above or Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Heavenly Blue. Winner in the 1940 All- 
America Selections. A distinct and 
lovely azure-blue, very early and free 
flowering. Plants are dwarf, about 18 
inches, uniformly bushy and loaded 
with short but wiry stemmed, high 
crowned, double flowers, one and one- 
half inches across by one inch deep. 
Suitable for borders and bedding out¬ 
doors. (See back cover.) Pkt. 25c. 
Blue Cockade. 
This long stem¬ 
med and free 
flowering Scabiosa 
is outstanding. 
The deep azure 
blue flowers are 
almost conical in 
shape. Pkt. 5c. 
Giant Flowered 
Hybrids, Mixed. 
Large ball-shaped 
flowers, unusual 
colors. About 2% 
feet tall. Pkt. 5c. 
T o m T b u m b 
Mixed. Miniature 
plants, only 6 to 
8 in. high. Pkt. 5c. 
New Salmon Beauty. This new giant 
Scabiosa of pure salmon color is the 
result of 12 years of work. Pkt. 10c. 
Scabiosa 
Rosette. A lovely new color. A beauti¬ 
ful shade of deep rose heavily suffused 
with salmon. An exquisite color for the 
garden and for cut flowers. Blooms are 
large on long, stiff stems. Pkt. 10c. 
Blue Moon (New). 
Winner of Honor¬ 
able Mention in 
1939 All-America. 
This new intro¬ 
duction has no 
pincushion center 
but flowers are 
literally double, 
color a rich deep 
lavender bine on 
long stems. Plants 
about 42 to 48 
inches in height. 
An outstanding 
flower. Pkt. 15c. 
Scabiosa Blue Moon 
Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) 
A charming annual which yields an 
abundance of blooms on delicate fern¬ 
like stems from July to September. 
Very desirable for cut flowers and a 
nice house plant. Height 6 to 24 In. 
Sunset Hybrids. A new strain consist¬ 
ing of bright red and carmine shades, 
delicately marked with gold or white. 
20 inches tall. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Excelsior Compactus. Finest Mixed. 
Semi-dwarf, free flowering. 6 inches. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Dr. Badgers Giant Flowered Hybrids. 
A super strain, iy 2 to 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Snapdragons —See Antirrhinum 
Statice (Everlasting) 
Beautiful free flowering plants similar 
to Baby’s Breath; adapted for beds or 
borders. The flowers when dried, make 
pretty decorations for winter bouquets. 
3 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Stocks (Early Giant Imperial) 
Improved Bismarks. One of the most 
highly prized of our annuals. This 
select strain produces a high percent¬ 
age of double flowers. Suitable for pots 
as well as the garden. The delightful 
fragrance, free blooming, long lasting 
character make them invaluable for 
cut-flowers. Flower from July until 
October. Grow 20 to 30 inches tall. 
Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet Peas —See next page. 
Sweet William (Annual) 
The plants are of the same type and 
habits as of the old perennial kinds, 
but this annual variety will bloom the 
first year from seed. The flowers are 
very similar to the older sorts, having 
a variety of colors and very fragrant. 
15 to 20 inches. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Tagetes (Single Dwarf Marigolds) 
Dwarf, compact, bushy annuals of the 
Marigold family, with beautiful fern¬ 
like leaves, densely covered with 
flowers of bright orange and golden 
yellow, which flower from June until 
frost. A fine plant for the border or 
rockery, also potting. 
Signata Pumila 
G ii o in e . The 
newest of the 
popular Tage¬ 
tes family of 
Miniature Mar¬ 
igolds. Plants 
are only 6 in. 
high, covered 
with golden 
yellow flowers 
all summer. 
Tagetes Gnome Pkt. 10c. 
Signata Pumila, Bright orange flowers 
covering the small bushy plants all 
summer. A lovely little plant. 10 inches. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Signata Pumila Little Giant. A new 
strain, very dwarf plants, only 4 to 6 
inches high and a spread of 8 to 10 
inches, with an abundance of dainty 
single golden orange flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
