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R. L. Gould & Co 
Seedsmen Since 1898 
St. Paul, Minn. 
Delphinium (Hardy Larkspur) 
Very decorative border plants ranging 
in height from two to five feet. Colors 
range from various shades of blue to 
white, pink and scarlet. When plants 
are 15 inches high, they should be 
staked to prevent breaking down. 
Tt e 11a donna. 
This type does 
not grow quite 
as tall as most 
D e 1 p hiniums, 
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 
Bell adonna.) 
F'l o w e r s ex¬ 
quisite shade 
of turquoise 
blue. 3 to 4 
ft. Pkt. 15c. 
B e 1 la mosum. 
This is a dark 
form of the 
light blue Bel¬ 
ladonna; flow¬ 
ers rich deep 
blue. 3 to 4 
ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Bell a m o s u in 
Delphinium Hollyhock Improved, deep 
Strain. blue. 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. “Scarlet 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. 25c. 
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. 10c. 
PERENNIAL PLANTS 
We carry a complete variety of 
plants during the Spring Season. 
Drop in and see our fine assortment. 
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. 
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. Fraxlnella. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
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. 
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 variety es¬ 
pecially suited to 
the rockery. The 
neat plants reach a 
height of about 12 
to 15 inches, closely 
covered with large, 
showy, yellow 
bordered deep red 
flowers. Goblin is 
fine for edges in the 
perennial border. 
Pkt. 10c. 
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. 
Paniculata. Single white. Pkt. 10c. 
Panieulata. 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. Mutabile. Pkt. 10c. 
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. 
Heuchera (Rlum Root, Coral Bells) 
Does well in any garden soil producing 
dainty sprays of rose carmine flowers 
on long stems. Plants grow 15 to 20 
inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Gaillardia, 
The Daser.ler 
Hibiscus (Marshmallow) 
Showy shrub-like 
plants, 3 to 5 feet 
high, with hand¬ 
some green foilage, 
on which large 
flowers 3 to 9 inch¬ 
es 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 
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. 
Hibiscus 
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. 
Honesty (See Lunaria) 
Iberis (Hardy Candytuft) 
Fine for early decorations. Bloom in 
spring and early summer. Much used 
for rockeries and cemeteries. 
Sempervirens. White, 12 in. Pkt. 10c. 
Gibraltica. White flushed lilac. 1 to 2 
feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Kudzu Vine (Jack and the BeanStalk) 
A remarkably hardy climber that will 
grow 8 to 10 feet the first year from 
seed. When established, it will grow 
40 to 60 feet a season. Tops from 
young vines may not live through the 
winter, here in the Northwest, but as 
roots get older, tops are more likely to 
survive. Has Wistaria-like purple blos¬ 
soms in August. Pueraria, Tbuubergi- 
ana. Pkt. 10c. 
