21 TRUE or HARDY GERANIUMS 
With their long display of sparkling bloom, the^ True 
Geraniums are of a pleasantly satisfying dependability in 
rock garden or border. These are fully winter-hardy her¬ 
baceous perennials. Do not confuse with the Tender Ger¬ 
aniums (Pelargoniums) listed page 34. 
21 GERANIUM BLUE BEAUTY—erbkt(2-3)24. Blossoms 
of pure blue-lavender from early June to mid-August. The 
bushy plants are massed bloom. A highly effective and per¬ 
manently hardy perennial, coming true from seed, that 
will thrive in either full sun or light shade. You will like 
it. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c,) 
21 GERANIUM CAESPITOSUM—erbkt(2)25. Foliage a bit 
smaller than in other species, and whole habit airy and 
graceful. Plants are big loose globes, set long with wide, 
pretty blossoms of pink-lavender. 8 seeds for 20c. (Plants 
each 50c.) 
21 GERANIUM ENDRESSI—erbkt(8)18. Splendid rose-pink 
flowers from July to frost. 8 seeds for 25c. 
21 GERANIUM IBERICUM—bkt(2-3)20. Large blue flowed, 
with slight lavender suffusions, or sometimes with white 
striations. Recommended. 8 seeds for 20c. 
21 GERANIUM MACRORHIZUM—rbltkt(2)12. Oddly at¬ 
tractive silver-rose. From Bulgaria. 8 seeds, 20c. 
21 GERANIUM MACULATUM—bnstkt(2)25. Wild Ger¬ 
anium. Large flowers of clear lilac rose. Very good. Pkt. 
16c. (Plants, each 20c; 3 for 66 c; 10 for $1.66.) 
21 GERANIUM PRATENSE MIXED—Blue, white, and 
many gay combinations in stripes and splashes. Pkt. 16c. 
21 GERANIUM SANGUINEUM—erbkt(8)18. Typically with 
a gorgeous blossom-showing in a hue that is close to blood- 
red. It is, though, an exceedingly variable species, both 
in color and form, but always very much worth having. 
Illustrated, page 38. 8 seeds for 16c; 25 for 40c. (Plants, 
each SOc; 3 for 86 c.) 
21 GERANIUM SANGUINEUM LANCASTRIENSE—erkt 
(8)4. Prostrate foliage mats with saucer-flowers above on 
three-inch stems. Coloring is clear, pure pink, with veinings 
of true rose. Native only to the tiny island of Walney, 
off the Lancashire coast, A most delightful, and rather 
rare, plant. 7 seeds for 20c. (Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.50.) 
21 GERANIUM SANGUINEUM NANUM—erkt(8)7. Splen¬ 
did variety, making great spreading cushions, or wide mats, 
of attractive foliage, set with blossoms that glow in pur¬ 
ple fire. 7 seeds for 20c. (Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c.) 
21 GERANIUM WILFORDI—•ernk(3-4)10. Half-procumbent 
cushions, set with profuse blossoms that seem miniature 
white Anemones, delicately rose-veined. Definitely an en¬ 
during perennial, Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 30c.) 
OFFER 79A40—One pkt. each of the above for $1.75. 
OTHER HARDY GERANIUMS—At 20c the pkt. Erioste- 
mon; Incisum; Pratense Blue; Pratense White; Pyrenai- 
cum; Richardsoni. 
21 GERANIUM HARDY BLEND—The above and others. 
Mostly shade-tolerant. Pkt. 15c. 
NUMERALS BEFORE THE NAMES indicate, first 
digit, the class of plant listed, whether a succulent, 
a bulb, an herbaceous perennial, a tree, or the like. 
Second digit indicates treatment and relative hardi¬ 
ness. b'ull and detailed explanation of the nu¬ 
merals is given on catalog page one. The numerals 
are for your convenience in locating quickly listings 
of species suitable for a particular use or place. Thus 
if you were looking for tender succulents, you would 
watch for listings marked 45 ; if for hardy herbace¬ 
ous perennials, for numerals 21 ; if for bulbs to be 
grown in summer garden and dug and stored in fall, 
then look for 33; if for hardy shrub' seeds, then watch 
for combination 61; and so for the many other 
classifications that are possible. 
Listings of quick annual flowers are not indicated 
by preceding numerals, but are marked instead by a 
star (*) before the name. 
22 GERBERA JAMESONI HYBRIDS—rbk(w). The lovely 
Transvaal Daisy. Graceful daisy-flowers, slender petals of 
many blending hues, yellow, salmon, orange, apricot, coral, 
pink, rose, scarlet, crimson and the like, flowers sometimes 
four inches across, with long stems. May be grown as a 
house or conservatory plant, or it may be plunged in the 
garden in summer, and wintered in a light cellar, kept then 
in half-dormant state, 16 seeds for 15c; 50 for 40c; 100 
for 76c. 
GENTIAN, MIRROR OF THE SKY 
—and most of the Gentians are brilliant enough, and blue 
enough for that, but other species of them may be white, 
yellow, purple or brown. They will add the final touch of 
alluring beauty to the rock garden or the border. Seed is 
a bit slow in starting, give it time. Gentians in general 
like neither drought, nor any excessive standing moisture, 
but always deep loose soil. 
21 GENTIANA ACAULIS—ryt(l-2)7. Royal blue trurnpets 
of rather startling size, on little spreading plants. Variable, 
but always very good. Quite sure from seeds sown in 
late autumn. Pkt. 15c; 1/32 oz. 35c; 5 ^ oz. 60c. (Plants, 
each 35c; 3 for $1.00) 
21 GENTIANA ANDREWSI—rnltkt(3-4)20. Bottle Gentian. 
Flowers of most brilliant blue, like sealed vases, carried 
in serried clusters. Fairly easy from autumn-sown seeds. 
Pkt. 15c; A oz. 25c. (Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00). 
21 GENTIANA ASCLEPIADEA—rbmstyt(4)30. The WUlow 
Gentian of sub-alpine woodlands. Great sheafs of lithe 
stems, loaded with sparkling sapphire trumpets. Pkt. 15c. 
21 GENTIANA CORYMBIFERA—atry(3)15. A charming 
and unusual New Zealand species, many-stemmed, each 
ending in a dense cyme of pure white flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
11 THE FRINGED GENTIAN—GENTIANA CRINITA— 
*rnstyt(3-4)25. Flowers of an exquisite charm, with spread¬ 
ing, deeply fringed petals in most delightful misty color¬ 
ings, sky blue to indigo. Late autumn or early winter 
sowings are likely best, though very early spring sowings 
will often give adequate results. Does not transplant well, 
save when very young. Late autumn sowing will often pro¬ 
duce flowers following summer and fall, the plant then 
behaving more or less as a winter annual. Pkt. 20c special 
larger pkg. for 50c. 
21 GENTIANA FREYNIANA—ermkt(3-4)9. Many low leafy 
shoots, each carrying a big spreading trumpet, blue to 
purple. Good. Anatolian mountains. Pkt. 15c. 
21 GENTIANA KURROO—ryt(5)6. A lovely Gentian of 
high Kashmir. From a low rosette of linear leafage, little 
shining, mahogany-tinted stems trail out, prostrate, but 
rising at the tip to carry each a big, solitary flower of 
richest blue, bells that finish in wide, horizontal star-lobes. 
Pkt. 20c. 
21 GENTIANA LAGODECHIANA—erltkt(3)6. A relatively 
easy and very beautiful Gentiana that will persist, and 
spread its branches more widely, year after year. Fine 
pure blue. Rather like a dwarfer G. septemfida. Pkt. 15c. 
21 GENTIANA LUTEA—bltyt(3)36. Spectacular species, 
with towering stems that bear tier above tier of clustered 
star-trumpets, these in quite unique effect for a Gentian, 
since the color is a good clear yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
21 GENTIANA PORPHYRIO—rmtyt(5)12. There is no 
lovelier Gentian than this. Upfacing, ragged edged flowers 
of richest ultramarine blue, dotted within with rich olive. 
The plant is mostly blossom, just a few glossy stems, with 
a trace of scanty linear foliage. A bit slow in germinating, 
but worthy all patience. Illustrated, page 6 . Pkt. 20 c. 
21 GENTIANA PURDOMI—ryt(3)7. Lax stems ray out 
from a center rosette, each topped with upfacing bells of 
deep rich blue. A mighty pretty rock garden Gentian. 
Pkt. 20c. 
21 GENTIANA SEPTEMFIDA—ermtatkt(3)10. It comes as 
close as any Gentian may, to being easy. An enduring 
perennial, thriving in light shade and full sun, becoming 
better year by year. Amazingly jagged flower-bells of lovely 
soft blue. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, one year old, small, but good, 
each 35c ; 3 for $1.00.) 
21 GENTIANA SIKKIMENSIS—rmatyt(3)9. A pretty mat- 
former, bearing many white-throated blue-bells. From 
rocky hillsides of Sikkim and Yunnan. Pkt. 15c. 
21 GENTIANA STRAMINEA—ebyt(3)25. Stately plants, 
the robust stems carrying clusters of spreading urn-flowers, 
creamy, with dashes of olive, and hint of blue suffusion. 
Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each SOc; 3 for 85c.) 
21 GENTIANA TIBETICA^bkt(2-3)25. Plants of good up¬ 
right carriage, bearing tiers of closely clustered flowers, 
these showing an interesting, rather than beautiful, blend¬ 
ing of tones, straw yellow, olive and palest blue, with 
white. Pkt. i5c. 
OFFER 78A40—One pkt. each of the above for $2.25. 
21 GENTIANA VERNA—ryt( 1)8. Spring Gentian. Upfac¬ 
ing blossoms like wide-petalled azure stars. Mid-spring. 
Variable, but always lovely. Pkt. 35c. 
OTHER GOOD GENTIANS—Pkts, each 20c. Affinis, An¬ 
drews! alba, Calj’'cosa, Cruciata, Dahurica, Excisa, Floren- 
ciana, Grisebachi, Ornata, Orfordi, Purpurea, Quinquefolia, 
Scabra Buergeri, Stylophora, Tubulosa, Pyrzewalski, and 
Walujewi. 
21 GENTIAN BLEND—The kinds above, with others. Fine 
mixture. Pkt. 15c; special large pkg. for 50c. 
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