Ornamental Grasses 
Easily grown in ordinary soil. In- 
dispensable for winter bouquets. 
2858 Cloud Grass (Agrostis neb- 
ulosa) Pinkish green. 12 to 15 in. 
Pkt. 10¢; 4 oz. 30¢; 14 oz. 50¢. 
2859 Hare’s Tail Grass (Lagurus 
ovatus) The well-known variety 
with soft, down-like oval heads. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; 44 oz. 30¢; 4 oz. 50¢. 
2870 Hardy Pampas Grass (Eri- 
anthus ravennae) Violet plumes 
turning to silky gray. 6ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 14 oz. 40¢. 
2868 Job’s Tears (Coix lachryma) 
Gray ornamental seeds which are 
often strung as beads. 2 to 3 ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25¢; 4 ozs. 75¢. 
2863 Quakimg Grass (Briza max- 
ima) Well-known, graceful species, 
the spikelets suggesting small, flat- 
tened hops, often nodding on their 
thread-like stalks. 12 to 15 in. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢; 1% oz. 40¢. 
7547 COLLECTION 
5 Ornamental Grasses 
5 Pkts.—one each of the above 
5 named separate vari- 35 
eties (value 50¢) for ¢g 

Ornamental Gourds §, 
The ripened fruits are used for orna- 
ments and in recent years have be- 
come extremely popular for home 
decoration. 
LARGE FRUITED 
2956 Calabash For making pipes. 
2937 Dipper or Siphon Hollowed 
fruits will hold about one quart. 
2938 Dishcloth (Luffa) When 
ripe, the interior resembles fibrous 
cloth; dried and the seeds removed, 
it may be used as a sponge. 
2939 Hercules Club Enormous, 
club-shaped fruits, 3 to 4 ft. long. 
2948 Sugar Trough Bottle-shaped 
fruits with thick, durable skin. 
SMALL FRUITED 
2931 Apple Shaped like an apple, 
round, light yellow to white. 
2935 Nest Egg White, egg-shaped 
fruits easily dried for nest eggs. 
2932 Orange In color and shape, 
they resemble an orange. 
2934 Pear Shaped Striped and 
splashed green and yellow. 
Any of the above Gourds: 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 20¢; oz. 35¢. 
2933 Spoon Gourd Small, slender- 
necked, green fruits, marked orange, 
white, and light green. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; oz. 50¢. 
2953 Fine Mixed All the above 
large and small-fruited varieties and 
some other good ones in mixture. 
Pkt. 10¢; 12 oz. 20¢; oz. 35¢. 

Ornamental Gourds, Mixed Pkt. 10¢. 



Gypsophila— annual Baby’s Breathg 
Well-known, open, bell-shaped blooms used so much for mixing with other flowers 
in bouquets and vases. 
Easy to grow in any soil. 
Blooms quickly; make several 
sowings two weeks apart for a continuous supply throughout the summer. 
Elegans Grandiflora 
1929 King of the Market Plants are 
rugged and upright in growth, bearing 
many sprays filled with very large, pure 
white flowers.- Early bloomer. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 4 ozs. 90¢. 
2093 Rose Pure bright rose. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 30¢; 4 ozs. 90¢. 
2111 Carmine Rich carmine. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 4 ozs. $1.00. 
2359 Scarlet New and distinct color. 
20 in. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 35¢; 4 ozs. $1.00. 
For Perennial Gypsophila, 
see page 83. 



Gypsophila, King of the Market Pkt. 10¢. 


Heliophila cape Stock O 
1930 Mixed Colors. Large, gypsophila- 
like, open flowers freely produced in 
long racemes throughout the summer. 
Lovely mixture of rare and unusual 
shades from the deepest to the lightest 
blue, as well as lavender, mauve and 
white. In the center of each flower isa 
creamy white eye of varying sizes which 
adds so much to the colorings of this 
dainty flower. Fine for edgings and 
cutting. Does best in semi-shade. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 75¢; 4 oz. $1.25. 
Heteropappus 
2066 Blue Daisy Bushy plants of 
rather compact habit with many up- 
right stems. Each stem bears a large 
number of lavender-blue to azure-blue 
flowers, 1 to 1% in. across, which re- 
semble an aster or Michaelmas daisy. 
The color of the blue petals is accentu- 
ated by the bright yellow center. Showy 
in the border and especially desirable 
for cutting. Of easy culture. 18 in. 
Pkt. 15¢; %46 oz. 35¢; 1% oz. 60¢. 
a EF 
Pkt. 15¢. 
Heteropappus, Blue Daisy 
Helipterum Everlasting 
2104 Sanfordii The small golden yel- 
low flowers are tightly bunched in little 
corymbs or heads at various heights 
along the stem. Upright. 12 to 15 in. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 35¢; 14 oz. 60¢. 

Heliotrope, Mme. Bruant Pkt. 15¢. 
Heliotrope 
Everyone loves the fragrance and beauty 
of heliotrope. Excellent bedding plants 
in summer; desirable pot-plants during 
winter. Succeeds in any good soil. 
2100 Black King Large dark purple 
flowers—the nearest to black. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 44 oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 
2101 Mme. Bruant Dark violet-blue 
florets with a white eye. 1% ft. 
Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 4 oz. 85¢. 
2109 Giant Hybrids, Mixed Many 
shades ranging from pure white to 
violet-blue. Very large heads. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15¢: 14 oz. 40¢; 14 oz. 70¢. 

H elich rysu m—Strawflowers—Everlasting 
Our improved strain produces large and fully double flowers, often 234 in. or more 
across; they are borne profusely from midsummer until late fall. 
24 ft. tall. 
Helichrysums are the most widely grown of all the Everlastings. 
2840 Fire Ball Brilliant crimson. 
2842 Golden Ball Golden yellow. 
2847 Rose Queen Shades of rose. 
2844 Snowball Glistening white. 
2849 Violet Queen Purplish violet. 
2845 Canary Yellow Rich color. 
Any of the above Helichrysums: 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 30¢; 12 oz. 50¢. 
2846 Mixed Colors Carefully blended 
mixture of the above and other colors. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 oz. 25¢; oz. 75¢. 
7615 COLLECTION 
6 Strawflowers 
6 Pkts.—one each of the above 6 
named separate varieties 
(value 60¢) for only 40¢ 


Helichrysum, Fire Ball Pkt. 10¢. 

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