24 Giessler’s Flower Seeds for the Greenhouse 
GLOXINIA 
Gigantea. Large, trumpet-shaped flow- 
ers in rich colors. Fall blooming, the 
seed should be sown about February 
in a warm greenhouse. Pkt., 50c. 
GREVILLEA - SILK OAK 
Robusta. A lovely foliage plant resem- 
bling a midget tree with decorative, 
fern-like leaves. 53-55 degrees. Pkt., 
Doe. 
HUNNEMANNIA 
Sunlite. Bright yellow, poppy-like flow- 
ers with double row of petals. Bloom 
in 10 to 12 weeks in a cool house. 
Grow in pots or in the bench. Tem- 
perature 50 to 55 degrees. Pkt., 20c; 
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KALANCHOE 
Globulifera coccinea. Bright red flow- 
ers for two months. Sow in February 
for bloom the following winter. Pkt., 
diUie; 
LARKSPUR 
An easily grown annual, invaluable for 
cutting. Blooms in 8 to 10 weeks. 
Bench plants 1 ft. apart. Temperature 
50 to 55 degrees. Sow in late January 
for Easter crop. 
Blue Spire. Violet-blue. 
Lilac Spire. Lilac-blue. 
White Spire. Pure white. 
Exquisite Pink. Soft salmon. 
Exquisite Rose. Rose-pink. 
Formula Mixture. 
Pict oice 
LEPTOSYNE 
Stillmani. Golden yellow. Coreopsis- 
like flowers on 15-in. stems. Seed 
sown in January will bloom in early 
April. Good for pot or cutting. Pkt., 
DONG. 
LOBELIA 
Sow seed in July or August for late 
winter bloom. 
Pendula, Sapphire. For hanging bas- 
kets. Deep blue, white eye. Pkt., 
DC 
Crystal Palace Compacta. Deep blue 
for pots. Pkt., 25c. 
LUPIN - ANNUAL 
Very easy to grow and fine for pot 
plants and cutting. For pots, sow five 
to six seeds in each pot and thin to 
three plants, or bench 1 foot apart. 
Blooms in about three months. Tem- 
perature 48 to 55 degrees. 
King Blue King White 
King Sky Blue King Mixture 
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MARIGOLD 
Short day varieties, blooming only in 
the winter. Sow seed from late July to 
early December. 
Winter Harmony. Golden yellow cen- 
ter, reddish brown guard petals. Pkt., 
We 
Lieb’s Winter Flowering. Deep brown. 
Single and semi-double. Pkt., 25c. 
MIGNONETTE 
Ball’s Forcing. Blooms in 4 months at 
48 to 50 degrees in a soil with good 
drainage. Use great care if they are 
to be transplanted, as the roots will 
not stand being disturbed. Sweet- 
scented. Pkt., 50c. 
MIMOSA 
Pudica (Sensitive Plant). Small plants 
in two months from seed. 48-58 de 
grees. Pkt., 25c. 
MYOSOTIS 
Ball’s Early, True winter flowering. 
Sow in August for bloom all winter. 
8 inches high. Pkt., 50c. 
NASTURTIUM 
Golden Globe. Makes a lovely pot 
plant with double, sweet-scented flow- 
ers on compact, globe-shaped plants. 
Use a poor soil and plants will bloom 
in six to eight weeks in a warm tem- 
perature. Pkt., 15c. 
GEM VARIETIES 
Perfect ball-shaped plants with double 
sweet-scented blooms. 
Orange Gem Mahogany Gem 
Scarlet Gem Salmon Gem 
Ide, DEC. 
PANSY 
Sow about August Ist in rich light soil. 
Hold night temperature to 48 degrees. 
Ball’s Winter Flowering. Reselected 
strain. Pkt., $1.00. 
PRIMULA - PRIMROSE 
Primula plants require a moist atmos- 
phere and will thrive in almost any 
good garden soil with plenty of drain- 
age in each pot. Plants bloom in 6 to 
10 months from seed. Shade during 
summer months. Keep plants well 
spaced at all times. 50-55 degrees. 
OBCONICA GIGANTEA. 
Large flowers. 
Atrosanguinea. Deep crimson. 
Caerulea. Heavenly blue. 
Lilacina. Deep lilac. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. 
Mixed 
Mixed 
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GIANT MALACOIDES 
Robust plants producing 20 to 50 
flower spikes. The individual florets 
average better than one inch across. 
Double Fairy Jewels. Rich rose with 
crested center. 
Enchantress. Soft salmon-rose. 
Lavender Glory. Soft mauve-lavender. 
Snowflake. Glistening pure white. 
Above varieties: Pkt., $1.00. 
MALACOIDES. 
(Baby Primrose.) 
Dawkins Carmine Pink 
Snow Queen 
Superba. Lilac. 
Pkt., 5O0c each. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Poor Man/’s Orchid 
Wisetonensis. Masses of large, orchid- 
like flowers over finely cut, feathery 
foliage. Blooms in about four months 
from seed at 50 degrees to 55 de 
grees. Pkt., 50c. 
Large-Flowered Hybrids. (Dr. Badger.) 
Large-flowered dwarf strain for pots. 
14 inches high. Pkt., 34c. 
SOLANUM 
Cleveland cherries make excellent pot 
plants for winter use. Sow from Jan- 
uary to March. 
Clevelandi. Orange. 
Clevelandi Red. Deep red. Pkt., 25c. 
STEVIA 
Serrata. Graceful sprays of small, white- 
clustered flowers. For cutting only. 
50-60 degrees. Pkt., 15c. 
STOCKS 
MAMMOTH COLUMN FORCING 
While any variety of Stocks may be 
forced under glass, we particularly rec 
ommend this strain for long stems and 
large spikes of flowers. Never allow 
plants to become pot bound or growth 
will be stunted. Blooms in 12 weeks 
from seeding time. 53-58 degrees. 
Pure White Moonlight 
Chamois Rose Purple 
Silvery Lilac Choicest Mixed 
Blood Red 
Collection: 
One pkt. each above six colors, $2.50. 
Separately, pkt., 50c. 
For Other Types—see page 19. 
STREPTOCARPUS 
Monarch Strain. Greenhouse perennial 
blooming in five to six months. Flow- 
ers are borne in sprays on stems 12 
in. long, resembling wide open, glox- 
inia-like blooms with orchid-like lips. 
Needs a good compost soil with 
some rotted manure and sand added. 
An excellent pot plant. Temperature 
53 to 58 degrees. Pkt., $1.50. 
SWEET PEAS 
Early-Flowering Spencer Varieties. Are 
the best for forcing. Grow in a cool 
house at 48-53 degrees. Seed sown 
in early August will bloom from De- 
cember through the winter. See page 
20 for listing of varieties. 
VENIDIUM 
Fastuosum Hybrids. This is a startling 
pot plant subject as well as a valu- 
able cut flower. As many as 15 
blooms grow on a plant at one time. 
Sow in August for February bloom. 
Rip Oc 
WALLFLOWER 
Early Wonder. Seed should be started 
in May or June, grown outdoors, 
lifted just before frost and planted 
in the bench or in pots. Temperature 
45-53 degrees. Pkt., 50c. 

