

NORTHRUP. KING & CO.S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

Everlastings—Helichrysum 
Four O’clock, Marvel of Peru 
2 feet 
A tender perennial which is_ usually 
treated as an annual. Compact, bushy plants 
suitable as a hedge or low screen. The bril- 
liant, tubular flowers open about four in the 
afternoon and remain open until the next 
morning. Grow in almost all soils and in un- 
favorable weather. Sweet scented. Bloom 
from midsummer to frost. Roots may be 
stored over winter and replanted the fol- 
lowing spring. 
Gaillardia, Single and Double Mixed 
(Blanket Flower ) 18 inches 
A very popular hardy annual. Large 
heads of bright yellow and red flowers, many 
double with quilled petals. Suitable for 
bouquets. Should be sown where plants are 
to remain. Bloom from early summer until 
late in Fall. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora 
(Blanket Flower) 2 feet 
A hardy perennial, which is one of our 
finest garden flowers. The blooms are 2 to 
3 inches across on fine bare stems excellent 
for cutting; single, with rich maroon centers 
circled by orange edges. In flower from 
June until frost. 
2 feet 
Geum, Red (Mrs. Bradshaw) 
Geums belong to rose family. Perennial. 
Flowers like little double roses on long 
stems over a tufted growth of leaves. De- 
sirable for bouquets. This variety has large, 
orange-scarlet, double blooms. 
Godetia Grandiflora, Double 
Tall Mixed 2 feet 
A hardy annual very valuable for bed- 
ding and borders. For mass effects it is 
delightful. The satiny, cup-shaped flowers in 
shades of rose, red or pink, are borne on 
long spikes. Do best in rather light soil. 

Gypsophila Elegans Gr. Alba 2 feet 
(Baby’s Breath) 
A hardy annual, improved strain, with 
panicles of single, star-shaped white 
flowers. Much in demand for cutting and 
combining with other flowers for bouquets, 
etc. Thrives almost everywhere. 
Gypsophila Elegans Gr. Crimson 
Same as above variety except color — 
crimson instead of white. 
Hollyhock, Chater’s Double, Mixed 
5 to 8 feet. A hardy biennial of upright 
growth, unequalled as a background or 
screen. The beautiful long spikes filled with 
blooms, 3 inches across and growing close 
together on the stalks, make a dazzling dis- 
play. Given rich soil and a location where 
plenty of water can be supplied, hollyhocks 
will grow and bloom freely for years as 
they reseed themselves. Colors: Scarlet, 
maroon, rose, yellow, pink, white. 
Hyacinth Bean, Dolichos, Mixed 10 ft. 
This hardy annual climber is rapid grow- 
ing and free flowering with pea-shaped 
blooms white to rich violet purple in color, 
on erect spikes, followed by ornamental 
pods of purple and white. Plant growth is 
somewhat similar to that of a pole bean, 
having heart-shaped leaves. The blossoms 
are fragrant. 
Japanese Hop Vine 
Humulus Japonicus 15 feet 
A ‘hardy annual climber which is not 
affected noticeably by heat, drouth or in- 
sects. The foliage resembles the common 
hop, is rapid growing and dense. The rough, 
lobed leaves are variegated with green, yel- 
low and white. White flowers are borne in 
clusters. 

Annual Gaillardia 
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