18 Annual Flower Seeds 


Four O’Clocks Make Excellent Annual Hedge 
Four O’Clocks 
881 TALL MIXED, Marvel of Peru or Mirabilis. 
A popular and easy growing annual of bushy 
habit, 2 feet high, each plant bearing throughout 
the summer, hundreds of brilliant blooms. The 
flowers remain tightly closed until four o’clock 
in the afternoon, when they all open together 
and the plants become a glowing mass of brilliant 
colors. Culture D or E. Pkt. 8c; Oz. 15¢c; 
Y4 Ib. 35c; Lb. $1.00. 
877 TALL RED. 879 TALL WHITE. 
878 TALL ROSE. 880 TALL YELLOW. 
Price, any above separate colors. Pkt. 10c. 
887 DWARF TOM THUMB STRIPED. Pkt. 
10¢; Oz. 20c. 
Gaillardia, Annual 
915 DOUBLE AND SINGLE MIXED. Excellent 
for bedding. Strong, constant bloomers, from early 
summer to frost. Flowers showy, on long stems 
and distinctive, in reds and orange, and rose 
tinted at the base of petals. Foliage gray-green 
and abundant. Our mixture contains both singles 
and doubles. 18 inches tall. Culture D or E. 
Pkt. Se; 14 oz. 25c. 


Geranium 
921 GERANIUM. We have an extra nice strain of 
the largest and finest colored varieties in mixture. 
They will bloom the first year from seed started 
in the early spring inside for transplanting out- 
doors in June. Culture D or E. Pkt. 15c. 
Gerbera 
928 GERBERA, JAMESONI HYBRIDS, or 
Transvaal Daisy. A half-hardy perennial which 
we recommend growing as an annual. Start seed 
indoors very early: Fine house plant, too. Flowers 
in red, orange, pink, rose and coral, about 3 
inches across and borne on long, excellent stems. 
Will last 3 weeks as cut-flowers. It will be out- 
standing in your garden. Florists get top prices 
for these flowers. Culture D or E. Pkt. 25c. 


Gloxinia 
946 GLOXINIA HYBRID EXHIBITION MIX- 
TURE. A mixture in red, purple, rose, white and 
mottled, unrivalled for variety and color, in this 
splendid house plant, Large bell-shaped flowers 
4 inches across. Culture D or E. Pkt. 25c. 


Calabash Gourds 
Decorated as Penguins 
Gourd 
Cave Man’s Club 

Godetia, Dwarf Double Azalea Flowered 
age 
Gilias 
943 MICRANTHA “Fairy Stars.”? Exquisitely 
dainty, charming and attractive for rockery and 
bedding. Neat and compact, 6 to 8 inches high, 
literally covered with tiny daisy-like flowers. A 
riot of color, includes popular pastel shades; rose, 
pink, orange, yellow, cerise and cream. Excellent 
for’ miniature bouquets. Culture A. (R.G.) 
Pkt. 10c. 
944 CORONOPIFOLIA HYBRIDS. Tall upright 
plants, with needle-like foliage, bearing many 
trumpet-shaped flowers along the sides of the 
stem at the top. In rich color tones of apricot, 
salmon, pink, scarlet and yellow, 3 feet tall. 
Pkt. Ldc. 


Godetias 
961 MIXED DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA 
FLOWERED GODETIA. Beautiful for pots, 
porch boxes or in the garden. Colors brilliant and 
when blooming they are simply a mass of color 
as may be seen in the illustration. Compact. Do 
well in partial shade in the garden, but best as a 
pot plant. Have the charm and beauty of an 
Azalea. Culture A or B. Pkt. 10c. 
962 TALL DOUBLE SCHAMINI GODETIA. 
This splendid type grows about 2 feet tall, pro- 
viding fine long stemmed cut-flower spikes, like 
Azaleas in beautiful shades of crimson, rose and 
pinks. Pkt. 10c. 
955 SYBIL SHERWOOD GODETIA. New and 
outstanding. A beautiful single flowering variety 
of most exquisite color, a glorious shade of bright 
salmon-pink softened by an undefined edging of 
white. 18 to 20 inches tall, strong stems, free 
Rowering, Foliage practically hidden by the bloom. 
° Cc. 
Gourds, Ornamental 
See Gourds in Natural Color. Page 39. 
A very novel and interesting Annual climber 
with ornamental foliage, and singular fruits of 
many shapes and colors that are attractive for 
decorations. When ripe, shells can be hollowed 
out and dried, and are useful for decoration in 
dining room. See various types of Gourds in 
pictures below. CULTURE D OR E. 
pete sad yie 3 Apple-shaped, striped and _ vari- 
colored. 
2382 NEST EGG. Egg-shaped, white. ; 
2383 HORNED CUCUMBER. New and attractive. 
2384 BICOLOR. Pear-shaped, green and yellow. 
2385 BOTTLE. Miniature necked. 
2386 FLAT STRIPED. Flat round, green and 
white. 
2387 ORANGE. Color and shape of orange. 
2388 PEAR. Varicolored and striped. 
2389 SPOON. Ball-shaped with long neck. 
2390 TURK’S TURBAN. Brightly colored. 
2391 WARTED. Mixed colors and shapes. 
2393 CAVE MAN’S CLUB. Large knobby. 
2394 CALABASH OR PENGUIN. 
2392 SMALL FRUITED ORNAMENTAL 

MIXED. 
Any Above, Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c. 

Ornamental Gourds Make Gay Decorations 
They are very popular right now. 
See color page 39. 

Gerbera, Transvaal Daisy 

Gomphrena 
971 GOMPHRENA, Globe Amaranth. Very 
showy bush plants, bearing attractive clover-like 
flowers in rose, purple and white. Another good 
flower to be dried for winter bouquets. Culture 
D or E. Pkt. 5c. 

Gypsophilas 
Annual Baby’s Breath 
Popular Bouquet Flowers. Easily grown Annuals, 
12 to 15 inches high. Always useful for combining 
with other flowers in bouquets or small vases. 
Make several plantings to have the flowers always 
in the best condition. CULTURE A OR B. 
990 COVENT GARDEN. Extra Large Flowered. 
An improved strain of pure white Gypsophila. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20c. 
991 PARIS MARKET. Flowers pure white, very 
small, star-like, produced in feathery sprays. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c. 
side CRIMSON CARMINEA. Rosy-crimson. Pkt. 
Cc. 
993 MURALIS ROSE. Delicate rose-pink flowers, 
6 inches high. (R.G.) Pkt. 10c. 
Double Hollyhock 
See Next Page. 

Planting Instructions for All Flower Seeds will be found on page 4 
* Gilia Coronopifolia 
‘Texas Plume 
