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wered Godetia 
PENGUIN 
GOURDS 
These charming and curi- 
ous snow birds attract the 
curiosity and admiration 
of everyone, and are easily 
made from Calabash Pipe 
Gourds, They make delight- 
ful gifts, and also find 
ready sale. The gourds are 
easily grown, and no par- 
ticular skill is required, as 
the gourds are simply har- 
vested when ripe,» painted, 
mounted on a wooden or 
plaster base and absorbent 
cotton is placed around to 
represent snow. Plant some 
of the seed and give them 
a trial this year, Pkt., 10c; 
oz., 30c. 
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Bird House Gourds are 
especially attractive to 
Wrens. Five days after 
hanging several of these in 
our Nursery, the Wrens had 
moved in and taken posses- 
sion. 


Calabash Pipe Gourds staged and 
decorated as Penguins 
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The above photograph illustrates the dried seed pods of the 
Novelty Bird Plant, or Unicorn Plant, staged to represent 
birds. 
very effective when used in combination with Gourds. 
ripen and harden. 
Jays, etc. 
32 yellow with purplish spots. 
{5c; 2 pkts., 25ce; 5 pkts., 50c. 
egg plant. 
sponge. 
Dishecloth Gourd. 
Azalea-Flowered Godetias — 
Wonderful Flowers That Rival the Loveliest Potted Azaleas 
Godetias are unsurpassed for the brilliant 
effect they produce in beds and borders. The 
new Dwarf Azalea-Flowered varieties are also 
highly recommended for pot culture. They 
make compact bushes about a foot high, and the 
big beautiful blossoms are produced in such 
profusion as to just about hide the plant. It 
is surely a revelation, and you will be sur- 
prised and delighted. They are especially rec- 
ommended for shady locations where many 
other flowers will not bloom. We have the 
four following varieties: to offer: 
WA DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
CARMINEA. Pink with crimson blotched cen- 
ter. So free flowering that when it is in full 
flower it is nothing but bloom. May be called 
an annual Azalea. Pkt., 5c; % oz., 30c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
SWEETHEART. 
¥% oz., 30c. 
DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
SYBIL SHERWOOD. Bright salmon-pink soft- 
ened by an undefined edging of white. Pkt., 
{5c; 1% oz., 30c. 
Bright cream-pink. Pkt., (5e3_ 

DWARF DOUBLE AZALEA-FLOWERED, 
MIXED. A fine mixture of colors. 
% 02z., 30c; % oz., 50c. 
Pkt., 100; — 
0) ket each of Carmin +; 
SPECIAL giecthcart and Sybil Sherwood 
—all 3 packets for only 30c. j 
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GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 
Remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their 
flowers, continuing in bloom from early summer until Noveni- 
Excellent for beds, borders, or for cutting. 
of colors, from creamy-white and yellow shades to orange and 
A fine mixture. 
ber. 
crimson, both single and double. 
% oz., 25c; % oz., 40c. 

ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Gourds make gay winter decorations when thoroughly rip- 
Gourds may also be used as dip- 
pers, bowls, pipes, nest eggs, bird houses, toys, etc. 
ened, cured and varnished. 
APPLE NEST EGG 
BIRD HOUSE ORANGE 
CALABASH PIPE (Penguin) PEAR-SHAPE 
DIPPER SUGAR TROUGH 
DISH CLOTH 
Price—Your choice of above named varieties: 
pkts., 25¢; oz., 30c; %4 lb., 90c. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS, ALL KINDS MIXED. 
3 pkts., 25c; oz., 30c; 14 Ib., 90c. 
Dish Cloth Gourd 
The fruits sometimes grow to a length of 3 feet when vines 
are twined on trellis and fruits left to hang naturally. 
the fruits are disturbed during the growing period they start to 
wind into various fantastic forms resembling green snakes. 
are edible when very young, and should be cooked like squash or 
When ripe, the fibrous interior may be used like a 
made from 
Many women prefer a dishcloth 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
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Gourds for Bird Houses 
Attractive and inexpensive Bird Houses can easily 
All that is needed is the right” 
Hang these Gourd 
Bird Houses in trees and other places, away from 
the reach of cats, and they will attract many beautiful 
Birds are not only ornamental in the garden 
and on the lawn, but are very beneficial, destroying 
worms and other insect pests. Plant some of our Bird 
House Gourd seed this spring and grow your own Bird 
Pkt., 10¢; 0z., 30c; 14 lb., 90c, postpaid. 
SPECIAL 
NOVELTY BIRD PLANT 
UNICORN PLANT. Although this is not a Gourd, we are listing it here because it is 
The seed pods have a distinct and 
curious appearance because of the long curved horn which splits into two parts as they A 
They may be painted to represent Humming Birds, Canaries, Blue 
Mounted on a piece of sandpaper they are quite a distinct novelty. 
While its greatest interest is in the seed-pod stage, it has pretty flowers of pale 
The green seed pods are fine for pickles. 
be made from gourds. 
kind of gourd and a sharp knife. 
birds. 
Houses. 

qguin Gourd, all 3 for 30c. 
IPOMOPSIS 
or Tree Cypress 
handsome plant 
Cypress Vine. It 
Pkt., zling scarlet, 
flowers. 
soil. 
A fine range 
SMALL JAPANESE BOTTLE 
Pkt., 
One packet each of Novelty Bird 
Plant, Bird House Gourd, and Pen- 
with 
a fine feathery foliage like 
has long 
spikes of very beautiful, daz- 
finely spotted 
Will thrive in any 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 
Pkt., 10c; 
10c; 3 

Pkt., 10¢5 
Gaillardia 
ICE PLANT 
Fine trailing plant for borders 
and hanging baskets, and valu- 
able for dry, sunny situations on 
When 
Fruits 
Foliage very ornamental, being 
covered with ice-like globules 
the ripe which glitter in the sun. Pkt., 
10c; 4% oz., 25c. 
JAPANESE HOP (Humutlus | Jap- 
onicus), Varie- 
gated-Leaved. <A rapid climber; one of the 
best plants for covering verandas, trellises, 
etc. The large handsome leaves are beau- 
tifully variegated, green and yellow, and 
make a dense covering. Pkt., 10c. 
JOB'S TEARS Curious and orna- 
mental. Seeds used 
for beads and ornamental purposes. Pkt., 
{0c; 0z., 25c; 14 lb., 75c. 
LINARIA (Baby Snapdragon) 
A hardy annual with small dainty flow- 
ers resembling miniature. Antirrhinums and 
in addition each flower has a long Colum- 
bine-like spur. A nice cut flower. The 
colors range through crimson and_ gold, 
with many lighter art shades. Height from 
12 to 18 inches, and blooms in about eight 
weeks from seed. Pkt., 10c; 14 02z., 25¢5 
% oz., 40c. 
Four O'Clock or 
Marvel of Peru 
(Mirabilis), This is another good old- 
fashioned flower of bushy habit, bearing 
hundreds of bright, sweet scented white, 
yellow, crimson and violet flowers. Very 
charming when used as a hedge plant, 
rivaling the privet, with its glossy foliage 
very closely set and dotted all over in the 
afternoon with a multitude of fairy flowers. 
It is a little known fact that roots of these 
may be lifted in the fall and stored like 
It will result in larger and stronger plants 
and more flowers. 2 feet. All colors 
mixed. . Pkt. 10c3\ (075, c0C< 

Annual Border Mixture 
A select mixture of many standard and 
rare annual flowers suitable for border 
height. This well-balanced mixture can be 
used not only in the border to the annual 
flower garden, but for setting off perennial 
gardens, as well as for border work around 
shrubbery, along walks, etc. Pkt., (0c; 
% oz., 35¢; %4 oz., 60c. 
banks, rockwork, old walls, etc. — 
pink, mauve, dark blue, chamois and rose, ~ 
Dahlias and the tubers planted in spring. — 
work, all growing six inches or: less in ~ 
