PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 31 

GLOXINIA hybrida grandifiora. Per. (Sinningia). 
Rich red, pink, blue, and white, huge velvety flowers 
best in pots in semi-shade; 1 foot; sow under glass 
anytime. Sowings made January to April will flower 
the same summer. 
Cultural Note: Use compost of leaf-mold, peat, loam, 
and sharp sand, well-moistened but not wet. Sow on 
surface, and barely cover with fine, same mixture 
sifted over and pressed down. Water from below 
whenever surface shows any dryness. Keep shaded, 
and temperature even with a pane of glass. Gloxinia 
are best watered from below, to avoid rot at the leaf- 
axils, even when potted-off permanently. 
Campbell’s Giant Mixture. Pkt., 50c. 
GODETIA. go-dee'-she-a. 
Pink, rose, red, and white, large satiny flowers for 
showy beds in sun or partial shade, and bouquets 
(all the buds open in water); sow November to May. 
Germination period 2 weeks. 
HALF-DWARF (1% feet; flowers in clusters): 
Brilliant, deep crimson. 
Duke of York, rich scarlet, edged white. 
Kelvedon Glory, salmon-apricot. 
Orange Glory, new vivid salmon-orange, 15c. 
Sybil Sherwood, soft salmon-pink. 
Double Sybil Sherwood, 15c. 
White Swan, large, pure white. 
Single Varieties Mixed. 
Double Azalea-flowered Mixed. %%-0z., $1.00;%-0z., 35c, 
PETSH LUC: 
TALL (21% feet; double flowers in spikes): 
Carmine Imprived. 
Rosy Morn, bright pink. 
All Colors Mixed. 14-0z., 35c; Pkts., 10c. 

A Few Small Gourd Varieties, Fascinating to Grow 
GOURDS 
Quick vines or trailers, with grotesque or ornamen- 
tal fruits; sow March to June. termination period 2 
weeks. 
Cultural Note: Sow in open, in warm, sandy soil. Do 
not water after they begin to bloom, else flowers may 
drop. For perfect shaped specimens, train vines on 
fence or trellis. Do not pick fruits until individual 
stems are brown and fingernail will not dent shell. 
After picking hang in an airy, dry place to cure. 
Large, hard-shelled varieties are usually scrubbed 
and painted; small, colorful varieties wiped free of 
dust and given a light coating of varnish or shellac. 
LARGE-FRUITED VARIETIES: 
Bird’s Nest, hour-glass shape. 
Calabash, or Penguin Gourd. 
Cave Man’s Club, medium-sized, knobby, stays dark 
green. Pkt., 15c. 
Dipper, used for dippers. 
Dish Cloth or Bath Sponge. 
Giant Bottle or Chinese Water Jug. 
Hercules Club, club-shaped, 2% feet long. 
Longissima, slender, 4-6 feet long; edible. 
