GE RBE RA (Transvaal Daisy). (tP). Large 
daisy-like blossoms with flower 
stems rising to a height of about 2 feet. Flowers 
are excellent for cutting; stand well above a 
rosette of gray-green leaves and are solid col- 
ored in many pastel shades, from pale amber 
through salmon and rose to rich ruby red. 
Raising plants from seed is not difficult, except 
that germination is uncertain and careful hand- 
ling is necessary; for this reason propagation is 
generally done by cuttings. Best to group 
Gerberas by themselves in beds or flower bor- 
ders, but can be combined with Ageratum, Blue 
Lace Flower and certain colors of Snapdragon. 
Mixed colors. Packet, 15c. 
GE UM (hP). 1 to 2 feet tall. Best in sun, but 
tolerates some shade. Hardy plants, 
with rosette formation of large, rough straw- 
berry-like leaves; long flower stalks, bearing 
double rose-like flowers. Sow seed in early fall 
or early spring, produces blooming plants in 
one year. Grows well in moist light soils; at- 
tacked by soil pests, use Naphthalene Flakes in 
soil. Grouping—looks well with Tall Lobelia, 
Michaelmas Daisy and Salvia. Varieties: Mrs. 
Bradshaw, blooms all summer, bearing fully 
double, brilliant orange-scarlet flowers. Lady 
Stratheden is a double yellow. Packet, 10c. 
G ODE T 1A (Satin Flower). (hA). Grows 
from | to 2 feet tall in sunny or 
slightly shady places. Erect, slender branch- 
ing plant; bright green, lanceolate leaves; large 
expanded, single and double, satiny flowers, 
white, crimson, pink, mauve, to purple. Seed 
should be sown in flats, transplanted when soil 
is warm. Grows in rather poor, sandy soil. 
Grouping—generally looks best alone, can be 
combined with Clarkia, Larkspur, certain Snap- 
dragons and Stocks. Varieties: Dwarf Single 
Mixed; Tall Double Azalea Flowered Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
GYPSOPHIL A (Baby Breath). (hA). 
These light airy plants 
have a hair-like foliage and produce a very 
lovely effect in the garden. Excellent with 
bouquets. Sow seed outdoors in early spring, 
repeat sowings for longer season of blooms. 
Thrive in moist moderately rich soil. Does well 
in rockeries. Varieties: Grandiflora Alba, 
true white; Grandiflora Rosea, pink; (Per- 
ennial) Paniculata Alba, single white. 
Packet, 10c. 
HELIOT, ROPE (hhA). Wellknownandmuch 
admired as border and bed- 
ding plant and also can be trained for a climber, 
growing from | to 6 feet high. Flowers borne in 
trusses and are very fragrant, blooming beauti- 
ful shades of lilac and lavender. Blooms pro- 
fusely in summer. Prefers a rich, moist, well 
fertilized, light loam. For use in window boxes, 
pots, and in the shrub border. Packet, 10c. 
HEUCHERA (Coral Bells). (aP). Blooming 
from June to September, they 
are valuable for the low border or rockery, 
growth 12 to 24 inches. In a good loamy soil 
and sunny location, the plants produce mats of 
deep green, from which rise slender stalks bear- 
ing airy clusters of tiny bell-shaped_ flowers, 
which are good for cutting. Packet, 15c. 
HOL l YVHOCK (Althaea). (hP). Grows 6 to 
12 feet in sun or partial shade. 
Erect plants, with spire-like, simple, hairy 
stems; large, rough, heart-shaped leaves; large, 
regular, round blossoms of various bright colors. 
Grows in any soil, enrich with sheep manure. 
Subject to rust; control rust with Greenol copper 
spray. Appropriate along walls, lattice fences, 
boundary lines, interspersed among shrubs. 
Varieties: Double, maroon, rose pink, scarlet, 
yellow and mixed. Single mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
HYACINTH BEAN (Dolichos Lablab). 
(hhA). A splendid, 
rapid growing climber, attains a growth of 12 
to 20 feet. Bears clusters of hyacinth-like 
flowers in great profusion, followed by beauti- 
ful ornamental seed pods. Sow seed outdoors in 
rich soil after all danger from frost has passed. 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
KOCHI A CH l D S/ / (Mexican Fire Bush). 
(hA). A fast-growing, 
shrub-like ornamental. The small but dense 
foliage, which is a clear bright green in spring, 
and a somewhat deeper shade all summer, turns 
bronze-red after frost. The plants grow from 
11% to 4 feet tall and are compactly pyramidal or 
rounded. They are of easy culture in moder- 
ately rich soil. Their formal shape and uniform 
size adapt them for use as a temporary hedge or 
tall border for walks or drives. Packet, 10c. 
KUDZU VINE oe and the Bean oa 
A twining vine wit 
large tuberous roots, belonging to the Pea 
family. In the North it usually dies to the ground 
in winter, but under favorable conditions, it 
grows from 40 to 60 feet long each summer. It 
has large three-part, somewhat lobed leaves, 
spikes of purple, fragrant flowers, and large 
flat hairy seed pods. Packet, 10c. 
LANTANA (hA). Low, compact, full flow- 
ered varieties whose flowers in 
flattish clusters vary or change from brilliant 
yellow through orange to red. Widely grown 
as a greenhouse subject, being easily raised 
from either seed or cuttings, it is excellent as a 
summer bedding plant, blooming continuously 
until nipped by the frost in the fall. 
Packet, 10c. 
LARKSPUR (hA). Grows from 3 to 4 feet 
in sun and light shade. Erect, 
bushy plants, with light green, finely dissected 
leaves. For earlier blooms, plant in flats and 
transplant. Prefers a rich, well fertilized soil. 
Use a complete plant food. Grouping—Blue 
Lace Flower, Delphinium, Clarkia, Snapdragons 
and Candytuft. Varieties: Giant Imperial 
Blue, White, Lavender, Rose, Carmine, 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
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