GERANIUM .- Crane’s-bill 
Those offered are very interesting plants for growing on the margins of 
sunny borders or in the rock garden. 
Culture. Ordinary light or medium soil and a sunny position will suit 
these plants admirably. They should be grown in groups on the margins 
of borders or in the rockery. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 12 inches 
apart. Once established do not disturb, then they will grow and flower 
with great freedom, and produce a pretty effect the entire summer. 
*Grandiflorum Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A lovely deep blue variety about 20 inches high. For shady places in the 
rock garden or at the base of shrubs. 
*Ganpuineur Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Attractive foliage and bright crimson flowers all summer. 18 inches. 
GERBERA - Transvaal Daisy 
Lovely tender perennials. Their brilliant sunlike flowers are produced on 
leafless stems ubout 18 inches high all summer. 
Culture. Grow in full sun, prefer a moist, peaty loam and should be 
protected very carefully during winter in cold regions. They may also 
be potted up in fall and will continue blooming indoors. In temperate 
sections of the country they only require a light protection. Plant in 
spring only, 6 inches apart. 
Jamesoni Giant Hybrids Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
A lovely mixture of brilliant orange, pink and yellow shadings; in pots. 
Available in spring only. 
GEUM - Avens 
They belong among the number one hardy garden flowers. Neat in habit, 
non-crowding, excellent foliage effect when not in bloom. Such virtues 
along with their charming flowers all help to make them popular. In the 
foreground of the hardy border they look their best. Fire Opal, Lady 
§ A Stratheden, and Rijnstroom, all recently introduced, are excellent and 
Geranium Grandiflorum quite hardy, although for very cold sections of the country we would 
suggest Potentillas be used in their place. They, as the Geums, are noted 
for their fine foliage and good habit when not in bloom. 

GAURA Culture. All succeed A good, ordinary soil eeOny borders. They, how- 
. s 5 ever, require plenty of moisture in summer. Best grown in groups. Plant 
Lindheimeri Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 in autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart. If planted in fall it is well to 
Very useful and graceful plant for cutting. Its 2-ft. stems carry many protect them carefully for the winter. 
rosy white flowers gracefully spaced. It is in bloom from early summer 3 
until stopped by frost, excellent in the foreground of the perennial bor- Coccineum, Mrs. Bradshaw Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
der or just as a clump in the cut-flower garden. A splendid variety, with large, double flowers of a fiery orange-red, 
blooming nearly all summer. Grand for cutting. 
- Lady Stratheden Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Geum, Rijnstroom A new introducticn of great merit. Rich golden yellow blossoms, coun- 
terpart of Mrs. Bradshaw. Also a splendid cut flower. 
Fire Opal Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Dazzling orange-scarlet with rich orange sheen. The flowers are often 
three inches across on two-foot stems, abundantly produced from May 
to end of October. Very hardy and strong grower, excellent foliage. 
Should be in all gardens. 
Rijnstroom Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Brilliant coppery orange flowers, often 3 to 314 inches across on 2-ft. 
stems from May unti! October. Splendid foliage. This variety is one of 
the best new Geums. It should be in every garden. 
Dolly North Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
The rich orange flowers in great profusion make this one of the good 
varieties. The flowers are somewhat smaller but the effect gained by 
their greater number make this an outstanding garden subject. It is 
at its best in June and July and grows 1% to 2 feet high. 
Red Wings Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Brilliant strawberry-red with bright yellow anthers, Red Wings is dis- 
tinct. It is at its best in June and July but flowers intermittently through- 
out the summer. Grows 2 feet high and foliage is rich dark green at all 
times. 
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