
Geum, Mrs. Bradshaw 
Gerberas 

Gaillardia, Double 
ECHINOPS ritro, Globe Thistle. Per. ek’-i-nops. 
Violet-blue, globular, prickly heads, strikirg in flower ar- 
rangements either fresh or dried; 5 feet; sow March to 
July.) PEt Sib: 
ENGLISH DAISY. See Bellis. 
ERYNGIUM amethystinum, Sea Holly. Per. er-rin’-ji-um. 
Amethyist blue, interesting prickly flower-heads; 5 feet; 
sow March to September. Pkt. 15c. 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA, California Poppy. See Wildflowers, page 28. 
EUPHORBIA heterophylla, Annual Poinsettia. you-for’-bi-a. 
Showy orange-red bracts (as in the Perennial Poinsettia) 
make this an interesting summer and fall bedding annual; 
8 feet: sow March to June. Germination period 10 days. 
Pkt. 10, 
EUPHORBIA variegata, Snow on the Mountain. 
Ornamental foliage annual, with distinct white and green 
leaves, for beds or mixed bouquets; sow Mareh to June. 
Germination period 2 to 3 weeks. Pkt. 10e. 
EXACUM affine. eks’-a-cum. 
Bright pure blue flowers with golden stamens; light green 
foliage. thick and wavy: a fragrant and charming pot plant 
flowering all summer from December to March sowings: 8 
inches. Use two plants to a pot, and rich soil mixed with 
leaf-mold; give plevty of light ard air. Pkt. 35c. 
FELICIA bergeriana, Kingfisher Daisy. fe-liss’-i-a. 
Sky-blue daisy-like flowers on low 6-ineh free flowering 
plants for edgings and rockery; an “annual Agathea’”’: sow 
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Iebruary to June, Germination period 38 weeks. PKt. 25c. 
FEVERFEW. See Matricaria capensis. 
FLAG OF SPAIN VINE. See Mina lobata. 
FOREGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis. 
FOUR O’CLOCK, Mirabilis; Marvel of Peru. Per. 
Red, pink, white, yellow flowers opening in afternoon, on 
bushy plants; may be grown as annual; sow October to 
April. Germination period 2 weeks. 
Dwarf Mixed, 1 foot. 
Tall Mixed, 21% feet. Oz. 35c; Pkts. 10e. 
FOXGLOVE. See Digitalis. 
Gaillardia 
GAILLARDIA grandiflora. Per. gay-lar’-di-a. 
Red and yellow, very large daisies, blooming all summer 
and fall; 3 feet; sow September to April. 
Burgundy, deep all-red. 
Dazzler, yellow with maroon center. 
Goblin (dwarf; 1 foot), yellow, red border. 
Portola Hybrids, semi-double orange-and-red. 
Tangerine, unusual new shade: copper-orange. Pkts. 15¢ 
and 25c. 
GAILLARDIA, Annual Blanket Flower. 
Annual Gaillardia gives you at least six months of bloom. 
Red, yellow and red-and-yellow large, profuse-blooming 
daisies; 2 feet; sow January to April. Germination period 
2 to 2 weeks. 
Indian Chief, Bronzy-red. 
Picta, Single Mixed. 
Lorenziana, Double Mixed, lovely. %-oz 40ce. Pkt. 10c. 
GAZANIA splendens hybrida grandiflora. Per. 
African Border Daisy. ga-zay’-ni-a. 
Bronze, red, orange, yellow, cream, and white, showy, long- 
stemmed daisy-flowers with brown or yellow spots about 
the centers, on low-foliaged edging or bedding plants: sow 
September to March for bloom first summer. New Hybrids 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
GERANIUM zonale. 
3rilliant orange, red, salmon, pink. and white single flowers 
in large heads on somewhat tender plant for bedding and 
pots: sow April to July. Germination period 30 to 40 days. 
Large-flowered Mixed. Fkt. 25c. 
GERBERA jamesoni, Transvaal Daisy. Per. ger’-ber-a. 
Almost every conceivable shade except blue and purple is 
found in these long-stemmed, large-flowered African Daisies 
for beds and bouquets requiring warm, well-drained soil: 
2 feet; sow any time. Keep crown above soil surface, Germ- 
ination period 2 weeks. New Giant Mixture. Fkt. 25c. 
GILIA coronopifolia, Texas Plume. Bien. gill’-ia. 
Vivid scarlet tubular flowers all summer and fall, on tall, 
Slender plants, with Cypress-like foliage; 3 feet; sow Sep- 
tember to January for bloom the following summer. Pkt. 15¢ 

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