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=CHIUM 
Prefers a poor, sunny soil, and will bloom in six weeks from an outdoor sowin 
Blue Bedder. 
A valuable dwarf, compact, 1-foot bedding plant, bearing purplish blue bell-flowers 
<“UPHORBIA 
ery showy, with ornamental foliage suitable for tall beds or mixed borders. Sow outdoors in April. 
wriegata. Pkt. 10c; Yoz. 20c: se 
=f : : ; 3 ; Woz. 20c; oz. 35c; Ib. $1 
mow-on-the-Mountain. Strong, 2-foot bushy plants with wide green leaves veined and margined with salves 
EXACUM 
Chis 1s an easily grown, fragrant annual pot-plant which will come to bloom in six months from seed. 
\ffine. 
Light green, neat bushy 8-inch plants are covered with 5-petaled light mauve- 
Affine atroczruleum. 
Similar to Affine, but with violet-blue flowers with golden stamens, 
FOUR-O'CLOCK. See Marvel of Peru. 
GAILLARDIA 
Blanket Flower. These provide a continual show of bright flowers from early summer until frost. 
Sow seed in April or May where the plants are to bloom. For Hardy Varieties see Perennial List. 
g and continue until frost. 
Pkt. 10c; Yoz. 25c; oz. 75c 
which last well when cut. 
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blue flowers with yellow stamens. 
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which contrast with the light green leaves. 
Indian Chief. ; Pkt. 10c; Woz. 25c; oz. 40c; Ib. $1.25 
Deep coppery scarlet single flowers with dark centers, on Jong stems for cutting, on bushy 12 to 15-inch plants. 
Lorenziana, Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 1{oz. 20c; 0z. 50c; Ib. $1.50; Ib. $4.50 
Bright, double ball-flowers in orange, yellow, red and rose shades. These 114-foot bedding plants 
freely produce the flowers from midsummer to frost, on fine stems. They stand drought well. 
GLOBE AMARANTH 
Gomphrena. A showy annual with clover-like heads from July until frost. Sow the seed outdoors in 
May in a sunny spot. Provides cut-flowers for bouquets and Everlasting Flowers for winter use. 
Dwarf Purple. P ‘ Unable to supply 
This is a dwarf strain freely produced on robust 6 to 8-inch plants, with strawy, clover-like, purple 
flower-heads. Fine in the dwarf border and rock-garden, but especially valuable for pot culture. 
Orange. Pkt. 10c; 14oz. 40c; oz. $1.15; 4 Ib. $3.50 
Flower-heads of burnt orange color which somewhat resemble ripe strawberries on plants about 12 inches high. 
Purplish Red. pe Pkt 1063334 02. 20e;,0z2 60¢; lb. $1.75 
This is the best-known and perhaps most popular variety. The clover-like heads on 1-foot plants are red-purple. 
Globe Amaranth, Mixed. ktm Ocst>40z3 20c; oz. 50c; '4Ib. $1.50 
Free-flowering 18-inch plants producing clover blooms of purple-red, pink, orange, and white striped violet. 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL 
Quite popular for roadstand sale. Climbers, growing 15 to 20 feet, with ornamental foliage and 
singularly shaped fruits. Sow after danger of frost m a warm, sandy, very well-drained location, 
When matured, dry and hard, clean the Gourds and give a light coating of varnish or shellac. 
SrralliVarietics. Each, pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; Ib. $1; Ib. $3 
I I i in I i inatl f colors and markings. 
Th th te ful, coming not only in various shapes but in interesting combinations o 
Jor pea a OS Bies lowe neneeshaped with yellow top and green bottom; Bottle—green mottled, bottle- 
shaped; Egg—white egg-shaped - Flat Striped—flat, round, green-and-white striped; Horned Cucumber— 
spined oval-shaped: Orange—like an orange; Pear—various green, white and yellow stripings; Turk’s Turban 
—contrasting bright colors; Warted—various shapes and colors. ; ri ah a 
ieti ; Yyoz. 15c; oz. 45c; Se Tle riley. 
Other Small Varieties. : Each, pkt. 10c; 140z ; see ; Lb... 
Holy Crown sores of Thorns), sometimes called Odd Finger Gourd; Spoon—orange-colored, ball-shaped with 
long slender neck. 
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SialliVaricticn Mixed: Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4b. 85c; Ib. $2.50 
5 2 lioz. of each for $1.25; oz. of each, $3 
Roadsid llection. j . 7402. 0 , 
Made eee ice ee SC RRNPEE 10 small varieties listed above (not including Spoon and Holy Crown). 
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Gourds, 
Small Varieties 


Euphorbia variegata 
Gaillardia Lorenziana, Double 
Gaillardia, Indian Chief 
Giobe Amaranth 
