

Gourds 
Double Hollyhock 

Ornamental Gourds 
These are easily grown from seed, the vines 
trained over a fence or trellis. The ripe fruits 
are used as ornaments. 
Small-Fruiting Varieties, Mixed. The fruits 
vary greatly in shape and color, but all are of 
the small-growing type now so popular shown 
in bowls and baskets in the home. We have a 
specially fine strain of these very popular 
gourds. In this mixture you will find some 
thrifty varieties, both smooth and _ warted. 
Directions for growing and preserving Gourds 
are sent with every package. 
Pkg. 15¢; 2 oz. 30c; oz. 50¢ 
Large-Fruiting Varieties, Mixed. A mixture 
containing such well known large kinds as 
Dipper, Pipe, Dish-rag, Hercules’ Club, Cala- 
bash, etc. Pkg. 10¢; 12 oz. 25c; oz. 40¢ 
Gypsophila 
(Baby’s Breath) 
The delicate, mist-like sprays are used for 
mixing with other flowers in bouquets and 
vases. Plants grow readily and bloom freely. 
Elegans grandiflora alba, London Market 
Strain. A new strain of the always popular 
annual Baby’s Breath. The flowers, which are 
pure white, are the largest of any annual Gyp- 
sophila. It makes a remarkably fine flower for 
cutting and will be found useful in many ways. 
Make sowings of seed during the spring and 
early summer. Height 2 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; oz. 25¢; 14 Ib. 75¢ 
Elegans rosea. Soft pink. Pkg. 10c 
Elegans carminea. Carmine-rose. 
Pkg. 10c 
PANICULATA. White flowers that are fine 
for winter bouquets when dried. A _ favorite 
hardy perennial. Height 2 feet. 
Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 25¢ 
PANICULATA FL.-PL. (New Double Snow- 
White.) Early to flower; much better than 
older varieties. Splendid for cutting, 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c¢ 
PACIFICA. Flowers pronounced pink. Blooms 
later than the preceding varieties. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 75c 
Gilia 
Capitata (Queen Anne’s Thimble). A very 
graceful annual growing about 2 feet high, 
with fine, feathery foliage, and bearing freely 
over a long season, globular heads, about 1 inch 
across, of rich lovender-blue flowers which last 
well when cut and retain their lovely color 
when dried. Pkg. 10c; 1/4 oz. 25c¢ 
Micrantha, Fairy Stars. Very attractive tiny 
starlike flowers in pastel shades borne abun- 
dantly on plants 12 inches tall. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
Godetia - Satin Flower 
These very attractive annuals, with their 
wide-open, satiny-petaled flowers and_ their 
wealth of brilliant color, deserve a prominent 
place in your garden. They will grow in poor 
and sandy soil and in partial shade, or you can 
grow them in pots for winter house flowers. 
Both the single and double flowering kinds 
come ina splendid mixture of colors, including 
rose and white, dark crimson, fiery red, brilliant 
rose, and bright pink. Usually a deep blotch of 
color is found near the center, as if painted 
upon the petals. Blooms summer and fall. 
Tall Double, Mixed. The double, brilliantly 
colored flowers are borne profusely on plants 
2 feet high. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 25c 
Dwarf Double Azalea-Flowered, Mixed 
Colors. Azalea-like, satiny, single flowers, 
splendid for beds and borders. Height 1 foot. 
Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 25c¢ 
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Helianthus - Sunflower 
These annual Sunflowers are charming when 
grouped in mixed flower borders, and are used 
extensively as cut tlowers as they come into 
bloom early in the summer and keep on flow- 
ering until cut down by hard frost. Sow in a 
sunny spot early in the spring, 
Double Chrysanthemum-Flowered. Rich 
golden yellow, double flower that looks like a 
dahlia or chrysanthemum. Height 3 to 4 feet. 
Pkg. 10¢; 14 oz. 25c¢ 
Grevillea - Silk Oak 
Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful dec- 
orative plant with fern-like foliage, making it 
excellent for table decoration. Easily raised 
from seed, producing good sized plants in a 
short time. Hardy in Florida and California, 
where it is popular as an ornamental tree. 
Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 45c 
Heuchera - Coralbells 
SANGUINEA. An exceptionally good plant 
for the rock garden or for bordering beds. It is 
dwarf, compact, bushy, and very easily grown. 
Graceful spikes of coral-red flowers during 
July and August; stems 2 feet high. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 85c 
SPITFIRE. Large, rich scarlet flowers on 
strong, wiry stems 2 feet high. Blooms in July 
and August. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 85c 
Giant-Flowering Hibiscus 
(Marshmallow; Rosemallow) 
These hardy perennial Mallows bear some of 
the largest flowers of any of our perennials, 
and make a gorgeous display from early in 
July until late in the autumn. The flowers 
resemble the single hollyhock in form, but are 
larger, often measuring 10 inches across. 
Mixed. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45¢ 
Helichrysum - Strawfiower 
Mixed. These, the most showy of the Ever- 
lastings, are not only useful as dried flowers 
for winter decoration in the house, but make 
splendid beds and borders in the garden dur- 
ing the summer. For early flowers, start the 
seed indoors in March or sow outdoors as soon 
as the ground has warmed up. The plants 
require about | foot of space. Cut the blooms 
before they open, and hang them by the stem 
to dry. A brilliant mixture of colors. 
Pkg. 10¢c; 1%4 oz. 25¢; 12 oz. 40¢ 
Heliotrope - Cherry Pie 
A. half-hardy perennial that flowers during 
the whole season and whose flowers and foliage 
are deliciously fragrant. Splendid bedding 
plant, or can be trained as a greenhouse 
climber. Seed sown indoors early will produce 
blooming plants for bedding and pot plants for 
winter house decoration. Can also be sown 
outside in May. 
Hortense. Delightfully fragrant, violet-blue 
flowers in large umbels on long, strong stems. 
Grows 2 feet high. In our Fairport Trial Grounds 
it was one of the most popular annual flowers 
that we had growing. Pkg. 25¢ 
Hesperis - Sweet Rocket 
MATRONALIS, MIXED. They resemble 
Stocks. Colors white, lilac, purple, and various 
shades. Plants grow about 3 feet high. Blooms 
in July. Pkg. 15c; 14 oz. 40c¢ 
GIANT HOLLYHOCKS 
These real old-fashioned, hardy plants are a 
necessary part of every perennial garden. Noth- 
ing is more effective than a mass of Hollyhocks 
blooming in the back of the hardy border. 
Massed in fence corners or distributed among 
the shrubbery, no other plant produces such 
showy effects. Give them plenty of water, an 
occasional dressing of manure, and slight pro- 
tection during winter. Height 6 feet. 
vibecon FAMOUS DOUBLE VARIE- 
Pink White 
Yellow Scarlet 
Deep Rose Salmon 
Maroon 
Each of above: Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 45c¢ 
Collection: One package each of the above— 
7 colors for 50c. 
Double Mixed. A splendid mixture of all the 
above colors. Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 35c 
IMPERATOR. Elegantly frilled and fringed 
petaled flower often 5 inches in diameter. In 
the center is a 2-inch, double rosette. It comes 
in rose, salmon, cerise, red, yellow and cream. 
These colors in mixture. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 55¢ 
Single-Flowering, Mixed Colors. 
Pkg. 10c; large pkg. 45c 
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