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BIRD OF PARADISE FLOWER 
POINCIANA GILLIESI—Easily raised. The flowers resemble 
a gaudy colored humming bird and appear in May and June. 
Fine house plant. Not hardy north of St. Louis. See also 
Strelitzia. T. pkt. 15c; oz. $1.40. 
BRACHYCOME—SWAN RIVER DAISY 
A profuse flowering annual with blue flowers an inch 
across, resembling those of cineraria, suitable for pot cul- 
ture, edgings and small beds. In bloom from June to October. 
Height 12 inches. 
Sow the seed from February to May or in the Fall under 
glass to get bloom in April and May. Heat and drought re- 
sisting plant, doing well in even very poor soil. Annual. 
MIXED. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
BRIZA MAXIMA—QUACKING GRASS 
An annual grass, valuable for bouquets, either fresh or 
dried. The heart shaped seeds are constantly in motion. Of 
the same value as Gypsophyla. Blooms in June to Septem- 
ber. Height 15 inches. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 40c. 
BOCCONIA CORDATA—PLUME POPPY 
Very showy and quite unlike the regular poppy in that 
the flowers are small, creamy white and are borne on long 
stems quite above the massive foliage, frem May to July. 
Height 6 feet. The seed germinates slowly. Oz. 70c; % oz. 
15c; T. pkt. 10c. 

Cactus 
CEPHALOCEREUS SENILIS—Old man cactus. 
ered with long gray hair-like spines. 
ECHINOCACTUS M. POTOSINA—Bishop’s Cap cactus. 
CEREUS MARGINATUS—Pillar-like, ribbed, thick set with spikes 
that resemble pearls. 
ECHINOCACTUS SAGLINIONIS—A variety much in demand. Dark 
green body, spines red. 
MAMILLARIA BOCASANA—Very odd, easily raised, very popular. 
50 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 35c; 1,000 seeds $2.25. 
MAMILLARIA E. STELLA-AURATA—Gold Star gly a popular 
variety. 50 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 35c; 1,000 seeds $2.75. 
TIGER CACTUS—ALOE VARIEGATA—Fan- like growth, wide fleshy 
leaves, striped like a zebra. A self selling plant. Immensely popu- 
lar in Hurope as a house plant. Plants of good size can be raised in 
nine months from seed. 
CACTUS CHOICEST MIXED—The choicest of Cereus in- 
cluding night blooming Cereus, Echinocactus and Mammil- 
laria cactuses in many forms. No Opuntias or other common 
sorts. Our seed will produce plants of shapely growth and 
moderate size, something that is readily saleable. The three 
groups of cactus have seed that germinates readily in from 
2 to 3 weeks from date of sowing. The seedlings must be 
transplanted as soon as large enough to handle. Cactus is 
raised from seed about the same as directed for begonia only 
during winter cactus must be watered very sparingly, must 
be in containers provided with PERFECT drainage and the 
soil for cactus must be half sharp clean sand and half what- 
ever good soil is handy. 650 seeds 20c; 100 seeds 35c; 1,000 
seeds $3.00. 
For more succulents see Euphorbia and Mesembryanthe- 
mum. 
Globe shaped, cov- 
DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 
BORONIA MEGASTIGMA 
Highly valuable pot plant easily and inexpensively raised 
producing attractive flowers, maroon-purple outside, yellow 
within. Foliage resembles that of Asparagus Sprengheri and 
this foliage is so fragrant that one plant will perfume a whole 
room. At present little known on this side but highly pop- 
ular in Europe. 
and should be pinched back in order to produce nice bushy 
plants. Water sparingly during winter. Blooms all winter. 
Tender perennial. Height 2-3 ft. 
CALLIOPSIS Free flowering half hardy annuals of the 
easiest culture, doing well in sunny posi- 
tion, excellent for cutting and massing. Sow where they are 
to stand, thin out to nine inches apart. By keeping the old 
flowers cut off the plants will bloom until frost. 
CALLIOPSIS DWARF MIXED—Height 12 in. 
CALLIOPSIS TALL MIXED—Height 3 ft. 
ANY OF THE ABOVE—T. pkt. 5c; oz. 15c; Ib. $2.00. 

CALLIOPSIS DAZZLER—Extra large, single 
maroon-red, 
flowers with a golden yellow border produced in greatest 
profusion from April till frost. 
Annual. Height 10 in. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
CALLIOPSIS THE GARNET—Compact growing plants cov- 
ered with large deep, bright scarlet single flowers from April 
to frost. Height 10 in. Annual. T. pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 20c. 
CALLIOPSIS—Garnet and Dazzler are an entirely new race, 
different from the old type of Calliopsis. Flowers twice as 
large, plants compact and very dwarf, covered with bloom of 
such beauty and brilliance that no flower lover will leave 
your place without buying if he will see the plants in bloom. 
CALLIOPSIS GOLD CREST 
In a test planting of New York Florists Club of 267 new 
flowers Gold Crest received the highest mark, namely excel- 
lent. Flowers of mammoth size, semi-double, golden yellow 
with a reddish brown zone. Height 20 inches. Annual. T. 
pkt. 10c; oz. 60c. 
ANTIRRHINUM ST. GEORGE and ROYAL ROSB are very out- 
standing. If you grow plants for spring sales, include these two 
Snapdragons in the line of plants you are now growing. 
popular on account of color. 
unusual bronze shade. 
BECAUSE OF THE WAR 
It is impossible to secure choice stocks of some flower 
seeds that must be raised by experts to be of the required 
quality. These choice stocks we used to get mainly from 
Germany. The war cut us off from this source of supply. 
We have left the description of such items in the catalog 
but where we do not quote the price it means that at present 
we do not have seed on hand and may not have for the 
duration of the war. 
WE FILL ALL SEED ORDERS THE SAME 
DAY AS RECEIVED 
Immensely 
One a brilliant rose, the other a most 
Requires sandy soil, carnation temperature 
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