



Chater’s Double Hollyhocks 
GLOBE AMARANTH, Gomphrena. 
Purplish-red, pink, white, and orange clover-like everlasting 
flowers; make showy beds; 1 foot; sow February to May. 
Se period 2 weeks. Purple; Orange; Mixed. 
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GODETIA, listed under Wildflowers, page 30. 
Gourds 
GOURDS: Quick vines or trailers, with grotesque or orna- 
namental fruits; sow March to June. Germination period 2 
weeks. 
Cultural Note: Sow in open, in warm, sandy soil. Do not 
water after they begin to bloom, else flowers may drop. For 
perfect shaped specimens, train vines on fence or trellis. 
Do not pick fruits until individual stems are brown and 
fingernail will not dent shell. After picking hang in an airy, 
dry place to cure. Large, hard-shelled varieties are usually 
serubbed and painted; small, colorful varieties wiped free of 
dust and given a light coating of varnish or shellac. 
LARGE FRUITED VARIETIES: 
Hird’s Nest, hour-glass shape. 
Calabash, or Penguin Gourd. 
Cave Man’s Club, medium-sized, knobby, stays dark green 
ac teeeOG, 
Dipper, used for dippers. 
Dish Cloth or Hath Sponge. 
Giant Bottle or Chinese Water Jug. 
Hercules Club, club-shaped, 2% feet long. 
Longissima, slender, 4-6 feet long; edible. 
Turk’s Turban, large striped squash. 
Large Sorts Mixed. Oz. 40c; %-oz. 25c; PkKts, 10c. 
SMALL-FRUITED VARIETIES: 
Apple Shaped, striped. 
Bottle, miniature variety. 
Crown of Thorns, finger-like projections. Pkt. 15c. 
Egg Shaped, white, fools hens. 
Flat, round, flat, striped green-and-white. 
Hand Grenade or Horned Cucumber. Pkt. 15c. 
Orange, color and shape, bright. 
Pear Shaped, mixed colors. 
Spoon, ball-shaped, long slender neck. 
Turk’s Cap, scarlet top, white bottom. 
Warted Varieties Mixed. 
Small Sorts Mixed. Oz. 45c; %-oz. 25c; Pkts. 10c. 
GYPSOPHILA elegans, Baby’s Breath. jip-sof’-ill-a. 
White, pink, or red, dainty flowers in airy clusters for mix- 
ing in bouquets; 2 feet; sow any time. Germination period 10 
to 14 days. Grandiflora Alba, white; Pink; Crimson. Pkts. 15c. 

14 ‘“'DEPENDABLE SEEDS AND BULBS SINCE 1907”! 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Per. 
Double, tinier flowers than the annual, ideal for bouquets E 
bushy plants; — 
8 feet; sow October to May. Germination period 2 weeks. © 
and mixing, all summer and fall on large, 
Double Snow White; Pacifica, pale pink, blooms earlier. 
Pkts. 25c. 
HELENIUM autumnale, Helen’s Flower. Per. hell-lee“enicunn 3 
Golden yellow, single daisy flowers with crimson zone and 
dark globular centers in Fall; 4 feet; 
March. Germination period 10 to 20 days. 
Pte be: 
HELIANTHUS, Sunflower. hee-li-an’-thus. 
Yellow, orange, bronze-red, large daisy flowers, showy for 
backgrounds; sow December to April. Germination period 
10 to 14 days. : 
Russian (10 feet), gigantic single, with edible seeds. Oz. 15c; 
Pkt Loe: 
Maroon Prince, large red, 4 feet. Pkt. 10e. 
Miniature (5 feet), small golden yellow. Oz. 35c; Pkt. 10c. 
Sun Gold, new. Improved Chrysanthemum-flowered (4 feet), 
large, fully-double golden flowers. 4-0z. 25c; Pkt. 10ce. 
HELIANTHUS angustifolius, Autumn Glory. Per. 
Golden yellow masses of bloom in Fall, from clusters of 
daisy flowers, with small dark centers; 5 to 7 feet; sow De- 
cember to March. Pkt. 15c. 7 
HELICHRYSUM, Strawflower. hell-i-cry’-sum. 
Yellows, pinks, reds and white, large, very double ever- 
lastings, showy in beds and backgrounds; 3 feet; sow October 
to May. Germination period 2 weeks. 
All Colors Mixed. %-oz. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 
OTHER EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
Sow in Spring Sow in Fall 
Physalis Lunaria Acroclinium Grasses 
Gomphrena Statice Catananche Xeranthemum 
Gypsophila paniculata Helichrysum 
HELIOTROPE. Per. 
Blue and purple shades, in fragrant clusters, easily grown; 
2 to 6 feet; sow February to May for bloom first year. Ger- 
mination period 3 weeks. 
King of the Blacks, deep purple. 
Madame Lederle, deep blue. 
Mammoth Mixed. Fkts. 15c. 
HERBS. See page 35. 
HEUCHERA, Coral Bells. Per. hew’-ker-a. 
Pink, rose, and red, tiny bell-like flowers in clusters, with 
attractive low foliage, for rockeries and bordérs in sun or 
partial shade; 1% to 2 feet; sow July to March. Brizoides, 
Riverton Gem. 
rose-pink. Sanguinea, coral-red. Hybrids, shades from pink to. 
crimson. Large Pkts. 35c; Small Pkts. 15ce. 
HONESTY. See Lunaria. 
HIBISCUS, Mallow Marvels. Per. hy-bis’-kus. 
Pink, red, white, large flowers, 6 inches across; the true 
herbaceous Hibiscus, quite hardy anywhere; 4 feet; sow 
February to May for bloom first season. Germination period 
2 to 4 weeks. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Hollyhocks 
HOLLYHOCK. Per. 
Pink. salmon, red, and yellow shades, in stately spikes ideal 
for backgrounds; 5 to 6 feet; sow February to August. Ger- 
mination period 3 weeks. 
Chater’s Double, Newport Pink, Rose, Salmon, 
Chamois, Scarlet, Yellow, Mixed. Pkts. 15c; 3 for 35c. 
Triumph Double Mixed, Pkt. lic. 
Single Mixed. Pkts. 10c. 
ANNUAL HOLLYHOCK 
Indian Spring, rose-pink shades; semi-double. Blooms in 6 | 
months, So may be grown as an annual. Pkt. 15c. 
HUNNEMANNIA fumariaefolia, Mexican Tulip Poppy. 
hun-n2e-man’-i-a. 
Bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers; 3 inches across on long io 
stems, keeping well when cut; 2 feet; sow November to April. — c 
Germination period 2 weeks. 
Sunlite, improved type. %-oz. 35c; Pkt. 15c. 
HYACINTH BEAN. See Dolichos. 
IBERIS gibraltarica, Perennial Candytuft. Per. 
‘Lilac, turning white, small flowers in clusters on spreading, _ 
sunny rockery perennial in spring; 8 inches; sow January to ~~ 
May. %-oz. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 
IPOMOEA. See Morning Glories. 
JOB’S TEARS. See Coix Lachrymae. 
JOHNNY -JUMP-UP. See under Viola. 
KALE, Ornamental. See Cabbage, Flowering. 
KOCHIA childsii, Summer Cypress. Koh’-ki-a. 
Bright green feathery ‘foliage, forming compact bushes 
quickly, that turn fiery red in Fall; 2 to 4 feet; sow January _ 
to June. Germination period 10 days. Oz. 35c: Pkt. 10c. 




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