CAMP EEC SEED] STORE, 

Gourds 
GOURDS: Quick vines or trailers, with grotesque or orna- 
pe ontal 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 
scrubbed and painted; small, colorful varieties wiped free of 
dust and given a light coating of varnish or shellac. 
LARGE FRUITED VARIETIES: 
Bird’s Nest, hour-glass shape. 
Calabash, or Penguin Gourd. 
Cave Man’s Club, medium-sized, knobby, stays dark green 
Pkt. ukie: 
Dipper, used for dippers. 
Dish Cloth or Eath 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; Pkts. 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 coiors. 
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. PkKts. 15c. 
GYPSOPHILA paniculata. Per. 
Double, tinier flowers than the annual, ideal for bouquets 
and mixing, all summer and fall on large, bushy plants; 
8 feet; sow October to May. Germination period 2 weeks. 
Double Snow White; Pacifica, pale pink, blooms earlier. 
Pkts.#25¢. 
HELENIUM autumnale, Helen’s Flower. Per. hell-lee’-ni-um. 
Golden yellow, single daisy flowers with crimson zone and 
dark globular centers in Fall; 4 feet; sow November to 
March. Germination period 10 to 20 days. Riverton Gem. 
Pkt pe. 
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. 1ic; 
Pieetve: 
Maroon Prince, large red, 4 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Miniature (5 feet), small golden yellow. Oz. 35c; Pkt. 10e. 
Sun Gold, new. Improved Chrysanthemum-flowered (4 feet), 
large, fully-double golden flowers. 4-0z. 25c; Pkt. 10c. 

Helichrysum (Strawflower) 

PASADENA, 
CALIFORNIA 


Chater’s Double Hollyhocks 
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. 
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. %-o0z. 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. 
Mammoth Mixed. FkKts. 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 borders in sun or 
partial shade; 1% to 2 feet; sow July to March. Sanguinea, 
coral red. Hybrids, shades from pink to crimson. Large Pkts. 
oon pial Rkts: Le; 
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, 
Chamois, Scarlet, Yellow, White, Mixed. 
Triumph Double Mixed, Pkt. 15c. 
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. 
Salmon, 
Pkts. 
Crimson, 
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