* GAZANIA HYBRID BLEND—erk(w)(8)9. Here 1s con- 
tinuous, all summer brightness that fears neither drought 
nor burning sun. Green foliage rosettes, cottony below, are 
dominated by big daisies that vary from lemon to deepest 
orange, even at times with red approaches. Usually the 
blossoms are zoned with a precisely serrated banding of 
red-brown or of blue-black. In the garden Gazania handles 
as an easy, showy annual, but it makes a superb pot plant, 
too. erk(w)(8)9. Fine blend. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 650c. 
2 GAZANIA PINNATA FLAME—w. A rare form. Rich 
flowers that may be scarlet, carmine or Morocco red, usually 
brown ringed. Pot culture. 6 seeds for 25c. 
3 GEISSORHIZA SPLENDIDISSIMA — erk(3)10. Unique 
South African bulbs with. rather Freesia-like flowers of 
blue-violet. Give Ixia handling. Pkt. 165c. 
6 GENISTA CANARIENSIS—w. Handsome, fragrant yellow 
flowers. Pot plant, North. The Genista of the florist, but 
botanically a Cytisus. Pkt. 15c. 
5 GENISTA FALCATA—k(2)30. Low dense shrub that bears 
racemes of golden pea-flowers. Hardy with protection im 
the middle states. Pkt. 15c. 
1 GENISTA HARDY DOUBLE GOLDEN—An altogether 
desirable low hardy plant, to about 12 inches, carrying massed 
double golden flowers over a long period in late spring. 
Exceedingly showy. Excellent, bright green foliage through- 
out season. Plants, each 50c; 8 for $1.40. 
THE FRINGED GENTIAN — Gentiana 
crinita — *rnstyt(3-4)25. Flowers of ex- 
quisite charm, with deeply fringed petals 
in misty sky blue to indigo. Late autumn 
or early winter sowings are best, though 
early spring sowings will often give 
adequate results. Does not transplant well, 
except when small. Jllustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 20c; 8 pkts. for 50c. 

1 THE GENTIANS 
Gentian for blue, blue for Gentian, almost the words are 
interchangeable. Nor are Gentians unduly difficult, no reason 
at all why every rock garden, every hardy perennial border, 
should not be jeweled with them. Mostly they like cool, deep 
soil, but by mulching about them with straw or leaves it is 
easy enough to keep soil temperatures low. ‘kt’? culture. 
ACAULIS—The low, wide plants carry rich blue trumpets 
of rather startling size. 7 inches. Early blooming. Pkt. 20c; 
1/32 oz. 40c. ANDREWSI—(3-4)20. A handsome plant when 
well grown. Serried clusters of flowers like sealed vases, all 
in brilliant, vitreous blue. Pkt. 20c; Plants, each 45c. 
ANDREWSI WHITE—Like last, but pure white. Pkt. 20c. 
Plants, each 50c. ASCLEPIADEA—(2)12. The Willow 
Gentian of Italy. Sheafs of lithe stems are loaded with little 
sapphire trumpets. Pkt. 20c. CALYCOSA—(8)12. Pretty 
flowers of dark blue with olive green dots. Water this one 
freely in drought. Pkt. 20c. CRUCIATA—(3)10. Excellent 
bedding Gentian. Small to medium sized dark blue flowers 
in cross-like placements. Profuse bloomer. Pkt. 165c. 
DAHURICA—(8)14. A really fine Gentian, and one of fairly 
easy culture. Beautiful dark blue blossoms. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 
50c. Plants, each 60c. FARRERI—(3)7. Chinese species 
with upfacing flower-trumpets of Cambridge blue, white in 
the throat. A delight. Pkt. 25c. GRACILEPES—(8)12. This 
desirable species with handsome indigo flowers, comes from 
the Chinese province of Kansu. Pkt. 20c. HASCOMBIENSIS 
—(2-3)8. This English hybrid is a long and free producer 
of big and beautiful blossoms in mid-blue with white dots. 
Makes fine large plants. Pkt. 20c. KIRISHIMA—(4)5. Per- 
haps the most desirable autumn-flowering Gentian for the 
rock garden. Exceedingly free-blooming, the plants are little 
rugs of packed, upfacing trumpets in richest blue. A rare 
delight. Pkt. 35e. LAGODECHIANA—(38-4)8. In bloom for 
months, charming blossoms that are wide-lobed, luxuriant 
bells of deepest indigo. Jllustrated page 18. Pkt. 20c; 
8 pkts. for 50c. LUTEA—(3)36. Towering stems bear tiers 
of clustered star-trumpets in good, clear yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
ORNATA—(38)6. This pretty Gentian from hills of Nepal 
bears many upfacing flower-bells of indigo blue, each with 
a white throat. Pkt. 25c. PHLOGIFOLIA—A Gentian that 
will thrive in any garden that gives it the barest chance to 
grow, succeeding under a wide range of varied conditions. 
Usually considered a rock garden species, and indeed excellent 
for that purpose, it yet grows with such ease that it may be 
freely used for bedding. Medium size flowers of deep blue 
are produced in great abufdance. Pkt. 20c; 1/32 oz. 40c. 
Plants, each 40c; 8 for $1.10. 

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PNEUMONANTHE—(3-4)8. Excellent late-flowered Gentian 
with many narrow, upfacing trumpets of dark blue. Pkt. 20c. 
PORPHYRIO—(4)12. No Gentian is lovelier than this one, 
the rare autumn glory of a few far-scattered, wild and barren 
places, Upfacing blossoms of purest ultramarine, dotted olive. 
Small plants, each 50c. Jllustrated page 58. SCABRA 
BUERGERI — (8-5)16. Garland Gentian. 
This is a good one, big five-lobed bells in 
a fine, deep blue, grouped and scattered 
along the several out-spraying stems. In 
bloom through September and October. 
Illustrated opposite. Pkt. 25c. SCEP- 
TRUM — (3)86. Terminal, campanulate 
flowers of deep blue, dotted yellow within. 
It can be spectacular when happy and well- 
established. Pkt. 20c. SEPTEMFIDA — 
(2-8)9. Definitely one of the better garden 
Gentians, richly blue, free-blooming, ex- 
ceedingly beautiful, and relatively easy 
to grow. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. SIK- 
~ KIMENSIS—(3)9. Pretty Himalayan mat- 
former, bearing many white-throated blue- 
bells. Pkt. 20c. STYLOPHORA—(3)40. A 
tall and stately species from borders of 
; Tibet that bears many large flowers of soft 
straw yellow. Pkt. 15¢e. TRICHOTOMA—(8)16. Erect 
perennial bearing pretty flowers in clusters of three. Varies 
from blue-hinting white, to deep blue. Pkt. 20c. OFFER 
85A56—One pkt. each of the above for $4.00. 

1 TRUE or HARDY GERANIUM 
They yield long display of handsome bloom, wintering 
without any difficulty well north, and give a pleasant touch 
to the rock garden, or the border. All will stand full sun, 
but all are reasonably shade-tolerant. Please don’t confuse 
them with the frost-tender bedding or pot plants that the 
florist calls ‘‘Geraniums,” for those are really Pelargoniums. 
The true Geraniums are winter-hardy outdoor perennials. 
BLUE BEAUTY—(2-3)20. Rounded, bushy plants are mantled 
with big blue-lavender blossoms from June into August. A 
desirable, garden-effective hardy perennial. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. 
for 50c. Plants, each 75c. ENDRESSI—(2-3)18. Delightful 
rosy pink flowers of medium size. A long-bloomer from the 
Pyrenees. Pkt. 25c. GRANDIFLORUM—(3)14. Fine, big 
flowers of blue-lavender, veined purple, and usually with 
white eye. Pkt. 25c. Young plants, each 50c. MACULATUM 
—(2)25. Attractive flowers that vary from mauve rose to 
lavender. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c:. WALLICHIANUM—(4)6. 
Low, decumbent species, Himalayan, with particularly large 
flowers of imperial violet. Pkt. 20c. NEPALENSE—(2)10. 
Decumbent species from the Himalayas with medium-sized 
flowers of rose purple. Desirable in the rock garden. Pkt. 
25e. SANGUINEUM—Here is long and gorgeous blossoming 
in a tone not far from blood red, but it varies greatly and 
pleasingly in height, season, and color. Foliage becomes glow- 
ing red in autumn. IJllustrated page 29. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 
40c. Plants, strong divisions, each 40c; 8 for $1.10; 10 for 
$3.25. PRATENSE MIXED—(3)25. An attractive species, 
mostly with blue-violet flowers, but always giving some 
seedlings in pure white, and usually a few in white, splashed 
with blue. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. OFFER &86A56—One 
pkt. each of the above for $1.25. 
GERANIUM HARDY BLEND—The above, with others, all 
shade-tolerant. Pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
GERANIUM OLD ORCHARD-—Splendid variety of the 
Maculatum section with round, large flowers of clearest 
lavender. 25 inches. Plants, each 60c. 
GERANIUM LANCASTER—Rock garden plant of rare charm. 
Low mats set with flowers of purest pink, veined rose. The 
Walney variety of Sanguineum. Plants, each 75c. 
GERANIUM AVALON JEWEL—Another fine mutant of 
Sanguineum, right for the rock garden. Wide, low foliage 
plaques, blossoms that glow in purple fire. Plants, each 60c. 
One man may pull ten thousand, but ten thousand 
cannot always pull one man. 
2 GERBERIA JAMESONI HYBRIDS—k(w). Transvaal 
Daisy. Big and graceful daisy-flowers of many bright hues 
and blending tones, salmon, orange, apricot, yellow, coral, 
pink, rose and scarlet. Often four inches across. North, 
usually grown as a house or conservatory plant, or plunged 
in the garden in summer, and wintered in a light cellar. 
15 seeds for 15c; 50 seeds for 40c; 100 for 75c. 
