GEUM - Avens 
They belong among the number one hardy garden flowers. Neat in habit, 
non-crowding, excellent foliage effect when not in bloom. Such virtues 
along with their charming flowers all help to make them popular. In the 
foreground of the hardy border they look their best. Fire Opal, Lady 
Stratheden, and Rijnstroom, all recently introduced, are excellent and 
quite hardy, although for very cold sections of the country we would 
suggest Potentillas be used in their place. They, as the Geums, are noted 
for their fine foliage and good habit when not in bloom. 
Culture. All succeed in good, ordinary soil in sunny borders. They, how- 
ever, require plenty of moisture in summer. Best grown in groups. Plant 
in autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart. If planted in fall it is well to 
protect them carefully for the winter. 
Coccineum, Mrs. Bradshaw Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A splendid variety, with large, double flowers of a fiery orange-red, 
blooming nearly all summer. Grand for cutting. 
Fire Opal Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Dazzling orange-scarlet with rich orange sheen. The flowers are often 
three inches across on two-foot stems, abundantly produced from May 
to end of October. Very hardy and strong grower, excellent foliage. 
An all-round fine garden plant. 
Lady Stratheden Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A new introduction of great merit. Rich golden yellow blossoms, coun- 
terpart of Mrs, Bradshaw. Also a splendid cut flower. 
Red Wings Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Brilliant strawberry-red with bright yellow anthers, Red Wings is dis- 
tinct. It is at its best in June and July but flowers intermittently through- 
out the summer. Grows 2 feet high and foliage is rich dark green at all 
times, and very hardy. 
Rijnstroom Sold out for this season 
Brilliant coppery orange flowers, often 3 to 314 inches across on 2-ft. 
stems from May until October. Splendid foliage. This variety is one of 
the best new Geums. It is very hardy, and ornamental because of its 
fine foliage. 
GYPSOPHILA - Chalk-Plant; Baby’s Breath . 
They are remarkable for their numerous feathery panicles of small, 
starry, white or pink flowers borne in profusion on threadlike stalks dur- 
ing early summer. The flowers are highly prized for cutting. 
Culture. Gypsophilas will succeed in any well-drained and not too heavy 
soil, They are very partial to lime, and it is well to mix some lime with 

Gerberas, Jamesoni Giant Hybrids the soil before planting. A sunny position is essential. Plant all fully two 
feet apart; Repens 8 inches apart. Plant in autumn or early spring. 
. Bristol Fairy Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
Geum, Fire Opal Bristol Fairy produces large panicles of double, white flowers, in which 
the individual blossom is quite large, and of the purest white. It also 
flowers continuously throughout the summer. A No. 1 plant for cut 
flowers. 
Paniculata compacta Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
When in bloom in August and September it forms a symmetrical mass 
2 to 3 feet in height and as much through, of minute white flowers hay- 
ing a beautiful gauzelike appearance. 
Paniculata flora plena Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A light and grateful cut flower, compatible with all others, no matter 
of what shape or color; masses of minute double white flowers. Lovely 
for cutting and this is the variety best suited for drying. Its feathery 
blooms are most valuable under winter bouquets. 
Repens Bodgeri Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A dwarf double white flowering Gypsophila, reaching a height of about 
2 feet. It blooms at least 2 weeks earlier than any other double-flower- 
ing form, very desirable for the smaller garden, excellent for cutting. 
Repens, Rosy Veil Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A new dwarf pink double-flowering Gypsophila. Established plants reach 
a height of 2 feet and bloom in summer and fall. They start blooming 
2 weeks earlier than the tall double Gypsophila and continue later in 
the. season. Fit perfectly in the small garden and are fine for cutting. 

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