

Gypsophila 
‘‘Baby’s Breath’’ 
Imp. Covent Garden 
Gaillardia picta 
Double Lorenziana 
(See page 51) 
Gypsophila - ““Baby’s’”’ Breath Annual 
(Ger. 10 to 14 days.) Charming, free-flowering, elegant 
plants that do well in any good garden soil. The dainty, misty 
white panicles of bloom are used extensively for mixing in with 
other bouquet flowers. Plants grow about 2 feet. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Improved Covent Garden 
Strain. The best pure white large flowers. Sow seed 
early in May (or April if warm enough) for summer flowers. 
And sow seed in Aug. or early Sept. for early spring flowers 
for Memorial Day. Protect bed with straw or leaves when 
freezing weather sets in. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Moz. 
35 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; Ylb. $1.50; WYlb. $2.25; lb. $4.50. 
Rosea. Pink. Pkt. 15 cts.; M4oz. $1.10; oz. $2; 4lb. $7. 
Carminea. Carmine-rose. 1% feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; Moz. $1.10; 
oz. $2; WYlb. $7. 
Finest Mixed. Mixture of above 3 colors. Pkt. 15 cts.; loz. 
75 cts.; oz. $1.50; WYlb. $5.50. 
HARDY PERENNIAL, BABY’S BREATH 
Paniculata fl.-pl. (Double). Hardy Perennial. Plants grow 
3 feet and are covered with dainty double white flowers. Splen- 
did for bouquets or with other flowers. Pkt. 25 cts.; 2 pkts. 
45 cts.; ‘woz. 75 cts.; Woz. $1.25; Woz. $2.25; oz. $4; 
oz. $7.50. 
Paniculata (Single). Hardy Perennial. Single white flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; Y%oz. 25 cts.; Woz. 40 cts.; oz. 75 cts.; lb. $2. 
Pacifica. Rose-pink. Blooms when the Paniculata varieties 
have passed. Plants 3 feet high. Pkt. 20 cts.; 3 pkts. 50 cts.; 
4g0z. 50 cts.; Woz. 80 cts.; Woz. $1.50; Woz. $2.75. 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). Good in beds, borders, among 
hardy shrubbery, and a wonderful cut-flower. A hardy 
perennial, yet if the seed is sown early in the spring, it will 
bloom the same season and then abundantly each year. 
Plants grow 2 feet high. (Ger. 12 to 60 days.) 
Schell’s Improved Long-Spurred Hybrid, Exquisite 
Mixture. This very beautiful and popular perennial flower 
is in your flower garden to stay year after year, after the 
first year, giving to you in abundance its very beautiful, 
exquisitely colored flowers of dainty pink, lavender, yellow, 
red, white, etc., on good stems for vasing. Plants grow 3 
feet high, hardy, preferring partial shade and a light, 
fairly rich soil. 
We know of no strain surpassing this in size and beauty 
of flowers. Pkt. 50 cts.; 2 pkts. 95 cts.; Woz. $1.75; oz. 
$3; Yooz. $5.50. 
Ceerulea (Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine). Violet-blue 
sepals, white corolla. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 50cts.; Woz. 90 cts. 
Long-spurred Pink Hybrids. Pkt. 15 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
Long-spurred Crimson Star. Deep coppery crimson. 
114% ft. Won Award of Merit from Royal Horticultural 
Society. Pkt. 25 cts.; Woz. $1.50. 
Schell’s Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 

Godetia, Duke of York 
Canterbury Bells 
(See page 63) 


Geranium 
Choice Mixture 
PRtiezorcts: 
Gomphrena, Mixed 
BALSAM, Camellia-flowered. A very popular old-fashioned 
flower that blooms all summer. Plants grow 2 to 3 feet 
high, with each of the branches covered with beautiful 
double flowers of bright pink, scarlet, white, etc. A very 
desirable annual for beds and borders, producing its bright 
cheery flowers continuously. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 4oz. 50 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). Balsam Pear. Hardy An- 
nual. Vine; grows 10 feet from seed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Hardy Annual. (Ger. 5 to 
10 days.) Blooms from early summer until killed by frost; 
fine for bouquets, used extensively by florists. 1 foot. 
Improved Campfire (Sensation). For bedding and bou- 
quets. Extremely large blooms of a very rich dark orange, 
with a scarlet sheen. Pkt. 10 cts.; 4goz. 35 cts.; oz: 60c. 
Chrysantha. Large, double flower, clear buttercup-yellow 
on long stems. Fine for cut-flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; M4oz. 
35 cts.; 4oz. 60 cts. (Gold Medal Winner.) 
Orange King. Orange-red, dark center. Pkt. 10 cts. 
The Ball. (Florist’s Strain.) Orange, light center. Pkt. 
10 cts;: Yyozs 30 cts: 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Woz. 30 cts. 
GERBERA. (Transvaal Daisy.) Schell’s Giant Hybrids, 
Mixed. Plants 2 feet. Large, daisy-like blooms of scarlet, 
white, pink, yellow, long stems, fine for cutting. Can be 
grown outdoors for summer flowers and indoors for winter 
flowers. Annual. Pkt. (25 seeds) 25 cts.; 100 seeds 75 cts. 
GOMPHRENA (Globe Amaranth). Annual. The bushy plants 
grow about 2 feet high and are covered with pretty little 
flowers resembling clover-heads which are very useful for 
winter bouquets. If cut before they are fully matured and 
allowed to dry in a dark, airy room, they will retain their 
color. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Y%oz. 60 cts.; oz. $1. 
GODETIA (‘‘Farewell-to-Spring’’ or Satin Flower), Duke of 
York. Annual. Rich scarlet or white flowers borne on 
bushy plants about 18 inches high. Very desirable for 
beds, borders, and for cutting. Does best in moist soil, 
in a partly shady, cool situation. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
HELIANTHUS (Sunflower), Sun Gold. A new, brilliant 
golden yellow, with large, double flowers. Very free flower- 
ing and 100 per cent double. Plants 4 to 5 feet tall. Ex- 
ceedingly showy garden annual and fine for vasing and 
baskets. Pkt. 10 cts.; 44oz. 25 cts.; oz. 45 cts.; oz. 80 cts. 
Mammoth Russian (Common Sunflower). Pkt. 10 cts. 
JOB’S TEARS (Coix Lacryma-Jobi). Hardy Annual. The 
leaves resemble corn leaves. The hard, shiny seeds are 
interesting to string as beads. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
LANTANA. Flowers are similar in shape to verbenas. They 
bloom constantly.. Fine for growing inside or for bedding. 
Grows 2 to 3 feet high. 
Hybrids, Mixed. Pkt. 10cts.; 4oz. 65 cts.; oz. $1.25. 
Dwart Hybrids. 15 to 18 inches. May be grown in pots the 
year round, and in the garden until frost. Pkf. 10 cts.; 
3 for 25 cts.; oz. 90 cts. 
Aquilegia Helianthus, Sun Gold 

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