2 FICUS ELASTICA—w. Makes a most satisfactory decora- 
tive pot plant. Known as the RUBBER PLANT. Shining 
green foliage. Easy to grow. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 FESTUCA GLAUCA OLD ORCHARD—Low, ornamental 
grass. The plant is dense, steel-blue, formally lush-like in the 
close packing of the blades. Makes a fine edger. Plants, divi- 
sions, each 40c; 3 for $1.00; 10 for $2.75; 25 for $6.00. 
1 FILIPENDULA HEXAPETALA—A delightful double- 
flowered Meadowsweet in snowiest white. Above fern foliage, 
12-inch stems bear sprays of blossoms that might be frozen 
seafoam. Full hardiness. Charming in rock garden. Plants, 
each 60c; 3 for $1.50. 
1 FILIPENDULA RUBRA VENUSTA—50 inches. Few sum- 
mer-blooming perennials are more graceful or more beautiful. 
High, airy flower-sprays in the purest of soft pinks. In bloom 
all through early summer, and often again in late summer. 
Attractive foliage. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.50. 
2 FITTONIA ARGYRONEURA — Silver-net Plant. Easily 
grown and beautiful foliage plant for an east window. Re- 
quires no direct sun. Foliage of most velvety emerald green, 
netted with pure white veining. Plants, each 50c. 
3 THE CROWN 
IMPERIAL 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS, the showy 
Crown Imperial, always attracts exclama- 
tory admiration from those who see it in 
full beauty of bloom. Established plants 
may reach three feet of height, the stems 
earrying big whorls of bell-flowers in 
bronze, orange or crimson, the whole 
topped with a decorative, crown-like tuffet 
of foliage. Illustrated opposite. ‘‘kt’’ cul- 
ture. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c; 10 pkts. 
for $2.00. 
3 FREESIAS FROM SEED 
Quick from seed, often flowering within six months after 
sowing. The sprays of perfumed flower-trumpets come in rain- 
bow hues, primrose to gold orange, lavender, true blue, white, 
soft pink, carmine, rare sunset tones. Fine blend. ecw(7)16. 
Pkt. 25e; Ye oz..50c; 1% oz. 90e. 
2 THE GRACEFUL FUCHSIAS 
CONSERVATORY BLEND—Pendant ‘‘eardrop” flowers in 
soft color tones, often two hues contrasting. Excellent window 
plants, easy, long in bloom. Splendid mixture, saved from both 
single and double-flowered forms. Seeds are tiny. Pkt. of not 
less than 20 seeds, each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
1 FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA—Pen- 
dant rosy blossoms, centered blue- 
violet, carried on gracefully diffuse 
plants, to 10 inches. Desirable in the 
rock garden. With protection of straw 
or litter, will winter outside well north. 
Also a good pot plant, flowers a little 
smaller than in the other sorts, but 
very many of them. Illustrated oppo- 
site. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
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OTHER FUCHSIA PLANTS—See page 13 for assorted plants 
of Large-flowered Fuchsias for house culture. 
5 GAILLARDIA ANNUAL 
PICTA SINGLE MIXED—Gorgeous colorings, lemon to bronze 
maroon, in odd combinations. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
INDIAN CHIEF (Amblyodon)—Big, single flowers of coppery 
maroon. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 30¢e. 
PEERLESS DOUBLE MIXED—Curly ball-blossoms in varied 
brilliant reds, yellows, oranges. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
1 GAILLARDIA PERENNIAL 
Rich color, June to autumn. “x’’ culture. PORTOLA HY- 
BRIDS—Big, long-stemmed flowers in varied metallic reds. 
gold-tipped. Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 35c. Plants, each 50c; 3 for $1,35 ; 
10 for $3.85. BURGUNDY—Usually wine-red to maroon. Per- 
haps best of the hardy, red Gaillardias. Pkt. 15c. Plants each 
55¢e; 3 for $1.40. SUNSET—A large-flowered, showy golden 
yellow. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. for 40c. GOBLIN—A dwarf, compact 
erower. The flowers are yellow, with a wide red zone or band. 
Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 30c. TANGERINE—Large flowers in a rich, 
coppery orange. Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 30c. OFFER 741A—One pkt. 
each of above for 65c. 
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1 GALAX APHYLLA—rstyt(1)10. Ornamental foliage, that 
in spring is delicate green-yellow, in summer bronze, in autumn 
wine red. Spikes of cream-white flowers, tolerates sun, but 
prefers shade, also somewhat acid soil. Thrives best when 
summer-mulched with leaves, grass clippings or salt hay. De- 
cidedly good. Plants, each 65c; 3 for $1.60. 
1 GALIUM VERUM—ecx(3)25. The charming Golden Baby- 
breath. Tall sprays of airy, golden flowerlets over foliage of 
green lace. Delicate fragrance. It cuts. Plants, each 55c. 
GALTONIA CANDICANS—See Hyacinth. 
5.GAMOLEPIS SPECIOSA—ex(2-4)7. Low edging annual 
with months of golden flowers. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
2.GASTERIA BLEND—Succulent pot plants, decorative in 
form and foliage. Piled rosettes of short, thick leaves that 
may be silvery green, glossy dark green, or with white mark- 
ings and marblings. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS—yt(1)6. True Wintergreen. 
Creeping plant with evergreen foliage. In spring come white 
flowers, followed by red berries. Rock garden or ground cover. 
Likes shade. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 60c. 
1 GAULTHERIA TRICHOPHYLLA—rstkt(1-2)6. Delightful 
little rock garden plant from the Himalayas. The pink, urn- 
shaped flowers on the tangles of small-leafed, wiry stems are 
followed by berries of china-blue. Pkt. 25c. 
5 GAURA LINDHEIMERI—ebx(8)35. Delightful flowers that 
might be big white butterflies with roseate tinge, sit in pre- 
carious airy perchings along the many slender stems, this 
effect for months on end. Pkt. 15c; 6 oz. 25c. 
3 GEISSORHIZA SPLENDIDISSIMA — erk(w)(2)10. Rare 
South African bulb with clusters of brilliant violet blossoms. 
Garden-hardy with protection. Also does well in pots. Pkt. 25c. 
1 GILIA RUBRA—ebkt(3-4)50. Skyrocket Flow- 
er. Spectacular in the great spikes of coral- 
suffused scarlet flowers. Though naturally short- 
lived, it is an easy, fully winter-hardy perennial 
of magnificent showiness. Illustrated opposite. 
Pkt. 15c; 6 oz. 25ce; % oz. 40c. 
1 GILIA AGGREGATA—bkt(3-4)36. Flowers 
that are flaunting, effulgent banners in scarlet- 
and-buff. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 20c. 
5 GILIA ANNUAL MIXED—ex(3)20. Easy, in- 
terestingly varied Annuals in pink, blue, laven- 
der, white. Try this for happy surprise. Pkt. 
15c; \% oz. 385c. 
1 GILLENIA TRIFOLIATA — ebstkt(3-4) 30. 
One of the better shady-place perennials, though 
it does well in sun, too. Graceful showers of 
loose blossom stars in white to palest blush. It 
cuts. Pkt. 20c. Plants, each 60c; 3 for $1.50. 
4 GINGKO BILOBA--y 70 ft. Maiden-hair or eS Ae 
Salisburia. Odd ornamental tree of picturesque Ra ihit 
effect. Wedged-shaped leaves remind of Adian- wy 
tum. Hardy to Canada. Large seeds. 10 seeds SWwyyh Mess 
for 25¢; 25 for 50c; 100 for $1.50. SS Ay 
1 GLAUCIUM PEERLESS HYBRIDS—ecbx(2-3)30. Delight- 
ful perennials, treasured for the exquisite blossoms in lemon, 
orange or scarlet, and for the tangles of silver-frosted leafage. 
The foliage is so attractive that first-year seedlings are often 
handled as annuals, for edgings. Pkt. 15¢; yg oz. 25c. 
4 THE PERFUMED GARDENIA 
GARDENIA JASMINOIDES—w. The evergreen plants carry 
a long succession of waxy white, richly fragrant flowers, single 
to fully double. Good pot plant. Pkt. 25c. 
GARDENIA VEITCHI—Big, sweetly perfumed, fully double 
blossoms, wax-like, pure white, like big Camellias. A race of 
ns jasmin Ss, Excellent pot plant. Plants, each 75c:; 3 for 
mLOS 
GARDENIA THUNBERGI—Large terminal flowers of purest 
white, delightfully scented. Makes a handsome plant, quite 
distinct in effect from the others. Pkt. 25c. 
2 GAZANIA EVERBLOOMING 5 
GAZANIA HYBRID BLEND—erk(w) (8)9. Here is all summer 
brightness that fears neither drought nor sun. Green foliage 
rosettes, cottony below, are dominated by big daisies that vary 
from lemon to orange, even at times with red approaches. 
Usually the blossoms are zoned with a serrated banding of 
red-brown or blue-black. In the garden Gazania handles as an 
easy, showy annual, but it makes a superb pot plant, too. Fine 
blend. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. Plants, each 55¢; 3 for $1.45. 
