Gaillardia 
ANNUAL. Brilliant red and yellow daisy-like 
flowers with brown centers 2 inches across. They 
thrive in a sunny situation in well-drained, light 
soil and bloom from July to frost. Sow the seed 
early where the plants are to grow. 1 to 1% ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 1/40z. 50 cts.; 0z. $1.60. 
Gypsophila . Baby’s Breath 
A free-flowering annual that thrives in any situa- 
tion, even dry places, and produces misty white 
panicles of bloom much used in mixing with other 
flowers when making bouquets. Desirable for grow- 
ing on waste places and in rockeries. 11% ft. Pkt. 
10 cts.; 1402. 25 cts. 
Hollyhocks 
No garden is complete without at least a few 
plants of these stately, time-honored flowers. Tall 
spikes, 6 to 7 feet, with 4-inch white, pink, or red 
flowers that open in July, continuing until August. 
Seed started in a hotbed in February will bloom the 
same season. Plant among shrubbery, in angles of 
the house, fence-corners, along fences, and border 
beds. Pkt. 10 cts.; 140z. 50 cts. 
Larkspur 
Probably the best-known hardy annual. Large 
white, pink, scarlet, and blue flowers, 114 inches 
across, with spurs of equal length, on Jong stems; 
fine for cut-flowers. Prefer deep, rich, sandy loam 
in a sunny situation; deep digging is essential. For 
the earliest bloom, sow seeds in fall; they germinate 
slowly. 2 ft. Mixed colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 140z. 35 cts. 
REGAL. A _ new strain with huge, double, del- 
phinium-like florets on long, fat spikes. Base- 
branching habit; early. More height and vigor 
make this strain very valuable. Mixed colors, 
pkt. 25 cts. 
Gaillardia 
Marigold, Yellow Supreme 
Gourds 
Vigorous vines for shading porches and arbors. 
They grow quickly from seed and produce showy 
yellow flowers, followed by curious fruits of many 
shapes and colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 0z. 60 cts. 
Marigold 
A profusion of large, double, yellow or orange 
flowers are borne continuously till frost by robust 
plants 2 to 21% feet tall. A most desirable bedding 
plant. Mixed colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 140z. 40 cts. 
GUINEA GOLD. Splendid new Marigold with 
loosely arranged broad petals of glowing yel- 
low, very bright and luminous. Finest of all Mar- 
igolds for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts.; 140z. 40 cts.; oz. 
$1.40. 
YELLOW SUPREME. Resembles in many re- 
spects the popular Guinea Gold. The flowers, 
some 3 inches in diameter, are loosely built and 
ruffled somewhat like a carnation; the color is a 
delightful shade of lemon-yellow and the flowers 
are free from the objectionable Marigold odor. 
Plants are 214 to 3 feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1407. 
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Morning-Glory 
A free-flowering and one of the most rapid-growing 
vines. It thrives In any situation and soil, producing 
a profusion of large blooms in white, pink, purple, 
and intermediate shades, from June till frost. Most 
desirable for covering fences, walls, trellises, and un- 
sightly objects. Mixed colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 1/402. 25c. 
HEAVENLY BLUE. A new strain producing very 
large flowers of deep, intense blue, shading lighter 
toward the center. The flowers remain open until 
Jate afternoon. Pkt. 10 cts.; 1402. 40 cts. 
SCARLETT O’HARA. Large flowers of glowing 
carnelian-red. Blooms remain open most all day. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 1/402. 40 cts. 
PEARLY GATES. The flowers of this new variety are 
a lovely lustrous white with creamy shading deep 
down in the throat and average 41% inches across. 
The fast-climbing vines are covered with blooms 
throughout the summer. Pkt. 10 cts.; 140z. 40 cts. 
ABBOTT & COBB 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
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