3 GLORIOSA—See catalog page 2. 
3 THE GLADIOLUS GARDEN 
; For gay orchid-like blossoms, brilliant hues, delicate blend- 
ings of color tone, the Gladiolus is beyond compare. And, of 
course, there is no better flower for cutting. We offer a mix- 
ture of bulbs blended from the better garden varieties, most 
of them grown separately under name. Only the finer large- 
flowered varieties are used. Wonderful for either garden dis- 
play or cutting. Bulb sizes run from one inch up diameter. 
Order as GLADIOLUS GARDEN BLEND—10 bulbs for 75c; 
25 for $1.45 ; 100 for $5.70; 250 for $12.95. These prices are 
transportation prepaid to U.S. points east of the Mississippi. 
Add 5% for farther west, or into Canada. 
GLADIOLUS SEEDS—Gladioli may be grown quite readily 
from seeds sown in early spring while soil is still cool. Seed- 
lings often bloom second summer. GLADIOLUS PEERLESS 
BLEND—Seeds saved from fine, named garden varieties. 
Should show many interesting and beautiful variations. Tech- 
nically, each seedling will be a new variety. Some of them 
are likely to be good enough so you will want to give them 
names. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. GLADIOLUS PSITTACINUS 
—The Parrot Lily of South Africa. It will reach 5 feet of 
height, carrying 14 to 20 large blossoms of brilliant scarlet 
with orange lip. An autumn 
bloomer. 7 seeds for 25e. GLADI- 
OLUS TRISTIS—Flowers of soft 
cream, often with brown-purple 
flushings. Delightfully fragrant 
after dusk. Perhaps best grown 
in pots. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 GYPSOPHILA 
PERENNIAL 
Valued for misty border effects ; 
or for adding airiness to cut 
flower arrangements. ‘‘x”’ culture. | 
MANGINI—(3)40. Diffuse tan- 
gles of rather large white flowers, 
faintly pink-suffused. Fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 15¢e; 1% oz. 385e; 4 
oz. 60c. OLDHAMIAN A—(4-5)50. 
Continuous bloom, August through 
October. Little blossoms of white 
to pink in wide, dense cymes. § 
Pkt. 15c; 46 oz. 25e. Plants, each 
65c; 3 for $1.65. PACIFICA— 
(3-4)50. Dainty airiness of flower 
in delicate pink suffusions, the 
sprays high and graceful. Pkt. 
20c; 38 pkts. for 50c. PANIC- 
ULATA—(2-3)36. Loose, diffuse 
panicles of little white blossoms. Pkt. 15¢e; 46 oz. 25c. PANIC- 
ULATA DOUBLE SNOWBALL—Like last, but will give a 
considerable proportion of fully doubled flowers like tiny snow- 
balls. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 70c. REPENS—(8)9. Low-growing and 
long in bloom, this is an excellent rock garden perennial. The 
airy cushions are covered with little blossoms, pearl white or 
blush-suffused. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. OFFER 144A4A—One pkt. 
each of above for 90c. 
GYPSOPHILA ROSY VEIL—20 inches. Great fountains of 
little double flowers in softest pink. A long-lived delight. 
Plants, each 85c; 3 for $2.35. 
GYPSOPHILA BRISTOL FAIRY—35 inches. A graceful, airy 
beauty, with its immense panicles of almost innumerable little 
white blossoms, all of a fullest doubleness. Both this and Rosy 
Veil tend to be everblooming. Plants, each 95c; 3 for $2.60. 
5 GYPSOPHILA ANNUAL 
BABY BREATH. Gypsophila elegans, is one of the quicker 
flowers from seed to bloom. Make succession sowings so that 
you will always have plenty of it for cutting. 35 inches. 
LARGE-FLOWERED PURE WHITE—Fine strain. Pkt. 15c; 
1% oz. 40¢c; 1 oz. $1.10. PINK AND ROSE—Pink, through 
carmine, to near rose. Pkt. 15¢c; 14 oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.10. MU- 
RALIS—7 inches. One of the prettier low, long-blooming 
annuals for edging. Multitudes of airy, pink-and-white flowers. 
Walls, terraces, rock gardens. Pkt. 15c; 3 for 40c. 
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2 GONATANTHUS PUMILUS—w. A rare, tuberous rooted 
plant for pot culture. Elongated, cordate leaves, dark green 
above, red-violet below. Sweetly fragrant golden flowers that 
remind of narrower, longer Calla blooms. Pkt. 35c. 
2 GREVILLEA ROBUSTA—vw. Silk Oak, but a better name is 
Silk Fern. Decorative pot plant with feathery. silky, fernlike 
“fronds.’’ Grown for graceful foliage effects. Hasier and more 
adaptable than any Fern. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
1 GUNNERA MANICATA—k(8). Spectacular perennial with, 
perhaps, the world’s largest leaf, carried on 3 to 4 foot petioles, 
and known to have reached, under favorable conditions, nine 
and ten foot diameters. The tapering spikes of green flowers 
may be a foot through, and four feet high. After frosts come, 
the leaves should be cut off and placed, upside down, over the 
crowns as a winter protection. Pkt. 75c. 
2 GYNURA AURANTIACA—Royal Purple Plant, called so 
because of the iridescent, purple downiness of the leaves and 
stems. Golden flowers, but grown really for the beautiful 
foliage effects. Plants, each 60c. 
3 GIANT GLOXINIAS 
A showy pot plant. Deep, 
wide bells, upfacing, each on 
its own stem. Colorings are 
rich and varied, sometimes 
all one tone, or again dot- 
sprinkled, marbled, or 
splashed with some darker, 
contrasting shade. DOR- 
MANT BULBS (tubers), in 
superb mixture, available 
February through May at 50c 
each, 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00; 25 for $9.00. Also : 
POTTED PLANTS, started { 
tubers, available April 
through July, at each 65c; 
3 for $1275; 10" for $5.25: ; ae Es 
These are prepaid prices to U.S. points east of the Mississippi. 
Add 5% for farther west, or into Canada. 
GLOXINIA COLOR COLLECTION—One bulb (dormant 
tuber) each of Deep Crimson, Blue edged White, Red edged 
White, all Deep Blue, Bright Scarlet, and of Tigered and 
Splashed, six different kinds, one of each, colors marked, for 
$2.60. Orders as OFFER 144BN. 
GLOXINIA GIANT-FLOWERED MIXED — Exceedingly 
showy; great, bell-like flowers in superb range of colorings 
and markings. A good strain that will yield much pleasure. 
Pkt. 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
GLOXINIA TRIUMPHANT—A magnificent blend of what we 
believe to be the very best in Gloxinia. It is based on the 
superb Swiss Beauty Strain, but to that we have added the 
top selections of other specialists, and in particular one 
splendid group from a German grower. All this gives added 
color range and richness. The immense, bell-like blossoms 
are carried in the desired, erect, up-tilted position over the 
thick, velvety foliage rosettes. Pkt. 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
3 HABRANTHUS FOR PINK 
Beautiful easily grown bulb-flowers. They are particularly 
satisfactory for pot culture, but can also be grown in the 
garden, being then dug and cellar-stored over winter. ‘‘x’” 
culture. 
HABRANTHUS BRACHYANDRUS—The Parana Lily. Lovely 
trumpet-blossoms in deep pink, from late April into July. 
Pkt. 25c. Bulbs, each 40c; 3 for $1.10. 
HABRANTHUS ROBUSTUS—tThe Argentine Lily. Here the 
alluring trumpet-flowers come in the softest of shell pinks. 
Blooms June into October. Bulbs, each 35c; 3 for $1.00; 10 
for $3.00. 
3 GARLAND LILY or HEDYCHIUM 
HEDYCHIUMS MIXED—w50. Tall spikes of showy flowers, 
lemon, gold, rose, crimson or white, always spicily perfumed. 
Good large pot plant, or may be grown in the garden, winter- 
storing the roots in Canna fashion. Pkt. 20c; 3 for 50c. 
HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM—Ginger Lily. Heavy spikes of 
pure white, richly fragrant flowers, to four inches across. 
40 to 70 inches of height. May be grown as a large pot plant, 
or handled in the garden like Cannas. Pkt. 20c. Dormant roots, 
each 55c; 3 for $1.50. 
