


Gourds, Ornamental 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL 
Rapid-growing annual climbers, very useful for covering verandas, 
ete. The fruits are curiously shaped, and often very highly colored. 
10 to 20 feet. 
Pkt. 
Hercules’ Club. Club-shaped green fruits. 2 to 4 feet long..$0.05 
Loofa. Sponge or Dish Rag Gourds.................... 05 
Nest-Egg. White, shaped like an egg...................... 05 
Orange. The well-known Mock Orange............. 05 
Pear-Shaped. Striped fruits, very showy..................  .05 
Powder Horn. In the form of a powder horn.............. 05 
Siphon, or Dipper. Makes an excellent dipper............ 05 
Sugar Trough. Large; round fruits: 2.02.20 3. sce soe 05 
Mixed Ornamental Varieties..................... Oz. 40c.  .05 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL 
Ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the 
mixed flower bed or border attractive during the Summer, and for 
the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried. state in Winter bouquets. 
For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect. 
Agrostis nebulosa. A very graceful and pretty grass, Pkt. 
charming for borders. Annual. 11% feet............... $0.05 
Avena sterilis (Animated Oats). Drooping, very graceful. 
Annual. 
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass). Very pretty. Annual. 11% 
LOOT a eis rasp rat at an Saree Gevaert Ste ee Ee 05 | 
Briza gracilis (Small Quaking Grass). Very delicate and 
gracefuls Annual’, sl footes sneer cee eee eee 05 
Bromus brizzformis. An elegant Briza-like grass.........  .05 
Coix lachryma (Job’s Tears). 2 feet............... Oz..25ce. .05 
Eragrostis elegans (Love-Grass). Very graceful and beauti- 
full pAnnualy I foots ainciematceceeiscen eae: 05 
Erianthus Ravenne. A stately and picturesque grass, re- 
sembling the Pampas with its silvery white plumes. Half- 
hardyeeperenmial, (7, techies cs on aie ee eee 10 
Eulalia Japonica. One of the most beautiful of the tall- 
PLOWINEOTASSES. suo eel saeco aes Cee ne 10 
Gymnothrix latifolia. Splendid ornamental grass. Half- 
hardy perennial: VOsfeetss en... stecioneeee eno ere 10 
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). The finest ornamental 
grass in cultivation. Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet....... 10 
Lagurus ovatus (Hare’s Tail). Small white plumes. Annual. 
LE LOOb vecrestecslaris cteacd oeaisesnone aT eco ORC OO Te Tee .05 
Stipa pennata (Feather Grass). One of the prettiest and most 
interesting. “Perenniali (Difeetz sac. 1m en ene 10 
Collection of twelve varieties of Ornamental Grasses, 50c. 
GREVILLEA robusta (Silk Oak). <A very beautiful and 
graceful decorative plant, with Fern-like foliage; excellent 
fortableidecoration: 3to 5 feet Ains= ase ee ocence eet 10 
HELICHRYSUM (Straw Flower). These everlastings are 
greatly admired for their beauty. The flowers are large 
and the colors bright. They are highly prized for Winter 
bouquets. Flowers intended for drying should be gathered 
when partially unfolded, and suspended with heads down- 
ward in a cool place. Succeed best in rich, loamy soil. 
Double White... ..Pkt.$0.05 Wellowescy.c cee: Pkt.$0.05 
Red.... Poe eect Oo Mixed. 114 feet..Pkt. .05 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 

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HELIANTHUS. Sce Sunflower. Pkt. 
HELIOTROPE. Well-known favorites, highly valued for their 
delicious fragrance. Handsome plants when bedded out, 
and also very desirable for house culture, a single plant 
filling a whole room with perfume. Seed sown early in the 
Spring will produce large flowering plants the first Summer. 
Lemoine’s Giant. Immense clusters of flowers, double the 
size of older varieties; deliciously fragrant........... $0.10 
Kin¢ssof Blacks) Veryadarketee =a secncn sn eeeeieen 10 
ins CMixed Fora icaleciccetesive peorinions ersiese Sieger ele oe OOO 10 
HELIPTERUM Sandfordi. Very desirable dwarf everlasting, 
bearing large clusters of golden yellow flowers. 1foot.... .10 
HEUCHERA sanguinea (Scarlet Alum Root). Beautiful, 
hardy perennial. The plants grow about 2 feet high and 
produce their flowers in long trusses of rich, bright 
crimson; Valuable for cut flowers.o..0....2.0+.2s00nce LO 
HIBISCUS (Marshmallow) 
Showy, ornamental, perennia) plants of easy cultivation, having 
large, beautifully colored flowers. Pkt. 
Africanus. Large, cream-colored flowers, with brown center. 
IVAN its) rere RN aoe areca iu ens aerate iS Gln-n, 5.6 $0.05 
Coccineus:, Brightiscarlet(2. c.e4.- ee oe ee nO) 
Californicus. White, with deep carmine center............ 10 
Crimson Eye. Flowers of purest white, with a velvety 
crimson spot in the center of each flower................- 10 
HONESTY, or SATIN FLOWER (Lunaria Biennis), Early, 
free-flowering plants, interesting for the silver-like tissue 
of the seed pods in their matured state. The flower is 
purple, but not very conspicuous. The seed pods are fine 
for skeletonizing and working in with other everlasting 
flowers for Winter/bouquetss.. a2. .e-.«.c0 46 cnet 10 

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