Choice Flower Seeds 
(My osotis) 
Charming little plants, producing their beautiful star-like 
flowers in great profusion; invaluable for Spring garden deco- 
ration, thriving best in moist, shady situations. Perennials, 
but will flower the first season if started early in a hotbed. 
Alpestris, “Victoria.”” Of stout, bushy habit; bright azure- 
blue flowers. 5 to 7 inches, Pkt. 10 cts. 
Blues; Pkt bcts: 
Alba. White. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, flowering in eight 
to ten weeks from sowing the seed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Robusta grandiflora (Eliza Fanrobert). Fine, pyramidal 
habit; bright blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Azorica. Dark blue; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dissitiflora. One of the best 
of all Forget-Me-Nots; it is of 
a remarkably compact habit 
and a profuse bloomer, having 
the appearance of a sheet of 
blue % ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Palustris. True Forget-Me- 
Not. Blue, with white eye. 
Pkt. 10)-cts. 
FOUR O’CLOCKS 
(Marvel of Peru) 
Called ‘‘Four O’Clocks’’ be- 
cause they open their blossoms 
at about that time in the after- 
noon. Handsome plants, grow- 
ing about 2 feet high, covered 
all summer with hundreds of 
large, sweet-scented flowers of 
various colors. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 
OZ. si'b ects: 
Elliott’s Dwarf Mixed. Simi- 
lar to above, except in height 
and size of blooms. Plants, 
when fully developed, attain a 
height of about one foot; the 
foliage is a bright green, and 
flowers range through shades 
of red, rose, yellow and white. 
Recommendable for borders 
or pot plants. -Pkt. 10° cts: 
Fragaria Indica 
Pretty, hardy, herbaceous 
ereeper, with beautiful yellow 
blossoms and bright red fruit 
like tiny strawberries. Elegant 
for rockwork or hanging bas- 
kets. Seed should be sown very 
early in the house, and plants 
transplanted. Pkt =O tcts: 
FUCHSIA 
Fuchsias are easily grown 
from seed, and many improved 
varieties are obtained in this 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
GAILLARDIA—Continued 
Picta Lorenziana. A charming double variety; large flow- 
ers, two inches in diameter, varying in color from “sulphur 
to purple. Annual. Pkt. 5 ets. 
Aurora. Double; red, tipped yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GENTIANA ACAULIS 
Dwarf-growing perennial. Useful for edgings or rockeries. 
Pretty blue flowers. Pkt. 10 ‘cts. 
GERANIUM 
No flowering plants are so extensively grown as the Gera- 
nium, and certainly none are more suitable for large beds 
where a mass of bloom is desired. Although perennials, they 
will flower from seed the first season, 
Zonale. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Golden and Bronze-Leaved. Rich colors and markings. 
IR]KtA 251C. 
Double. Finest mixed... Pkt. 25 ets. 
Large-Flowered Pelargonium 
(Lady Washington Geranium). 
Saved from the choicest show 
varieties. Pkt. 25 ets. 
Apple-Scented. A favorite 
Variety. <Pkt. 25: vcts: 
GESNERA 
Beautiful greenhouse plants. 
Remarkable for the beauty of 
their foliage, which is singular- 
ly marked, and their long 
spikes of brilliant colored flow- 
ers. Sow in a light compost, 
and keep in a warm, moist 
atmosphere. Tender perennial. 
Robusta perfecta. An jim- 
proved strain of Gesnera with 
handsome foliage; free flower- 
ing- habit and great diversity 
of colors. Pkt. 50 ets. 
Choicest Varieties 
Pictae2 ects: 
Geum Atrosangui- 
neum, fl. pl. 
Handsome, free-flowering, 
hardy perennial, bearing pro- 
fusely large, brilliant scarlet 
flowers all summer; excellent 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Gilia Tricolor 
Pretty dwarf annuals, bloom- 
ing in any situation. Grow 
well in pots, and are fine for 
Mixed. 
rockeries. Choice mixed. Pkt. 
5eacts: 
Globe Amaranth 
(Gomphrena) 
Very handsome and showy 
Ieverlastings, commonly known 
as ‘“‘Bachelor’s Buttons.’”’ An 
old favorite for winter bou- 
O at ; ; quets. Annuals. 
way. Our seed has been saved i x 
from a choice collection. - White. EEE 5 cts. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. Gaillardia Grandiflora Purple. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. Variegated. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GAILLARDIA Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 5 ects., oz. 40 ets. 
Vane acta. Dwarf varieties of very compact growth. 
(Blanket Flower) vances DEE occ, 2 Zs ss e 
Splendid bedding plants, with large flowers of great bril- 
lianey, produccd in great profusion throughout the summer. 
Excellent for cutting. 
Amblyodon. Rich blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Grandiflora maxima. 
Grandiflora superba. 
bright yellow border. Pkt. 10 ets. 
New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers much larger than the 
older sorts, and colors more brilliant. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Golden yellow. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Splendid variety; dark red, with 
Glaucium Luteum (Horned Poppy) 
Highly ornamental plant; silvery foliage and bright yellow, 
bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 ets. 
GNAPHALIUM LEONTOPODIUM 
(Edelweiss) 
This is the true Edelweiss of the Alps, well’ known and so 
much prized by tourists in Switzerland. The flowers are pure 
white, star-shaped, and of a downy texture. Pkt. 10 ets. 
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