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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



PORTULACA 



This charming little annual is unrivaled for brUliancy among 

 plants of low growth, and has the happy facultj^ of flourishing un- 

 der almost all conditions, though hot sun and hght sand\' soil suit 

 it best. Nothing is prettier for beds, edgings, rockwork, etc. 

 Through the driest, hottest seasons it flourishes amazingly, carpet- 

 ing the ground with a mat of succulent fohage that in the forenoon 

 is hidden by gayest flowers. The seed does not germinate untU 

 hot weather, and should be sown late. Pkt. 



Single, Extra Mixed Oz. $0.40 $0.05 



Collection of ten separate colors, 40c. 



DOUBLE PORTULACA 



Pkt. Pkt. 



White .SO.lo Scarlet $0.15 



Orange 15 Sulphur 15 



Rose Color 15 Mixed Colors 10 



Collection of six separate colors, 60c. 



POTENTILLA. Handsome herbaceous perennials, exceedingly 

 useful in aU situations; the neatness ot their fohage and long 

 duration of bloom make them very desu'able. 

 Double. Choice varieties mixed. P^t. 



1 foot $0.25 



Single. Finest mixed. IJ^ feet. .10 



PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose) 



For Winter decoration, the Primula is 

 one of the most important greenhouse 

 plants. The flowers are large, rich in 

 color and of great substance, while the 

 habit of the plant is robust, and the 

 flowers stand well above the fohage. 



SINGLE FRINGED CHINESE 

 PRIMROSES 



Alba magnifica. Flowers pure 



white, with a large, bright j'ellow Pf^t. 



eye $0.50 



Chiswick Red. The most brilliant 



crimson-scarlet Primula; the fohage 



is verj^ finely cut, and a deep green 



color 50 



Holborn Blue. Saved from richest 



colored flowers only 50 



Magenta Queen. Compact habit 



of growth, vigorous and robust. 



Flowers are very large, of a bright 



magenta, with a small lemon eye; 



dark green fohage 50 



Meteor. Immense, beautifully 



fringed blossoms; color rich crim- 

 son ■nith bright yellow center 50 



Princess Louise. Splendid, large white flowers, having a- P^^t- 



peculiar metallic luster; quite distinct , . S0.50 



Rose Queen. Beautiful shade of rose 50 



Rubra violacea. Of robust habit, bearing flowers of rich vio- 

 let crimson 50 



Village Maid. White, striped carmine 50 



Alba. Pure white 25 



Rubra. Red ; very fine 25 



Single Fringed. Very choice mixed 25 



Primula stellata. The dark fohage and star-shaped flowers 

 make an attractive combination, and the blossoms remain 

 in good condition. i, 



Alba. Pure white 20 



Red and rose shaded 20 



DOUBLE FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSES 



Alba plena. Double white 50 



Rubra plena. Double red 50 



Finest Double Mixed 50 



Primula 



VARIOUS PRIMROSES 

 Obconica. Flowers are very fragrant and of a pale Ulac P''*- 



color. Grows easily from seed which, if sowti early in 



Spring, wfll produce blooming plants in May or Jime $0.10 



Floribunda. Lovely yeUow flowers, dehciously fragrant. 



Fine for house culture 25 



Cortusoides. Bright rosj' red. Hardj^ perennial 10 



Dean's Hardy Hybrids. ■ Beautiful varieties, all colors mixed. . .25 

 Japonica. Queen of Primoses. 1 inch in diameter, of an 



endless variety of color. Finest mixed 10 



Vulgaris. The Yellow Enghsh Primrose. Very fragrant 10 



PYRETHRUM 



LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



Handsome herbaceous perennials, bearing large flowers 3 to 4 

 inches across, ranging in color from hght pink to deep crimson. 

 Fine for cutting. Pkt. 



Hybridum, Single Mixed. Best sorts $0.10 



Roseum. Single, very fine 10 



Double Mixed. Extra choice 25 



YELLOW-LEAVED VARIETIES 



Aureum. The well-known Golden 

 Feather. Bright j^eUow fohage. 

 Extensively used for carpet bed- 

 ding, edgings, etc 10 



Selaginoides. Beautiful fern-like 



yellow fohage 10 



RHODANTHE. Graceful everlast- 

 ings, admirably suited for pot 

 culture in Winter and for the 

 garden in Summer. Succeed 

 best in a hght, rich soil. Valu- 

 able for dried bouquets. 

 Maculata. . Bright rose, with 



dark center 10 



Maculata alba. White 10 



Mixed Colors 10 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Plant) 



For fohage effect in bedding this makes 

 an excellent tropical effect. Pkt. 



Borboniensis arboreus. Large, 



dark green leaves. 15 feet $0.05 



Cambodgensis. The finest of the 



dark fohage varieties. Leaves and 



stems are almost black. 5 feet. . . .05 

 Gibsoni. Dark red fohage. 5 feet .05 



Leaves of immense size. 12 feet 05 



Blood-red fruit, very ornamental. 10 feet 05 



Mixed Varieties. AH colors Oz. 20c. .05 



Zanzibariensis. A distinct class with gigantic leaves 2 to 2}/^ 

 feet across. Finest mixed. Oz. 25c. .05 



SOLANUM. A handsome genus of ornamental fohage and 



fruit-bearing plants, which grow freely in any good, rich soU. 



Capsicastrum. Scarlet fruits, almost covering the plants .10 



Little Gem. Dwarf habit, 9 inches high. Berries globular, 



bright scarlet and of the size of a Red Currant; highly 



ornamental 15 



STEVIA. Free-flowering plants for pot or border culture; ex- 

 tensively grown by florists for cut flowers. Bloom from 

 seed the first season. Tender perennials. 



Purpurea. Purple; very fine 10 



Serrata. Pure white; sweet-scented. 10 



RIVINIA humilis (Rouge Plant). A pretty pot plant, bear- 

 ing racemes of white flowers, followed by beautiful bright 

 scarlet berries 21 



vulgaris 



Giganteus. 

 Sanguineus 



