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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS 



DIMORPHOTHECA aurantiaca Pkt. 

 (African Orange Daisy) . A rare 

 and extremely showy annual 

 from South Africa. The plants 

 are of a very neat branching 

 habit, grow about 12 to 15 

 inches high and are exceedingly 

 profuse in flowering. A bed 

 in full bloom is a magnificent 



sight on bright days SO. 10 



DODECATHEON Cleveland! 

 (Giant American Cowslip) . A 

 beautiful perennial from Cali- 

 fornia, producing flower stems 

 a foot high, surmounted with 

 about ten large Cyclamen-like 

 blossoms. Color rose, purple 

 and yellow. It is quite hardy 

 and luxuriates in a partially 



shaded situation 10 



DOLICHOS Lablab (Hyacinth 

 Bean). A rapid-growing or- 

 namental climber with dense 

 foliage and clusters of hand- 

 some flowers. 



Purple 05 



White 05 



Mixed 05 



DRACAENA. Ornamental green- 

 house plants, with elegant 

 foliage. Invaluable for decora- 

 tive purposes. 



Indivisa. Green and bronze, 

 narrow leaves 10 



Australis. Wide, green foliage. .25 

 ECHEVERIA. Interesting greenhouse succulents, which are 

 largely used for carpet bedding. 



Metallica. Large, orange-colored blossoms on spikes 12 to p kt. 

 15 inches high $0.25 



Secunda glauca. Small, compact-growing, glaucous va- 

 riety, with free-flowering, scarlet and yellow racemes of 



bloom. Very fine 25 



ECHINOCYSTIS lobata (Wild Cucumber). One of the 

 quickest growing annual vines in cultivation. Fine for 



covering fences, trellises, etc Oz. 30. -05 



ERICA Capensis (Cape Heath). Charming evergreen shrubs, 



flowering very profusely. Finest mixed 15 



ERYTHRINA Crista-galli (Coral Plant). Splendid shrub for 

 greenhouse or sub-tropical gardens, bearing large racemes 

 of brilliant scarlet flowers 25 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy) 



Hardy annuals of easiest cultivation, excellent for borders or in 

 masses. Finely cut foliage. Flowers large and showy, produced 

 freely all Summer. Pkt. 



Golden West. Bright yellow, large flower $0.10 



Calif ornica. Bright yellow, rich orange center. 1 foot 05 



Mandarin. A very beautiful variety. The outside of the 



petals is brilliant scarlet, inside rich orange 05 



Crocea fl. pi. A double-flowering variety; flowers bright 



orange scarlet, shading off to salmon red 05 



Rose Cardinal. A charming sort, producing very freely large 



flowers of intense carmine 10 



EUCALYPTUS globulus (Australian Blue Gum Tree). This 

 half-hardy tree can only be used in our colder States as a 

 pot plant, and as such its bluish foliage contrasts beauti- 

 fully with Palms and other plants. Where it can be grown 

 as a tree, it has a powerful influence in destroying the 

 malarious agency which is supposed to cause fever in 

 marshy districts 10 



Dimorphotheca aurantiaca 



FEVERFEW. See Matricaria and 



Pyrethrum. Pkt. 



EUPATORIUM Fraseri. Flowers 

 are snowy-white, borne in clus- 

 ters; fine for cutting. Hardy 

 perennial $0.10 



EUPHORBIA variegata (Snow- 

 on-the-Mountain). Attractive 

 foliage, beautifully veined and 



margined with white 05 



Heterophylla (Annual Poin- 

 settia, Mexican Fire Plant), An 

 annual plant of branching 

 habit, with glossy green leaves, 

 which in Summer become flared 

 with dark fiery scarlet. Very 

 striking and brilliant. 3 to 4 feet .10 



FERNS 



The seed offered is saved from a 

 large collection of very elegant and in- 

 teresting varieties. Pkt. 



Finest indoor varieties $0.25 



Hardy varieties 15 



FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotis) 



These dainty, elegant little flowers are 

 hardy perennials that love cool, moist soils 

 and, like Pansies, bloom most freely in 

 Fall and early Spring. They make beauti- 

 ful, close borders, or edgings, thickly 

 sprinkled with pretty flower-sprays, and 

 will bloom nicely in Winter in a cool room or coldframe. Once at 

 home in a garden, they establish themselves by self-seeding. Sow in 

 Spring in a warm, sunny border. Most varieties bloom freely the 

 first season and profusely the second. Average height, 6 ins. 



Alpestris, " Victoria." Of stout, bushy habit; bright azure- p kt. 



blue flowers. 5 to 7 inches $0.10 



Blue 05 



Alba. White 05 



Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, flowering in eight 



to ten weeks from sowing the seed 15 



Ruth Fischer. Pure Forget-Me-Not blue .20 



Robusta grandiflora (Eliza Fanrobert). Fine, pyramidal 



habit; bright blue 10 



Azorica. Dark blue; very pretty 10 



Dissitiflora. One of the best of all Forget-Me-Nots; compact 



habit and a profuse bloomer. Yi foot 10 



Palustris. True Forget-Me-Not. Blue, with white eye 10 



FOUR O'CLOCKS (Marvel of Peru). Called ' Four 

 O'Clocks " because they open their blossoms at about that 

 time in the afternoon. Handsome plants, growing about 2 

 feet high, covered all Summer with hundreds of large, 

 sweet-scented flowers of various colors. 



Finest Mixed Oz. 20c. .05 



Elliott's Dwarf Mixed. Similar to above, except in height 

 and size of blooms. Recommendable for borders or pot 

 plants 10 



FRAGARIA Indica. Pretty, hardy, herbaceous creeper, 

 with beautiful yellow blossoms and bright red fruit like 

 tiny strawberries. Elegant for rockwork or hanging 

 baskets. Seed should be sown very early in the house, and 

 plants transplanted 10 



FUCHSIA. Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, and many 

 improved varieties are obtained in this way. Our seed 

 has been saved from a choice collection. 



Single Mixed 25 



Double Mixed 25 



