WILLIAM ELLIOTT b SONS' 



irXY-OQHTH ANNUAL 



A Treatise Founded on Facts Where to Buy, What to Plant, and 

 How to Grow Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds Satisfactorily 



FtoWer and Vegetable NoVetties for 1904 



New Miniatvre Asters, Waldersee. 



MANY-FLOWERED. 



This new type forms compact globular bushes 8 to lo inches high 

 by 8 to lo inches in diameter. They branch densely, are well fur- 

 nished with small, deep green foliage, and resemble, before flow- 

 ering, little mounds of well-kept box, thus rendering them of 

 e.xceptional value for garden edgings even before blooming ; but 

 when in flower the effect is truly beautiful. They are especially 

 effective for bedding out in masses, as they remain in bloom for a 

 long period. When grown in pots they make pretty specimens. 

 Rose-pink, edged blush. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Chrysanthemum, "Golden Wheel" 



In this new and pretty group of annual golden yellow Chrysan- 

 themums we have flowers assuming a peculiar form, the quill- 

 shaped ray florets standing out all around the disc like the spokes 

 of a wheel. The profusion of blooms makes it a valuable flower 

 for cutting purposes. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Princess Alice Slock. 



After years of experimenting, we have finally secured a strain 

 of Stock seed which is absolutely pure white, and when cut comes 

 again in flower. It has a place with the foremost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Giant-Flowering Sweet Sultans. 



These new mammoth-flowering varieties are grand improve- 

 ments, producing long-stemmed blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, of 

 graceful, airy effect, and most deliciously fragrant. The colors of 

 the flowers are infinitely varied from glistening white through 

 shades of red, from flesh-pink to crimson and through blues from 

 silvery lilac to royal purple, some of them having centers of some 

 distinct color, as violet with white center, etc. ; for bouquets, vases, 

 or as corsage flowers they are of exceptional value. If cut when 

 scarcely opened they will last for ten days in water. The plants 

 are of the easiest culture, flowering freely in the garden the first 

 summer from seed sown in the spring. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Pink, Brilliant Violet. 



The Indian and Japan Pinks have been favorite flowers for 

 many years, being of easy culture and graceful bloomers with 

 little attention. The flowers are of a noble shape, large, and the 

 petals frilled and fringed, giving the large flower a graceful and 

 light appearance. The colors are, first of all, of a deep yet very 

 bright blood-red, then shade to carmine and pink and even white. 

 The foliage is grayish blue, sometimes darker. The plant grows 

 vigorously and tall, and gives lots of first-class cut-flowers with long 

 stalks and keeping a full week in water. The more the blooms are 

 cut, the more the plant will produce. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Erfurt Double Pinks. 



These new Dwarf Pinks distinguish themselves not only by 

 their early blooming, beginning earlier than the ordinary sorts, 

 but also by their dwarf growth. Their average height is about one 

 foot and they therefore require no support. Even when in full bloom, 

 they may be transplanted into pots. The variety of colors of this 

 novelty is far richer than that of the high double Pinks, and the 

 percentage of the massy filled flowers produced by these easily 

 cultivated and perfectly cold -enduring Pinks is a very rich one; 

 the fragrance is refined and strong. Pkt, 20 cts. 



