WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. MEW YORK 



23 



Choice FloWer Seeds 



ALYSSUML. 



The Sweet Alyssum lias pretty little white flowers, useful in making up in all kinds of 

 bouquets, and its fragrance, while sufficiently pronounced, is very delicate. The Alyssum 

 grows freely from seed, either under glass or in the open ground. 



Benthami compactum. This variety 

 grows about 6 inches high, and is thickly 

 studded with pure white flower spikes . fo 05 



Saxatile compactum. Rock or Golden 

 Alyssum. Showy yellow. Hardy per- 

 ennial. 9 inches . 05 



Pkt. 



Cloak of Ermine. The most dwarf 

 of all varieties ; excellent for beds, 

 borders or pots. 2 to 3 inches . . . - |o 10 



liinle Gem. Distinct, fragrant variety. 

 4 inches °5 



Sweet. Hard}' annual, i ft. . . oz. 40c. . 05 



AIHARANTHUS. 



These plants are strong-growing and highly ornamental. A. salicifoliiis, A. Henderi and 

 Princess of Wales form splendid pot-plants, and are also very effective for centers of beds and 

 backgrounds of borders. A. MelanchoHcus ruher is a very excellent bedding plant, contrast 

 ing well with Golden Feather, Cineraria maritivia, etc. Sow the seed in a hotbed in April, and 

 set out the latter part of May. Annuals. Pkt. 



Bicolor ruber. Scarlet and orange foliage. 2 feet |o o,s 



Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). Crimson. 3 feet 05 



Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Scarlet. 3 feet 05 



Henderi. Very brilliant foliage ; splendid. 3 feet 05 



Marguerite. Flowers rich purple 10 



Melancholicus ruber. Dark crimson foliage 05 



Princess of Wales. Carmine, orange-green and bright yellow . . 05 

 Salicifolins (Fountain Plant). Scarlet and purple; one of the 



handsomest. 3 feet ^i 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Red, yellow and green foliage . oz. 40 cts. - 05 



AMWIOBIIJM 

 ALAXUM. 



A showy border annual with 

 white flowers ; much used for 

 dried bouquets. Succeeds well 

 in any soil. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AMPELOPSIS 



VEixcmi. 



(Japan or Boston Ivy.) 



A hardy perennial climber 

 with glossy green leaves which 

 change to scarlet in the au 

 tumn. The most valuable 

 climber for covering walls 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



ANXHEMIS 

 ARABICA. 



A pretty free-flowering an 

 nual ; flowers golden yellow , 

 constantly in flower. Pkt. 5 c. 



Aqnilegia. 



ANEMONE 

 CORONARIA, 



CWind-Klower.) 



Garden Anemone. Beautiful 

 hardy perennial, easily grown from 

 seed, flowering early in spring; 

 fine for bouquets. Mixed colors. 

 I foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Ama-rantlius. 



Alyssum. 



ANGELONIA GRANDIFI.ORA. 



A handsome plant for greenhouse culture in winter or 

 the open border in summer, having long spikes of cup- 

 shaped, very sweet-scented flowers. It blossoms the first 

 season. Violet, spotted white. iK feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



AQUII<,E€iIA (Columbine). 



This pretty and interestingly varied genus of plants 

 scarcely meets with the amount of consideration it de- 

 serves. When fully established the Aquilegias will stand 

 frost well, and the earliness and abundance of their 

 blooms ought to render them general favorites. Many of 

 the varieties are extremely beautiful. Hardy perennials. 

 Californica Hybrida. Large pale yellow flowers, Pkt. 



dark orange spurs |o i.s 



Chrysantha. Golden yellow ; fine - ■ 10 



Ccerulea Hybrida. One of the most beautiful 



species 15 



Glandulosa Vera. Very large, erect, dark blue 



flowers, tipped with white ; beautiful 15 



Skinneri. Scarlet , tipped with yellow; very hand- 

 some species 10 



Vulgaris fl. pi. Fine double varieties, mixed ... 05 



ANTIRRHINUM 



(Snapdragron). 



Old garden favorites, with odd-shaped flowers of brilliant colorings and very prettily 

 spotted throats. Of easiest culture, blooming the first season from seed and thriving in any 

 soil. The tall sorts are most desirable for cut-flowers, while the dwarf make the best plants for 

 edgings or pots. 



MAJUS, XAI,l, SORTS. 



Pkt. 

 So 05 

 05 



Antirrninain. 



Album. Pure white 



Albo-roseum. White, with rose lip 

 Brilliant, Scarlet, gold and white 

 Firefly. Scarlet, white throat . . 



Lilacinum. Lilac 



Nigrescens. Dark purple . . . 

 Striatum. Fine striped v.qrieties 

 Mixed. All varieties . . . 



Collection of one packet each of above seven 

 sorts, 25 cents. 



TOm XHIT9IB, DWARF SORTS. 



Pkt. 



Album. Pure white $0 05 



Album rubro striatum. White, 



striped rose 05 



Brilliant. Scarlet, gold and white ... 05 



Firefly. Scarlet, white throat 05 



Kermesinum. Brilliant crimson . . . 05 



Luteum. Yellow 05 



Striatum. Finest striped varieties ... 05 



Mixed. All varieties 05 



One packet each of above seven sorts, 25 cts. 



