Choice FloWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SOWS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



CER.ASXIUM. 



Dwarf-growing, white foliage plants, well adapted for edgings or for 



Pkt. 



mixing with plants with dark foliage 



Biebersteini. Silvery foliage. K foot $o lo 



Tomentosum. Very pretty ; white leaves, small white flowers . . 25 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Showy garden favorites, extensively grown for cut-flo\Vers, producing 

 an abundance of richly colored blossoms. They are easily grown and 

 make fine pot-plants. 



Single Varieties. 



Segetnin grandiflorura. The Golden Marguerite. Large, Pkt. 



bright yellow flowers So 10 



Multicaule. New dwarf bed- Pkt. 



ding variety 3 to 4 inches high ; 



golden yellow flowers . . • So 15 iilllilllililiTl'iri Ti'Ti ' 1 



lioi-d. Beaconsfield. Crim- ^^^^^QF^^'^'^-' 



son-maroon, T.^p=^ltftJ j>i¥-i ■.-■■<: 



edged and 



striped go!d, 



brown eye, 



ringed yel- Pkt. 



low . . . go 10 

 The Sultan. 



Crimson, ma- 

 roon center ; a 



wide gold ring. 10 

 TV. E. G 1 a d - 



stone. Pure, 



brilliant, rich 



crimson ... 10 

 Tricolor. White, 



with yellow 



band; very 



pretty, i ft. . 05 

 Burridgeanum 



White center, 



crim=;on band ; 



beautiful, i ft. 05 

 Eclipse. Puregolden, wi 



a bright purplish scar 



ring and dark brov 



disk ; very striking . . 

 Veniistiim. Crimson cen 



ter, white band ; lovely . 

 Mixed Single Annual V'a- 



rieties . . . oz. 50 cts. . 05 



Double Clirysaatlieiinun, 

 Coronarium. 



Double Varieties. 



CoronaHum, Double Yello^v. Handsome border Pkt. 



plant. 2 feet $0 05 



Double White. Very showy. 2 feet 05 



Mixed Double Annual Varieties oz. 50 cts . 05 



Varieties for Pot Culture and Florists' Bouquets. 



Indicum fl. pi. Half-hardy perennial ; very double. Mixed Pkt 

 colors So 2 



Japonicum fl. pi. Flowers of peculiar form and much beauty 

 combining numerous shades of color ; very interesting. Half 

 hardy perennial 25 



Inodorum plenissimum. Dwarf growing, double, white variety 

 very free-flowering, and beautiful for pot culture 10 



Frutescens grandiflomm. The Marguerite, or Paris Dais}'. 

 Immense quantities are grown by French florists, and find a 

 ready sale. It produces freely its white, star-like flowers under 

 the most unfavorable conditions 10 



Comtesse de Chambord. Large, yellow flowers 10 



Choice Hybrids. Raised from the finest Japanese and Chinese 

 sorts, and produce a choice assortment of rich and varied hues . 50 



CI^EMAXIS (Virgin's Bower). 



Rapid-growing climbing plants ; fine for verandas, trellises, etc. pj.^ 



Plammula. White, sweet-scented So 05 



Jackmannl Hybrids. Saved from a collection of all the richest 

 and best colors 10 



Paniculata. A remarkably beautiful variety ; flowers are pure 

 white, star-shaped, and deliciously fragrant 10 



CIIVERARIA. 



Magnificent plants, their brilliantly colored flowers making them 

 indispensable for the greenhouse, conservatory or window garden. 

 The flowers measure from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and are of white, 

 blue and crimson shades. 



Williams' E.Ttra-Choice Strain. Imported in original pack- Pkt. 

 ages. Produces extremely fine flowers of diverse colors and 



magnificent form So 75 



Grandi flora Kermesina. New; intense, glowing, velvety dark 



crimson ; double petals 150 



Fine Mixed. Strikmg colors, i ^ feet 25 



E.x;tra Mixed. From magnificent large-flowered varieties. r'A it. 50 

 Double Flowering. A great acquisition. The flowers are per- 

 fectly double, comprising all shades of color peculiar to the 



Cineraria ^o 



Maritima candidissima. E.xtremely handsome, silvery white 

 foliage ; very ornamental as a decorative pot-plant, or for bed- 

 ding purposes ' 10 



CI^ARKIA I»UI,CHEI,1,A» 



A very desirable annual of easy culture, blooming profusely all sum- 

 mer, and thriving well in any garden soil. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CLrEOME PUIVGEIVS (Giant Spider Plant). 



Very curious rose-colored flowers, the stamens of which look like 

 spider legs. Thrives best in a sandy soil. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CEIANTHUS DAMPIER.I (Australian Glory Pea). 



One of the handsomest plants in cultivation ; grows about 3 feet in 

 height, with neat, compound L aves and drooping clusters of large, rich 

 scarlet, pea-shaped flowers 3 inches in length ; similar to the splendid 

 blossoms of the coral trre, each flower being picturesquely marked with 

 a large black blotih in the center. To grow this splendid plant success- 

 fully in the open air it should have a drj', sunny exposure. Pkt. loc. 



COBuEA. 



An elegant climber 

 of rapid growth, at- 

 taining a height of 

 20 to 30 feet. Very 

 valuable for cover- 

 ing trellises, arbors, 

 etc. In sowing, 

 always place seeds 

 edgewise. 



Scandens. Pkt. 

 Purple. 

 Large, bell- 

 shaped flow- 

 ers $0 10 



Scandens alba. 



Pure white . . 10 

 Macrost emma. 

 San Salvador 

 Cobaea. The 

 foliage is a 

 bright vivid 

 green, the flow- 

 ers strikingly 

 effective, with 

 their long sta- 

 mens. It is a 

 perennial when 

 us^d as a greenhouse climber, but may be used as an annual for 

 garden decoration 15 



COI^EUS. 



Splendid bedding plants remarkable for their richly colored foliage. 

 Easily grown from seed, which frequently produces new and distinct 

 varieties. Very useful for decorative purposes. Choicest mixture, 

 seed saved from the most attractive and finest colored hybrids. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



COLI^IXSIA. 



An e.xceedingly pretty free-flowering annual, excellent for massing 

 and mixed borders. Seed sown in autumn will produce flowers early in 

 spring. Finest varieties mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cineraria. 



E,lliott's Ne^v York Market Mignonette is the finest in cultivation. 



