Choice FloWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NE^V YORK 



PORTULACA. 



Very brilliant dwarf annuals, best adapted to warm situations, and 

 blooming profusely from early summer until autumn. Very effective in 

 beds, edgings or rockwork. Seeds should be sown late, as they will not 

 germinate till hot weather. Thrive best in light sandy soil. 6 ins. p,. 



Single, Extra Mixed. oz. 40 cts. . fo 05 



Collection oJ ten separate colors, 40 cents. 



White $0 15 



Orange 15 



Rose Color 15 



DOUBLE POETULACAS. 



Pkt. Scarlet 



Sulphur 15 



Rose, Striped Carmine . . 15 



Mixed Colors 10 



Pkt. 

 15 



Collection of six separate colors, 50 cents. 



PRIMULA. 



The Chinese Primrose is one of the most valuable winter-blooming 

 plants for the house, greenhouse or conservatory. Seed sown in spring 

 produces fine plants for flowering the following winter. The varieties 

 we offer are selected from the very best English strains, and cannot be 

 surpassed. 



SINGLE FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSES. 



Alba magniflca. Flowers pure white, with a large, bright Pkt. 



yellow eye $0 50 



Chiswick Red. The most brilliant crimson-scarlet Primula ; the 



foliage is very finely cut, and a deep green color 50 



Holborn Blue. Saved from the 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 foliage 50 



Meteor. Immense, beautifully fringed blossoms ; color rich crim- 

 son, with bright yellow center 50 



princess Lionise. Splendid, large white flowers, having a peculiar 



metallic luster ; quite distinct 50 



Rose Queen, Beautiful shade of rose . . 50 

 Rubra violacea. Of robust habit, bear- 

 ing flowers of rich violet-crimson 50 



Village Maid. White, striped carmine . . 50 



Alba. Pure white 25 



Rubra. Red ; very fine 25 



Single Fringed. Very choice mixed . . . 25 



SINGI^E APJNUAl, POPPIES, continued. 



Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, each of the four petals Pkt. 

 being stamped with an ivory-white spot $0 05 



Laevigatuin. Gorgeous New Persian Poppy ; deep scar- 

 let, with black spots, white margin 10 



The Bride. Satiny white flowers of large dimensions . 10 



Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaticjini) . A new species, 12 



to 14 inches high, producing 50 to 60 vivid scarlet flow- Portiilaca. 



ers. The two outer petals form a saucer surrounding Pkt. 



the two erect petals, giving the flower the appearance of a scarlet tulip fo lO 



Umbrosum. Rich vermilion, with a shining black spot on each petal 05 



Collection oJ six varieties of Single Annual Poppies, 35 cents; six varieties Double Annual 



Poppies, 25 cents. 



Pkt. 



HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. 



Bracteatum. Very large orange-scarlet flowers, averaging 5 inches in diameter $010 



Iceland Poppies {Papaver nudicaule). Although perennials, this class blooms the first 

 season from spring sown seed. Fragrant, crushed satin-like flowers produced in profusion 



from beginning of June to October. Mixed colors 10 



Oriental Hybrids. Containing charming new colors, including blush pink, black -purple, 

 deep blood-red, etc. Finest mixed •. • • 15 



POXENXII^LA. 



Handsome herbaceous perennials, exceedingly useful in all situations ; the neatness of their 

 foliage and long duration of bloom make them very desirable. pj^. 



Donble. Choice varieties mixed, i foot $0 25 



Single. Finest mixed, i K feet 10 



Fiimnla. 



lElliott's Mammoth Verbenas cannot be beaten for size and brilliancy of flo-wers. 



