Choice Flower Seeds 32 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
(Myosotis) 
Charming little plants, producing their beautiful star-like flowers in 
great profusion; invaluable for spring garden decoration, thriving best 
in moist, shady situations. Perennials, but will flower the first season if 
started early in a hotbed. 
Alpestris, “Victoria.” Of stout, bushy habit; bright azure-blue 
flowers. 5to7inches, Pkt. 10 cts. 
Blue. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Alba. White. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, flowering in eight to ten 
weeks from sowing the seed. Ukt. 15 cts. 
Robusta grandiflora (Eliza Fanrobert). 
bright blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Azorica. Dark blue; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dissitiflora. One of the 
best of all Forget-Me-Nots; it | 
is of a remarkably compact . 
habit and a profuse bloomer, 
having the appearance of a 
sheet of blue. 14 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Palustris. True Forget- 
Me-Not. Blue, with white eye. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
FOUR O’CLOCKS 
(Marvel of Peru) 
Called “Four O’clocks” be- 
eause they open their blossoms 
at about that time in the after- 
noon. Handsome plants, grow- 
ing about 2 feet high, covered 
all summer with hundreds of 
large, sweet-scented flowers of 
various colors. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 15 ets. 
Elliott’s Dwarf Mixed. 
Similar to above, except in 
height and size of blooms. 
Plants, when fully developed, 
attain a height ofabout one foot; 
the foliage is a bright green, 
and flowers range through 
shades of red, rose, yellow and 
white. Recommendable for 
borders or pot-plants. Pkt. 10e. 
Fine, pyramidal habit ; 
Fragaria Indica 
Pretty, hardy, herbaceous 
ereeper, with beautiful yellow 
blossoms and bright red fruit 
like tiny strawberries. Elegant 
for rockwork orhanging baskets. 
Seed should be sown very early 
in the house, and plants trans- 
planted. Pkt. 10 cts. 
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. Pkt. 25cts, 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
GAILLARDIA 
(Blanket Flower) 
Splendid bedding plants, with large flowers of great brillianey, pro- 
duced in great profusion throughout the summer. Excellent for cutting. 
Amblyodon. Rich blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Grandiflora maxima, Golden yellow. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Grandiflora superba. Splendid variety; dark red, with bright 
yellow border. Pkt. 10 cts. 
New Perennial Hybrids. 
sorts, and colors more brilliant. 
Flowers much larger than the older 
Pkt. 10 ets. 


Gaillardia Grandifiora Superba 

WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
GAILLARDIA—Continued 
Picta Lorenziana. A charming double variety; large flowers, two 
inches in diameter, varying in color from sulphur to purple. Annual, 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Aurora. Double; red, tipped yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GENTIANA ACAULIS 
Dwarf-growing perennial. Useful for edgings or rockeries. 
blue flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
GERANIUM 
No flowering plants are so, extensively grown as the Geranium, and 
certainly none are more suitable for large beds where a mass of bloom is 
desired. Although perennials, they will flower from seed the first season. 
Zonale. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Pretty 
Golden and Bronze-Leaved. Rich colors and markings. Pkt. 25¢. 
Double. 
Finest mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Large-Flowered Pelar- 
gonium (Lady Washington 
Geranium). Saved from the 
choicest show varieties. Pkt. 
25 ets. 
Apple-Scented. A favorite 
variety. Pkt. 25 cts. 
GESNERA 
Beautiful greenhouse plants. 
Remarkable for the beauty of 
their foliage, which is singularly 
marked, and their long spikes 
of brilliant colored flowers. Sow 
in a light compost, and keep in 
a warm, moist atmosphere. 
Tender perennial. 
Robusta perfecta. An 
improved strain of Gesnera 
with handsome foliage; free 
flowering habit and great di- 
versity of colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Choicest Varieties 
Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Geum Atrosangui- 
neum, fl. pl. 
Handsome, free- flowering, 
hardy perennial, bearing pro- 
fusely large, brilliant scarlet 
flowers all summer; excellent 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gilia Tricolor 
Pretty dwarf annuals, bloom- 
ing in any situation. Grow well 
in pots, and are fine for rock- 
eries. Choice mixed. Pkt. 5 ets. 
Glaucium Luteum 
(Horned Poppy) 
Highly ornamental plant; 
silvery foliage and bright yellow, 
bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena) 
Very handsome and showy everlastings, commonly known as ‘‘Bache- 
lor’s Buttons.” An old favorite for winter bouquets. Annuals. 
White. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Purple. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Variegated. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mixed. Allcolors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 ets. 
Nana compacta, Dwarf varieties of very compact growth. Mixed. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
GNAPHALIUM LEONTOPODIUM 
(Edelweiss) 
This is the true Edelweiss of the Alps, well known and so much prized 
by tourists in Switzerland. The flowers are pure white, star-shaped, and 
of a downy texture. Pkt. 10 cts. 
