WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
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Plants and Bulbs 
Hardy Perennial Plants and Bulbs 
proper selection, 
over, 
are permanent, 
Achillea 
one time. 
- Anemone 
shade of pink. 
Aquilegia 
Campanula 
15e.; doz., $1.50. 
Carnations 
Anemone, ‘‘Whirlwind.’’ (Japanese Windflowers.) 
Chrysanthemums HARDY POMPONE.—These fine 
small flowered varieties are very 
popular for outdoor bedding; are quite hardy, requiring only 
a slight covering during winter, and once planted grow better 
and better for a number of years. L 
at the close of the season, when all other blooming plants 
are failing then these little ‘Mums’ come out in wonderful 
profusion and may be gathered by the armful. 
Acto—Perfect flowers, incurving petals. Bright 
lighter reverse. 
Aileen—Deep lilac-pink, compact form. 
Arbre de Noel—Orange and red, tipped yellow. 
Gallia—Clear soft pink, of excellent form. 
Golden Bedder—Clear golden-yellow. Early. 
Jules Lagreve—Deep red. Large, fine flower. 
Klondike—Brilliant yellow, extra fine. 
Miss Ada Williams—wWhite, shaded with blush, slightly laced 
with violet. i 
Nita—A beautiful rose-pink; extra fine. 
Nydia—Pure white, high rounded flower. 
Quinola—Deep, clear orange-yellow. 
Rose Trevene—White and pink; very pretty. 
Snowdrop—Pure white; very profuse. 
Yezo—A globular variety. Blush color. 
rose, with 
Zenta—Very bright crimson-maroon. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.25 per set of 15. 
S A beautiful hardy border 
Coreopsis Lanceolata plant 15 to 18 ins. high; 
bright golden-yellow flowers in great profusion the entire 
season. A handsome vase flower for table decoration. Wach, 
UBXYes8 Cloyz, Gils 
Pat] +] (Foxglove) Gloxinoides—A choice garden variety 
Digiealts ev oots 3 te ke nen ita do. $1.50. 
Funkia (DAY LILY)—By some called Plantain Lily. <A su- 
perb autumn flower desirable to plant on the side of 
lawns or at the edge of shrubbery; succeeds in either sun or 
shady places. Wine for cemetery. 
CORDATA (White Plantain Lily)—-A handsome, showy plant 
with beautiful broad yellowish-green leaves. Its Lily- 
shaped flowers are waxy-white, very fragrant. Fach, 15c.; 
doz., $1.50. 
VARIEGATA—Leaves 8 to 10 inches long, 2 to 3 inches wide, 
beautifully variegated yellow and green. Flowers deep blue. 
Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
7 19 GRANDIFLORA (Blanket Flower)—Of all hardy 
Gaillardia plants the Gaillardia is very satisfactory. Be- 
gins to bloom in early summer and continues until after first 
frosts. Perfectly hardy. Flowers 2 to 3 inches across, with 
center of brownish-red, while petals are shaded irto rings 
of orange, crimson and red. Stems long; grand for cutting; 
does well in any soil. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
They are desirable just | 
hardly any winter protection in our climate. 
selected and comprises only varieties of real merit. 
“THE PEARL.” 
will produce hundreds of flowers the first season, but when well estab- 
lished they frequently have more than five hundred perfect flowers on the plant at 
It commences to bloom early in July, and is a perfect mass of beautiful 
pure white double flowers during the balance of the season. 
duced in large sprays, making it fine for cut-flowers. 
WHIRLWIND—A new double white Anemone. 
blooms 
bloomer and one of the prettiest of this class of plants. ; 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE—A very fine Japanese sort; flowers semi-double and a beautiful 
2 ft. 
COERULEA (Rocky Mountain Columbine)—One of the very best of 
the whole family; blue and white. 1% 
Bleeding Heart 
ornamental and bloom freely throughout the season. 
(Canterbury Bells)—-Showy flowers, mostly in blue. 
in bloom a long time. 
Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer)—Large blue, white or purple flowers. 2 
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No home ground is complete without a collection of hardy perennial plants and bulbs; 
and the demand for these is increasing wonderfully with every succeeding season. 
one may have flowers 
pleasing picture by proper arrangement for color effect. 
formal designs or along the shrubbery border. ) 
and come again, and are so easily grown that anyone may succeed with them. 
the cost need deter no one from 
and once planted remain from year to year with but little care and 
By 
in abundance from April to November, and a 
The plants may be arranged in 
They bloom so freely that one may cut 
More- 
plants 
having a choice selection, since the 
The list offered below has been carefully 
The great Cemetery Plant—A single plant of Achillea 
The flowers are pro- 
1% ft. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Very hardy and the 
to 3 inches across; very free 
are quite lasting; flowers 
2 ft. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
2 UY, 
Hach) 15e5;.doze $1.50: 
ft. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
(Dielytra Spectabilis)—Pretty spring bloomers, with graceful, 
drooping sprays of heart-shaped pink and white flowers; very 
2ettehachw20 cao Zemo2s00. 
Easy to grow; 
himenachs 
Persicifolia (Peach Bells)—Produces an abundance of blue salver-shaped flowers during 
June and July. 2 ft. 
Hardy Grenadin—We have a very nice stock of these free-flowering 
and fragrant garden Carnations. 
hardy everywhere. 
Scarlet, and White. 
Hach, 15e.; doz, $1.50. 
With a little protection they are 
Flowers very double and large. We can offer you two fine colors— 
Either color, each, 20c.; doz., $2.00. 
7 Baby’s Breath)—A very graceful perennial 
Gy psophila ae bloom is forms a symmetrical mass: 
of foliage about two feet in height and is completely covered 
with tiny white flowers, producing a beautiful gauze-like 
appearance. As a cut flower, especially if used with high- 
colored blooms, it is exquisite, and some very lovely effects 
are obtained. Can also be used in winter bouquets. Each, 15e.: 
doz., $1.50. 
For planting in masses, or as a background 
Hollyhocks for lower growing plants, the Hollyhoclk 
cannot be dispensed wtih. Once planted they keep coming 
up year after year. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
MIXED COLORS, our selection—Very fine mixture. 
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ALLEGHENY—We offer a splendid lot of these New Fringed. 
Double-Flowering Hollyhocks. Mixed Colors, each, 15c.; 
doz., $1.50. 
C + The newer varieties of this class are 
Iris Kaempferi remarkable for their beauty of color- 
ing and stateliness, each spike bearing two to four enormous 
blossoms, and each plant sending up from ten to twelve 
spikes. Mixed colors; single or double varieties. Each, 20c.:; 
doz., $2.00. 
(DELPHINIUM)—tThese old-fashioned flowers: 
Larkspur are now being used with telling effect in both 
private and public grounds. About the only blue hardy 
flower of any note, and have a long season of bloom if seed 
pods are not allowed to form. Our strain embraces all 
shades of blue and purple. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Lobelia CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower)—One of the show- 
iest of hardy flowers; large deep red blossoms from 
July until September; will thrive in any garden soil, but 
prefer rich, moist locations. Each, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
+ Indispensable in every garden; all hardy and 
Paeonias admirably adapted to our northern climate, 
growing in almost all situations and even flourishing under 
shade trees. If by mail, add 15c. each for postage. 
Double Herbaceous—Fine sorts. Each, 40c.; doz., $4.00. 
Tree Peony (Moutan)—Beautiful introduction from Japan, 
distinct from the herbaceous sorts, and have shades of color 
not found in the latter. They thrive best ina rich soil, 
warm, Sheltered situation and partial shade. Each, $1.00. 
Rudbeckia GOLDEN GLOW—A grand, good, hardy, her- 
baceous plant of easy culture. Averages 5 
to 6 feet in height and forms large clumps which produce, 
literally, armfuls of rich, deep golden-yellow flowers on 
long stems, in beautiful contrast with its rich dark green 
foliage. Fine for center of beds, or as a background for 
beds of Scarlet Sage (Salvia) or other scarlet blooming 
plants. HEach, 15c.; doz., $1.50. 
Each, 
i@S>Always state when Plants are wanted—otherwise we send them when we think best. 
