Choice FloWer Seeds 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 
CERASTIUM. 
Dwarf-growing, white foliage plants, well adapted for edgings or for 
Pkt. 
mixing with plants with dark foliage. 
Biebersteini. Silvery foliage. M foot So lo 
Tomentosum. Very pretty ; white leaves, small white flowers . . 25 
CHRYSAIVTHEMUM. 
Showy garden favorites, extensively grown for cut-flowers, producing 
an abundance of richly colored blossoms. They are easiljr grown and 
make fine pot-plants. 
Single Varieties. 
Segetum grandiflorum. The Golden Marguerite. Large, Pkt. 
bright yellow flowers So 10 
Mnlticaule. New dwarf bed- Pkt. 
ding variety 3 to 4 inches high ; 
golden yellow flowers .... $0 15 
Liord Beaconsfield. Crim- 
son-maroon, 
edged and 
striped gold, 
brown eye, 
ringed yel- Pkt. 
low . . . So 10 
The Sultan. 
Crimson, ma- 
roon center ; a 
wide gold ring. 10 
W. E. G 1 a d - 
stone. Pure, 
brilliant, rich 
crimson ... 10 
Tricolor. White, 
with yellow 
band; very 
pretty, i ft. . 05 
Bnrridgeanum 
White center, 
crimson band ; 
beautiful, i ft. 05 
Eclipse. Pure golden, with 
a bright purplish scarlet 
ring and dark brown Pkt. 
disk; very striking ... So 10 
Venustnm. Crimson cen- 
ter, white band ; lovely . 05 
Mixed Single Annual Va- 
rieties . . . oz. 50 cts. . 05 
Double Chrysantliemum, 
Coronarium. 
Double Varieties. 
Coronarium, Double Yellow. Handsome border Pkt. 
plant. 2 feet So 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 $0 25 
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 grandifloruin. The Marguerite, or Paris Daisy. 
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 H.vbrids. Raised from the finest Japanese and Chinese 
sorts, and produce a choice assortment of rich and varied hues . 50 
CLEMATIS (Virgin's Bower). 
Rapid-growing climbing plants ; fine for verandas, trellises, etc. p].j. 
Plammula. White, sweet-scented £0 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 
CINERARIA. 
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' Extra-Choice Strain. Imported in original pack- Pkt. 
ages. Produces extremely fine flowers of diverse colors and 
magnificent form $0 75 
Grandiflora Kermesina. New ; intense, glowing, velvety dark 
crimson ; double petals 50 
Fine 3Iixed. Striking colors, ij^feet 25 
E.vtra Mixed. From magnificent large-flowered varieties. 1 14 ft. 50 
Double Flowering. A great acquisition. The flowers are per- 
fectly double, comprising all shades of color peculiar to the 
Cineraria 50 
Maritima candidissima. Extremely handsome, silvery white 
foliage ; very ornamental as a decorative pot-plant, or for bed- 
ding purposes 10 
CI.ARKIA PXJi:,CHEi:,I.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. 
CL,EOME PU3VGEIVS (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. 
CI^IABJXHUS DAMPIERI (-^^ustralian Glory Pea). 
One of the handsomest plants in cultivation ; grows about 3 feet in 
height, with neat, compound leaves and drooping clusters of large, rich 
scarlet, pea-shaped flowers 3 inches iti length ; similar to the splendid 
blossoms of the coral tree, each flower being picturesquely marked with 
a large black blotch in the center. To grow this splendid plant success- 
fully in the open air it should have a dry, sunny exposure. Pkt. loc. 
COB^A. 
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, 
alwaj-s place seeds 
edgewise. 
Scandens. Pkt. 
Purple. 
Large, bell- 
shaped flow- 
ers So 10 
Scandens alba. 
Pure white . . 10 
Macrostemma. 
San Salvador 
Cobsea. The 
foliage is a 
bright vivid 
green, the flow- 
ers strikingly 
effective, with 
their long sta- 
Cineraria. 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. 
COHrlXSIA. 
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. 
£.lliott's New York Market Mignonette is the finest in cultivation. 
