WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 
31 
Choice FloWer Seeds 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial L,arkspur). 
Showy and well-known hardy perennials producing splendid spikes of flowers throughout 
the summer. 
Branonianum (Musk-Scented Lark- Pkt. 
spur). New species of a peculiar shade 
of light blue, emitting a powerful odor 
of musk $o 25 
Cashinerianum. Very fine, dark blue, 
Monk's Hood-like flowers. il4 feet . . 10 
Chinensis. Double mixed. 2 feet . . 05 
Formosum. Rich blue and white; a Pkt. 
favorite variety. 3 feet $0 05 
Lie Mastadoute (Giant Bee Larkspur). 
Large dark blue flowers 10 
Niidicaule. Scarlet, i 'A feet 10 
Zalil (Hardy yellow Larkspur). Lovely 
shade of sulphur-yellow 10 
For Annual varieties, see Larkspur, page 35. 
DODECAXHEOX CL,E:VE1,A:X»1 (Giant American Cowslip). 
A beautiful perennial from California, producing flower stems a foot high, surmounted with 
about ten large cyclamen-like blossoms ; color rose, purple and yellow. It is quite hardy and 
luxuriates in a partially shaded situation. Pkt. 10 cts. 
DOIylCHOS L,ABL,AB (Hyacinth Bean). 
A rapid-growing ornamental climber with dense foliage and clusters of handsome purple 
and white flowers. pj^|. 
Purple $0 05 
White 
Mixed 
DRAC^r^A. 
Well-known ornamental greenhouse plants, with elegant foliage ; in- 
valuable for decorative purposes. p■^^^ 
Indivisa. Green and bronze, narrow leaves $0 10 
Australis. Wide, green foliage 
BCHEVBRIA. 
Interesting greenhouse succulents, which are 
largely used for carpet bedding. 
Metallica. Large, orange-colored blossoms Pkt. 
on spikes 12 to 15 inches high $0 25 
Secunda glauca. Small, compact-growing, 
glaucous variety, with free-flowering, scarlet 
and yellow racemes of bloom ; very fine ... 25 
BKICA CAPENSIS (Cape Heath). 
Charming evergreen shrubs, flowering very pro- 
fusely. Finest mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
ERYXHRIXA CRISXA>C;Ar,I<I. 
(Coral Plant.) 
Splendid shrub for greenhouse or subtropical 
gardens, bearing large racemes of brilliant scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Delphinium. 
Euphorbia heterophylla. 
HVPHORBIA. 
Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Attrac- Pkt. 
tive foliage, beautifully veined and margined 
with white $0 05 
Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia, Mexican 
Fire Plant, or Fire-on the-Mountain). An an- 
nual plant of branching habit, with glossy 
green leaves, which in summer become flared 
with dark fiery scarlet, leaving only a small 
tip of green. Very striking and brilliant. 3 
to 4 feet 10 
ECHINOCYSXIS r,OBAXA. 
("Wild Cucumber.) 
One of the quickest growing vines in cultivation ; 
fine for covering fences, trellises, etc. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Eschscholtzia. 
ESCHSCMOI^TZIA (California Poppy). 
Hardy annuals of easiest cultivation, excellent for borders or in 
masses. Finely cut foliage ; flowers large and showy, produced freely all 
summer. pj^^ 
Oalifornlca. Bright yellow, rich orange center, i foot $0 05 
Mandarin. A very beautiful variety. The outside of the petals 
is brilliant scarlet, inside rich orange 05 
Croceafl.pl. A double-flowering variety ; flowers bright orange- 
scarlet, shading off to salmon-red. An abundant bloomer .... 05 
Rose Cardinal. A charming sort, producing very freely large 
flowers of intense carmine 10 
EUPAXORIUM FRASERI. 
A very pretty herbaceous plant, blooming the first season from seed. 
Flowers are snowy white, borne in clusters ; fine for cutting. Hardy 
perennial. Pkt. 10 cts. 
EUCAr,YI>XUS GI,OBUI.US (Blue Gum Tree), 
Besides being ornamental for subtropical gardening, it has a power- 
ful influence in destroying the malarious agency which is supposed to 
cause fever in marshy districts. Pkt. 10 cts. 
FEVERFEW. See Matricaria. 
FERNS. 
The seed offered is saved from a large collection of very elegant and 
interesting greenhouse varieties. Graceful foliage plants. Finest 
mixed varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 
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