Choice FloWer Seeds 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 
FORGET-ME-NOT. 
(IHCyosotlS.) 
Charming little plants, producing their beau- 
tiful star-like flowers in great profusion ; invalu- 
able for spring garden decoration, thriving best 
in moist, shady situations. Perennials, but will 
flower the first season if started early in a hot- 
bed. 
Alpestris, " Victoria." Of stout, bushy Pkt. 
habit ; bright azure-blue flowers. 5 to 
7 inches $0 10 
Blue 05 
Alba. White 05 
Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, 
flowering in eight to ten weeks from sow- 
ing the seed 15 
Robusta grandlflora (Eliza Fanrobert). 
Fine, pyramidal habit ; bright blue ... 10 
Azorica. Dark blue ; very pretty 10 
Dissitiflora. Clear blue flowers ; very 
early and continues long in bloom. % ft. 10 
Alba. New white Forget-Me-Not .... 25 
Palustris. True Forget-Me-Not. Blue, 
with white eye 10 
FOUR O'CI^OCKS (Marvel of reru). 
Called " Four O'clocks " because they open their blossoms at about 
that time in the afternoon. Handsome plants, growing about 2 feet 
high, covered all summer with hundreds of large, sweet-scented flowers 
of various colors. 
Pkt. 
Finest Mixed oz. 15 cts. . $0 05 
Elliott's Dwarf Mixed. Similar to above, except in height and 
size of blooms. Plants, when fully developed,- attain a height of 
about I foot ; the foliage is a bright green, and flowers range 
through shades of red, rose, yellow and white. Recommendable 
for borders or pot-plants 10 
FRAGARIA INDICA. 
Pretty, hardy, herbaceous creeper, with beautiful yellow blossoms 
and bright red fruit like tiny strawberries. Elegant for rockwork or 
hanging baskets. Seed should be sown very early in the house, and 
plants transplanted. 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 col- 
lection. 
Pkt. 
Single Mixed $0 25 
Double Mixed 25 
GAILLARDIA. 
(BlanUet 
Klower.) 
Splendid bed- 
ding plants, with 
large flowers of 
great brilliancy, 
produced in great 
profusion through- 
out the summer. 
Excellent for cut- 
ting. 
A m b 1 y o - 
don. Rich 
blood-red . $0 10 
Grandiflora 
maxima. 
Golden y e 1 - 
low 10 
Grandiflora 
s u p er b a . 
Splendid va- 
riety ; dark 
red, with 
bright yellow 
border ... 10 
GAII.L,ARDIA, continued. 
New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers Pk» 
much larger than the older sorts, and 
colors more brilliant $0 ro 
Picta Liorenziana. A charming double 
variety ; large flowers, 2 inches in diam- 
eter, varying in color from sulphur to pur- 
ple. Annual 05 
Aurora. Double ; red, tipped yellow ... 05 
GEXXIANA ACAUL,IS. 
Dwarf-growing perennial. Useful for edgings 
or rockeries. Pretty 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. pj,^ 
Zonale. Finest mixed $0 10 
Golden and Bronze-Lieaved. Rich col- 
ors and markings 25 
Double. Finest mixed 25 
L/arge-Plowered Pelargonium (Lady 
Forget-Me-Not. Washington Geranium). Saved from the 
choicest show varieties 25 
Apple-Scented. A favorite variety 25 
Galllardia. 
GBSB^ERA. 
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 hand- Pkt. 
some foliage ; free flowering habit and great diversity of colors ■ $> 50 
Choicest Varieties Mixed 25 
GEUM ATROSAXGUINFUM FI^. PI^. 
Handsome, free-flowering, hardy perennial, bearing profusely large, 
brilliant scarlet flowers all summer; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
GII<IA TRICOI^OR. 
Pretty dwarf annuals, blooming in any situation. Grow well in 
pots, and are fine for rockeries. Choice mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GI^AUCIUM I^UXFUM (Horned Poppy). 
Highly ornamental plant ; silvery foliage and bright yellow, bell- 
shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GL,0BE; AMARAI»^XH (Gomphrena). 
Very handsome and showy 
" Bachelor's Buttons." An old 
favorite for winter bouquets. 
Annuals. 
Pkt. 
White $0 05 
Purple 05 
Variegated 05 
Mixed. All colors .... 
oz. 40 cts. . 05 
Nana compacta. Dwarf 
varieties of very compact 
growth. Mixed 10 
G]VAPHAr,IUM 
I^EONTOPODIUM. 
(Edel-weiss.) 
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. 
everlastings, commonly known as 
Four O'Clocks. 
