Choice FioWer Seeds 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 
SOL,A]SU]»I. 
A handsome genus of ornamental foliage and fruit-bearing plants, 
which grow freel}- in any good, rich soil. pj,^ 
Capsicastrnm. Scarlet fruits almost completelj' covering the 
plants $0 10 
liittle Gem. Dwarf habit, 9 inches high. Berries globular, bright 
scarlet and of the size of a Red Currant ; highly ornamental ... 15 
SXEVIA. 
Free-flowering plants for pot or border culture, extensively grown 
by florists for cut-flowers. Bloom from seed the first season. Tender 
perennials. pj.^ 
Purpurea. Purple ; very fine So 10 
Serrata. Pure white, sweet-scented 10 
SWEEX ROCKET. 
Fragrant free-flowering hardy perennial, blooming earlj' in the 
spring and thriving in an\' common garden soil. pj.^ 
Sweet Rocket. Purple So 05 
" White 05 
Mixed • • 05 
SWEET SULTAN. 
Pretty border annuals, with long stems and sweet-scented flowers. 
Snaveolens. Beautiful yel- 
low ' . . 
Mixed. Colors 
Pkt. 
So 05 
• C5 
Excellent for cutting, i K feet. 
Pkt. 
Purple So 05 
White 05 
SWEET WILLIAM (DiantUns barbatns). 
A well-known free-flowering favorite; the great improvements upon 
the old varieties made within the last few years have rendered it still 
Pkt. 
more desirable. Hard}- perennial 
Pkt. 
Auricula - Flowered. A 
very handsome variety, 
producing immense 
trusses of bloom $0 10 
I ^ feet. 
Double-Flowering, 
Mixed So 10 
Nigricans. Dark crimson . . 10 
White. Useful for bouquets . 10 
Fine Mixed. . » . oz. 40 cts. . 05 
TACSONIA. 
A handsome climber for the house or conservatory, closely allied to 
the Passion Flower, and flowering abundantly the whole season. They 
require a fine, rich loam, 
plenty of light and mois- 
ture. Half-hardy per- 
ennial. 10 feet. pj^^ ^ U jp g ljfj^ JX^-i<''^^^^^ 
Ignea. Scarlet . $0 25 -*^'~ jsmrn' M^ 
Von Volxemi. 
Large-flo w e r e d ; 
bright scarlet ... 25 
TAGETES. 
Charming little plants, 
with delicate fem-Iike 
foliage forming compact 
bushes covered with 
neat, bright colored 
blossoms. Half - hardy 
annuals, i feet. pj.^ 
Pumila. Brown 
and j'ellow; verj- 
compact grower. $0 10 
Golden Ring. 
Rich orange ; an 
abundant bloomer. 10 Vinca. 
THUISPBERGIA. 
Beautiful rapid-growing climbers that flower very freely all the sea- 
son, and are fine for hanging baskets, vases or greenhouse culture. 
Half-hardy annuals. 
Pkt. 
Alata. Yellow, with dark 
, eye So OS 
Aurantiaca. Bright orange. 
with dark eve 
05 
Pkt. 
Bakeri. Pure white . . . So 05 
Sulphurea. Sulphur-yellow, 
dark eye 05 
Freyeri. Buff 05 
Finest Mixed . . oz. 40 cts. . 05 
Verbena. 
TORENIA. 
Tender trailing plants for vases, baskets, or for the open ground, 
being covered the entire season with a mass of bloom. 
Fournieri. Sky-blue flowers, with three spots of dark Pkt. 
indigo-blue and a bright yellow center So 25 
Bailloni. A very pretty and distinct species, bearing 
bright yellow flowers, with purplish brown throat ... 25 
White Wings. Unusually attractive ; pure white with 
flush of rose at the throat 25 
TRIXOMA XJVARIA GRAXDIFr^ORA. 
(Red-Hot-Poker Plant.) 
A splendid half-hardy autumn flowering plant, producing 
magnificent spikes of bright orange-red flowers. Very 
eflfective when planted in clumps on t?.^ lawn or 
among shrubbery. 4 to 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
VERBENA. 
The Verbena is deservedly a universal favorite, very 
few plants making a more gorgeous displaj- of brilliant 
'5 flowers from spring till late in the autumn. Blooms 
profusely from seed the first season. 
Elliott's Mammoth Mixed. Saved from the choicest 
large-flowering varieties and contains all the newest 
and most striking colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. I Pkt. 
White So 10 Pink $0 ic 
Scarlet 10 Purple ic 
Striped. 10 1 3Itxed. 05 
\ ALERIAX. 
Showy plants for mixed borders, bearing large heads of 
bright colored flowers. Hard}- perennials. Mixed colors. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
VINCA. 
These beautiful greenhouse perennialr> ma}- be treated as 
tender annuals for the garden. If sown 'n the house or under 
glass, and strong plants are set out early m a warm situation, 
they will flower all the summer and autumn. 
Pkt. Pkt. 
Rosea. Rose So 10 Alba pura. Pure 
Rosea alba. W h it e , white - . . . . . $0 ic 
red eye 10 1 Mixed Variefiee . . . ic 
