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MARGUERITE : 
CARNATIONS. | 
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THE MARGUERITE CARNATION, 
Blooms in four months from sowing the seed. 
This new race of carnations has created quite a sensation, 
not only on account of their beautiful flowers, and the remark- 
able percentage that come “doubles”? but also from the fact 
that, unlike all others, THEY BLOOM IN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS 
FROM THE TIME OF SOWING THE SEED, and continue to flower 
until checked by the frost. The most beautiful fragrant double 
Carnations can now be had in full flower in the open garden 
as easily and almost as quickly as the Chinese Pinks! Also 
for flowering in the house this new strain will be invaluable. 
Fully eighty per cent. of the flowers come double; of large 
size. They embrace a fine range of brilliant colors The plants 
are dwarf, branching, compact and neat in habit, standing well 
upright without any support. They are very free-flowering. 
Per packet, 10 cents ; 3 packets for 25 cents. 
NEW CARNATION 
MARGUERITE 
MALMAISON. 
Like the above, this-new variety, the Marguerite Mal= 
maison, flowers in four weeks from sowing seed, and is certainly 
the most beautiful and perfect Carnation that can be grown from 
seed, and fully sixty per cent. of the plants will produce flowers 
equal in size to the famous greenhouse varieties; colors soft 
pink to dark pink. Price, per packet, 25 cents. 
~— NEW HYBRID COSMOS 
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CRIMSON. 
The flowers of this variety are a rich velvety crimson, 
which will form a striking contrast when grown with the pink 
and white varieties (see page 9) so well-known among flower 
lovers as the gems of late autumn. Price, per packet, 15 cents. 
“~NEW GIANT CALLIOPSIS. 
GOLDEN GLORY. 
This new Calliopsis Golden Glory is well named, as the plants 
blooming so freely with gorgeous yellow flowers are a perfect 
glory as seen in the garden, and the flowers are equally so ar- 
ranged in vases or summer bouquets. As a hardy plant it is one 
of the most popular and is a profuse bloomer from June until 
September. The long, stiff, graceful stems of this variety render 
it exceptionally valuable for cut flowers. The flowers of this New 
Giant Calliopsis are much larger than the C. Lanceolata Grandi- 
flora with deeper yellow, broad, overlapping petals, forming an 
extremely beautiful appearance. This is certainly the gem of all 
Calliopsis and well deserves the attention of all flower lovers. 
Price per packet, 15 cents, 
ELLIOTT’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1896. a 
A VALUABLE CLIMBER. | 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE. 
This is the quickest climber 
Jor Arbors, Trellises, Fences, 
efc., known. It will grow 
thirty feet in one season, has 
dense, graceful foliage, which 
is thickly dotted with pretty 
white, fragrant flowers; these 
in turn are followed by an 
abundance of small ornamen- 
taland prickly seed pods. It 
never suffers from heat, but 
retains its fresh and lively 
green color, and what is of 
rime importance, holding 
forth through the whole sum- 
mer, whether hot or cold, wet 
er dry, never infested with 
insects and very profuse in 
bloom. The seeds being ex- 
ceedingly hard should be 
soaked in water for at least 
twenty-four hours before 
planting. Once planted, this 
vine seeds itself and comes 
up every year. 
Price per packet, 10 cents. 
JAPAN 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
We offer, in original packages direct from one of the most 
noted growers in Japan, an extra selected quality of Chrysanthe- 
mum Seed, and undoubiedly the very best strain of this seed ever 
offered in thiscountry. This is arare opportunity to procure an 
extra strain of Chrysanthemum direct from the home of these 
beautiful flowers. Price per packet, 50 cents. 
DIANTHUS LACINIATUS 
SALMON QUEEN. 
This new variety represents a beautiful acquisition to the 
annual pinks. Its flowers are of a very distinct and perfectly 
new tint in this class, they are of the most brilliant salmon 
color imaginable, changing into a salmony rose when fading. 
That this variety is distinct of all others is easily proved by 
the seeds, which are white or yellowish white, while those of 
all other annual pinks are dark brown or black. The flowers 
are well formed and nicely fringed ; the plants attain a height 
of ten to twelve inches, like the other varieties of Dianthus 
Heddewigi. Seventy-five to eighty per cent. of the seedlings will 
come true from seed. Price, per packet, 20 cents. 
DATURA CORNUCOPIA. 
This magnificent variety of Datura produces a plant of strik- 
ing beauty the first season from seed. The stems are a glossy 
dark purple, leaves large, dark green. The flowers of this 
variety are cone shape, averaging ight inches long by five 
inches across the mouth, formed of two or three cones growing 
one within the other; the interiors are a glistening French white, 
contrasting with the mottled royal purple exteriors. 
Price, per packet, 10 cents. 
JAPANESE 
VARIEGATED HOP 
(HUMULUS JAPONICUS.) 
This Japanese Variegated Hop at a little distance looks like a 
mass of small white flowers, spotted in amongst the green. Itis 
an annual, very rapid grower, useful and ornamental. The leaves 
are beautifully and distinctly marked with silvery white, yellow- 
ish green, and dark green, partly regularly striped, as well as 
marked and blotched. In many cases the leaves are almost white 
and no green-leafed branches appear. This is not to be con- 
founded with Humulus Japonica. The plant is very vigorous and 
will rapidly cover porches, fences, summer houses and rustic 
arches and gateways. Price, per packet, 15 cents, 
