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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK. 





ZINNIA ELEGANS. 



This is one of the most brilliant of annuals, and has long been 

 a general favorite. The flowers are large, finely formed, 

 and in great variety of color. Seed sown early under glass 

 will commence flowering in June, and continue the whole 

 season. They require little attention, and any common 

 garden loam. Half-hardy annuals. 



Elliott's Finest Mixtures 

 of Grass Seeds for 

 Hay and Permanent 

 Pasture. 



The importance to the 

 farmer of a good selection 

 and proper mixture of 

 grass seedsfor the various 

 purposes of cultivation, 

 for mowing, for soiing, 

 for permanent pasture, 

 etc., cannot be overesti- 

 mated. Wepreparespecial 

 mixtures containing only 

 the most suitable grasses 

 for permanent pastures 

 and meadow lands, such 

 as Orchard Grass, Mea- 

 dow Foxtail, Sheep's Fes 

 cue, R. I. Bent Meadow 

 Fescue, English Rye Grass, 

 Perennial Sweet Vernal 

 and Red-Top in such pro- 

 portions aswill insure the 

 most satisfactory results 

 producing the heaviest 

 pos.sible crops of hay, far 

 superior to seeding with 

 Timothy and Clover alone, 

 producing far heavier 

 crops ; for permanent pas- 

 tures allowing of the clos- 

 est grazing without injury 



On ordinary fertile soil 

 sow three bushels per acre, 

 but where the soil is poor, 

 larger quantities are re- 

 quired. 



Price, per bushel, $2.50 



With the above should 

 be sown 10 lbs. of mixed 

 clovers per acre (which 

 cost about 15 cts. per lb) 

 On account of the greater 

 weight of clovers they 

 should be sown separately 

 and only in the spring as 

 they are inclined to winter 

 kill unless w ell established . 



Double Dwarf Large-flowering. 

 Double White . . . . Pkt. 5 Double Orange. . . . Pkt. 5 



Double Scarlet 5 Double Canary 5 



Jacqueminot. Kich deep velvety crimson 10 



Dwarf Double Mixed. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



Tall Double Mixed. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Pompone Double. Long cone-shaped flowers, very pretty. 



Mixed colors 10 



Mammoth Flowering. (Eobusta Grandiflora.) Flowers 

 large, perfectly formed, very double and striking 



colors. 10 



Haageana fl. pi. Beautiful flowers of a deep orange yellow, 



keeping their colors when dried 10 



Zebra. The flowers are perfect in shape and all colors; 

 with a large per cent, striped, spotted and blotched 

 with different shades, hardly two plants producing 



flowers alike. Mixed colors 10 



Curled and Crested. A new and beautiful strain of this 

 popular plant. Flowers large, double and perfect 

 form, petals twisted and curled into the most graceful 

 forms. The colors comprise all the beautiful shades 



characteristic to Zinnias • . • . . 10 



Collection of ten tall double varieties 50 



Collection of six new dwarf double varieties 50 



ZEA. 



Ornamental foliage plants of great beauty. 



Japonica. (Variegated Japanese Maize.) Large tufty 

 foliage, broadly ribboned in its length with alternate 

 stripes of white and green ; 4 ft. Per oz., 20 cts. ... 5 



Gracillima. Miniature maize, very graceful habit. Per 

 oz., 20 cts 5 



