WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 



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Choice Flower Seeds 



GLOXINIAS 



Chnrniing greenhouse plants, producing flowers ot the most exquisite and gorgeous colors, 

 ranging from the purest white through all the shades of crimson and purple. 



Grand Duchess of Saxony-Weimar. Magnificent new Gloxinia with large brilliant light 

 scarlet flowers, which show a narrow but a very distinct undulated white edge; flowers mostly six- 

 lobed, strictly upright, forming a veritable bouquet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Hybrida erecta. luternatioual mixture. Erect, large-flowering varieties in splendid mix- 

 ture. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Princess Maude. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Punctata. Tigered and spotted hybrids from a grand collection. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Gouville's Strain. Flowers of immense size, beautifully tigered and spotted. In original 

 packages, 75 cts. 



GODETIA 



Godetias are profuse and constant bloomers, 

 and their delicate tints of crimson, rose and 

 white render them very attractive. Annuals. 



Bijou. Dwarf, pure white flowers marked 

 with a dark rose spot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Duchess of Albany. Pure white ; large 

 size. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Fair.v Queen. Blush, with carmine spots. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



GYP30PHILA 



Pretty free-flowering plants, succeeding well 

 in any garden soil. 



Muralis. A charming little plant, covered 

 with beautiful pink blossoms. Pine for rock- 

 eries. Hardy annual. % foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Paniculata (Baby's Breath). White, flne 

 lor bouquets. Hardy perennial. 2 feet. Pkt. 



HEIilANTHUS. See Sunflower. 



GREVILLEA ROBUSTA 



(Silk Oak) 



A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant, 

 with fern-like foliage ; excellent for table dee- 

 oration. 3 to 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Lad.y Albemarle. Brilliant dark crimson. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



The Bride. Crimson and white ; flne. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



AVhite Pearl. Dwarf; pure white. Pkt. 5 

 cts. 



Fine Mi.ted. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. See Pyrethrum. 



Gypsophila 



Godetia 



Ornamental Gourds 



Rapid-growing annual climbers, very 

 useful for covering verandas, etc. The 

 fruits are curiously shaped, and often 

 very highly colored. 10 to 20 feet. 



Hercules' Club. Club-shaped green 

 fruits. 2 to 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Lioofa. Sponge or Dish Bag Gourds. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Nest-Egg. White, shaped like an egg. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Orange. The well-known Mock 

 Orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Pear-Shaped. Striped fruits, very 

 showy. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Powder Horn. In the form of a 

 powder horn. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Siphon, or Dipper. Makes an ex- 

 cellent dipper. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Sugar Trough. Large, round fruits. 

 Pkt. Sets. 



Mixed Ornamental Varieties. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



Ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the mixed flower-bed or 

 border attractive during the summer, and for the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried 

 state in winter bouquets. For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect. 



Erianthus Ravennae. A stately and 



Agrostis nebulosa. A very graceful 

 and pretty grass, charming for borders. 

 Annual. 1% feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Avena sterilis (Animated Oats). Droop- 

 ing, very graceful. Annual. 2 feet. Pkt. 

 Sets. 



Briza maxima (Quaking Grass). Very 

 pretty. Annual. 1^ feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Briza gracilis (Small Quaking Grass). 

 Very delicate and graceful. Annual. 1 foot. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



An elegant 



Bromus brizaeformis. 



Briza-like grass. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Coix lachryma (Job's Tears). 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Eragrostis elegans (Love Grass). Very 

 graceful and beaiititul. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



picturesque grass, resembling the Pampas 

 with its silvery white plumes. Halt-hardy 

 perennial. 7 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Eulalia Japonioa. One ot the most 

 beautiful of the tall-growing grasses. 5 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Gymnothrix latifolia. Splendid orna- 

 mental grass. Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). 

 The finest ornamental grass in cultivation. 

 Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Lagnrus ovatus (Hare's Tail). Small 

 ■white plumes. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Stipa pennata (Feather Grass). One of 

 the prettiest and most interesting. Peren- 

 nial. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Gourds 



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Collection of twelve varieties of Ornamental Grasses, 50 Cents. 



For those inexperienced in flower gardening we have selected collections put up 

 ■which -will flo^wer the same year as so^wn. 12 pkts. 50 cts. 



