WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 



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Summer -Flowering Bulbs 



SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS 

 AND PLANTS 



GLADIOLUS 



African. Darkest crimson-black; pure white blotch in the throat; large 

 flower and spike; striking and effective. Each 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 



Barron Staffe. Clear lilac, stained pale violet and yellow. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Bicolore. Large flowers of bright rosy salmon, except lower petals, which 

 are ivory-white, suffused with rose at edges. Each 15 cts., doz. $1.75. 



Brenchleyensis. Vermilion-scarlet; fine old variety. Each 5 cts., doz. 25 cts., 100 $2.50. 



Canary Bird. Finest yellow. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Ceres. Pure white, spotted with purplish rose. Each 5 cts., doz. 40 cts., 100 $2.50. 



Conquete. Large and fine flower of bright cherry-red, with a conspicuous 

 pure white blotch, upper petals striped with delicate rose. Each 10 cts., doz., $1.00. 



Eugene Scribe. Flowers very large and wide; perfect tender rose, blazed car- 

 mine-red; extra fine. Each 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 



Gil Bias. Early flowering plant of dwarf habit; flowers salmony rose with a 

 fire-red blotch on straw colored ground. Each 20 cts. 



George Paul. Large flowers, deep crimson, slightly stained yellow, spotted 

 with purple. Each 20 cts. 



Jane Dieulafoy. Flowers creamy white, lower petals stained maroon. Each 20 cts. 



Senator Volland. Large flowers, pure blue, dark violet blotch with a yellow 

 stain, striped blue. Each 25 cts. 



Emma Thursby. Beautifully striped carmine on a white ground. Each 10 

 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Fedora. Exquisite salmon rose with mottled throat. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Henry Gillman. Orange scarlet with pure white bands. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Isaac Buchanan. Fine yellow. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Lamarck. Cherry tinted with orange and red, stained pure white. Each 10 

 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Latone. Delicate rose striped white. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



May. White ground, penciled with crimson. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Mrs. Beecher. Brilliant crimson-scarlet with white throat. Each 10 cts., 

 doz. 75 cts. 



Octoroon. A lovely salmon pink. Each 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 



Oddity. Deep amaranth, suffused with purplish-blue, marked and mottled 

 red and' white. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Salem. Fine salmon-pink with dark velvety maroon 

 blotches. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Shakespeare. White, slightly suffused with carmine-rose; 

 large-rose blotch. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts. 



Wm. Falconer. A grand pink sort, immense flowers and 

 spike. Each 10 cts., doz. 75 cts 



White Lady. The most beautiful and purest of all white 

 Gladioli. We are again fortunate in having a fine stock of it 

 in extra strong bulbs, which we are able to offer at a reason- 

 able price. Each 50 cts., doz. $5.00 



Gladiolus 



THE GOLD MEDAL COLLECTION 



GLADIOLUS IN MIXTURES 



These bulbs, are all selected first size and adapted to either 

 bedding or forcing. 



White and Light varieties mixed. Doz. 50 cts., 100 $3.00. 



Scarlet and Red, extra fine varieties. Doz. 30 cts., 100 

 $1.75. 



Pink and Rose, all shades. Doz. 50 cts., 100 $3.00. 



Yellow and Orange, all shades. Doz. 60 cts., 100 $4.00. 



Striped and Variegated, extra fine. Doz. 50 cts., 100 $3.50. 

 MIXED, ALL COLORS 



Fine Quality. Doz. 25 cts., 100 $1.50. 



Extra Superfine Quality. Doz. 30 cts., 100 $2.00. 



GLADIOLUS CH1LDSII 



They are very tall and erect, often standing four or five 

 feet high, with spikes of blooms over two feet in length. The 

 flowers are of great substance and of gigantic size, frequently 

 seven to nine inches across. Orchids cannot surpass them in 

 their varied and delicate shades, markings and blendings. 

 Choice mixed, doz. 40'cts., 100 $3.00. 



GLADIOLUS, LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS 



Aptly named the Butterfly or Orchid Gladiolus, on account 

 of the marvelous beauty of the fantastic markings and 

 blendings of every shade of color. Doz. 25 cts., 100 $2.00. 



Rainbow QQ 

 Collection 00. 



Can secure one each of the above choice varieties 

 of Gladioli, free by mail, to any address in the 

 United States, or countries with -which the 

 United States has parcel post communication. 



This collection is made up from choice new varieties, and 

 contains high proven quality, that no grower, however crit- 

 ical, can wish for better value. 



In its preparation over 600 named varieties have been dis- 

 carded, and every desirable section known is represented — 

 Gandavensis, Lemoine, Nanceianus, Blues, and New Hybrids. 



In this collection the Whites, Lights, and Yellow shades 

 are of the purest colors obtainable, relieved in many varieties 

 by stains and blotches of most intense and decided contrast. 



The Pinks, Reds, Scarlets, Crimsons, and Cerise shades are 

 of the highest quality, with flowers of largest size and greatest 

 perfection. 



The New Blues, including tints of Lilac, Heliotrope, and 

 Clematis, were never before offered in mixture. 



The flowers are of the largest size in their respective types, 

 the spikes of correct form, with plants of exceptional vigor 

 and vitality. 



1 — Selected New Dark Hybrids. All shades and combin- 

 ations of red, scarlet, and crimson, of highest quality. Each 

 15 cts., doz. $1.80. 



2 — Selected New White, Light, and Yellow Hybrids. All 

 shades in white, light, and yellow. Each 15 cts., doz. $2.00. 



3 — Selected New Blue Hybrids. Contain shades of blue, 

 heliotrope, and lilac of the highest quality. Each 20 cts., 

 doz, $2.25. 



THE SILVER TROPHY STRAIN 



1 — Newest Reds, Scarlets, and Crimsons. The world's com- 

 mercial strains offer few equal and none better (they should 

 be largely planted). Each 10 cts., doz. $1.00. 



2 — New White, Light, and Yellow. All shades of white, 

 cream, and yellow, in many combinations, relieved by stains 

 and blotches of rich colors in most pleasing contrasts. Each 

 10 cts., doz. $1.10. 



3 — Rare Blues, in Clematis, Lilac, and Heliotrope Shades. 

 New Hybrids of Papilio Major, practically unknown. Each 

 10 cts., doz. $1.25. 



