12 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1893. 
EUCALYPTUS. 
Blue Gum Tree of Australia, besides being orna- 
mental for sub-tropical gardening while young, it 
has a powerful influence in destroying the malarious 
agency which is supposed to cause fever in marshy 
districts. 
Per Pkt. 
Eucalyptus Globulus. (Blue Gum or Fever-destroy- 
ing Dree:)) IRer(ozs SONS mevelie iote(sela-tor teens 
== Collection lofiG) warietieSsya-icietiees teietretaer 60 
FENZLIA. 
Charming dwarf half-hardy annual, suitable for pots, 
vases, .edgings, etc.; the plant is covered with 
brilliant rose-pink flowers. : 
Fenzlia Dianthiflora. Pink, 6 inches..............-. 10 
FERNS. 
The seed offered is saved from a large collection of 
very elegant and interesting varieties. Graceful 
foliage plants. 
Ferns. Finest mixed varieties.......-..-..+.-+eee0- 25 
FEVERFEW. (See Matricaria.) 
FORGET-ME-NOT. (Gee Myosotis.) 
FOUR O’CLOCKS. (See Marvel of Peru.) 
FUCHSIA. 
Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, and many im- 
proved varieties are obtained in this way ; our seed 
has been saved from a choice collection. 
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FRAGARIA. 
(CHINESE STRAWBERRY.) 
Pretty, hardy herbaceous creeper, with beautiful yellow 
blossoms and bright red fruit, like small straw- 
berries. Elegant for rock-work or hanging baskets. 
Seed should be sown very early in the house, and 
plants transplanted. 
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FRAXINELLA. 
The Dictamnus Fraxinella is a hardy perennial, form- 
ing a bush about 2 feet in height, of a very neat 
habit, both in foliage and flower. The flowers are 
produced on racemes often a foot or more in length; 
though odd in appearance, are very handsome and 
quite fragrant. 
Dictamnus Fraxinella. 
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Red and white mixed........ 10 
GERANIUM. 
(PELARGONIUM.) 
Well-known favorites; indispensable for in-door and 
out-door decoration. The seed we offer having been 
saved from first-class varieties, the amateur has a 
fair chance of raising many charming novelties. 
Geranium, Large-Flowered Pelargonium. Show va- 
Tietiess  sxtracmixedas qe craemeeieereaenrels 25 
—— Apple-Scented. A favorite variety............. 25 
——— Doubles Minestsmixedis s-sccceointomnccieceicineee 25 
———- eZ onale’ Finestumimeds- oarsmen oe ece neice 10 
— New Golden and Bronze. A prize strain........ 25 
GENTIANA. 
Dwarf-growing perennial, with beautiful blue flowers, 
excellent for edging or rockeries. 
Gentiana Acanlis Dark blue; diint...ss2 ace oe eee 10 
GAILLARDIA. 
Showy and universally admired perennials, flowering 
the first year, and among the gayest ornaments of 
summer flower beds. The Gaillardias make charm- 
ing plants grown in pots. 
Per Pkt. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new va- 
riety, dark red, with bright yellow border. .....10 
—— New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers much larger 
than the older sorts and colors more brilliant 
both for bedding and cutting. Saved from the 
finest double flowers of different shades vary- 
ing from sulphur-yellow to purple............. 10 
GEUM. 
Free-blooming, handsome and showy plant for shrub- 
bery borders. The double rich scarlet flowers are 
splendid: for bougiwetsi eens meas beer rere 
Geum Atrosanguineum fi. pl. Hardy perennial....... 10 
GESNERIA. 
Beautiful greenhouse plants; remarkable for the 
beauty of their foliage, which is singularly marked, 
and their long spikes of brilliant colored flowers. 
Sow ina light compost, and keep in a warm, moist 
atmosphere. 
Gesneria Robusta Perfecta. An improved strain of - 
; Gesneria with handsome foliage, remarkable 
for its free flowering habit, great diversity of 
GLOBE AMARANTH. 
(GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA.) 
Very handsome and showy everlastings, commonly 
known as Bachelors’ Buttons. The seed of Gom- 
phrena does not germinate very well in the open 
ground, and it is best therefore to sow it in a hot-bed, 
if possible. If the cottony coating which surrounds 
it is removed, the seed will be more certain to grow. 
Annuals, 2 ft. 
Globe‘Amaranth Whit ernsieeaiaee ites deter 5 
—— —— Purple.... ..... HED Uo ACO doooK 5 
—— —— Variegated... ngeiec ate eee 5 
—— Nana Compacta. A dwarf variety of very 
compact habit ; flowers deep violet red......... 10 
Mixed. Allcolors. 
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