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ELLIOTT'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897. 



MORNING GLORY. 



IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING GLORY. 



Tbe charm of these " Imperial Japanese Moraing Glories " lies in the 

 beauty and g-igantic size of the flowers, which measure from 4 to 6 inches 

 across, and their greater substance causes them to remain open longer 

 than ordinary morning glories. The colors of the flowers, shadings and 

 markings are limitless ; some are of a deep, rich velvety tone, others 

 daintily tinted and shaded The solid colors range through red, from 

 sol t rose to blackish purple, from snow white to cream and silver gray ; 

 some are striped, starred and spotted ; others have magnificent edges 

 and throats. The veins are of strong and robust growth, attaining a 

 height of 30 to 50 feet. The foliage is luxuriant, distinct and varied; 

 some vines have rich, vivid green leaves, others silvery yellow, and others 

 mottled light and dark green, white and gray. The intermingling vines 

 and contrasting leaves form a very effective contrast. If you have 

 been inclined to look upon Morning Glories as too common, give this 

 new class a trial, and we are sure you will be repaid for your trouble, 

 and secure a climber of more than ordinary attraction. Per pkg., 15 

 cts.; 2 pkgs., 25c. 



N/VSTURTIUIVI LILLIPUT. 



(Tropceolum Lobbianum Compactum.) 



Under this title we have the pleasure to introduce an entirely new 

 class of dwarf Nasturtiums. The plants are in every respect smaller 

 than the Tom Thumb, and the dainty little flowers, produced in the 

 greatest profusion, and jauntily peering up well above tbe small cut 

 and bushy foliage, make it one of tbe prettiest annuals imaginable. 

 The blossoms appear in the most varied and showy colors, and it is es- 

 pecially noteworthy that some quite new shades appeur among them, 

 such as are not represented in the old class. This feature, and, further, 

 that the seed is much smaller than in the Tom Thumb Nasturtiums, and 

 similar to the Lobbianum section, are the best evidence that we have 

 here an entirely new class in the Tropaeolum family. Separate colors 

 have not yet been fixed, but the mixture will be found highly effective, 

 and no lover of Nasturtiums should fail to try this new class. Per 

 package, 10c. 



MORNING GLORY. 



Double Flowering. 



This Is the first Double Flowering Morning Glory to be intro- 

 duced and we have no doubt that the many admirers of the single flow- 

 ering sorts will readily give a place to this nfew variety. The vines 

 make as rapid growth and dense foliage as the single varieties. Flowers 

 are white with a spot of red or blue at the base of the larger petals. 

 About 80 per cent, of tlie seedlings come true from seed. We are sure 

 then\imber of hardj' climbing annuals is not so great that this new 

 Double Morning Glory will not gain a prominent position. Price per 

 packet, 10c. 



SALVIA. 



Clara Bedman or Bonfire. 



The finest Salvia ever introduced. It forms a compact bush 2 feet 

 high and 2 feet in diameter. The spikes stand stiff and erect with 

 often 200 spikes to a plant, which bear 20 to 80 flowers each. The foliage 

 is dark green and contrasts well with the brilliant scarlet flowers which 

 are borne well above it. The ordinary Salvia Splendens is of a straggly 

 growth and the flower spikes bend over and do not produce one-third of 

 the bloom that the new variety does. A gorgeous display may be made 

 by planting this new variety iu masses or in rows along a sunny drive. 

 Pkt , 15c. 



NEW CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS. 



(Hybrids of Madame Qunther.) 



HTBBIDS OF MADAME GDNTHEE. 



A new section obtained by a French specialist, by artificial hybridiz- 

 ing, and distinguished by dark colored foliage and flowers of a richness 

 and variety of coloring not to be found in any of the different classes of 

 Nasturtiums heretofore grown. There have already been produced 

 twenty-two different colors or combinations. For covering trellises, 

 fences, arbors, training over vases, rock work, etc., nothing can equal 

 the gorgeous effect produced by this excellent class. Their ease of cul- 

 ture and the short time required to bring them into bloom ; their rapid 

 growth, luxuriant foliage and freedom from insects, render them worthy 

 of great popularity. Per pkg., lOc; oz., 25c. 



