WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



ACANTHUS. 



Coarse yet stately herbaceous plants, with striking foliage, 

 flourishing in almost any soil or situation. Hardy 

 perennial 



Per Pkt. 



Aoaiitlius Mollis. Pm-ple and white, 3 ft. 10 



ACONITUM. 



(MONKSHOOD.) 



Ornamental free-flowering hardy plants, succeeding well 

 under the shade of trees. Hardy perennial. 



Aconituui Napellus. Blue, 2 ft 5 



ACHIMENES. 



Elegant and free-flowering tuberous-rooted greenhouse 

 plants, combining great beauty -ndth richness and bril- 

 liancy of color. 



Achimenes. Choice varieties mixed 50 



ABUTILON. 



(CHINESE BELL FLOWER.) 



Popular and easily grovm greenhouse or indoor plants, 

 with drooping bell-shaped flowers, richly veined and 

 striped. Grow rapidly in sandy loam, and are very 

 effective when plunged in the border in summer. Half- 

 hardy shrubs. 



Abutilon. Extra fine Mixed. From new fertilized sorts . . 25 



ACHILLEA. 



A very free blooming plant of branching habit. Useful for 

 cut-flowers or for planting in cemeteries. Hardy 

 perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 



Acliillea. Ptarmica Plena 10 



ADLUMIA. 



(MOUNTAIN FRINGE.) 



A beautiful perennial climber, ^vith elegant foliage, re- 

 sembling the maiden-hair Fern. Sow the seed in May 

 where they are to remain, and they will bloom the 

 following season. 



Adluinia Cirrliosa. Pink. Hardy perennial, 10 ft 5 



AGERATUM. 



Profuse blooming plants ; very showy when planted in 

 clumps or masses. They are invaluable for bouquets, 

 and, if lifted and potted in fall, will bloom all winter in 

 the house. Half-hardy annuals. 



Ageratuui, Ada Bowman. New Delicate blue, 1 ft 10 



CouspicTiniu. White; blooms until frost, fine for bou- 



quets, 1^ ft 5 



Lasseauxii. Very fine rose color, 1^ ft 5 



Mexicanum Blue. 13^ ft 5 



Imperial Dwarf. Dark blue, 8 inches ' 5 



White, 8 inches 5 



Little Dorrit. Azure blue; very floriferous, 6 inches. .10 



AGROSTEMMA. 



(ROSE OF HEAVEN.) 



An attractive free blooming hardy perennial of easy cul- 

 ture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a 

 single pink ; blooms first season. Fine for cutting ; 

 1 to 2 feet. 



Agrostemma, Mixed sorts 5 



ALYSSUM. 



The sweet Alyssum has pretty little white flowers, useful 

 in making up in all kinds of small bouquets, and its fra- 

 grance, while sufliciently i^ronounced, is very delicate. 

 The Alj'ssum grows freely from seed, either under glass 

 or in the open ground. 



Per Pkt. 



Alyssum, Little Gem. Distinct, fragrant variety, 4 inches 

 high 10 



Sweet. Hardy annual, 1 ft. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Benthami Compactum. This variety grows about 



6 inches high and is thickly studded with pure white 

 flower spikes 5 



Saxatile Compacta. (Rock or Golden Alyssum.) 



Showy yellow, % ft. Hardy perennial 5 



AMARANTHUS. 



The foliage of these plants is handsome in the extreme. 

 A. Salicifolius, Henderi. and Princess of Wales, form 

 splendid pot plants, and are also very effective for 

 centers of beds and backgrounds of borders. A. Mel. 

 Ruber is a very excellent bedding plant, contrasting 

 well with Golden Feather. Cineraria Maritima, etc. 

 Sow the seed early, and set out last of May, or in June. 

 Annuals. 



Amarantluis, Margruerlte. Flowers rich piu-ple 10 



Bieolor Ruber. Scarlet and orange foliage. 2 ft. . . . 5 



Caudatus. (Love Lies Bleeding.) Crimson, 3 ft 5 



Crueutus. (Prince's Feather.) Scarlet, 3 ft 5 



Henderi. Very brilliant foliage; splendid, 3 ft 5 



Melancliolifus Ruber. Dark crimson foliage 5 



Princess of Wales. Carmine, orange gi'sen, and 



bright yellow 5 



Salicifolins. (Foimtain Plant.) Scarlet and purple; 



one of the handsomest. 3 ft 5 



Tricolor. (Joseph's Coat.) Red, yellow, and green 



foliage, 2 ft. Per oz, . 40 cts 5 



AMMOBIUM. 



Useful for dried bouquets and winter -decorations; a showy 

 border annual. Sow last of May. Succeeds w;ell in 

 any soil. 



Ammobium Alatam. White, 2 ft 5 



AMPELOPSIS. 



Ampelopsis Vciteliii. (Japanese Ivy. ) A gem among the 

 climbers, with most graceful shaped and rich deep- 

 colored foliage, clinging to the merest support; one of 

 the most beautiful. Perfectly hardy. Per oz. , 50 cts. .10 



ANEMONE. 



(WIND-FLOWER.) 

 Beautiful hardy perennial, easily grown from seed, flower- 

 ing early in sj)ring; fine for bouquets. 

 Anemone Coronaria. (Garden Anemone.) Mixed colors, 

 1 ft 5 



