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WM. ELLIOTT & SOWS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



CLARKIA. 



A. very desirable hardy annual for bedding purposes; gi-ow- 

 ing freely and blooming profiisely in any common gar- 

 den soQ. 



Clarkia Pulchella 



Fine mixed. Per oz. 



Per Pkt. 



40 cts 5 



CLEMATIS. 



(virgin's bower.) 



Hardy climbing plants of gi-eat merit, rivaling the Passion 

 Flower in their gorgeous beauty. No class of climbing 

 plants will better repay a little care — a slight covering 

 of leaves or litter being necessary to withstand oui-- 

 severest winters. The seed is slow to germinate. 



Clematis Flainimila. A beautiful white fragi-ant French 

 variety 10 



Jackmauii. Choicest mixed 10 



CLIANTHUS. 



(AUSTRALIAN GLORY PEA.) 



One of the most beautiful plants in cultivation, about 3 

 feet in height, with neat compound leaves, and droop- 

 ing clusters of large, rich scarlet, long-petaled, pea- 

 shaped flowers, 3 inches in length, something similar 

 to the splendid blossoms of the Coral Tree, each flower 

 being picturesquely marked with a large, black, cloud- 

 like blotch in front. To gi-ow this splendid plant suc- 

 cessfully in the open air, it should have a dry, sunny 

 exposure, and should never be watered. Magnificent 

 flowering shrub. 



Clianthus Daiupierii. Scarlet and black 25 



COCKSCOMB. 



(CELOSLA. CRISTATA ) 



Highly ornamental plants, producing crested heads of 

 flowers, somewhat resembling a cockscomb. To pro- 

 duce fine combs, the soil cannot be too rich, and the 

 plants should be forwarded in hot bed, though showy 

 plants may be raised from seed planted in open ground 

 in May. The oftener they are transplanted or shifted, 

 the larger and more beautiful they grow. 



Cockscomb, Dwarf Mixed 5 



GlasgOM' Prize. An improved variety, producing 



large blooms of dark crimson 5 



Empress. This new variety produces combs of colossal 



proportions ; flowers have been grown measuring 45 

 inches from tip to tip ; rich -^elvety crimson 10 



Japanese. (Celosia Japonica.) A branching variety 



of great beauty 5 



Collection of six separate sorts 25 



COB/EA. 



A fine rapid-growing climber, producing large purple bell- 

 shaped flowers, and growing best in a warm, sunny 

 situation. In sowing, the seed should always be placed 

 edgewise. 



Per Pkt, 



Cobaea Scandeus. Pturple, annual, 20 ft., per oz., $1.00 10 



Alba. Pure white 15 



COSMOS HYBRIDUS. 



Makes very ferge plants, growing 5 to 7 feet high, which 

 are beautiful masses of the most elegant foliage, until 

 they begin to bloom in September, when each plant 

 will have hundreds of large, showy blossoms. Both 

 foliage and flowers are excellent for cutting. Sow 

 seed early in spring and transplant to the garden in 

 June. 



Cosmos Hj bridus. Pure White 10 



■ LightPink 10 



Crimson 10 



^ Mixed 10 



Mammoth Perfection. The flowers are double the 



size of C. Hybridus, the petals are broader, overlap- 

 ping and deeply ribbed. For cutting it is one of the 

 finest flowers grown, lasting in water two weeks. 

 The plants are 5 to 6 feet high, pyramidal form, and 

 one mass of feathery emerald green foliage, studded 

 with mammoth flowers of White, Pink or Crimson 

 long after more tender flowers are destroyed by frost. 

 Mixed Colors 15 



COLEUS. 



One of the most popular foliage plants. It is very decora- 

 tive in the flower border, and easily grown from seed, 

 which frequently produces new and distinct varieties. 

 Half-hardy perennial. 



Coleiis. Seed saved from new and beautiful hybrids 25 



COLLINSIA. 



An exceedingly pretty, free flowering hardy annual, re- 

 markably attractive in beds, mixed borders, or rib- 

 bons. 



Colliiisia. Finest mixed varieties, I ft 5 



