WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



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HOLLYHOCK. 



The Hollyhock in its present state of perfection is very un- 

 like its parent of olden time; it now ranks with the 

 Dahlia, Aster, Camellia, etc. For backgrotmd to a 

 flower garden, perhaps no plant is so useful. The 

 flowers are as double as a rose of many shades of color, 

 from deep yellow, red, purple, to pure white. Plant 

 the seed in June or July, in open ground, and in the 

 autumn, when the plants have made five leaves, trans- 

 plant to permanent position, three feet apart. The fol- 

 lowing summer they will bloom. Each plant should be 

 supported by a stake. Hardy perennial, 5 feet high. 



Per Pkt. 



Hollyhock, mixed double. 10 



Extra choice double mixed 15 



Double White. This is one of the most valuble plants 



now grown for summer flowers. Flowers pure white 

 and perfectly double 10 



New l)warf double white. Fine 15 



Double Yellow 10 



Crimson 10 



Pink 10 



Black 10 



Mixed single varieties. Per oz. , 50 cts 10 



Collection of 8 varieties. Superb double 75 



HONESTY or SATIN FLOWER. 



(LUNARIA.) 



Early, free flowering plants, interesting for the silver-like 

 tissue of the seed pods in their matured state. The 

 flower is purple, not very conspicuous. The seed pods 

 are fine for skeletonizing and working in with other 

 everlasting flowers for winter bouquets. Blossoms the 

 second year from seed, and then dies. Hardy bien- 

 nial, 2 feet high. 



Honesty (Lunaria biennis.) 5 



HUMULUS JAPONICUS. 



(JAPANESE HOP.) 



Hnmalns Japonicns. A very ornamental and fast-grow- 

 ing climbing plant. The foliage resembles the com- 

 mon Hop, dense, lively green color, and not affected 

 by heat, drought or insects 5 



Per Pkt. 

 Variegatus. The foliage of this variety is dis- 

 tinctly marked with silvery- white, yellowish white, 

 light and dark gi'een, and retains its bright variegated 

 foUage until late in the autumn 10 



HUMEA. 



A remarkably handsome decorative plant, flowering in 

 drooping pyi-amids of ruby grass-like florets, which are 

 quite fragrant when slightly rubbed. It often attains 

 a heiglit of 8 feet by 4 in diameter, and forms a hand- 

 some specimen plant for the conservatory or for ort- 

 door decoration in pots during the summer. 



Humea Elegans. Red, half-hardy biennial lf> 



I B E R I S . (See Candytuft. ) 



ICE PLANT. 



Handsome and curious plant for hanging baskets, rock- 

 work, vases and edgings. The leaves and stems are 

 succiilent and fleshy, and appear as though covered 

 with ice crystals. The whole plant is peculiarly bril- 

 liant in the sunshine. The flower is white and not con- 

 spicuous. Succeeds best in dry sandy loam, and in a 

 warm situation. Can be grown in pots or open border. 

 Tender annual trailer, 6 inches high. 



Ice Plant. (Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum) 5 



IMPATIENS. 



One of the most distinct and beautiful of decorative plants. 

 It thrives in stove, greenhouse, and open border during 

 summer. The flowers are of a brilliant rosy scarlet, 1 

 to 13^ inches in diameter, and produced so freely that 

 the plant appears to be quite a ball of flowers, continu- 

 ing in full beauty during several months. 



Impatiens Sultanti. Tender annual 15 



IPOMCEA. 



Of all the flowers in general cultivation, the Ipomcea ranks 

 pre-eminent for delicate and intrinsic beauty; the bril- 

 liant and varied hues of its many species and varieties 

 are marvellously beautiful, and their fine foliage and 

 graceful forms render them indispensable adornments 

 for the greenhouse, conservatory and flower garden. 

 For covering arbors, walls, trellises, etc., they are un- 

 surpassed. Annuals. 



Ipomea Coccinea (Star Ipomea). Fine Scarlet 5 



Bona Nox (Good Night.) Pure white 10 



Grndiilora Alba (Moonflower). Enormously large 



flowers, white .... 10 



— Setosa (New Brazilian Morning Glory). Magnificent 

 climbing annual, foliage of great size and overlapping, 

 forming a dense shade. Flowers rose color, borne in 

 clusters very freely from July until frost. 10 



