WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



53 



STOCKS. 



(GILLIFLOWER.) 



A world-wide favorite, brilliant and varied in color, equally 

 well adapted for massing, bedding, edging or pot cul- 

 ture. Very profuse bloomers; should be grown in rich 

 soil with an admixture of lime rubbish, which all stocks 

 delight in. Sow the seed in February or March in the 

 hot-bed, or May and June in the open border. 



Per Pkt. 



Large Flowering Dwarf Ten Weeks Stock. 



Pure White 10 Canary-Yellow 10 



Blood Red 10 BrightRose 10 



Violet 10 Chamois (buff) 10 



Double Mixed Large-Flowering Dwarf 10 



Boston Market. Handsome, pure white ; the perfume is 



unsurpassed for fragrance 15 



Snowflakes. A beautiful dwarf growing variety, with 

 very large double snow-white flowers. Very early 



and excellent for forcing. (See Cut.) 15 



Princess Alice. (Cut and come again.) A perpetual flow- 

 ering variety, growing about 2 feet high, and pro- 

 duces from spring to late fall beautifully shaped 

 double pure white flowers. It throws out numerous 

 side branches, which bear cliisters of bloom, and 



thrives best when freely cut 10 



Wallflower-leaved. Pure white, extra fine, very desirable 



for bouquets 15 



Crimson 15 



Finest mixed 15 



Griaut Perfection. Splendid variety of pyramidal growth; 



height. 2% ft. ; finest mixed 15 



Crimson White. Each 15 



Dwarf German Ten Weeks. Fine mixed 5 



INTERMEDIATE STOCK. 



(AUTUMN FLOWEKLNG.) 



10 Scarlet 10 



10 Mixed 10 



Purple. 



White 



BIENNIAL STOCKS. 



Emperor or Perpetual. Finest mixed 10 



Brompton or Winter. Finest mixed 10 



IMPORTED COLLECTIONS OF STOCKS. 



Per Pkt. 



Lai-ge-flcrwering Dwarf Ten Weeks. 12 varieties 75 



Wallflower-leaved Ten Weeks. 10 varieties 60 



East Lothian. (Autumn flowering.) 4 varieties 50 



Brompton or Winter. 12 varieties 75 



Emperor or Perpetual. 6 varieties 50 



STEVIA. 



A useful plant for pot or border culture; very free flower- 

 ing. Extensively used by florists for cut flowers. Very 

 easily grown, requiring a light, rich soil. Tender peren- 

 nials. 



Stevia Purpurea. Purple, very fine 10 



Serrata. White, fine for bouquets 10 



SWEET SULTAN. 



(CENTAUREA MOSCHATA.) 



Sweet-scented, profuse flowering plants, very effective in 

 mixed or shrubbery borders; the flowers emit a delicate 

 honey perfume, and are much prized for bouquets; 

 grow freely in rich soil; hardy annuals. 



Sweet Sultan. Purple. IJ^ ft 5 



White. 134 ft 5 



Suaveolens. Beautiful yellow. 1% ft 5 



Mixed Colors 5 



TACSONIA. 



A beatiful climber for house or conservatory; flowers 

 abundantly and nearly the whole season; closely al- 

 lied to the Passion flower. They require a fine rich 

 loam, plenty of light and moistvu-e; half-hardy peren- 

 nial. 



Tacsonia Ignea. Scarlet; 10 ft 25 



Von Volxemi. Large flowered; bright scarlet 25 



TAGETES. 



Beautiful and delicate fern-leaf plants, forming compact 

 bushes covered with neat, bright-colored blossoms; half- 

 hardy annuals. 



Tagetes Pumila. Brown and yellow; very compact 

 grower; 1 ft 10 



Golden Ring, New; color rich orange; an 



abundant bloomer 10 



THUNBERGIA. 



Extremely ornamental climbers, much admired, very free 

 bloomers. Sow in strong hot-bed in April after moist- 

 ening the seed; pot first into sandy ioam and peat, 

 afterwards use a good portion of poor lime-rubbish. In 

 flower July to October; half-hardy annuals; 4 ft. 



Thunbergia Alata. Yellow or buff, with dark eye 5 



Aurantiaca. Bright orange, with dark eye 5 



Bakerii. Pure white 5 



Sulphurea. Sulphur yellow, dark eye 5 



Freyerii. Buff 5 



Finest Mixed. Peroz.,40cts 5 



GREENHOUSE VARIETIES. 

 Thunbergia Fragrans. White 25 



Harrisii. Blue 25 



TYD/EA. 



A beautiful class of dwarf free flowering greenhouse plants, 

 producing a great variety of magnificent colors. Its 

 dwarf habit renders it very valuable for florists, being 

 eqiially as pretty as Gloxinias, blooming at the same 

 time if sown early. 



Tydaea, Choice Mixed. Greenhouse perennial 50 



