WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



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ZINNIA ELEGANS. 



This is one of the most brilliant of annuals, and has long 

 been a general favorite. Tlie flowers are large, finely 

 formed, and in great variety of color. Seed sown early 

 under glass will commence flowering in June, and con- 

 tinue the whole season. They require little attention, 

 and any common garden loam. Half-hardy annuals. 



Elliott's Finest Mix- 

 tures of Grass Seeds 

 and Clover for Hay 

 and Permanent Pas- 

 ture. 



The importance to the 

 farmer of a good selection 

 and proper mixture of grass 

 seeds for the various pur- 

 poses of cultivation, for 

 mowing, for soiling, for per- 

 manent pasture, etc., can- 

 not be overestimated. We 

 prepare special mixtures 

 containing only the most 

 suitable grasses for perma- 

 nent pastures and meadow 

 lands, such as Orchard 

 Grass, Meadow Foxtail, 

 Sheep's Fescue, R. I. Bent 

 Meadow Fescue, English 

 Rye Grass, Perennial Sweet 

 Vernal and Red-Top in such 

 proportions as will insure 

 the most satisfactory re- 

 sults, producing the heav- 

 iest possible crops of hay, 

 far superior to seeding with 

 Timothy clover alone and 

 producing far heavier 

 crops ; for permanent pas 

 tures allowing of the closest 

 grazing without injury. 



On ordinary fertile soil 

 sow three bushels per acre, 

 but where the soil is poor, 

 larger quantities are re- 

 quired. 



Price, per basliel, $2.50 

 With the above should be 

 sown JO lbs. of mixed 

 clovers per acre (which cost 

 about 15 cts. per lb.) On 

 account of the greater 

 weight of clovers they 

 should be sown separately 

 and only in the spring as 

 they are inclined to winter 

 kill unless well established. 



Per Plct. 



Double Dwarf Large-flowering'. 



Double White 5 Double Orange 5 



Double Scarlet 5 Double Canary 5 



Jacquiiuenot. Ricli deep velvety crimson 10 



Dwarf Double Mixed. Per oz. , 75 cts 5 



Tall Double Mixed. Per oz., 40 cts 5 



Ponipone Double. Long cone-shaped flowers, very pretty. 



Mixed colors 10 



Slamuioth Flowering-. (Robusta Grandiflora ) Flowers 

 large, perfectly formed, very double and striking 



coloi-s 10 



Haageana fl. pi. Beautiful flowers of a deep orange yel- 

 low, keeping their colors when dried 10 



Zebra. The flowers are perfect in shape and all colors; with 

 a large per cent, striped, spotted and blotched with 

 different shades, hardly two plants producing flowers 



alike. Mixed colors 10 



Curled and Crested. A new and beautiful strain of this 

 popular plant. Flowers large, double and perfect 

 form, petals twisted and curled into the most grace- 

 ful forms. The colors comprise all the beautiful 



shades characteristic to Zinnias 10 



Collection of ten tall double varieties 50 



of six new dwarf double varieties 50 



ZEA. 



Ornamental foliage plants of great beauty. 



Zea Japonica. (Variegated Japanese Maize.) Large tufty 

 foliage, broadly ribboned in its length with alternate 

 stripes of white and green; 4 ft. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



(Jracilliiua. Miniature maize, verj- graceful habit. 



Per oz,, 20 cts 5 



