Choice FloWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



soi^Aisum. 



A handsome genus of ornamental foliage and fruit-bearing plants, 

 which grow freely in any good, rich soil. * pj^. 



Capsicastrum. Scarlet fruits almost completely covering the 



plants So lo 



liittle Gem. Dwarf habit, 9 inches high. Berries globular, bright 

 scarlet and of the size of a Red Currant ; highly ornamental ... 15 



STEVIA. 



Free-flowering plants for pot or border culture, extensively grown 

 by florists for cut-flowers. Bloom from seed the first season. Tender 

 perennials. pj^j 



Purpurea. Purple ; very fine So 10 



Serrata. Pure white, sweet-scented 10 



S'WEEX ROCKET. 



Fragrant free-flowering hardy perennial, blooming early in the 

 spring and thriving in any common garden soil. pj.^ 



Sweet Rocket. Purple $0 05 



" " White 05 



" " Mi.xed ......•■ 05 



SWEEX SUI^TAN. 



Pretty border annuals, with long stems and sweet-scented flowers. 

 Excellent for cutting. 1 !4 feet. pj.^ 



Pkt. I Snaveolens. Beautiful yel- 



Pupple So 05 low So 05 



White 05 I Mixed Colors cs 



S'WEEX WILl^IAM (Diauthus barbatns). 



A well-known free-flowering favorite; the great improvements upon 

 the old varieties made within the last few years have rendered it stiU 



more desirable. Hardy perennial. 



Pkt. 

 Auricula -riOAvered. A 



very handsome variety, 

 producing immense 

 trusses of bloom So 10 



Pkt. 



I'A feet. 

 Double-Flo wrering. 



Mi.xcd So 10 



Nigrican.«s. Dark crimson . . 10 

 AVhitp. Useful for bouquets . 10 

 Fine Mixed . . . oz. 40 cts. . 05 



XACSOKIA. 



A handsome climber for the house or conservatory, closely allied to 

 the Passion Flower, and flowering abundantly the whole season. They 

 require a fine, rich loam, 

 plenty of light and mois- 

 ture. Half-hardy per- 

 ennial. 10 feet. pj^. 



Ignea. Scarlet . So 25 

 Von Vo I xemi. 



Large-flowered ; 

 bright scarlet ... 25 



XAGEXES. 



Charming little plants, 

 with delicate fern-like 

 foliage forming comp<ct 

 bushes covered with 

 neat, bright colored 

 blossoms. Half-hardy 

 annuals, i feet. p. . 



Pumila. Brown 

 and yellow; very 

 compact grower. $0 10 



Golden Ring. 



Rich orange; an 

 abundant bloomer. 10 



Vinca. 



THUBIBERGIA. 



Beautiful rapid-growing climbers that flower very freely all the sea- 

 son, and are fine for hanging baskets, vases or greenhouse culture. 

 Half-hardy annuals. p, 



Bakeri, Pure white . . ■ So 05 

 Sulphurea. Sulphur-yellow, 



dark eye 05 



Freyeri. Buff 05 



Finest Mixed . . oz. 40 cts. . 05 



Pkt. 

 Alata. Yellow, with dark 



.eye So 05 



Aurantiaca. Bright orange, 

 with dark eye .05 



TORENIA. 



Tender trailing plants for vases, baskets, or for the open ground, 

 being covered the entire season with a mass of bloom. 

 Fournieri. Sky-blue flowers, with three spots of dark Pkt. 



indigo-blue and a bright yellow center So 25 



Bailloni. A very pretty and distinct species, bearing 



bright yellow flowers, with purplish brown throat ... 25 

 "While Wings. Unusually attractive; pure white with 



flush of rose at the throat 25 



TRITOMA XJVARIA GRANDIFT^ORA. 



(Red -Hot-Poker riant.) 



A splendid half-hardy autumn flowering plant, producing 

 magnificent spikes of bright orange-red flowers. Very 

 effective when planted in clumps on th^ lawn or 

 among shrubberj-. 4 to 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VERBENA. 



The Verbena is deservedly a universal favorite, very 

 I few plants making a more gorgeous display of brilliant 

 (flowers from spring till late in the autumn. Blooms 

 profusely from seed the first season. 



Elliott's Mammoth Mixed. Saved from the choicest 

 large flowering varieties and contains all the newest 

 and most striking colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Pkt. Pkt. 



Pink lo ic 



Pnrple ic 



Mixed 05 



White So 10 



Scarlet 10 



Striped 10 



VAr,ERIAIV. 



Showy plants for mixed borders, bearing large heads ol 

 bright colored flowers. Hardy perennials. Mixed colors. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



VINCA. 



These beautiful greenhouse perennial! may be treated as 

 tender annuals for the garden. If sown n the house or under 

 glass, and strong p'ants are set out ear'y in a warm situation, 

 they will flower all the summer and autumn. 



Pkt. 



Vertena. 



Pkt. 



Rosea. Rose So 10 



Rosea alba. White, 

 red eye 10 



Alba p u r a . Pure 



white -...,.... So ic 

 Mixed Varieeiee . . . ic 



