Choice FloWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



PORTULACA. 



Very brilliant dwarf annuals, best adapted to warm situations, and 

 blooming profusely from early summer until autumn. Very effective in 

 beds, edgings or rockwork. Seeds should be sown late, as they will not 

 germinate till hot weather. Thrive best in light sandy soil. 6 ins 



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:le, Extra Mixed oz. 40 cts. 



Collection of ten separate colors, 40 cents. 



DOUBLE PORTtTLACAS 

 Pkt. 



White $0 15 



Orange 15 



Rose Color 15 



Pkt. 

 to OS 



Pkt. 



Scarlet So 15 



Sulphur 15 



Rose, Striped Carmine . . 15 

 Mixed Colors 10 





Collection of six separate colors, 50 cents. 



PRIMULA. 



The Chinese Primrose is one of the most valuable winter-blooming 

 plants for the house, greenhouse or conservatory. Seed sown in spring 

 produces fine plants for flowering the following winter. The varieties 

 we offer are selected from the very best English strains, and cannot be 

 surpassed. 



SINGLE FRINGED CHINESE PEIMROSES. 



Alba magnifica. Flowers pure white, with a large, bright Pkt. 



yellow eye ....... $0 50 



ChisAvick Red. The most brilliant crimson-scarlet Primula ; the 



foliage is very finely cut, and a deep green color 50 



Hoi born Blue. Saved from the richest colored flowers only ... 50 

 Masfenta Queen. Compact habit of growth, vigorous and robust. 

 Flowers are very large, of a bright magenta, with a small lemon 



eye ; dark green foliage 50 



Meteor. Immense, beautifully fringed blossoms; color rich crim- 

 son, with bright yellow cenier 50 



Princess Liouise. Splendid, largewhite flowers,having apeculiar 



metallic luster ; quite distinct 50 



Rose Queen, Beautiful shade of rose . . 50 

 Rubra violacea. Of robust habit, bear- 

 ing flowers of rich violet-crimson 50 



Village Maid. White, striped carmine . . 50 



Alba. Pure white 25 



Rubra. Red ; very fine 25 



IV Vf'y/iy is^^ Single Fringed. Very choice mixed . . . 25 



ID 



10 



Fortalaca. 



SINGI^B ANNUAL, POPPIES, continued. 



Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, each of the four petals Pkt. 

 being stamped with an ivory-white spot $0 05 



liBevigatnm. Goreeous New Persian Poppy ; deep scar- 

 let, with black spots, while margin 



The Bride. Satiny white flowers of large dimensions . 



Tulip Poppy (Papaver glauctini) . A new species, 12 

 to 14 inches high, producing 50 to 60 vivid scarlet (low- 

 ers. The two outer petals form a saucer surrounding Pkt 

 the two erect petals, giving the flower the appearance of a scarlet tulip $0 10 



Umbrosum. Rich vermilion, with a shining black spot on each petal 05 



Collection of six varieties of Sing'le Annual Poppies, 35 cents; six varieties Double Annual 



Poppies, 25 cents. 



HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES. p,^ 



Bracteatutn. Very large orange-scarlet flowers, averaging 5 inches in diameter go 10 



Iceland Poppies (Papaver midica-nle). Although perennials, this class blooms the first 

 season from spring sown seed. Fragrant, crushed satin-like flowers produced in profusion 



from beginning of June to October. Mixed colors 10 



Oriental Hybrids. Containing charming new colors, including blush pink, black-purple, 

 deep blood-red, etc. Finest mixed 15 



POTEXXII^L,A. 



Handsome herbaceous perennials, exceedingly useful in all situations ; the neatness of their 

 foliage and long duration of bloom make them very desirable. pj^^ 



Doable. Choice varieties mixed, i foot $0 25 



Single. Finest mixed. VA feet 10 





Frimola. 



Elliott's Mammoth Verbenas cannot be beaten for size and brilliancy of flo^vers. 



