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Choice FloWer Seeds 

 FORGET-ME-NOT. 



(Myosotis.) 



Charming little plants, producing their beau- 

 tiful star-like flowers in great profusion ; invalu- 

 able for spring garden decoration, thriving best 

 in moist, shady situations. Perennials, but will 

 flower the first season if started early in a hot- 

 bed. 



Alpestris, " Victoria." Of stout, bushy Pkt- 

 habit ; bright azure-blue flowers. 5 to 



7 inches $0 10 



Blae 05 



Alba. White 05 



Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, 

 flowering in eight to ten weeks from sow- 

 ing the seed 15 



Hobasta grandi flora (Eliza Fanrobert). 



Fine, pyramidal habit ; bright blue ... 10 



Azorica. Dark blue ; very pretty 10 



Dissitiflora. Clear blue flowers ; very 

 early and continues long in bloom. Vi ft. 10 

 Alba. New white Forget-Me-Not .... 25 



Palustris. True Forget-Me-Not. Blue, 

 with white eye 10 



32 



Forget-Me-Iiot 



FOUR O'CLOCKS (Marvel of Pern). 



Called " Four O'clocks " because they open their blossoms at about 

 that time in the afternoon. Handsome plants, growing about 2 feet 

 high, covered all summer with hundreds of large, sweet-scented flowers 

 of various colors. p. 



Finest Mixed oz. 15 cts. . $0 05 



Elliott's Dwarf Mixed. Similar to above, except in height and 

 size of blooms. Plants, when fully developed, attain a height of 

 about I foot ; the foliage is a bright green, and flowers range 

 through shades of red. rose, yellow and white. Recommendable 

 for borders or pot-plants 10 



FRAGARIA INDICA. 



Pretty, hardy, herbaceous creeper, with beautiful yellow blossoms 

 and bright red fruit like tiny strawberries. Elegant for rockwork or 

 hanging baskets. Seed should be sown very eariy in the house, and 

 plants transplanted. Pkt. 10 cts. 



FUCHSIA. 



Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, and many improved varieties 

 are obtained in this way. Our seed has been saved from a choice col- 

 lection, pj^j 



Single Mixed $0 25 



Double Mixed 25 



GAILLARDIA. 



Gaillardia. 



(Blanket 

 Klo^ver.) 



Splendid bed- 

 ding plants, with 

 large flowers of 

 great brilliancy, 

 produced in great 

 profusion through- 

 out the summer. 

 Excellent for cut- 

 ting, pj^t - 



Ambly o - 

 don. Rich 

 blood-red . $0 10 



Grandiflora 

 maxima. 

 Golden yel- 

 low 10 



Grandiflora 

 s u p er b a . 

 Splendid va- 

 riety ; dark 

 red, with 

 bright yellow 

 border ... 10 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



GAILCARDIA, continued. 



New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers Ft' 

 much larger than the older sorts, and 

 colors more brilliant $0 iq 



Picta Liorenziana. A charming double 

 variety ; large flowers, 2 inches in diam- 

 eter, varying in color from sulphur to pur- 

 ple. Annual 05 



Aurora. Double ; red, tipped yellow ... 05 



GENXIANA ACAULrlS. 



■ Dwarf-growing perennial. Useful for edgings 

 or rockeries. Pretty blue flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GERANIUM. 



No flowering plants are so extensively grown 

 as the Geranium, and certainly none are more 

 suitable for large beds where a mass of bloom 

 is desired. Although perennials, they will 

 flower from seed the first season. pj^^ 



Zonale. Finest mixed $0 10 



Golden and Bronze-Leaved. Rich col- 

 ors and markings 25 



Double. Finest mixed 25 



Large- Flowered Pelargonium (Lady 

 Washington Geranium). Saved from the 



choicest show varieties 25 



Apple-Scented. A favorite variety 25 



GBSI>(ERA. 



Beautiful greenhouse plants. Remarkable for the beauty of their 

 foliage, which is singularly marked, and their long spikes of brilliant 

 colored flowers. Sow in a light compost, and keep in a warm, moist 

 atmosphere. Tender perennial. 



Robusta perfecta. An improved strain of Gesnera with hand- Pkt. 

 some foliage; free flowering habit and great diversity of colors ■$> 50 



Choicest Varieties Mixed 25 



GEUM ATROSANGUINEIJIWI FI,. PI.. 



Handsome, free-flowering, hardy perennial, bearing profusely large, 

 brilliant scarlet flowers all summer ; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GII.IA TRICOI.OR. 



Pretty dwarf annuals, blooming in any situation. Grow well in 

 pots, and are fine for rockeries. Choice mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GI^AXJCIXJM r,UXEUM (Horned Poppy). 



Highly ornamental plant ; silvery foliage and bright yellow, bell- 

 shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



GI^OBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena). 



Very handsome and showy everlastings, commonly known as 

 "Bachelor's Buttons." An old 

 favorite for winter bouquets. 

 Annuals. 



Pkt. 



White . $0 05 



Purple 05 



Variegated 05 



Mixed. All colors .... 



oz. 40 cts. . 05 



Nana compacta. Dwarf 

 varieties of very compact 

 growth. Mixed 10 



GXAPHAI.IUM 

 I^EOXTOPODIUM. 



(Edelweiss.) 



This is the true Edelweiss 

 of the Alps, well kno^n and 

 so much prized by tourists in 

 Switzerland. The flowers are 

 pure white, star-shaped, and 

 of a downy texture. Pkt. 10 

 cts. 



Four O'Clocks. 



