WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 



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Choice FloWer Seeds 



DEL,PIII]NIUM (Perennial L,arkspur). 



Showy and well-known hardy perennials producing splendid spikes of flowers throughout 

 the summer. 



Brationianum (Musk-Scented Lark- Pkt. 

 spur). Newspeciesof a peculiar shade 

 of li^ht blue, emitting a powerful odor 

 of musk to 25 



Ca-ihin«riaiiuin. Very fine, dark blue, 

 Monk's Hood like flowers. I'A feet . . 10 



Chiiieiisis. Double mixed. 2 feet . . 05 



Porinosutn. Rich blue and white ; a Pkt. 



favorite variety. 3 feet $0 05 



Lie Mastadoate (Giant Bee Larkspur). 



Lar!<e dark blue flowers 10 



Niidicaule. Scarlet, i Vi feet 10 



ZaUI ( Hardy yellow Larkspur). Lovely 



shade of sulphur yellow 10 



For Annual varieties, see Larkspur, page 35. 



DODECAXHEOX CI^EVEl,A]>JI>I (Giant American Cowslip). 



A beautiful perennial from California, producing flower stems a foot high, surmounted with 

 about ten large cyclamen-like blossoms ; color rose, purple and yellow. It is quite hardy and 

 luxuriates in a partially shaded situation. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DOLICHOS I^ABLAB (xxyacintb Bean). 



A rapid-growing ornamental climber with dense foliage and clusters of handsome purple 

 and white flowers. p^^. 



Purple . 



AVhite 



Mixed 



drac^:na. 



Well-known ornamental greenhouse plants, with elegant foliage ; in- 

 valuable for decorative purposes. pj.j 



Tiidivisa. Green and bronze, narrow leaves $0 jo 



Australis. Wide, green foliage 25 



ECHEVERIA. 



Interesting greenhouse succulents, which are 

 largely used for carpet bedding. 

 Metallica. Large, orange colored blossoms Pkt. ■ 



on spikes 12 to 15 inciits high $025 



Secuiida glauca. Small, compact-growing, 



glaucous variety, with free-flowering, scarlet 



and yellow racemes of bloom ; very fine ... 25 



HRICA CAPENSIS (Cape Heatli). 



Charming evergreen shrubs, flowering very pro- 

 fusely. Finest mixed. Pkt. 15 cts. 



ERYXHRIIVA CRISXA-OAI<L,I. 



(Coral Plant.) 



Splendid shrub for greenhouse or subtropical 

 gardens, bearing large racemes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Euphorbia heterophylla. 

 EUPHORRIA. 



DelpHinium. 



Variegata (Snow-on-the-Mountain). Attrac- Pkt. 

 tive foliage, beautifully veined and margined 

 with white to "5 



Heterophylla (Annual Poinsettia, Mexican 

 Fire Plant, or Fire-on the-Mountain). An an- 

 nual plant of branching habit, with glossy 

 green leaves, which in summer become flared 

 with dark fiery scarlet, leaving only a small 

 tip of green. Very striking and brilliant. 3 

 to 4 feet 10 



ECHINOCYSXIS l,OBAXA. 



(Wild Cucumber.) 



One of the quickest growing vines in cultivation ; 

 fine for covering fences, trellises, etc. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Esclisclioltzia. 



ESCHSCHOI^T^IA (California Poppy). 



Hardy annuals of easiest cultivation, excellent for borders or in 

 masses. Finely cut foliage ; flowers large and showy, produced freely all 

 summer. „, 



Californica. Bright yellow, rich orange center, i foot $0 05 



Mandarin. A very beautiful variety. The outside of the petals 

 is brilliant scarlet, inside rich orange 05 



Croceafl.pl. A double-flowering variety ; flowers bright orange- 

 scarlet, shading off to salmon-red. An abundant bloomer . ... 05 



Rose Cardinal. A charming sort, producmg very freely large 

 flowers of intense carmine 10 



EUPAXORIUM FRASERI. 



A very pretty herbaceous plant, blooming the first season from seed. 

 Flowers are snowy white, borne in clusters ; fine for cutting. Hardy 

 perennial. Pkt. 10 cts. 



EUCAI^YPXXJS Gi^OBUt,trS (Blue Gum Tree). 



Besides being ornamental for subtropical gardening, it has a power- 

 ful inluence in destroying the malarious agency which is supposed to 

 cause fever in marshy districts. Pkt. 10 cts. 



FEVERFEW. See Matricaria. 



FERNS. 



The seed offered is saved from a large collection of very elegant and 

 interesting greenhouse varieties. Graceful foliage plants. Finest 

 mixed varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



