Choice FloWer Seeds 



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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 



CERASXIUM. 



Dwarf-ajrowing, white foliage plants, well adapted for edgings or for 



Pkt. 



mixing with plants with dark foliage. 



Biebersteini. Silvery foliage. 54 foot go lo 



Tomentosum. Very pretty ; white leaves, small white flowers . . 25 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Showy garden favorites, extensively grown for cut-flowers, producing 

 an abundance of richly colored blossoms. They are easily grown and 

 make fine pot-plants. 



Sing-le Varieties. 



Segetum grandifloram. The Golden Marguerite. Large, Pkt. 

 bright yellow fl'iwers $0 10 



Multicaule. New dwarf bed- Pkt. 

 ding variety 3 to 4 inches high; 

 golden yellow flowers .... Jo 15 



LiOi-d Beaconsfleld. Crim- 

 son-maroon, 

 edged and 

 striped go' d, 

 brown eye, 

 ringed yel- Pkt. 

 low . . . $0 10 



The Sultan. 

 Crimson, ma- 

 roon center ; a 

 wide gold ring. 10 



W. E. CH ad- 

 stone. Pure, 

 brilliant, rich 

 crimson . . . 



Tricolor. White, 

 with yellow 

 band; very 

 pretty, i ft. 



Burridgeanum 

 White center, 

 crimson band ; 

 beautiful. 1 ft. 05 



Eclip.se. Pure golden, with 

 a bright purplish scarlet 

 ring and dark brown Pkt. 

 disk; very striking . . . go 10 



Venustura. Crimson cen- 

 ter, white band ; lovely . 05 



Mixed Single Annual Va- 

 rieties . . . oz. 50 cts. . 05 



10 



05 



Double Clirysantliemiun, 

 Coronarinm. 



Donble Varieties. 



Coronarium, Double Yellow. Handsome border Pkt. 



plant. 2 feet go 05 



Double White. Very showy. 2 feet 05 



Mixed Double Annual Varieties oz. 50 cts . 05 



Varieties for Pot Culture and Florists' Bouquets. 



Indicum fl. pi. Half-hardy perennial ; very double. Mixed Pkt. 

 colors go 25 



Japonicum fl. pi. Flowers of peculiar form and much beauty, 

 combining numerous shades of color; very interesting. Half- 

 hardy perennial 25 



Inodorum plenissimum. Dwarf growing, double, white variety; 

 very free-flowering, and beautiful for pot culture 10 



Frutescens graiidiflornin. The Marguerite, or Paris Daisy. 

 Immense quantities are grown by French florists, and find a 

 ready sale. It produces fref'ly its white, star-like flowers under 

 the most unfavorable conditions 10 



Comtesse de Chambord. ' Large, yellow flowers 10 



Choice Hybrids. Raised from the finest Japanese and Chinese 

 sorts, and produce a choice assortment of rich and varied hues . 50 



CLEMAXIS (Virsrin's Bower). 



Rapid-growing climbing plants ; fine for verandas, trellises, etc. -p-^^ 



Plaminula. White, sweet-scented $0 05 



Jackmanni Hybrids. Saved from a collection of all the richest 



and best colors 10 



Panicnlata. A remarkab'y beautiful variety ; flowers are pure 



white, star-shaped, and deliciously fragrant 10 



CIXERARIA. 



Magnificent plants, their brilliantly colored flowers making them 

 indispensable for the greenhouse, conservatory or window garden. 

 The flowers measure from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and are of white' 

 blue and crimson shades. ' 



Williams' Extra-Choice Strain. Imported in original pack- Pkt. 

 ages. Produces extremely fine floweis of diverse colors and 



magnificent form So 75 



Granditlora Kermesina. New; intense, glowing, velvety dark 



crimson ; double petals 50 



Piae »Iixed. Striking colors. iH feet 25 



E.vtra Mixed. From magnificent large-flowered varieties. lYi it. 50 

 Double Flowering. A great acquisition. The flowers are per- 

 fectly double, comprising all shades of color peculiar to the 



Cineraria 50 



Maritima candidissima. Extremely handsome, silvery white 

 foliage ; very ornamental as a decorative pot-plant, or for bed- 

 ding purposes 10 



CI^ARKIA I»Ur,CHEr,l,A. 



A very desirable annual of easy culture, blooming profusely all sum- 

 mer, and thriving well in any garden soil. Fine mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CIvEOME PUXGEIVS (Giant Spider Plant). 



Very curious rose-colored flowers, the stamens of which look like 

 spider legs. Thrives best in a sandy soil. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CI,IAXXmJS DAmPIERI (Australian Glory Pea). 



One of the handsomest plants in cultivation ; grows about 3 feet in 

 height, with neat, compound h aves and drooping clusters of large, rich 

 scarlet, pea-shaped flowers 3 inches in length ; similar to the splendid 

 blossoms of the coral tr<-e, each flower being picturesquely marked with 

 a large black blot( h in the center. To grow this splendid plant success- 

 fully in the open air it should have a dry, sunny exposure. Pkt. loc. 



COB.EA. 



An elegant climber 

 of rapid growth, at- 

 taining a height of 

 20 to 30 feet. Very 

 valuable for cover- 

 ing trellises, arbors, 

 etc. In sowing, 

 always place seeds 

 edgewise. 



Scandens. Pkt. 

 Purple. 

 Large, bell- 

 shaped flow- 

 ers go 10 



Scandens alba. 



Pure white . . 10 

 Macrostemma. 

 San Salvador 

 Cobaea. The 

 foliage is a 

 bright vivid 

 green, the flow- 

 ers strikingly 

 effective, with 

 their long sta- 

 Cineraria. mens. It is a 



perennial when 

 us 'd as a greenhouse climber, but may be used as an annual for 

 garden decoration 15 



COtrEUS. 



Splendid bedding plants remarkable for their richly colored foliage. 

 Easily grown from seed, which frequently produces new and distinct 

 varieties. Very useful for decorative purposes. Choicest mixture, 

 seed saved from the most attractive and finest colored hybrids. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



COL,EIlVSIA. 



An exceedingly pretty free-flowering annual, excellent for massing 

 and mixed borders. Seed sown in autumn will produce flowers early in 

 spring. Finest varieties mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



£,lliott's New^ York Market Mignonette is the finest in cultivation. 



