WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



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Choice FloWer Seeds 



The Sweet Alyssum has pretty little white flowers, useful in making up in all kinds of 

 bouquets, and its fragrance, while sufficiently pronounced, is very delicate. The Alyssum 

 grows freely from seed, either under glass or in the open ground. 



Pkt. 



Cloak of Ermine. The most dwarf 

 of all varieties ; excellent for beds, 

 borders or pots. 2 to 3 inches . . . . $0 10 



Liiiile Gem. Distinct, fragrant variety. 

 4 inches 05 



SvFeet. Hardy annual, i ft. . . oz. 40c. . 05 



Pkt. 



Benthami compactum. This variety 

 grows about 6 inches high, and is thickly 

 studded with pure white flower spikes • $0 05 



Saxatile compactum. Rock or Golden 

 Alyssum. Showy yellow. Hardy per- 

 ennial, g inches . 05 



AMARAJSTHUS. 



These plants are strong-growing and highly ornamental. A. salicifoliiis, A. Henderi and 

 Princess ot Wales form splendid pot-plants, and are also very effective for centers of beds and 

 backgrounds of borders. A. Melancholims ruber is a very excellent bedding plant, contrast 

 ing well with Golden Feather, Cineraria viariiima, etc. Sow the seed in a hotbed in April, and 

 set out the latter part of May. Annuals. Pkt. 



Bicolor ruber. Scarlet and orange foliage. 2 feet $005 



Caudatus (Love- Lies-Bleeding). Crimson. 3 feet 05 



Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Scarlet. 3 feet 05 



Heiidcri. Very brilliant foliage ; splendid. 3 feet 05 



>Iarguerite. Flowers rich purple 10 



lUelaiicholicns ruber. Dark crimson foliage 05 



Princess of Wales. Carmine, orange-green and bright yellow . . 05 

 Salicifoliiis (Fountain Plant). Scarlet and purple; one of the 



handsomest. 3 f t et 05 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Red, yellow and green foliage . oz. 40 cts. » 05 



AMOTOBIUM 

 ALAXUM. 



A showy border annual with 

 white flowers ; much used for 

 dried bouquets. Succeedswell 

 in any soil. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AMPELOPSIS 

 VKITCmi. 



(Japan or Boston Ivy.) 



A hardy perennial climber 

 with glossy green leaves which 

 change to scar'et in the au- 

 tumn. The most valuable 

 climber for covering walls. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



ANXHEMIS 

 ARABICA. 



A pretty free-flowering an- 

 nual ; flowers golden yellow; 

 constantly in flower. Pkt. 5 c. 



Aquilegia. 



ANEMONE 

 CORONARIA. 



CWind-Flo'wer.) 



Garden Anemone. Beautiful 

 hardy perennial, easily grown from 

 seed, fljwering early in spring; 

 fine for bouquets. Mixed colors. 

 I foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ORANDIFI.ORA. 



Amarantiius. 



Alyssum. 



ABJGEI.ONIA 



A handsome plant for greenhouse culture in winter or 

 the open border in summer, having long spikes of cup- 

 shaped, very sweet-scented flowers. It blossoms the first 

 season. Violet, spotted white, ij^feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



AQUIlrEGIA (Columbine). 



This pretty and interestingly varied genus of plants 

 scarcely meets with the amount of consideration it de- 

 serves. When fuly established the Aquilegias will stand 

 frost well, and the earliness and abundance of their 

 blooms ought to render them general favorites. Many of 

 the varieties are extremely beautiful. Hardy perennials. 

 Californica Hybrida. Large pale yellow flowers, Pkt. 



dark orange spurs * . . . . $0 15 



Clirysantha. Golden yellow ; fine 10 



Coerulea Hybrida. One of the most beautiful 



species 15 



Glandulosa Vera. Very large, erect, dark blue 



flowers, tipped with white ; beautiful 15 



Skinneri. Scarlet , tipped with yellow; very hand- 

 some species 10 



Vulgaris 11. pi. Fine double varieties, mixed ... 05 



ANTIRRHINUM (snapdragon). 



Old garden favorites, with odd-shaped flowers of brilliant colorings and very prettily 

 spotted throats. Of easiest culture, blooming the first season from seed and thriving in any 

 soil. The tall sorts are most desirable for cut-flowers, while the dwarf make the best plants for 

 edgings or pots. 



MAJUS, XAtrl, SORXS. 



Pkt. 



!o C5 



05 



Antirrninuni. 



Album. Pure white 



Albo-roseum. White, with rose lip 

 Brilliant, Scarlet, gold and white 

 Firefly. Scarlet, white throat . . 



liilacinum. Lilac 



Nigrescens. Dark purple . . . 

 Striatum. Fine striped varieties 

 Mixed. All varieties . , . 



Collection oJ one packet each of above seven 

 sorts, 25 cents. 



05 



05 

 05 



05 



TOM THUMB, DWARF SORTS. 



Pkt. 



Album. Pure white $0 05 



Album rubro striatum. White, 



striped rose 05 



Brilliant. Scarlet, gold and white ... 05 



Firefly. Scarlet, white throat 05 



Kermesinum. Brilliant crimson ... 05 



liiiteum. Yellow 05 



Striatum. Finest striped varieties ... 05 



Mixed. All varieties 05 



One packet each 0! above seven sorts, 25 cts. 



