ELLIS BROTHERS* CATALOGUE. 
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Marie Louise. The great market Violet. No other variety superior to it in color, which is of a 
very deep shade; blooms large and fragrant and produced in abundance. Price lo <5ts.; 3 for 35 As. 
Princess of Wales. A grand new single sort— intensely fragrant. Little lighter than “Califor- 
nia;*’ very desirable. Price 10 As.; 3 for 35 As. 
Russian. A hardy sort for open ground culture at the North. Nearly all varieties of the fine 
double sorts are not hardy enough to stand northern winters without glass protection. This Violet has 
been grown for years, planted in the open groundjwith no protection beyond covering the beds in the late 
fall with forest tree leaves. Flowers large, double, deliciously fragrant, and of a very deep shade of blue 
—one or two petals being dotted with red. Price 10 As. ; 3 for 35 As. ; 13 for 75 As. 
Note. — The Russian Violet is perfectly hardy. Other varieties require in northern states, good pro- 
tection in frames if wintered for spring blooming. For house culture, pot them in September, and keep 
them in open air well watered, till freezing nights come, then place them in windows of a room where they 
will not have artificial heat, except perhaps the coldest nights, for while little frost will not injure, a hard 
freeze might do so; also, give air when ever it is above freezing out doors. Violets can be readily grown 
if above treatment is given them, but it is impossible to grow them in a house temperature of sixty-five to 
seventy-five, when they want only thirty-five to forty-five, with perhaps fifteen degrees warmer when the 
sun is shining on them. Try them with the cool treatment, not forgetting the air when warm enough. 
HYDRANGEA. 
Monstrosa ( I m. 
proved “Otaksa”). One 
of the most valuable 
new plants that has been 
introduced in years. 
The trusses of flowers 
are of enormous size, 
even on the very small 
plants. Color, intense 
deep rose. Plant a 
strong free grower and 
remarkably free in 
bloom. With its clear 
solid pink color and 
immense blooms, this 
variety easily stands as 
the grandest of all Hy 
drangeas. (Sec cut.) 
Price, small plants, 
30 As. 
Thomas Hog^. 
Another Japan produc- 
tion. A pure white 
variety of the old gar- 
den “ Hydrangea,” be- 
ing identical with it 
except in color, which 
is of purest white. Har- 
dy at North if protected 
with boughs; very fine 
for pot culture. Price 
15 As.; large, 60 As. 
and $1.00. 
Red Branched. 
This is one of the finest 
varieties in cultivation, 
with dark red branches that brighten as they near the flower trusses. The plant is of robust habit, and 
produces freely immense heads of deep rose-colorcd flowers. Price 15 As.; large, $1.00. 
Otaksa. A magnificent flowering shrub, with immense trusses of flowers, frequently twelve 
inches across; color, bright rosy pink, contrasting finely with other sorts. The plant is of low, bushy 
growth, and should have a covering of straw, leaves or evergreen branches during winter in northern 
climates. The low, sturdy growth, together with its immense blooms and beautiful foliage, make it the 
most desirable of all to grow in pots, tubs or vases for summer decoration. When so grown it can be 
wintered in cellar. Frice 15 As.; large, 60 As. and $1.00. 
