ELLIS BROTBEBS' CATALOGUE. 
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LARGE FLOWERING FRINGED PRI.WDLAS, (Single.) 
Golden Feather, beautiful golden yellow foliage, flowers pure white; a charming 
variety ; Christata, quite dwarf, with odd crisp mallow-like foliage, flowers semi- 
double, in different colors; Rubra Violacea, very showy, a grand and beautiful sort; 
Punctata Blegantissima, new variety, flowers velvety crimson, edges spotted with 
white, very distinct ; Striata, a. beautiful striped sort; Fern Leaf, in variety, fine; 
Coccinea, flowers of the largest size, of a beautiful brilliant scarlet, with a clear sul- 
phur eye, exquisitely fringed ; Globosa Alba, a splendid new and improved white 
variety, heavily fringed, extra fine ; Globosa Kermesina Splendens, an improved deep 
crimson sort, deeply fringed, very bright and distinct ; Globosa Carnea, new variety, 
very fine; Punctata Atropurpurea, a beautiful and showy variety ; Pulcherrima, 
white, with rose or lilac center, very fine. 
Five seeds each of above — twelve fringed sorts — making the most desirable packet 
of Primrose offered in the world, and at one-half the price asked by most seedsmen 
for much inferior stock and a less quantity. Its germinating quality has been fully 
tested by us. Price 25 as. 
Note. — We can supply (to those who want certain varieties of colors) any of the 
above Primulas in separate packets. Each packet contains about twenty-five seeds. 
Price 25 as. each. 
Kingsville, O., Oct. 12, 1S9S. — Messrs. Ellis Bros. Sirs : I want to tell the success we had with 
your seeds. Last spring we bought a mixed package of Primula seed, from which we now have fifty-one 
very nice plants and threw .away at least four very small ones. Respectfully, .MARY A. KINNEAR. 
Buffalo, N. Y .—Ellis Bras. Kindly mail me at once collection package of Verbena and single 
Primrose seeds. Have not had time as yet to carefully examine ybur new catalogue. 'There is one wlute 
fern leaf Primrose among those grown from seed obtained from you last year, which is a remarbable speci- 
men, both in symmetry of form, size and number of florets. Many of the single Primroses are as large as 
a half dollar. 'The florists who have seen it pronounce it a wonder. ” 
With best wishes, I remain very truly yours, W. F. LAKE. 
New I.ondon, N. \l.— Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: The collection packet of Primula seed I had of you 
last year, was just splendid. I believe every seed germinated. I had over thirty fine plants, and they \vere 
admired by every one who saw them. Respectfully, -MRS. j. S. BOIIANAN. 
CoATicooK, P, — Ellis Bros. Dear Sirs: Primula, Stocks and Asters, I found them most excel 
lent, germinating freely, and giving me very fine plants; the Primubas handsomer than any I ever saw 
MRS. C. D. DYKE. 
COLLECTION LARGE FLOWERED AND FANCY PHLOX DRVMMONDII. 
Alba, magnificent large white flower; Alba Oculata, white with colored eye; 
Atropurpurea, deep blood purple; Atropurpurea Alba Oculata, blood purple with 
large eye; Atropurpurea Striata, blood purple, striped; Chamois Rose, shades of 
light pink ; Coccinea Striata, scarlet striped ; Isabellina, straw color, flowers of extra 
size and fine form ; Kermesina Splendens, vivid red, very showy ; Kermesina Striata, 
vivid red, striped; Lepoldi, deep pink, white eye; %tadricolor Rosea, rose color, 
shaded ; ^uadricolor Violeacea, violet color, shaded ; Rosea Striata, rose color, 
striped, very fine; Rosea Alba Oculata, rose color, white eye; Stellata, beautiful 
sorts with large star in center; Violacea Alba Oculata, violet, with large white eye, 
very fine; Brilliant, named for its bright color; Cuspidata, New Star Phlox, long 
points to petals, very odd ; Fimbriata, new, extra fine, with toothed or fringed petals. 
Twenty seeds each of above twenty varieties of large flowes-ing and fancy 
Phloxes, 400 seeds in ail. Price 25 dts. 
Separate colors of above in packets of from fifty to 100 seeds. Price 10 dts. 
Note.— With the exception of two last fancy sorts, the above named Phlo.xes are 
all of the “ Grandiflora” or large flowered sort, and it is with pride that we can send 
this fine collection to our customers 'of this season ; its equal will not be sent out by 
any other firm, as we are bound to place our collection Phlox the equal in popular 
favor with our Pansies, Asters and Primulas, as we have studied to get into one 
packet the finest set of colors the world affords. 
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