ELLIB BEOTEEBS’ CATALOGUE. 
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L.ottie Eckford. Lovely, long-stemmed flowers, borne profusely in clusters of 
three; both standard and wings are clear white, delicately shaded porcelain blue, 
distinctly and broadly margined lavender. Price 5 <5ls. ; oz., 10 <5ts. 
Captain of the Blues. One of the largest blue flowered sorts. Standard very 
broad and bright purple blue ; wings broad, expanded and a lighter and brighter blue 
than the standard. Price 5 <5ls. ; 02., 10 dts. 
Countess of Radnor. Flowers medium sized ; standard broad, waved at edge, 
pale lilac, shaded mauve; wings pale lilac. A distinct and beautiful variety. One of 
Eckford’s best. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Monarch. Splendid large flowers; standards bronzy crimson, wings, a rich, deep 
blue ; three flowers on a stem. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Adonis. New, carmine-rose ; a lovely shade. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Princess of Wales. A lovely variety, shaded and stained with mauve on a white 
ground in a most pleasing manner. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Butterfly. White ground, laced with lavender blue. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Painted Lady. Well known pink and white variety. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Invincible Carmine. A splendid robust growing variety, producing a great pro- 
fusion of bright, glowing carmine flowers. Price 5 As. ; oz., 10 As. 
Scarlet Invincible. Remarkably fragrant, with bright scarlet-crimson flowers. 
Best scarlet. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. 
Ellis Bros.’ New Mixed. Our own mixture of choicest of above with many 
other new varieties introduced by Mr. Eckford, and known as “Eckford’s Newest 
Mixture,” all combining to make one of the finest assortments, which will surely 
please. Price, large packets, 10 As. ; oz., 15 As. ; 3 ozs., 40 As. 
Older varieties, but a good mixture. Price 5 As. ; oz., to As. ; 3 ozs., 25 As. 
New Introductions of 1899. — We can furnish in original packets of intro- 
ducer the following new varieties ; Navy Blue, twelve seeds, 25 As, ; Sadie Burpee. 
twelve seeds, 25 As. ; Pink Friar, twenty-four seeds, 15 As. 
Note. — Sweet Peas, great favorites, but never as popular as now. Our sales are 
very large, which is in part due to our care to sell only new seed, grown for us in one 
of the most favorable locations in the world for the growing of this seed. Our list is 
very select, we offer only the best in the finest and most decided colors, in both new 
and older sorts. If sown very early, should not be covered more than one-half inch deep . 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
Aster. Sinensis. The single flowering Asters of our grandmothers and great 
grandmothers, in many fine colors. It is well known that single flowers have more 
brilliant and purer colors than double ones, and it is not surprising that the taste for 
them has been steadily increasing. We do not offer these single Asters as anything 
wonderful, but at this time single flowers are having a great many admirers, in fact 
the single form of many flowers are much the most graceful. Few except the very 
oldest people now living have seen the earlier form of this our most popular annual; 
therefore quite a novelty to the present generation. Price 5 As. 
Fancy Asters. We are enabled, this season, to place within reach of any of our 
customers, and at moderate expense, the finest assortment of Fancy Asters ever 
offered in one package. These are selected by us, the fancy shades from the various 
classes of large flowering Asters, and then combined in one package, over thirty 
different shades and colors. We name only a few; White, with blood red center; 
Rose and White, Lilac and White, Light Blue and White, White, with buff center; 
Crimson and White, \\Miite and Dark Lilac, Light Yellow, Light Blue, tipped white; 
