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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 54 AND 56 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. 
SPIRAEA, or ASTILBE. 
In garden culture these flower freely 
during the summer, and are perfectly 
hardy, but their great value is when 
grown in pots for window and greenhouse 
decoration, in winter and spring, and for 
forcing for cutting. The flowers are borne 
in large, feathery panicles of white, and 
last a long time in bloom. 
If desired by mail, add 10c. each lor post¬ 
age. 
Gladstone. A new and much improved 
variety, producing enormous spikes of 
pure white flowers in great profusion; 
without doubt the best Spiraea grown. 
30c. each; $3.00 per doz. 
Spiraea Astilboides Floribunda. Very 
large, pure white plumes, bronzed foli¬ 
age. 30c. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Spiraea Japonica. Elegant and graceful; 
large feathery, pure white, sweet-scent¬ 
ed flowers. 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Spiraea Compacta Multiflora. Flowers 
larger than the above, plants more com¬ 
pact in growth. 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Spirse a Astilboides. 
TUBEROSES. 
(Ready in November.) 
Excelsior Pearl. Extra large flowering 
bulbs. 6c. each; 50c. per doz.; $3.00 per 
100 . 
SNOWDROPS. 
These beautiful little snow-white flow¬ 
ers, the earliest of all spring-flowering 
bulbs, are most suitable for planting on 
margins of beds or borders and on lawns, 
where a fine effect may be obtained by 
dibbling holes into the grass, about a foot 
apart and 4 inches deep, and planting a 
bulb in each hole. This method of plant- v 
ing will give a splendid effect in spring. 
Galanthus Elwesii (Giant Snowdrop). 
This is the largest and the earliest of all 
the snowdrop flowers; nearly three 
times the ordinary size; is very desirable 
for forcing and slightly fragrant. 15c. 
per doz.; $1.00 per 100. 
Single Flowering. 15c. per doz.; 90c. per 
100; $7.00 per 1000. 
Double Flowering. 25c. per doz.; $1.50 
per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 
SPARAXIS. 
These differ from the Ixias in their 
dwarf habit, time of flowering and bril¬ 
liancy of coloring, ranging through the* 
various shades of crimson, scarlet and 
white; mottled, striped and splashed in 
every conceivable manner. They require 
similar cultivation to the Ixias. 2c. each; 
15c. per dozen; $1.00 per 100. 
TIGRIDIAS. 
These very handsome summer-flowering 
bulbs should be planted in the spring. 
They will flower profusely all summer. 
The plants grow about 2 feet high, with 
large and finely colored flowers. 
Burbank's New Hybrids. Giant flowers 
of red, white, yellow, orange, rose, crim¬ 
son and gold, with shades and combina¬ 
tions of color never shown before by 
Tigridias. 20c. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 
per 100. 
Canariensis. Very handsome light yel¬ 
low, with brown spots. 8c. each; 60c. per 
doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
Coelestis. Beautiful light blue. 8c. each; 
75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Conchiflora. Rich yellow, spotted red. 
8 c. each; 60c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Grandiflora alba. Large-flowered; white, 
spotted crimson. 8c. each; 60c. per doz.; 
3.50 per 100. 
Speciosa pavonia. Bright crimson, mot¬ 
tled yellow. 8c. each; 60c. per doz.; $3.50 
per 100. 
VALLOTA PURPUREA. 
(Scarborough Lily.) ^ 
Belongs to the Amaryllis family, and 
valuable as a conservatory or parlor 
plant; flowers of a bright, rich red. It 
does well planted in the open ground in 
May, and when in bud can be potted and 
removed for greenhouse decoration. 30c. 
each; $3.00 per doz. 
