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ELLIOTT’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1897 
MORNING GLORY. 
Imperial Japanese. 
IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING GLORY. 
The charm of these “ Imperial Japanese Morning Glories” lies in the 
beauty and gigantic size of the flowers, which measure from 4 to (> inches 
across, and their greater substance causes them to remain open longer 
than ordinary morning glories. The colors of the flowers, shadings and 
markings are limitless; some are of a deep, rich velvety tone, others 
daintily tinted and shaded The solid colors range fhrough red, from 
sol t rose to blackish purple, from snow white to cream and silver gray ; 
some are striped, starred and spotted; others have magnificent, edges 
and throats. Tho veins are of strong and robust growth, attaining n 
height of 30 to 50 feet. The foliage is luxuriant, distinct and varied ; 
some vines have rich, vivid green leaves, otherssilvery yellow, and others 
mottled light and dark green, white and grav. The intermingling vines 
and contrasting leaves form a very effective contrast. If you have 
been inclined to look upon Morning Glories as too common, give this 
new class a trial, and we are sure you will be repaid for your trouble, 
and secure a climber of more .than ordinary attraction. Per pkg., 15 
cts.; 2 pkgs., 25c. 
NASTURTIUM LILLIPUT. 
(Tropreolum Lobbianum Compactum.) 
Under this title we have the pleasure to introduce an entirely new 
class of dwarf Nasturtiums. The plants are in every respect smaller 
than the Tom Thumb, and the dainty little flowers, produced in the 
greatest profusion, and jauntily peering up well above the small cut 
and bushy foliage, make it one of the prettiest annuals imaginable. 
The blossoms appear in the most varied and showy colors, and it is es¬ 
pecially noteworthy that some quite new shades appear among them, 
such as are not represented in the old class. This feature, and, further, 
that the seed is much smaller than in the Tom Thumb Nasturtiums, and 
similar to the Lobbianum section, are the best evidence that we have 
here an entirely new class in the Tropreolum family. Separate colors 
have not yet been fixed, but the mixture will be found highly effective, 
and no lover of Nasturtiums should fail to try this new class. Per 
package, 10c. 
MORNING GLORY. 
Double Flowering. 
This is the first Double Flowering Morning Glory to be intro¬ 
duced and we have no doubt that the many admirers of the single flow¬ 
ering sorts will readily give a place to this new variety. The vines 
make as rapid growth and dense foliage as the single varieties, r lowers 
are white with a spot of red or blue at the base of the larger petals. 
About 80 per cent, of the seedlings come true from seed. We are sure 
the number of hard}' climbing annuals is not. so great that this new 
Double Morning Glory will not gain a prominent position. Price per 
packet, 10c. 
SALVIA. 
Clara Bedmau or Bonfire. 
The finest Sal via ever introduced. It forms a compact bush 2 feet 
high and 2 feet in diameter. The spikes stand stiir and erect with 
often 200 spikes to a plant, which bear 20 to 30 flowers each. The foliage 
is dark green and contrasts well with the brilliant scarlet flowers which 
are borne well above it. The ordinary Salvia Splendens is of a straggly 
growth and the flower spikes bend over and do not produce one-third of 
the bloom that the new variety does. A gorgeous display may be made 
by planting this new variety in masses or in rows along a sunny drive. 
Pkt, 15c. 
NEW CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS. 
(Hybrids of Madame Gunther.) 
A new section obtained by a French specialist, by artificial hybridiz¬ 
ing, and distinguished by dark colored foliage and flowers of a richness 
and variety of coloring not to be found in any of the different classes of 
Nasturtiums heretofore grown. There have already been produced 
twenty-two different colors or combinations. For covering trellises, 
fences, arbors, training over vases, rock work, etc., nothing can equal 
the gorgeous effect produced by this excellent class. Their ease of cul¬ 
ture and the short time required to bring them into bloom ; their rapid 
growth, luxuriant foliage and freedom from insects, render them worthy 
of great popularity. Per pkg., 10c.; oz., 26c. 
