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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
ACANTHUS. 
Coarse yet .stately herbaceous plants, with striking foliage, 
flourishing in almost any soil or situation. Hardy 
perennial 
1 Per Pkt. 
Acanthus Mollis. Purple and white, 3 ft.10 
ACONITUM. 
• MONKSHOOD.) 
Ornamental free-flowering hardy plants, succeeding well 
under the shade of trees. Hardy perennial. 
Aeon it 11 in Nnpellus. Blue, 2 ft.5 
ACHIMENES. 
Elegant and free-flowering tuberous-rooted greenhouse 
>lants, combining great beauty with richness and bril- 
iancy of color. 
Achinienes. Choice varieties mixed.50 
ABUTILON. 
(CHINESE BELL FLOWER.) 
Popular and easily grown greenhouse or indoor plants, 
with drooping’ bell-shaped flowers, richly veined and 
striped. Grow rapidly in sandy loam, and are very 
effective when plunged in the border in summer. Half- 
liar dy shrubs. 
Abutilon. Extra fine Mixed. From new fertilized sorts..25 
ACHILLEA. 
A very free blooming plant of branching habit. Useful for 
cut-flowers or for planting in cemeteries. Hardy 
perennial, 1 to 2 feet high. 
Achillea. Ptarmica Plena. .10 
ADLUMIA. 
(MOUNTAIN FRINGE.) 
A beautiful perennial climber, with elegant foliage, re¬ 
sembling the maiden-hair Fern. Sow the seed in May 
where they are to remain, and they will bloom the 
following season. 
Adlumia Cirrhosa. Pink. Hardy perennial, 10 ft. 5 
AGERATUM. 
Profuse blooming plants; very showy when planted in 
clumps or masses. They are invaluable for bouquets, 
and,if lifted and potted in fall, will bloom all winter in 
the house. Half-hardy annuals. 
Ageratiim, Ada Bowman. New Delicate blue, 1 ft.10 
-Conspicuum. White; blooms until frost, fine for bou¬ 
quets, 1 % ft.....5 
- Lasseauxii. Very fine rose color, 1J4 ft. 5 
- Mexicanum Blue. 134 ft.. ® 
- Imperial Dwarf. Dark blue, 8 inches. 5 
-White, 8 inches.. 5 
- Little Dorrit. Azure blue; very floriferous, 6 inches. .10 
AGROSTEMMA. 
(ROSE OF HEAVEN.) 
An attractive free blooming hardy perennial of easy cul¬ 
ture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a 
single pink ; blooms First season. Fine for cutting ; 
1 to 2 feet. 
Agrostemma. Mixed sorts. . 5 
ALYSSUM. 
The sweet Alyssum has pretty little white flowers, useful 
in making up in all kinds of small bouquets, and its fra¬ 
grance, while sufficiently pronounced, is very delicate. 
The Alyssum grows freely from seed, either under glass 
or in the open ground. _ 
Per Pkt. 
Alyssum, Little Gem. Distinct, fragrant variety, 4 inches 
high..... .1® 
- Sweet. Hardy annual, 1 ft. Per oz., 40 cts.5 
- Bentliami Compactum. This variety grows about 
6 inches high and is thickly studded with pure white 
flower spikes. 5 
- Saxatile Compacta. (Rock or Golden Alyssum.) 
Showy yellow. % Hardy perennial. 5 
AMARANTHUS. 
The foliage of these plants is handsome in the extreme. 
A. Salicifolius, Henderi. and Princess of Wales, form 
splendid pot plants, and are also very effective for 
centers of beds and backgrounds of borders. A. Mel. 
Ruber is a very excellent bedding plant, contrasting 
well with Golden Feather. Cineraria Maritima, etc. 
Sow the seed early, and set out last of May, or in June. 
Annuals. 
Amaranf hns, Marguerite. Flowers rich purple.10 
- Bicolor Ruber. Scarlet and orange foliage. 2 ft.... 5 
- Caudatus. (Love Lies Bleeding.) Crimson, 3 ft. 5 
- Cruentus. (Prince’s Feather.) Scarlet, 3 ft. 5 
- Henderi. Very brilliant foliage; splendid, 3 ft. 5 
- Melancliolicus Ruber. Dark crimson foliage. 5 
- Princess of Wales. Carmine, orange green, and 
bright yellow'. .5 
- Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Scarlet and purple; 
one of the handsomest, 3 ft. 5 
- Tricolor. (Joseph’s Coat.) Red, yellow, and green 
foliage, 2 ft. Per oz., 40 cts. . 5 4 
AM MOBIU M. 
Useful for dried bouquets and winter decorations; a showy 
border annual. Sow last of May. Succeeds well in 
any soil. 
Ammobium Alai uni. White, 2 ft. 5 
AMPELOPSIS. 
Ampelopsis Yeitchii. (Japanese Ivy.) A gem among the 
climbers, with most graceful shaped and rich deep- 
colored foliage, clinging to the merest support^ one of 
the most beautiful. Perfectly hardy. Per oz., 50 cts. .10 
ANEMONE. 
(Wl N D-FLOWER.) 
Beautiful hardy perennial, easily grown from seed, flower¬ 
ing early in spring; fine for bouquets. 
Anemone Coronaria. (Garden Anemone.) Mixed colors, 
1 ft . . 5 
