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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS* GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 
EUPATORIUM. 
A very pretty herbaceous plant, with bunches of showy 
white flowers, fine for bouquets. Hardy perennials. 
Per Pkt. 
Eupatorium Fraserii. White, 2 ft.10 
EUPHORBIA. 
A very showy plant for border or pot culture, foliage 
beautifully veined and margined with white. Some¬ 
times called “ Mountain of Snow.” 
Euphorbia Variegata. Hardy unnual, ft. 5 
- Heterophylla. (Annual Poinsettia. Mexican Fire 
Plant or Fire on the Mountan.) An annual bushy 
plant, with highly ornamental leaves, which in sum¬ 
mer become ablazed with a darker fiery scarlet, so 
that only a tip of green is left, 3 to 4 ft.10 
EUCALYPTUS. 
Blue Gum Tree of Australia, besides being ornamental for 
sub-tropical gardening while young, it has a powerful 
influence in destroying the malarious agency which is 
supposed to cause fever in marshy districts. 
Eucalyptus Globulus. (Blue Gum or Fever-destroying 
Tree.) Per oz.. 50 cts .. .10 
—- Collection of (> varieties.60 
EXACUM. 
A new dwarf biennial, forming dense bushes about 6 inches 
high, with numerous clusters of beautifully fragrant 
lilac flowers. 
Exacum Affine. Half-hardy annual.10 
FENZLIA, 
Charming dwarf half-hardy annual, suitable for pots, vases, 
edgings, etc.; the plant is covered with brilliant rose- 
pink flowers. 
Fonzlia IManthiflora. Pink, 6 inches.10 
FERNS. 
The seed offered is saved from a large collection of very ele¬ 
gant and interesting greenhouse varieties. Graceful 
roliage plants. 
Ferns. Finest mixed varieties.25 
FEVERFEW. (See Matricaria.) 
FORGET-ME-NOT. (See Myosotis.) 
FOUR O’CLOCKS. (See Marvel of Peru.) 
FUCHSIA. 
Fuchsias are easily grown from seed, and many improved 
varieties are obtained in this way; our seed has been 
saved from a choice collection. 
Fuchsia Single. Mixed..25 
- Double. Mixed.25 
FRAG ARIA. 
(CHINESE STRAWBERRY.) 
Prettv, hardy herbaceous creeper, with beautiful yellow’ 
blossoms and bright red fruit, like small straw’berries. 
Elegant for rock-w ork or hanging baskets. Seed should 
be sow-n very early in the house, and plants trans¬ 
planted. 
Fragaria Indica.!.10 
GENTIAN A. 
Dwarf-grow’ing perennial, with beautiful blue flow’ers, 
excellent for edging or rockeries. 
Geiitiuna Acaulis. Dark blue, 3 in.10 
G AILLARDI A. 
Showy and universally admired perennials, flowering the 
first year, and among the gayest ornaments of summer 
flow’er beds. The Gaillardias make charming plants 
grow’n in pots. 
Per Pkt. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora Superba. Splendid new variety, 
dark red, wuth bright yellow 7 border.10 
- New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers much larger than 
the older sorts ana colors more brilliant and varied.. 10 
- Grandiflora Hybrida. Rich crimson and yellow.5 
- Picta Lorenziana. One of the most useful annuals 
both for bedding and cutting. Saved from the finest 
double flowers of different shades varying from 
sulphur-yellow to purple.10 
GERANIUM. 
'PELARGONIUM.) 
Well-know’n favorites; indispensable for in-door and out¬ 
door decoration. The seed we offer having been saved 
from first-class varieties, the amateur lias a fair chance 
of raising many charming novelties. 
Geranium, Large-flowered Pelargonium. Show 7 varieties. 
Extra mixed... .25 
- Apple-Scented. A favorite variety.25 
-Double. Finest mixed . 1. 25 
- /onale. Finest mixed.10 
- New Golden and Bronze. A prize strain.25 
GESNERIA. 
Beautiful greenhouse plants; remarkable for the beauty of 
their foliage, whicn is singularly marked, and their long 
spikes of brilliant colored flow’ers. Sow in a light com¬ 
post, and keep in a warm, moist atmosphere. 
Gesneria Robusta Pcrfecta. An improved strain of Ges- 
neria with handsome foliage, remarkable for its free 
flow 7 ering habit, great diversity of colors.50 
Choicest Varieties Mixed. Tender perrenial. 1 ft.25 
GLAUCIUM. 
(HORNED POPPY.) 
Silver leaved hardy perennial plant with remarkably bright 
yellow 7 flow’ers produced in great abundance all sum¬ 
mer ; an excellent border plant 1 to 2 feet. 
Glaucium Lutcuin. 5 
