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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ RELIABLE PLANTS AND BULBS 
Hardy Perennial Plants and Bulbs 
No home ground is complete without a collection of hardy perennial plants and bulbs; and the demand for these is increasing wonder¬ 
fully with every succeeding season. 
“ THE PEARL.” A single plant of Achillea 
will produce hundreds of flowers the first season, 
but when well established thev frequently have more than five 
hundred perfect flowers on the plant at one time. 134 feet. 
Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
WHIRLWIND. A double white Anemone. 
Very hardy and the blooms are quite lasting; 
flowers 2 l /i to 3 inches across; very free bloomer and one of the 
prettiest of this class of plants. 2 feet. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE. A.very fine Japanese sort; semi-double 
and a beautiful shade of pink. 2 feet. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
OITII FriA COERULEA (Rocky Mountain Columbine). 
VfUibDum One of the very best of the whole family; 
blue and white. 134 feet. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
ACHILLEA 
ANEMONE 
BLEEDING HEART 
(Dielytra Spectabilis). Pretty 
Spring bloomers, with graceful, 
drooping sprays of heart-shaped pink and white flowers. 2 
feet. Each 20c., doz. $2.00. 
C A Mi PA Nil IT A (Canterbury Bells). Showy flowers, mostly 
ir n> U1 ^ n in blue. Easy to grow; in bloom a long time. 
CALYCANTIIEMA (Cup and Saucer). Large blue, white or 
purple flowers. 2 feet. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
r ARMATTON^ HARDY GRENADIN. Free-flowering and 
__fragrant garden Carnations. With a little 
protection they are hardy everywhere. Flowers very double 
and large. Scarlet and White. Each 20c., doz. $2.00. 
HARDY POMPON. These 
are the only sorts hardy at the 
north. By disbudding, nice flowers two inches and more in 
diameter can be had. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
A beautiful, hardy bor¬ 
der plant 15 to 18 
inches high; bright golden-yellow flowers in great profusion the 
entire season. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA 
niC'ITAT TQ (Foxglove) GLOX IN IO IDES. Choice garden vari- 
_ ety in mixed colors. 3 to 5 ft. Each 15c.,doz. SI .50. 
FUNKIA 
ety 
(Day Lily). A superb Autumn flower desirable to 
plant on the side of lawns or at the edge of shrub¬ 
bery; succeeds in either sun or shady places. Fine for cemetery. 
CORDATA (White Plantain Lily). A handsome, showy plant 
with beautiful broad yellowish-green leaves. Lilv-shaped, waxy 
white flowers. Very fragrant. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
VAR I EG AT A. Leaves 8 to 10 inches long, 2 to 3 inches wide, 
beautifully variegated yellow and green. Flowers deep blue. 
Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
(Blanket Flower) GRANDIFLORA. Yellow 
and orange red. The brilliancy of the Gaillardia 
GAILLARDIA 
is unsurpassed; it is simply invaluable among cut flowers on 
account of retaining its beauty for so long a time after cut¬ 
ting. Flowers from June to November. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
(Baby’s Breath). A very graceful peren¬ 
nial. When in bloom it forms a symmetrical 
mass of foliage about 2 feet in height and is completely covered 
with tiny white flowers. Each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
For planting in masses, or as a background 
for lower growing plants, the Hollyhock 
GYPSOPHILA 
HOLLYHOCKS 
cannot be dispensed with. 
MIXED COLORS, our selection. Very fine mixture. Each 
15c., doz. SI.50. 
ALLEGHANY. New Fringed Double-Flowering Holly¬ 
hocks. Mixed colors. Each 20c., doz. $2.00. 
IRIS KAEMPFERI 
The newer varieties of this class are 
remarkable for their beauty of color- 
LARKSPUR 
ing and stateliness, each spike bearing 2 to 4 enormous blos¬ 
soms. Mixed colors; single or double varieties. Each 20c., 
doz. $2.00. 
(Delphinium). These old-fashioned flowers 
are now being used with telling effect in both 
private and public grounds. About the only blue hardy 
flower of any note, and have a long season of bloom if seed 
pods are not allowed to form. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
I OBFLIA CARDINALIS (Cardinal Flower). One of the 
—_- showiest of hardy flowers; large deep red blossoms, 
from July until September; will thrive in any garden soil, but 
prefer rich, moist locations. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
RUDBECKIA 
GOLDEN GLOW. A grand, good hardy 
herbaceous plant of easy culture. Averages 
5 to 6 feet in height and forms large clumps which produce, 
literally, armfuls of rich, deep golden-yellow flowers on long 
stems. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
PAEONIAS 
Indispensable in every garden; hardy and admir¬ 
ably adapted to northern climate, growing in 
almost all situations, even flourishing under shade trees. 
DOUBLE HERBACEOUS. Fine sorts. Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
TREE PAEONY (Moutan). Beautiful introduction from Japan, 
distinct from the herbaceous sorts, and have shades of color 
not found in the latter. They thrive best in a rich soil, warm, 
sheltered situation and partial shade. Each $1.50. 
PERENNIAL PHLOX 
One of the best of the hardy 
flowering plants. A show of 
brilliant flowers can be had from June until November. Strong 
field-grown plants. Each 20c., doz. $2.00. 
Bridesmaid. White, large crimson-carmine center. 
Coquelicot. Bright scarlet. 
Eclaireur. Carmine, salmon center, with rosy-white star. 
Eiffel Tower. Clear salmon, purple eye. 
Esclamonde. Rosy lilac, shaded white; large purple center 
surrounded with white halo. 
Fabrihant Wiesse. Carmine, shaded violet. 
Ferdinand Cortez. Bright deep crimson. 
Isabey. Orange salmon, center purplish crimson. 
King of the Purples. A fine shade of purple. 
Lumineux. Light red, crimson eye. 
Lustre. Rose pink, carmine center. 
Mile. Cuppenheim. Pure white; late. 
M. Bezanson. Fiery crimson, velvety purple eye. 
Nettie Stewart. Pure white, tinged pink at base of petals. 
Pantheon. Salmon rose. 
Premier Ministre. Rosy white, center deep rose. 
Richard Wallace. Pure white with distinct violet eye. 
Sir Edwin Landseer. Brilliant crimson. 
Teddy. Rosy white, carmine eye, tips of petals sometimes 
striped crimson. 
The Pearl. Pure white. 
PHLOX SUBULATA (Moss Pink). Low-spreading stems and 
narrow, moss-like leaves; flowers in wonderful profusion. 
3 to 6 inches. April, May. 
alba. White. Rosea. Rose. 
Price, each 15c., doz. SI.50. 
