Novelties and Specialties 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
Geum Coccineum fl. pi. 
Mrs. J. Bradshaw 
T he flowers of t his greatly improved variety, borne on strong stems, 
are nearly double, measuring to 3 inches across, with large waved 
petals of great substance? and of the brightest scarlet. They retain 
their color in the hottest sunshine and stand well in water, which gives 
an additional value to the plant for cut flowers and table decoration. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Helianthus Cucumerifolius 
Purpureus 
Red colored annual Sunflowers, varying from light pink to the deepest 
purplish red. The form of the flowers is also greatly different; flat- 
pctaledjas well as twisted or pointed. Pkt. 15c. 
Kochia Trichophylla 
Summer Cypress 
A pretty half-hardy annual, 2 to 3 feet in height, pyramidal habit, 
small feathery light green foliage deepening as the season advances, 
until it becomes a lovely crimson hue about September. Makes an ele¬ 
gant pot or outdoor plant. Pkt. 10c. 
Linaria Macedonica Speciosa 
Strikingly handsome, hardy perennial, a native from the Orient, 
blooming freely the first year when sown early. The very robust and 
vigorous growing plants, garnished with glaucous-green foliage, produce 
their tall spikes of flowers in the greatest abundance. The individual 
flowers, crowded in dense racemes, are one inch across and neariy two 
inches long, including the spur, and present a clear citron-yellow color 
with largo orange-yellow spot on the lower lip. Pkt. 20c. 
Marigold Single Grandiflora 
“ Beauty ” 
The flowers are large and beautifully striped golden on brown. The 
plant is of compact habit and very showy. Pkt. 15c. 
IMyOSOtis— Ruth Fischer 
Plants of particularly neat and compact habit. The dark blue flowers 
measure 3^ inch across and shoot up strongly over the glossy dark green 
foliage. Kxcellent for pots as well as for bedding. Pkt. 25c. 
Kochia Trichophylla 
Petunia Hybrida “Rosy-Morn” 
The pretty flowers, covering the full-grown plant by tin* hundreds, 
are brilliant rose with large white throat and white center; it is indeed so 
extremely vivid a color, as seldom flowers will show, and therefore was 
received with great favor for its consistence in contrast to other Petunia 
sorts. Pkt. 10c. 
Pyrethrum Roseum Hybridum 
Grandiflorum—Comet-flowered 
A selection of hardy perennial Pyrethrums producing large single and 
semi-double flowers with curly and twisted petals; varying in all shades 
from white to deep red. Pkt. 25c. 
Schizanthus Wisetonensis 
Rudbeckia Bicolor Solfatara 
Distinct and very floriferous new annual Rudbeckia, about 2\4 feet high, bearing 
long-stalked flowers 3 to 4 inches across. The sulphur-yellow colored ray florets con¬ 
trast well with the dark brown disc. Pkt. 25c. 
Schizanthus Wisetonensis (Butte F r iow^) Frini!e 
This variety is now iargely used as a pot plant for the house or conservatory. It is 
remarkably free-flowering, and presents a beautiful appearance with its myriads of 
blooms, the ground color of which is white, dotted with delicate rose, with a large 
spot on the upper lip varying in shade between golden-yellow, carmine, rose and light 
brown. Pkt. 25c. 
Stokesia Cyanea (Cornflower Aster) 
This is not new, but is a rare and beautiful hardy perennial. The plant grows about 
24 inches high, each bearing from 20 to 30 handsome lavender-blue Cornflower-like blos¬ 
soms; in bloom from July until frost. Indispensable for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Sweet William —Diadem 
A grand and most striking novelty. The flowers are deep rich crimson, with a well de¬ 
fined white eye. Quite distinct from all others. Pkt. 20c. 
A New Hardy Vinca 
Vinca Minor Aurea (Golden Myrtle) 
A golden variegated sport from Vinca minor and is equally as hardy. It is a strong 
grower, leaves cordate ovate, closely jointed on the vine and much larger than the Vinca 
type, frequently measuring 1 in. x 1 % in., margined irregularly with beautiful, rich 
golden-yellow. It is very desirable for cemetery work, rockeries, slopes, banks, borders 
of shrubbery, window boxes, etc. Plants only, each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
