23 
Choice Flower Seeds 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
ALYSSUM 
The Sweet Alyssum has pretty little white fl 
bouquets, and its fragrance, while sufficient!: 
grows freely from seed, either under glass or i 
Carpet of Snow. The most dwarf of 
varieties ; excellent for beds, borders or pots. 
2 to 3 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 
T,it t ie Gem. Distinct, fragrant variety. 
4 inches. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Sweet. Hardy annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
•were, useful in making Tip in all kinds of 
pronounced, is very delicate. The Alyssum 
the open ground. 
Benthaini compactum. This variety 
grows about six inches high, and is thickly 
studded with pure white flower spikes. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Saxatile compact um. Pock or Golden 
Alyssum. Showy yellow. Hardy perennial. 
9 inches. Pkt. 5 cts. 
ANTIRRHINUM (SNAPDRAGON) 
Old garden favorites, with odd-shaped flowers of brilliant colorings and very prettily spotted 
throats. Of easiest culture, blooming the first season from seed and thriving in any soil. The tall 
sorts are most desirable for cut-flowers, while the dwarf make the best plants for edgings or pots. 
MAJUS, TALL SORTS 
Album. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Albo-roseum. White, with rose lip. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Brilliant. Scarlet, gold and white. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Firefly. Scarlet, white throat. Pkt. 5 cts. 
liilacinum. Lilac. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Nigrescens. Dark purple. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Striatum. Fine striped varieties. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Mixed. All varieties. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Collection of one packet each of above seven 
sorts, 30 cts. 
TOM THUMB, DWARF SORTS 
Album. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Album rubro striatum. White, striped 
rose. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Brilliant. Scarlet, gold and white. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Firefly. Scarlet, white throat. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Kermesinum. Brilliant crimson. Pkt. 5 cts. 
IiUteum. Yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Queen of* the North. Pure white. l'!:J. 
5 cts. 
Mixed. All varieties. Pkt. 5 cts. 
One packet each of above seven sorts, 30 cts. 
AMARANTH US 
These plants are strong-growing and highly ornamental. A. salicifoUns , A. Henderi and 
Princess of Wain form splendid pot-plants, and are also very effective for centers of beds and 
backgrounds of borders. A . melancholicus ruber is a very excellent bedding plant, contrast¬ 
ing well with Golden Feathery Cineraria niat'itiina, etc. Sow the seed in a hotbed in April, and 
6et out the latter part of May. Annuals. 
Bicolor ruber. Scarlet and orange foliage. 2 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). Crim¬ 
son. 3 feet. Pkt. o cts. 
Cruentus (Prince’s Feather). Scarlet. 
3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Henderi. Very brilliant foliage; splen¬ 
did. 3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Marguerite. Flowers rich purple. Pkt. 
10 cts. ^ , 
Melancholicus ruber. Dark crimson 
foliage. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Princess of Wales. Carmine, orange- 
green and bright yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Salicifolius (Fountain Plant). Scarlet 
and purple; one of the handsomest. 3 
feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat). Red, yellow 
and green foliage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Ammobium Alatum 
A showy border annual with white flowers ; 
much used for dried bouquets. Succeeds 
well in any soil. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Ampelopsis Veitchii 
(Japan or Boston Ivy) 
A hardy perennial climber with glossy 
green leaves which change to scarlet in the 
autumn. The most valuable climber for 
covering walls. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Alyssum 
Anthemis Arabica 
A pretty free-flowering annual; flowers 
golden yellow; constantly in flower. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Angelonia Grandiflora 
A handsome plant for greenhouse culturo 
in winter or the open border in summer, 
having long spikes of cup-shaped, very sweet- 
scented flowers. It blossoms the first sea¬ 
son. Violet, spotted white. 1% feet. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
AQUILEGIA 
(Columbine) 
This pretty and interestingly varied genus 
of plants scarcely meets with the amount of 
consideration it deserves. When fully estab¬ 
lished the Aquilegias will stand frost well, 
and the earliness and abundance of their 
blooms ought to render them general favor¬ 
ites. Many of the varieties are extremely 
beautiful. Hardy perennials. 
Californica Hybrida. Large, pale-yel¬ 
low flowers, dark orange spurs. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Chrysantha. Golden yellow; fine. Pkt, 
10 cts. 
Coerulea Hybrida. One of the most 
beautiful species. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Gland ulosa Vera. Very large, erect, 
dark blue flowers, tipped white; beautiful. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
Aquilegia 
Skinneri. Scarlet, tipped with yellow; very handsome species. 
Vulgaris 11. pi. Fine double varieties, mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Anemone 
Anemone Coronaria 
(Wind-Flower) 
Garden Anemone. Beauti¬ 
ful hardy perennial, easily grown 
from seed, flowering early in 
spring; fine for bouquets. Mixed 
colors. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
For those unable to make their own selection we have special collections of seeds, flowering the first se»*on. 12 pkts. 50 cts. 
