Choice tlower Seeds 
3 '2 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
(Myosotis) 
Charming: little plants, producing their beautiful star-like 
flowers in great profusion; invaluable for Spring garden deco¬ 
ration, thriving best in moist, shady situations. Perennials, 
but will flower the first season if started early in a hotbed. 
Alpestris, “Victoria.” Of stout, bushy habit; bright azure- 
blue flowers. 5 to 7 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 
G AILL A RDI A—Continued 
Piet a Lorcn/.iana. A charming double variety; large flow¬ 
ers, two inches in diameter, varying in color from sulphur 
! to purple. Annual. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Aurora. Double; red, tipped yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GENTIANA ACAULIS 
Dwarf-growing perennial. Useful for edgings or rockeries. 
Pretty blue flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
GERANIUM 
Blue. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Alba. White. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Distinction. A seedling of the Victoria, flowering in eight 
to ten weeks from sowing the seed. Pkt. 15 cts. 
liohiisia grandiflora (Eliza Fanrobert). Fine, pyramidal 
habit; bright blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Azoriea. Dark blue; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dissitiflora. One of the best 
of all Forget-Me-Nots; it is of 
a remarkably compact habit 
and a profuse bloomer, having 
the appearance of a sheet of 
blue % ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Palustris. True Forget-Me- 
Not. Blue, with white eye. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
FOUR O’CLOCKS 
(Marvel of Peru) 
Called “Four O’Clocks” be¬ 
cause they open their blossoms 
at about that time in the after¬ 
noon. Handsome plants, grow¬ 
ing about 2 feet high, covered 
all summer with hundreds of 
large, sweet-scented flowers of 
various colors. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 15 cts. 
Elliott's Dwarf Mixed. Simi¬ 
lar to above, except in height 
and size of blooms. Plants, 
when fully developed, attain a 
height of about one foot; the 
foliage is a bright green, and 
flowers range through shades 
of red, rose, yellow and white. 
Kecommendable for borders 
or pot plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Fragaria Indica 
Pretty, hardy, herbaceous 
creeper, with beautiful yellow 
blossoms and bright red fruit 
like tiny strawberries. Elegant 
for rock work or hanging bas¬ 
kets. Seed should be sown very 
early in the house, and plants 
transplanted. Pkt. 10 cts. 
No flowering plants are so extensively grown as the Gera¬ 
nium, and certainly none are more suitable for large beds 
where a mass of bloom is desired. Although perennials, they 
will flower from seed the first season. 
Zonalc. 
Golden 
Pkt. 25c. 
Double. 
Finest mixed. Pkt. 
and JJronze-Ijeaved. 
10 cts. 
Rich colors 
and markings. 
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. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Gaillardia Grandiflora 
Finest mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Largo-Flowered Pelargonium 
(Lady Washington Geranium). 
Saved from the choicest show 
varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Apple-Scented. A favorite 
variety. Pkt. 2 5 cts. 
GESNERA 
Beautiful greenhouse plants. 
Remarkable for the beauty of 
their foliage, which is singular¬ 
ly marked, and their long 
spikes of brilliant colored flow¬ 
ers. Sow in a light compost, 
and keep in a warm, moist 
atmosphere. Tender perennial. 
Kobusta perfecta. An im¬ 
proved strain of Gesnera with 
handsome foliage; free flower¬ 
ing habit and great diversity 
of colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Choicest Varieties Mixed. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Geum Atrosangui- 
neum, fl. pi. 
Handsome, free-flowering, 
hardy perennial, bearing pro¬ 
fusely large, brilliant scarlet 
flowers all summer; excellent 
for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gilia Tricolor 
Pretty dwarf annuals, bloom¬ 
ing in any situation. Grow 
well in pots, and are fine for 
rockeries. Choice mixed. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Globe Amaranth 
(Gomphrena) 
Very handsome and showy 
Everlastings, commonly known 
as “Bachelor’s Buttons.” An 
old favorite for winter bou¬ 
quets. Annuals. 
White. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Purple. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Variegated. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GAILLARDIA 
(Blanket Flower) 
Splendid bedding plants, with large flowers of great bril¬ 
liancy. produced in great profusion throughout the summer. 
Excellent for cutting. 
Aniblyodon. Rich blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Grandiflora maxima. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 4 0 cts. 
Nana compacta. Dwarf varieties of very compact growth. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Glaucium Luteum (Horned Poppy) 
Highly ornamental plant; silvery foliage and bright yellow, 
bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 
GNAPHALIUM LEONTOPODIUM 
Grandiflora superba. Splendid variety; dark red, with 
bright yellow border. Pkt. 10 cts. 
New Perennial Hybrids. Flowers much larger than the 
older sorts, and colors more brilliant. Pkt. 10 cts. 
(Edelweiss) 
This is the true Edelweiss of the Alps, well known and so 
much prized by tourists in Switzerland. The flowers are pure 
white, star-shaped, and of a downy texture. Pkt. 10 cts. 
