Choice Flower Seeds 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
PORTULACA 
This charming little annual is unrivaled for brilliancy among plants of low growth, and has tfc 
happy faculty of flourishing under almost all conditions, though hot sun and a light sandy so 
suit it best. Nothing is prettier for beds, edgings, rockwork, etc. Through the driest, hotter 
seasons it flourishes amazingly, carpeting the ground with a mat of succulent foliage that in th, 
forenoon is hidden by gayest flowers. The seed does not germinate until hot weather, anf 
should be sown late. 
Single, Extra Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Collection of ten separate colors, 40 cts. 
DOUBLE PORTULACAS 
White. Tkt. 15 cts. Scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts. Itose, Striped Carmine. 
Orange. Pkt. 15 cts. Sulphur. Pkt. 15 cts. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Rose Color. Pkt. 15 cts Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Collection of six separate colors, 60 cts. 
PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose) 
For winter decoration, the Primula is one of the most important greenhouse plants. The 
flowers are large, rich in cc’cr and 
of great substance, while the habit 
of the plant is robust, and the flow¬ 
ers stand well above the foliage. 
SINGLE FRINGED 
CHINESE PRIMROSES 
Alba magnified. F lowers 
pure white; with a large, bright 
yellow eye. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Chiswick Red. The most bril¬ 
liant crimson-scarlet Primula: the 
foliage is very finely cut, and a 
deep green color. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Holborn Rlue. Saved from 
richest colored flowers only. Pkt. 
50 cts. 
Magenta Queen. Compact 
habit of growth, vigorous and ro¬ 
bust. Flowers are very large, of a 
bright magenta, with a small lemon 
eye; dark green foliage. Pkt. 50c. 
Meteor. Immense, beautifully 
fringed blossoms: color rich crim¬ 
son, with bright yellow center. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Princess Louise. Splendid, 
large white uowers, having a pe¬ 
culiar metallic luster; quite dis¬ 
tinct. Pkt. 50 cts. 
HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES 
Rracteatnni. Very large orange-scarlet flowers, averaging five 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Iceland Poppies (Papavei nudicaule). Although perennials, this 
class blooms the first season from spring-sown seed. Fragrant, crushed 
satin-like flowers produced in profusion from beginning of June to 
O?*ober. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Oriental Hybrids. Containing charming new colors, including 
blush pink, lilack-purule, deep blood-red, etc. Finest mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
POTENTILLA 
Handsome herbaceous perennials, exeeeu gly useful in all situations; 
the neatness of their foliage and long duration of bloom make them very 
desirable. 
Double. Choice varieties mixed. 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Single, Finest mixed. 1% feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
PRIMULA-Continued 
Rose Queen. Beautiful 
shade of rose. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Rubra violacea. Of 
robust habit, bearing flow¬ 
ers of rich violet-crimson. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Village Maid. White, 
striped carmine. Pkt. 50c. 
Alba. Pure white. Pkt. 
25 cts. 
Rubra. Red; very fine. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Primula Ste 1 lata. 
The dark foliage and star¬ 
shaped flowers make an at¬ 
tractive combination, and 
the blossoms remain in good 
condition. Pure white flow¬ 
ers, pkt. 20 cts.; red and 
rose shaded, pkt. 20 cts. 
Single Fringed. Very 
choice mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Shirley Poppy 
Primula, double 
Double Portulaca 
SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES-Continued 
Rancbrog. Brilliant scarlet, each of the 
four petals being stamped with an ivory- 
white spot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Tiievigatum. Gorgeous New Persian 
Poppy; deep scarlet, with black spots, 
white margin. Pkt. 10 cts. 
The Bride. Satiny white flowers of 
large dimensions. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). A 
new species, 12 to 14 inches high, producing 
50 to 60 vivid scarlet flowers. The two 
outer petals form a saucer surrounding the 
two erect petals, giving the flower the ap¬ 
pearance of a scarlet tidip. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Umbrosum. Rich vermilion, with a 
shining black spot on each petal. Pkt. 5c. 
Collection of six varieties of Single An¬ 
nual Poppies, 35 cents; six varieties Double 
Annual Poppies, 25 cents. 
Elliott’s Mammoth Verbenas cannot be equaled for size and brilliancy of flowers 
