WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
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Choice Flower Seeds 
GLOXINIAS 
Charming greenhouse plants, producing flowers of the most exquisite and gorgeous colors, 
ranging from the purest white through all the shades of crimson and purple. 
Grand Duchess of Saxony-Wei mar. Magnificent new Gloxinia with large brilliant light 
scarlet flowers, which show a narrow but a very distinct undulated white edge; flowers mostly six- 
lobed, strictly upright, forming a veritable bouquet. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Hybrida erecta. International mixture. Erect, large-flowering varieties in splendid mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Princess Maude. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Punctata. Tigered and spotted hybrids from a grand collection. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Gouville’s Strain. Flowers of immense size, beautifully tigered and spotted. In original 
packages, 75 cts. 
GODETIA 
Godetias are profuse and constant bloomers, 
and their delicate tints of crimson, rose and 
white render them very attractive. Annuals. 
Bijou. Dwarf, pure white flowers marked 
with a dark rose spot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Duch ess of Albany. Pure white; large 
size. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Fairy Queen. Blush, with carmine spots. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
GYPSOPHILA 
Pretty free-flowering plants, succeeding well 
in any garden soil. 
Muralis. A charming little plant, covered 
with beautiful pink blossoms. Fine for rock¬ 
eries. Hardy annual. % foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Paniculata (Baby’s Breath). White, fine 
for bouquets. Hardy perennial. 2 feet. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
HHLIAXTHUS. See Sunflower. 
GREVILLEA ROBUSTA 
(Silk Oak) 
A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant, 
with fern-like foliage; excellent for table dec¬ 
oration. 3 to 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gourd9 
Lady Albemarle. Brilliant dark crimson. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
The Bride. Crimson and white ; fine. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
White Pearl. Dwarf; pure white. Pkt. 5 
cts. 
Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
GOLDEN FEATHER. See Pyrethrum. 
Agrostis nebulosa. A very graceful 
and pretty grass, charming for borders. 
Annual. 1% feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Avena sterilis (Animated Oats). Droop¬ 
ing, very graceful. Annual. 2 feet. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Briza maxima (Quaking Gniss). Very 
pretty. Annual. 1% feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Briza gracilis (Small Quaking Grass). 
Very delicate and graceful. Annual. 1 foot. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Rromus brizaef'ormis. An elegant 
Briza-like grass. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Coix lachryma (Job’s Tears). 2 feet. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
Fragrostis elogans (Love Grass). Very 
graceful and beautiful. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Godetia 
Ornamental Gourds 
Bapid-growing annual climbers, very 
useful for covering verandas, etc. The 
fruits are curiously shaped, and often 
very highly colored. 10 to 20 feet. 
Hercules’ Club. Club-shaped green 
fruits. 2 to 4 feet long. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Loo fa. Sponge or Dish Bag Gourds. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Xest-Kgg. White, shaped like an egg. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Ora n g e. The well-known M o c k 
Orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Pear-Shaped. Striped fruits, very 
showy. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Powder Horn. In the form of a 
powder horn. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Eriantlius Ravenna*. A stately and 
picturesque grass, resembling the Pampas 
with its silvery white plumes. Half-hardy 
perennial. 7 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Knlalia Japonica. One of the most 
beautiful of the tall-growing grasses. 5 feet. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Gymnothrlx lat ifolia. Splendid orna¬ 
mental grass. Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. 
Pkt. 10 ots. 
Gynerium argcnteum (PampasGrass). 
The finest ornamental grass in cultivation. 
Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Lagnrus ovatus (Hare’s Tail). Small 
white plumes. Annual. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
St.ipa pennata (Feather Grass). One of 
the prettiest and most interesting. Peren¬ 
nial. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Ornamental Grasses, 50 cents. 
Collection of twelve varieties of 
For those inexperienced in flower gardening we have selected collections put up 
which will flower the same year as sown. 12 pkts. 50 cts. 
Siphon, or Dipper. Makes an ex¬ 
cellent dipper. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Sugar Trough. Large, round fruits. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
Mixed Ornamental Varieties. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
Ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering the mixed flower-bed or 
border attractive during the summer, and for the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried 
state in winter bouquets. For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a liner effect. 
