Choice Flower Seeds 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
SWEET ROCKET 
Fragrant, free-flowering hardy perennial, blooming early in the spring and thriving in any 
common garden soil. 
Sweet Rocket, Purple. Pkt. 5 cts. White. Pkt. 5 cts. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
SWEET SULTAN 
Pretty border annuals, with long sterns and sweet scented flowers. Excellent for cutting. 
1feet. 
Purple. Pkt. 5 cts. Suaveolens. Beautiful yellow. Pkt. 5 cts. 
White. Pkt. 5 cts. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus) 
A well-known free-flowering favorite; the greatest improvements upon the old varieties made 
within the last few years have rendered it still more desirable. Hardy perennial. 1% feet. 
A ii rioula-Flowerc^d. A very handsome variety, producing immense trusses of bloom. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Double-Flowering. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. Nigricans. Dark crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 
White. Useful for bouquets. Pkt. 10 cts. Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
TACSONIA 
A handsome climber for the house or conservatory, closely allied to the Passion Flower, and 
flowering abundantly the whole season. They require a line, rich loam, plenty of light and mois¬ 
ture. Half-hardy perennial. 10 feet. 
ignea. Hcarlet. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Von Volxemi. Large-flowered ; bright scarlet. Pkt. 25 cts. 
TAGETES 
Charming little plants, with delicate fern-like foliage forming compact bushes, covered with 
neat, bright-colored blossoms. Half-hardy annuals. 1 foot. 
Putnila. Brown and yellow : very compact grower. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Golden Ring. Rich orange; an abundant bloomer. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Vinca 
THUNBERGIA 
Beautiful rapid-growing climbers 
that flower very freely all the season, 
and are fine for hanging baskets,vases 
or greenhouse culture. Half-hardy 
annuals. 
Alata. Yellow, with dark eye. Pkt. 
5 cts. 
Aurantiaca. Bright orange, with 
dark eye. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Bakeri. Pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Sulphurea. Sulphur-yellow, dark 
eye. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Freyeri. Buff. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 
cts. 
TRITOMA UVARIA 
GRANDIFLORA 
(Red-Hot-Poker Plant) 
A splendid half-hardy autumn-flow¬ 
ering plant, producing magnificent 
spikes of bright orange-red flowers. 
Very effective when planted in clumps 
on the lawn or among shrubbery. 4 
to 5 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Sweet William 
Verbena 
TORENIA 
Tender trailing plants for vases, 
baskets, or for the open ground, being 
covered the entire season with a mass 
of bloom. 
Fournieri. Sky-blue flowers, With 
three spots of dark indigo-blue and a 
bright yellow center. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Bailloni. A very pretty and dis¬ 
tinct species, bearing bright yellow 
flowers, with purplish brown throat. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
White Wings. Unusually attrac¬ 
tive ; pure white, with flush of rose at 
the throat. Pkt. 25 cts. 
VERBENA 
The Verbena is deservedly a univer¬ 
sal favorite, very few plants making a 
more gorgeous display of brilliant 
flowers from spring till late in the 
autumn. Blooms profusely from seed 
the first season. 
Elliott's Mammoth Mixed. 
Saved from the choicest large-flower¬ 
ing varieties and contains all the 
newest and most striking colors. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
White. 
Scarlet. 
Striped. 
Pink. 
Purple. 
Mixed. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pkt. 5 cts. 
VALERIAN 
Showy plants for mixed borders, 
bearing large heads of bright-colored 
flowers. Hardy perennials. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 5 cts. 
VINCA 
These beautiful greenhouse perennials may be treated as tender annuals for the garden. If sown in the 
house or under glass, and strong plants are set out early in a warm situation, they will flower all the sum¬ 
mer and autumn. 
Rosea. Bose. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Rosea alba. White, red eye. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Alba pura. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Special Collection of Flower Seeds 
For those who are not familiar with the best summer flowering annuals, quick growing climbers, etc., 
we have collections of the best. 12 pkts. for 50 cts. 
