ELLIOTT S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES FOR 1894 
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Vick’s New White Branching Aster. 
It is with pleasure we offer to flower lovers 
a variety of Aster having some peculiar and 
very valuable characteristics. The plant is a 
strong grower, and its tendency to form nu¬ 
merous branches is very marked. It continues 
to grow late in the season and blooms corre¬ 
spondingly late, thus giving its crop of flowers 
late in autumn when there is a scarcity of 
bloom. The flowers are pure white borne on 
very long stems. The petals are broad, long, 
and many of them are more or less twisted 
and curled in such a manner as to give the 
blooms the appearance of large loose and grace¬ 
ful Chrysanthemums. The resemblance is so 
great that nearly every one would so consider 
them when seen as cut flowers. There is no 
question that they will quickly And a place for 
themselves anticipating as they do the Chrys¬ 
anthemum by a month or six weeks. 
Price per packet, 25 cents. 
RICINUS 
ZANZIBARIENSIS. 
This variety of Castor Oil Bean or Palma 
Christi which we received from East Africa 
represent an entirely new and distinct class. 
The cultivation of these plants the past very 
unfavorable season have met with a very un¬ 
expected success. The plants attained great 
dimensions presenting a splendid aspect with 
their gigantic leaves, which surpassed in size 
and beauty all the varieties known. We do not 
doubt but that as soon as these new Ricinus 
are introduced in our gardens, the older vari¬ 
eties will disappear altogether. The variety 
named above produces light green leaves of 
2 to 2 l A feet across, with whitish ribs and may 
in its general appearance be compared to a lux¬ 
uriant growing giant Aralia Sieboldi. Stem, 
branches and fruit are also of a light green color. 
Ornamental foliaged plants of great effect for 
large groups or single specimens. 
Price per packet, 25 cents. 
SWEET PEA 
“ BRONZE KING.” 
This new Sweet Pea distinguishes itself es¬ 
sentially from the well known variety Orange 
Prince by its perfectly distinct coppery bronze. 
The wings are pure white. The latter are of a 
bright rosy orange. This charming variety 
reproduces itself true from seed. 
Price per packet, 10 cents. 
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THE MARGUERITE CARNATION. 
Blooms in four months from sowing the seed. 
STREPTOCARPUS, New Hybrids. 
(Cape Primroses). These new hybrids are remarkable for their abundance of bloom 
and the continuous succession in which the flowers are produced for about four months 
in the summer and early autumn, and also for the long time the individual flowers last 
in perfection. The plant is a greenhouse perennial, of dwarf, neat habit, growing 
about 9 inches high, with rather long narrow-arched and recurved stemless leaves ; 
while the flowers, which are very graceful in form, are trumpet-shaped, and measure 
about l-% inches in length. The variation of colors in these new hybrids is very strik¬ 
ing, scarcely two plants being exactly the same. In this new class the colors range 
from pure white, through pale lavender, lilac blue, light mauve, purple, violet, bright 
rose and red, to rich rosy purple, with all the intermediate tints ; and in all the flowers, 
the throat and three lower segments are more or less marked or splashed with long 
blotches or spots of various shades of purple, generally shaded and relieved with 
white, which greatly enhances the effect and affords a pleasing contrast of color. 
The culture of Streptocarpus is one of the easiest possible. If seed is sown end of 
January and February, the plants come into bloom the following Tune and July, and 
continue flowering freely until the end of September and October. Per pkt., 50 cents. 
MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 
This new race of carnations has created quite a sensation, not only on account of 
their beautiful flowers, and the remarkable percentage that come “doubles but also 
from the fact that, unlike all others, THEY BLOOM in about FOUR months FROM THE 
TIME of SOWING THE SEED, and continue to flower until checked by the frost. The 
most beautiful fragrant double Carnations can now be had in full flower in the open 
garden as easily and almost as quickly as the Chinese Pinks ! Also for flowering in 
the house this new strain will be invaluable. Fully eighty per cent, of the flowers 
come double ; of large size. They embrace a fine range of brilliant colors. The plants 
are dwarf, branching, compact and neat in habit, standing well upright without any 
support. They are very free-flowering. Per packet, 10 cents; 3 packets for 25 cents. 
