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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
NEW-YORK 
Lily of the Valley 
BERMUDA 
BUTTERCUP 
OXAELS 
This valuable winter flowering 
bulb is a selection from Oxalis 
Cernua, cultivated in the favor¬ 
able soil and (dimate of Bermuda, until it surpasses the type in strength, size and 
luxuriance of plant and flower. The flowers are a bright buttercup yellow and are 
produced In wonderful profusion. This variety is particularly well adapted to 
shallow pots and hanging baskets. One to six bulbs potted in rich, friable soil, 
will in about six weeks form a fountain-like mass of foliage and bloom which 
is certain to please everyone. Place the pot in the cellar or cold dark room for 
several days to root thoroughly,then remove to window or conservatory. Ea. 6 cts., 
doz. 40 cts., 100 $2.00. 
CALOCHORTU5 
Butterfly Tulips or Mariposa Lilies 
The flowers resemble a tulip in shape; of many brilliant colors, ranging through 
various shades of white, lilac, blue, crimson, yellow, etc., some being spotted, 
veined, edged or tipped with gold. Planted in May in the open border, they 
flowor in June and July. Ea. 5 cts., doz. 30 cts., 100 $2.00. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
This universally admired plant is one of the most useful and charming of our spring flowers. 
The pure white, delicately scented bell-shaped blossoms are very useful for cutting and favorites 
with everyone. It is a most popular plant for forcing, both with the professional and amateur 
florist. For the benefit of the latter, the following cultural hints may be found useful. 
In the garden, Lily of the Valley succeeds admirably in a rich, loamy or heavy sandy soil, and 
may be grown In any shady spot, or even under trees if not too shady. For pot culture, set the pips in well-drained 
pots or flats having the bottoms covered with a layer of fibrous moss or peat, then fill them with sandy soil, slightly 
mixed with moss. This will hold the moisture, which is essential to success. Cover the pips to the depth of half 
an inch, set away in a dark room or cellar, where a uniform temperature of about 70 degrees can be maintained. 
Leave there for ten days or two weeks, and keep well watered, always using lukewarm water, so as not to chill the 
roots. then bring into the light and set in a warm place. In a few weeks the whole will be a mass of flowers. By 
repeating this process at intervals, a constant succession of bloom is maintained throughout the winter. Water should 
never be syringed on the flowers when in bloom, as it will spoil them. Success in forcing depends largely upon the 
quality of the pips. Many of them on the market will not produce good blooms. For many years we have enjoyed an enviable 
r eputatlon for the quality of our pips, and we can recommend them with every confidence. 
Lily of the 
Valley 
LILY OF THE VALLEY Ready November 15 
Elliott’s Perfection Pips. These pips are the finest that can be 
produced, and are specially adapted to early forcing, producing 
extra largo spikes and foliage, even at the earliest forcing. 
Doz. 40 cts., bundle 25 pips 75 cts., 100 $2.00, 1000 $18.00. 
If pips are to go by mail, add io cents per bundle, 
or 25 cents per 100, to cover postage. 
Selected German Pips. 3 years old, for forcing and pot culture. 
3 for 15c., doz. 30c., bundle 25 pips 50c., 100 $1.50, 1000 $14.00. 
Large Clamps. For open ground planting. Ea. 30 cts., doz, 
$3.00, or by mail, ea. 45 cts. 
