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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1896 
HIBISCUS. 
Strong growing, showy, ornamental plant of easy cultiva¬ 
tion. Excellent for mixed beds or shrubbery borders. 
Hibiscus Africanus. Large cream colored flower with 
brown center. Hardy annual, 1£ ft.5 
- Coccineus. Bright scarlet.10 
- Californicus. White with deep Carmine center.10 
- Crimson Eye. Robust growth, with dark red stems 
and foliage. Flowers large size, pure white with large 
velvety crimson spot in the center. Perfectly hardy 
and will bloom the first year from seed sown in the 
open ground. (See cut.).10 
HELIANTHUS. (See Sunflower.) 
HELICHRYSUM. 
(EVERLASTINGS.) 
Known as Everlasting Flowers or Immortelles, and as cut 
dried blooms are almost universally used for church or 
house decoration at Christmas and other festivals and 
important occasions, also for winter bouquets. It is 
necessary, when cutting the flowers for drying for win¬ 
ter use, to pluck them before the flower-bud is expand¬ 
ed, otherwise they may have a tendency to seed, and 
present a somewliat ragged appearance. The 
Helichrysums will stand drought well, but if bushy 
plants are required, it is desirable to give them a gener¬ 
ous soil and abundance of air. They may also be suc¬ 
cessfully and easily cultivated as pot plants. 
Per Pkt. 
Helichrvsum, Double White. 5 
-- Red.. 5 
-Yellow. 5 
-Mixed, U ft. 5 
- Collection of 12 varieties...50 
HELIPTERUM. Everlasting. 
A very desirable and distinct dwarf everlasting, with small 
foliage, and large, globular clusters of bright golden, 
and pure white, star-like flowers, and will retain their 
brilliancy for years. Hardy annual, 1 ft. high. 
Helipteruin Sandfordi. Golden.10 
GRASSES. 
(ORNAMENTAL.) 
The Ornamental Grasses are valuable for decorative pur¬ 
poses when dried and arranged in connection with the 
Everlasting Flowers for winter bouquets, etc. Some 
are curious-looking plants, others exceedingly grace¬ 
ful ; some neat and compact, others stately and ma¬ 
jestic. The more slender and graceful varieties are 
very decorative. 
J Per Pkt. 
Agrostls Nebulosa. A very graceful and pretty grass, 
charming for borders ; annual, IK ft. 5 
Arena Stcrilis. (Animated Oates.) Drooping, very 
graceful; annual, 2 ft.5 
Briza Maxima. (Quaking Grass.) Very pretty; annual, 
IK ^. 5 
- Gracilis. (Small Quaking Grass.) Very delicate and 
graceful; annual, 1 ft.5 
Bromus Brizieformis. An elegant Briza-like grass. 5 
Coix Each ry in a). (Job’s Tears.) 2 ft. Per oz., 25 cts-5 
Erianthus Ravcnnro. A stately and picturesque grass, 
resembling the Pampas with its silvery white plumes; 
half-hardy perennial, 7 ft.10 
Eragrostis Elegans. (Love Grass.) Very graceful and 
beautiful ; annual, 1 ft. 5 
Eulalia Japonica. One of the most beautiful of the tall 
growing grasses, 5 ft.10 
Gymnothrix Tati folia. Splendid ornamental grass; half- 
hardy perennial, 10 ft.10 
Gynerium Argenteuin. (Pampas Grass.) The finest or¬ 
namental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-hardy 
perennial.10 
Lagurus Ovatus. (Hare’s Tail.) Small white plumes; an¬ 
nual, 1 ft.5 
Stipa Pc im at a. (Feather Grass.) One of the prettiest 
and most interesting; perennial, 2 ft.10 
Collection of 12 varieties; Ornamental Grasses.50 
HELIOTROPE. 
The Heliotrope, from its fragrance and neat appearance, is 
a general favorite; and is equally desirable as a pot or 
a bedding plant. In favorable situations it will attain 
to great size, and bloom almost throughout the year. 
Sow on heat and transplant. 
Heliotrope, King of Blacks. Splendid. 10 
- Finest varieties mixed.10 
