WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1896 
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ZINNIA ELEGANS. 
This is one of the most brilliant of annuals, and has long 
been a general favorite. The flowers are large, finely 
formed, and in great variety of color. Seed sown early 
under glass will commence flowering in June, and con¬ 
tinue the whole season. They require little attention, 
and any common garden loam. Half-hardy annuals. 
Per Pkt. 
Double Dwarf Large-flowering. 
Double White. 5 Double Orange.5 
Double Scarlet . 5 Double Canary. 5 
Jacquimenot. Rich deep velvety crimson.10 
Dwarf Double Mixed. Peroz.,75cts. 
Tall Double Mixed. Per oz., 40 cts. 
Pompone Double. Long cone-shaped flowers, very pretty. 
Mixed colors.10 
Mammoth Flowering. (Robusta Grandiflora.) Flowers 
large, perfectly formed, very double and striking 
colors. 10 
llaageana fl. pi. Beautiful flowers of a deep orange yel¬ 
low, keeping their colors when dried.10 
Zebra. The flowers are perfect in shape and all colors; with 
a large per cent, striped, spotted and blotched with 
different shades, hardly two plants producing flowers 
alike. Mixed colors.10 
Curled and Crested. A new and beautiful strain of this 
popular plant. Flowers large, double and perfect 
form, petals twisted and curled into the most grace¬ 
ful forms. The colors comprise all the beautiful 
shades characteristic to Zinnias.10 
Collection of ten tall double varieties.50 
- of six new dwarf double varieties.50 
ZEA. 
Ornamental foliage plants of great beauty. 
Zea Japonica. (Variegated Japanese Maize.) Large tufty 
foliage, broadly ribboned in its length with alternate 
stripes of white and green; 4 ft. Per oz., 20 cts. 5 
- Gracillima. Miniature maize, very graceful habit. 
Per oz., 20 cts. 5 
Elliott’s Finest Mix¬ 
tures of Grass Seeds 
and Clover for Hay 
and Permanent Pas¬ 
ture. 
The importance to the 
farmer of a good selection 
and proper mixture of grass 
seeds for the various pur¬ 
poses of cultivation, for 
mowing, for soiling, for per¬ 
manent pasture, etc., can¬ 
not be overestimated. We 
prepare special mixtures 
containing only the most 
suitable grasses for perma¬ 
nent pastures and meadow 
lands, such as Orchard 
Grass, Meadow Foxtail, 
Sheep’s Fescue, R. I. Bent 
Meadow Fescue, English 
Rve Grass, Perennial Sweet 
Vernal and Red-Top in such 
proportions as will insure 
the most satisfactory re¬ 
sults, producing the heav¬ 
iest possible crops of hay, 
far superior to seeding with 
Timothy clover alone and 
producing far heavier 
crops; for permanent pas¬ 
tures allowing of the closest 
grazing without injury. 
On ordinary fertile soil 
sow three bushels per acre, 
but where the soil is poor, 
larger quantities are re¬ 
quired. 
Price, per bushel, $2.50 
With the above should be 
sown io lbs. of mixed 
clovers per acre (which cost 
about* 15 cts. per lb.) On 
account of the greater 
weight of clovers they 
should be sown separately 
and only in the spring as 
they are inclined to winter 
kill unless well established. 
10 jo 
