Choice Flower Seeds 
42 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
Primula, double 
PORTULACA 
This charming little annual is unrivaled for brilliancy among plants of low growth, and has the 
happy faculty of flourishing under almost all conditions, though hot sun and a light sandy soil 
suit it best. Nothing is prettier for beds, edgings, rockwork, etc. Through the driest, hottest 
seasons it flourishes amazingly, carpeting the ground with a mat of succulent foliage that in the 
forenoon is hidden by gayest flowers. The seed does not germinate until hot weather, and 
should be sown late. 
Single, .Extra Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 ets. 
Collection of ten separate colors, 40 cts. 
DOUBLE PORTULACAS 
White. Pkt. 15 cts. Scarlet. Pkt. 15 cts. Rose, St riped Carmine. 
Orange. Pkt. 15 cts. Sulphur. Pkt. 15 cts. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Rose Color. Pkt. 15 cts Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Collection of six separate colors, 50 cts. 
Collection of six varieties of Single An¬ 
nual Poppies, 85 cents; six varieties Double 
Annual Poppies, 25 cents. 
HARDY PERENNIAL POPPIES 
Rracteatum. Very large orange-scarlet flowers, averaging five 
inches in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Iceland Poppies (Pa paver nudicaule). Although perennials, this 
class blooms the first season from spring-sown seed. Fragrant, crushed 
Batin-like flowers produced in profusion from beginning of June to 
October. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Oriental Hybrids. Containing charming new colors, including 
blush pink, black-purple, deep blood-red, etc. Finest mixed. Pkt. 15c. 
POTENTILLA 
Handsome herbaceous perennials, exceedingly useful in all situations; 
the neatness of their foliage and long duration of bloom make them very 
desirable. 
Double. Choice varieties mixed. 
Single, Finest mixed. 1 X A feet. 
1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
PRIMULA—Continued 
Rose Queen. Beautiful 
shade of rose. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Rubra violacea. Of 
robust habit, bearing flow¬ 
ers of rich violet-crimson. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Village Maid. White, 
striped carmine. Pkt. 50c. 
Alba. Pure white. Pkt. 
25 ets. 
Rubra. Red; very fine. 
Pkt. 25 cts. 
Pr i mu 1 a Ste I la r a. 
The dark foliage and star¬ 
shaped flowers make an at¬ 
tractive combination, and 
the blossoms remain in good 
condition. Pure white flow¬ 
ers, pkt. 20 cts.; red and 
rose shaded, pkt. 20 cts. 
Single Fringed. Very 
choice mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Primula sinensis 
SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES-Continued 
Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, each of the 
four petals being stamped with an ivory- 
white spot. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Tnevigai nm. Gorgeous New Persian 
Poppy; deep scarlet, with black spots, 
white margin. Pkt. 10 cts. 
The Bride. Satiny white flowers of 
large dimensions. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Tulip Poppy (Papavcr glaucum). A 
new species, 12 to 14 inches high, producing 
60 to 00 vivid scarlet flowers. The two 
outer petals form a saucer surrounding the 
two erect petals, giving the flower the ap¬ 
pearance of a scarlet tulip. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Umbrosnm, Rich vermilion, with a 
chining black sj)ot on each petal. Pkt. 5c. 
Magenta Queen. Compact 
habit of growth, vigorous and ro¬ 
bust. Flowers are very large, of a 
bright magenta, with a small lemon 
eye; dark green foliage. Pkt. 50c. 
Meteor. Immense, beautifully 
fringed blossoms; color rich crim¬ 
son, with bright yellow center. 
Pkt. 50 cts. 
Princess Louise. Splendid, 
large white ilowers, having a pe¬ 
culiar metallic luster; quite dis¬ 
tinct. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Papaver, Danebrog 
PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose) 
For winter decoration, the Primula is one of the most 
important greenhouse plants. The 
flowers are large, rich in color and 
of great substance, while the habit 
of the plant is robust, and the flow¬ 
ers stand well above the foliage. 
SINGLE FRINGED 
CHINESE PRIMROSES 
Alba magnifica. Flowers 
pure white; with a large, bright 
yellow eye. Pkt. 50 cts. 
Chiswick Red. The most bril¬ 
liant crimson-scarlet Primula: the 
foliage is very finely cut, and a 
deep green color. Pkt. 50 ets. 
H olborn Blue. Saved from 
richest colored flowers only. Pkt. 
50 cts. 
Elliott s Mammoth Verbenas cannot be equaled for size and brilliancy of flowers 
