J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURGH, PA. 
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FOXGLOVE (Digitalis). 
In England the Foxglove grows wild, but notwithstanding 
this it is a great garden favorite, as it well deserves to be. 
For stately and picturesque beauty it is not to be surpassed, 
and planted in masses in the garden among shrubs or natural¬ 
ized on the edge of woods, in the orchard or along brooks, it 
is extremely effective and satisfactory. Strictly speaking, it 
is a biennial, but as it renews itself from self-sown seed it 
may be treated as a perennial. Mr. Falconer has naturalized 
thousands of Foxgloves in Schenley Park, and nothing he 
has planted attracts more attention and admiration. Planted 
in the fall, Foxgloves will bloom well the following season. 
I offer a fine lot of strong plants grown from the best strains 
obtainable in Europe ; 15 cents each ; $1.25 per dozen ; $8.00 
per 100 . 
FOXGLOVE. — From the English Flower Garden. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS (Sweet William). 
That old-fashioned favorite, the Sweet William, has almost 
disappeared from our gardens, more’s the pity, for its place 
has been taken by plants of far less beauty. I am glad to 
note the rapidlv waning popularity of the commonplace 
and vulgar bedding plants, and when they are entirely dis¬ 
carded as they surely will be, and hardy plants take their 
place, our gardens will again have the charm of loveliness 
and the individual picturesqueness of former days. The 
Sweet William is a fine old plant which produces great 
masses of bloom of extremely rich ar.d varied colors. The 
flowers are very lasting and fine for cutting. The plants 
offered are grown from the finest strain to be obtained in 
England where hardy plants are universally grown and 
where new and improved varieties are constantly being pro¬ 
duced. Fine large plants ; 15 cents each ; $1.25 per dozen; 
$ 8.00 per 100 . 
DELPHINIUM FORMOSUM. 
In the perennial Delphiniums or Larkspurs we have one 
of the most beautiful and useful families in hardy plants. 
The old Delphinium Formosum is one of the few hardy 
plants which has been pretty generally offered by the plant 
trade; yet it is comparatively unknown, although few 
things can be planted that will give more satisfaction 
whether the object is decorative effect in the garden or 
flowers for cutting for the house. Messrs. J. H. Small & 
Sons, the leading florists of New York and Washington, have 
made quite a hit with it as a novelty in cut flowers. The 
flowers are intense deep blue, perhaps the most brilliant 
blue to be found in flowers freely produced in long spikes ; 
blooms in June and July and continues for a long time in 
bloom, and if the plants are cut back after flowering will 
bloom a second time in the fall. The plants grow to four or 
five feet in height, and if planted in masses about two feet 
apart will produce a splendid effect. 15 cents each ; $1.25 
per dozen ; $8.00 per 100. 
PHLOX, “HISS LINGARD.” 
The hardy Phloxes are well known as the most desirable 
of hardy plants, and the variety Miss Lingard is undoubt¬ 
edly the best Phlox in cultivation. It produces immense 
heads of beautiful white flowers in June and bloom again in 
September and October. It has the best foliage and habit 
of all Phloxes, and is entirely free from attacks of red spiders ; 
$1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per 100. 
HEMEROCALLUS AURANTIACA MAJOR. 
This is a new Japanese plant and is, undoubtedly, one of 
the liest hardy plants of recent introduction. Almost every¬ 
body knows the old Yellow Day Lily which is deservedly 
popular. This new variety is incomparably finer. The plants 
are more vigorous and of finer outline, the flowers are double 
the size, of splendid form and great substance and a beauti¬ 
ful rich golden yellow in color. I have fully tested this 
plant in my experimental grounds and am greatly pleased 
with it. An importation secured direct from Japan enables 
me to offer it at a moderate price, 50 cents each ; $5.00 per 
dozen. 
MONTBRETIAS. 
The Montbretia is one of the brightest and best of sum¬ 
mer-flowering bulbs, and it has teen a matter of wonder to 
us why it is not more generally used. We feel sure that if 
once tried they would become firm favorites. The bulbs 
should be planted from April to June in clumps or groups of 
three to a dozen or more. They are perfectly hardy, and 
once planted can be left to care for themselves. In growth 
they resemble the Gladioli, and produce spikes of the most 
brilliant flowers in the various shades of orange, yellow, red, 
etc. 30 cents per dozen ; $2.00 per 100. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 
A snow-white summer flowering Hyacinth, growing 3 to 
5 feet in height, gracefully surmounted with from 20 to 30 
pure white bell-shaped flowers. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz.; 
$3.00 per 100. 
PLATYCODON MARIESI. 
A valuable dwarf variety, tearing deep blue bell-shaped 
flowers, nearly three inches across, for a long season in late 
summer and early autumn. One of the finest of border 
plants. The unopened buds are nearly as beautiful as the 
flowers themselves, and are particularly interesting in their 
peculiar shape. 15 cents each ; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
