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J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA 
HYACINTHS 
Mixed Hyacinths Should Never Be Used for House or Greenhouse Culture 
Ready about September 15 to 21). The prices quoted include packing, and bulbs will be shipped by express or freight, from Pitts¬ 
burg, charges to ire paid by customers. The prices of Hyacinths have advanced sharply in Holland this season, and retail prices will lie 
much higher this fall. Comparatively, my prices are lower than ever. 
SINGLE MIXED HYACINTHS 
8lngle 
it 
Red and Dark Red . 
Pink. 
Each 
Doz. 
$0 70 
70 
70 
80 
100 
$4 50 
4 50 
n 
White. 
4 50 
5 00 
44 
Pure White. 
41 
Dark Blue and Purple. 
70 
4 50 
41 
Light Blue. 
70 
4 50 
41 
Yellow. 
90 
65 
0 00 
4 00 
44 
All Colors. 
Double, All Colors ... 
70 
4 50 
SINGLE NAMED 
HYACINTHS 
Each Doz. 
Cigantea. Blush; splendid truss.$0 12 $1 25 
Ida. Citron yellow; fine spike; the finest yellow Hyacinth 
in cultivation. 25 2 10 
King of the Blues. Splendid; finest dark blue. 15 1 50 
La Crandesse. Purest white; extra fine. 20 2 00 
La Peyrouse. Clear light blue. 15 1 40 
Leviathan. Beautiful blush pink ; large bells and spikes; 
a most distinct and charming variety. 10 1 75 
Lord Derby. Light blue; one of the very finest . 25 2 40 
Lord Macaulay. Very fine; bright red; extra large spike; 
one of the best. 15 1 40 
Palx de I’Europe. Very fine; snow white; long truss _ 15 1 50 
Queen of the Blues. Light blue; silvery appearance. .. . 20 1 75 
The following Hyacinths are a selection of the best varieties for 
house culture. The bulbs are of the best quality and size. 
Amy. Bright carmine; fine spike. ... 
Baron von Thuyll. Very fine; pink; extra large j 
“ Blue. Large truss; dark blu 
Baroness von Thuyll. Early; pure white. 
Charles Dickens. The best pink; extra large sni 
ROMAN HYACINTH 
$0 10 
$1 10 
Doz. 
100 
1,000 
... 12 
1 25 
White. 
Selected; 12-15 . $0 70 
$5 00 
$39 00 
... 12 
1 30 
Extra selected; 13-15. 80 
5 50 
42 00 
...15 
1 35 
Pink... 
70 
5 00 
...18 
1 75 
Blue . . 
4 00 
TULIPS 
MIXED TULIPS 
_ „ 100 1,000 
Fine Mixed Single. Quality equals that generally sold $ 80 $1150 
Extra Fine Mixed Single. Extra selected. 1 10 9 00 
“ “ Double. “ “ . 1 50 12 00 
SINGLE NAMED EARLY TULIPS 
The letters A, B and C indicate the proportional earliness of the 
varieties if planted outdoors. A and B may be used together for 
bedding purposes, but those marked C are later. The numbers pre¬ 
ceding names show the height of growth in inches. Those marked 
P after the name are best for forcing in the house or greenhouse.' 
The following are the very best varieties of single Tulips in cultiva¬ 
tion, and all will bo found extremely effective for bedding. 
U 07.. IUU 
A 8 Canary Bird. Pine, clear yellow. F. $0 50 $2 00 
B 8 Chrysolora. Large; golden yellow; best yel¬ 
low for outdoors. P... 30 1 75 
B (i Cottage Maid. White, edged with rose; ex¬ 
tra fine; lovely; splendid for bedding. F.. 30 1 75 
C 9 Couleur Cardinal. Pine red. 50 3 00 
B 8 Joost von Vondel. Large cherry red and 
white; splendid. P. 25 I 50 
B 9 Keiserkroon. Red and gold; largo and 
showy; a grand Tulip. P. 20 1 70 
B 9 La Heine ( Queen Victoria ). Rosy white. P. 25 1 50 
A 8 Pottebakker. White; pure, best white. F.. 35 2 25 
A 8 Rembrandt. Scarlet; fine. 35 2 00 
B 8 Rosa Mundi. Rose and white. P. 25 1 50 
B 5 Rose Crlsdelln. Beautiful pink; a splendid 
1,000 
$10 oo 
13 50 
13 50 
24 00 
10 50 
13 50 
10 50 
15 00 
15 00 
10 50 
sort. E. 
2 10 
18 
00 
B 8 
Standard Silver. 
Crimson 
and white. F... 35 
2 00 
15 
50 
B 8 
Yellow Prince. 
Golden 
yellow; sweet- 
scented. 
1 75 
14 
00 
DOUBLE NAMED TULIPS 
The following two varieties of double Tulips described below are 
the most showy bedding Tulips that can be planted, and continue for 
an unusually long time in perfection. 
Doz. 100 1,000 
A 8 Imperator Rubrorum. Extra large; bril¬ 
liant scarlet; fine for forcing, and one of 
the grandest for bedding . $0 40 $2 75 $22 00 
B 7 Rex Rubrorum. Similar to above, but 
later; bright scarlet; splendid bedding 
sort; lasts a long time in perfection. ... 35 2 00 17 75 
PARROT TULIPS 
Parrot Tulips sometimes do not bloom satisfactorily owing to im¬ 
proper planting. They like a light, sandy soil, shallow planting and 
a sunny location. 
Parrot Tulips do not receive the attention they deserve. They 
belong to the late- or May-flowering Tulips, and have immense attrac¬ 
tive flowers of singular and picturesque forms, and brilliant and va¬ 
ried colors. The petals are curiously fringed or cut, and the form of 
the flower, especially before it opens, resembles the neck of the par¬ 
rot. They form extravagantly showy flower-beds, are of endless 
variety of form and color, and should be grown in every flower-gar¬ 
den in quantities. The Parrot Tulips I import are from the most 
famous grower of these in Holland, and very superior to those usually 
sent out. 
Doz. 100 
Fine Mixed . $0 25 $1 50 
Perfecta. Yellow and scarlet . 35 2 00 
Cramolse Brilliant. Scarlet; finest of all. 35 2 50 
Lutea Major. Yellow; very fine . 35 2 00 
CROCUS 
IN THE GRASS 
There is no reason why everybody, even if only possessor of the smallest strip of grass, should not have it filled with Crocus. The 
cost is but a trifle, and once planted they are no further trouble, and bloom beautifully year after year, and do not interfere with the mowing 
or care of the lawn whatever, but it should not be mown for two weeks after flowering of Crocus, and it does not need mowing earlier 
than this. They should be planted in the fail, and set from one to two inches below the surface of the ground. They can be planted with a 
narrow trowel or stiff-bladed knife. When a large quantity is to be planted a very convenient implement can be made in the following man¬ 
ner: Take a piece of I Jtf-inch brass or iron pipe 15 inches long; grind one end of it quite sharp. By pushing this pipe into the ground the 
proper distance, it will cut out a core of sod and leave a hole to receive the Crocus bulb. By having a rod to fit the inside of the pipe, the 
coro of sod can be forced back on top of the bulb and leave no trace of the work. 
The Crocus is one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring, and it is no unusual sight to see the ground covered with snow and the 
Crocus in bloom at the same time. They are entirely hardy, do not deteriorate, and may be left undisturbed for years. It is a good plan to 
plant Tulip and Hyacinth beds full of them, as they bloom and are out of the way before the other bulbe flower. 
SELECT NAMED CROCUS 
100 1,000 
Baron von Brunow. Dark blue . $0 05 $5 75 
Crand Lilas. Lilac; very early and very fine . 80 7 00 
Madam Mina. Light blue, striped; very early; extra 
fine. 05 5 50 
Mont Blanc. White; best. 
Large Yellow. Mammoth bulbs. ........ 
Sir John Franklin. Large; dark purple 
Sir Walter Scott. Finest Striped . 
100 1,000 
$0 00 $5 00 
85 7 50 
75 G 25 
65 5 50 
