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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
HYACINTHS 
Mixed Hyacinths Should Never Be Used for House or Greenhouse Culture 
Ready about September 15 to 20. The prices quoted include packing, and bulbs will be shipped by express or freight, from Pitts¬ 
burg, charges to be paid by customers. The prices of Hyacinths have advanced sharply in Holland this season, and retail prices will be 
much higher this fall. Comparatively, our prices are lower than ever. 
SINGLE MIXED HYACINTHS 
Each Do/.. 100 
Single Red and Dark Red .$0 07 $0 05 $4 00 
“ Pink. 07 70 4 50 
“ White. 07 65 4 00 
“ Pure White. 08 70 4 50 
“ Dark Blue and Purple. 07 70 4 50 
“ Light Blue. 07 70 4 50 
“ Yellow . 08 80 0 00 
“ All Colors. 05 55 3 50 
Double, All Colors . 07 70 4 50 
SINGLE NAMED HYACINTHS 
The following Hyacinths are a selection of the best varieties for 
house culture. Bulbs of best quality and size. Each I>oz. 
Amy. Bright carmine; fine spike.$0 15 $1 50 
Baron van Thuyll. Very fine; pink; extra large spike_ 12 1 10 
Blue. Large truss; dark blue . 12 1 30 
Baroness van Thuyll. Early; pure white. 13 1 25 
Charles Dickens. The best pink; extra large spike. 15 1 50 
Each Do/.. 
Gigantea. Blush; splendid truss..$0 12 $1 25 
Ida. Citron yellow; fine spike; the finest yellow Hyacinth 
in cultivation. 20 2 10 
King of the Blues. Splendid; finest dark blue. 12 1 30 
La Grandesse. Purest white; extra fine. 20 2 25 
La Peyrouse. Clear light blue. 12 1 10 
Leviathan. Beautiful blush pink; large bells and spikes; 
a most distinct and charming variety. 15 1 60 
Lord Derby. Light blue; one of the very finest. 23 2 50 
Lord Macaulay. Very fine; bright red; extra largo spike; 
one of the best. 15 1 40 
Paix de l’Europe. Very fine; snow-white; long truss_ 13 1 25 
Queen of the Blues. Light blue; silvery appearance. 15 1 50 
ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Do/.. 100 
White. Selected; 12-15.$0 65 $4 50 
“ Extra selected; 13-15. 75 5 oo 
Pink. 70 5 00 
Blue. 55 4 00 
TULIPS 
MIXED TULIPS 
100 1.000 
Fine Mixed Single. Quality equals that generally sold. $0 75 $6 50 
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 
F after the name are the best for forcing in the house or greenhouse. 
The following are the very best varieties of single Tulips in cultiva¬ 
tion, and all will be found extremely effective for bedding. 
Do/.. 100 
A 8 Canary Bird. Fine, clear yellow. F.$0 30 $2 00 
B 8 Chrysolora. Large; golden yellow; best yel¬ 
low for outdoors. F. 25 1 50 
B 6 Cottage Maid. White, edged with rose; extra 
fine; lovely; splendid for bedding. F_ 25 1 55 
C 9 Couleur Cardinal. Fine red. 65 4 50 
B 8 Joost van Vondel. Large cherry red and white; 
splendid. F. 30 1 60 
B 9 Keizerkroon. Red and gold; large and showy; 
a grand Tulip. F. 30 2 00 
B 9 La Reine (Queen Victoria). Rosy white. F.. 20 1 20 
A 8 Pottebakker. White; pure best white. F.. 30 2 50 
A 8 Rembrandt. Scarlet; fine. 35 2 50 
B 8 Rosa Mundi. Rose and white. F. 25 1 50 
B 5 Rose Grisdelin. Beautiful pink; a splendid 
sort. F. 35 2 30 
B 8 Standard Silver. Crimson and white. F.... 35 2 40 
B 8 Yellow Prince. Golden yellow; sweet- 
scented . 30 1 75 
1.000 
$16 00 
11 50 
12 00 
14 50 
15 50 
9 25 
17 00 
19 00 
10 50 
18 00 
19 00 
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; brilliant 
scarlet; fine for forcing, and one of the 
grandest for bedding.$0 50 $3 50 $27 00 
B 7 Rex Rubrorum. Similar to above, but later; 
bright scarlet; splendid bedding sort; 
lasts a long time in perfection. 40 2 75 21 00 
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 we 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 
Cramoisie 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 Crocuses. 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 rare 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 he planted in the fall, and set from one to two inches below the surface of the ground. They can he 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'^-ineh 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 ami leave a hole to receive the Crocus bulb. By having a rod to fit the inside of the pipe, the 
core of sod can he foreed back on top of the bulb and leave no traee 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 Hyaeinth beds full of them, as they bloom and are out of the way before the other bulbs flower. 
Baron von Brunow. Dark blue. 
Grand Lilas, l.ilar: verv early and very flue. 
Madam Mina. Light blue; striped; very early; 
fine. 
SELECT NAMED CROCUS 
100 1.000 
... $0 05 $5 75 
. 80 7 00 
extra 
. 05 5 75 
Mont Blanc. White; best. 
Large Yellow. Mammoth bulbs. 
Sir John Franklin. Large: dark purple 
Sir Walter Scott. Finest striped. 
lull 
$0 05 
.. 85 
. . 75 
.. 00 
1.000 
$5 75 
7 50 
0 25 
5 00 
