ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
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U1AKTHUS BARBATIS 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS (Sweet William) 
That old-fashioned favorite, the Sweet William, has almost dis¬ 
appeared from our gardens; more's the pity, for its place has been 
taken by plants of far less beauty. The Sweet William is a line old 
plant which produces great masses of bloom of extremely rich and 
varied colors. The (lowers are very lasting and fine for cutting. 
The plants offered are grown from the finest strains to be obtained in 
England, where hardy plants are universally grown and where new 
and Improved varieties are constantly being produced. Fine large 
plants, 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
EPIMEDIUM (Barrenwort) 
A genus of dwarf-growing plants with leathery foliage and pani¬ 
cles of lovely white, yellow and lilac-colored flowers. The foliage of 
all the varieties offered below assumes the most beautiful tints of 
color in autumn. 
Lilacea. Beautiful lilac, I Niveum. Pure white. 
Muschianum. Creamy white. J Sulphureum. Light yellow. 
Any of the above four varieties 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
HARDY FERNS 
Varieties marked * require shade; those 
marked t succeed in open border. 
♦Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern). 
*Aspidium acrostichoides (Wood Fern). 
* “ marginale. 
* “ Goldianum (Shield Fern). 
tAspIenium ebeneum (Ebony Fern), 
t “ Filix-foemina (Lady Fern). 
* “ Thelpyteris. 
t “ Trichomanes (Spleenwort). 
tDicksonia punctilobula (Gossamer Fern). 
tNephroniuin Filix-mas (Male Fern). 
tOnoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern). 
+ “ Struthiopterie (Ostrich Fern). 
tOsmunda gracilis (Flowering Fern), 
t " Claytoniana (Flowering Fern). 
+ “ Cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern), 
t “ regalis (Royal Fern). 
‘Phegopteris Dryopteris (Reeeh Fern), 
t “ hexagonopterum (Beech 
Fern). 
tPolypodium falcatum, 
Pteris aquilina. 
* Woodsia obtusa. 
* Woodwardia angustifolia (Chain Fern), 
t “ Virginica. 
Any of the above Ferns, 15 cts. each, 
SI.50 per doz., $10 per 100 
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 naturalized on the t dge 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 natu¬ 
ralized thousands of Foxgloves in Schenley Park, and nothing lie has 
planted attracts more attention and admiration. Planted in the fall. 
Foxgloves will bloom well the following season. 1 offer a fine lot of 
strong plants, grown from the best strains obtainable in Europe. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
GEUM (Averts) 
Pretty border plants, growing about 18 inches high, and piodue- 
ing brilliant, showy, bright-colored Mowers during the greater part of 
the summer and fall. 
ATROSANGUINEUM. Large, dark crimson flowers. 
COCCINEUM. Showy scarlet flowers. 
15 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
IMPROVED GAILLARDIAS 
We consider the Gaillardia one of the most beautiful and desirable 
hardy plants in cultivation, and have had a large stock of Kelway’s 
famous strain grown for our customers. We offer these plants for less 
than they have ever been sold for, either in this country or Europe. 
Though such an ornamental addition to the herbaceous border, the 
perennial Gaillardia is content with extremely simple treatment. Dig 
the soil deeply and enrich with well-rotted manure. We recommend 
the Gaillardia for bedding purposes as well as for borders. Give a 
moderate amount of room and peg down, and a grand effect is to he 
obtained. Every one will have noticed how grandly Gaillardias have 
thriven through the recent drought; they seem hardly to need water, 
but we recommend watering liberally to insure the finest flowers. 
The Gaillardia which Kelway & Son have been so successful in im¬ 
proving and popularizing is, of course, simply invaluable as a cut- 
flower, on account of its being so lasting when gathered and so 
brilliant and beautiful. The gay blossoms are obtainable in perpetual 
profusion from .June to Novemter, and the greater the drought and 
scarcity of other flowers the more the utility of the perennial Gail¬ 
lardia is demonstrated. No more brilliant and beautiful sight can he 
imagined than a large bed of Gaillardias, with their profusion of 
highly colored flowers of all shades. Some of the varieties of this 
improved strain measure fully 5 inches in diameter. Mr. Robinson, 
in the English Flown- Garden , recommends that they should be 
planted in bold groups, and remarks that no plants have finer effect 
in a bed by themselves, and we quite agree with him. Extra strong, 
fine plants, in a splendid assortment of colors, which will be sure to 
give complete satisfaction. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per 100. 
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l.MPKOYLD GAILLARDIAS 
