J. WILKINSON ELLIOTT, PITTSBURG, PA. 
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IMPROVED GAILLARDIAS 
I consider the Gailiardias one of the 
most beautiful and desirable hardy plants 
in cultivation, and have had a large stock 
of Kelway’s famous strain grown for my 
customers. 1 offer these plants for less 
than they have ever been sold, either in 
this country or Europe. Though such an 
ornamental addition to the herbaceous 
border, the perennial (Jaillardia 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 bor¬ 
ders. Give a moderate amount of room 
and peg down, and a grand effect is to be 
obtained. Everyone will have noticed how 
grandly Gailiardias 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 improving and popular¬ 
izing 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 November, and the greater the 
drought and scarcity of other flowers the 
more the utility of the perennial Gail¬ 
lardia is demonstrated. No more bril¬ 
liant and beautiful sight can be imagined 
than a largo bed of Gailiardias with their profusion of highly colored 
flowers of all shades. Some of the flowers of this improved strain 
measure fully 5 inches in diameter. Mr. Robinson in the /English 
Flower 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, 
Improved Gailiardias 
in a splendid assortment of colors which will be sure to give com¬ 
plete satisfaction. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per 100. 
HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANUS 
A desirable hardy herbaceous plant, growing from 2 to .1 feet high, 
and a perpetual bloomer, beginning to flower early in the season, 
and continuing in bloom the entire summer. The flowers are of 
a beautiful deep golden yellow' color, about two inches in diame¬ 
ter, of very thick texture, and are very graceful for cutting. 15c. 
each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
HOLLYHOCKS 
Have you ever noticed that painters choose single Hollyhocks 
as subjects for floral painting oftener than any other flower? I 
suppose the reason for this is that artists have a keener apprecia¬ 
tion of beauty than other people and recognize that the common, 
and I fear sometimes despised, single Hollyhock, is one of the 
most stately, picturesque and beautiful plants in the world. 
Nothing can be more effective than a large group or mass of single 
Hollyhocks, and once planted they will literally take care of them¬ 
selves, even if planted in the grass. I know of patches that have 
not been cultivated or disturbed in any way for twenty years. 
Notwithstanding their great beauty and usefulness, single Holly¬ 
hocks are not offered for sale by any nurseryman in America, and 
the seed is not to be had from any seedsman. I am determined 
to have single Hollyhocks for my landscape gardening work, so I 
collected seed from old-fashioned (they will soon be new-fash¬ 
ioned) gardens and had thousands of plants grown for my cus¬ 
tomers. Some people think double Hollyhocks are more beautiful 
than single. They are mistaken, although the doubles are beauti¬ 
ful, but inclined to be top heavy, often need staking and liable 
to disease. Hollyhocks planted in the fall will bloom well the 
following summer. 
SPECIAL OFFER OF HOLLYHOCKS 
Per doz. Per 100 
Best Large-Flowered, Single. All colors mixed ...$1 25 $8 00 
Best Large-Flowered, Single. In separate colors.. 1 50 9 00 
New Allegheny. Immense semi - double flowers, 
with fringed edges; very beautiful...20 cts. each.. 2 00 
New Single Japanese. Dark red, white edge. Said 
to be very fine.20 cts. each.. 2 00 
Primrose Queen. A splendid addition, large, bright 
single primrose; yellow flowers.35 cts. each.. 3 50 
NELUMBIUM 
Of the well-known Nelumbium speciosum, or Lotus, I can sup¬ 
ply good, strong flowering plants at 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Ready in May. 
Single Hollyhocks 
