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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
HYACINTHS 
Mixed Hyacinths Should Never Be Used for House or Greenhouse Culture 
Ready about September l.‘> to 20. The prices quoted include packing, and bulbs will be shipped by express or freight, from Pittsburg, 
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 
Single Red and Dark Red. 
Each 
Doz. 
100 
$0 (10 
*1 
00 
“ Pink. 
65 
4 
00 
White. 
. (Hi 
65 
4 
00 
“ Pure White. 
. 07 
70 
4 
50 
“ Dark Blue and Purple. 
00 
4 
00 
•' Light Blue. 
60 
4 
00 
" Yellow. 
70 
5 
50 
“ All Colors. 
55 
3 
50 
Double, All Colors. 
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. 
1 J bach Do/.. 
Amy. Bright carmine; line spike.$0 15 $1 50 
Baron van Thuyll. Very tine; pink; extra large spike.... 15 1 50 
Blue. Large truss; dark blue. 12 1 50 
Baroness van Thuyll. Early; pure white. 15 1 40 
Charles Dickens. The best pink; extra large spike. 15 1 50 
Each Doz. 
Gigantea. Blush; splendid truss. $0 12 $1 25 
Ida. Citron yellow; tine spike; the finest yellow Hyacinth 
in cultivation. 20 2 10 
King of the Blues. Splendid; finest dark blue. 12 1 50 
La Grandesse. Purest white; extra fine. 22 2 40 
La Peyrouse. Clear light blue. 12 1 10 
Leviathan. Beautiful blush pink: large bells and spikes; 
a most distinct and charming variety. 15 1 00 
Lord Derby. Light blue; one of the finest. 25 2 50 
Lord Macaulay. Very fine; bright red; extra large spike; 
one of the best. 15 1 40 
Paix de l’Europe. Very fine: snow-white; long truss. 15 1 25 
Queen of the Blues. Light blue; silvery appearance. 15 1 00 
ROMAN HYACINTHS 
Doz. loo 
White. Selected; 12-15. .$0 05 $4 50 
“ Extra selected; 15-15 . 75 5 00 
Pink. 70 5 00 
Blue. 55 4 00 
TULIPS 
MIXED TULIPS 
_. 100 
line Mixed Single. Quality equals that generally sold..$0 85 
Extra Fine Mixed Single. Extra selected.!. 1 10 
“ “ “ Double. “ “ . 1 50 
1.000 
.$7 50 
9 00 
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. 
Doz. loo 
A 8 Canary Bird. Fine, clear yellow. F.$0 5(i $2 00 
B 8 Chrysolora. Large; golden yellow; best yel¬ 
low for outdoors. F. 25 1 40 
B 6 Cottage Maid. White, edged with rose; extra 
fine; lovely; splendid for bedding. F_ 25 1 55 
C 9 Couleur Cardinal. Fine red. 05 4 50 
B 8 Joost van Vondel. Large cherry red and white; 
splendid. F. 30 1 00 
B 9 Keizerkroon. Red and gold; large and showy; 
a grand Tulip. F... 50 2 10 
B 9 La Reine (Queen Victoria). Rosy white. F.. 20 1 20 
A 8 Pottebakker White; pure, best white. F .. 50 2 50 
A 8 Rembrandt. Scarlet; fine. 40 2 50 
B 8 Rosa Mundi. Rose and white. F. 25 1 50 
B 5 Rose Grisdelin. Beautiful pink; a splendid 
sort. F. 55 2 50 
B 8 Standard Silver. Crimson and white. F_ 55 2 40 
B 8 Yellow Prince. Golden yellow ; sweet- 
scented .*.. 50 1 75 
1.000 
$1(1 00 
10 50 
12 00 
14 50 
16 00 
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 he planted, and continue for 
an unusually long time in perfection. 
Doz. 
A 8 Imperator Rubrorum. Extra large; brilliant 
scarlet; fine for forcing, and one of the 
grandest for bedding.$0 55 
B 7 Rex Rubrorum. Similar to above, but later; 
bright scarlet; splendid bedding sort; 
lasts a long time in perfection. 40 
PARROT TULIPS 
Parrot Tulips sometimes do not bloom satisfactorily, owing to 
improper planting. They like a light, sandy soil, shallow planting 
and a sunny location. 
Parrot Tulips do not receive the attention they deserve. They 
belong to the late- or May-flowering Tulips, and have immense, 
attractive flowers of singular and picturesque forms, and brilliant 
and varied colors. The petals are curiously fringed or cut, and the 
form of the flower, especially before it opens, resembles the neck of 
the parrot. They form extravagantly showy flower beds, are of end¬ 
less variety of form and color, and should be grown in every flower- 
garden in quantities. The Parrot Tulips we import are from the 
most famous grower of these in Holland, and very superior to those 
usually sent out. ’ , 
, Doz. 100 
Fine Mixed.$o 25 $1 50 
Perfecta. Yellow and scarlet. 35 2 25 
Cramoisie Brilliant. Scarlet; finest of all. 35 2 50 
Lutea major. Yellow; very fine. 30 2 00 
100 1.000 
$3 75 $29 50 
2 75 21 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 Croc 
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ci. lake a piece of 1 4-inch brass or iron pipe lo inches long; grind one end of it quite sharp. Bv pushing this pipe into the ground the 
proper distance, it will cut out a core of sod and leave a h:le to receive the Crocus bulb. Bv having a rod to fit the inside of the pine the 
core of sod can he forced hack on top of tho bulb and leave no trace of the work 
I he 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 he left undisturbed for years. It is a good plan to 
>lant lulip and Hyacinth 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. Lilac; very early and very line. 
Madam Mina. Light blue: striped ; very earlv 
fine. 
SELECT NAMED CROCUS 
100 1,000 | 
...$0 (>.-> $."> 75 Mont Blanc. White; best. 
. 85 7 50 I Large Yellow. Mammoth bulbs. 
extra 1 Sir John Franklin. Large; dark purple 
. 70 0 25 I Sir Walter Scott. Finest striped. 
ICO 1,000 
$0 05 $5 75 
..85 7 50 
.. 75 0 25 
..05 5 50 
