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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA 
The popular name of this striking plant is Kansas Gay Feather. 
Nothing can be planted that will attract more attention on account 
of a very unusual appearance, but it is very beautiful as well as odd. 
It blooms in midsummer and throws up long, narrow spikes of rich 
purple flowers which last a long time. A peculiarity of this plant is 
its great attraction for butterflies. A plant in. bloom is shown in 
illustration below. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $9 per 100. 
LYCHNIS 
Vespertina, Double White. Large, double white flowers, which are 
produced in the greatest profusion during the entire summer, tak¬ 
ing the place of the carnation at a season when double white flowers 
are scarce. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Splendens, Double Red (Ragged Robin). Forms a dense tuft of ever¬ 
green foliage, and in June it sends up tall spikes of handsome 
double, deep red flowers of exquisite fragrance, and remains in 
perfection six weeks. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
PHLOX CAROLINA 
A story goes with the procuring stock of this rather rare ami 
beautiful native Phlox. I was on my way to my office one April 
morning, when I saw on a neighbor’s lawn great masses of the 
lovely blue bloom of this Phlox, of which I had long wished to 
secure some plants. 1 walked into the grounds intending to ask 
for some, and was met by a very pompous-looking gardener, 
whose manner irritated me so that instead of asking for the 
plants I asked the name of them. "That,” said the gardener, "is 
the * Miller B. Florer,’ or * Star of Oregon,’ a rare native plant, 
that can only he obtained in one small district in Oregon.” "That’s 
the name, is it?” I replied. "Now, do you know what you are? 
You are an unmitigated old humbug and a disgrace to a very 
respectable profession.” With this I went to my office and wrote 
to my neighbor for some plants, which w r ere promptly sent. This 
Phlox is a lovely dwarf plant, covered with bright blue flowers 
for about a month, in April and May. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$12 per 100. 
TUFTED PANSIES, or BEDDING VIOLAS 
The Tufted Pansies are hybrids of Pansier and Viola cornuta , and 
are quite distinct from Pansies in habit and coloring, and 1 think far 
more beautiful. The flowers are smaller, but unique in coloring, and 
the plants spread from the roots like a violet, making them true 
perennials. They are perfectly hardy, enduring the extremely cold j 
weather of 1898-99 in an open border without protection. T ley are | 
immensely popular in England and Scotland, where they art gener- i 
ally used for bedding and table decorations, and nothing can be more I 
charming for either purpose. I have always admired these flowers 
in England, but was not certain that they would thrive in this climate, 
but after testing them a year in my garden 1 am convinced that they 
will do as well here as they do abroad. I have had a splendid lot 
of plants grown from the best collections in Scotland. They can be 
planted in the summer, fall or spring. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz., 
$i) per 100. 
EUROPEAN TREE PEONIES 
Elsewhere in this catalogue I describe Japanese Tree Peonies. 
The European varieties are equally attractive, but, being grafted on 
herbaceous peonies, will not sucker, which is the only drawback with 
the Japanese plants. The European plants do not bloom as young as 
the Japanese sorts. Fine plants in best named varieties, $1.50 each, 
$15 per doz. 
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PHLOX DIVARICATA ( ANADKNSIS 
PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINICA ALBA 
An American plant, ami by no means a new one; yet it is a flower 
so unique in its makeup that it stands apart from all others and 
alone. For massing, planting in association with other appropriate 
varieties in the border, for planting with shrubbery or for cut-bloom, 
it is un-ivaled. In value it is . ot equaled by the popular Golden 
Glow; aod as it possesses a constitution just as rugged, is equally 
prolific and far more beautiful. 
Too much can scarcely be saiu ir its favor. Its large, graceful 
srittcs of white flowers are produced in greatest profusion from 
■toout the middle of June, and if kept cut (so as not to produce seed) 
1 it continues to flower in a perfect mass of blrom until frost. The 
] flowers themselves are intensely interesting and attractive, resem¬ 
bling large heather. 
The spikes of flowers are never so compact as to appear formal, 
although the flowers on them are very numerous, and are very last¬ 
ing. The stems are long, square, thick, rigid and strong, holding the 
flowers in a dignified and stately manner when upon the plant and 
when cut. The plants form large, dense clumps, 3 or 4 feet high, 
and require no petting, succeeding on all kinds of soil and in all 
situations. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $8 per 100. 
GROUP OP HARDY PLANTS AT COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 
Chrysanthemum lati/olium , Liatris Pycn >stachya and Helianthus grand i/torus mollis 
PHLOX DIVARICATA CANADENSIS 
One of oiir native varieties that is but rarely met with, and 
which has been introduced in Europe the past few years as a 
novelty. A plant that is certain to meet with much favor w’hen 
better known, as nothing can produce such a cheerful corner in 
the garden in very early spring. Frequently beginning to bloom 
early in April, it continues until about the middle of June, with 
large bright lilac-colored flowers, which are produced on stems 
about 10 inches high, in large showy heads, and are very fragrant. 
Extremely Hue for naturalizing in the woods and shady places. 
Although this Phlox is usually found growing wild in shady 
places, it will do better if it is planted where it has full expos¬ 
ure to the sun, and will bloom more freely. 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz., $0 per 100. 
