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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
Per doz. 100 
(ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). The Evening 
Primrose is desirable and striking, and very effec¬ 
tive in the garden on moonlight nights. 
8plendeni. A splendid dwarf variety,blooming in the 
daytime.$1 25 $8 00 
Missouriensis. H K, F6 to 8. 1 25 8 00 
Lamarckiana. 1 50 10 00 
ONOPOBDON Acanthium (Scotch Thistle). Noble 
plant, with striking foliage and showy purple 
flowers ... 2 50 
Arabicum. Both sides of leaves and stems covered 
with white down, li 8 to 10.25 cts. each.. 2 o0 
Acaule.'15 cts. each.. 
Tauricum. 3 00 
OBOBUS lathyroides. Charming border plant and 
flue for rockery. 1 75 
PANSIES, Best 8train. Plants for spring bedding. 50 3 50 
PAPAVEB orientale (Great Oriental Poppy). Splen¬ 
did. 11 3, EG. 1 50 9 00 
Bracteata. 1 75 12 00 
PABDANTHU8 Chinensis (Blackberry Lily). 1 25 8 00 
PENTSTEMON barbatus Torreyi. Brilliant crimson and 
ornnge flowers in July; one of the best hardy plants. 
H 3 to 5 . 1 25 8 00 
Digitalis. Showy spikes of pure white flowers. 1 25 8 00 
Cobsea. 1 50 
Spectabilis. 1 50 
PEONIES, Good Varieties. Assorted. 2 00 12 00 
Named Varieties.25 cts. to $1 each; $2.50 to 10 00 
SEDUM SPECTABIbE 
PHLOX. Tlie Creeping Phloxes are among the most 
charming of hardy plants. They cover the ground 
with a mat of green at all times, and during the 
month of May make a most beautiful carpet of white 
or pink flowers. 
Best Perennial Named Varieties. Clumps from open 
ground; a tine collection. 1 50 10 00 
Procumbens. 1 00 6 00 
Subulata. 1 00 7 00 
Subulata alba. 1 00 7 00 
Subulata “ Model.” Finest of all Creeping Phloxes.. 1 00 G 00 
Atropurpurea. Creeping; of great beauty and vigor. 1 25 8 00 
PHLOX divaricata. A beautiful native Phlox, with 
purple flowers. H 1, F 5. 1 00 5 00 
Carolina. A rare native variety with bright blue 
flowers; extremely desirable for spring bedding.... 1 50 8 00 
PHYSOSTEGIA Virginica. Erect'spikes of pretty pink 
flowers. H IK to 2K. 1 50 
Virginica alba. A beautiful white varietv. H 2 to 
3, F 7 to 8.'.. 1 50 
PINK. See Dianthus. 
Per doz. 
PLANTAIN LILY. See Funkia. 
PLUME POPPY. See Bocconia. 
PLUMBAGO Larpentae. A dwarf plant covering the 
ground completely with its foliage. In September 
it is a mass of beautiful deep blue flowers, which 
gradually change to violet.$1 25 
POLYGONUM cuspidatum (Giant Knotweed). Grows 
to 12 feet high; makes a splendid group for tropical 
effect. 1 50 
Amplexicaule (Mountain Fleece). 1 25 
PEIMULA vulgaris (English Hardy Primrose). H K 
to %, F 4 to 5. 1 50 
Veris (Polyanthus). H K to K, F 5 to G. 1 00 
Japonica. Beautiful and desirable variety. 1 75 
Acaulis. 1 50 
PYEETHEUM uliginosum. A splendid fall-flowering 
plant with single white daisy-like flowers. H 3 to 5. 1 25 
Double Varieties. 2 50 
Single Varieties. The Single Pyrethrums are among 
the loveliest hardy flowers grown. They are splen¬ 
did for beds and borders, and nothing can be finer 
for cutting. Their single, daisy-like flowers, of all 
colors, are produced in the greatest profusion early 
in the spring and again in the full. 1 75 
EHEUM officinale (Chinese Rhubarb). The immense 
leaves of this noble foliage plant produce a bold and 
striking effect. Robinson says this is the most 
effective foliage plant introduced for many years. 
.25 cts. each.. 2 50 
Collinianum. Like the above, but foliage more deeply 
cut; splendid.50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Emodi. Grows 5 feet high; wrinkled-leaved, with 
red veins ; very effective.50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Tanghuticum. Has fine foliage and is of rapid growth. 
. 50 cts. each.. 5 00 
Giganteum. A tall, vigorous variety of striking 
effect. 3 00 
Spiciforme . 3 00 
ROSEMARY. An old-fashioned plant with scented 
foliage . I 50 
RUDBECKIA speciosa. Native. One of the very best 
border plants in cultivation. A group of "Golden 
Glow” surrounded by this variety makes a splendid 
effect. H 2 to 3, F 7 to 9 . 1 25 
“Golden Glow.” New double Rudbeckia; grows 10 
to 12 feet high, and is undoubtedly one of the most 
effective plants in cultivation, it is becoming very 
popular. F 7 to 9 . 1 00 
Fulgida. Grows 3 to 4 feet; small yellow flowers, 
with black center; very effective . 1 25 
Nitida. 1 50 
Hirta. The "Black-Eyed Susan” of our meadows_ 1 25 
Laciniata. Tall variety, with graceful single yellow 
flowers. 1 00 
Purpurea. Large crimson - maroon flowers; very 
distinct . 1 75 
Maxima. Large bright yellow flowers; glaucous 
foliage . 1 75 
RUTA graveolens (Rue). This is a well-known herb... 50 
SAGE. The well-known herb. 50 
SAPONAEIA ocymoides splendens. A charming little 
creeping plant covered with bright lovely rosy 
crimson flowers during the month of June . 2 00 
SAXIFRAGA cordifolia. Large, shiny foliage and large 
panicles of bright pink flowers. H 1, F 4 to 5 . 2 00 
SCABIOSA ochroleuca. Pale yellow flowers; vigorous 
grower; desirable. H 3, F 5 to 7. 1 50 
' Caucasica. Large head of pale blue flowers; one of 
the best hardy plants in cultivation; grows and 
flowers freely in any garden soil. 2 00 
Caucasica alba. A white - flowered variety of the 
above. 2 00 
SEDUM stoloniferum. 1 50 
Spectabile. A fine fall-flowering plant with great 
heads of purple flowers. II IK, F 9 to 10. 1 50 
Acre . 1 00 
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