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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
I ho Creeping Phloxes have a charming beauty all their own, and, for general usefulness, are not to be surpassed by any 
flower that grows.^ I hey will thrive in any situation, except a very shady one ; and in any soil, no matter how poor, unless 
it is very wet. I hoy are absolutely hardy without protection ; hardy last winter, which killed millions of plauts and shrubs, 
and even trees. They have neat evergreen foliage, and when in bloom, which is during the month of May, their multitude 
of lovely pink, white or blue flowers cover everything beneath as completely as a carpet covers a floor. They bloom again 
in September, but not so freely. For covering rocky hillsides, sandy slopes, bare ground too poor to grow anything else, or 
for edging borders of hardy plants or shrubs, they are unsurpassed. Our President literally uses these plants by hundreds of 
thousands in his landscape work, and wherever he uses them there is a large demand for them. Just think of it! The 
splendid, inexpensive hardy plants, which increase fourfold every year, are almost unknown, while commonplace geraniums, 
with not one-tenth their beauty, are planted by the million, and must be planted annually. 
1 ho Creeping Phloxes can be planted advantageously in September and until the fifteenth of October. As we grow 
them by the acre, we can offer them in quantity at very low prices, which are given below. 
The following are more upright in growth, and 
Phlox subulata (Moss Pink). Rose pink. P $1 oo' 
“ alba. Pure white. 1 00 
11 “The Bride." White with pink 
eye; lovely. 1 00 
“ “Model." Finest of all; bright 
Pink. 1 00 
“ “ atropurpurea. Deep rosy purple.. 1 00 
“ Little Dot. White, wit 1 1 blue 
center ; small flowers of 
dainty habit. 1 00 
“ “ “G. F. Wilson." New; lovely 
light blue; distinct and fine. 
each, 15 cts... 1 25 
“ “ grandiflora. Lovely pink flowers 
with crimson blotch.ea., 15c... 1 25 
i>5 50 $45 00 
C 00 
6 00 
5 50 
5 00 
7 00 
6 00 
6 00 
45 00 
40 00 
will thrive in the shade as well as in the sun 
. Per doz. 100 1,000 
Phlox divancata (“Wild Sweet William”). Soft 
light blue ; fine for natural¬ 
izing.$100 $600 $5000 
“ alba. New white variety. 
each, 50 cts... 5 00 
“ Caerulea. Similar to P, divaricata, but 
brightest blue flowers in the Phlox 
family.each, 20 cts... 2 00 
“ Stellaria. Silvery gray flowers. 4 inches 
high.each, 20 cts... 2 00 
“ Reptans. Deep rose. 6 in. high. 1 25 8 00 
WILD FLOWERS 
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the secret of the great success of the work of the late F. L. Olmsted; giving native things always the preference, his designs were never 
spoiled by the failure of exotic plants. Half the material offered in this Catalogue, including some of the phloxes described above grow 
wild somewhere. Our customer complained that we fooled him with high-sounding names; now, we are not responsible for the name's and 
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we do not want to fool any one, but we fear we must continue selling Wild Flowers. 
