ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
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HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 
In the following list height and time of blooming are indicated as follows: Figures following the letter H indicate height in feet; 
figures following the letter F indicate the number of the month or months the plants bloom in. This is only approximate, as height and time of 
flowering vary considerably with soils, climates and seasons. 
Prices quoted are for not less than half the quantities named, but single plants will be furnished at following low rates: 
Plants at SI or less per dozen, 10 cents each; plants at $1*25 and Si.50 per dozen, 15 cents each; plants at SI.75 and S2 
per dozen, 20 cents each; plants at S2.50 and S3 per dozen, 25 cents each. 
AQUILEGIA 
Per doz. 100 
ACANTHUS mollis. A striking foliage plant.$2 50 
ACONITUM Napellus (Monkshood). Beautiful but 
poisonous plant with blue flowers. 2 50 
ACHILLEA Ptarmica f 1. pi. One of the most useful 
plants; numerous and dense masses of white 
flowers; tine for cutting. H 1 to 2, F (3 to 10. 1 00 $0 00 
Millefolium roseum. Red flowers produced in profu¬ 
sion for a long season; little known in this country 
but very popular in England H 1 to 3, F 4 to 10. 1 25 8 00 
jEgyptica. Sulphur-yellow flowers, silvery gray foli¬ 
age; very neat. H 1 to 3, F 0 to 8. 1 25 8 00 
"The Pearl.” An improvement of Ptarmica fl. pi. 
H 2, F 6 to 10. 1 25 G 00 
• 2ETHI0NEMA grandiflora. Flowers in rosy racemes. 
' H 2, F 5 to 8. 1 50 
AGROSTEM M A coronaria. Beautiful rich crimson 
flowers. H l l A, F 7. 1 25 8 00 
Coronaria Walkeri. Brilliant crimson. HI, F 7 ... 1 50 10 00 
Coronaria alba. Pure white. 1 25 8 00 
Coronaria atrosanguinea. Brilliant dark crimson ... 1 25 8 00 
Coronaria bicolor. White and red. 1 25 8 00 
Flos Jovis. Extremely desirable rose-tinted flowers, 
fine for cutting. H IK, F 7 . 1 25 8 00 
ALSTROMERIA Chilensis (Chilian Lily). A tuberous- 
rooted plant 2 feet high, with spikes of showy 
flowers varying from rosy white to deep orange 
and red, flowering from July to September. In 
exposed situations requires protection. 1 50 
ALY8SUM saxatile compactum. Masses of golden 
yellow flowers. Invaluable for spring flowering. 
H 1, F 4 . 1 25 8 00 
Per doz. J00 
AMSONIA Tabernaemontana. Desirable perennial with 
lead-colored blue flowers. H 2, F 5 to G.$1 50 
ANEMONE Pennsylvania. A beautiful native Anem¬ 
one. Fine for naturalizing. H 1%, F G. 1 25 $8 00 
Japonica rosea. Purplish rose. H 3 to 5, F 9 to 10.. 1 50 10 00 
Japonica, rosea elegans. Improved variety. PI 3 
to 5, F 9 to 10 . 1 50 10 00 
Japonica alba. White H 3 to 5, F 9 to 10 . 1 25 8 00 
Japonica, Whirlwind. New semi-double variety. 
White. H 3 to 5, F 9 to 10.!. 1 50 8 00 
Japonica, Queen Charlotte. Large semi-double flow¬ 
ers of a lovely shade of pink. 1 50 9 00 
Japonica, Lady Ardilaun. Pure white, broad, over¬ 
lapping petals. 1 50 9 00 
These charming Japanese Anemones are among the 
most beautiful things in cultivation. They are perfectly 
hardy, and in a strong, rich and heavy soil will grow 4 
to 5 feet high. They are a mass of beautiful white or 
pink bloom from late summer until heavy frosts. They 
should be in every garden, and on large places should 
be planted by the hundred. Should be planted early in 
September or in the spring. 
ANTHEMIS Kelwayi. Soft, clear yellow. HlK,F6to8. 1 25 8 00 
Tinctoria. Yellow; free-flowering; thrives in any 
soil. PI 1%, F 6-8. 1 25 8 00 
ANTHERICUM Liliastrum (St. Bruno’s Lily). Pure 
white, fragrant, graceful, lily-like plant, preferring 
partial shade. 1 75 
AQUILEGIA caerulea (Rocky Mountain Columbine). 
The most beautiful of all Columbines; one of the 
most charming hardy flowers in cultivation. 
H 1>£, F4 to 5 . 1 75 12 00 
Caerulea lutea. New; large, light yellow’ flow’ers. 
H 1 to 2, F 4 to 5. 1 75 12 00 
Chrysantha. Beautiful golden yellow’ flow’ers; blooms 
for two months. H 3 to 4, F 5 to 6. 1 50 8 00 
Chrysantha alba. A white variety of the above. 1 25 8 00 
Canadensis (native). Red and yellow. PI 1, F5_ 1 50 10 00 
Skinneri. Scarlet, handsome and distinct. H 3 to 4, 
F 5 . 1 50 10 00 
Stuarti. Large, erect,blue flow’ers, pure white corolla; 
splendid. 1 50 9 00 
Glandulosa. Splendid dw’arf variety, with lovely blue 
and white flow’ers.!. 1 50 10 00 
Jaetschaui. Large yellow’flow’ers, with reddish spurs. 1 50 10 00 
Californica. Large orange-yellow’ flow’ers. 1 50 10 00 
Truncata. Scarlet and yellow’; dwarf, very early... 1 50 10 00 
Alpina superba. Blue and white. 1 50 10 00 
Vulgaris. Old-fashioned double Columbine. 1 25 8 00 
Six choice Aquilegias, in six varieties, for 75 cts., or 12 plants, 
in 12 varieties, for $1.50. 
ARENARIA Balearica. Creeping plant, with dense 
mass-like foliage; white flowers in spring; fine 
for rockw’ork. 1 50 10 00 
ARALIA. Splendid foliage plants, growing G to 8 feet 
high; of striking effect. 
Cordata. 3 00 
Edulis. 2 00 
Cachemirica. 3 00 
ARABIS alpina. Forms a dense carpet, completely 
covered with pure white flowers in early spring. 
Fine for rockwork and edging. 1 50 
ARTEMISIA Abrotanum (Old Man, or Southernwood). 
Dark green, finely cut foliage; aromatic odor .... 1 50 
Absinthium (Wormwood).. 1 50 
ARUNDO Donax. Splendid for making tropical-like 
groups; will grow’ 1G feet high in rich soil. 3 00 20 00 
Donax macrophylla. An improved variety with 
CO.. CIS. caui. . 
Donax variegata. Striking variegated foliage. H 
5 to 8... 2 50 15 0C 
ARMERIA maritima (Thrift or Sea Pink). 1 50 
Dianthoides... l 50 
ARRHENATHERUM bulbosum variegata. A neat and 
distinct new’ variegated grass which should prove 
very attractive in the rock-garden. 2 50 
