WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ts may be raised fromseed planted in open ground in May. The oftenor they aretransplanted or shifted, the larger and more beautiful theygrow. Dwarf Mixed P^t. 5 Glasgow Prize. An improved variety, producing largeblooms of dark crimson . . : 5 Empress. This newcolossal proportions;flowers have beengrown, measuring 45inches from tip to tip;rich velvety crimson. 10 Japanese. (CelosiaJap-onica.) A branchingvariety of greatbeauty , 5 Colletion of Six Separ-ate Sorts 25 COB^A. A fine rapid-growing climber,producing large Showybell-shaped flowers, andgrowing best in
WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ts may be raised fromseed planted in open ground in May. The oftenor they aretransplanted or shifted, the larger and more beautiful theygrow. Dwarf Mixed P^t. 5 Glasgow Prize. An improved variety, producing largeblooms of dark crimson . . : 5 Empress. This newcolossal proportions;flowers have beengrown, measuring 45inches from tip to tip;rich velvety crimson. 10 Japanese. (CelosiaJap-onica.) A branchingvariety of greatbeauty , 5 Colletion of Six Separ-ate Sorts 25 COB^A. A fine rapid-growing climber,producing large Showybell-shaped flowers, andgrowing best in a warm,sunny situation. In sow-ing, the seed should al-ways be placed Purple, an-nual, 20 ft., per oz., 75 cts Pkt. 10 Alba. Pure white . 15Macrostemma. (San Sal-vador Cobeea.) Thefoliage is a brightvivid green, the flow-ers strikingly effec-tive with their verylong stamens. Al-though a perennialwhen used as a green-house climber, it maybe used as an annualfor garden decoration. 15 variety produces combs of. COBiEA MACKOSTEMMA. S6 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK. COSMOS. Makes very large plants, growing 5 to 7 feet high, which arebeautiful masses of the most elegant foliage, until they beginto bloom in September, when each plant will have hundreds of large, showy blos-soms. Both foliageand flowers are excel-lent for cutting. Sowseed early in springand transplant to thegarden in June. White , Pkt. 10Light Pink .... 10 Crimson 10 Mixed 5 Mammoth Perfection, The flowers aredouble the size of , the petalsare broader, overlap-ping and deaplyribbed. For cutting,it is one of the finestflowers grown, lastingin water two plants are 5 to 6feet high, pyramidalform, and one mass offeathery emeraldgreen foliage, studdedwith mammoth flowersof White, Pink or Crim-son long after moretender flowers are de-stroyed by frost. Mixedcolors. Pkt., 10 cts. Early Flowering. Seed of this varietymay be sown in theopen ground in May,and will blo
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