WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1845 1899 . rfine Quality 5 30 . T^j W GLOXINIAS. From a superb collection of upright flowered Gorgeous Exotic is as easily grown and cared for as is pure white, with throats of blue, scarlet, rose, or crimson; orm/,ny of the common flowers. They are the most magnificent thetubesareof bright color with white throat. The bulbs shouldtable decorations we have in summer. Keep the bulbs in pots be started in a warm place—greenhouse, hotbed, or sunny win-in the house, or on the veranda, in boxes or little frames out- dow. They will bloom till la:te in
WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1845 1899 . rfine Quality 5 30 . T^j W GLOXINIAS. From a superb collection of upright flowered Gorgeous Exotic is as easily grown and cared for as is pure white, with throats of blue, scarlet, rose, or crimson; orm/,ny of the common flowers. They are the most magnificent thetubesareof bright color with white throat. The bulbs shouldtable decorations we have in summer. Keep the bulbs in pots be started in a warm place—greenhouse, hotbed, or sunny win-in the house, or on the veranda, in boxes or little frames out- dow. They will bloom till la:te in summer, when they should beside, and you can cut the flowers all summer. Their green dried off, letting th« leaves die; the pots can be kept over winter7eaves are surmounted with a cluster of lovely trumpet-shaped in a cellar free from frost. Price, splendid mixtures, stronggpwers. The coloring is exquisite; the groundwork of many bulbs, 15 cts. each; dozen, $ By mail, postpaid. WM. ELLIOTT & SONS. SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK. 67. ELLIOTTS SUPERB TUBEROUS ROOTEDBEGONIAS. OUB STEAIN OP BEGONIAS IS UNEXCELLED. No class of plants of equal decorative value can be grov/nwith less labor and attention than the Begonia. Plant aboutMay 15th, and you will have a mass of beautiful foliage set offwith unsurpassed sprays of immense flowers, measuring from 4to 7 inches across. The shapely glistening leaves gracefullydroop to the ground and form a dense oval pyramid, while thisis crowned with an unbroken mass of flowers endless in color—from the warm rich scarlet, soft i-ose, golden yellow, purewhite, etc.—making a most surprising sight to any one notfamiliar with them. The plants are covered with bloom theentire season. When the foliage dies down in September orOctober, they should be set away in a warm, dry place toremain until planting time the following Spring. Our strain ofboth double and single is superb, and must not be judged byordinary bulbs. Those who plant our Begonia bulbs wil
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