WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ydroop 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 rose, 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
WmElliott & Sons seedsmen : 1898 . ydroop 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 rose, 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 will beastonished at the great size and brilliancy of the flowers. Single White. Single Yellow. Single Pink. Single Dark Crimson. Single Orange. Price of above, 10 cts. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Double Flowering. A magnificent strain of the finest largeflowering sorts; separate colors. 9 Double White. Double Pink. Double Yellow. Large bulbs, Each, 30 cts.; per doz., $ LILIES. Lilium Auratum. (The Golden-Eayed Lily of Japan.) Thispeerless varieby is, beyoad question, the grandest of allthe Lily family. The flowers are pure white, thickly studded with crimson spots, while through the centreof each petalruns a clear golden band. Flowers measure nearly a footacross, produced abundantly; deliciously fragrant, 2 to 5feet. First size bulbs, 20 cts. each; $ per doz. Elegans, or Thunbergianum. Early flowering, ranging inheight from fourteen inches to four feet; flowers cup-shaped,borne upright, and of a great variety of colors. They arevery effective planted either in lines or clumps and includemq,ny showy sorts. Mixed bulbs, each, 15 cts.; 3 for 40 cts.;doz., $ Tigrinum. (Single Tiger Lily.) Very hardy. Each, 10 cts.; 3for 25 cts.; doz., $ Tigrinum Flore Pleno. 40 cts. ; doz., $ (Double Tiger Lily.) Each, 15 cts.; 3 for SPECIOSUM SORTS. As a whole, the most desirabe section of all Lilies forcultivation.
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