

WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' 



LIST OF= CHOICE 



We desire to call the particular 

 attention of our friends and pa- 

 trons to the following List of Veg- 

 etable Seeds, which will be found to embrace 

 all the leading and most popular varieties in 

 cultivation, including all novelties of merit. 

 We exercise the greatest care in the selection of our stocks 

 of Vegetable Seeds, discarding all varieties that in oux- 

 experience have proved unworthy of cultivation. 



All our Vegetable Seeds are true to name, and their ger- 

 minating qualities having been effectually tested, they are 

 confidently offered as being THE VERY BEST THAT CAN BE PROCURED. 

 ^^See pages I to IV for Novelties and Specialties. 



WE DELIVER FREE on all Vegetable Seeds in 

 when ordered by mail from this Catalogue. 



We charge postage on bulk quantities when ordered by mail, at 8 cts. per 

 half pound or over; alSo Peas and Beans, 15 cts. per quart. Corn, lO cts. per quart. 



Unless postage is sent with mail orders for these items we shall be obliged to 

 quantities to make up the deficiency. 



packages, ounces and quarter pounds, 



pound ors 

 reduce 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE ASPARAGUS. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Oerman, Spargel. — French, Afiperge. — Spanish, Eaparragoa. 



One ounce will sow 4^ feet of drill. 



Sow the seeil early in spring in drills, 15 inches apart; 

 keep the soil mellow and free from weeds during the summer, 



and in the succeeding spring transplant to permanent beds. 

 Plant for private use in rows 2 feet apart, and allow 12 inebeiB 

 in the row. Set the plants at least 6 inches below the surface. 

 For market on a large scale set 4 by 2 feet to allow the use o£ 

 a horse and cultivator. 



If the plot is made sufficiently rich when the plants ar® 

 set, they will make a lar^e growth the first summer, and tJ?*^ 

 shoots may be cut from them 'the succeeding year. At t&e 

 approach of winter cover liberally with manure, fork early 

 in spring, and apply a dressing of salt at rate of 600 lbs. f«r- 

 acre. 



Columbian Mammoth White. Shoots of the largest size, clear 

 white without the process of blanching. Superior Jm 

 flavor and tenderness. Price per packet, 10 cts.; oa., 

 15 cts. ; % lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. Two-year old roots^, 

 $1.50 per 100; $7.00 per 1,000. 



Conover's Colossal. Of excellent quality. Per pkt., 5 eta j 

 oz. , 10 cts. ; 3^ lb. , 15 cts. ; lb. , 35 cts. Two-year old roots„ 

 $1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 



Barr's Mammoth. Extra large and fine variety. Per pM. , 

 5 cts. ; oz , 10 cts. ; % lb., 25 cts. ; lb , 60 cts. Two-year- 

 old roots, $1.00 per 100 ; $6 00 per 1,000. 



Palmetto. Productive and very desirable. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz-, 

 10 cts.; ^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts. Two-year old roots^ , 

 $1.00 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1,000. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Sow early in the spring in drills an inch and a half deep, 

 and 1 foot apart. The next spring transplant to permaBeHt. 

 beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet apart, and 2 feet between tbe- 

 plants. It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, and the plants 

 should be protected in winter by a covering of leaves or coars© 

 manure. A bed will continue in bearing for several years. 

 The edible portion is the undeveloped flower h<»ad^_ 



