Carrots and Cauliflower 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



CARROTS. 



Carotte. Zatiahoria. SJJol^ren. 



One ounce will sow loo feet of row ; 2 to ^ 

 pounds required for an acre. 



Avoid sowing on newly manured 

 ground, which has a tendency to pro- 

 duce forked roots; the land should, 

 therefore, be manured the previous 

 season. For early crops sow as soon 

 as the ground can be worked, and for 

 later crops from the beginning until 

 the end of May, in rows 15 inches 

 apart and K inch deep. Thin out the 

 young plants to 5 inches, and keep 

 the surface open by a frequent use of 

 the hoe. 



For field culture, sow in drills from 

 20 to 30 inches apart, and when plants 

 are i to 2 inches high thin out to from 



4 to 8 inches apart in the rows An 

 important feature in sowing Carrots, 

 as in all other seeds, is firming the 

 seed in the soil ; this may be done 

 with foot or spade. 



If to be forwarded by mail, add at the 

 rate of 8 cts. per lb. for postage. 



Earliest French Forcing. 



Earliest of all varieties, and especi- 

 ally adapted for forcing; delicate, 

 fine grained, and remarkably fine 

 flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ViVa. 

 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Early Scarlet Horn. An old and 

 favorite sort. Roots top-shaped and 

 stump-rooted, therefore easily pulled ; 

 grows well in shallow soil ; color a 

 deep orange; flesh fine grained. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. ID cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 

 V Guerande, or Oxheart. Very 



desirable, being intermediate in length 

 between the half-long varieties and 

 the Scarlet Horn; in bulk of crop com- 

 pares favorably with the long varie- 

 ties, attaining at the top a diameter of 

 3 to 4 inches ; of fine table quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. IOC, Klb. 30c , lb. $1. 

 ^ Danver's Half-Long Orange. 

 This variety is extensively cultivated, 

 both for market and family use. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., y^\\i. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Half-Long Stump-Rooted. In- 

 termediate in size and period of ma- 

 turing between Long Orange and Scarlet Horn ; an excellent sort of 

 good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., y^Vo. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Improved Long 

 'Orange. For gar- 

 den and field crops 

 tn.. .-s the best and 

 most profitable va- 

 riety grown. Pkt. 5 

 cts , oz. 10 cts., ViXh. 

 zs-cts., lb. 75 cts. 



/ C a r e n t a n . A 



half-long, stump- 



rooted variety of fine 

 quality and perfect 

 shape; skin smooth, 

 flesh red and free 

 from core or heart, 

 and tender. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. TO cts., 

 y^\h. 30 cts , lb. l!i. 



Large White 

 Belgian. A very 

 productive kind, 

 grown almost exclu- 

 sively for stock. Oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Improved Long Orange Carrot. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Chou-Fleur. Coliflor. SSIumenfol^)!. 



One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet, and produce about 2,000 plants. 



This crop will grow in any soil that suits cabbage. Sow the seed in 

 a hotbed in January or February, and when the plants are large enough 

 transplant 3 inches apart in boxes or hotbeds until time to plant out. 

 If hardened off they are seldom injured by planting out as early as 

 the ground can be properly prepared. Set in rows 2 feet apart 'and 

 2 feet between the rows. Keep them well hoed, and bring the earth 

 gradually up to the stems, watering freely in dry weather, and espe- 

 cially when they begin to head. Cauliflower will not head in hot, dry 

 weather, therefore the time of planting should be regulated so that it 

 will head either in early slimmer or autumn. 



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Danver-s Half-Long Orange Carrot. 



V ^ Early Snowball Cauliflower. 



/ (/Carrara Rock. The earliest variety grown, producing perfectly 

 formed, compact, and almost snow-white heads of the finest quality ; 

 the surest to head. Pkt. 50 cts., Moz. $2. 



■- Early Snowball. An extremely early dwarf variety, producing 

 friagnificent white heads of the finest quality. The stan'daid variety 

 for general use. Pkt. 25 cts., Koz. 75 cts., oz. S2.50. 

 ,• Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Almost if not quite as early as 

 Snowball; very dwarf, with large, sold, pure white heads of finest 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 60 cts , oz. $2. 



Early London. A.second-early of good size and somewhat hardier 

 than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 30 cts. 



f Early Paris. A well-known vaiiety of medium size; good for 

 market purposes. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Half-Early Paris. Heads large, w hite, compact ; good for either 

 early or late use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



, Lenormand's Short Stem. A large, late, short-stemmed varietj-, 

 ' with well-formed white heads of extra quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



; Large Algiers. An e.xtra-fine late variety of the best quality, suit- 

 able for market and sure to head. Plant large, of upright growth, the 

 leaves protecting the head so that they will endure uninjured frosts that 

 would ruin other sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



. Veitch's Autumn Giant. A distinct and valuable late variety, 

 producing large heads, pure white, firm and compact, which, being thor- 

 oughly protected by the foliaee, remain a long time fit for use ; a desir- 

 able variety for the South. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 40 cts 



CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS. 



Cresson. Berro o Mastuerzo. .Kreffe. 

 Sow early in April in shallow drills a foot apart ; far succession, 

 repeat every two weeks, as it soon runs to seed. 



Extra Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



IJVATER CRESS. 



Water Cress mky be grown in any moist situation, but more success- 

 fully by the edge of a running brook. The seed may be sown in May, 

 on the ground where it is intended to be grown, and the thinnings trans- 

 planted The plants should be set not less than a foot apart. The 

 Cress will be fit for gathering the second year. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 Jilb. $1.25, lb. $4. 



