Carrots and CauliftoWer 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 
CARROTS. 
Carotte. Zanahoria. SRo^ren. 
One ounce will sow loo feet of row ; 2 io ^ 
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 Maj', in rows 15 inches 
apart and % 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 postaee. 
•^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., Klb. 
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. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
f Guerande, or Oxheart. Very 
desirable, beingintermediate 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. 
y Danver's Half-Long Orange. 
This variety is extensively cultfvated, 
both for market and family use. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
I Half-Liong Stnmp-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., Klb. 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., Klb. 
25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
■ ^ Carentan. 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. 10 cts., 
YiVo. 30 cts., lb. $1. 
V Large "White 
Belgian. A very 
productive kind, 
grown almost exclu- 
sively for stock. Oz. 
10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., 
Danver's Half -Long Orange Carrot. lb. 50 cts. 
Improved Long Orange Carrot. 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Chou-Fleur. Coliflor. 33[umenfo^I, 
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 
\vill head either in earlj- summer -or autumn. 
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., Koz. $2. 
« Earlll_Snowball. An extremely early dwarf variety, producing 
magnificent white heads of the finest quality. The standard variety 
for general use. Pkt. 25 cts., Hoz. 75 cts., oz. $2. 50. 
Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Almost if not quite as early as 
nowball ; very dwarf, with large, solid, pure white heads of finest 
quality. Pkt. 10 cts., ViOz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
t Early London. A second-early of good size and somewhat hardier 
than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 30 cts. 
t Early Paris. A well-known variety of medium size ; good for 
market purposes. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
^ Half-Early Paris. Heads large, white, compact ; good for either 
early or late use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
/ Lenormand's Short Stem. A large, late, short-stemmed variety, 
with well-formed white heads of extra quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
■ Large Algiers. An extra-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 foliage, 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 Mastiierzo. ^reffe. 
Sow early in April in shallow drills a foot apart ; for succession, 
repeat every two weeks, as it soon runs to seed. 
J Extra Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 
WATER CRESS. 
Water Cress may 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., 
Klb. $1.25, lb. $4. 
