WM. EI LIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 
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Herbs — Miscellaneous Seeds 
Herbs for Culinary and Medicinal Use. 
Herbs should have a place in every garden. Any good housekeeper knows the value of the little patch of herbs upon which she makes daily 
•Jrafts in the summer, and which furnishes such a nice collection of dried herbs for winter seasoning, while as domestic medicines several kinds 
are held in high repute. The culture is very simple ; the best way is to make a little seed-bed in the early spring, and set the plants out in a bed 
as soon as large enough. They should be harvested on a dry day, just before the blossom develops, dried quickly and bottled, or closely packed 
in dry boxes with the air entirely excluded. 
Anise {Pimpinella anisum). Biennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Balm {Melissa officinalis) . Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
'RsLsi\, Sweet {Ocynmm basilicum). Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Bene {Sesamum orientale) . Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Borage {Borago officinalis) . Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 
Cair3i-w»,y {Carum carai) . Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 20 cts. 
CsLtniT^ (Nepeta cataria). Perennial. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 
Coriander {Coriandrum salivum). Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Dill {Anethum graveolens). Biennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 
Fennel [Anethum feniculum). Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 
Horehound [Marubium vulgare). Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30c. 
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
liAxend.er {Lavendula spica). Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Marjoram, Pot {Origanum onites). Perennial. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c. 
Marjoram, Sweet {Origanum marjorana). Annual. Pkt. sets., 
oz. 20 cts. 
Pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides). Perennial. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 60 cts. • 
Rosemary {Rosmarinus officinalis) . Perennial. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c. 
'Rue (Ruta graveolefis) . Perennial. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 
Saffron {Carthamus linctorius) . Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
SAge (Salvia officinalis) . Annual. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. $2. 
Summer Savory (Salureia horlensis). Annual. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c. 
Tansy {Ta^iacetum vulgaris) . Perennial. Pkt. 5 cts , oz. 20 cts. 
Thyme, Broad-Leaved {Thymus vulgaris). Perennial. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 40 cts., lb. $4. 
Wormwood {Artemisia absinthium). Perennial. Pkt. 5c., oz. 35c. 
Miscellaneous Seeds. 
TOBACCO. 
One ounce will sow 2^ feet square, and produce plants for one acre. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf. This variety is best adapted to the 
climate of the northern and middle states. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 
75 cts., lb. $2.50. 
Primus. A new variety, and the earliest to ripen ; especially 
adapted to planting far north. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., J<lb. $4. 
Yellow Prior. A favorite variety, largely grown in the west. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. jSi, lb. $3. 
Sterling. The newest and brightest of the yellow type. Pkt. 
ID cts., oz. 20 cts., Xlb. $1, lb. $3. 
Turkish. Stands heat and drought better than all others. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Klb. $[.25, lb. $4. 
Havana. Choice imported seed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Klb. 
$1.25, lb. $4. 
AUSXRALIA?<{ BUSH. 
{Atriplex semibaccata.) 
A valuable forage plant for alkali soils and for districts subject to 
periodic drought. It grows on lands that will produce no other vegeta- 
tion, providing from 20 to 30 tons of green nutritious food per acre. To 
facilitate the even distribution of the seed, mix it with sand or ashes to 
the extent of ten times its weight. One pound is sufficient for an acre, 
and may be sown broadcast where it is to remain, or may be sown in 
boxes or garden beds, covering lightly. When 5 inches high pinch off 
the tops and transplant in rows 7 or 8 feet apart. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
Klb. 60 cts., lb. %2. 
SAINFOIN, or ESPAR.SETTE. 
A perennial leguminous plant, valuable for growing on barren hill- 
sides. When once established it lasts for a great many years, yielding 
heavy hay crops of the highest nutritive value. It is sown in the spring, 
covering the seeds quite deeply, at rate of 80 pounds or 100 pounds to 
the acre. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. $12. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 
It is excellent for sheep pasture, and also for soiling. It may be 
sown in May, and will be ready for pasturing in July and August. It 
may even be sown after taking off a crop of early potatoes. In drills, 
sow 5 pounds to acre; broadcast, 10 pounds to acre. Lb. 15 cts., 100 
lbs., $9. 
LARGE RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER. 
The Sunflower is grown to a considerable extent as a profitable field 
crop, the leaves being used for forage and the seeds as food for poultry 
and the manufacture of oil ; it is also grown to a large extent, and with 
good results, in low, swampy lands to absorb miasma. This variety 
produces larger heads and more seeds than the common. Pkt. 5 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., bus. $2.50. 
BIRD SKBDS, ETC^ 
Prices Variable. 
Canary, best Sicily . 
Mixed Canary Seed 
Hemp 10 
Lettuce Seed 25 
3Iaw, Blue Poppy . . 15 
Millet 10 
Rape, German .... 10 
Rice, unhulled . - . . 10 
Vetches for Pigeons . 10 
Lb. 100 lbs. 
o 10 $7 00 
10 6 00 
6 CO 
5 00 
6 00 
8 00 
5 50 
Lb. 100 lbs. 
Prepared food for 
Mocking Birds . . 
. . per i-lb. tin, 35c. . 
Gravel for Cages . . 
.... per qt. , 6 cts. . 
Cuttle-fish Bone . ■ $0 30 
Sunflower Seed for 
Parrots 10 $6 00 
MISCELI^ANEOtJS CEREAI.S. 
(Subject to Market Changfes.) 
Barley, Champion Vermont. An early and prolific Pk. Bus. 
variety $0 50 $1 50 
Buckwheat, American Silver Hull. Earlier and more 
productive than the common 50 i 50 
Buckwheat, Japan. Enormously productive ; the grains 
are much larger than those of any other variety 50 i 50 
Oats, Clydesdale. The grandest White Oat in cultivation ; 
very early and productive 50 i 50 
Oats, Probsteier. A leading white variety. It is very 
productive and heavy, and the straw is very strong ... 50 i 50 
Rye, Spring. An excellent catch crop when the fall-sown 
has been winter-killed 60 2 00 
VEGETABI.E PLANTS AND ROOTS. 
Asparagus Roots. (See page i.) Doz. 100 
Cabbage Plants. Ready in March and April 
. . per 1,000, $7.50 . $1 00 
Artichoke, French. Extra strong roots . each, 35 cts. . $3 50 
Cauliflower Plants. Ready in April . per 1,000, $15.00 . 200 
(lJ3°'Late cabbage and cauliflower plants ready in June, 
at reduced prices. 
Celery Plants. Ready in July per 1,000, $5.00 . 75 
Chives per clump, 25 cts. . 2 50 
Eggplants. Ready May 15. Pot-grown 75 i 00 
Horse-Radish Sets per i,oco, $4.00 . 15 50 
Lettuce Plants. Ready in April or May 15 100 
Pepper Plants. Ready, May 15 75 5 00 
Rhubarb Roots each, 10 cts. . i co 
Sweet Potato Plants. Ready about May i 10 60 
Tarragon Roots each. 35 cts. 3 50 
Tomato Plants 30 2 00 
