WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1895. 
CUCUMBER— Continued. 
Improved Early White Spine. 
A favorite market variety, of 
medium size, deep green, flesh 
crisp and of fine flavor. Per 
pkt.,5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 4 lb., 
25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Extra Long White Spine. A 
longer variety of the preced- 
ing, and dark green in color. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
14 lb., 25 cts.; 1b. 75 cts. 
Early Frame or Short Green. 
An old and popular variety ; 
excellent for pickles when 
young. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 
10 cts.; &% Ib., 25 cts.; Ib., 
75 cts. 
Early Cluster. Early; extremely 
productive; growing in clus- 
ters. Per pkt., 5cts.; oz , 10 
cts.; & lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Green Prolific. One of the best 
picking sorts. Per pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \% lb., 25 
cts.; lb., '75 cts. 
Early Russian. The earliest va- 
riety; small, hardy and pro- 
ductive. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 
10 cts.; % Ib., 30 cts.; Ib., 
$1.00. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit, 
of excellent quality; dark 
green. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 
10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; Ib., 
75 cts. 
Nichols’ Medium Green. An ex- 
cellent new variety. Per pkt., 
5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 1% 1b., 25 
cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Tailby’s Hybrid. An excellent 
variety for family use. Per 
pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; % 1b., 
30 cts.; 1b., $1.00. 
.West India Gherkin or Burr. 
Used only for pickles. Per 
pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % 
Ib., 60cts.; Ib., $2.00. 
CUCUMBER, FRAME OR FORCING. 
TELEGRAPH. 
Sow in small pots from middie of January, in hot-bed 
or hot-house. When grown to three leaves plant out ina 
previously prepared hill of loose, rich soil, in the center 
of the sash. Keep a temperature of 65 degrees at night, 
to 75 or 80 degrees with sun-heat. 
Burnett’s Perfection, splen- | Ipswich Standard. 
did. Lord Kenyon’s Favorite. 
Conqueror of the West. Marquis of Lorne. 
Covent Garden Perfection. | Sion House Improved. 
Cuthill’s Black Spine. Telegraph (True.) 
Duke of Edinburgh. Walker’s Rambler. 
Giant of Arnstadt. 
Per packet, each 25 cts. 
DANDELION. 
PISSE-EN-LIT. 
The Dandelion affords one of the earliest and most 
healthful spring greens or salad. It is best when 
blanched. The roots, when dried and roasted, are often 
used as a substitute for coffee. Sow early in spring, in 
drills 18 inches apart, and thin out to 6 inches in the 
drills. Keep clear of weeds and the following spring 
it will be fit for the table. 
Dandelion, French. Per pkt., 5 cts.; o0z.. 20 cts. 
Improved Large-Leaved. Anew, thick-leaved variety, 
of great productiveness and fine flavor. Per pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 
35 
ENDIVE. 
One ounce will sow 60 square feet. 
A highly esteemed winter salad. For the first crop sow 
about the middle of May, and for succession in June 
and July. When the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin 
them out or transplant into moderately rich and rather 
light soil, 1 foot apart. When nearly full grown, and 
before they are fit for the table, they must be blanched, 
an operation which is simply performed by tying the 
leaves loosely together, or by covering with boards, 
slates or flower-pots. 
Green Curled. Beautifully curled, tender and crisp. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; Y% lb., 40 cts.; Ib., 
$1.50. 
Moss Curled. More finely curled, and a heavier and 
more dense plant than Green Curled. Per pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 cts.; 1b., $1.50. 
White Curled. Very tender when cut young; blanches 
readily. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; &% lb., 40 
cts.; lb., $1.50. 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. (Escarrolle.) This variety is 
chiefly used in soups and stews; requires to be 
tied up in blanching. Per pkt., dcts.; 0z., 15 cts., 
\ lb., 40 cts.; 1b., $1.50. 
NEW YORK IMPROVED EGG PLANT. 
EGG PLANT. 
One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. 
The Egg Plant isa tender vegetable, and must not be 
planted out until the weather is warm and settled. Sow 
early in spring in hot-beds, or if these are not convenient, 
sufficient plants may be raised for a small garden by sow- 
ing a few seeds in common flower-boxes in the house. 
There are several ways of cooking, but the most common 
is to cut them in slices, boil in salt and water, and then 
fry in butter. 
New York Improved. A superior market variety, of 
large size and fine quality. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 
40-cts.; % lb., $1.25 
Black Pekin. A fine variety, bearing large, round, deep 
purple fruits, fine grained, and of superior quality. 
Per pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 cts,; 1% 1b., $1.50. 
Early Long Purple. Early, hardy, and productive ; ex- 
cellent for the table. Per pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25cts.; 
¥ Ib., 75 cts. 
