WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK. 



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TELEGRAPH, 



Duke of Edinburgh. 

 Giant of Arnstadt. 

 Ipswich Standard. 

 liOrd Kej'non's Favorite 



CUCUMBEE— Continued. 



Early Cluster. Early ; extremely 

 productive ; growing in clus- 

 ters. Per pkt., 5 ets. ; oz., 10 

 cts. ; % lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Green Prolific. One of the best 

 pickling sorts. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz. , 10 cts. ; % lb. , 20 cts. ; lb. , 

 60 cts. 



Early Russian. The earliest vari- 

 ety ; small, hardy and produc- 

 tive. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts. ; ^ lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Long Green. A fine long fruit, of 

 excellent quality; dark green. 

 Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % 

 lb. , 20 cts. ; lb. , 60 cts. 



Nichols's Medium Green. An ex- 

 cellent new variety. Per pkt., 

 5 cts. ; oz., 10 ets. ; ^4 lb., 20 

 cts. ; lb. , 60 cts. 



West India Gherkin or Burr. Used 



only for pickels. Per pkt., 5 



cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; % lb., 40 cts. ; 



lb., $1.25. 



The following sorts we offer at the 



uniform price of, pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 



cts. ; 1^ lb., 20 cts. ; lb., 60 cts. 



Tailby's Hybrid, Boston Pickling, 

 Chicago Pickling, C!ommercial Pic- 

 kling. 



CUCUMBER, FRAME OR 

 FORCING. 



Sow in small pots from the middle 

 of January, in hot-bed or hot-house. 

 When grown to three leaves plant 

 out in a previously prepared hill of 

 loose, rich soil, in the center of the 

 sash. Keep a temperature of 65 de- 

 grees at night, to 75 or 80 degrees 

 with sun-heat. 



Burnett's Perfection, splendid. 

 Conqueror of the West. 

 Covent Garden Perfection. 

 Cuthill's Black Spine. 



I Marquis of Lome. 



I Sion House Improved. 



I Telegraph (True.) 

 Walker's Rambler. 



apart. When nearly full grown, and before they are fit for the 

 table, they must be blanched, an operation which is simply 

 performed bj' tying the leaves loosly together, or by covering 

 with boards, slates or flower-pots. 



Per packet, each 25 cts. 



DANDELION. 



German, Pardeblume. — French, PissenUt. — Spanish, Amargon. 

 The dandelion affords one of the earliest and most health- 

 ful spring greens or salad. It is best when blanched. Tlie 

 roots, when dried and roasted, are often used as a substitute 

 for coffee. Sow eai-ly 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. ; oz. , 20 cts. 

 Improved, Large-Leaved. A new, thick-leaved variety, of 



great productiveness and fine flavor. Per pkt. , 10 cts, ; 



oz. ,' 50 cts. 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. — French, Chicoree. — Spanish, Endivia.- 



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. Wh«n the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin them out 



or transplant into moderately rich and rather light soil, 1 foot 



ENDIVE. 



Green Curled. Beautifully curled, tender and crisp. Per pkt., 



5 cts. ; oz., 15 cts. ; ^ lb., 40 cts. ; lb., $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 ets, ; lb., $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. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 15 cts. ; % lb. , 40 cts. ; 



lb., $1.50. 



IMPEOVED NEW YORK SPINELESS EGG PLANT. 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eirpflanze.— French, A%ibergine. — Spanish, Berengena, 

 One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 

 The Egg Plant is a tender vegetable, and must not be 

 planted out until the weather is warm andsettled. Sow early 



