Flower and Vegetable Seed Novelties 



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m\. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 



A Few Good Things in Vegetable Seeds, &c. 



THE FOUR BEST PEAS 



Elliott's Earliest Market 



This varien- is uuequaled for general planting ; as to yield, size 

 of pod and regularity of ripening it can not be equaled. Height 

 2y2 feet; produces pods of good size, which are well filled with 

 round, smooth peas of a splendid flavor. It is a prodigious 

 bearer, and in this last feature, with its extreme earliness, lies its 

 great merit for garden use. Pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



Gradus (Prosperity) 



The Tine of Gradus is of vigorous, robust growth, about 2% feet 

 high, heavy-stemmed with luxuriant health3- foliage ; it bears 

 uniformly large, handsome pods of large and" luscious peas, and 

 although it commences bearing so very early it continues for a 

 long time; the peas also remain sweet and tender for some time 

 after they are fit to pick. Pt, 25 cts,, qt. 50 cts., pk. $3.50. 



Nott's Excelsior Pea 



The most valuable of all dwarf early wrinkled Peas, surpassing 

 in earliness, vield and quality. .\n extra earh- dwarf wrinkled 

 Pea, usually ready for table in 40 to 50 days from planting, only 

 a few davs "later than the early round sorts. It grows about 14 

 inches high or about half as "tall again as the American Wonder. 

 It is of "vigorous constitution, and wonderfully productive, in 

 which respect it excels such rivals as American Wonder. Pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. §2.00. 



Sensation (Wrinkled Pea) 



With Sensation the climax of perfection in a Pea seems to have 

 been reached. It is two feet high, second early and crowded with 

 long, dark green pods tightly packed with from eight to eleven 

 large, deep green peas of delicious flavor. Pt. 30 cts. 



TOMATOES 



Stirling Castle 



A variety distinct from all others. Does not bear large fruits, 

 but forces admirabh-. is of excellent flavor and contains very few 

 seeds. The fruits are borne in clusters, are round and absolutely 

 smooth, and of a reddish scarlet color. Pkt. 20 cts. 



Ear liana 



A wonderfully early and exceedingly prolific medium-sized, uni- 

 form, smooth and attractively-shaped, bright scarlet Tomato, of 



great soliditv and fine flavor. It is the'earliest Tomato grown. 

 The plant is "of neat, moderate growth, but quite hardy, and well 

 set with clusters of five to eight fruits, averaging 2I2 inches 

 through, nearlv all ripening up remarkably early and evenly. Pkt. 

 10 cts" oz. 40 cts. 



Lorillard 



Ver^- early, heavj^ bearer of bright red, smooth, finely flavored 

 fruit, "and is well a'dapted for garden use. Also excellent for forc- 

 ins. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



TABLE LETTUCE— For Glass Use 



Elliott's Hot-House I Elliott's Leviathan 



This is the best variety- for growing under glass ; forms a large- 

 sized head with a good solid heart, which is not liable to rot ; 

 delicatelv crisp, tender and fine flavored : combines all the quali- 

 ties to make it the best Lettuce that can be grown. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts. 



The larsest Cabbage Lettuce in cultivation, and besides is pos- 

 sessed of manv merits that place it in the front rank of desirable 

 varieties. Heads solid and of marked icy crispness, while its heat- 

 resisting qualities are best evidenced by its failure to run to seed 

 in a teniperature that ruins all other sorts for culinary purposes. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



SWEET CORN. Metropolitan 



The plant is distinct, being vers- strong in stalk, growing 51/2 feet in height, leaves are numerous, narrow and very dark green 

 in color. The ears, three to'four'to the plant, are all set low. They are "uniformly 9 inches long, 10 to 12 rowed, well filled to 

 the tip with large deep grains, which are very tender. It is not merely sweet, but possesses that exquisite richness so well known 

 in the larger and later sorts. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 



POTATO, Early Puritan 



Xot onlv is it the earliest, but it takes a leading place among the heavy cropping varieties, an unusual thing among first carhes. 

 The tuber" can be planted closer than any other variety, which results in a much larger return per acre, and is a feature ot the utmost 

 value. The tubers grow remarkably close, all bunche'd together in the hill close up to the vine. They grow to a marketable size more 

 evenly than anv other varietv. None too large, none too "small, practicallv the whole crop being merchantable and the quahty per- 

 fect. "Pk. 85 cts., bus. $2.50,' bbl. $4.50. 



SQUASH. The "Delicious" 



The color is almost uniformly of a green shade, with an occasional blue specimen. In size it closely resembles the Hubbard, and 

 remarkable combination of fineness of grain, dryness, s\veetness and exceeding richness of flavor. It is a fall as well as a winter 

 Squash — excellent at all times, but does not acquire its best quality until winter. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PARSLEY. Elliott's Curly Evergreen 



Distinct, handsome bright green, finely cut and very curled moss-like leaves. Plant of dwarf habit, productive and unsurpassed 

 for either private use or marketing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



