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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' 



L-IST OI= CHOICE 



We desire to call the particular 

 attention of our friends and pa- 

 trons to the following List of Veg- 

 etable Seeds, which will be found to embrace 

 all the leading and most popular varieties ifTv 

 cultivation, including all novelties of merit. 

 We exercise the greatest care in the selection of our stocks 

 of Vegetable 5eeds, discarding all varieties that in our 

 experience have proved unworthy of cultivation. 



All our Vegetable Seeds are true to name, and their ger- 

 minating qualities having been effectually tested, they are 

 confidently offered as being THE VERY BEST THAT CAN BE PROCURED. 

 i^See pages 1 to IV for Novelties and Specialties. 



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packages, ounces and quarter pounds, 



pound on 



WE DELIVER FREE on all Vegetable Seeds 

 when ordered by mail from this Catalogue. 



We charge postage on bulk quantities when ordered by mail, at 8 cts. per 

 half pound or over; also Peas and Beans, 15 cts. per quart. Corn, lO cts. per quart. 



Unless postage is sent with mail orders for these items we shall be obliged to 

 quantities to make up the deficiency. 



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COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE ASPARAGUS. 



ASPARAGUS. 



German, Spargel.— French, Asperge.. — Spanish, Esparragos. 



One ounce will sow 40 feel of drill. 



Sow the seed early in spring in drills, 15 inches apart; 

 keep the soil mellow and free from weeds during the summer, 



and in the succeeding spring transplant to, permanent beds. 

 Plant for private use in rows 2 feet apart, and alWw 12 inches 

 in the row. Set the plants at least 6 inches below the surface. 

 For market on a large scale set 4 by 2 feet to allow the use of 

 a horse and cultivator. . 



If the plot is made sufficiently rich when the plants are 

 set, they will make a large growth the first summer, and the 

 shoots may be cut from them the succeeding year. At the , 

 approach of winter cover liberally with manure, fork early 

 in spiring, and apply a dressing of salt at rate of 600 lbs. per 



acre. 



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Columbian Mammoth White. Slioots of the largest size, clear 

 white without the process of blanching. Superior in 

 flavor and tenderness. Price per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 

 10 cts. ; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 Two-year old roots, 



$1.00 pec 100 ; $7.00 per 1,000. 



Conover's Colossal. Of excellent quality. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 15 ets. ; lb., 35 cts. Two-year old roots, 

 Sl.OOper 100; $6.00 per 1,000. . . 



Barr's Mammoth. Extra large and fine variety,: , Per pkt., 

 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; % lb., 25 cts. ; lb., 60 cts, -■ Two-year 

 old roots, $1.00 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1,000. .,- -. 



Palmetto. Productive and very desirable. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 

 10 cts. ; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts. Two-year old roots, 

 $1.00 per 100 ; $6.00 per 1,000. 



ARTICHOKE. 



Sow early in the spring in drills an inch and a half deep, 

 and 1 foot apart. The next spring transplant to permanent 

 beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet apart, and 2 feet between th.e 

 plants. It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, and the plants 

 sho-ald be protected in winter by a covering of leaves or coarse 

 manure. A bed will continue in bearing for several years. 

 The edible portion is the undeveloped flower head. 



