WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



SWEET FODDER CORN; 



For soiling. Sow three bushels to the acre, broadcast, or 

 half that quantity in drills. Per bushel, $2.00. 



EAKLY CANADA FIELD COBN. 



FIELD CORN. 



Early Yellow Canada. A very early small-eared variety. 

 Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush.. $2.00. 



Large Yellow Flint. A popular and productive variety of 

 good quality. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk.; 60 cts.; bush., 

 12.00. 



Wliite Flint. Similar to the preceding except in color. Per 

 qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush , $2.00. 



Chester County Mammotli. The largest and niost produc- 

 tive variety in cultivation. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; 

 bush., $2.00. 



Longfellow. A variety well adapted for the Northern States. 

 It is an eight-rowed yellow flint sort, with ears from 10 

 to 15 inches long, of an average diameter oi\% inches. 

 Cob small, grain large and broad. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 

 60 cts.; bush., $2.00. 



Learning. Ears of good size, cob red and small, with a deep 

 large grain of bright yellow. It is an early variety, a 

 strong grower, and its leafy character enables it to 

 stand until ripe, thus making it especially valuable in 

 dry seasons. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush., $2.00. 



Slant's Wliite Proliflc. An eight-rowed white flint variety, 

 with short, uniform, well-shaped ears. Remarkably 

 prolific, frequently producing six and eight good-sized 

 ears on each stalk ; has been used successfully for en- 

 silage. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts ; bush., §2.00. 



Southern Proliflc. Very desirable for ensilage ; used almost 

 exclusively in the South. Per pk., 50 cts.; bush., $1.50. 



POP CORN- 



White Pearl. Smooth grained ears 4 to 5 inches long. Per 

 lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 20 cts. 



White Rice. Kernel pointed ; ears 4 to 5 inches long, very 

 early. Per lb., 10 cts.; by mail, 20 cts. 



CARDOON. 



The ground upon which Cardoons are to be grown should 

 be deeply trenched and liberally manured. Sow the seed in 

 April in rows 4 feet apart, and when up, thin out singly 12 

 to 18 inches apart. Before earthing up as for Celery, which 

 should be done on a dry day, tie up and surround each plant 

 with straw to keep the soil from contact with the sides. In 

 dry weather give plenty of water, and occasionally a supply 

 of liquid manure. 



Large Spanish. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz„40cts.; i^ lb., $1.25; 

 lb., $4.00. 



CHICORY. 



Common, This variety produces the " Barbe de Capucin," 

 a salad much used in France. Sown in June, the roots 

 are transplanted in autumn into sand in a cellar ; the 

 shoots, which will come up soon, form the " Barbe de 

 Capucin." Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 3^ lb., 30 cts.; 

 lb., $1.00. 



Large Rooted. Used to mix with or as a substitute for cof- 

 fee. Cultivation same as the Carrot. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 15 cts.; Ji lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



CHERVIL. 



(CURLED. ) 



An aromatic herb. The young leaves are used in soups and 

 salads. Sow thinly in May, in drills half an inch deep, 

 1 foot apart. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,15cts.; 3,4 lb., 40 

 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS. 



German, Lanmiersalet. — French, Mache. 

 Valerianilla. 



-Spanish, Macha 



One ounce will sow 20 square feet ; 6 pounds will sow an acre. 



Corn Salad, Fetticus or Lamb's Lettuce, is used to a con- 

 siderable extent as a salad. It is sown on the first opening 

 of spring, in rows 1 foot apart, and is fit for use in six or eight 

 weeks from the time of sowing. If wanted early in spring, 

 it is sown in September, covered up with straw or hay as 

 soon as cold weather sets in, and is wintered over the same 

 way as Spinach. 



10 



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



20 cts.; 



Large-Seeded. The best variety. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz. 

 cts.; 3^ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 



CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 



German, Kresse. — French, Cresson. — Spanish, Berro o 

 Masteurzo. 



A well-known pungent salad. Requires to toe sown 

 thickly and covered very slightly, at frequent intervals, to 

 keep up a succession, as it soon runs to seed. 



Extra Curled. 



lb., 60 cts. 



WATER-CRESS. 



Water-Cress may be grown in any moist situation, but 

 more successfully by the edge of a running brook. The seed 

 may be sown in May, on the ground where it is intended to 

 be grown, and the thinnings transplanted. The plants should 

 be set not less than a foot apart. The Cress will be fit for 

 gathering the second year. 



Water-Cress, Common. Per pkt,, 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; ^ lb., 



$1.25. 

 Erfurt. More highly esteemed than the ordinary 



variety, being less pungent and of a more agreeable 



flavor. Per pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 



