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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS' GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897. 



PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAGA. 



RUTA BAGA TURNIPS. 



Sow from the 20th of June to the middle of July, in drills, 

 2 feet apart, and thin out to 8 or 10 inches. 

 Long Island IniproTed. The finest variety of pui-ple top 



Ruta Baga. It is twice the size of ordinary American 



stock. Perpkt., Sets.; oz., lOcts. ; J^ lb., 25 cts. ; lb., 



60 cts. 

 Improved American Purple-Top. The best yeUow flesh 



variety grown for stock or table. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 



10 cts. ; Ji lb. , 15 cts. ; lb. , 50 cts. 

 Carter's Imperial Hardy, An English variety resembling 



the preceding, very productive and of fine quality. Per 



pkt. , 5 cts ; oz. , 10 cts ; 3i lb , 15 cts. ; lb. , 50 cts. 

 Skirriug's Purple-Top. (Imported Seed.) A very heavy 



cropper, one of the best for field culture. Per pkt., 5 

 , cts.; oz. , 10 cts.; 14: lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



' Long White French. A very delicate flavored variety; an 



excellent keeper and fine for table. Per pkt.. 5 cts. ; 



oz., 10 cts.; ^ lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 



TOBACCO. 



One ounce will sow 25 feet square, and produce plants for 

 1 acre. 



Tobacco seed may be started in a hot-bed, or sown in the 

 open ground, as early in the spring as the ground can be 

 worked. Prepare a bed in rich, dry ground, with a southern 

 exposure; the bed should be burned over to kill the seeds of 

 weeds and wild grasses, or they will spring up before the 

 tobacco plants and destroy them. After this is done, rake it 

 off fine, and sow the seed. A table-spoonful is sufficient for 

 100 yards. Sow broadcast, and hard roll or press down the 

 soil evenly and firmly. When the young plants appear, keep 

 free from weeds and water frequently. If the weather is 

 dry, set out about the first of June in land that has been 

 heavily manured. Tobacco thrives best in a light, rich. sandy 

 or gravelly soil ; plant about 3 feet apart. Look out for the 

 •' tobacco worm," which must be removed as fast as it appears, 

 or it will quickly destroy the crop. 

 Connecticut Seed-Leaf. This variety is best adapted to the 



climate of the Northern and Middle States. Per pkt., 



5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J^ lb., 75cts.; lb., $2.50. 

 Primus. A new variety and the earliest to ripen; especially 



adapted to planting far North. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



40 cts. 



Yellowy Prior. A favorite variety, largely gro-wTi in the 



West. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J^ lb., $1.00; 



lb., $3.00. 

 Sterling. The newest and brightest of the yellow type. Per 



pkt., 10 cts ; oz., 20 cts.; 34 lb., $1 00; lb.. $3.00. 

 Turkisli. Stands heat and drought better than all others. 



Per pkt.. 10 cts. ; oz., 40 cts. 

 Havana. Choice imported seed. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 



cts.; M lb ,$1.25; lb.. $4.00. 



HERBS. 



Herbs are available for culinary and medicinal purposes ; 

 they are easily grown, and when preserved by drying are 

 ready for use at any season of the year. Sow in spring, as 

 soon as the weather is warm, and thin out as the plants grow 

 up ; or the seed may be sown under glass, and the yoimg 

 plants afterwards transplanted to their respective beds. The 

 perennial kinds should occasionally be divided, and trans- 

 planted in spring. Those marked -wdth a * are perennial, and 

 when once obtained in the garden may be presei-ved for years. 

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

 Halm.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 

 Basil, Sweet. Per pkt,, 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 Bene. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 Borage. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 Catnip or Catmint. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 

 Coriander. Per pkt.. Sets.; oz., 10 cts.; J^ lb., 25 cts. 

 Caraway.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; J^ lb., 25 cts. 

 Coriander. Per pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 



Dill. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 14 lb., 25 cts.; lb., T5 cts. 

 Lavender.* Per pkt., 10 cts ; oz.; 25 cts. 

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

 Hyssop. Per pkt., 10 cts. 

 Horehound.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 

 Marjoram, Sweet.* Per pkt. . 5 cts. ; oz.,20cts.; lb.,$2.C0. 

 Opium Poppy. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,25cts. 

 Rosemary.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 

 Rue.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 

 Saffron. Per pkt. , 10 cts. 

 Sage. Per pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 20 cts. ; J^ lb. , 60 cts. ; lb. 



. $2.00. 

 40 cts. 



Savory, Summer. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; }| lb. 

 Tansy*.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 

 Thyme. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J^ lb., 80 cts. 

 Wormwood.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 



BIRD SEEDS. 



Prices variable. 



Canary Seed, per lb., 10 cts. Rape Seed, per lb., 10 cts.; 

 100 lbs., $5.50. Hemp Seed, per lb., 10 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 

 Vetches for Pigeons, per lb., 10 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. Millet, 

 per lb. , 10 cts. ; 100 lbs., $3.50. Maw, per lb., 20 cts. Lettuce 

 Seed, per oz., 5 cts.; lb., 40 cts. UnhuUed Rice, per lb., 15 

 cts. Gravel for Cages, per qt.. 6 cts. Mixed Bird Seed, per 

 lb., 10 cts.; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS. 



Asparagus Roots. (See page 1.) 



Cabbage Plants. Readv in March and April. $1.00 per 100 ; 



$7.50 per 1,000. 

 Caulifl(tTn'er Plants. Ready in April. $2.00 per 100 ; $15.00 



per 1,000. 

 Full grown Cabbage and Cauliflower plants ready in 

 June, at reduced price. 



Celery Plants. Ready in July. Per 100, 75 cts.; 1,000, $5.00. 

 Chives. Per clump, 25 cts.: doz., $2.50. 

 Egg Plants. Ready May 15. Pot-grown. 75 cts. per doz.; 



$5.00 per 100. 

 Horse Radish Sets. Per doz. , 15 cts. ; 100, 50cts.; 1,000, $4.C0. 

 Lettuce Plants. Ready in April or May. 15 cts. per doz ; 



$1.00 per 100. 

 Pepper Plants. Ready May 15. Per doz., 75 cts.; 100, $5.00. 

 Rhubarb Roots, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 

 Tarragon Roots. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 

 Tomato Plants. 30 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



