WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



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Potatoes and Pumpicins 



POTATOES. 



PoMME DE Terre. Patatas. ^artoffettl. 



Ten bushels cut tubers will plant one acre. 



The Potato can be grown with varying success on soils of all kinds 

 and in all conditions of fertility, but the soil best suited is a sandy 

 loam. In breaking up good pasture land, the decaying sod answers 

 sufficiently well for the first year in lieu of manure. Manure is ap- 

 plied either in rows or hills, or broadcast over the hills and plowed 

 in, the latter in most cases being preferable. Plant as early in spring 

 as the ground can be had in fair working order, in hills or ridges, 

 about 3 feet apart, and the sets i foot apart in the rows, covering 

 about 4 inches deep. 



Beauty of Hebron. Slightly flesh-colored skin, with pure 

 white flesh ; productive, and of the finest quality ; a first-class early 

 variety. Pk. go cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Early Norther. Several days earlier than Early Rose and 

 equally prolific ; resembles that variety in shape, but little longer; 

 the eyes are few and shallow ; excellent table variety and very 

 popular. Pk. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $s. 



Queen. This variety closely resembles the Early Beauty of 

 Hebron in color, size and shape, but is earlier and a heavier yielder. 

 Pk. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl fc. 



Crown Jewel. The extreme earliness of this variety makes it a 

 most profitable Potato for the market and home garden ; the skin is 

 white and smooth, eyes shallow, flesh white and floury, cooking evenly 

 throughout. Pk. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Bovee. For an extra-early this is one of the best ; an exceedingly 

 heavy yielder, good keeper and fine quality. Pk. 90c., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Early Rose. One of the leading standard varieties ; early, pro- 

 ductive and of excellent quality. Pk. go cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Carman No. 1. This most valuable Potato was introduced in 1894, 

 and is now a recognized high-class standard sort the world over ; enor- 

 mous yielder, handsome and uniformly large ; peculiarly white skin and 

 flesh ; perfect in quality and very dry. Pkt. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Crown Jewel Potatoes. 



Rural New-Yorker No. 3. One of the best known standard 

 sorts. Medium-early; white; oblong, inclined to round, rather flnt- 

 tened ; almost every potato marketable ; popular main-crop variety. 

 Pk. go cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



Clark's No. 1. Resembles Early Rose, but is more productive and 

 earlier. Pk. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. I5. 



Early Ohio. Very early; seedling of Early Rose. Pk. go cts , 

 bus. $2.50, bbl. I5. 



White Elephant. Late, large, good quality and very productive. 

 Pk. go cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



White Star. Medium early, and large cropper ; a good keeper. 

 Pk. 90 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 



PUMPKIN. 



PoTiRON. Calabaza. ©roffe J!iirbi§. 



One ounce will plant 50 hills. 



The common practice is to drop 2 or 3 seeds in every second or third hill in the 

 cornfield, but if cultivated on a large scale the seed may be sown in hills 8 feet 

 apart each way, 4 plants to each hill, and otherwise treated in the same manner as 

 melons or cucumbers. 



^ If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of 8 cents per pound for postage. 



rialhoun. Medium size, very heavy and solid ; productive, and of excellent 

 quality; the outside is cream color; flesh very thick, fine-grained, salmon-yellow. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 Ji'Ljarge Cheese. A very hardy and productive variety ; the best for cooking 

 purposes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M\h. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 |,Mamnioth Tours. This variety grows to an immense size, often weighing 150 

 pounds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Nantucket Sugar. The great pie Pumpkin of the eastern states. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Ipz. 10 cts., ViVo 30 cts., lb. $1. 



Carman No. I Potato. 



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VEarly Sugar. This variety is smaller than the Large Field, but of finer grain, sweeter and 

 very prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 els., lb. 60 cts. 



^ Winter Luxury. This is recommended as one of the best pie Pumpkins ; an excellent 

 Keeper and enormously productive. It is very finely netted, and in color a golden russet. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Connecticut Field. The common variety usually grown for feeding stock. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 i<>cts., Xlb. 15 cts., lb. 25 cts. 



RHUBARB. 



Rhubarbe. Ruibarbo. S^abarbcr. 



One ounce will produce ifioo plants. 



Sow in April, in drills a foot apart, thinning out to about the same distance apart in rows when 

 a few inches high. The following spring transplant into deep, rich soil, about 3 feet apart each 

 way. If propagated by dividing the roots, it may be done either in fall or spring, planting it at 

 the^feame distance apart as given above. The soil cannot be too rich. 



liinnseus. Early, large and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., MVo. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Victoria. Very large; later than the Linnsus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts., lb. $1.50. 



ROOTS of the above varieties, loc. each, $1 per doz.; by mail, 25c. per doz. extra for postage. 



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