WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
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SWEET FODDER CORN. 
For soiling. Sow three bushels to the acre, broadcast, or 
half that quantity in drills. Per bushel, $2.00. 
EARLY CANADA FIELD CORN. 
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 
f ood quality. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk.; 60 cts.; bush., 
2 . 00 . 
White Flint. Similar to the preceding except in color. Per 
qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush , $2.00. 
Chester County Mammoth. The largest and most 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 of 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 m 
dry seasons. Per qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bush., $2.00. 
Blunt’s White Prolific. 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 Prolific. 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 seei 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,, 40 cts.; 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.; VT 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.; % 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.; Vi lb., 40 
cts.; lb., $1.00. 
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS. 
German, Lanmiersalet. — French, Mache. — Spanish, Madia 
o Valerianilla. 
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. 
Large-Seeded. The best variety. Per pkt., 5 cts ; oz., 10 
cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS. 
German, Kresse. —French, Cresson. —Spanish, Be wo o 
Masteurzo. 
A well-known pungent salad. Requires to be sown 
thickly and covered very slightly, at frequent intervals, to 
keep up a succession, as it soon runs to seed. 
Extra Curled. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; ]4 lb., 20 cts.; 
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.; 3^ lb., 
$1.25. r 
-Erfurt. More highly esteemed than the ordinary 
variety, being less pungent and of a more agreeable 
flavor. Per pkt,, 15 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 
