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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAG A. 
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 Improved. The finest variety of purple top 
Ruta Baga. It is twice the size of ordinary American 
stock. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 
60 cts. 
Improved American Purple-Top. The best yellow flesh 
variety grown for stock or table. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 
10 cts.; 34 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 ; 34 lb , 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 
Skirvitig’s Purple-Top. (Imported Seed.) A very heavy 
cropper, one of the best for field culture. Per pkt., 5 
f cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. 
Long White French. A very delicate flavored variety; an 
excellent keeper and tine for table. Per pkt. .5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; >4 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.; 34 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. 
Yellow Prior. A favorite variety, largely grown in the 
West. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 34 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. 
Turkish. 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.; 34 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 young 
plants afterwards transplanted to their respective beds. The 
perennial kinds should occasionally be divided, and trans¬ 
planted in spring. Those marked with a * are perennial, and 
when once ootained in the garden may be preserved for years. 
Anise. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
Balm.* 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.,40cts. 
Coriander. Per pkt., Sets.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 25 cts. 
Caraway.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 25 cts. 
Coriander. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. 
Dill. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 34 lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 cts. 
Lavender.* Per pkt., 10 cts ; oz.; 25 cts. 
Fennel.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts. 
H) ssop. Per pkt., 10 cts. 
Horehound.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 
Marjoram, Sweet.* Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,20cts.; lb., $2.CO. 
Opium Poppy. Per pkt., Sets.; oz., 25 cts. 
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.; 34 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 
Savory, Summer. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 34 lb., 40 cts. 
Tansy.* Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts. 
Thyme. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; 34 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. Unhulled 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. Ready in March and April. $1.00 per 100 ; 
$7.50 per 1,000. 
Cauliflower 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,$4.00. 
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.; $2.00 per 100. 
