WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ 
LIST OF 1 CHOICE 
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We desire, to call the particular 
attention of our friends and pa¬ 
trons to the following List of Veg¬ 
etable Seeds, which will be found to embrace 
all the leading and most popular varieties in 
cultivation, including all novelties of merit. 
We exercise the greatest care in the selection of our stocks 
of Vegetable Seeds, discarding all varieties that in our 
experience have proved unworthy of cultivation. 
All our Vegetable Seeds are true to name, and their ger¬ 
minating qualities having been effectually tested, they are 
confidently offered as being THE VERY BEST THAT CAN BE PROCURED. 
j^rSee pages 1 to IV for Novelties and Specialties. 
WE DELIVER FREE on all Vegetable Seeds in packages, ounces and quarter pounds, 
when ordered by mail from this Catalogue. 
We charge postage on bulk quantities when ordered by mail, at 8 cts. per pound on 
half pound or over; also Peas and Beans, 15 cts. per quart, Corn, lO cts. per quart. 
Unless postage is sent with mail orders for these items we shall be obliged to reduce 
quantities to make up the deficiency. 
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE ASPAKAGU6. 
and in the succeeding spring transplant to permanent beds-. 
Plant for private use in rows 2 feet apart, and allow 12 inches 
in the row. Set the plants at least 6 inches below the surface. 
For market on a large scale set 4 by 2 feet to allow the use of 
a horse and cultivator. 
If the plot is made sufficiently rich when the plants are 
set, they will make a large growth the first summer, and the 
shoots may be cut from them the succeeding year. At the 
approach of winter cover liberally with manure, fork early 
in spring, and apply a dressing of salt at rate of 600 lbs. per 
acre. 
Columbian Mammoth White. Shoots of the largest size, clear 
white without the process of blanching. Superior in 
flavor and tenderness. Price per packet, 5 cts. ; oz., 
10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 Two-year old roots, 
$1.00 per 100 ; $7.00 per 1,000. 
Conover’s Colossal. Of excellent quality. Per pkt., 5 cts.; 
oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 15 cts. ; lb., 35 cts. Two-year old roots, 
$1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 
Barr’s Mammoth. Extra large and fine variety. Per pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; 11) , 60 cts. Two-year 
old roots, $1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 
Palmetto. Productive and very desirable. Pkt., 5 els.; oz., 
10 cts.; % lb., 25 cts.; lb., 60 cts. Two-year old roots, 
$1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1,000. 
ARTICHOKE. 
ASPARAGUS. 
German, Spargcl. —French, Anperge. —Spanish, Esparragos. 
One ounce mill sow 40 feet of drill. 
Sow the seed early in spring in drills, 15 inches apart; 
keep the soil mellow and free from weeds during the summer, 
Sow early in the spring in drills an inch and a half deep, 
and 1 foot apart. The next spring transplant to permanent 
beds, in rows or hills, 3 feet apart, and 2 foot between the 
plants. It likes a deep, rich, moist loam, and the plants 
should be protected in winter by a covering of leaves or coarse 
manure. A bed will continue in bearing for several years. 
The edible portion is the undeveloped flower head. 
