WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1894. 
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SORREL. 
One ounce will sow /jo feet of drill. 
The leaves possess a pleasant acid taste, and are mixed 
with salads, to which they impart an agreeable refreshing 
flavor. 
Large-Leaved French. Per pkt. 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; 
J 4 lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1 00. 
SEA-KALE. 
One ounce will produce about three hundred plants. 
Sea-kale is very generally cultivated in Europe, and 
should be better known here. The flavor is somewhat 
like Asparagus, but thought to be better. The part eaten 
is the young shoots that appear in the spring, and they 
are not good until blanched. Sow in the spring, and 
plant out like Cabbage. During the summer the plant 
will make a slender growth. The plant being perennial, 
young shoots appear the second spring, and these are 
covered with earth to blanch, or W'ith a flower-pot; and if 
it is desired to force them, cover the pot and earth around 
with fresh manure. Per pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; J4 lb., 
$1.00; lb., $3.00. 
SUNFLOWER. 
The Sunflower is grown to a considerable extent as a 
profitable field crop, the leaves being used for forage and 
the seeds as a food for poultry and the manufacture of 
oil; it is also grown to a large extent, and with good re¬ 
sults, in low swampy lands to absorb miasma. 
Large Russian. Produces larger heads and more seeds 
than the common. Per pkt., 5 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; 
bush., $3.50. 
TOMATO. 
To obtain fruit very early, sow in the hot-bed in March. 
In about five weeks plants should be transplanted to 
another hot-bed, setting them about 4 or 5 inches apart. 
Here they should remain, having all the air possible, 
until about the middle of May, when they may be put out 
in the ground. If not too early or too cold, a cold frame 
will answer for the first transplanting. Pinching off a 
portion of the side branches, and stopping others just 
beyond where the fruit is formed, hastens the ripening. 
Good plants can be grown in boxes in the house. 
The Lorillard Tomato. Chiefly valuable for forcing, 
under glass, for which it has no superior, setting its 
fruit freer in midwinter than most other kinds do 
in July and August. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
Horsford’s Prelude Tomato. The plants are wonder¬ 
fully prolific, bearing their fruit in large clusters. 
Per pkt., 5 cts,; oz., 25 cts.; J4 lb.,85 cts.; lb., $3.00. 
TOM ATO— Continued. 
Peach Tomato. Resembles a medium-sized Peach in 
size, form and color, with a firm fleshy texture, 
giving it a fruity appearance that makes it ex¬ 
tremely handsome. Per pkt . 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts 
Dwarf Champion Tomato. The plant is of dwarf and 
compact growth, with thick, stiff, short-jointed 
stems. Very prolific. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 
X lb., 75 cts,; lb., $2 50. 
Acme. One of the earliest, handsome medium-size fruit, 
of a dark red color, tinged with purple. Per pkt., 
5 cts.; oz . 20 cts ; % lb., 60 cts ; lb , $2 00. 
Cardinal. Brilliant cardinal red; solid and of good size. 
Per pkt., Sets.; oz., 20 cts.; *4 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 
Optimus. A valuable variety, growing to large, uniform 
size; ripens very evenly, free from cracks or blem¬ 
ishes. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; X lb., 75 cts. 
Livingston’s Beauty. Handsome variety, growing in 
clusters; bright, glossy crimson, very solid. Per 
pkt., 5 cts.; oz.. 20 cts.; X lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.50. 
Mikado. Very large, fairly smooth solid and fine qual¬ 
ity; color, purplish red, foliage distinct. Per pkt., 
5 cts ; oz., 25 cts.; X lb., 75 cts ; lb., $2.50. 
Prize Belle. Medium sized; very solid, smooth and 
handsome. Per pkt.. 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; X lb., 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Volunteer. An attractive variety; size uniform, bright 
coral red, perfect form, delicious quality; very early 
and continuous bearer. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,25cts. 
Livingston’s Favorite. Ripens evenly and early, very 
prolific, good flavor, few seeds, flesh solid; bears 
shipping well. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; X lb., 
60 cts ; lb., $ 2 . 00 . 
Livingston’s Perfection. An early variety, perfectly 
smooth, ripens uniformly, and bears abundantly. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,20cts.; X lb., 60 cts.; lb., S2.00. 
Trophy, Selected. One of the best standard varieties; 
fruit large, smooth, bright red, solid and good 
flavor. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; X lb., $1.00; 
lb., $3.00. 
Golden Queen. Color a beautiful canary-yellow, desira¬ 
ble for table use, forming a beautiful contrast in a 
dish with red Tomatoes. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 
30 cts.; V lb., $1.00.; lb.. $3 00. 
Hathaway’s Excelsior. Early, of medium size, solid 
and very productive. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 cts., 
X 11>., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 
Conqueror. One of the earliest fine fruit, of medium 
size. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; X lb., 60 cts.; 
lb., $ 2 . 00 . 
Paragon, A second early fruit, large, smooth; bears 
transportation well. Per pkt., Sets.; oz., 20 cts.; 
34 lb., 60 cts.; lb., $ 2 . 00 . 
Pear-Shaped. Fine for preserving and pickling. Per 
pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; X lb-, 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 
Plum-Shaped Yellow. For preserving and pickling. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 25 £ts.; X lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 
Cherry, Yellow and Red. For preserving or pickling. 
Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,25cts.; X lb., 75 cts.; lb,, $2.50. 
Strawberry, or Winter Cherry. A distinct species, 
prized for preserving. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
TURNIP. 
One ounce will sow ipo feet of drill; 2 pounds for 1 acre. 
For the spring crop, commence sowing the early varie¬ 
ties as soon as the ground can be worked in drills 14 
inches apart; thin out the plants to 6 or 6 inches apart. 
Keep clear from weeds, and, when the bottom begins to 
enlarge, brush away the earth from about the roots to 
the depth of half an inch or more, and give them a light 
dressing of wood ashes. This is the surest mode of ob¬ 
taining fair and smooth spring Turnips in old gardens, 
where they are almost certain to grow wormy if the earth 
is allowed to remain in contact with the bulbs. It is im¬ 
portant to get them started very early, so that they may 
have time to grow of a sufficient size before very hot 
weather, when they will soon become tough and strong. 
For the fall and main crop, sow from the middle of July 
