WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ LIST OF 
E desire to 
call the 
particul ar 
attention of 
our friends and pa¬ 
trons to the follow¬ 
ing* list of Vegetable 
Seeds, which will be 
found to embrace 
all the leading and 
most popular vari¬ 
eties in cultivation, 
including all novel¬ 
ties of merit. 
'^I^’ILLIAM ELLIOTT SONS give no warranty, 
express or implied, as to description, quality, 
productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs 
or plants they send out, and they will not be in any 
way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does 
not accept the goods on these terms they are at once to 
be returned.— W. E. Sr Sons . 
SEE PAGES I TO IV FOR NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
WE DELIVER 
FREE * n Vegetable Seeds in packets, ounces and quarter-pounds, when ordered by mail from 
__________ this Catalogue. 
When Seeds in bulk are ordered by mail, postage must be added to catalogue prices at 
the rate of 8 cts. per pound on half-pound or over, 15 cts. per qt. for peas and beans, and 10 cts. per qt. for corn. 
Unless postage is sent with mail orders for these items we shall be obliged to reduce quantities to make up the deficiency. 
ARTICHOKE 
Artichaut. Alcachofa. 9Irtiecfyocfe. 
One ounce will sow 100 ft. of row, and produce about 500 plants. 
A deep, rich, sandy loam is best adapted for this plant. The seed 
should be sown thinly in drills 1% inches deep and one foot apart. When 
large enough, transplant to permanent rows 3 feet apart, allowing two 
feet between the plants. They reach maturity the second year, and in 
the northern States should be protected in winter by a covering of leaves 
or coarse manure. A bed will continue in bearing for several years. 
Improved Large Green Globe. Heads large, fleshy, and of 
rich flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3.00. 
•Jerusalem. Distinct from the above. Grown for the tubers, which 
resemble potatoes, and are cultivated in a similar manner, but the rows 
should be at least four feet apart. Qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25, bush. $4.00; 
2 lbs., by mail, 50 cts. 
ASPARAGUS 
Asperge. Esparrago. (2 parget. 
One ounce will sow 50 ft. of row, and produce about 1,200 plants. 
Sow the seed as early in spring as the soil can be worked, in drills 12 
to 14 inches apart, and when well started thin, out to three inches apart. 
When one or two years old, transplant into permanent beds, thoroughly 
trenched, two feet or more in depth. Set the plants in rows two feet 
apart, and not less than 18 inches apart in the row. Care should be taken 
that the roots are well spread, and set at a depth of six inches below the 
level of the bed. Cover only two or three inches, and fill in gradually as 
the plants grow. Very little, if any, should be cut the first year after 
transplanting, but a fair crop can be cut the second year. Every fall 
after the tops have been cut down apply a dressing of coarse manure, 
and in the spring fork it in. An occasional top dressing of salt at the 
rate of one-half pound per square yard is also beneficial, and keeps down 
the weeds. 
Columbian Mammoth AVhite. The stalks are very large, clear 
white, and remain so as long as fit for use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. io cts., M lb. 
20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Conover’s Colossal. The standard variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Palmetto. A large early variety, of a deep green color. More 
regular and even in size than any other variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
% lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
ASPARAGUS 
ROOTS 
A saving of one or two 
years is effected by planting 
roots. A bed 12 by 40 feet, 
requiring about 100 roots, 
should give a sufficient sup¬ 
ply for an ordinary family. 
If planted in rows three feet 
apart and two feet between 
the plants, 7,200 roots will 
plant an acre. As nothing 
is gained by using one-year- 
old plants, we offer only 
strong two-year-old roots. 
If ordered by mail, postage 
must be added at the rate of 
50 cts. per 100 to the follow¬ 
ing prices: 
All Roots are Two Years Old 
Columbia Mammoth 
White. Per 50 50 cts., 
100 90 cts., 1000 $0.00. 
Conover’s Colossal. 
Per 50 45 cts., 100 75 cts., 
1000 $5.00. 
Palmetto. Per 50 45 
cts., 100 75 cts., 1000 $5.00. 
Special prices on larger Asparagus Palmetto 
lots on application 1 ** 
Actlfl1*A01K f'llltiirn Full details of the best methods 
/iSparagUS tuiiurc employed in England and 
France. Price, 50 cts., postpaid. 
