Carrots and Cauliflower 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
CARROTS 
Carotte. Zanahoria. D)?5ftren. 
CAULIFLOWER 
Chou-Fleur. Coliflor . 23lumenfof)t. 
One ounce will sow a bed of 40 square feet,producing 2,000 plants. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; 2 to 3 pounds required 
for an acre. 
Avoid sowing on newly 
manured ground, which 
lias a tendency to pro¬ 
duce forked roots; the 
land should, therefore, 
he manured the previous 
season. For early crops 
sow as soon as the 
ground can he worked, 
and for later crops from 
the beginning until the 
end of May, in rows 15 
inches apart and 24 inch 
deep. T h i n out t h e 
young plants to 5 inches, 
and keep the surface 
open by a frequent use 
of the hoe. 
For field culture, sow 
in drills from 20 to 30 
inches apart, and when 
plants are 1 to 2 inches 
high, thin out to from 4 
to 8 inches apart in the 
rows. An important fea¬ 
ture in sowing carrots, 
as in all other seeds, is 
firming the seed in the 
soil; this may he done 
with foot or spade. 
If to be forwarded by 
mail, add at the rate of 
Improved I,ong Orange Carrot g cts per f or postage. 
Karl iost French Forcing?. Earliest of all varieties, and especially 
adapted for forcing; delicate, fine grained, and remarkably fine flavored. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 34 lb. 30 cts., lb. SI.00. 
Karly Scarlet Horn. An old and favorite sort. Roots top-shaped 
and stump-rooted, therefore easily pulled ; grows well in shallow soil; 
color a deep orange; flesh line grained. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 24 lb. 
25 cts., lb. 00 cts. 
Guerande, or Ox-Heart. Very desirable, being intermediate in 
length between the half-long varieties and the Scarlet Horn; in bulk of 
crop compares favorably with the long varieties, attaining at the top a 
diameter of 3 to 4 inches; of fine table quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
% lb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 
I>aliver's Half-Kong? Orange, This variety is extensively culti¬ 
vated, both for market and family use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34 lb. 
25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
This crop will grow 
in any soil that suits 
j cabbage. Sow the 
i seed in a hotbed in 
! January or February, 
I and when the plants 
a r e large enough 
transplant 3 inches 
apart in boxes or hot- 
I beds until time to 
plant out. If hard¬ 
ened off they are sel- 
| dom injured by plant¬ 
ing out as early as 
the ground can be 
properly prepared. 
Set in rows 2 feet 
apart and 2 feet be- 
t ween the rows. Keep 
them well hoed, and 
bring the earth grad¬ 
ually up to the stems, 
watering freely in dry 
weather, and especi¬ 
ally when they begin 
to head. Cauliflower 
will not head in hot, 
dry weather, there¬ 
fore planting should 
be regulated so that 
it will head early in 
summer or autumn. 
Carrara Rock. The earliest variety grown, producing perfectly 
formed, compact, and almost snow-white heads of the finest quality; the 
surest to head. Pkt. 50 cts., 24 oz. $2.00. 
Elliott’s Early Snowball. An extremely early dwarf variety, 
producing magnificent white heads of the finest quality. The standard 
variety for general use. Pkt. 25 cts., 24 oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Extra-Early Dwarf Erfurt. Almost if not quite as early as 
Snowball; very dwarf, with large, solid, pure white heads of finest qual¬ 
ity. Pkt. 10 cts., % oz - 60 cts., oz. $2.00. 
Early London. A second-early of good size and somewhat hardier 
than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
Early Paris. A well-known variety of medium size; good for mar¬ 
ket purposes. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Half-Early Paris. Heads large, white, compact; good for either 
early or late use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Lenormamrs Short Stein, A large, late, short-stemmed variety, 
with well-formed white heads of extra quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Large Algiers. An extra-fine late variety of the best quality, suit¬ 
able for market and sure to head. Plant large, of upright growth, the 
leaves protecting the head so that they will endure uninjured frosts that 
would ruin other sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 
Veitch’s Autumn Giant. A distinct and valuable late variety, 
producing large heads, pure white, firm and compact, which, being thor¬ 
oughly protected by the foliage, remain a long time fit for use; a desir¬ 
able variety for the South. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
CRESS, OR PEPPERGRASS 
Hal f-Kong St ump-Rooted. 
maturing between Long Orange 
ami Scarlet Horn ; an excellent sort 
of good quality. Pkt. 5 cts.,oz. 10 
cts., 24 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Improved Kong Orange, 
For garden and field crops this is 
the best and most profitable va¬ 
riety grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
34 1 ». 25 cts , lb. 75 cts. 
Caron tan. A half-long, stump- 
rooted variety of fine quality and 
perfect shape; skin smooth, flesh 
red and free from core or heart 
and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 
% lb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 
Kong White Belgian. Avery 
productive kind, grown almost ex¬ 
clusively for stock. Oz. 10 cts., 34 
lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., 
Intermediate in size and period of ^ Cressox. 
Bcrro 
Danver’s Half-Long Orange Carrot 
o Mastucrzo. 5!rcf|"c. 
Sow early in April in shallow 
drills a foot apart; for succession, 
repeat every two weeks, as it soon 
runs to seed. 
Extra Curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., 34 lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 
WATER CRESS 
Water Cress may be grown in 
any moist situation, but more suc¬ 
cessfully by the edge of a running 
brook. The seed may be sown in 
May, on the ground where it is in¬ 
tended to be grown, and the thin¬ 
nings transplanted. The plants 
should be set not less than a foot 
apart. The cress will be fit for 
gathering the second year. Pkt. 10 
cts., oz. 30 cts., 24 lb. $1.00, lb. $:\00. 
