Elliott's 1845 to 1895 Elliott's 1845 to 1895 : 50th annual edition elliotts1845to181895wmel Year: 1895 PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN. Yellow Aberdeen. A very hardy and productive variety, of excellent quality, good for either table or stock. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts. PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAGA. 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. Improved American Purple-Top. The best yellow flesh variety grown for stock or table. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. Carte
Elliott's 1845 to 1895 Elliott's 1845 to 1895 : 50th annual edition elliotts1845to181895wmel Year: 1895 PURPLE TOP YELLOW ABERDEEN. Yellow Aberdeen. A very hardy and productive variety, of excellent quality, good for either table or stock. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz.,10cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; lb., 40 cts. PURPLE-TOP RUTA BAGA. 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. Improved American Purple-Top. The best yellow flesh variety grown for stock or table. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X 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., ^4^ lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. Skirving's Purple-Top. (Imported Seed.) A very heavy cropper, one of the best for field culture. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. Long White French. A very delicate flavored variety; an excellent keeper and fine for table. Per pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; X lb., 15 cts.; lb., 50 cts. TOBACCO. O/ie ounce will sow 2J feet square, and produce plants for i 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 q
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