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CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



The Heaviest Cropper Known 



BARLEY MANDSCHEURI. A Great Money Maker for the Farm\ 



THE EARLIST. STRONGEST STRAWED A CHANCE OF SEED TO THIS VARIETY 



AND PLUMPEST BERRIED SORT KNOWN. WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE YOUR CROPS. 



THE GRANDEST AND BEST YIELDING BARLEY IT CAME OUT ON TOP IN A COMPARATIVE 



EVER INTRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. TEST OF THIRTY-SEVEN VARIETIES. 



It is an early six-rowed variety, maturing in 80 to 90 days from time of sowing, very strong strawed and stools well, bearing large, well-filled heads 

 •beautiful plump-berried grain, possessing malting qualities of a high order, and adapting itself readily to a wonderful variety of soils. 



Mandscheuri, in a comparative test of 37 varieties sown under the same conditions, and with no attempt made at getting above an average crop, eai 

 •outdistanced the whole field by an average yield of 15 bushels more per acre. In Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, where our stock was grown for » 

 last season, it yielded extraordinary crops, double the quantity of any Barley growing in the same sections. 



Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station, is loud in its praises, and hopes that its cultivation will become general throughout 

 ■our Barley-growing states. The introduction of Manshury is reckoned as having been worth millions of dollars to our farmers, and we are confident, fi 

 the Agricultural Station reports and from our own experience, that this new Barley will eclipse Manshury in size of yield and value of product. 



We offer specially grown seed from the genuine imported stock, thoroughly cleaned : 



Per peck, 50 ets.; per bushel, $1 25; 2U bushel lots, $2.75 r 5 bushel lots, $5.00. 

 Manshury — The most popular variety of Barley grown. It is a 6-rowed sort, long heads well filled, straw long, is later than the common 6-rowed and a 



very heavy yielder. Peck,40cts.: bushel, $1.00; 2% bushels % 



Scotch— This variety takes precedence of all others with maltsters; 6-rowed. Peck,40cts.; bushel, $1.00 ; 2%bushels 



BEANS Field Varieties. 



Prolific Tree Bean— A most prolific variety for field culture, producing 

 under ordinary culture from 60 to 80 bushels to the acre. Pint, 15 

 cts.; quart, 30 ets.; by mail, peck, 90 cts.; bushel $3.00 



White Marrowfat— Not especially good as a string Bean, but very pop- 

 ular shelled, green or dry. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; by mail, 

 peck. 75 cts.; bushel 2.75 



targe White Kidney— Largely used as a shell Bean, and equally good 

 as a snap Bean. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; by mail, peck, 90 cts.; 

 bushel ;. '„ 3.00 



Burlingame Medium— Early, hardv and very productive. Pint, 15 

 cts.; quart, 30 cts.; by mail, peck, 90 cts.; bushel 8.00 



Boston Small Fea Bean— This variety is very early, hardy, and very 

 prolific. The vine is a rank grower, with a profuse foliage, and the 

 pods grow mainly in clusters of Tour. One plant of this variety (not 

 especially selected) produced 128 pods, the pods averaging 6 Beans 

 each. Pint, 15 cts.; quart, 30 eta.; by mail, peck, 90 cts.; bushel 3.00 



Soja Bean or German Coffee Berry — This Beau is used extensively 

 in the Southern States for fodder and for plowing under purposes. 

 Lately, however, it has been sent out by some seedsmen with very ex- 

 travagant claims asd at exceptionally extravagant prices. Its culti- 

 vation Is the same as ordinary Bush Beans, and produces large crops 

 of smooth, oval, pale yellow-colored seeds, which when roasted make 

 a very fair coffee. Some prefer this mixed with one-half pure coftee 

 to the very best brands of Rio or Java coffee. It is also valanble as a 

 crop to feed green to cattle, frequently vielding as much as 8 tons per 



acre. Per lb., by mail, post-paid, 25 cts.; 100 lbs 10.00 



Beans subject to market fluctuations. 

 (See-Garden Beans, pages 2 and S.) 



Peas— Field Varieties. 



Very valuable crops for plowing under, or sown In combination ■ 

 Oats and cut while the Oats and Peas are in the milk ; they make excel 

 feed for milch cows. 



Canadian White— Bushel 



Canadian Blue — Bushel 



Scotch — Bushel 



Subject to market fluctuations. 



(See Garden Peas, pages 18 and 19.) 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Silver Hull— This variety, sown at the same time as the common Bucl 

 wheat, continues in bloom longer, matures a few days sooner, an 

 yields nearly double under the same conditions. The flour is whit< 

 and more nutritious. Lb., 5 cts.; 100 lbs 



Japanese— An early and very prolific variety, with kernels about doub Jji, 

 the size of ordinary sorts. It ripens a week earlier than the Silvip- 

 Hull and yields at least twice as much. Lb.,5cts.; 100 lbs 



Common— Lb., 5 cts.; 100 lbs ||Holl 



Subject to market fluctuations. 



WHEN REQUIRED BY MAIL, ADD 8c PER LB. FOR POSTAGE, EXCEPT WHERE NOT 



