FLOWERING BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 31 



FARM SEEDS FOR FALL SOWING. 



Wheat. 



BEARDED WINTER FIFE. (Jones.) 



(The Queen of all Winter Wheats.) 



A grand wheat possessing all the excellent qualities of No. 1 Hard Spring for milling purposes, 

 being very hard and flinty in grain, thin husked, and remarkably rich in gluten. It is very early, 

 ripening with early Red Clawson, and is a strong, healthy grower, stooling rapidly in the fall. Starts 

 early in spring and is among; the first to head. Straw of medium height, very strong and wiry and 

 noticeably free from scattering in the field when ripe. This sort marks a great advance in quality, 

 productiveness and flinty character of grain over the old and well-known Jones Winter Fife. It is the 

 hardiest of all the Winter Wheats, and is one that will not freeze out or winter kill in any of the 

 Winter Wheat States. It is a grand yielder, averaging 40 to 45 bushels per acre. 



Peck, 60c; bushel, $1.50. 



DIAMOND GRIT, OR WINTER SASKATCHEWAN. 



Very Early. (Bearded.) 



A worthy rival at last to the Hard Spring of the Northwest, being superior to every known winter 

 wheat for milling. This, with its wonderful productiveness, strong, wiry straw and sturdy growth, 

 with extreme hardiness, cannot fail to make it a leader. Heads of medium length and carried nearly 

 erect. Grain very close set, four and five in a breast, short, plump and dark, weighing 64 lbs. to the 

 measured bushel. 



1 lb. by mail, 25c; peck, 60c; bushel, $1.75. 



JONES' LOXGBERRY No. 1. (Bearded.) 



A champion in productiveness, combining as it does the strongest possible growth, stiff, wiry 

 straw, long, solid filled head, beautiful grain; chaff smooth, kernels firmly set and not easily shaken 

 out; very large and long, and from the fact that it is a blending of red and amber wheat, the millers 

 will readily recognize its high milling qualities. 



1 lb. by mail, 25c; peck, 60c; bushel, $1.75. 



EARLY RED CL.AWSON. (Bald.) 



The earliest Winter Wheat. This variety is a cross between Golden Cross and Clawson and 

 inherits all the good qualities of the parents— extreme hardiness, rapid growth, large kernels and 

 enormous productiveness. It is especially desirable for heavy clay soils, and when sown on rich 

 ground should be seeded very lightly, owing to its remarkable stooling propensities. 



Price, 50c per peck; $1.50 per bushel. 



Rye. 



Eye is a crop that should be more extensively grown by all our farmers. It is a paying crop, even 

 on poor, sandy soils, yielding as much as 35 bushels per acre, while on light, rich soils it would not 

 be too much to expect up to (50 bushels per acre. It is also a very valuable crop to seed down Grasses 

 with, owing to the fact that it matures so early, giving the grasses a longer growing season after 

 harvesting. 



HUNGARIAN WINTER RYE. 



A variety of recent introduction, very strong strawed, seldom lodges, and is a great yielder, often 

 giving 50 to 60 bushels of very bold, handsome grain (much larger than the common Winter Rye) and 

 of superior milling qualities. 



Peck, 50c; per bushel, $1.35. 



Sand or Hairy Vetch. 



Yicia Villosa— Sanfttoitfen* 



This forage plant is here to stay in the West and Northwestern States, owing to its adaptability to 

 withstand severe drought, heat and cold. It is a plant particularly adapted for hog pastures, as it 

 withstands close eating and is much relished by all kinds of stock. A nice hog pasture can be pro- 

 duced in a few months by making a sowing of these Vetches early in April. The hogs should be 

 turned on as soon as the plants are from 2 to 3 feet in height, and allowed to eat the Vetches almost to 

 the ground; provided they are then taken off, a second crop will very soon mature, which can be again 

 pastured or allowed to run to seed. By this latter method a patch can be kept down for years, as they 

 reseed themselves very easily. Sowings made in August or September withstand easily our North- 

 western winters, and will furnish a handsome crop of green fodder ny the end of April, which, on good 

 land, has equaled 15 tons per acre. If cut just before coming into bloom, it immediately restarts into 

 growth, furnishing a second crop, which can be eaten off by stock or turned under as a green manure. 

 Sow in drills 3 feet apart, using 30 lbs. of seed per acre, or broadcast with the addition of one-half 

 bushel Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. 



Per lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 50 lbs., $3.50; 100 lbs., $6.50. 



In small lots by mail add 8 cents per lb. for postage. 



