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Currie Brothers' Horticultural Guide. 



FODDER PLANTS. 



All the varieties offered on this page are esteemed as forage plants and we would especially direct attention to the Red Cob 

 Todder Corn than which no more valuable crop can be grown on the dairy and stock farm. Our largest dairymen use it and 

 depend upon it for their winter supply more than any other crop on the farm. 



ENGLISH RAPE. 



Invaluable to sheep raisers. 

 The seed we offer is the gen- 

 uine Dwm-f Essex Rape, the 

 only variety that has proved 

 of any value in this country, 

 and we warn those planting it 

 for the first time to carefully 

 avoid all other sorts , and more 

 especially the Annual Eape, 

 which is worthless as a fodder 

 plant. Those familiar with 

 the seed can readily dis- 

 tinguish the difference. 



The cultivation of Kape is 

 very simple, requiring no 

 special skill, though, like any 

 crop, it succeeds best under 

 good treatment. It is usually 

 sown as a second crop after 

 grain or potatoes in rows 

 about two feet apart and cul- 

 tivate the same as turnips. 

 Eape is grown very exten- 

 sively in Great Britain and 

 there it is generally grown 

 brryadcast as a second crop, 



sowing from 12 to IG pounds of seed on an acre, but if sown for first crop it is only necessary to use about one-third that quantity of seed. 

 If sown in drills use from iv, to 2 pounds of seed to the acre. 



Perlb., 20cts.; perlOOlbs ,,,., , $15 00 



MILLETS. 



(Subject to market fluctuations.) 

 Common Millet (Panicum Miliaceum)— Very early; grows 2 to 3 feet high; foliage 



broad, (sopoimds to the bushel.) Perlb., Sets.; 100 lbs $2 00 



German, or Golden .Millet— Medium early; grows 3 to 5 feet high; heads closely 



condensed; spikes very nimierous; seeds round, golden yellow, in rough sheaths. 



(50 pounds to tlie bushel.) Per lb., 5 cts.; bushel 2 50 



JOHNSON GRASS. 



(Sorghurn Halapense.) 

 A perennial grass with cane-like roots. It is very tender and nutritious; good for 

 stock; should be cut for liay when it comes into bloom. (25 poimds to the bushel.) 

 Perlb., 15 cts.; 100 lbs 10 00 



YELLOW BRANCHING DOURA. 



A strong, tall-growing sort, attaining a height of from 9 to 12 feet. It produces great 

 quantities of seed, which is golden-yellow in color. Its stalks and leaves are 

 very valuable for feed. Per lb., lo cts.; lo lbs., 75 cts.; 100 lbs 6 00 



TEOSINTE. 



(Reana Luxurians.) 

 A very valuable fodder plant resembling corn, but grows more compact, with larger 

 and broader leaves. If allowed to growit will often attain aheight of 15 feet; but 

 it may be cut three or four times during the season. The stalks are particularly 

 rich in saccharine matter, therefore very nutritious. Sow at corn planting time 

 in drills 3 feet apart dropping two or three seeds in every foot. Pkt., 10 cts. ; oz , 

 20 cts. ;^ lb., 50 cts.; lib 1 75 



WILD RICE. 



(Zizania Aquatica.) 

 For low, swampy lands few forage plants are so valuable as tliis one. It is excellent 

 feed either green or dry for cattle, and is eaten greedily by them. Per lb 30 



SUGAR CANE. 



Early Amber— A variety which has been largely tested throughout the country with 

 very general success. Its distinctive features are said to be its earliness and great 



yield of both sugar and syrup. Per lb., 5 cts., 100 lbs 3 00 



Subject to market fluctuations. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



A variety of sorghvun cultivated for both forage and grain. Per lb., 15 cts. ; 10 lbs. . . 1 00 



BROOM CORN. 

 Improved Evergreen— Now grown more extensively than any other variety on 

 account of its color and quality of its brush. Grows 7 feet high. Per lb., 5 cts.; 

 TEOsiKTK. 100 lbs ■. 4 00 



