PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WINTER WHEAT, OATS AND RYE. 



WINTER ^V^HEAT.-Continued. 



DIAMOND GRIT, gones) 



Or, TVINTER SASKATCHEIVAX, Very Early. 



A worthy rival at last to the Hard Spring of the North- West, being superior to every 

 known winter wheat for milling, and will be the means of stimulating farmers to a 

 more general cultivation of the winter wheat crop, which has gradually been disappear- 

 ing from our fields and will also give a new feature to the milling industry in all winter 

 wheat sections. With this grand seedling in general cultivation, the winter wheat sec- 

 tions can compete with the finest grade of flour known, with the advantage of making 

 more flour to the bushel than any other wheat as yet grown. This, with its wonderful 

 productiveness, strong, wirj' straw and sturdy growth, with extreme hardiness, cannot 

 fail to make it a leader wherever given a trial. This promising sort originated from a 

 cross between Winter Fife and Earty Genesee Giant and is distinct in appearance of 

 head, from any other of the Jones' seedlings. It is a strong grower but moderate 

 stooler, requiring a peck more seed to an acre than most other sorts without the land 

 is verj^ strong and in a fine state of cultivation. Straw is of medium height, thick 

 walled and wiry, of a light yellow color, 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. Chaff light bearded, thick and small, holding the grain 

 firmly in place, the middle row showing very prominent and full, giving the head a very- 

 solid appearance, being noticeable at a distance in the field, in fact the head is nearly 

 solid grain. On cla^' and strong limestone soils it will be found to produce grain darker 

 and more brilliant than when grown on poor, light land. Our customers will find it to 

 be a most valuable acquisition : and as soon as known will be considered a standard to 

 judge all other wheats by. This will have the approval of every miller in winter wheat 

 growing sections and wheat growers will rnake a great mistake if they do not have a 

 field growing next season when the boom of this sort will come and be able to supplj' 

 the home demand at paying prices. $1.00 peck ; $3.50 per bush.; 10 bushel lots $3.00. 



-WHEAT BY MAIL, POST-PAID. 



For the benefit of our customers living at a distance from Railroads and Express 

 Offices who would like to tr}- our new wheats, we offer them in small lots postpaid by 

 mail at the following prices : 



I lb. 



Diamond Grit, or Winter Saskatchewan $0.50 



Pride of Genesee 40 



Bearded Winter Fife , 40 



Jones' Longberry, No. i 60 



Oatka Chief 50 



Rural New Yorker, No. 6 30 



No. 57 30 



3 lbs. 





$1.25^ 

 1. 00 



Postpaid 



1. 00 





1.50 



. by 



1.25 

 .75 



mail. 



•75 J 





"Winter. — We offer a remarkablj- hardy stock of Winter or Turf Oats which we have 

 grown for six years past, being of about the same hardiness as Scarlet Clover. In fa- 

 vorable seasons it will wdnter as far North as New York, and is invariably hard)^, New 

 Jersey southwards. They produce a much heavier and longer straw than Spring Oats; 

 stool thickly, are entirely rust proof and never lodge. All farmers south of New York 

 should try an acre or more. Sow 2 bush, per acre. $1.25 per bush.; 10 bush, and 

 upwards $1.10 per bush. 



■Winter. — The variety most commonly cultivated, fi.io bush.; 10 bush, lots, 

 $1.00 bush. 



Excelsior 'Winter. — A new varietj' from Vermont, that has never failed to 

 yield at the rate of 40 to 50 bushels per acre. With the originator, a four acre field 

 yielded 52 bushels to the acre. $1.50 bush.; 10 bush, lots, $1.40 bush. 



Thousandfold. — Said to be the most productive Rye in cultivation. |i.5obush.; 

 10 bush, lots, $1.40 bush. 



Giant ^Winter. — Unquestionably the heaviest cropping Rye in existence, having 

 in fair tests outyielded all other varieties both in straw and grain. The heads average 

 six to eight inches in length and are filled from end to end with large, plump heavy 

 grains. The straw is giant in length and strength and of extraordinary stiffness, 

 resisting severe wind and rain storms to a remarkable degree without lodging. {See 

 cut.) $2.00 per bush.; 10 bush, lots, $1.75 per bush. 



GIANT WINTER RYE. 



