PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— LAWN GRASS AND SCARLET CL(3VER. 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover 



( Tri folium incarnattim.) 



The Most Valuable Plant for Restoring the Fertility 

 of Worn-out Soils. 



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The v^alue of Scarlet Clover is now so thoroughly established that we 

 have no hesitation in recommending that all lands from which crops have 

 been har\'ested during the Summer and Fall should be sown with Scarlet 

 Clover for plowing under the following Spring. Authorities who have 

 made a careful estimate state that plowing under a good crop of Scarlet 

 Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the 

 Clover be harvested or pastured, the benefits derived frnm the wonderful 

 nitrogenous root formation will alone many time repay the cost of seed and 

 labor. The quality of the hay and fodder is 



superior to that of Red Clover, being more di- ^— t^t;,.. 



gestible and much richer in protein. 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut 

 while in the young stage and never fed to stock . 



after the crop has ceased flowering, as senous re- 

 sults are apt to follow the feeding of overripe 

 Crimson Clover, 



It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has 

 revolutionized the methods of farming in New 

 Jersey, Maryland and Delaware, has restored to 

 profitable cultivation thousands of acres of poor 

 land, and should be extensively used throughout 

 the entire United States. 



It may be sown among corn, tomatoes, turnips, 

 etc., at time of last hoeing, or after potatoes, 

 melons, cucumbers, etc., have been harvested or 

 on grain stubble and harrowed in. When sown 

 m July and August, Dwarf Essex Rape may also 

 be sown along with it at the rate of 4 or 5 lbs. per 

 acre for pasturing sheep in the Fall. The clover 

 will be but little damaged by pasturing the Rape 

 and will grow rapidly the following Spring. 



When sown in July and early in August, it has 

 proved hardy as far north as Michigan and Canada 

 but in the north a good plan is to top-dress after 

 sowing with some long manure or sow a sprinkling 

 of Rye as protection. In the latitude of New York 

 time of sowing may extend from July 15th to 

 September 30th, and further South even later. 

 Sow 15 lbs. per acre. Choice American grown 

 new crop seed, ready July 1st. 10c. lb ; |9 00 

 100 lbs. Best Imported Seed. 9c lb : $8 00 

 100 lbs. 



The '^HENDERSON'' Lawn Grass Seed. 



The Purest, Cleanest and Heaviest Lawn Grass Seed Ever Offered : 

 Our Lawn Grass Seeds, sown in the Autumn, will produce a fine luxuriant Lawn 



EARLY the following season. 



The quantity required for making new lawns is 5 bu:,hels per acre, or tor renovating old lawns. 1 lo 1 bu>hels. 

 'For a plot 13 X20, or 300 square feet, i quart is required for new, or i pmt for renovating old lawns. Price. 25c. quart. 

 $1.50 peck, $3.00 bushel. If by mail, add at flu raU- of jc. pn quart for posta^^c. 



