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COTTON (Upland Varieties). 



Allen's Silk Long Staple. Good cropper, of 

 great merit. Lb., 14e.; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 



Cook's Silk Long Staple. New; a superior selec- 

 tion of Upland. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 



Doughty'S Long Staple. An excellent long- 

 stapled sort; heavy yielder. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., 

 @ 10c 



Hawkin'S Prolific. Strong-growing; adapted for 

 hilly lands. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., © 8c. 



King's Improved. A rugged grower, of strong 

 constitution; big yielder. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Peterkin Improved. A favorite long-yielding 

 variety. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Russell's Big Boll. A reliable medium early; 

 lint excellent. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., @ 8c 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows fur- 

 ther north than others. (See cut.) Lb., 15c; 100 

 lbs., @ 12c 



SEA ISLAND. Grown near the seacoast; it pro- 

 duces the finest cotton of all. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., 

 @6c 

 DOUR A, Rural Branching. Very productive fodder 

 plant; may be cut several times. Lb., 12c; 100 

 lbs., $10.00. 



Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than 

 above, but does not stool out so much. Lb., 12c; 

 100 lbs., S8.00. 

 FLAX SEED. Price variable. 

 HUNGARIAN GRASS. (See Millet, below.) 

 JERUSALEM CORN. The surest forage crop for 

 dry, hot sections, and for dry seasons, often pro- 

 ducing a crop when other forage plants perish; 

 grows about 5 ft. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 KAFFIR CORN. 



White. Excellent fodder plant, green or dried, 

 and the grain is valuable for feeding poultry. 4 

 to 5 ft. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Red. Taller than the white; very leafv and juicy; 

 grain good for poultry. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 LUPINS FIELD. Valuable for plowing under; suc- 

 ceeds on poor soils. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 71.) 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beet, page 6S.) 

 MILLET. 



German or Golden, Northern Grown. This 



variety is considerably larger than Hungarian 

 and yields a much heavier crop, but is a later 

 and not so quick growing, consequently cannot 

 be sown much after the fourth of July in this 

 latitude. To maintain its heavy cropping char- 

 acter, seed of this variety needs to be specially 

 cultivated. Our seed is specially grown and se- 

 lected, and will produce nearly double the crop 

 of seed not so grown and which can be offered 

 at a cheaper price. Sow one bushel per acre. 

 Bush. (50 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bushels and upwards, 

 @ $2.40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for hay; 

 may be sown up to August. Valuable when hay 

 is short, or to follow some early-harvested crop. 

 Bush. (48 lbs.), $2.40; 10 bush., @ $2.30. 



Japanese. (See page 67.) Heavy yielder; very 

 nutritious; fed green or cured. Lb., 12c; 10 lbs., 

 $1.00; 100 lbs., $9.00. 



Pearl. Not as hardy as other Millets, but enor- 

 mous cropper. Lb., 15c, 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 OATS. 



Long's White Tartar. (See page 66.) An im- 

 proved selection of White Tartarian. Very pro- 

 ductive, strong, long straw, large heads, fine 

 grain. Peck, 50c; bush. (32 lbs.), $1.60; 10 

 bush., @ $1.55; 100 bush., @ $1.50. 



Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. (See page 

 66.) Grand white Oat, weighing 50 lbs. to bush. 

 (See cut.) Peck, 75c; bush. (50 lbs.), $2.50; 10 

 bush., @ $2.40; 100 bush., @ $2.30. 



Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice 

 and heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free 

 from all light and chaffy seeds. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $1.50; 10 bush., @ $1.45; 100 bush., @ $1.40. 



Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 

 heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.25; 10 

 bush., @ $1.20; 100 bush., @ $1.15. 



Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific; straw 

 long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 

 bush., @ $1.45. " 



Lincoln. Popular, early, strong-strawed; grain 

 thin-skinned. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.30; 10 bush., 

 @ $1.25; 100 bush., @ $1.20. 



White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain ; stools 

 freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.30; 

 10 bush., @ $1.25; 100 bush., @. $1.20. 



Silver White Maine. Grand Oat of vigorous 

 growth. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.40; 10 bush., @ $] .35; 

 100 bush., @, $1.30. 



Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 

 far north as Penna. Peck, 50c; bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $1.45; 10 bush., @ $1.40. 



HENDERSON'S 



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 MANUAL 



AN UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE. 



DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED, 



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POTATOES. (See pages 42 to U and 61.) 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green Manuring. 



Valuable soil enrichers. (See page 67.) 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



60c: bush. (60 lbs.), $2.25; 10 bush., @ $2.15. 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



75c; bush. (60 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., (S>. $2.65. 

 Large Marrowfat. Of immense growth; heavy 



yielder. Peck, 80c; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.00; 10 



bush., @ $2.90. 

 Cow Peas, Black-Eyed. For green summer feeding 



and plowing under. Bush. (60 lbs.), $4.25; 10 



bush., @ $4.00. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra early variety 



especially adapted for late planting. Bush. (60 



lbs.). $4.50; 10 bush., @ $4.25. 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 61.) 

 RAMIE. Grown for the long, silky, strong fibre; 



used for Ramie cloth, binder twine, etc. $1.00 



per oz.; $12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. (See page 66.) Furnishes 



excellent pasturage for cattle, sheep and hogs 



in 6 weeks from sowing. Lb., 10c; bush. (50 



lbs.), $3.75; 100 lbs., $7.00. 

 RUTA BAGA. or RUSSIAN TURNIP. 

 Improved American Purple Top. The popular 



standard for stock-feeding ; hardy; productive; 



good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., 50c 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred 



from American Purple Top; nearly double in 



size; a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Lb., 60c 

 Large White French, Sweet, German or Rock. 



A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 50c. 



(For other Turnips see page 61.) 

 RYE. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 



grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.40; 10 bush., @ $2.25. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



grain, straw, green fodder, etc. Bush. (56 lbs.), 



$1.85; lObush., @ $1.75. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 



to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., @ $1.90. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and 



productive; tall, strong straw. Bush. (56 lbs.), 



$2.00; 10 bush., (5> $1.90. 

 Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy 



grain; straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 



(56 lbs.), $2.25; 10 bush., @ $2.15. 

 SAINFOIN. An excellent and nutritious fodder 



plant for light, drv, sandy or gravelly soils. Lb., 



15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE. 



Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of 



large, heavy growth, but later than Amber. 



Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $6.00. 

 Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; iriav be grown 



in Northern States. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $6.00. 

 SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 68.) 

 SUNFLOWER, Mammoth Russian. Very pro- 

 ductive, large heads of large seeds. Valued for 



feeding fowl. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Resembles corn, but more leafy and 



tillers enormously; fine for green fodder, especi- 

 ally in warm climates. Lb., 60c; 10 lbs., @ 50c 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even 



as far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 



i lb., 80c 

 Zimmer'S Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

 can-Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, in- 

 creasing in demand and culture every year. Pkt., 



10c; oz., 30c; i lb., $1.00. 

 Havana .Imported. Pkt., 10c; oz. ,60c; }lb„ $2.00 

 Havana .Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz. ,30c; J lb., $1 .00 

 Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; i lb., 



$2.00. 

 Connecticut. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; } lb.. 80c 

 Kentucky. Pkt., 10c; oz.. 25c; * lb., 80c. 

 Virginia. Pkt. 10c; oz., 25c; i lb., 80c 

 VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Species of pea, grown 



for soiling, or sown with oats for feeding green. 



Lb.,. 12c; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.00. 

 Winter or Sand Vetch. (See page 67.) Hardy, 



early and productive; nutritious fodder, green 



or cured. Lb., 10c; bush. (60 lbs.), $5 75; 



100 lbs.. $9.00. 

 WHEAT, SPRING. 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for 



spring sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush. 



(60 lbs.), S2.60; 10 bush., @. $2.50. 

 Wellman Fife. Enormously productive; out- 

 yielding other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. 



(See cut.) Bush. (60 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush.,® $2.60. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 



hybrids described and illustrated in our Wheat 



Circular, on application. Orders booked now 



for fall delivery. 

 WILD RICE (Zizania Aquatica). Attracts wild 



fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom, 



As seed is not successful, we recommend plants. 



$1.00 doz.; $7.00 100. 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices, p ^f e _ to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. Write us. 



