56 



PETEH HE^DE^SO^i & CO., flEW YO^.— FAP^ SEEDS. 



+ + CEREALS. + + 



At the World's Fair we were granted over thirty awards, eight of which were for Cereals. 



HENDERSON'S GIiYDESDflliE OflTS. 



Natural weight, 50 lbs. per bushel. 



The Heaviest, the Earliest, and most Prolific 



"White Oat in cultivation. 



Since we introduced this grand Oat ten years ago 

 it has steadily and deservedly gained in popularity, 

 until to-day it is the most popular High-Grade 

 "White Oat in the United States. The climate 

 of America is unsuited to the production and main- 

 tenance of the highest grade of oats, and unless a 

 heavy imported (British) oat be used for seed pur- 

 poses at least every second or third year, they 

 become light, "chaffy," inferior in quality and un- 

 profitable. The ultimate financial benefit accruing 

 to the American farmers by the annual distribu- 

 tion of several thousand bushels of Henderson's 

 Clydesdale Oats cannot be overestimated. These 

 oats ■weigh naturally 50 lbs. per measured bushel, 

 and they deteriorate in weight only from three to 

 four lbs. each year they are grown here, so that 

 the produce is worth for seed purposes at least 

 double the market value of ordinary oats. No 

 other oat can show such a record — 75 to 100 

 bushels per acre, and double the usual quantity 

 of straw. "We offer these oats for sale at the 

 weight of 50 lbs. per bushel, exactly as grown for 

 us in Britain, so that those purchasing will actually 

 receive for every bushel over one and one-half 

 bushels according to the American standard, which 

 reduces the price of " The Clydesdale" to $1.44 

 per standard bushel of 32 lbs. Another most im- 

 portant advantage of Henderson's Clydesdale 

 Oats to the farmer is the fact that they have been 

 thoroughly cleaned by the latest and most im- 

 proved machinery, and are absolutely free from 

 foreign and weed seeds. (See cut.) Price, by ex- 

 press or freight, SI. 00 per peck; S2.50 per bushel 

 (of 50 lbs.) ; 10 bushels and upwards, $2.25 per 

 bushel. 

 Hopetoun. A white Oat of great value, averaging 



44 lbs. to the bushel. 75c. peck, S2.10 bushel 



(44 lbs.) 

 Black Tartarian. Early, productive and long- 



strawed ; the best variety of black Oats. 50c. 



peck, SI. 25 bushel (32 lbs.) 

 PROBSTEIER. Very productive and heavy. $1.00 



bushel (32 lbs.) 



SPPjflG WHEAT. 



SASKATCHEWAN FIFE. The best No. 1 

 Hard Amber extant. Unequaled for earliness, 

 yield and vigor. $2.00 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $1.85. 



Wellman Fife. An improvement on the well- 

 known and favorite Saskatchewan. Is enor- 

 mously productive, outyielding all other Spring 

 "Wheats. 75c. peck, $2.50 bushel. 



WlftTE^ WHEAT. 



Varieties and prices on application. 



nvE. 



SPRING. An excellent catch crop when the fall sown varieties 



have been winter-killed. $2.00 bushel. 

 Excelsior "Winter. 



"Winter. J- Prices on application. 



Thousandfold "Winter. 



Bfl^liEY, 



NEW WHITE HULLESS. A valuable new 

 variety, which should be sown at the rate of 

 114 bushels per acre, about the time of sowing 

 Oats. It is two or three weeks earlier than 

 ordinary Barley, grows about the same height, 

 and will not shatter in the field, even when very 

 ripe. The grain is not unlike Wheat, and weighs 

 about 60 lbs. per bushel, instead of 48 lbs., as 

 other Barley. For feeding to horses and hogs 

 it is unequaled. 75c. peck, $2.00 bushel of 48 lbs. 



Vermont Champion. Two-rowed, early, hardy 

 and prolific. 60c. peck, $2.00 bushel. 



Two-Rowed Duck Bill. 50c. peck, $1.85 bushel. 



GOLDEN GRAIN. An exceedingly handsome 

 two-rowed Barley with long ears and grain of 

 the finest color. 75c. peck, $2.50 bushel. 



GOLDTHORPE. Has a plump heavy grain of 

 richest color. The ears are long and two-rowed. 

 75c. peck, S2.50 bushel. 



peck, 



HENDERSON'S 

 CLYDESDALE OATS. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



JAPANESE. (Introduced by us.) Distinct and superior to all 

 other varieties ; taller straw and much larger grain, far outyield- 

 ing the old varieties. $1.50 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $1.40. 



Common. $1.30 bushel. 



pIEUD CO^N- 



All at the uniform price of 15c. qt., 60c 

 $2.00 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $1.75 bushel. 



Add 15c. per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 



DENT VARIETIES. 



Early Butler. The earliest yellow Dent variety 

 known, and has the smallest cob of any Dent 

 corn in cultivation. 



Hickory King. Largest grains of any white corn, 

 with cobs so extremely small that a single grain 

 almost completely covers the cob section. 



Early Mastodon. Early, with very large ears, 

 and can be confidently recommended as the best 

 of its class. 



Golden Beauty. Surpasses all in size and appear- 

 ance. 



Queen of the Prairie. In this latitude it has 

 matured a crop in less than ninety days. The 

 ears grow 8 to 10 inches in length, 14 to 16 rows, 

 slightly tapering. 



Learning. Ears of good size, cob small, with large 

 grain. Early. 



Mammoth White Surprise. Specially adapted to 

 sections from Pennsylvania south. 



Farmers' Favorite. Bipens very early and suc- 

 ceeds far North, and produces unusually well, 

 even on light land. 



Chester County Mammoth. One of the largest 

 varieties. 



FLINT VARIETIES. 



Golden Dew Drop. Reliable for Northern plant- 

 ing as it grows quickly and matures early. As a 

 rule, the Flint varieties do not yield so well as 

 the Dent sorts, but Golden Dew Drop produces 

 two or three ears to the stalk. 

 King Philip. Very early. Usually matures three 

 months after planting. Ears large sized and 

 handsome, measuring 10 to 12 inches in length. 

 Longfellow. The largest yellow field corn, safe 

 to plant in the latitude of Massachusetts. 

 Compton's Early. Yellow variety. Very early and prolific. 

 White Flint. Handsome ears, large and well filled. A good sort. 

 Large Yellow Flint. Very productive and of good quality. 



FODDER CORN. 



Southern Horsetooth. Especially adapted for ensilage, and 

 yields a much greater abundance of green fodder than any other 

 variety. Our stock of this variety received a special award at 

 the "World's Fair. $1.25 bushel. 



Sweet Fodder. This is better than field corn to grow for green 

 fodder; being very sweet and nutritious, cattle will eat every 

 part of the stalk and leaves. S2.00 bush. ; 10-bush. lots, $1.80 bush. 



Two-bushel seamless bags, 20 cts. each."^ 



