PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FARM SEEDS. 



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HENDERSON'! 



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Prices subject to market fluctuations. Special quotations for large quantities. 



WINTER SEED WHEAT, "Henderson's Pedigree Strains. 



Early Red Chief, (Beardless) Superior new sort; early, strong grower, productive, dark red kernels 



Silver Sheafj Longberry Red, A new and the most perfect Longberry grown, grain long, dark red and flinty; a 



fancy ynilling wheat 



Bearded Rural New Yorker (No. 57). Bearded, heavy heads, compactly filled with reddish amber kernels; stools 



freely; strong grower and productive 



Beardless Rural New Yorker (No. 6), A hardy, vigorous, healthy grower, yielding heavily even on inferior soils; 



handsome, large amber kernels 



Bearded Winter Fife, A grand wheat; amber colored grain, medium long, heavy, plump and flinty, the hardest 



of all and makes superior flour, strong grower 



Gold Coin (Beardless). A popular wheat everywhere. 50 to 60 bushels per acre is a frequent yield; does not lodge; 



long, compact heads of choice white grain 



Jones' Bearded Longberry (No. 1), A grand, productive and hardy variety of sturdy growth; kernels large, long. 



of blended red and amber, and very hardy 



Jones' Paris Prize, One of the finest white wheats grown. Received the prize at the St. Louis Exposition . . . . 

 Jones' Mammoth Amber, .4 strong rapid grower and stooler in the fall, can be sown late, large plump amber 



grain 



Clawson Longberry (Beardless), A grand crossbred variety; strong, sturdy grower, stools freely; heavy yielder 



in strong loam ; dark amber grain of finest quality. . . 



Pedigree (Early Genesee) Giant (Half Bearded), A wonder for thrifty fall growth and early spring stooling; 



large amber hard grain, of fine milling qualities; very productive 



WINTER RYE, valuable for soiling, green fodder, straw or grain, also for fall pasture if sown early, or cutting green 



in spring if sown late (56 lbs. to the bushel). 



Winter, The variety commonly grown for grain, straw or cutting green 



Excelsior Winter, ,4 Vermont variety that has yielded 40 to 50 bush, per acre 



Thousand Fold, Productive, strong, tall straw, standing up vjell; recommended where grown more for straw 



than grain 



Giant Winter, The heaviest cropping Rye in existence out-yielding other varieties in both grain and straw; 



straw extraordinary long, strong and stiff .-■■■•. 



WINTER or TURF OATS, Henderson's Superior acclimatised northern strain, will stand the winter as far north as 



New Jersey, affording winter pasturage or an early heavy yield of grain; sow in September, 1-i bushel per 



acre and sow deep. 



PRICES 



Peck. 

 $.75 



.75 



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.70 



70 



75 

 1.00 



1.00 



.75 



.75 



.40 

 .50 



.50 



60 



.40 



Bush. TO bush 



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$2.50 



2.25 



2.50 



2.25 



2.50 



2.25 



2.50 



2.25 



2.25 



2.15 



2.25 



2 15 



2.50 

 3.00 



2.25 



2.75 



3.00 

 2.50 

 2.50 



1.40 

 160 



1.60 



1.75 



1.25 



2.75 



2.25 

 2.25 



1.30 

 1.50 



1.50 



1.60 



1.20 



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Crimson or Scarlet Clover, dwarf essex rape. 



( TRIFOLIUM INCARNA TUM. ) 



The most valuable plant for restoring the fertility of worn. 

 out soils. 



HLL land? from which crops have been harvested durinp the summer and fall 

 should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the following spring 

 Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of 

 stable manure pei acre. 



It is the cheapest s-mrce of nitrogen and has revolutionised the methods of 

 farming in many States, has restored to profitable cultivation thousands of. acres 

 of poo' land. Its value as a winter soil mulch and for gr<~en manuring fcr 

 orchards cannot be overestimated 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut while in the young stage, and 

 never fed to stock a c ter tho crop has ceased flowering, as serious results are apt to 

 follow tha feeding of overripe Crimson Cover. 



In the latitude of New York, time for sowing may extend from Tuly 15th to 

 September 15th, and further South up to O-tober. The seed needs to be only 

 lightly coveied . and a good plan is to sow on fresh plowing and cover with a light 

 harrow. S^w 15 lbs per acrt 



Choice new croo seed of highest growing quality, thoroughly recleaned 

 and free from weed seeds, 12c. lb., $6.00 bushel $9.00 per 100 lbs. 



Sand or Winter Vetch. 



(VICIA VILLOSA.) 



The earliest crop for cutting or plowing under in spring, being nearly a 

 month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can be taken off the 

 land in time for planting spring crops. 



It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining green al' 

 winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye 

 which servesas a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barlev. 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is more 

 vigoro us on good land, and grows to a height of 4 to ■> feet. Being much hardier _3 ,_ 

 than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where cS^ 

 Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. ^^^ 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than Clover, is eaten with a L_»^> 

 relish and may be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. 



Tt willalso prove valuable for a Hay crop in the South and dry Western 

 regions, as it may be sown in the fall. 



Sow one bushel per acre, with one half bushel nf Rve or Wheat. 12c. lb. 

 S5.50 bushel of 60 lbs . 100 lbs.. 39.00- If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



Valuable for Feeding and Fattening Cattle, Sheep 

 and Hogs. 



Rape is usually ready for pasturing sneep or cattle 

 with»n six weeks from time of sowing, and on an av - 

 erage one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six 

 weeks to two months. In Northern States sow from 

 May to the end of August fcr fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrive* best, in co^l weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October f oi 

 winter pasture Sow 4 lbs per acre broadcast. 1 to 3 

 lbs. per acre in drills. 10c. lb. $4.50 bushel of 50 

 lbs., 100 lbs., S8.53. If by mail, add 8c per lb. 



BEARDLESS 

 RURAL NEW YORKER 



WHEAT. 

 NO. 6. 



A^H^^r 4 *^ 1 ^!^ 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



Fall des;riptions of our Cereals, Grasses and Farm Seeds in our "Farmar's Manual" mailed on application. 



