PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FARM SEEDS. 31 



HENDERSON'S 

 SUPERIOR 



FARM SEEDS 



FOR FALL 

 SOWING. 



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



WINTER SKED WHEAT, Henderson's Pedigree S'rain* 



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



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



fancy milling 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 graiy, medium long, heavy, plump and flinty, the hardest 



cf 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, 



o f blended red and amber, and very hardy 



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 slooling; 



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



WINTER RYE. valuaole 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 tlie bushel). 



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



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



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



than grain 



Giant Winter, The heavies* 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 acclimatized 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* bushel per 



acre and sow deep 



Peck. 

 $.80 

 1.25 

 .75 

 .75 

 .75 

 .75 

 75 

 .75 

 .75 



.35 

 .50 



.50 

 60 



.40 



PRICES. 



Bush. 

 $2.50 



10 bush 

 at 



3.50 





2.25 



2.00 



2.25 



2.00 



2.25 



2.00 



2.00 



1 85 



2.25 



2.00 



2.25 



2.00 



2.25 



2 00 



1.10 



1.00 



1.50 



1.40 



1.50 



1.40 



1.75 



1.60 



1.25 



1.20 



% 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 



( TRIFOLIUM INCARNA TUM. ) 



The most valuable plant for restoring the fertility of worn- 

 out soils. 



TgLL lands from which crops have been harvested during the summer and fall 

 M should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the followirg spring. 

 "* B Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tens of 



stable manure per acre. 



It isthe cheapest source of nitrogen, and has revolutionised the methods o f 

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

 of poor land. Its value as a winter soil mulch and for gr»-en manuring for 

 orchards cannot be overestimated 



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 serious results are apt to 

 follow the feeding of overripe Crimson Cover. 



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

 September 15th, and further South up to Otober. The seed needs to be only 

 ightly covered, and a good plan is to sow on fresh plowing and cover with a light 

 harrow. Sow 15 lbs. per acre 



Choice new croo, seed of highest growing quality, thoroughly recleaned 

 and free from weed seeds, 10c. lb., $4.25 bushel, $6.75 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 all 

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

 which serves as 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 mo»e 

 vigorous on good land, and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. Being much hardier 

 than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, wh>;re 

 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 

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



Tt will also 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 of Rye or Wheat. 10c. lb. 

 $5.50 bushel of 60 lbs., 100 lbs., $9.50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Valuab'e for Feeding and Fattening Cattle, Sheep 

 and Hogs. 



Rape .s usually ready for pasturing sheep 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 for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thi-ve 11 best in cool 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., S3. 25 bushel of 50 

 !bs„ 100 lbs. S6.25 If by mail, add 8c per lb. 



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BEARDLESS 



RURAL NEW YORKER 



WHEAT. 



No. 6. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



Full descriptions of our Cereals, Grasses and Farm Seeds in our "Farmer's Manual" mailed on application. 



