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ESPARCET CLOVER.— A New Forage Plant; Espnrcet or Sanfoin Clover, as it is some- 

 times called, is grown very extensively in every part of Europe on land where it la Impossible to secure 

 a stand of other grasses, but as yet this most excellent (lover is hut little known in this country. In 

 England, sown on land that could be only rented for $1.00 per acre, it has within a period of 20 years so 

 enhanced the fertility of the soil that the same ground can be readily rented for flJBQ per annum. One 



writer going so far as to say "There are manv pans oftbe United Kingdom in which a farmer could not 

 pav his rent without the use of this Clover." In Norfolk, on the poorest sandy lands, it has produced, 

 the second year, as high as 2> /2 tons of cured hay per acre on soil that was worthless for any thing else. 





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HUNGAR IAN MILLET. -Valuable soiling plant 

 Grows on light soil, stands heal and drouth. Lb.. 30 cts.; 3 

 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. Bv ex. or ft. pk„ 50 eta.; bus., $1.50. 



CRIMSON CLOVER — Sown in August or Sep- 

 tember, is ready to cut during April as a green food, or 

 early in May for hay. also a valuable land enricher. Ex- 

 tensively grown in the South. Lb.. 30cts.; 3 lbs , 75 cts — 

 postpaid; by express or freight, lb., IS cts.; loo lbs., $12.50. 



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second ve... 

 Esparcet is a perennial, usually sown in the Spring; it equals any clover in nutrition and Sean-forming 

 qualities, and no grass grown requires so little pains to cure. The seed being much larger thai 

 varieties of clover it should be covered deeper. It can be sown with Oats, and harrowed in at the iate 

 of 4 bushels to the acre. Thrives best on dry, chalky and sandy soil. On heretofore barren wastes, when 

 once thoroughly established, it has produced two abundant crops in a season. There that in 



this country, as' soon as the merits of Esparcet become known, that it will prove the most valuable of 

 our heat-resisting clovers. Seed weighs 26 pounds to the bushel. Packet, 10 cents: pound. 30 cents; 3 

 pounds. 75 cents, postpaid. By express or freight 15 cents per pound ; $10.00 per 101 pounds. 



LUCERNE.— I can give no better descrip- 

 tion of this most excellent Clover than the fol- 

 lowing written by a correspondent of The Furm 

 and Qartien. " Lucerne will grow on any land 

 that will produce wheat, corn or potatoes and 

 will thrive on very light sand or gravel, and 

 does well on clay. But will not grow on land 

 that the water stands within 1 ft. of the surface. 

 Although particular about wet land, it will stand 

 any amount of wet in the Summer provided 

 there is plenty of drainage; also will stand all 

 the water that may fall in the Winter. Will yield 

 about on average of six tons per acre, although 

 it has yieded twice this amount. It is c per- 

 ennial. The best method is to sow broadcast 

 15 pounds per acre where land is in good con- 

 dition, on weedy land, or clear gravel, or sand 

 that is very poor, about 3 pounds more. You 

 cannot get a crop from it the first year ; but 

 don't get discouraged if the plants are on an 

 average of ten inches apart—little, slim, single 

 stems, about four or six inches high. Your 

 j.iospect is good that you will have four tons per 

 acre next year, and the next year will be as good 

 as ever it will be and stand that way for ten 

 years. It is best to sow in the Spring with oats. 

 When rain is plenty no cultivation is needed; do 

 not manure it, as it thrives as well on washed 

 sand as it does on the best garden spot. In a few- 

 years it will convert a clear sand into a rich land, 

 this is owing to the decay of its roots. Cut when 

 in full bloom, a little old is better than too young. 

 try to cure without getting it wet. Rake int 

 •winrows if cut with a machine, let it dry until 

 leaves fall off when roughly handled, put it in' 

 piles of about a fork-full to cure. Not many 

 animals take to it when dry, without having it 

 in their manger for two or three days with 

 other hay, then you will see them eat the 

 Lucerne in preference to any other. Do not let 

 hungry cattle get it while green, especially ii 

 wet. If you wish to pasture them on it, first 

 feed them all they can eat and then turn them 

 on the green Lucerne and no harm will come to 

 them. It is the best thing to renew old worn out 

 lands that I ever saw, and there is not a weed in 

 this country that can stand before it " Pkt.. 10c.; 

 lb., 30c.; 3 lb=., 75c.; by mail, postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight. 20c. per lb.; $15 per 100 lbs. 



RED CLOVER.— Lb.. 30c.; 3 lbs, 75c. post- 

 paid. Bv express or freight, pk. $2.50; bus., $9.00. =^: 



MAMMOTH OR PEA VINE CLOVER. - 

 —Lasts longer than most varieties; grows 5 to t> 

 feet high. Lb. 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c ; postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, pk.. $2.75 ; bus.. $9.50. 

 ALSIKE CLOVER.— This is a very hardy 

 perennial and thrives equally well on wet or dry 

 land : an excellent clover for land that is clover 

 sick. Lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. By express 

 or freight, 100 lbs., $16.00. 



WHITE CLOVER.— Very valuable when 

 mixed with other grasses for lawns, etc. Lb.. 50 cts.; 



3 lbs., $1.25, postpaid. Bv express or freight, 100 lbs. , $35. 

 TIMOTHY 



grown in all parts of the country. 45 lbs. per bus. Lb., 



30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid. By express or freight, pk., 



$1.00; bus., $3.00. 



RED TOP OR HERD GRASS.— Grow swell 



on almost any soil or in any climate, very valuable 



fur a permanent pasture. 12 lbs. per bus. Qt.,20cts., 



postpaid. By ex., or ft., bus., $1 Oil; 50 lb. sack, $3 75. 



ORCHARD GRASS.— A very desirable variety 

 for stock, also grows well under trees. 12 lbs. per bus. 

 Qt.. 20 cts.. postpaid. Bv express or freight, bus.. $2.25. 



GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET.— Yields 



more hay and seed per acre than any other variety. Lb., 

 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, pk.. 

 60 cts.; bus., $2.00. 



MEADOW FESCUE.— Thrives on any soil. Lb., 

 Well known and extensively i 40 cts.. s lbs., $1.00. postpaid. 



a ih= n^hno t h I ENGLISH RYE GRASS.— Very - nutritious; a 

 good grass for permanent pastures'and meadows. Qt.,25 

 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, pk.. $1 : bus.. $3. 

 KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.-Excellent for 

 lawns; also valuable for pasture mixed with other 

 grasses and retains its verdure in the hottest weather. 

 Qt., 3ii cis.. postpaid. By express or freight, bus., $-50, 



M. EX. LAWN GRASS. IMAULE'S SPECIAL MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



A country place, now-a-days, without its lawn of from one to five or ten acres, i This mixture of standard grasses is particularly recommended to every fai 



any portion of his farm 



is seldom seen, and it is no wonder, for what more beautiful sight is there than a well 

 kept, carefully mown lawn ? But although a good lawn may be beautiful, a poor one 

 is about as ugly a sight as one cares to see. Appreciating this point. I have taken un- 

 usual pains with my Lawn Grass Mixture, selecting nothing but the most desirable 

 grasses, that will givea luxuriant growth, Spring, summer and Autumn, always pre- 

 senting the same green velvety appearance. With theground carefully prepared, 

 graded and rolled, seed sown at the rate of 4 bus. per acre, and the lawn then fre- 

 quently mown and rolled, it is within the reach of evervone.at trifling trouble and 

 expense by sowing Maulers Lawn Grass, to have as fine'a lawn as one desires. Qt., 



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ceivlng this catalogue who desires to lay any portion of his farm to peri 

 pasture, 1 have prepared a mixture of grasses for ibis purpose Which 

 un equaled. It contains nothing but the most desirable varieties, such as \\ U 4: re 

 a. heavy stand tor a number of vears. Four bushels should be sown to the aire. 

 Bus. $3.00; 1 bus., enough for l acre, $10 ui. With this mixture, when Intended for 

 either mowing lands or pasture, should be also sown 10 pounds of mixed cio^ 

 acre, comprising While Mammoth, Alsike. etc. 10 pounds of this mixed clover, 

 with 4 bus of Permanent Pasture Seed, is worth $12.00, thus making a cost, fbrSor s 

 vears lay, the trifling amount of $12 per acre. The clover being much the bea> iereeed. 



25c.; 2 qt. 40c. postpaid. Pk $1.25; bu., $4.50; 4 bu. $16, purchaser to pav expressage. it should be sown separately. Pleasestate when ordering if land is thin or heavy. 



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