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JOHNSON ■■&■•■ STOKES .•. PHILADELPHIA .-. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



FKEN'CH IJIPEKIAI-. This wheat has proven itself 

 a most desirable variety. It possesses the quality of filling 

 out plump, hard, extra No. 1 wheat, weighing sixty-two to 

 sixty-four pounds per measured bushel. It is well adapted 

 to rather poor soils, producing good crops of Xo. 1 hard 

 wheat. The wheat is vigorous and strong in its growth, and 

 vielded the past season from forty to fifty bushels per acre. 

 Bv mail, pkt., 10c.; lb., .Soc; 3 lbs., Sl.OO. Express or freight, 

 peck, 80c.; bush., S2.75. 



S.4L.SK.i.TCHETrAN FIFE. Tliis wheat comes origi- 

 nally from Manitoba, and is pronounced by the great milling- 

 kings of the Northwest the best. It frequently weighs sixty- 

 five pounds to the bushel, and it is said fifty bushels to the 

 acre is not an uncommon yield. It is ten days earlier than 

 the common Fife, straw growing about a foot taller, standing 

 stifF and strong; liighlv recommended. Pkt., 10c. ; lb..3oc.; 

 3 lbs., Sl.OO, post-paid. Peck, SOc; bush., S2.75. 



SPRING RYE. 



Distinct from the winter rye, grain of finer quality and 

 more productive; can be successfnllv grown in any latitude. 

 Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., Sl.OO, post-paid ; peck, 6.3c.; bush., S2.00. 



rJA-pAW^SE,^ 



NEW JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. In 1883 a gentle- 

 man travelling in Japan sent to a friend in New Jersey about 

 a thimbleful of this new variety. It was carefully planted, 

 and enough seed raised to sow one-half bushel in 1886, from 

 w^hich the crop wns forty bushels. A few bushels of this was 

 given out for trial among neighboring farmers, who were 

 delighted with the enormous yields it produced. Sown at the 

 same time with Silver-Hull, it proved two weeks earlier and 

 yielded twice as great. The kernels are t^vice the size of 

 any other buckwheat, as shown in our illustration above ; of 

 a rich dark brown color and manufacture a superior flour. 

 Owing to its branching character only one-half as much seed 

 is required per acre, while the straw is much stiffer and stands 

 up better. This new buckwheat must in time displace all 

 others. Pkt., lOc; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., postpaid; qt., 20c.; 

 peck, 60c.; bush., SI. 75; 5 bush, and over, 81.60 per bush., 

 sacks included. 



SLLVEK-HTTLT. BUCKWHEAT. Sown at the same 

 time as the common buckwheat, this variety continues in 

 bloom longer, matures earlier, and yields nearly double. The 

 flour produced from it is whiter and more nutritious. Lb., 

 post-paid, 25c.; qt., 20c.; peck, 50c.; bush., S1.50. 



COMMON BUCKWHEAT. Qt., 15c.; bush., S1.25. 



SOJA HI.SFIDA (So.ja Bean). Grown largely for forage 

 ■crops and valuable for green manuring. Pkt., lOc; lb., 50c., 

 post-paid; peck, 31.2.t; bush.,S4.00. 



Thousand-Headed Cabbage, or Kale. Oz., lOc; lb., 

 60c.; 5 lbs. and over, SOc. per lb. 



Flaxseed. Qt., 15c.; bush., 56 lbs., about S2.50. 



Osage Orange. Lb., 50c.; peck, S2.00; bush, of 33 lbs., 

 87.00. 



Manshury Barley. The earliest and most productive. 

 •Qt., 20c.; peck, 60c.; bush., S2.00. 



Spring Barley. Qt., 15c.; peck, 50c.; bush., 48 lbs., 

 «1.50. 



Spring Tares, or Vetches. Qt., .30c.: bush., 83.50. 



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 SEEDS 



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 CLE/IN I 



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Our grass and clover seeds are extra cleaned and of the 

 highest quality. We take great care to have them absolutely 

 free from all noxious weed seeds. 



Our little work, "GRASSES FOR THE NORTH 

 AND SOUTH," gi\-iiig descriptions and illustrations 

 of all varieties, will be mailed to all who write for it. 



POSTAGE ON GRASS SEEDS. 



Remit, in addition to price, 8c. per lb., and 1.5c. per qt., 

 except on light varieties, which do not weigh over 14 lbs. 

 per bush., on which remit 5c. per qt., to prepay postage. 



VARIETIES OF CLOVER. 

 Clovers are the Foundation of Farming. 



AXSIKE, SWED- 

 ISH or HYBRID 

 CLOVER. (Trifolium 

 Hybriduin). This val- : 

 uable variety is the 

 hardiestof all the clovers 

 and is sometimes called 

 "Giant White Clover." 

 It is a perennial, there- 

 fore adapted for perma- 

 nent pastures or for hay 

 crop. Perfectly hardy ; 

 never heaves or throws 

 in the winter, thrives 

 equally well on wet or dry 

 soil, through extreme | 

 droughts or excessive 

 rains. Grows on clover- 

 sick land, and yields a 

 heavy bulk of herbage 

 where no other clover 

 succeeds. 



Its superior pastur- 

 age is much liked by cat- 

 tle, and it is well suited 

 to sowing on lands liable 

 to wash, as its long, fib- 

 rous roots spread over a 

 wide area and so inter- 

 lace and hold the soil as ALSIKE, oK Swedish, the hardiest 

 to resist the h e a v i e s t of the clovers. 



rains. Blossom heads 



round, flesh-colored, sweet and fragrant, much liked by 

 bees. Sow six pounds per acre in spring or fall. Lb., 30c.; 

 10 lbs., $2.50 ; 25 lbs. and over, 20c. per lb.; bushel of 60 lbs., 

 SIO.OO. 



SAINFOIN, or ESPAKSETTE. (Onobrychis Sativa). 

 An excellent new perennial Fodder Plant, growing to the 

 height of about three feet, and flowering in June and July. 

 Its stand improving by age. It is naturally adapted for 

 light chalky soils, being an enriching, heat resisting clover, 

 and may be sown either broadcast or drilled. If the broad- 

 cast system of sowing is preferred, it will require about five 

 to six bushels per acre ; if drilled, four to five bushels. It 

 will crop from seven to ten years, according to the nature of 

 the soil. Lb., 20e.; 10 lbs., $1.50 ; bushel of 25 lbs., $3.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA CLOVER. A perennial 

 forage plant, and when once properly seeded in suitable soil 

 will produce fine crops forseveraJ years. It has a remarkable 

 strong growth, occa,sioned by its roots penetrating the ground 

 to a great depth, ten to twenty feet, until they are altogether 

 out of reach of drought. Its cultivation is simple, requiring 

 no more care and attention than a crop of the ordinary red 

 clover, excepting the first year in preparing the soil and 

 seeding: the ground should be thoroughly mellowed and 

 prepared by clean and careful tillage, the seed sown with 

 any grain crop in the spring, or as a separate crop, at the 

 rate of ten to twelve pounds per acre, and the second year it 

 will become thoroughly established. It delights in deep, 

 loamy soil, with a sand or gravel subsoil. Lb., 30c.; lOlhs., 

 S2.50 ; 2.3 lbs. and over, 20e. per lb.; bushel, 60 lbs., $10.00. 



Bokhara Clover. Excellent for bee food, growing 

 well on poor soil. Per lb., 35c.; 10 lbs., S3.00. 



Crimson, or Carnation Clover. The most attractive 

 of the clovers by its bright scarlet flowers, giving a desirable 

 succession of green food. Lb., 25c.; 10 lbs., 82.00. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. The best to sow with 

 lawn grass and valuable in permanent pastures. Oz., 5c.; 

 lb., 40c.; 25 lbs. and over, SOc. per lb.; bush., 60 lbs., 812.00. 



Clover, Common Red, Lowest market prices. 



MAIMMOTH PEA VINE, or SAPLING CLOVER. 

 Market variable. Lowest market prices. 



Japan Clover. A'aluable for the South. Lb., 40c. 



