.SELECTED FARM SEEDS... 



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WEBER'S IMPROVED EVERGREEN. 



BEST AND PUREST 



BROOM CORN 



IN CULTIVATION. 



This is the best and 

 purest in cnltiv.ition, 

 originated and selected 

 by Mr. Geo. Weber, 

 one of the largest 

 growers of Montgom- 

 ery County, Pa., who 

 has for many years 

 had the reputation of 

 having the best in the 

 State, having made 

 his stock famous by 

 selection and improve- 

 ment for length, 

 strength and straight- 

 ness of brush. It is of 

 a very bright green 

 color without the 

 slightest reddish tinge. 

 It makes by far the 

 best brooms of any 

 corn grown; height 

 seven to eight feet. 

 Qt., oOc; peck, SI. 00; 

 bush., S3.00; 2 bushels, 

 S5.50. 

 DTvarf Evergreen Broom 

 Corn. Grows three to four feet 

 high, straight, smooth brush. Qt. , 

 20c.; peck, SOc; bush., $2.50. 



SEED BARLEY. 



MANSHXTKY BARLEY. The 



earliest and most productive. Qt. , 

 15c.: peck, 50c.; bush., S1.50. 



SPRING BARLEY. Qt., 15c.; 

 peck, 50c.; bush., 48 lbs., SI. 25. 



SPRING RYE. 



Distinct from the winter rye, grain of finer quality and 

 more productive; can be successfully grown in any latitude, 

 and is now being largely sown in the Middle States in place 

 of oats, being a much more profitable crop, on account of the 

 production of nearly fourtimes thestraw, and also as a "catch" 

 crop where winter grain has failed. The straw is equally as 

 valuable as that of the fall or winter rye, standing stiff 7 to 8 

 feet high, produces 30 to 40 bushels of grain per acre; as itdoes 

 not stool like winter rye, not less than 2 bushels to the acre 

 should lie sown. Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., Sl.OO, post-paid; peck, 50c.; 

 bush., SI. 40; 5 bushels and over, SI. 23 per bush. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



SASKACTHEWAN FIFE. This wheat is pronounced 

 by the great milling kings of the Northwest the best. 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. Pkt., lOc; lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., $1.00, post- 

 paid. Peck, 75c.; bush., S2.25. 



SEED BUCKWHEAT. 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernels are nearly twice the 

 size of any other buckwheat; of a rich dark brown color and 

 manufacture a superior fiour. Owing to its branching character 

 only one-half as much seed is required per acre, while the straw 

 is much stiffer and standi up better. This new buckwheat has 

 rapidly displaced all others, and is now more largely planted 

 than any other variety, being about two weeks earlier than other 

 sorts. Pkt., 10c. ; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 7.5c., post-paid; qt., 15c.; peck, 

 40c.; bush., $1-25; 5 bushels and over, §1.15 per bush., sacks in- 

 cluded. 



SILVER HULL. .Sown at same time as common buck- 

 wheat, this variety continues in bloom longer, and yields nearly 

 doul>le. The fiour is whiter and more nutritious. Lb., post- 

 paid, 25c.; qt., loc; peck, 40c.; bush., SI. 25. 



COMMON BUCKWHEAT. Qt., 15c.;bush., $1.25. 



SPRING ATETCHES, or TARES (Vfca Salim).—\ 

 species of the pea, grown extensively in England and Canada 

 for stock, also valuable for pigeon feed. Culture same as field 

 peas. Lb., post-paid, 25c.; qt., 25ij.; bush., $3.00; bag, 2 bush., 

 85.00. 



OSAGE ORANGE. The popular hedge plant. Lb., 40c.; 

 peck, $2.00; bush, of 33 lbs., $7.00. 



FLAXSEED. Qt., ]5c.; bush., 56 lbs., about $2.25. 



SOJA HISPIDA (Soja Bean). Grown largely for for- 

 age crops, and valuable for green manuring. Pkt., 10c. ; lb., 

 50c., post-paid; peck, $1.00, bush, $3.00. 



WILD RICE {Zizanin Aqiiutica), Much sought after 

 owing to its having attractions for water fowl. Lb., post-paid, 

 35c.; "5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs. and over, 18c. per lb. 



SACALINE. 



(Polyg;onum .Sachalinense.) 



THE NEW FORAGE PLANT. 



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SACALINE — Showing two months' growth. 



This very valuable new forage plant from Russia is now; 

 offered in America for the first time. It is most strongly en- 

 dorsed by many leading agriculturists who have tested it, 

 and has been favorably described by such well-known papers- 

 as The American Agricultnrist, Garden and Forest, The Gar- 

 den, Gardeners' Chronicle, Gardening Jl/vstrated, The Journal of 

 Horticulture, The Indian AyricuUurist, The Practical Farmer and 

 others. The strong claims made for it are as follows: It is 

 perfectly hardy even in Siberia, flourishes in the Indies, and 

 requires no plowing, before planting. It needs no cultivation, 

 no manuring and no re-planting. The roots penetrate deep- 

 into the soil, and when once planted it stands forever. 

 It endures severest drought with impunity and grows in poor- 

 est soils. Luxuriates in wet lands, and thrives where no other 

 forage plant will grow. The young shoots and leaves are 

 eaten as a vegetable. Stems and leaves, green or dry, are; 

 greatly relished by cattle, sheep and horses. It is more nu- 

 tritious tlian Clover or Lucerne. Gives three and four 

 cuttings per year, andprodiices 90 to 180 tons of green 

 forage per acre. It gro^vs 14 feet liigli by June, and 

 is an excellent soil enricher. Can be planted at any time, and 

 affords shade to cattle in summer, as well as protection against 

 storms in winter. Floods will not destroy it. Fire will not- 

 kill it. Cattle cannot trample it out. The seed has been 

 sold at $1,000 per lb. 



Prices for 1895: Genuine Seed of Sacalme, per pkt., 15c.;. 

 2 pkts., 25c.; 5 pkls., 50c.; oz., $2.50. Plants from 2>^ inch, 

 pots that can be set any time, each, 25c.; 3 for 60c. ;G for $1.00. 



Our Forage-Plant Pamphlet, 16 pages, fully illustrated,, 

 giving description, endorsements, analysis, etc., of !?acaline,. 

 will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of 10 cents, or can be had 

 free with orders for 1 ounce of seed, or $1.00 worth of plants. 



Lathyrus Sylvestris, or Flat Pea. 



If the strong claims made for this New Forage Plant are 

 but half true it is certainly one of the best yet discovered. It 

 is attracting great attention in Europe and is strongly en 

 dorsed bj' leading agriculturists, everywhere. The roots 

 penetrate the soil twenty to thirty feet, enabling it to with- 

 stand cold or drought, and will last fifty years without la- 

 nure orreseeding. It will fatten hogs or sheep without grain 

 and will cut six to eight tons of hay to the acre. To cultivate, 

 prepare a ]3iece of clean ground by deep plowing and thor-^ 

 oughly working. Plant the seed any time during the first, 

 summer months. Sow in drills twelve to fifteen inches, 

 apart. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts., 25c.; oz., : 5c.; 'i lb, $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



