SELECTED FARM SEEDS 



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Jerusalem Artichoke Roots 



Tliis variety is not 

 produced from seed. 

 They are soiuetiiues 

 used as a table vegeta- 

 ble when pickled, but 

 their greatest value is 

 for feeding stock. 

 They are the best liog 

 food known. They 

 are remarkable fo r 

 their fattening pioper- 

 , ties, great productive- 

 I ness (over one thou- 

 sand bushels having 

 been grown on one 

 acre) and ease with 

 which they can be 

 grown. They need 

 not be dug; tlie hogs should be turned in on them, and will 

 )ielp themselves by rooting. One acre will keep from twenty 

 to thirty liogs in fine condition from October until Apiii, 

 except when the ground is frozen too hard for them to root. 

 They are also said to be a preventive of cholera and other 

 liog diseases, and they are also highly recommended for 

 milch cows, increasing the yield of milk and at the same time 

 improving their condition. Three bushels will seed an acre. 

 They should be cut the same as potatoes, one eye to a cut 

 being sufficient, planted in April or May, in rows three feet 

 apurt and two feet in the rows, and covered about two inclies 

 deep. The.v can be shipped at any time during the season, 

 as they are not injured by freezing. Lb., 35e.; 3 lbs., SI. 00, 

 postpaid. By freight or express, peck, Sl.OO; bush., §3.00; 

 bbl. of 3 bush, (enough for one acre), $7.50. 



Chufas, or Earth Almond 



Cypenis esculentiis. A species of " grass nut " used to fat- 

 ten hogs. They should not be confounded with the cocoa, or 

 nut grass, for thotigh it belongs to the same class, the Chufa 

 is eradicated with great ease, and is never a pest. The nuts 

 grow under ground, very near the surface, easily reached by 

 pigs or poultry. Easily and cheaply grown and very abun- 

 dant in yield, eaten greedily by hogsj which take on fat very 

 rapidly from them. Plant in April, ten to twelve inches 

 apart in three-foot rows. Cover lightly. If the seed is very 

 dry, soak well before planting, to secure a good stand. They 

 mature early in September, and lie in the ground till wanted. 

 One peck of seed to the acre. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 25e.; qt., 40c.; 

 postpaid. By express, qt., 25c.; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50. 



Australian Salt Bush 



THE FORAGE PLANT FOR ALKALI SOILS.— 



Yields 20 tons to the acre on any soil -without water. 



Introduced into the United States by the University of Cali- 

 fornia. Experiments and actual tests have shown that Salt 

 Bush is a hardy, dry air plant, capable of thrifty and sub- 

 stantial growth in any soil. Its nutritious strength is equal 

 to Alfalfa or Lucerne. Hogs, sheep and cattle are extremely 

 fond of it, and chickens will leave almost any other food 

 for it. It will stand cold to a temperature of 19 degrees, and 

 heat to 150 degrees. Experiments in California, Colorado, 

 Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Utah, South Caro- 

 lina and Florida have been uniformly successful. 



One plant will cover 500 square feet in one season, cover- 

 ing the ground with a matting of from six to eight inches 

 thick. It remains green all winter, and will yield 20 to 

 30 tons to the acre. It produces wool and mutton of superior 

 quality. Horses fed on it seem to be possessed of inexhaust- 

 ible endurance. One pound of seed will plant an acre. Sow 

 broadcast, in soil well pulverized, after all d.inger of frost is 

 piist. Mix the seed with ten times its weight of loam, sand, 

 ashes or plaster; cover lightly with a brush harrow or roll 

 lightly. The seed germinates quickly, and the plants soon 

 take possession of the ground. Or it may be sown in a hot- 

 bed, cold frame or boxes ; transplant when two inches high. 



Prices: Seed of the TRUE AUSTRALIAN SALT 

 BUSH (Atriplex seinibaccatum), grown for us in Cali- 

 fornia, per pkt., lOc; oz., 20c.; ^i lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50, postpaid. 



Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatlca) 



A native plant, furnishing food for wild fowl, dufks, 

 geese, etc. .Seed can be sown on the borders of lakes, 

 ponds, small streams, and grows very rapidly in one to four 

 feet of water, attracting all of these wild birds from Septem- 

 ber on. It also purifies the water and affords a refuge for 

 the small fry from the l.irge fish. Lb., 35c., postpaid ; 5 lbs., 

 $l.t0; 10 lbs. and over, 18c. per lb. 



SPRING VETCHES, or TARES. A species of pea, 

 grown extensively in England and Canada for stock, also 

 valuable for pigeon feed. Culture .same as field peas. Lb., 

 25c., postpaid ; qt., 25c.; peck, 90c.; bush., $3.00. 



OSAGE ORANGE. The popular hedge plant. Lb , 

 40c. (postpaid, oOc); peck, S2.00; bush, of 33 lbs., $7.00. 



FLAX SEED. Qt., 1.5c.; bush., 56 lbs., about $1.60. 



HIGH=QRADE 



EXTRA CLEAN 



Grass Seeds 



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. 



<^Write for prices on Grass and Clover Seeds, 

 stating kinds and quantities wanted. Prices vary 

 with the market, and we can frequently supply lower 

 than Catalogue rates. 



POSTAGE ON GRASS SEEDS 



Remit, in addition to price, 10c. per lb. and 15c. perqt., 

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

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

 ordered to be sent by mail. 



CRIMSON, or SCARLET CLOVER. A more valuable 

 crop than this annual clover does not exist. As an improver 

 of the soil, or for an early summer forage or hay crop, it is- 

 unsurpassed. As a green manuring crop for grain, fruit or 

 trucking crops it gives the very best results, while for im- 

 proving poor land it has no equal. It succeeds on every kind 

 of soil, standing Southern .suns and Northern winters, and is- 

 now grown largely in Delaware. Maryland, New jersey, 

 Pennsylvania, Virginia, and has succeeded iti every State 

 where tried. Sow ten to fifteen pounds to the acre. Lb., 

 15e.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., 7e. per lb.; bush, of 60 lbs., $3.50. 



ii^'Circular describing habits, growth and uses of 

 CRIMSON CLOVER maile<l free oti application. 



ALSIKE, SWEDISH, or HYBRID CLOVER. The 

 hardiest of all; sometimes called Giant White Clover. It is a- 

 perennial, therefore adapted for permanent pastures or for 

 hay crop. Its superior pastiuage is much liked b.v cattle. 

 Blossom heads round, flesh-colored, sweet and fragrant, 

 much liked bv Vjees. Sow six pounds per acre in spring or 

 fall. Lb., 20c.; 10 lbs., 81.75 ; 2-5 lbs., S3.50; bush., 60 lbs., $6.75. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA CLOVER. A perennial 

 forage plant, and when once properly seeded in suitable soil 

 will produce fine crops for several years. It has a remark- 

 ably strong growth, roots penetrating the ground to a great 

 depth— ten to twenty feet — until they are altogether out of 

 reach of drought. Sowtwelvepounds to theacre. Lb., 20c.; 10 

 lbs., $1.50: 25 lbs. and over, 12c. per lb.; bush. (60 lbs.), 86.26. 



BOKHARA CLOVER (Honey Plant). Excellent for 

 bee food, growing well on poor soil. Lb., 30c.; 10 lbs., 82.50. 



WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. The best to sow with 

 lawn grass and valuable in permanent pastures. Oz.,Ec. ;lb., 

 30c.; 25 lbs. and over, 25c. per lb.; bush. (60 lbs.), $12.00. 



Clover Common Red. Lowest market prices. 



MAM3IOTH PEA VINE, or SAPLING CLOVER. 

 Market vjiriahle. Write us for lowest market prices. 



SAINFOIN, or ESP ARSETTE. (Holy Hay.) Aland- 

 enriching, luxuriant, heat-resisting Perennial Clover. Lb., 

 15c. (lb., postpaid, 25c.); 10 lbs., $1.00; bush, of 25 lbs., $2.00. 



HEADS OF SOUTHERN-GKOWN GERMAN MILLET. 



GERMAN, or GOLDEN BULLET. (Southern-grown 

 seed.) Southern grown German Millet Seed is far superior, 

 both in quality and yield of product, to Western or Northern- 

 grown seed. When properly grown and handled, makes an 

 enormous yield of most nutritious feed, succeeding in almost 

 any soil or climate, and without impoverishing the soil to 

 any great extent. Sow in May or June, one bushel to the 

 acre. Qt., lOc; bush., 50 lbs., about $1.40. 



HUNGARIAN. (Patiicum Germanicum.) A species of 

 annual millet, growing less rank, with smaller stalks, yield- 

 ing two or three tons of hay per acre. Sow IJ^ bushels to the 

 acre in Mav or .Tune. Qt., lOc; bush., 48 lbs., about 81.25. 



JAPANESE BARNYARD MILLET. Grows 6 to S- 

 feet, vielding 12 to 20 tons per acre. Sow 10 lbs. to acre. 

 Lb., 20c.; 10 lbs., $1.50. 



