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BRUSH OF WEBER’S IMPROVED EVERGREEN BROOM CORN. 
Weber’s Improved Evergreen 
THE BEST BROODS CORN IN CULTIVATION 
Originated and selected by Mr. Geo. Weber, one of the 
largest growers of Montgomery 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 im- 
provement for length, strength and straightness 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, and commands the very highest prices. Customers 
who have grown this corn report yields of over 1,000 Ibs. 
of brush to the acre. Height, 7 to 8 feet. Lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 
75¢., postpaid; qt., 25¢c.; peck, 80c.; bush., $2.75. 
KAFFIR CORN 
The Great Forage Plant 
Will make a fine crop of forage if cut in early bloom, 
and the shoots that then follow will mature a full crop of 
seed and forage. Both grain and fodder are excellent, the 
whole stalk tender to the full maturity of seed. There is no 
failure about it, as it possesses the quality that all the tribe 
possess, of waiting for rain without any loss of capacity 
to yield. The grain is extremely valuable for feeding to 
poultry and will make a flour that is like wheat flour. 
Cultivated the satne as our common Indian corn, requiring 
four to five pounds of seed per acre. By mail, pkt., 10c.; 
lb., 25c.; 3 'bs., 60c.; by freight or express, qt., 10c.; peck, 
50c. ; bush., 60 lbs., $1.75 
TEOSINTE 
( Reana Luxurians.) 
This gigantic Grammea will furnish a continuous daily 
supply of most nutritious green food for horses and all 
kinds of cattle all through the summer. It also makes 
splendid dry fodder, yielding enormously, and being more 
nutritious and better relished by all stock than corn fodder. 
In appearance it somewhat resembles Indian corn, but the 
leaves are much larger and broader, and the stalks contain 
sweeter sap. It stools out enormously after being cut. Sow 
in May or June, at the rate of three pounds per acre, in 
drills 4 feet apart. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 10e.; 44 Ib., 25c.; Ib., 75c.; 
postpaid; by express or freight, lb., 65c.; 5 ]bs. and over at 
60c. per lb. 

SAND OR WINTER VETCH (Vicia Vitlosa) 
For forage and fertilizing purposes; it succeeds and 
produces good crops on poor, sandy soils as well as on good 
lands, growing toa height of4to5feet. It is perfectly hardy 
throughout the United States, remaining green all winter. 
If sown in the spring, it can be sown alone or mixed with 
oats, spring rye or barley. If sown during August or Sep- 
tember, winter rye serves as a good support. The root 
growth is very extensive from the beginning, and makes 
quantities of nitrogen tubercles, thus giving it very valuable 
fertilizing properties. Sow 50 to 60 pounds per acre with % 
bushel rye, oats or barley. Price, per lb., 30c. ; 3 lbs., 75c., by 
mail, postpaid; by freight or express, lb., 20c.; 10 Ibs., $1.50; 
100 lbs. and over, 10c. per lb. 
SPRING VETCHES, or TARES 
A species of very small pea, grown extensively in Eng- 
land and Canada for stock feeding. The seed is also largely 
used for pigeon feed. Culture same as for field peas. Lb., 
25c., postpaid; qt., 20e.; peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50, by freight. 
Speltz, or Emmer (Triticum Spelta) 
Thisnew Russian grain is intermediate between wheat 
and barley, and is readily eaten by all kinds of stock. It is 
adapted for milling, as well as for feeding, makinga grade of 
flour similar torye. The straw resembles wheat straw. It 
grows large crops—40 to 80 bushels per acre—on poor lands, 
stony ground and open prairies, and will give double the 
crop of oats or barley. Pkt., 5e.; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., post- 
paid; by freight or express, qt., 15c.; peck, 50c.; bush., $1.75. 
Mammoth Russian Sunflower 
The best variety for the farmer. Growingto double the 
size of the common, and the yield of seed is twice as great. 
The leaves make splendid fodder, much relished by all kinds 
of stock. The seed is good feed for horses and poultry, and 
yields a fine quality of oil. The strong thick stalks are used 
for fuel. Oz., 5c.; qt., 15¢e. (qt., postpaid, 25ce.); peck, 50c.; bush.., 
$1.60, sack, 2 bush., $3.00; 5 bush. and over, $1.40 per bush. 
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A SEED HEAD OF MAMMOTH RUSSIAN SUNFLOWER. 
Tobacco Seed 
CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. Saved from selected 
plants. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; 14 lb., 55e.; Ib., $2.00. 
HAVANA. Genuine imported seed, direct from Cuba. 
Pkt., 10¢.; oz., 35e.; 44 1b., $1.00; Ib., $3.00. 
SUMATRA, STERLING, GENERAL GRANT, 
PENNSYLVANIA AND LANCASTER BROAD LEAF, 
each, pkt., 10c.; oz., 25¢., 34 lb., 70c.; 1b., $2.50. 
