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The Lincoln Oat. 



This new oats was first intro- 

 duced in 1S93 and largely sold in all 

 sections of the country, giving won- 

 derful results. The three largest yields 

 reported, which were grown in compe- 

 tition for the cash prizes oft'ered, were 

 174, 1R8 and 12.3 bushels from a single 

 bushel sown. It is therefore unques- 

 tionably the most productive. It is also 

 very e.arly and has so far proven entirely 

 rust proof Straw is stiff and strong, 

 standing up. The grain is very hand- 

 some and valuable for feeding on account 

 of its thin hull, heavy meat and soft 

 nib. If vou want to double j'our crop 

 sow The Lincoln Oats. Pkt., 10c. ; 

 lb., .30c.; 3 lbs., 75c., post-paid ; by freight 

 or express, peck, 50c.; legal bush, of .32 

 lbs., Sl.'lO; 10 bushels and over, SI. 25 per 

 bush., bags included. 



BALTIC TVHITE, AMERICAN 

 BE.\UTy, WELCOME, CLYDES- 

 D.\L.E. Pringle's Progress, "Wide- 

 Awake, American Triumph, AVhite 

 Belgian, White Russian, Probstier, Surprise, Ex- 

 celsior, and other well-known and popular varieties of 

 seed oats at bottom prices. Each. 30c. lb., or 3 lbs. 75c., post- 

 paid ; by freight or express, bags included, per legal bush., 

 321bs.,S1.00; lObushs. and over, 90c. per bush., bags included. 



Jerusalem Artichoke Roots. 



This variety is 

 not jiroduced from 

 seed.. They are 

 sometimes used as 

 a table vegetable 

 wlien pickled, but 

 their greatest value 

 is for feeding stock. 

 They are the best 

 hog food known. 

 They are remark- 

 able for their fatten- 

 ing properties, 

 great productive- 

 ness (over one 

 thousand bushels 

 having been grown 

 on one acre), and ease with whicii they can be grown. They 

 need not be dug; the hogs should be turned in on them, and 

 will help themselves by rooting. One acre will keep from 

 twenty to thirty hogs in tine condition from October until 

 April, except when the ground is frozen too hard for them to 

 root. Tliey are also said to be a preventive of cholera and 

 other hog 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 suflScient, planted in April or May, in rows three 

 feet apart and two feet in the rows, and covered about two 

 inches deep. Tlieyean be shipped at any time during the 

 season, as they are not injured by freezing. Lb. .35c.; 3 lbs., 

 SI. 00, post-paid ; bv freight or express, peck, Sl.OO; bush., 

 ^.00; bbl. of 3 bush, (enough for one acre), 37.50. 



flammoth Russian Sunflower. 



THE GIANT OF ALL SUNFLOWERS. Growing to 

 ■double the size of the common sunflower, and the yield of 

 seed is twice as great. One hundred and twenty-five 

 bushels to the acre have been grown at a less e.xpense than 

 •corn. It is highly recommended for poultry ; the best egg- 

 producing food known. The leaves make splendid fodder 

 much relished by all kinds of stock. The seed is good feed 

 for horses, and yields a fine quality of oil. The strong, thick 

 stalks are used for fuel. Oz., 5c.: qt., 20c. (qt., post-paid, 35c.); 

 peck, 75c. ; bush., S2 50; sack, 2 bush., S4.00. 



Weber's Improved Evergreen. 



Dwarf Essex Rape. 



The best for sowing, raised extensivelv in England for 

 sheep feed, etc Lb., 2.5e.; peck, Sl.50; bush., $6.00. 



3 BEST AND PUREST 



BROOM CORN 



IN CULTIVATION. 



This is tile best and 

 purest in cultivation, 

 originated and select- 

 ed by Mr Geo. Weber, 

 one of the largest 

 growei-s of Montgom- 

 ery County, Pa., who 

 has for many years 

 had the reputation of 

 havingthebestin the 

 State, having made 

 his stock famous by 

 selection and im- 

 provement for 

 lenglli, strength and 

 stniightnessofbriisli. 

 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.,30e.; peck, 

 Sl.OO; bush., S3.00; 

 2 bush.,So.50. 

 Dwarf Evergreen Broom 

 Corn. Grows three to four feet 

 higli, straight, smooth brush. Qt., 

 20c.; peck »ic.; bush., S2.25. 



MANSHURY BARLEY. Tlie 

 earliest anf' most productive. Qt., 

 20c.; peck, 60c.; bush., SI. 75. 



SPRING BARLEY. Qt., 15c.; 

 peck, 50c.; bush., 48 lbs., S1.40. 



Spring Tares, or Vetches. 

 Qt.. .30c.: bush.,S3.50. 



SPRING RYE. 



Distinct from the winter rye, grain of finer quality and 

 more productive ; can be successfully grown in any latitude. 

 Lb., 35c.: 3 lbs., Sl.OO, post-paid ; peck, 60c.; bush., $1 50. 



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., Sl.OO, 

 post-paid. Peck, 80c.; bush., S2.75. 



SEED BUCKWHEAT. 



NEW JAPANESE. In 1883 a gentleman 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 which the crop 

 was forty bushels. Sown at the same time with Silver Hull 

 it proved two weeks earlier, and yielded twice as much. The 

 kernels are nearly twice the size of any other buckwheat; 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 

 standsup better. This new buckwheat is rapidlv displacing 

 all others. Pkt., lOc; lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 7.5c., post-pa'id ; qt., 20c.; 

 peck, .50c.; bush.,S1.25; 5 bush, and over, SI. 15 per bush., 

 sacks included. 



SILVER HULL. Sown at same time as common buck- 

 wheat, this variety continues in bloom longer, and yields 

 nearly double. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. 

 Lb., post-paid. 2.5c.; qt., 20c.; peck, .50c.: bush., S1.40. 



COM3ION BUCKWHEAT. Qt., 15c.; bush., S1.25. 



OSAGE OR.4.NGE. The popular hedge plant. Lb., 

 .50c.; peck.S2.0i>: bush, of 33 Ib.s., S7.00. 



FLAX SEED. Qt.. 15c.: bush., 56 lbs., about S2.50. 



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

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

 oOc, post-paid; peck, SI 25; bush., $4.00. 



TOBACCO SEE D . 



PERSIAN ROSE BIUSCATEL. Imported from Hun- 

 gary, where it is regarded as the very best. Itposseses 

 a delicious Turkisli or Rose perfume. Leaves are of a 

 medium size and regular. Pkt., 10c.: oz., 30e.: lb., S3. 00. 



CONNECTICUT SEEDLEAF. Saved from selected 

 plants. Pkt., .5c.; oz., 2Cc.: M Ih., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 



HAVANA. Imported seed. Pkt.,10c.; oz., 40c.: lb., S4.00. 

 General Grant, Primus, Pennsylvania, or Lancas- 

 ter (Broad Leaf), Maryland and Virginia (Broad 

 Leaf), Gold Leaf, 3Iedley Pryor, each, pkt., lOc; oz., 25e.; 

 J41b.,60e.; lb., S2.25. 



