104 — Forage Crops and Tree Seeds 



THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1914 



A Page of Forage Crops and Tree Seeds 



Mammoth Russ 



Sunflower. 



Mammoth Russian 



Flowers 18 to 20 inches in diameter. Very 

 showy, but mostly grown for the large amount 

 of seed produced. Pkt., 10 cts.; pt., 20 cts.; 

 qt., 35 Cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, qt., 85 cts.; pk., 

 75 cts.; bu. (25 lbs.), §2.50. 



Sunflow^ers 



Sunflower seed is one of the best egg produc- 

 ing foods for poultry; the leaves make excellent 

 fodder, being relished by all kinds of stock. 

 The seed is a good food for hogs, and yields a 

 a fine quality of oil. The stalks, which grow 

 very large, make excellent fire wood. It can 

 be sown any time before the middle of July. 

 Plant in hills, allowing 3 to i plants to each hill, 

 3J^ to 4 feet apart each way; or in drills, 6 quarts 

 will sow an acre. Cultivate the same as corn. 



Black Giant 



This magnificent sunflower produces even 

 larger heads than the Jlammoth Russian, pro- 

 ducing more seed per acre than any other 

 variety. The seeds are short, plump, well filled 

 with meat, and have a thin shell. Specimens 

 have been grown measuring 6 feet in circum- 

 ference. It is something wonderful and is 

 extremely profitable to grow. An acre is good 

 in which to let hogs and cattle run in summer 

 for shade and nourishment if not wanted for 

 seed. Packet, 10 cents; pint, 25 cents; 

 quart, 4iO cents, postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not pxepald, quart, 30 cents; 

 peck, SI. 25; bnshel (25 lbs.), $4.00. 



Maole's Seeds Once Sown Always Sown 



Spelt 



izorEmmer 



A Wonderful Grain 

 and Forage Plant 



This remarkable grain partakes somewhat of the nature of wheat 

 and soniewhat of the nature of barley. It has been grown for centuries 

 in Russia, near the Caspian Sea. It was recently brought to this coun- 

 try by an emigrant, and has already attracted very wide attention on 

 account of its merits. The grain is intermediate between wheat and 

 barley. The chaff adheres to the grain when threshed, and is fed in 

 that condition to stock. It is adapted for milling purposes, as well as 



for feeding, making a grade somewhat similar to rye. The straw resem- 

 bles wheat straw. It grows large crops — 10 to 80 bushels per acre — on 

 comparatively poor soil, and it is said to give full double the crop of 

 barley. It resists drought successfully, and is adapted to Northern 

 latitudes. Sow In the spring or in the fall at the rate of two bushels 

 per acre. Packet, 10 cts.; pound, 25 cts.; 3 pounds, 65 cts., post- 

 paid. By ex. or fgt., not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu. (40 lbs.), SI. 50. 



Hairy or Winter Vetch 



This useful plant {vicia villosa) is noted for 

 Its extreme hardiness, and promises to be high- 

 ly valuable at the North as a winter cover crop, 

 to prevent leaching, as well_ as for forage and 

 fertilizing purposes. It 

 will live over winter 1q 

 well drained soils. It is 

 a perennial, but drops 

 its seeds freely, and will 

 come up year af- 

 ter year on the 

 same ground. If 

 sown in Septem- 

 ber It will 

 make excel- 

 lent forage 

 the follow- 

 ing spring. 

 The topis small 

 and inconspicu- 

 ous at the start, 

 but the root 

 system is ex- 

 tensive from 

 the beginning. 

 The plant is a 

 valuable nltro. 

 gen gatherer- 

 At Philadel- 

 phia, It blos- 

 soms in May, 

 from au- 

 tumn sown 

 seed. The 

 beautiful 

 purpl,5 bios- 

 soms and 

 graceful fo- 

 liage make 

 the Hairy 

 Vetch 

 worthy of a 



flowerVar^ hairy OR WINTER VETCH. ' 



den. Forage yield, \]4 t" ^ tons per acre. Ex- 

 cellent for dairy stock and for poultry pastur- 

 age. Use 1'4 bushels of seed per acre, or 1 

 bushel of vetch and J4 bushel of rye. Packet, 

 10 cts.; pound, 30 cts.; 3 pounds, 75 cts., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 paid, peck, $1.75; bushel (60 Ibs.l, $6.00. 



Improved Evergreen Broom Com 



The best. Brush firm, of good length and 

 bright green color. Sow in drills, using 10 to 12 

 pounds seed to the acre. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 25 

 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. By express or 

 freight, not prepaid, pk., 60 cts.; bu., S2.00. 



Spring Rye 



Used wath profit as a catch crop where grain 

 has winter killed. Quite commonly employed 

 within recent years. Sow l}i to 2 bushels to 

 the acre. Pkt., 10c. ; lb., 25c.; 3 lbs., 65c., 

 postpaid. By express or freight, not pre- 

 ^^tiiid, peck, 50 cts.; bushel, SI. 50. 



Saskatchewan Fife Spring Wheat 



Widely recognized as the most desirable 

 spring wheat in cultivation. It is not excelled 

 for earliness, vigor and yield. Sow 1^ bushels 

 per acre. Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 

 65 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, 

 not prepaid, pk., 75 cts.; bu., S2.50. 



Tree Seeds 



Apple, ounce, 10 cents; pound, 40 cents. 



Arbor Vltse, American, oz., 20 cts.; lb., S2.00. 

 , Box Elder, ounce, 10 cents; pound, 75 cents. 

 I Catalpa Speciosa. (True.) Oz., 20c.; lb., S2.00. 



Cherry Mazard, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, 40 cts. 



Honey Locust, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



]Vo^•^vay Spruce, ounce, 15 cts.; pound, S1.25. 



Pear, ounce, 20 cents; pound, ?1.7o. 



Quince, ounce, 20 cents; pound, S2.00. 



Scotch Pine, ounce, 15 cents; pound, SI.50. 



Silver Fir, European, oz., 10 cts.; lb., Sl.OO. 



AVhlte Ash, ounce, 10 cents; pound, Sl.OO. 



White Pine, ounce, 30 cents; pound, S3.00. 



YellovF Iiocnst, ounce, 10 cts.; pound, 50 cts. 



Osage Orange 



Produces a good hedge in from 3 to 4 years. 

 Ounce, 10 cts.; ponud, 60 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, pound, 

 50 cents; 2-3 pounds, $10.00. 



JAPANESE til BUCKWHEAT. 



Japanese Buckwheat 



The best and most profitable variety. From 

 }4 bushel of seed sown a crop of 40 bushels has 

 been harvested. Flour is superior to that from 

 any other variety. Ripens earlv. Sow J^ bushel 

 in diills or 1 bushel broadcast to an acre. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, not prepaid, peck, 

 50 cts.; bushel, $1.75; 10 bushels, $15.00. 



White Hulless Barley 



Grows 2J< feet high. Heads well filled: beard- 

 less. Plump, heavy kernels, which are hulless 

 when threshed. Ripens earlv and yields well. 

 Sow broadcast 2 to 2]4 bushels to the acre. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; lb., 35 cts.; 3 lbs., 65 cts., post- 

 paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 

 peck, 75 cts.; bushel, $2.5^0; 3 bus., $4.75. 



NOTE.— Bear in mind that customers can order half pecks ol Field Seeds at peck rates; hall bushels at bushel rates. 



