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RELIABLE FARM SEEDS 



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Prices for larger quantities than one pound are £. o. b. Philadelphia and are subject to market changes 



RAPE 



Dwarf Essex Rape. A valuable forage plant which can be 

 sown in this latitude in April for early crop, or as late as Sep- 

 tember for fall crop. Sown broadcast at the rate of 10 lbs. to the 

 acre, or 5 lbs. in drills. Finest imported seed. Lb., 35 cts., 

 postpaid. 5 lbs., Sl.OO; 10 lbs., SI. 50; 50 lbs., $7.00. 



SOJA BEANS 



Wilson Soja. An excellent variety for Middle and Eastern 

 States. Grows 36 to 44 inches high, branches well, holds leaves 

 and the seeds do not shatter from pods after cutting. In Dela- 

 ware it matured in 115 days, and the plants held the seed well. 

 Lb., postpaid, 35 cts. Write for price per bushel. 



Mammoth Yellow Soja Bean. Valuable as a forage crop 

 and for silo purposes on account of its heavy foliage. It matures 

 late and is therefore valuable for growing in the Southern 

 States. For the Northern and middle States we advise using 

 Wilson. Lb., postpaid, 35 cts. Write for price per bushel. 



SPRING RYE 



Used as a catch crop to sow where winter grain has failed, and 

 is grown for grain crop or turning under to improve the soil. Sow 

 1 1 bushels to the acre. Lb., postpaid, 25 cts. Write for price per 

 bushel. 



Rye for Fall seeding will be offered in our Autumn Catalogue 

 issued in August. 



SPRING WHEAT 



Marquis. An excellent early variety for spring sowing. It is 

 a cross of the Red Fife and Red Calcutta wheats and produces 

 large heads which are beardless and have smooth yellow chaS. 

 It is e.xtremely hardy, matures at an early season and in sections 

 suitable for growing Spring Wheat will prove very satisfactory. 

 Sow 11 bushels to the acre. Lb., postpaid, 25 cts. Write for 

 price per bushel. 

 Wheat for Fall seeding will be offered in our Autumn Catalogue 



issued in August. 



SUDAN GRASS 



A new forage plant which is valuable in the middle West and 

 may also be grown in the East. It is an annual related to the 

 sorghums, and is valuable both for hay and silo. Grows from six 

 to ten feet high, makes small leafy stems, and is greatly relished 

 by stock. Sow seed when ground has become warm, using 4 to 6 

 lbs. per acre, in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, and cultivate like corn. 

 Lb., 50 cts., postpaid. 10 lbs., S2.75; 50 lbs., $12.50. 



SUNFLOWER 



Mammoth Russian. May be grown to advantage on waste 

 ground. An excellent and cheap food for fowls. All farmers 

 should plant this, if only for feeding chickens. It is enormously 

 productive, as the heads sometimes measure 18 inches in dia- 

 meter. Plant 5 pounds to acre. Lb., 30 cts., postpaid. 5 lbs., 

 75 cts.; 10 lbs., S1.40; 50 lbs., S6.00. 



TOBACCO 



Tabak, Fr. Tabaco, Sp. Tabac, Ger. 



One ounce of good seed is suHicient for an acre. 



Culture. — Sow seed for plants early in spring in frames or 

 seedbed, using soil well enriched with wood ashes, etc. Transplant 

 to open ground when weather has become warm and settled, in 

 rows 4 feet apart, and give cultivation as for corn. 

 Connecticut Seed Leaf. One of the best varieties for cigar 

 wrappers. The leaves are of good width and length and grow 

 closely on stalk. Pkt., 10 cts.; -| oz., 30 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 

 Pennsylvania Seed Leaf. Produces a very large, handsome 

 leaf which is of good quality. Extensively grown in Lancaster 

 County, Pa. Pkt., 10 cts.; \ oz., 25 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 

 Havana. The seed we offer is the best Vuelta Abajo, obtained 

 by us direct from Cuba, and is the finest flavored Havana 

 tobacco grown. Pkt., 15 cts.; \ oz., 40 cts.; oz., 75 cts. 



TURNIP AND RUTA BAGA 



2} lbs. per Acre 



Purple-Top White Globe. Globular shape, handsome and 

 of superior quality, either for the table or stock. Is a heavy 

 producer, early, and a good keeper. One of the best varieties 

 for table use or feeding stock. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; 

 \ lb., 35 cts.; lb., Sl.OO. 



Dreer's Improved Purple Top. This special strain of Ruta 

 Baga is remarkable for uniform shape and fine quality, and is 

 also a splendid kcep>er. They grow to a large size, skin is smooth 

 and flesh a beautiful yellow color and fine grained. Pkt., 10 cts.; 

 oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 35 cts.; lb., Sl.OO. 



Budlong's Improved. White, very sweet; much milder flavor 

 than any of the other sorts; globe-shaped; skin a creamy-yellow. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 35 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



American Purple Top. Very hardy and productive. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., 90 cts. 



Golden Heart. A Danish green-top variety. Very productive 

 and good quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., IS cts.; J lb., 35 cts.; 

 lb., Sl.OO. 



VETCHES 



Spring Vetches, or Tares (Vkia Saliva). Highly valuable 

 for soiling or for green manuring. Use 2 or 3 bushels to acre, 

 broadcast, or 1 to 2 bushels in drills. Lb., 30 cts., postpaid; 

 bu. (60 lbs.), write for price. 



Winter Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Villosa). Also called Sand 

 Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing. Sow 

 1 bushel of the seed per acre, with 1 bushel of rye. Price per lb., 

 45 cts., postpaid; bu. (60 lbs.), write for price and special leaflet. 



MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS 



Johnson Grass, or Sorghum Halepense. A Southern 

 fodder plant which grows to a height of 30 inches. Per lb., 50 

 cts., postpaid. 5 lbs., $1.75; 10 lbs., $3.25; 50 lbs., $15.00. 



Kaffir Corn (Red). Good forage and the corn is good food for 

 poultry. Use 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. 5 lbs., 

 60 cts.; 10 lbs., Sl.OO; 50 lbs., S4.00. 



Yellow Milo Maize. This crop is grown like corn, and may be 

 cut .several times for green forage; also used for ensilage, or 

 cured like sorghum. Use 4 to 5 lbs. per acre. Grows to a height 

 of 8 to 10 feet. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. 5 lbs., 60 cts.; 10 lbs., 

 Sl.OO; 50 lbs., S4.00. 



Sorghum, or Early Amber Sugar-cane. This is the Sor- 

 ghum of the Northern Slates, and makes the best quality syrup. 

 It is the earliest and most productive variety and is also ex- 

 cellent for forage, as stock of all kinds like it, and may be cut 

 two or three times, stooling out thicker after each cutting. 

 Height, 10 to 12 feet. Sow 5 lbs. in drills, or 75 lbs. broadcast 

 to acre. Lb., 30 cts., postpaid. 5 lbs., 75 cts.; 50 lbs., $6.00. 



Speltz, or Emmer. A combination of wheat, oats and barley, 

 and is excellent for fattening cattle, poultry, horses, sheep, pigs, 

 etc. Makes a heavy yield of grain and hay; excellent pasture, 

 and may be fed green. Sow 70 to 80 pounds per acre. Lb., 30 

 cts., postpaid. 10 lbs., $1.25; 50 lbs., $5.50; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



Teosinte {Rcana Luxurians). Excellent for stock, either green 

 during summer or dry during winter, and more nutritious 

 and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all kinds. Grows 

 well in this latitude, supplying an immense amount of fodder. 

 Sow in May or June, in drills about 4 feet apart, using 3 lbs. 

 of seed per acre. Per oz., 10 cts.; i lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00, 

 postpaid. 5 lbs. or over 90 cts. per lb. 



Culture for inoculating Soja Beans, and 

 Vetches, will be found on page 223. 



All Field Seed Orders of 1 Bushel and over, shipped in 2 Bushel Cotton Bags, free of charge. 



