DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



OATS. 



Thirty-two pounds to the bushel. 



The American Beauty. This excellent and popular variety is char- 

 acterized by great vigor of growth, earliness and remarkable cropping 

 qualities. The grain is large, long and tapering ; straw erect and stout ; 

 Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.50, 10 bus. at §1.35. 



Clydesdale. An early and productive variety. Per bu. §1.25, 10 bus. 

 at §1 00 per bu. 



American Banner. A valuable variety ; ripens early; grain white, 

 large and plump; very productive and heavy; has a stiff straw of good 

 length. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.85. 



Mammoth Cluster. This new Black or Bronze Oat originated in 

 New York State, where it has been carefully tested by some of the lead- 

 ing farmers with most satisfactory results. Sown alongside of other va- 

 rieties and with the same culture it gave a larger average yield of 26 

 bushels per acre. In growth it is a side oats, short, stiff straw, ripening 

 very early. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.75. 



BARLEY. 



Manshurey. The most productive six-rowed variety. It ripens early, 

 with strong* stiff straw. Peck 60 cts., bu. §2.00. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



Saskatchewan Fife. This is known as the most desirable variety 

 of Spring wheat in cultivation. It is unequalled for productiveness, ear- 

 liness and vigor. Peck 75 cts., bu. §2.50. 



SPRING RYE. 



Used as a catch crop to sow where winter grain has failed. Straw stifle r 

 and shorter than the Winter Rye ; grain of equal value. Sow 1^ bushels 

 to the acre. Peck 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



BUCKWHEAT, 



Japanese. This superior new variety has given universal satisfaction, 

 being earlier and more prolific and yielding double the weight per acre 

 of other sorts, while it yields a flour of equal quality. Sow about the 

 middle of Tune broadcast from 2 to 3 pecks per acre. Peck 40 cts., bu. 

 (48 lbs.) §1.20. 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 



EIEED PEAS. 



Southern Black-Eye Cow. Also known as Sand Pea, 

 a small white variety with black eye. Sow 2 bushels to the 

 acre. Qt. 15 cts., peck 75 cts., bu. S2.50. 



Canada Field Peas. Valuable for Northern climates for 

 cattle-feeding. Used as feed for pigeons, etc., and for green 

 soiling. Qt. 10 cts., peck 50 cts., bu. §1.75, 10bu.§1.50perbu. 



Broom Corn (Improved Evergreen). This variety is ex- 

 tensively grown on account of the color and quality of its 

 brush, which is long, fine, and straight, and always green ; 

 gro»vs 7 feet high. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. §6.50. 



Teosinte (Reana Luxurians). This gigantic fodder plant 

 somewhat resembles Indian Corn. It produces a great num- 

 ber of shoots, growing 12 feet high, thickly covered with 

 leaves, and yielding an abundance of forage. As a soiling 

 or fodder plant in the South it surpasses either corn or 

 sorghum, and in the extreme South is a perennial. The 

 leaves are long and broad, and the stalks full of sweet sap. 

 Per oz. 15 cts., lb. §1.25. 



Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatica). The Zizania is valuable as 

 a forage plant on inundated lands and along the shores of 

 . marshes. As an attraction for wild fowl it is invaluable. In 

 fish ponds and lakes it purifies the water and affords a refuge 

 for the small fry from the large fish and also furnishes them 

 with food from the animalculae upon its stalks. The seed 

 should be sown in the fall in six inches to six feet of water 

 having a soft mud bottom and where there are but few 

 weeds. Per lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. $15.00. 



Tares, or Spring Vetches. A good forage plant, also 

 used for plowing under ; sow 1 bushel to the acre. Lb. 10 

 cts., 100 lbs. §8.00. 



Rape, English (Dwarf Essex). Extensively grown in 

 Europe and Canada for forage, especially for sheep and for 

 green manure. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §8.00. 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. This may be grown 

 to great advantage by planting in waste pieces of ground, 

 from early spring to the latter part of July, as it is an excel- 

 lent and cheap food for fowls. As an egg-producing food it 

 is unsurpassed. Its leaves make very good fodder, and its 

 strong, thick stalks are valuable for fuel. Three quarts of 

 seed will plant an acre. Qt. 10 cts., peck 50 cts., bu. §1.75. 



Flax. When grown for seed, sow 1 bushel per acre ; if fibre 

 is wanted, sow at the rate of 2 to 3 bushels. The soil 

 should be well cultivated. Peck 60 cts., bu. §2.25. 



Osage Orange (Madura aurantiaca). Sprout the seed 

 before sowing, then sow in. rows, and when one year old 

 transplant, 6 inches apart, alternating the plants in double 

 rows, cutting the plants down to the height of 6 inches. 

 Manure well and plow deep before planting. Per lb. 40 

 cts., bu. of 33 lbs. §9.00. 



Osage Orange Plants. Strong, 2 years old. §1 00 per 

 100, §5.00 per 1,000. Selected, §7.50 per 1,000. 



Eucalyptus Globulus, Australian Fever Gum 

 Tree. Extensively planted in the South and California, for 

 destroying malaria. Oz. 50 cts., \ lb. §1.50, lb. §5.00. 



BIRD SEEDS. 



(Prices variable.) 



Canary. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §5.50. 

 Hemp. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $6.00. 

 "Lettuce. Oz. 10 cts., lb. 40 cts. 

 Maw. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. §14.00. 

 German Millet. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §4.00. 

 German Rape. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §4.00. 

 Vetches for Pigeons. Lb. 10 cts., .100 lbs. §8.00. 

 Mixed Bird Seed. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §6.00. 

 Unhulled Rice. Qt. 20 cts., bu. §3.00. 



If small quantities are wanted by mail add 8 cents per pound and 15 cents per quart for postage. 



