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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Thirty-two pounds to the bushel. 



The American Beauty. This excellem aiui popular variety is 

 characterized by great vigor of growth, earliness and remarkable 

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

 and stout. Peck 40 cts., bu. §1.25. 



White 3Iatlie. This fine variety is grown with much favor by the 

 farmers in Western New York, where it yiekis with ordinary cultiva- 

 tion from 70 to 90 bushels per acre. Peck 40 cts., bu. ^51. 25, 10 bu. 

 lots at §1.00 per bu. 



Clydesdale. An earlvand productive varietv. Per peck 40 cts., bu. 

 §1.25.10 bus. at §1.00'perbu. 



American Banner. A valuable variety ; ripens early ; grain 

 white, large and plump; very productive and heavy; has a stiff straw 

 of good length. Peck 40 cts., bu. §1.00. 



Mammoth Cluster. This new Black or Bronze Oat originated in 

 Kew York State, where it has been carefully tested by .some of the 

 leading farmers with most satisfactory results. In growth it is a side 

 oat, short, stiff straw, ripening very early. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1 50. 



BARLEY. 



31ansliurey. The most productive six-rowed variety. It ripens 

 early, with strong, stiff straw. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.50. 



SPRING l^VHEAT. 



Saskatchewan Fife. This is known as the most desirable variety 

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

 earliness and vigor. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.50. 



SPRING RYE. 



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

 .stiffer and shorter than the Winter Rye ; grain of equal value. Sow Ijf 

 bushels to the acre. Peck 50 cts., bu. §1.50. 



BUCK'WHEAT. 



Japanese. This superior variety is earlier and more prolific and 

 yields double the weight per acre of other sorts, while it yields a flour 

 of equal quality. Sow about the middle of June broadcast from 2 to 

 3 pecks per acre. Peck 40 cts., bu. (48 lbs.) §1.20. 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 



FIEI^D 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. §2.50. 



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, 10 bu. §1.50 per bu. 



Broom Corn {^Imprcmd Evergreeit). 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 ; 

 grows 7 feet high. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §6.00. 



Teosinte {Renna Liixuriaus). 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 sui-passes either corn or 

 sorghum, and in the extreme South is, a perennia.1., The 

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

 Per oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.25. '■ * it 



TVild Kice {Zizania Aqiitiiic'a). 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 animalculas upon its stalks. The seed 

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

 having a soft mud bottom and where there are but few 

 weeds. Per lb. .30 cts., 100 lbs. §18.00. 



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



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

 cts., 100 lbs. §6.00. 



K-ape, English iD-cuarf Essex). Extensively grown in 

 Europe and Canada for forage, especially for sheep and for 

 green manure. Llx 10 cts., 100 lbs. S8.00. 



Sunflower, Mammoth Kussian. 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-produchig food \\ 

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

 strong, thick stalks are valuable for fuel. Lb. 10 cts., 100 

 lbs. §6. 00. 



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 75 cts., bu. §2.50. 



Osag:e Oraug"e {Madura auranliacd). 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., S9.00. 



Osag'e Orang"e Plants. Strong, 2 years old. §1.00 per 

 100, S5.00 per 1,000. Selected, §7.50 per 1,000. 



Eucalyptus Glohulus, Australian Fever Gum 

 Tree. Extensively planted in the South and California, for 

 destrpying malaria. Oz. 50 cts., \ lb. $1.50, lb, §5.00. 



Pear Seed. Oz. 20 cts., \ lb. 60 cts., lb. §1.75. 

 BIRD SEEDS. 



i^Pricis va liable.) 



Canary. Lb lOcts., 100 lbs. §5 50j j'*'/ 



Hemp. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $5.00. 



Lettuce. Oz. 10 cts.. lbs. 40 cts. 



Maw. Lb. 15 rts., 100 lb. §14.00. 



German Millet. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs, $350. . 



German Rape. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. §6.00. ' " 



Vetches for PijLreons. Lb. 10 cts.. 100 lbs. §6.00. 



3Iixed Bird Seed. Lb. 10 cts., lOO lbs. $6.00. 



TJnhuUed Kice. Qt. 20 cts., bu. §3.00. 



If small quantities are wanted by mail, add 9 cents per pound and 15 cents per quart for postage. 



