SACALINE. The Great Forage Plant. 



There are some good things in this world that gain by opposition, that rise superior to all adverse criticism; 

 argument, discussion and condemnation serve only to bring out the more distinctly their true value. Sacaline is 

 a notable example of this truth. Notwithstanding all that has been said against it — and there has been plenty — 

 the imdeniable facts remain very clearly : that it is the most abundant yielder of all forage plants; that it thrives 

 luxuriantly everywhere, on any soil and in any climate, ^ven in the most parched and arid regions, amid the 

 severest drought and greatest heat, where all others perish miserably, and is so hardy as to endure without injury 

 the most intense -cold, succeeding even, it is said, in Siberia; and that its forage is a nutritious food for cattle and 

 horses. The truth of the matter really is that much misrepresentation and dissatisfaction has been caused by the 

 fact of so many seeds and plants of worthless kinds of Polygonum having been sent out for the true Sacaline. No 

 other forage plant has ever created such widespread discussion as this. Much that has been said of it, especially 

 by the enemies of the plant, has been pure speculation. Facts are, however, becoming established and the state- 

 ment that it will become a noxious weed has no foundation in fact. That cattle and horses will eat it, both in the 

 green and dry state, without coaxing, has been conclusively proved also. Its ability to grow and flourish during 

 prolonged drought, when all other forage plants fail u^ terly, has likewise been proved — rendering it of value that 

 can not be estimated, in the "West and Southwest at least, whore the cattle interests are so great. 



The claims made for this wonderful new forage plant may appear extravagant, and yet they are borne out 

 by testimonials of the strongest, and by horticulturists of the greatest prominence, whose 

 statements cannot be doubted, endorsed as they are by the agricultural press of the entire 

 world. Sacaline is yiot a new pJant^ having been grown and sold for more than twenty 

 years as an ornamental plant by the principal nurserymen. Its value as a forage plant., 

 however, was not discovered until 1893, when the severe drought experienced in France 

 having destroyed every forage plant but this, it was f oimd that cattle, horses aud sheep 

 ate it with avidity ! It needs no cultivation, no manuring, no replanting, grows in the 

 poorest soil or in wet lands; once planted it stands for an age. It makes a growth of 

 twelve to fourteen feet by June and can be cut every month until cold weather. Plant 

 three feet apart each way and it will produce a most prodigious yield of valuable forage. 



Home Grown Roots, Strictly True and Pure. 



The accompanying illustration is a fair representation of the plants we offer. They 

 are well developed roots, with large, plump, fully matured eyes. We know positively 

 that every one is the genuine Sacaline. We have tested the seed we offer and know it to 

 be true Sacaline and fertile. It has been recleaned and is free of husk or chaff— all pure 

 seed; the only seed of the kind, we are quite sure, that is on the market. 



Roots. Strong, 1 yr., doz, 50c; 100, $4.00 by mail. By express or freight, 100, $3.00; 

 1000, $25.00. Strong, 2 yrs., ea., 10c: 3 for 25c; doz., 75c, by mail. By freight, 100, 

 $5.00; 1000, $40.00. Seed, oz., 35c; X lb., $1.25; pound, $4.00; pkt., 5c; 6 pkts.. 2.5c. 1 yr. roots. 



