32 THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



SACALINE. The New Forage Plant. 



Doubtless no other forage plant has ever 

 awakened so widespread an interest or elicited so 

 much discussion as Sacaline. Much that has been 

 said concerning it, especially by the enemies of 

 the plant, has been pure speculation. Facts are, 

 however, becoming established and while it has 

 not yet been p'roved that Sacaline will yield 180 

 tons of forage per acre annually, as claimed, yet 

 the statement that it will become a noxious weed 

 has been proved false, as it cannot be induced to 

 produce seed with us. That cattle and horses 

 will and do eat it with avidity, even greedily, both 

 in the green and dry state, has been conclusively 

 proved also. But the discussion and difference of 

 opinion will, we fear, continue for a long time — 

 in fact we are very much afraid Sacaline is destined 

 to have many enemies, and owing to no fault in* 

 the plant itself, the true Sacaline; but by reason" 

 of so many seeds and plants of inferior and worth- 

 less kinds of Polygonum having been sent out for 

 it. We have no way of knowing accurately, but 

 from the best sources of information at our com- 

 mand, and after a carefully made inquiry, we are 

 forced to the conclusion there have been more than double the amount of spurious plants 

 and seeds distributed throughout the United States during the past year for Sacaline than 

 there have been of the genuine species, Polygonum Sachalinense. 



The claims made for this 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 not a new plant, having been grown and sold for more than twenty 

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

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

 destroyed every forage plant but this, it was found that cattle, horses and sheep ate it with 

 avidity! This created such a demand for it that French nurserymen purchased every plant 

 that was obtainable in this country at any price. If so valuable in France it certainly must 

 be still more so for this country, where the cattle interests are so enormous, especially in the 

 southwest and west, where drought is so often so very severe, inasmuch as it will nourish 

 where no other forage plant will grow. 



The claims made for it are: perfectly hardy — even in Siberia; stands also the greatest 

 heat; ground does not need to be plowed before planting; needs no cultivation, no manuring, 

 no replanting; grows in poorest soil or in wet lands, where no other forage plant will exist. 

 Once planted it stands for an age. Stems and leaves, green or dry, are greatly relished by 

 sheep, cattle and horses. It is more nutritious than clover or lucerne; an excellent soil en- 

 richer. Grows fourteen feet high by June and can be cut every month after till cold weather. 

 The cultivation of Sacaline is very simple. Plant three feet apart each way at any season. 



We have tested the seed we offer and know it to be the true Sacaline and fertile. This 

 is why we cannot offer it at such low prices as some others. We guarantee all our plants to 

 be the genuine Sacaline. 



Roots, ea., 25c; 6 for $1.00; 12 for $2.00, by mail. 100, $10.00; 1000, $75.00, by ex- 

 press or freight. These plants are grown in pots and can be shipped with a ball of earth, 

 insuring safe transportation and a good stand. Seed, oz., $2.50; 2 oz., $4.00; 4 oz., $7.00; 

 lb., $12.50; pound $25.00, by mail. Packet 15c; 3 pkts., 35c; % oz., 75c. 



