THE LOVETT COMPANY. 



SACALINE. The New Forage Plant. 



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To our agricultural friends the suggestion of a new forage plant will excite much in> 

 terest especially if it is a valuable one. After careful examination we find that Sacaline is 

 worthy of their attention and trial, having so many valuable properties, that it will very soon 

 be considered a plant of immense value to this couutry; especially the South and West. 



The claims made for this wonderful new forage plant may appear extravagant, and yet, 



they are borne out 

 by t e s t i monials of 

 the strongest char- 

 acter and by horti- 

 cu 1 turists of the 

 greatest promi- 

 nence, whose state- 

 ments cannot for a 

 moment be doubted, 

 endorsed as they are 

 by the agricultural 

 press of the entire 

 world. 



Sacaline is 7iot a 

 jietv plants having 

 been grown and sold 

 for mo re than 

 twenty years as an 

 ji ||| ornamental plant by 

 -iLill I- 1^ g principal n u r- 

 serymen. Its quali- 

 ties as a forage plant, 

 however, were not 



discovered until 1893, when, the severe drought experienced in France having destroyed 

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

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

 was obtainable in this country at any price. If it is considered so valuable in France, it 

 certainly must be still more so for this country, where the cattle interest is so enormous, es- 

 pecially in the South and West, where forage is nearly always scarce, inasmuch as it will 

 flourish where no other forage plant will grow. It is recommended by such great authori- 

 ties on agriculture as Professor L. H. Bailey, L. H. Pammel and J. L. Budd, of the Iowa 

 Agricultural Collage; Dr. Hexamer, and by all seedsmen who have grown it. 



The Claims Made For It Are: that it is perfectly hardy, even in Siberia; stands also 

 the greatest heat; requires no plowing before planting; needs no cultivation, no manuring, no 

 replanting; grows in poorest soil — also in wet lands, and where no other plant will grow. 

 Once planted, stands forever. The young shoots are eaten like asparagus. ■ Stems and 

 leaves, green or dry, greatly relished by sheep, cattle and horses. It is more nutritious than 

 clover or lucerne; an excellent soil enricher. Grows 14 feet high by June; can be cut every 

 month. Produces 90 to 180 tons of green forage per acre, and the roots penetrate so deep 

 into the soil that they cannot be destroyed, pulled up, or be trampled out by cattle. 



The cultivation of Sacaline is very simple. Seed should be procured as early as possi- 

 ble, and sown in boxes of very rich soil kept very wet^ and protected from frost. The plants 

 should afterwards be set out three feet apart each way. The seed may also be sown where 

 wanted, and the plants thinned out properly afterwards. By far the quickest result, however, 

 will be obtained by procuring roots and setting these out at any time of the year three feet 

 apart each way. They will begin to grow early, and soon cover the entire field. 



Roots, ea., 25c; 3 for 60c; doz.,$2.oo; 100, 15.00, by tnail. Seed packet, 20c; 3 pkts. for 

 50c; % oz. 75c; ounce, $2.50. 



