THE LOVETt COMPANY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



SACALINE. The New Forage Plant 



No other f orage plant has ever created such widespread 

 discussion as Sacaline. Much that has been said of it, especi- 

 ally by the enemies of the plant, has been pure speculation. 

 Facts are, however, becoming established and while it has not 

 been proved that it will yield 180 tons of forage per acre an- 

 nually, as claimed, yet the statement that it will become \ 

 noxious weed has been proved false, as it cannot be induced to 

 produce seed with us. That cattle and horses will eal it, both 

 in the green and dry state, without coaxing, has been conclus- 

 ively proved also. Its ability to grow and flourish during 

 prolonged drought, when all other forage plants fail utterly, 

 has likewise been proved the past summer — rendering it of 

 value that can not be estimated, in the West and Southwest at 

 least, where the cattle interests are so great. But discussion 

 and difference of opinion will, we fear, continue for a long 

 time — in fact we are very much afraid Sacaline will have 

 many enemies, and from no defect in the plant itself, the true, 

 Sacaline; but by reason of so many seeds and plants of worth- 

 less kinds of Polygomun having been sent out for it. 



The claims made for this wonderful new forage plant may 

 appear extravagant, and yet they are borne out by testi- 

 monials 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. Saca- 

 line is not anew plants 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 iu 

 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 nursery- 

 men purchased every plant that was obtainable in this 

 country at any price. If so valuable in France it cer- 

 tainly 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 flourish where no other 

 forage plant will grow. The poor results obtained by 

 some from this plant are due, we foel convinced, alto- 

 gether to the fact that they have not the true Sacaline 

 but instead, the spurious sort. 



It is said to be 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 enricher. 

 Grows fourteen feet high by 

 June and can be cut every month till cold weather. The cultivation of Sacaline is very 

 simple. Plant three feet apart each way at any season. 



Home Grown Roots, Strictly True and Pure. 



The accompanying illustration is a fair representation of the plants of Sacaline we 

 offer. They are well developed roots with perfectly formed crowns and numerous large, 

 plump, fully matured eyes. They are simply perfect. Best of all we knoiv positively 

 that every one is the genuine Sacaline. None of the importations from Japan, of which 

 we have any knowledge, are pure, but are composed of two or more species — largely the 

 worse than worthless Polygonum cuspidatuni, which so closely resembles the true 

 species. 



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. 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, ea., 15c; 3 for 35c; doz., $1.25; 130, $9.00, by mail. By express or freight, 

 100, p.OO; 1000, $60.00. Seed, oz.; 75c; % lb., $2.50; pound, $8.00; pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. 



