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SPANISH PEANUTS. 



A desirable variety because it is early and a 

 good bearer; the peas hang to the root and can 

 be rapidly gathered. The pea is smaller than 

 the Virginia Peanut, but -fills out well. This 

 variety can be grown IN THE NORTH and has 

 yielded abundantly. Plant as soon as the 

 ground becomes warm, from two to three feet , 

 apart each way, four or five to the hill; cover- 

 ing two or three inches. Tne soil should be 

 deep and mellow, and well broken up so as to . 

 be ready for planting soon after frost is over, i 

 April is a suitable time. They produce 25 to 7u 

 bushels per acre, and are as easily cultivated as 

 corn. Per pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



BROOM CORN SEED. 



IMPEOVED EVEEGREEN. One of the best for 

 general culture, ripens early; grows 8 to 9 

 feet high, finest brush, never crooked, gooJ 

 length. Plant in hills 18 inches apart in tlip 

 rows and the rows three feet apart. Requires 

 similar land and later planting than corn. 

 Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. 

 $1.50. 



CALIFOENIA GOLDEN. An excellent standard 

 variety, grows a very fine brush of good 

 length, and is free from the large center stem. 

 Bleaches very easily, even in the sun. Per lb. 

 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 



DWAEF EMEEALD. This variety is sent out 

 by one of our Iowa seedsmen, is described as 

 follows: This splendid new variety which we 

 now ofeer is the result of a cross between 

 the Dwarf Evergreen and California Golden. 

 It is the greatest advance which has been 

 made for years past. Tlie stock is short. 

 Its - one object seems to be to produce the 

 long, perfect shaped brush in the shortest 

 possible space of time, so that it loses no 

 time making tall stalks. The brush is long 

 and straight, almost ewery pound oeing 

 suitable for hurl, and of £l handsome green 

 color which never gets red. It is very pro- 

 ductive; a . large quantity can be grown to 

 the acre, and it will bring a high price Per 

 lb. 20' cts,, 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 75 ots., bu, $2.25. 

 A treatise entitled "Broom Ookn and Brooms" and 



Us cultivation for 50 cents. 



SOJA BEANS, OR COFFEE BERRY. 



SOJA BEAN or COFFEE BEEEY. This va- 

 riety has been la,rgely sold under the name 

 of German Coffee Berry at extravagantly high 

 prices. The berries ripen in about four 

 months from time of planting and produce a 

 crop of 20 "'to 30 bushels to the acre and are 

 as easily grown as other beans. When roasted 

 and ground it closely resembles' coffee and 

 tastes quite similar. Its great value to the 

 farmer lays in the fact that when ground it 

 makes one of the most valuable crops for feed- 

 ing stock and adds greatly to the milk pro- 

 duction. Sow broadcast 1/2 bushel to the acre 

 or it may be planted in drills three feet apart 

 and one foot between plants. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., pk. $1.00. 



SUNFLOWER SEEDS. 



MAMMOTH EUSSIAN. Sunflower seed is the 

 best egg-producing food known for poultry; 

 they eat it greedily, keeping them in fine con 

 dition, and fatten well on it. It is also being 

 planted in low grounds and araund drains as 

 a preventive of malarial fevers. It can be 

 planted on any waste piece of ground from 

 first of May to first of July. Plant in hills 3 

 feet apart. Oz. 5 cts., K lb. 12 cts., lb. 25 cts., 10 

 lbs. $1.00. 



WHITE BEAUTY. A mammoth single-flower- 

 ing variety with pure white seeds, whichi is 

 the result of eight years of careful selection. 

 Desirable for the flower garden and also un- 

 excelled for poultry, out-yielding the old sorts 

 almost two to one in quantity of seeds pro- 

 duced to the acre. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 1^ lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Select any seven 4-cent packages 

 for 25 cts. 



