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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



clover;;seed. 



Price Subject to Change of Market. 



But purchasers may depend on, that we al- 

 ways will send as much seed as the money re- 

 ceived will pay for. 



Prices by the bushel on apiMcation. 



MEDIUM RED or JUNE. This Is the common 

 red clover, for hay and pasture. Best time to 

 sow is early in spring, from 8 to 10 pounds 

 per acre. Per lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts. 



MAMMOTH or LARGE RED. , Much used as a 

 fertilizer. Per lb. 30 cts., 3 *lbs. 75 cts. 



ALSIKE or SWEDISH. Intermediate between 

 the Red and White Clovers, possessing quali- 

 ties common to both, being productive, sweet, 

 and permanent, has fibrous roots like White 

 Clover. Is valuable for pasture when mixed 

 with other grasses, and is annually growing 

 In favor among farmers. Esteemed highly 

 for bee pasture, and best for sowing in 

 slouchs. Sow six pounds to the acre. Per 

 lb. 3;5 cts.. 3 lbs. $1.00. pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00. 



WHITE DUTCH. Grows in a great variety of 

 soils and situations, indispensable for pas- 

 lures, lawns and bees. Sow eariy in spring 

 4 to 6 pounds per acre. Per lb. 45 cts., 3 lbs. 

 $1.25. pk. $3.00. bu. $12.00. 



ALFALFA or LUCERNE. It now seems that 

 Alfalfa is a plant of great value to the North 

 for stock. In the Southwest It has for years 

 been in high repute. If once started. Its 

 roots strike so deep that neither frosts nor 

 drouths afCect it. It furnishes an enormous 

 quantity of fodder, and can be cut three ok 

 four times in a season. Thrives best on light 

 dry soil. Sow In April or May at the rate 

 of 20 to 25 pounds per acre. In deep, mellow 

 soil. Per lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 80 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. 

 $5.00. 



MILLET. 



GERMAN or GOLDEN Medium' early, will 

 grow In any climate or soil; the yield In hay 

 or seed Is larger than In any other grass. 

 Grows from four to six feet high; the heads 

 are closely condensed, spikes very numerous; 

 seeds golden yellow. For seed sow from May 

 1st to June 15; for hay, broadcast, until the 

 last of July. Half bushel will sow an acre. 

 Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 35 cts,, bu. 

 $1.00. 



EARLY HARVEST. This early variety is a 



cross between the Golden AVonder and Mani- 

 toba Millet. It is as early, if not earlier, 

 than the Manitoba, while the head Is more 

 like the Golden Wonder, being not so long, 

 but much fuller. The fodder stays green 

 and in excellent condition, even after thb 

 seed Is fully ripe, differing in this respect 

 from any other kind. It has produced a crop 

 of seed in eight weeks after sowing. Thus 

 It would be easy to raise two crops In one 

 season on the same ground. It ripens seed 

 before pigeon grass or any kind of barn 

 grass. The hay is fully equal to Golden 

 Wonder and is as good as any variety of 

 Millet. The stem is well filled with bro.id 

 leaves Instead of having leaves simply at 

 the base and makes just a^ good hay when 

 cut after the seed is ripe, as other millets 

 do cut green. Per IT). 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts.. 

 pk. 35 cts., bu. $1.00. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. A valuable forage plant, 

 Succeeds well In dry, light soli; withstands 

 the drouth remarkably, yielding two to three 

 tons of hay per acre. It Is very popular and 

 Is used extensively. Cultivate same as MU'et. 

 Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 35 cts., bu. 

 $1.00. 



SUGAR CANE SEED. 



EARLY AMBER. This popular variety has 

 very nearly taken the place of all other sorts. 

 It is the earliest and makes the finest quality 

 of amber syrup, succeeds well both north and 

 south; culture and time of planting same as* 

 corn, and may be planted as late as the 15ti. 

 of June. Two or three pounds are require;! 

 per acre. Per lb. 20 cts.. 3 lbs. 50 cts., bv ex- 

 press, 10 lbs. 50 cts., 100 lbs. $2.50. 

 A book entitled, "Sugar Caxes; Thbir Cultvrk 



AND Manupacturb," prepaid for 60 cts. 



RAPE. 



DWARF Ef?SEX. This plant Is extensively 

 grown in Europe and Canada for forage, es- 

 pecially for sheep, and for green manure, for 

 which purpose there Is perhaps no plant bet- 

 ter adapted where a quick, rank growth Is de- 

 sired. Farmers who raise much stock and de- 

 sire to get young cattle, sheep or lambs Into 

 favorable condition to be sold advautageouslv 

 in the fall, can do It most cheaply by growing 

 this rape. Prepare the ground as for turnips, 

 sow In June or July, with a turnip drill, in 

 rows two' and one-half feet apart, at the rate 

 of two and one-half pounds of seed per acre, 

 or may be sown broadcast at the rate of five 

 pounds per acre. Per 14 lb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts., 

 3 lbs. 80 cts., not prepaid, 5 lbs. 75 cts., 10 

 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $10.00. 



TREE SEEDS. 



A book entitled "Forest Leaves," on the propa- 

 gation of Forest Trees, with colored plates, by mail 

 prepaid for 50 cts. 



AILANTHUS GLANDULOSUS. {Tree of Heaven) . 

 A very ornamental and rapid growing tree. 

 Sow the seed in nursery rows about corn plant- 

 ing time; cover one-half inch deep. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 H lb. 20 cts,, lb. 75 cts. 



CATALPA SPECIOSA, HARDY OR WESTERN 

 Catalpa. This tree is popular for timber, as 

 the timber is more durable than any other 

 native tree. It grows readily from seed, is 

 easily transplanted, grows in almost any soil. 

 Plant in seed bed, in mellow soil, about the 

 time of corn planting, in rows two or three 

 feet apart, and eight or twelve Inches In the 

 row; transplant when one or two years old, 

 four feet apart both ways. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts.. lb. 75 cts., by ex- 

 press. 5 lbs. $3.00. 10 lbs. $5.00. 



RUSSIAN MULBERRY SEED. The tree Is a 



rapid grower and perfectly hardy, and proves 

 as lasting for fence posts as Catalpa or Red 

 Cedar. Also makes a good hedge and wind- 

 break on the prairies. The seed can be sown 

 late in the fall, or very early in spring. Ir 

 should be sown in drills 18 inches apart, and 

 kept well shaded, as the seed Is slow to ger- 

 minate. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., y± lb. 

 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



HONEY LOCUST OR THREE THORNED 

 Acacia. The best of all hedge plants for 

 northern climate, being entirely hardy. Scala 

 the seed with boiling water; let them stand 

 in the water until they get cool, then pour off 

 the water, mix the seed with sand and keep 

 them In a warm room until they begin to 

 sprout; then sow In drills about an Inch deep, 

 and transplant the following spring. Set in 

 double rows one foot apart and the plants 

 two feet apart In rows, and set alternately to 

 break Joints. Per pkt. 5 cts., ^ lb. 15 Ct8., 

 lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25. by express, 5 lbs. 

 $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



BLACK OR YELLOW LOCUST. A very valuable 

 tree for timber, grows very rapidly, while the 

 durability of Its timber Is well known, fence 

 posts of It having stood for 60 years. Prepare 

 seed and culture the same as above. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., V4. lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25, by 

 express, 6 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



