COLE'S FARM SEEDS. 



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GREAT DIVIDE. 



■CrREAT DIVIDE. This new main crop variety 

 introduced by Mr. Burpee, is an oblong to 

 long white potato, eyes plentiful and found 

 near the surface, giving it a very handsome 

 appearance, the skin is very white and firm, 

 grows compactly in the hill, good size, and 

 claimed by him to be the heaviest yielder with 

 which he is acquainted, and perfectly free 

 from disease, of very good quality, and when 

 baked or boiled breaks open white and floury, 

 with a delicious nutty flavor. Introducer 

 says: "I consider the Great Divide the mosi 

 robust growing, finest bearing, longest keep- 

 ing, and one of the best shipping main-crop 

 potatoes in America. Per pk. 50 cts., bu. 

 $1.25. 3 bu. $3.00. 



<!ARMAN No. 1. This has the peculiarity of be- 

 ing a seedling from seedlings raised through 

 several generations. It is intermediate be- 

 tween early and late in ripening. It has but 

 few eyes and these shallow. The flesh is 

 white as flour, and the quality perfect, being 

 not only dry but of excellent flavor. It is a 

 hearty, vigorous grower, the vines being re- 

 markably stout and stalky. A great cropper, 

 the tubers are extra large, with hardly one 

 among them below market size. We have 

 grown the Carman No. 1 the past season, and 

 are exceedingly pleased with it. We heartily 

 recommend it to all our customers, it cannot 

 fail to give satisfaction. Per pk, 50 cts., bu. 

 $1.25, 3 bu. $3.00. 



CARMAN NO. 1. 



ASSORTED VARIETIES. Will put up, if de- 

 sired, three bushel sacks containing two or 

 three different varieties at the rate quoted for 

 three bushel lots. Or will put up peck col- 

 lections, one peck each of four, six or eight 

 varieties, at rates quoted for bushel lots, 

 respectively for each variety. This is a good 

 chance for customers to try several kinds at 

 a low price. If large quantities are wanted 

 of any kind will quote prices on application. 



TREE SEEDS. 



A book entitled "Forest Leaves." on the pro- 



2)agation of Forest Trees, with colored i:)lates by mail 

 prepaid for 50 cents. 



AILANTHUS GLANDULOSUS. ( Tree of Heaven.) 



A v^ery orna,meutd,i and rapid growing t.ree. 

 Sow the seed in nursery row- about corn plant- 

 ing time, cover one half inch aeep. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 14 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 

 easil.v 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. It 

 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., ^4 Ih. 

 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



HONEY LOCUST OR THREE THORNED 

 Acacia. The best of all hedge p ants for 

 northern climate, being entirely hardy. Scak* 

 the seed with boiling water; let them stand 

 in the water until they get cool, then pour ofl: 

 the water, mix the seed with sand aud 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,, % Ih- 15 cts., 

 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., Vi lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25, by 

 express, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



RAPE. 



DWARF ESSEX. 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 advantageously 

 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 Vs. lb. 10 cts., lb. 30 cts.. 

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

 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $10.00. 



SACALINE. 



The New Forage Plant. 



This hardy perennial plant is a native of the 

 Island of Saghalin, between Japan and Siberia. 

 It has been known to European and Amer'can 

 nurserymen for many years, but i s mer'ts as 

 a forage plant have only lately been pointed out. 

 It grows well on the poorest soils, is perfectly 

 hardy, and endures the extremes of heat and 

 cold.' It grows to a height of ten or twelve 

 feet, and can be cut two or three times in the 

 season. The stems and leaves, which are very 

 nutritious, are said to be eaten either green or 

 dry by cattle and sheep. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts. 



