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W. F. Allen's Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 



Ceimson Clovee. 



shall be pleased to receive your orders. I handle large 

 quantities of Crimson clover seed and can give you best 

 prices. By express or freight : pk. $l. 50; bu. $5.50. For 

 large quantities ask for special prices. 



WHITE CLOVER. — This should find a place in all 

 grass mixtures, whether for lawn, meadow or permanent 



Easture. It is extremely useful to bee keepers, affording 

 oney of the best sort. It is perfectly hardy. Price by 

 mail : 30c per lb.; three lbs. 75c. By express or freight : 

 20c per lb.; $11.00 per bu. 



ALSIKE CLOVER.— The same as Swedish or Hybrid 

 clover. Perfectly hardy, and one' of the very best of all 

 the clovers, for cow pasturage, bee pasturage, or for 

 making hay. Deliciously fragrantand highly-nutritious. 

 Lasts for many years on both wet and dry soils. Sow 

 eight to twelve pounds per acre. Lb. 30c; three lbs. 80c, 



Fioetpaid. By express or freight, receiver to pay charges : 

 b. ITc; bu. $9.00. 



RED CLOVER— Well and favorably known every- 

 where. Especially valuable for dairy cows on account of 



SOY 

 or 



SOJA 

 BEANS 



its high percentage of nitrogenous elements or protein. 

 Sow 8 to 12 lbs. per acre Lb. 30c, postpaid. By freight or 

 express: lb. 20c; bu. 810.00. Prices subject to market 

 fluctuations. 



ALFALFA.— The great agriculture clover of the West; 

 now rapidly coming into favor in the East. Well adapted to 

 dry sections, but thriving auywhere on well drained soil. It 

 is a perennial plant, lasting many years under good treatment 

 and may be cut severnl times each season, when well estab- 

 lished. It !s perfectly hardy, root system remarkable for 

 development. Alfalfa roots not infrequently descend ten or 

 more feet into the soil, indicating ability to resist drought. 

 It is not especially recommended for wet or heavy soils, but 

 should be tried by all da irymen whose land has good drainage. 

 Use 15 to 20 lbs, of seed to the acre. Sow in April or May on 

 well limed land. An alfalfa field !s worthy of all care and ex- 

 pense it takes to produce it. Some sow with success in Au- 

 gust, but better results are obtained by sowing in April or 

 May. The yield is something remarkable and the quality of 

 the hay has no equivalent, 30c lb. by mail postpaid. 20c lb, 

 or $10.00 bu. by freight or express. 



TIMOTHY.— By far the most pop- 

 ular and valuable hay grass in Amer- 

 ica. It prefers moist, loamy or clayey 

 soils, and is not so well adapted to 

 sandy situations. It grows from 2 to 3 

 feet: seed weigh 45 lbs. to the bushel. 

 If used alone sow 15 to 20 lbs. to the 

 acre. By mail, postpaid : lb. 25c: three 

 . os. 60c. By express or freight : lb. 7c; 

 bu. $3.00. 



Lucerne Clover. 



