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



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ORCHARD GRASS.— Admirable for pasturage or for 

 mowing: wiil grow in sun or shade. Use two bushels to 

 the acre. Seed weigh 14 pounds to the bushel. By mail, 

 postpaid: 30o lb. By express or freight : 15c lb.; $2 bu. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.— Also called June grass ; 

 best of all the native grasses for pasture: blooms in June; 

 a true perennial, and when it becomes fully establisned, 

 will last for years; succeeds everywhere, but prefers a 

 rich soil and a rather dry situation. One of the most de- 

 sirable lawn grasses, especially in mixture. Seed weigh 

 14 pounds to the bushel, and should be sown about two 

 bushels to the acre. B} - mail, postpaid : Sic per pound. 

 By freight or express : 20c per pound ; $2.75 per bushel. 



RAPE.— This is the best autumn sheep forage known, 

 and is also used for pigs and dairy cows with success and 



profit. Under favorable circumstances it is ready for pastur- 

 age in six weeks from the time of sowing. One acre of good 

 rape will carry a flock of a dozen sheep for two months. Rape 

 is a plant of the cabbage family, requiring the same cultural 

 treatment as the turnip. It is grown exclusively for the 

 leaves. Stock should be fed alternately on grass and rape, 

 not on rape exclusively. Rape fed animals should have free 

 access to salt. The seed should be sown in May for mid-sum- 

 mer pasturage, or any time before the end of August (in the 

 North) for autumn pasturage. In the Southern States the 

 best sowing time is September or October. Rape is a plant 

 which loves cool weather and thrives better in autumn than 

 in mid-summer. The seed should be used at the rate of about 

 10 lbs. per acre broad cast. By mail postpaid, 25c per lb.; 5 

 lbs. $1.00. By express or freight, not prepaid, 12c lb,; bu. of 

 60 lbs. S5.00. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



CABBAGE PLANTS. — Early varieties grown in 

 cold frames and hardened off, ready after the first 

 of April, consisting of Early Jersey Wakefield, 

 Charleston Wakefield, etc., 25c per 100; $1 50 per 

 1000. Summer plants for late planting, ready from 

 the first of June to the last of August, 15c per 100; 

 $1.00 per 1000; $8.00 per 10,000. 



PEPPER PLANTS.— Ready in May and June. 

 Bull Nose, Chinese Giant, Long Red Cayenne and 

 Ruby King, 75c per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 



LETTUCE PLANTS.— After April 1st, 2,5c per 100; 

 $1.25 per 1000. Lettuce plants for fall planting 

 $1.00 per 1000. 



TOMATO PLANTS.— Small plants for spotting in 

 cold frames, $1.00 per 1000; large transplanted 

 plants readv to go in the field May 1st to June 1st, 

 $1.00 per 100; $0.00 per 1000. Tomato plants for 

 late planting, ready May 20th to the last of June, 

 $100 per 1000. 



CAULIFLOWER PLANTS.— Grown in frames and 

 hardened off, consisting of Early Dwarf Erfurt and 

 Allen's Dwarf First Early, 75c per 100; $6.00 per 

 1000, 



EGG PLANTS.— Readv 

 $10.00 per 1000. 



May 1st, $1.50 per 100; 



CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Through lack of space our descriptions of flower 

 seeds will have to be cut very much shorter than I had 

 intended, and but very few illustrations can be given. 

 I wish to say, however, that the varieties of flower 6eeds 

 which I am offering are of the choicest stock and will 

 compare favorably with the best you can buy in the 

 country, and will give as beautiful blooms and as many 

 of them as though you ordered them from a gorgeously 

 illustrated catalogue. Everybody should plant a few 

 flower seed for home decorations. I am only offering 

 them in choice mixtures, as I find 99 per cent, of our cus- 

 tomers prefer them in this way. When ordering other 

 seeds, do not fail to include a few flower seeds. 1 wish to 

 call esnecial attention to our large stock of Sweet Peas 

 and Nasturtiums. While we have a good stock of all the 

 other varieties, we have an exceptionally fine stock of 

 both these. 



NOTE.— All Flower Seeds five cents per packet except 

 where price is given. 



1. AMARANTHUS— An annual plant with highly or- 

 namental foliage; extremely gracefu 1 and interesting- 

 three to five feet high. 



2. ASTERS, VICTORIA— Bear from ten to twenty-five 

 beautiful flowers in an elegant pyramid about eighteen 

 inches high ; the best variety for pot culture. Pkt. 10c. 



3. ASTERS, GIANT COriET-The most artistic flower 

 of all the asters; very beautiful, mostly white. 



4. ASTERS, QUEEN OF THE MARKET — The best 

 early aster: two weeks earlier than most other varieties; 

 of graceful spreading habit. Pkt. 10c. 



5. ASTERS, MIXED-Different varieties. 



6. ACROLINUM — Beautiful, everlasting flowers: 

 mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 



7. ALYSSUn, SWEET— A fragrant white flower, very 

 sweet sceuted : blooms freely and is easily grown every- 

 where; it thrives on almost every soil. 



8. BALSAH — A favorite quick-growiug annual ; pro- 

 duces gorgeous masses of brilliant eolored flowers in 

 great profusion; very pretty and easily grown. The 

 blooms are borne along the stem among the leaves, and 

 frequently the whole upper part of the plant is a mass of 

 color. Height 15 to 20 inches. 



9. COXCOMB (Colosia)— Japan crimson ; huge comb, 

 much cut and beruffled ; very pretty. 



10. CHRYSANTHEMUMS-Annual varieties These 

 are very showy and attractive; they are daisy-like in 

 shape and are very much used as cut flowers; easily 

 grown from seeds. 



11. CARNATIONS— These are quite hardy, surviving 

 the winter through if given slight protection No flow- 

 ers are more lovely. Seeds sown thinly in the open 

 ground in spring will bloom the first season. 



12. COSMOS — A tall, graceful, showy annual, enjoy- 

 ing the widest popularity. It has b-en developed into a 

 variety of shapes and colors; three to live feet high • 

 blooms profusely in late summer and autumn 



NASTURTIUMS. 



13. CASTOR BEANS (Ricinusl-A highly ornamental, 

 tree-like annual plant: if given good soil, will grow from 

 six to fourteen feet high; very attractive and beautiful 

 for back-grounds. 



14. COTTON— This plant, though not generally listed 

 as a flower, is very ornamental, and where it is not grown 

 commercially it is not likely there is any plant that 

 would attract more attention. A few plants can be 



plants are filled with beautiful large flowers and 'hand 

 some pods of cotton long before frost. Should be started 

 as early as other tender plants. 



15. CYPRFSS VINE-A beautiful climbing plant that 

 is very attractive: varieties mostly red and white. 



16. CENTAUREA— Under this head are embraced sev- 

 eral popular flowers. These are commonly known as 

 Sweet bultana, Corn Flower, Dusty Miller, etc. All 



17. DAISY-Almost hardy perennial plants, adapted 

 to pot or frame culture. They are in high favor for open 



