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EVEIRYTEiraO FQM. THE GARDEH«.Farm Seeds 



POP CORN. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. The Pop Corns 

 we offer are shelled; 10 lbs. and over will be 

 supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 



White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains. Lb., 

 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; 

 amber-colored kernels, popping white. Lb., 

 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



White Rice, or Rat Tooth. Early, white-pointed 

 kernels. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 COTTON (Upland Vars.). Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Allen's Silk Long Staple. Good cropper, of 

 great merit. Lb., 20c; 100 lbs., @ 16c 



Cook's Silk Long Staple. New; a superior selec- 

 tion of Upland. Lb.. 18c; 100 lbs., @ 14c. 



King's Improved. A rugged grower, of strong 

 constitution. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., © 14c. 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows fur- 

 ther north than most sorts. Lb., 20c; 100 

 lbs., © 16c 



Sea Island. Grown near seacoast; it produces 

 the finest cotton. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., © 14c 

 DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder 

 plant; may be cut several times. Lb., 16c; 

 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than 

 above, but does not stool out so much. Lb., 

 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 FLAX. Sow Y 2 to % bush, per acre. Price vari- 

 able. {Write for quotations.) 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (See Millet, below.) 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. The 

 surest forage crop for dry, hot sections, and 

 for dry seasons, often producing a crop when 

 other forage plants perish; grows about 5 

 feet. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., $14.00. 



KAFFIR CORN. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



White. Excellent fodder plant, green or dried, 



and the grain is valuable for feeding poultry. 



4 to 6 feet. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



Red. Taller than white; leafy and juicy; grain 



good for poultry. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



LUPINS, FIELD. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Valu- 

 able for plowing under; succeeds on poor 

 soils. {Price on application.) 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 81.) 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 85.) 

 MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Golden or German, Northern Grown. This 

 variety is considerably larger than Hungarian 

 and yields a much heavier crop, but is later 

 and not so quick growing, so cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To 

 maintain its heavy cropping character, seed 

 of this variety needs to be specially culti- 

 vated. Our seed is specially grown and se- 

 lected. (See engraving.) Bush. (50 lbs.), 

 $3.50; 10 bushels and upwards. @ S3. 40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for 

 hay; may be sown up to August. Valuable 

 when hay is short, or to follow other crops. 

 Crop almost a failure; price on application. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (See page 83.) 

 Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.20; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



Pearl. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Not as hardy as 

 other Millets, but enormous cropper. Lb., 

 25c: 100 lbs.. $20.00. 

 OATS. Sow 3 bush, per acre. Those marked (*) 

 are Side Oats. 

 ♦Long's White Tartar. (See page 82.) Peck, 70c; 

 bush. (32 lbs.), $2.10; 10 bush., © $2.00; 100 

 bush., © $1.90. (See engraving.) 



Clydesdale, Henderson's. (See page 82.) Peckt 

 80c; bush. (32 lbs.). $2.75; 10 bush., @ 

 $2.65; 100 bush., @ $2.55. 



Early Newmarket. (See page 82.) Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.10; 10 bush.. © $2.00; 100 bush., © $1.90. 



Probsteier. A leading white Oat. productive 

 and heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90; 100 bush., © $1.80. 

 *Black Tartarian Imported. Early and most 

 prolific; straw long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., © $2.05. 

 *Storm King. (See page 82.) Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., © $2.65; 100 bush.,© $2.55. 



Swedish Select. Recommended by the U. S. 

 Dept. of Agriculture. Strong grower, grain 

 short, plump and heavy. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.10; 10 bush., © $2.00; 100 bush., © $1.90. 

 ♦White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain; 

 stools freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.10; 10 bush., @ $2.00; 100 bush., © $1.90. 



Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 

 far north as Pennsylvania. Peck, 50c; bush. 

 (32 lbs.), $1.75; 10 bush., © $1.65. 

 PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Sow 3 bush, per acre. (See page 84.) 



Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 $2.25; bush. (60 lbs.) , $S.00; 10 bush. , © $7.90. 



HENDERSON'S 



Tested Farm Seeds 



(Continued) 



For full description see HENDERSON'S FARMERS' 

 MANUAL, sent post free on request 



GOLDEN OR GEBMAN MILLET 



PEAS — Continued. 



Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. (Price 



on application.) 

 Cow Peas, Black Eye. Sow 2 bush, per acre. After 



May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (60 lbs.), $10.00; 10 bush., © $9.90. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra-early variety adapted 



for late planting. Bush. (60 lbs.), $9.00; 10 bush., 



© $8.90. 



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POTATOES. (See pages 56, 57 and 73.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 74.) 



RAMIE. Grown for the long, silky, strong fibre; 

 used for Ramie cloth, etc. $1.00 per oz.; 

 $12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 

 (See page 73.) Lb.. 30c; bush. (50 lbs.). 

 $13.00; 100 lbs.. $25.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 

 lbs. per acre. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular 

 standard for stock-feeding; hardy; produc- 

 tive; good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., $3.00. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 

 a big vielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 

 Lb., S3. 00. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. 

 A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 

 2.50. (For other Turnips, see pages 64 and 76.) 

 RYE. Sow \\4 bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.) , $4.00; 10 bush., © $3.90. 



Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 

 grain, straw, green fodder, etc. Bush. (56 

 lbs.), $3.50; 10 bush., © $3.40. 



Winter, Invincible. (New.) A great improve- 

 ment on the older varieties at present in cul- 

 tivation. Price, $1.50 per peck, $5.00 bush, 

 of 56 lbs.; 10 bush, lots, $4.90 bush. 



Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 

 to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (50 lbs.), $4.25; 

 10 bush., © $4.15. 



Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and 

 productive; tall, strong straw. Bush. (56 

 lbs.), $4.25; 10 bush., © $4.15. 



Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy 

 grain; straw of giant length and strength. 

 Bush. (56 lbs.), $4.50; 10 bush., @ $4.40. 

 SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excel- 

 lent and nutritious fodder plant for light, 

 dry, sandy or gravelly soils. Crop failed. 

 SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. 

 per acre. 



Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of 

 large, heavy growth, but later than Amber. 

 Lb., 14c; 100 lbs.. $10.00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 

 plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 

 Earlier than Orange; may be grown in 

 Northern States. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Very 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Resembles 

 Corn, but more leafy and tillers enormously; 

 fine for green fodder. 34 lb., 25c; lb., 80c 



TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even 

 as far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 H lb„ 80c 



Zimmer's Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

 can-Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, in- 

 creasing in demand and culture every year. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; M lb., $1.00. 



Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; % lb., 

 $2.00. 



Havana. Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; M lb., 

 $1.00. 



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; M lb., 

 $2.00. 



Connecticut. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; \i lb.. 80c. 



Kentucky. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 80c. 



Virginia. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 80c. 

 VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Sow 2 bush, per acre. 

 Species of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown 

 with Oats for feeding green. Lb., 20c; bush. 

 (60 lbs.), $9.00; 10 bush., © $8 90. 



Winter or Sand Vetch. (See page 84.) 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1H bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem (Beardless). A favorite Wheat for 

 spring sowing; vigorous and productive. 

 Bush. (60 lbs.), $5.00; 10 bush.. © $4.90. 



Marquis (Beardless). Enormously productive, 

 hard, dark amber kernels; early. Bush. (60 

 lbs.), $5.00; 10 bush., © $4.90. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in Henderson's "Wheal 

 Circular" (ready in August and sent free on 

 application). Orders booked now for fall delivery. 

 WILD RICE. (Zizania Aquatica.) Attracts wild 

 fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bot- 

 tom. As seed is not successful, we recom- 

 mend plants which we can forward in May 

 © $1.00 doz.; $7.00, 100. 



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