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COTTON. Continued. 



Doughty 's Long Staple. An excellent long-stapled 

 sort; heavy yielder. Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 



Excelsior Prolific. Large bolls, extremely prolific. 

 Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., (S> 10c. 



Griffin's Improved. A long, fine staple and very 

 early. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Hawkin's Prolific. Strong-growing; adapted for 

 hilly lands. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



King's Improved. A rugged grower, of strong con- 

 stitution; big yielder. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs.. @ 8c. 



Peterkin Improved. A favorite long-yielding vari- 

 ety. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Russell's, Big Boll. A reliable medium early; lint 

 excellent. Lb. 12c.; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

 North than others. Lb., 15c.; 100 lbs., @ 12c. 



Truitt's Big Boll. Distinct big seeds and big boll; 

 gathers easily. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., @ 8c. 



Sea Island. Grown near the seacoast; it produces 

 the finest cotton of all. Lb. , 10c. ; 100 lbs . , @ 6c . 

 OOURA 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant; 

 may be cut several times. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs. 

 $10.00. 



Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than above, 

 but does not stool out so much. Lb., 12c.; 100 

 lbs., SIO.OO. 

 FLAX. Price variable. 



HOP (Humulus lupiiltts). 20c. pkt., Sl.OO oz. 

 HUNGARIAN GRASS. {See Millet below.) 

 JERUSALEM CORN. The surest forage crop for 

 dry, hot sections, and for dry seasons, often pro- 

 ducing a crop when other forage plants perish; 

 grows about 5 ft. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., $10.00. 

 KAFFIR CORN. 



White. Excellent fodder plant green or dried, 

 and the grain is valuable for feeding poultry. 4 

 to 5 ft. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Red. Taller than the white; very leafy and juicy; 

 grain good for poultry. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., S8.00. 

 LUPINS FIELD. Valuable for plowing under; suc- 

 ceeds on poor soils. Lb., 15c.; 100 lbs., $12.00 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beet, page 48.) 

 MILLET. 



German or Golden. Larger and heavier cropper 

 than Hungarian, but later. Our seed is grown 

 from selected stock, cropping nearly double 

 that of cheap grades. Bush., (50 lbs.), S2.5U; 

 10 bush., @ $2.40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for hay; 

 may be sown up to August. Valuable to over- 

 come a hay shortage, or to follow some early- 

 harvested crop. Bush. (48 lbs.) $2.50; 10 bush. 

 @ $2.40. 



Japanese. Heavy yielder; may be fed green or 

 cured; very nutritious. Lb., 10c. ; 10 lbs., 90c.; 

 100 lbs., $7.50. 



Pearl. Not as hardy as other Millets, but enor- 

 mous cropper. Lb., 15c.; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 OATS. 



Long's White Tartar. An improved selection from 

 imported White Tartarian. Very productive 

 strong, long straw, large heads of fine grain. 

 Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.60; 10 bush., @ $1.55; 100 

 bush., @ $1.50. 



Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. Grand white 

 Oat weighing 50 lbs. to bush. Bush. (50 lbs.), 

 $2.50; 10 bush., @ S2.40; 100 bush., @ $2.30. 



Clydesdale American Grown. Extra choice and 

 heavy domestic grown; recleaned and free from 

 all light and chaffy seeds. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 

 10 bush., @ $1.45; 100 bush., @ $1.40. 



Early Newmarket. A grand Oat of vigorous growth, 

 producing a heavy crop of both straw and grain. 

 Bush., (32 lbs.) $160; 10 bush. @ $1.55; 100 

 bush. @ S1..50. 



Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 

 heavy strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1..35; 10 

 bush., @ $1.30; 100 bush., @ $1.25. 



Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific; straw 

 long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 

 bush. @ $1.45. 



Lincoln. Popular, earlv, strong-strawed ; grain 

 thin-skinned. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.40; 10 bush., 

 @ $1.35; 100 bush. @ $1.30. 



White Russian. Large heads of heavy, plump 

 grain; stools freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 

 lbs.). $1.40; 10 bush., @ $1.35; 100 bush.. @ 

 $1.30. 



Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 

 far north as Penna. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1..50; 10 

 bush., @ $1.45. 

 PARSNIP. Henderson's Long Smooth. Nutritious 

 for dairy cows; heavy yielder. Oz., 10c. ; i lb. 

 15c.; lb., 35c. 

 PEAS. Field for Fodder and Green Manuring. Val- 

 uable soil enrichers. (60 lbs. to the bush.) 



Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 70c.; bush. (60 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 



Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck 

 $1.00 bush. (60 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush.. @ $2.90. 



Large Marrowfat Of immense growth; heavy 

 yielder. Peck, $1.00; bush., $3.50; 10 bush., @ 

 $3.40. 



Cow Peas. Black eyed. For green summer feed- 

 ing and plowing under. Bush., $4.00; 10 bush. 

 @ $3.75. 



Cow Peas. New Era. An extra early sort spec- 

 ially adapted for late planting. Bush., (60 lbs.) 

 $4.25; 10 bush, lots at S4.00. 





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

 used for Ramie cloth, binder twine, etc. $1.00 

 per oz., $12.00 per lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Furnishes excellent pastur- 

 age for cattle, sheep and hogs in 6 weeks from 

 sowing. Lb., 10c. ; bush. (50 lbs.), $3.50; 100 

 lbs., $6.50. 

 RUTA BAQA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular stan- 

 dard for stock-feeding; hardy; productive; good 

 keeper. Yellow flesh. Lb., 40c. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 American Purple Top; nearly double in size; a 

 big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. Lb. 

 50c. 



Large White French, Sweet, German or Rock. A 

 white fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 40c. 

 RYE. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.25; 10 bush., @ $2.15. 



Winter. The variety commonly cultivated 

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

 lbs.), $1.50; 10 bush., @ $1.40. 



Excelsior Winter. A Vermont Rve, yielding 

 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), $1.75; 

 10 bush., @ $1.65. 



Thousandfold Winter. Heavy heading and pro- 

 ductive; tall, strong straw. Bush. (56 lbs.), 

 $1.75; 10 bush., @ $1.65. 



Giant Winter. Big yielder of plump, heavy 

 grain, straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 

 (.56 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90. 

 SAINFOIN. An excellent and nutritious fodder 

 plant for light, dry, sandy or gravelly soils. Lb. 

 ]5c.; 100 lbs.-, $12.00. 

 SORGHUM, or SUGAR CANE 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 

 plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 

 Earlier and smaller than Orange; may be grown 

 in Northern States. Lb. 10c. ; 100 lbs., $6.00. 



Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of large 

 heavy growth, but later than Amber. Lb., 10c. ; 

 100 lbs., $6.00. 

 SUNFLOWER, Mammoth Russian. Very produc 

 tive large heads of large seeds. Valued for feed- 

 ing fowl. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs.- $7.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Resembles com, but more leafy and 

 tillers enormously; fine for green fodder, espe- 

 cially in warm climates. Lb., 70c.; 10 lbs., @ 

 60c. 

 TOBACCO. Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds 

 well even as far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c. ; 

 oz., 20c.; i lb., 70c. 



/immer's Spanish. The earUest and best American 



Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, increasing 



in demand and culture every year. Pkt., 10c. ; 



oz., 25c.; i lb., 80c. 



Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 50c.; i lb. 



$1.75. 

 Havana, Domestic. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 25c.; i lb., 80c. 



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 50c.; i lb. 

 $1.75. 



Connecticut. Pkt., 10c. ; oz,, 20c. i lb., 70c. 

 Kentucky. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 20c.; i lb., 70c. 

 Maryland. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 20c.; i lb.. 70c. 



Virginia. Pkt.. 10c. ; oz., 20c.; i lb., 70c. 



VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Species of pea, grown for 

 soiling, or sown with oats for feeding green. Lb. 

 I'.'c; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.50. 



Winter or Sand Vetch. Hardy, early and produc- 

 tive; nutritious fodder, green or cured. ' l,b. 

 12c.; bush. (60 lbs.), $5.75; 100 lbs., $9.00. 

 WHEAT SPRING. 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for spring 

 sowing vigorous and productive. Bush. (60 

 lbs.), $2.60; 10 bush., @ $2.50. 



Wellman Fife. Enormously productive; out- 

 yielding other spring wheats; hard, dark amber 

 kernels. Bush. (60 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., ® 

 $2.60. 



WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hj^brids described and illustrated in our Wheat 

 Circular, on application. Orders booked now for 

 new crop for next fall's sowing, to be shipped — 

 crops permitting — as soon as ready. (60 lbs. 

 to the bushel.) 



Red Wave. {Beardless.) 

 Silver Sheaf Longberry Red. 



{Bearded.) 

 Early Red Chief. {Beardless.) 

 Bearded Rural New Yorker, No. 



57. 

 Beardless Rural New Yorker, No. Prices 



6. V en 



Jones' Bearded Longberry. Application. 



{No. 1.) 

 Pride of Genesee. (Bearded.) 

 Clawson Longberry. (Beardless.) 

 Bearded Winter Fife. 

 Gold Coin. (Beardless.) 

 Pedigree Giant. (Early Gene- . 



see.) Half bearded. 

 WILD RICE (Zizania Aquatica.) Attracts wild fowl; 



grows in waters with mud bottom. As seed is 



not successful we recommend plants which we 



mail in May Cm $1.00 dozen. $7.00 100. 



Henderson's Farmers' Manual, 



An Up-to-Date Catalogue J\l\itilf^ti f^ff^J^ 

 of All Farm Seeds. iTlclllCU r I C^ 



on 

 request 



to Farmers and Breeders. 



