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many teams or much labor. In other 

 words, it is a fine crop for a poor man, 

 better for a wealthy one and best of all 

 for a lazy one. 



"The clover seed should not be planted 

 on land very loose and mellow, as heavy 

 rains will bury thena too deep. If planted 

 where there are no oats, the land should be 

 prepared and leveled and let it get a grood 

 rain to settle it. Then scar it with a 

 broadcast harrow and follow with the 

 sowing-, as the seed will lodg-e in the har- 

 row marks ^and will not be brown or 

 washed ofC." ' 



There is a mistaken idea that Lespedeza 

 is killed by frost in the Southern part of 

 the United States. We have the testimony 

 of one farmer who has been raising- this 

 hay for twenty years for his own use and 

 has never had it killed by frost, although 

 at one time a late freeze nipped it some- 

 what. 



Horses and mules will keep fat on it 

 alone if not doing- hard work. Mares and 

 colts will keep in excelent • condition on 

 Lespedeza alone, while cows will give an 

 abundance of milk and butter if fed on 

 this hay. 



We are told, "To try all things, prove all 

 things, hold fast to that which is good." If 

 any one will try feeding his stock with 

 well cured, pure Lespedeza hay in com- 

 petition with hay from any section of the 

 country, and will hear the verdict as to 

 which is best for the stock, Lespedeza will 

 surely win out. 



Lespedeza is the cheapest restorer for 

 worn-out lands the Southern farmer can 

 find, and the easiest made and best hay 

 that can be grown in the South. (1 bushel 

 per acre.) 



Well cultivated, heavy seed will be 

 scarce, we therefore urge prospective pur- 

 chasers to buy early. 



For prices see Red Pages In back of 

 book. 



(Audropoffon Sqnarrostis.) 



Planted chiefly as a source of Vetiver 

 Oil, an ingredient in Perfumery, as it is 

 aromatic, balsamic and persistent in odor, 

 suggesting sandalwood and myrrh. The 

 culture of Vetiver is very simple. After 

 preparing the ground by plowing, fertiliz- 

 ing with a little manure, and harrowing (no 

 hills or furrpws being made), the -plants 

 are planted 3 to 4 feet each way ,and are 

 simply left t© grow. When the tops begin 

 to dry, in November, the entire plant is 

 dug- out, and the roots are cut as close as 

 possible to the plant, washed and dried in 

 the shade. The plant or stub is now either 

 divided into several pieces before replant- 

 ing or is replanted whole. Planted 4 feet 

 each way 1,361 plants will cover half an 

 acre. Price, 25c. per plant, $2.50 per 

 dozen, divided plant. 



HUMXTIiUS (Japanese Hop). 



Japonicus. — A very ornamental and fast- 

 growing climbing plant. The foliage re- 

 sembles in shape that of the common Hop, 

 is very dense, and in color a lively green; 

 annual. Price, 5c. and 10c. per packet. 



Varieg"atus. — A variegated variety of the 

 above. The leaves are beautifully marbled 

 and splashed with silvery-white, light and 

 dark green; very effective for screens, 

 arbors, trellises, etc. As with the green- 

 leaved variety, it is never injured by in- 

 sects nor affected by the heat, but retains 

 its bright variegated foliage until frost. 

 Price, 5c. and 10c. per packet. 



BOSz:i.i.i:. 



A strictly tropical plant, the Roselle is 

 very sensitive to frosts. This, together 

 with its peculiar habit of blooming late 

 in October, regardless of the time when 

 the seed is planted, has restricted the cul- 

 tivation of the Roselle to tropical and sub- 

 tropical regions. Its distribution, for this 

 reason, has not been so general nor has 

 the plant become so widely known as in- 

 troduced plants indigendus to the Temper- 

 ate Zone. It is, however, only rational to 

 assume that this objectionable feature 

 could be overcome were persistent efforts 

 made with that end in view and that the 

 Roselle, like so many other cultivated 

 plants which have yielded to changed cli- 

 matic conditions, would adapt itself to the 

 shorter Summers of a higher latitude. 

 Being easily cultivated when the climate 

 is favorable, the Roselle should be in the 

 garden of every family, and on account of 

 its excellent qualities for making jellies, 

 jams, etc., it is certain to become an im- 

 portant plant in the manufacture of those 

 products. The j^oung stems also make 

 good jelly. For such use the plant can be 

 grown almost anywhere in the North or 

 South, Probably earlier bearing races can 

 also be obtained by .careful selection of 

 the earliest flowering plants. Price, 25c. 

 per package. 



TEXAS SEEDED BIBBON CANE, OB 

 SOBGHUM. 



A very strong and tall-growing variety, 

 noted for the immense quantities of finest 

 syrup, which it produces. It has yielded 

 from 300 to 400 gallons of molasses per 

 acre. The strong, leafy stalks also make 

 excellent forage. Plant in rows 3^ feet 

 apart, eight to ten pounds to the acre. 

 Price, 1 pound, postpaid, 25c.; by express, 

 15c. per pound; 20 pounds for $2.00; 50 

 pounds for $4.00; 100 pounds for $7.50. 



Diversify Your Crops and Plant Steckler's Seeds. 



