PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WINTER WHEAT, OATS AND RYE. 



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MINTER iiZHEHT-CONTiNUED. 



Pride of Genesee (Bearded). — One of the most productive varieties, having a long, 

 well-filled head, and the fact that it will give a reasonably good crop on land so poor that 

 common sorts would be a failure, cannot fail to make it a popular sort, as the head does 

 not decrease in proportion to the straw, being large and well filled on a very short, light 

 growth of straw. 75c. peck, $2.25 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 bushel. 



Diamond Grit, or Winter Saskatchewan (Bearded). — A worthy rival at last to the 

 Hard Spring of the Northwest, being superior to every known winter wheat for milling. 

 With this grand seedling in general cultivation the winter wheat sections can compete 

 with the tinest grade of flour known, with the advantage of making more flour to the 

 bushel than any other wheat as yet grown. This, with its wonderful productiveness, 

 strong, wiry straw and sturdy growth, with extreme hardiness, cannot fail to make it a 

 leader wherever given a trial. Straw is of medium height, thick-walled and wiry, of a 

 light yellow color. Heads of medium length and carried nearly erect. 75c. peck, $2.25 

 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 bushel. 



Portyfold (Bald). Was first brought to our notice by one of the largest Wheat growers 

 of Pennsylvania, who claimed it to be the best yielder among all the varieties he has 

 grown. It is of very vigorous growth, remarkably hardy and stands severe winters and 

 dry weather better than any other variety. It has very stiff straw and a large handsome 

 white grain. It does well on all kinds of soil and is therefore a very safe variety to 

 grow. 75c. peck, $2.25 bushel ; 10-bushel lots, $2.00 bushel. 



Bearded Winter Fife. — A grand new bearded Wheat, which has all the splendid 

 milling qualities of the celebrated Winter Fife, and is even hardier and more flinty in the 

 grain. It is one of the earliest wheats, ripening along with the Early Bed Clawson, and 

 is a very strong, healthy grower, stooling rapidly in the fall. It starts early in spring, 

 and is among the first to head. Straw is strong and above the medium height. The 

 heads are long and wide, with white velvety chaff. The grain is large, medium long and 

 plump, and of a clear light amber shade. The bran is exceptionally thin, hence it will 

 make more flour than almost any other sort grown. 75c. peck, $2.00 bushel ; 10-bushel 

 lots, $1.85 bushel. 



Gold Coin (Bald). — A very productive variety which in New York State has yielded 

 over 60 bushels per acre and even on large acreages has seldom run under 40 bushels 

 per acre. The grain is white, the head long and well filled, frequently having five kernels 

 abreast. The straw is strong and stiff, and will not lodge on the richest land. 75c. peck, 

 $2.00 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $1.85 bushel. 



MHEHT BY 7UIHIL, PQSTPHID , 



For the benefit of our customers living at a distance from Railroads and Express 

 Offices who would like to try our new Wheats, we offer them in small lots, postpaid by 

 mail, at the following prices : 



1 lb. 3 lbs. 



Diamond Grit, or Winter Saskatchewan. $0.30 $0.75 



Pride of Genesee 30 .75 



Bearded Winter Fife 30 .75 



Pedigree Giant 30 .75 



Fortyfold 30 .75 



Rural New Yorker, No. 6 30 .75 ma n 



" No. 57 30 .75 



Gold Coin 30 .75 



Postpaid 

 by 



Special Offer. 



1 lb. of each 



for $2.00 

 3 lbs. of each 



for $5.00 

 Postpaid. 



OHTS.^ 



Winter. — The stock of Winter Oats we offer is remarkably hardy, having been grown 

 for some years past in Northern Pennsylvania, and are incomparably superior to the 

 ordinary winter or turf oats of Virginia and the South. They are thoroughly acclimated 

 and may be grown even north of New York City with safety. Sown in September they 

 stool out remarkably and require but one and one-half bushels per acre. They have stiff 

 straw, stand up well and are much more productive than spring oats. In spring if they 

 appear to be frozen out, just wait, the roots are there underneath the surface and grow 

 rapidly when spring really sets in. 50c. peck, $1.10 bushel ; 10 bushels and upwards, 

 $1.00 bushel. 



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Winter.— The variety most commonly cultivated. $1.10 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $1.00 

 bushel. 



Excelsior Winter. — A new variety from Vermont, that has never failed to yield at the 

 rate of 40 to 50 bushels per acre. With the originator, a four-acre field yielded 52 bushels 

 to the acre. $1.50 bushel; 10-bushel lots, $1.40 bushel. 



Thousandfold. — Said to be the most productive Rye in cultivation. SI. 50 bushel; 

 10-bushel lots, $1.40 bushel. 



Giant Winter. — Unquestionably the heaviest cropping Rye in existence, having in 

 fair tests outyielded all other varieties both in straw and grain. The heads average six 

 to eight inches in length and are filled from end to end with large, plump, heavy grains. 

 The straw is giant in length and strength and of extraordinary stiffness, resisting severe 

 wind and rain si onus to a remarkable degree without lodging. (See cut.) $1.75 bushel; 

 10-busliel lots, $1.60 bushel. 



SPECIAL QUOTATIONS TO LAIiGE BUYERS. 



CIA NT WINTK'R .RYE. 



