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Dis. apart. No. plants 

 12 X lln 522,720 



Number of Plants to the Acre at given Distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 24x24 In 10,890 



12 X 3 



12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



174,240 



" 43,560 



" 392,040 



" 348,480 



" 116,160 



" 29,040 



" 19,360 



" 313.635 



" 15,681 



" 261,360 



" 15,520 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30x12 

 30x16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30x30 

 36 X 3 

 36x12 

 36x18 

 36x24 



.209,088 

 ..34,848 

 ..17,424 

 ..13,068 

 . . 10.454 

 .. 8,712 

 .. 6,970 

 , . 58,080 

 , . 14,520 

 .. 9,680 

 ,. 7,260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36x36 In 4,840 



42x12 " 12,446 



42x24 " 6,223 



42x36 " 4,148 



48x12 " 10,890 



48 x 18 " 7,790 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " 4,356 



48X.36 " 3,630 



48x48 " 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60 X 48 " 2,178 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft. 5,445 



8x 3 

 8x 8 

 10 X 1 

 10 X 6 

 10x10 

 12 X 1 

 12 X 5 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 16x16 



1,815 

 680 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 



2,722 

 170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 

 Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 



Barley '. 2^^ 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of cli-ill.. 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills ^ 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill . 7 

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 5 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, 2 



Buckwheat y^ 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^^ lbs 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Jledium .8 to 12 

 Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice, {shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, %. pint to 100 hills 



Cress, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 



Endive, ^4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4^ 



Flax, broadcast y^ 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Bhie, Kentucky 2 



' ' Blue, English 1 



" Hiingarian and Millet 3.^ 



" Mixed Lawn ::5 to 5 



" Red Top, fancy clean S to 10 



Red Top, in chaff 20 to 28 



Quantity per acre. Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy % bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp K " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 4 lbs. 



Leek, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. .1^^ to 4 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, y^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 4 to 5 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. 8 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft, of drill. 1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, y^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill.. lOto 12 



Rye V, 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Salsify, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinage, J^ oz. to 100 feet of drill. ... 8 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower ... 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills. . . 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetches 2 bu. 



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Standard Weights of 

 Various Articles 



Per bush. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled. ... 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 

 measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian .48 " 



Millet, common 50 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye .....56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 

 bu. 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight. 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent. 

 " Creeping r*'nt. , 



" Red Top (in chaff). 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaff). 

 " Tall Meadow Oat. 

 " Awnless Brome. 

 ' ' Orchard. 

 " Hard Fescue. 

 " Tall 

 " Sheep's " 

 " Meadow Fescue or 



English Blue Grass. 

 " Perennial Rye. 

 " Wood Meadow. 

 " Kentucky Blue. 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke. . . 

 Asparagus. . 

 Balm... 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABI.ES AND HERBS 



GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN DUTCH POLISH 



.Anis, Gruner Auis..Anis Anis, Matalahuga. .. Aniso. Auacio Anijs Anyz. 



.Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa Articiocca Artisjok Karczochy. 



.Spargel Asperge Espan-ago Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



.Citrouen-Meiisse. . .Melisse citronelle. Toronjil, Citronella. . Melissa Citroen-Melisse . .Balsam. 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand Albaca Basilico Basilicum Bazylia. 



Beans Bohneu Haricots Habichuela Fagiuoli Boonen Fasola. 



Beet Riibe Betterave Remolacha Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja Boragine Bernagie Boraz. 



Broccoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoh Brokuly. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolo di Brusselles Spruitkool Latorvil. 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut. . .Chou pomme Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Cabbage, Savoy . Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres Comino Carvi Karwij Kmin. 



Carrot... r Carotten, Mohren. .Carotte Zanahoria Carota Worteleu Marchew. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool Kalafiory. 



Celery... Sellerie Celeri Apio Sedano Selderij Selery. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Selera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil Perifollo Cerfoglio Kervel Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel....Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Suikerij Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat ' Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse. . . . .Cresson alenois .. . .Mastuerzo Agretto Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Waterkers Rezerzucha 



, wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken .'. ."Concombre ..... .".' ."cohomiDro Cetriolo Komkommer Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit Diente de leon.. Dente di leone Molsla Papawa. 



Dill Dill Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dille Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petronciano Melanzaan-plant. Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree Endive. . .Endivia Indivia Andijvie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio ...Venkel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio. Knoflook Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . . .Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . . Taramago Rafano Peperwortel Chrzan. 



Hyssop Isop Hvssope Hisopo Issopo Hysop Hyzop. 



Kale Blatterkohl ..Cliiou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool Solanka. 



Kohl Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi Kalarepa. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego Lavanda Lavendel Lawenda. 



Leek Porree, Lauch Poireau Puerro Porro Prei Pory. 



