PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— SUPERIOR FARM SEEDS. 



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

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

 supplied at the 100-lb. rate. If by mail, add 8c. 

 lb. £or postage. 



White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains. 10c. 

 lb., SS.OO per 100 lbs. 



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

 colored kernels, popping white. 15c. lb., S12.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



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

 kernels. 10c. lb , SS 00 per 100 lbs. 



COTTON I Upland Varieties). Sow 15 lbs. per acre 



Allen's Silk Long Staple. Good cropper, of great 

 merit. Lb . l+c: 100 lbs.. @> lOc. 



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

 tion of Upland. Lb.. 14c.; 100 lbs., (a. lOc. 



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

 stitution; big yielder. Lb, 12c.; 100 lbs. (n Sc 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

 north than others. Lb.. 15c.; 100 lbs., (S 12c. 



SEA ISLAND. Grown near the seacoast; it produces 

 the finest cotton of all. Lb., 10c.; lOOlbs.. <<i 6c. 



DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lb. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant; 

 mav 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 

 Ib^., SlO.OO. 



FLAX SEED. Sow '> to ^4 bush, per acre. Price 

 variable. 



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; erows about 5 ft. Lb., 

 12c.; 100 lbs., SlO.OO. 



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 ft. Lb., lOc; 100 lbs., SS.OO. 

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



grain good for poultry-. Lb., lOc; 100 lbs., S8.00. 



LUPINS FIELD. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Valuable 

 for plowing under; succeeds on poor soils. Lb , 

 18c.; 100 lbs., S14.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page .50 ) 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 48.) 

 MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



German or Golden, Northern Grown. This variety 

 is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields 

 a much heavier crop, but is later and not so' 

 quick growing, consequently 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 cultivated. 

 Our seed is specially grown and selected. Bush. 

 (501bs.), S2.5O;10 bushels and upwards, @S2.40. 

 Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for hav; 

 may be sown up to August. Valuable when hay 

 is short, or to follow some early-harvested crop. 

 Bush. (48 lbs.), S2 50; 10 bush., fe S2.40. 

 Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Lb., lOc; 10 lbs., 80c.: 100 lbs., $7.00. 

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

 Millets, but enormous cropper. Lb., 15c., 100 

 lbs., .$12.00. 



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



Side Oats. 

 *Long's White Tartar. Peck. 50c.; 



bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 bush., ® SI. 45; 100 



bush., (ci, SI. 40. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. 



Peck, 65c.; bu.sh. (32 lbs), $2.00; 10 bush, 



(a. .51.95; 100 bush., @. $1.90. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 



hea%-y, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 



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



$1.40; 10 bush., (a S1.3S; 100 bush., (6) SI. 30. 

 Early Newmarkst. Bush. (32 lbs.), 



-SI 60; lObush., @ SI. 55; 100 bush., (g $1.50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 



heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs), SI. 30; 10 



bush , (a, SI 25: 100 bush., (6 SI. 20. 

 ♦Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific: straw 



long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), SI. 50; 10 



bush., (Ui SI. 45. 

 Lincoln. Popular, early, strong-strawed ; grain 



thin-skinned. Bush. (32 lbs), .SI. 40; 10 bush 



@ SI.35; 100 bush., @ S1.30. 

 *Storm King Imported. Peck, 65c.- 



bush. (32 lbs.), S2.00; 10 bush, f'l $1.95; 100 



bush., (6 .51.90. 

 *White Russian. Large, hea-^-y, plump grain; stools 



freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs), SI. 50; 10 



bush., (II 51.45; 100 bush., (u SI. 40. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 



far north as Penna. Peck, 50c.; bush. (32 lbs ) 



$1.50; 10 bush., @ Si. 45. 



' Oats 



HENDERSON'S 



FARMERS' 

 MANUAL 



AN UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE 



DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED, 



OF HIGH-GRADE 



^ FARM SEEDS ' 



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GOLDEN 

 MILLET 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. 



Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

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



Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 SI. 00; bush. (60 lbs). S3. 00; lObush., @ $2.90. 



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

 May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 

 under. Bush (60 lbs), $4.25; lObush ,© $4.00. 



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

 pecially adapted for late planting. Bvish. (60 

 lbs), .$3.75; 10 bush., @ S3. 55. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 42 and 43.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 43.) 



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

 used for Ramie cloth, etc. $1.00peroz.; SI 2. 00 lb. 

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

 page 67.) Lb., 10c. ; bush. (50 lbs.), $3./5; 100 

 lbs., $7.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 

 lbs. per acre. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular 

 standard for stock-feeding; hardy; productive; 

 good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb.. 55c. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 .American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 

 a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 

 Lb., 65r. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. A 

 white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb , 65c, 

 (For other Turnips see pages 32 and 46.) 

 RYE. Sow 1 '2 bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), S2.70: lObush., (5 $2.60. 



Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 

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

 $1 80; 10 bush., (S; $1.70. * 



Winter, Excelsior. ?t Vermont Rye, yielding 40 

 to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), $1.90; 

 10 bush., (a SI. 80. 



Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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

 SI. 90; 10 bush.. <<i SI. 80. 



Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy grain; 

 straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 

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

 SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excellent 

 and nutritious fodder plant for light, dry, sandy 

 or gravelly soils. Lb, 15c.; 100 lbs, SI 2.00. 

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

 acre. 



Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of large, 

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

 100 Ib.s.. $7 00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; m.ay be grown 



in Northern States. Lb.. 10c. ; 100 lbs., 58.00. 



SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 48.) 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 qts. per acre. Very 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb, 10c. ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

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

 but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 

 green fodder. }| lb., 25c.; lb., 80c. 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as 

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

 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., lOc; oz.. 30c.; H lb., Sl.OO. 



Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c. ;oz., 60c.; -4 lb. .$2. 00. 



Havana, Domestic. Pkt., lOc; oz., 30c.; J-i lb.,$1.00. 



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., lOc; oz., 60c.; I4 lb., 

 $2.00. 



Connecticut. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 25c.; }4 lb., 80c. 



Kentucky. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 25c.; "j lb., 80c. 



Virginia. Pkt. lOc; oz., 25c.; H lb., 80c. 

 VETCH. 



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

 cies of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown with Oats 

 for feeding green. Lb., 10c.;bush. (60 lbs.), $4.00, 

 10 bu. (ffi S3. 75. 



Winter or Sand Vetch. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 Lb., 15c.; bush. (60 lbs.), $8.25; 

 100 lbs., $13.00, 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1 }4 bush, per acre. 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for spring 

 sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush. (60 

 lbs), $2.60: 10 bush, @ S2.50. 



Wellman Fife. Enormously productive: out>'ield- 

 ing other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. Bush. 

 (60 lbs). $2.70; 10 bush., @ .$2.60. 

 WHEAT. WINTER. .All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in our Wheat Circular, on 

 application. Orders booked notv for fall delivery. 

 WILD RICE (Zizania Aquatica). .Attracts wild 

 fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom. 

 As seed is not successful, we recommend plants, 

 which we mail m May (a $1.00 doz.; $7.00, 100. 



\A/e shall be pleased to make Special Prices, ;^fe,to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed, Write us 



