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Re -Gleaned Grass and Glover Seeds 



All Our Grass And Clover Seeds Are Choicest Quality New Crop Seeds Of The Highest Germinating Power: 

 Thoroughly Cleaned By The Most Improved Seed-Cleaning Machinery 



PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE OWING TO FLUCTUATIONS OF THE MARKET 



Henderson's Superior Recleaned Grass Seeds 



AWNXESS BROME GRASS. (Bromus inermis.) Will produce heavy crops in dry sections and on poor soils, where other 



Grasses perish. It is one of the hardiest Grasses and succeeds in a wide range of temperature 



BERMUDA GRASS. (Cynodon dactylon.) Of great value in the Southern States, but does not thrive north of Virginia] . '. 



Canada Blue Grass. (Poa compressa.) Useful for sowing on hard clay and poor soils 



Chewings New Zealand Fescue. (Festuca Chewings.) This grass is specially recommended for golf putting greens and lawns. 



Succeeds on all soils 



Creeping Bent Grass. (Agrostis stolonifera.) Excellent for lawns; succeeds well in most situations. ..'.'.'.'.'. .'. . . .'.'.'.'. ...... 



Crested Don's Tail. (Cynosurus cristatus.) Should enter in moderate quantity in permanent pasture and lawn mixtures 



ENGLISH RYE GRASS. (Lolium perenne.) It grows rapidly and makes a good showing a month from sowing 



Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue. (Festuca ovina temiifolia.) The finest bladed Grass, valuable only for lawns 



HARD FESCUE. (Festuca duriuscula.) A dwarf Grass, forming a dense, fibrous mat, succeeds well in dry places 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (Panicum gcrmanicum.) Is a valuable annual forage plant. Sow 1 bushel to the acre 



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium italicum.) Thrives in almost any soil, and yields early and abundant crops. Sown in the 



fall will produce an excellent hay crop the following season, but lasts only one year 



Johnson Grass. {Sorghum (or Andropogon) halepensis.) Valuable meadow or hay Grass for the South; withstands drought 

 KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa pratensis.) Fancy or double extra clean. Though offered at the standard weight of 14 



lbs. per bushel, the natural weight of this fancy seed is 21 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel 



MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca pratensis.) Of great value in mixtures for permanent pastures 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. (Alopecurus pratensis.) One of the best Grasses for permanent pasture; early and of rapid growth. . 



ORCHARD GRASS. (Dactylis glomerata.) One of the most valuable Grasses; in mixtures, either for pasture or hav 



Red or Creeping Fescue. {Festuca rubra.) Forms a close, rich sod, and is valuable in lawns " 



RED TOP GRASS. (Agrostis vulgaris.) We only offer one grade of Red Top — the finest recleaned fancy seed. Valuable 



either for hay, or permanent pasture, reaches highest perfection on moist, rich soils 



Rhode Island Bent Grass. (Agrostis canina.) A very fine variety for lawns 



Rough-stalked MEADOW GRASS. (Poa trivialis.) Excellent for pastures and meadows, particularly on damp soils 



SHEEP'S FESCUE, {festuca ovina.) Short and dense in growth, excellent for sheep pastures. Valuable also for lawns. . . , 

 SUDAN GRASS. (Sorghum Sp.) A valuable forage plant, introduced from Egypt, similar in appearance to Johnson Grass 



but much easier eradicated and makes a finer hay. Sow 20 'bs. per acre • 



Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. (Anthoxanthum odoratum.) Emits an agreeable odor, which it imparts to the hay 



TALL MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca elatior.) Early, nutritive and productive in pastures on wet or clay soils 



TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS. (Arena elatior.) Of rapid growth, recommended for soiling and hay mixtures 



TIMOTHY. (Phleum pralense.) The grade we offer is choice, free from weed seeds and of high germinating power 



Various-leaved Fescue. (Festuca hetcrophylla.) Valuable for permanent pasture, and desirable in lawn mixtures 



Wood Meadow Grass. (Poa nemoralis.) Of early growth and thriving well under trees 



Henderson's Superior Recleaned Glover Seeds 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. (Mcdicago sativa.) Described at bottom of page 



ALSIKE, or HYBRID CLOVER. (Trifolium hybridum.) Equal in nutritive value to the Red or Pea Vine Clover, and excellent 

 for land that is "Clover-sick" 



Bokhara Clover. (Melilotus alba.) A strong-growing perennial of value for green-manuring, especially South, also largely 

 grown for the excellent food it affords throughout its season for bees. Scarified seed r . 



Japan Clover. (Lespedeza striata.) A low-spreading perennial, much like White Clover, of great value in the Southern States 

 for forage and green-manuring »...,. 



Mammoth Red, or Pea-vine Clover. (Trifolium pralense perenne.) Valuable for reclaiming exhausted lands 



RED CLOVER, Medium. (Trifolium pratense.) Our seed is of high germinations, pure and free from weed seeds. 



Every care should be exercised in buying Red Clover, for there is on the market, at a cheap price, large quantities badly infested 

 with weed seeds ; 



CRIMSON or SCARLET CLOVER. (Trifolium incarnatum.) An annual of strong, erect growth, 1 to 2 feet high; import- 

 ant as a supplementary fall-sown crop for hay, forage or silage, yielding 8 to 15 tons of green, or 2 to 3 tons of cured forage 

 per acre; very nutritious and rich in protein. As a winter cover or soiling crop it is a great soil enricher, adding humus and 

 nitrogen. Sow in the fall at the rate of 12 to 15 lbs. of seed per acre, either broadcast or drilled in 



WHITE CLOVER, (Trifolium repens.) Used in mixtures for permanent pasture and lawns. Crop almost a failure here 

 and in Europe; very scarce „ 



Henderson's Northern Grown Alfalfa Seed 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. (Medicago sativa.) A Clover-like leguminous plant of great importance as a hay and forage crop, 

 nutritious and rich in protein elements. It grows 2 to 5 feet high and sends roots, 5, 10, 20, and sometimes 30 feet into the 

 subsoil. It needs one season to become established, after which it yields enormous crops annually for many years. 3 or 4 

 cuttings per season, aggregating 4 to 6 tons cured hay" per acre, are harvested, according to conditions and locality. It does 

 well on all good rich soils (except heavy clay), if well drained, or overlying a permeable subsoil; on calcareous soil it thrives 

 especially well. Sow in the Northern States during June, July or August, 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre if broadcasted, 25 or 

 to 30 lbs, if drilled. In the South s ow in February or September 



Weight 

 Per Bush 



14 lbs. 



35 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



20 lbs. 



20 lbs. 



21 lbs. 



24 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 12 lbs. 

 48 lbs. 



15 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



22 lbs. 

 7 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



32 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



12 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



10 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



10 lbs. 



45 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



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20 lbs. 



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60 lbs. 



Per 



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$7.50 



'3;75 



12.50 

 25 . 50 

 17.25 

 4.00 

 8.00 

 4.50 

 4.00 



3.00 

 6.75 



6.75 

 11.50 

 7.50 

 5.25 

 8.75 



9.50 

 Price 

 12.75 



4.50 



3.25 



9.25 

 12.75 

 6.25 

 8.50 

 8.75 

 11.50 



S21.75 



30.75 



15.75 



12.50 

 24.75 



23.50 



10.25 

 51.75 



21.75 



Per 

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50.55 



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 .55 

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.22 

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.65 

 .45 



.42 



.40 



Per 



100 lbs. 



$50.00 

 95.00 

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60.00 

 125.00 

 80.00 

 15.00 

 55.00 

 35.00 



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45.00 

 50.00 

 100.00 

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12.00 

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 18.00 

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$35.00' 



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60.00 

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38.00 



16.00 

 85.00 



35.00 



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