•PETER HENDERSON 6tC0., NEW YORK- 



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

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

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

 lb. for Dostage. 



White Pearl. Snooth, large w^hite grains. 10c. 

 lb.. $8.00 per 100 lbs. 



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

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

 per 100 lbs. 



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

 kernels. 10c. lb., S8.00 per 100 lbs. 



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



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

 merit. Lb.. 14c.; 100 lbs., @ 10c. 



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

 tion of Upland. Lb.. 14c.; 100 lbs., @i 10c. 



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

 stitution: big \-ielder. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., <g 8c. 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

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



SEA ISLAND. Grown near the seacoast; it produces 

 the finest cotton of all. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs.. @ 6c. 



DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant; 



mav be cut several times. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs.. 



Si 0.00. 

 Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than above, 



but does not stool out so much. Lb., 12c.; 100 



lbs., .510.00. 



FLAX SEED. Sow '2 to ?i bush, per acre. Price 



variable. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (See MH!et. belou).) 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. The 

 surest forage crop for dr>-, hot sections, and for 

 dry seasons, often producing a crop when other 

 forage plants perish; grows 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., S8.00. 

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



grain good for poultry. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



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 71.) 



MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 68.) 



HILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



German or Golden, Northern Grown. This variety 

 is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields 

 a much hea-vier crop, but is later and not so 

 quick growing, consequently cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To 

 maintain its hea-vy cropping character, seed of 

 this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 

 Our seed is specially grown and selected. Bush. 

 (SOlbs.), S2.50;10 bushels and upwards. @S2.40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for hay; 

 may be sown up to August. Valuable when hay 

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

 Bush. (48 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush., @ S2.40. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (See page 67.) 

 Lb., 10c. ; 10 lbs., 80c.; 100 lbs, S7. 00. 



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

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

 lbs.. SI 2. 00. 



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



Side Oats. 

 *Long's White Tartar. (See page 66.) Peck, 50c.; 



bush, (il lbs.), $1.50; 10 bush., @ S1.45; 100 



bush.. @. SI. 40. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. (See page 66.) 



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



(S. SI. 95; 100 bush., (g SI. 90. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 



heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 



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



S1.40; 10 bush., @ Si. 35; 100 bush., @ $1.30. 

 Early Newmarket. (See page 66.) Bush. (32 lbs.), 



$1.60; 10 bush., & SI. 55; 100 bush., (3, $1.50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat. productive and 



heaN-y; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), SI. 30; 10 



bush., (5; SI. 25; 100 bush., @ SI. 20. 

 *Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific; straw 



long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 



bush., @ SI. 45. 

 Lincoln. Popular, early, strong-strawed; grain 



thin-skinned. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.40; 10 bush., 



(3 S1.35; 100 bush., @ $1.30. 

 *Storm King Imported. (See page 66.) Peck, 65c.: 



bush. (32 Ibs.i. S2.00; 10 bush. @; S1.95; 100 



bush.. (5 SI .90. 

 *White Russian. Large, hea\T, pluuip grain; stools 



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



bush., @ SI 45: 100 bush., (Si S1.40. 

 Winter or turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 



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



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



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. (See page 67.) 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



70c.; bush. (60 lbs.), S2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



SI. 00; bush. (60 lbs.), S3. 00; 10 bush., @ S2.90. 

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



May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (60Ibs.), S4.25; 1 bush., @ .$4.00. 

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



peciallv adapted for late planting. Bush. (60 



lbs.), S3. 75; 10 bush., @ .S3.55. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 43. U and 61.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 61.) 

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



used for Ramie cloth, etc. $1.00 per oz.; $12.00 lb. 

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



page 67.) Lb., 10c. ; bush. (50 lbs.), $3.75; 100 



lbs., S7.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSD^ 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 yellov.-. 



Lb., 65c. 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. A 



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



(For other Turnips see pages 30 and 64.) 

 RYE. Sow 1 '2 bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 



grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., (q $2.60. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



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



SI .80; 10 bush., @ $1.70. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 



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



10 bush.. (5 $1.80. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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



$1.90; 10 bush., @ S1.80. 

 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., $12.00. 

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



acre. 

 Early Orange. Valuable for gieen fodder; of large, 



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



100 lbs., S7.00. 

 Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; may be grown 



in Northern States. Lb., lOc; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 68.) 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 cts. per acre. Very 



productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 



for feeding fowl. Lb., lOc; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

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



but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 



green fodder. J^ 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 ,'Vmeri- 



can-Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, in- 

 creasing in demand and culture everv vear. 



Pkt.. lOc; oz., 30c.; J4' lb., SI. 00. 

 Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c.;oz., 60c.; 'f lb..S2.00. 

 Havana, Domestic. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 30c.; ^ lb. ,$1.00. 

 Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 60c.; M lb., 



$2.00. 

 Connecticut. Pkt., lOc; oz., 2Sc.; H lb., 80c. 

 Kentucky. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 2Sc.; J4' lb., 80c. 

 Virginia. Pkt. 10c. ; oz., 25c.; M lb., 80c. 

 VETCH. 



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

 cies of Pea, grown for soiling, or sow-n wHth Oats 



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



10 bu. ((' S3. 75. 

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



(See page 67.) Lb., 15c.; bush. (60 lbs.), $8.25; 



100 lbs , SI 3. 00 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1 ' i bush, per acre. 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for spring 



sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush. (60 



lbs.). $2.60; 10 bush, @ $2.50. 

 Wellman Fife. Enormously productive; outyieJd- 



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 now for fall delixtry. 

 WILD RICE (Zizania Aqualifa). Attracts wild 



fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom. 



As seed is not successful, we recommend plants, 



which we mail in .May @ $1.00 doz.; $7.00. 100. 



NA^e shall be pleased to make Special Prices, po^'bfe.to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed, Write us 



