40 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



AGRICULTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 

 FARM SEEDS, PRICES VARIABLE. We give special attention to this branch of our business, to supply- 

 all seeds of the best quality, free from noxious weeds and stricdy pure. Where the prices are " about," they are subject 



to the market fluctuations. Prices by the quantity will be given on application. 



Corn. For our list of field varieties, see page 18. 



Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen. This variety is more cultivated than any other, on ac- Qt. Bu. 



count of its color and quality of brush, as well as an abundant crop of seed ; grows about 

 7 ft. high, brush of good length, fine and straight, and always of a green appearance when 

 ripe; it brings the highest market price *q 2Q ., -^ 



Broom Corn, Large California Golden. One of the most popular kinds for making brooms ; 

 it has the advantage of not requiring V to be bent down until ready to cut, as the brush has a 

 leaf or sheath around its base, which keeps it from crooking or bending over; grows about 

 12 ft. high, brush long and very straight, of a green color, tipped with red when ripe 25 4 00 



Broom Corn, Dwarf. This variety grows about 4 feet high, extra fine for making brushes 



or whisks. Sow 4 qts. of Broom Corn Seed of the above varieties to the acre 30 - 00 



Sugar Cane, Early Amber. The earliest and most productive variety; of great value to our 

 Northern States, as it ripens its seed before frost. Its saccharine matter is of first quality, 

 fine and rich ; it stands well and is not easily blown down ; it grows to the height of 10 to 

 12 feet; the seed is relished by all kinds of stock. Makes sugar or syrup equal to any in 

 the market. One of our best green fodder plants, producing from 2 to 3 cuttings during 



the summer. Sow 4 qts. in drills and 8 qts. broadcast, to the acre 20 -^00 



Field Peas, etc. Sown for plowing under as a green manure, which is a common way of 



manuring in the Southern States, and can be practised North to a great advantage. 



Pea, White Southern Cow. Also known as Sand Pea ; a small white variety with black eye. 



Sow 2 bu. to the acre 20 ^ 00 



Pea, Black Eye Marrowfat. Very hardy and productive. Sow 3 bu. to the acre 20 250. 



Tares, or Spring Vetches. A good forage plant, also used as the above Peas for plowing 



under; sow 1 bu. to the acre 3<D g ^ 



Lupins, Yellow Field. Grown extensively for Green manure ; also good for sheep. Sow the 



seed from April to June, and when the plants are in bloom plow under ; they succeed on al- " 



most any impoverished or barren soil. Sow y 2 bushel to the acre 40 8 00 



We recommend every one to plow under broadcast crops of Sugar Corn, Cow Peas, Red Clover, 



Yellow Lupins and Turnips, as Green Manures, which are very beneficial to the soil. 



Tobacco is now becoming one of Pennsylvania' s staple crops ; in some counties it is almost as extensively 



grown as Field Corn, but requires good rich well-manured soil, to make a large and profitable growth. We offer 



the following Select Varieties, which are to be relied on as being of superior quality ; 2 ounces of seed will produce 



plants enough for an acre. Book on Tobacco Culture mailed on receipt of 25 cents. 



Pkt. Oz. ft. 



Tobacco, Havana. The best imported Seed $0 10 75 750 



Tobacco, Virginia. Of the best quality, from yames River 10 40 400 



Tobacco, Connecticut Seed Leaf. One of the best varieties for Cigar wrappers 10 30 300. 



Tobacco, Glessner Pennsylvania Seed Leaf. The most noted selection grown in Lancaster 

 county. It has a larger and finer leaf than the Connecticut, of a chestnut brown color, also 

 producing a greater crop of handsome foliage 10 50 5 00 



Sunflower is now considerably grown for its seed, as a food for poultry, and can be recommended for that 

 purpose, as well as to be grown in damp places, where it is believed to prevent Malarial Fever. 



Qt. Bu. 



Sunflower, Large Common. Producing large flowers with an abundance of seed. Per oz., iocts.$o 25 400 



Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. Producing extra large flowers with an abundance of seed. 



Peroz., 10 cents 30 6 00 



Flax Seed (Linum Usitatissimuni). Prime clean seed about 20 300 



Buckwheat. The best common variety about 15 1 so- 



Buckwheat, SHver Hull. An improvement on the old common variety, being earlier, yields 



nearly double the crop ; the flour is whiter and more nutritious about 20 2 oc 



Wheat, White Russian Spring. One of the best varieties for spring sowing, with long, strong, 



straight standing straw, and not so liable to rust ; large, well-filled heads, grain plump and 



fine, an enormous cropper '. about 25 2 50 



Wheat, Defiance Spring. Productive, vigorous and hardy, a beardless white chaff variety, 



with heads from 5 to 6 inches long, closely set with large white grains ; its earliness, great 



vigor and superior quality, should claim for it a universal trial for spring sowing about 40 4 00 



Wheat, Fultz. A beardless amber variety, very hardy and productive, straw of medium length 



and very strong. It makes excellent flour about 25 2 50 



Wheat, Seneca, or Clawson. A smooth superior white variety, with red chaff. about 25 2 so 



Rye, White. Of a superior quality about 20 2 00 



Oats, White Russian. This variety has attracted much attention on account of its good 



qualities. It is very productive, straw stiff and heavy, standing well until fully ripe.. about 15 1 50 



Oats, Challenger. This splendid new variety is unrivalled for productiveness and quality..about 20 2 00 



Other varieties of Wheat, Oats, Barley, and Agricultural Seeds supplied at market rates ; prices will be given on 

 application. 



Remit lor postage on Agricultural and Miscellaneous Seeds. 16 cts. per pound, and 30 cts. per quart or fraction thereof, whe& 

 ordered to be sent by mail. 



