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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 

 The difference between seeds — Prof. William P. Brooks, of the Hatch Experiment Station, Amherst. Mass., writes us: "After careful examination of sample 

 from various sources and comparison of purity, germination and price, I have decided on ordering of you the greater proportion of grass seed, etc., needed here. 



Henderson's Superior Recleaned Grass Seeds 



AWNLESS 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 daclylon.) 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 .' ., 



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



Crested Dog's Tail. . {Cynosums crislalus.)' 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. {Fesluca ovina tenuifoUa.) The finest bladed Grass, valuable only for lawns 



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



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



ITALIAN RYE GRASS. {Lolitim iialicum.) 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) haUpeusis.) 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 pasture 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. (Alopecitrus 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 hay. . 



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, "e.xcellent for sheep pastures. Valuable also for lawns 



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. (Avena elatior.) Of rapid growth, recommended for soiling and hay mixtures 



TIMOTHY. (Pkleum pratense.) The grade we offer is choice, free from weed seeds and of high germin'atirig power. . . . 



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



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



Henderson's Superior Recleaned Glover Seeds 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. (Medicago saliva.) 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". . . . .; J :. 



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 :....'.. 



Japan Clover, il.espede^a striata.) A low-spreading perennial, much like White- Clov^r>" of great value in the Southern 

 States for forage and green-manuring '. -. 



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



RED CLOVER, Medium. (^Trifolium pratense.) Our seed is of high germination, 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 CLOVE-R. (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 



Weight 

 per bush 



14 lbs. 

 35 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 



20 lbs. 



21 lbs. 



24 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 12 lbs. 

 48 lbs. 



18 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



22 lbs. 

 7 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 li lbs. 



32 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 12 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 45 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 Weight 

 per bush. 



'60 lbs. 



60 lbs. 



60 lbs. 



20 lbs. 



60 lbs. 



60 lbs. 



60 lbs. 

 60 lbs. 



Per 

 bush. 



S3. 50 



2.50 

 11.50 

 7.75 

 3.00 

 8.00 

 4.50 

 Price 



2.50 

 4.00 



2.75 

 4.50 

 4.40 

 5.25 

 5 . 25 



9.00 

 8.TQ0 

 8.00 

 4.50 

 6.50 

 8.00 

 3.25 

 6.75 

 fi.CO 

 8.00 

 Per 

 bush. 



18.50 



17.50 



18.50 



5.50 

 20.00 



18.50 



9.00 

 45.50 



Per 

 lb. 



.26 

 .75 

 .20 

 .60 

 .40 

 .15 

 .60 

 .40 

 on app 



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.18 



.22 



.22 

 .65 

 .40 

 .40 



.30 

 .60 

 .60 

 .40 

 .70 

 .60 

 .35 

 .18 

 .45 

 .60 

 Per 

 lb. 



.34 



.32 



.34 



.28 

 .35 



.34 



.18 

 .80 



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100 lbs. 



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S22.00 

 70.00 

 15.00 

 55.00 

 35 00 

 10.00 

 55.00 

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12.00 

 15.00 



18. OP. 

 18.0(1 

 60. OC 

 35.00 

 35.00, 



25.00' 

 55.00; 

 55.00 

 35.00 



55.00 

 30.00 

 14.00 

 40.00 

 55.00 

 Per 

 100 lbs 



30.00 



28.00, 



30.00 



25.00 

 32.00 



30.00 



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14.00 

 75.00 



For full 

 Manual, 

 post free. 



description see Henderson^s .American Farmers' 

 sent 



Henderson's Northern Grown Alfalfa Seed 



ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. (Medicago saliva.) A Clover-like leguminous plant of great importanc 

 as a hay and forage crop, nutritious and rich in protein elements. It grows 2 to 5 feet high and send 

 roots 5, 10, 20, and sometimes 30 feet into the subsoil. It needs one season to become establishec 

 after which it yields enormous crops annually for many years. 3 or 4 cuttings per season, aggregatin 

 4 to 6 tons cured hay per acre, are harvested, according' to conditions and' locality. It does well o 

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

 soil it thrives especially well. Sow in the Northern States during June, July or August, 30 to 40 lb: 

 of seed per acre if broadcasted, or 25 to 30 lbs. if drilled. In the South sow in February or Septembe: 

 Price, 34c. lb.; $18.50 bushel of 60 lbs.; $30.00, 100 lbs. hOO 

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