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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



FARM SEEDS FOR SUMMER SOWING 



Prices for larger quantities than one pound are f . o. b. Philadelphia and subject to market changes 

 Write for Samples and Prices on any Field Seed wanted and not offered on this page 



MANGELS and SUGAR BEETS 



By mail By express 



Oz. i lb. Lb. 10 lbs. 

 Mangel Wurzel- 



Mammoth Long Red $0 10 SO 25 SO 75 S6 00 



Red Globe 10 25 75 6 00 



Golden Tankard 10 25 75 6 00 



Yellow, or Orange Globe . 10 25 75 6 00 

 Sugar Beets — 



Klein Wanzleben 10 25 75 6 00 



Lane's Improved White Sugar 10 25 75 6 00 



MILLETS 



Golden Millet. A valuable annual hay and fodder crop. 

 Grows 4 to 5 feet high. Sow 1 bushel to acre. Lb., postpaid, 

 30 cts.; bu., 50 lb., $4.00. 



Hungarian Millet. An annual forage plant, early and pro- 

 ductive, growing 2 to 3 feet high, with an abundance of foliage. 

 Sow 1 bushel to the acre. Lb., postpaid, 30 cts.; bu., 48 lbs., 

 $3.50. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 



Japanese. Earlier, and yields nearly double the weight per acre 

 of other sorts. The grains are nearly twice as large as those of 

 Silver Hull and of a much better color. This variety is always in 

 demand and is preferred by the millers, who claim that it makes 

 the best grade of flour. Sow about the middle of June, broad- 

 cast, at rate of 1 bushel to the acre or J bushel in drills. Lb., 

 postpaid, 30 cts. By express or freight, 75 cts. per peck; 

 $2.50 per bushel of 48 lbs. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE 



A foliage plant of highest value. For fall crop sow in July, 

 August and September. It can be sown broadcast, 10 lbs. to the 

 acre, but is better drilled, in which case 5 lbs. to the acre will 

 suffice. In few weeks from time of sowing, sheep, hogs or cattle 

 can be turned on it. True imported seed. Perlb., 35 cts., postpaid. 

 By express or freight, 5 lbs., $1.00; 10 lbs., SI. 50; 50 lbs., $6.00. 



VETCH 



Winter Vetcnes, or Tares. Also called Sand Vetch, or Hairy 

 Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with rye, which serves as 

 a support. It is perfectly hardy in all parts of the country, and 

 maturing fully four weeks earlier than Scarlet Clover, it can be 

 harvested or plowed under and the ground used for the usual 

 spring crops. It is the best green-manure crop that can be 

 grown. Lb., 40 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 

 $2.25; per bushel (60 lbs.), S8.00; 100 lbs., $13.00. 



CLOVER SEED 



Red Clover, Medium. Sow spring or fall, 10 to 15 lbs. per 

 acre. Lb., postpaid, 50 cts. Write for pri e per bushel. 



Mammoth Red Clover. For plowing under. 10 to 15 lbs. 

 per acre. Lb., postpaid, 50 cts. Write for price per bushel. 



Alsike or Swedish Clover. Sow 8 lbs. to the acre when used 

 alone. Lb., postpaid, 45 cts. Write for price per bushel. 



White Dutch Clover. Excellent for lawns. Sow 8 lbs. to 

 the acre alone or 4 lbs. when used with other grasses. \ lb., 

 50 cts.; lb., 95 cts., postpaid. By express or freight, at pur- 

 chaser's expense, lb., 85 cts.; 5 lbs., $4.00; 10 lbs., $7.75; 

 bu. (60 lbs.), $45.00; 100 lbs., S75.00. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne. Produces 3 to 4 heavy crops of nutritious 

 hay in a season. Lb., 50 cts., postpaid. Write for special 

 leaflet and price per bushel. 



Crimson, or Scarlet Clover. Valuable for hay, or for cover 

 crop or green manuring. A wonderful soil improver. Sow 

 20 lbs. per acre. Lb., postpaid, 30 cts. By express or freight, 

 peck, $2.00; bu. (60 lbs.), $7.50; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS 



Valuable for Northern climates for cattle-feeding and for green 

 soiling, and is also used in large quantities for feeding pigeons. 

 Sow 2\ to 3 bushels per acre. Lb., postpaid, 25 cents. $1.25 per 

 peck; $4.50 per bushel of 60 lbs. 



For Cultures for Inoculating Clovers, Field Peas, etc., see page 64. 



