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



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



supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 

 White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains. Lb., 



14c; 100 lbs., S12.00. 

 Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ea>-s: 



amber-colcred kernels, popping white. Lb., 



15c; 100 lbs., S 12.00. 

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



kernels. Lb., 14c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



DOURA. Sow S to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder 



plant; may be cut several times. Lbs., 16c; 



100 lbs., 812.00. 

 Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than 



above, but does not stool out so much. Lb., 



16c; 100 lbs., S12.00. 



FLAX. Sow 14 to ?i bush, per acre. Price vari- 

 able. ( Write for quotations.) 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (See Millet, below.) 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. The 

 surest forage crop for dry, hot sections, and 

 for dry seasons, often producing a crop when 

 other forage plants perish; grows about 5 

 feet. Lb., 18c; 100 lbs., $14.00. 



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 feet. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 Red. Taller than white; leafv and juicy; grain 



good for poultry. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



LUPINS, FIELD. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Valu- 

 able for plowing under; succeeds on poor 

 soils. (Price on application.) 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA (See Clovers, page 78.) 



MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 82.) 



MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Golden, Northern Grown. This variety is 

 considerably larger than Hungarian and 

 yields a much heavier crop, but is later and 

 not so quick growing, so cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of Jul} - in this latitude. To 

 maintain its heavy cropping character, seed 

 of this variety needs to be specially culti- 

 vated. Our seed is specially grown and se- 

 lected. (See engraving.) Bush. (50 lbs.), 

 85 .50; 10 bushels and upwards, ® $5.40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for 

 hay; may be sown up to August. Valuable 

 when hay is short, or to follow other crops. 

 Bush. (48 lbs.), SJ.50; 10 bushels and upwards. 

 @ $6.40. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (See page 80.) 

 Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., S1.20; 100 lbs., S10.00. 



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

 other Millets, but enormous cropper. Lb , 

 25c; 100 lbs., 820.00. 



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

 are Side Oats. 

 •Long's White Tartar. (See page 79.) Peck, 80c ; 

 bush. (32 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., @ S2.65; 100 

 bush., @ $2.50. (See engraving.) 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's. (See page 79.) Peck, 

 90c; bush. (32 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., (5, 

 S2.90; 100 bush., @ S2.80. 

 Early Newmarket. (See page 79.) Bush., (32 lbs.) 

 $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65; 100 bush., @ $2.50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive 

 and heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., @ S2.65; 100 bush., <§* S2.50. 

 •Black Tartarian. Earlv and most prolific; straw- 

 long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), S2.75; 10 

 bush., @ $2.65. 

 •Storm King. (See page 79.) Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 83.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90; 100 bush., @ $2.80. 

 Swedish Select. Recommended by the U. S. 

 Dept. of Agriculture. Strong grower, grain 

 short, plump and heavy. Bush. (32 lbs.), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65' 100 bush., @ S2.50. 

 •White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain; 

 stools freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs), 

 $2.75; 10 bush., @ S2.65; 100 bush., (5, $2.50. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 

 far north as Pennsvlvania. Peck, 80c; bush. 

 (32 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., @ S2.65. 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 

 Sow 3 bush, per acre. (See page 81.) 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 $2.00: bush. (60 lbs.). $7.00; 10 bush., @ $6.90. 



HENDERSON'S 



Tested Farm Seeds 



(Continued) 



For full description see HENDERSON'S FARMERS' 

 MANUAL, sent Post Free on request 



GOLDEN OR GERMAN MILLET 



PEAS— Continued. 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. (Price 



on application.) 

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



Mav 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (60 lbs.), $10.00; 10 bush., @. $9.90. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra-earlv variety adapted 



for late planting. Bush. (60 lbs.), $8.00; 10 bush., 



(<•• $7.90. 



POTATOES. (Seepages 54, 55 and 71.) 



PUMPKIN. (See page 72.) 



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 70.) Lb.. 30c; bush. (50 lbs.), 



$13.00; 100 lbs., $25.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 



lbs. per acre. 



Improved American Purple Top. The popular 

 standard for stock-feeding: hardy; produc- 

 tive; good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., $2.50. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 

 a big yielder and good keeper- flesh vellow. 

 Lb., S2.50. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. 

 A white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 

 $2.50. (For other Turnips, see pages 01 and 74.) 

 RYE, SPRING. Sow 1 \ i bushels per acre. 



A variety produced by planting Winter Rve in 

 the spring for several years, and selecting the 

 seed until the type is fixed. It is an excellent 

 "catch crop" where fall-sown grain has been 

 winter-killed, and also for fodder and jrrain. 

 S4.50 per bushel of 56 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, 84.40 

 per bushel. 



RYE, WINTER. 



For winter varieties see our Fall Wheat and 

 Grain Circular issued post free in September. 

 We offer the following varieties: 



Henderson's New Invincible; 



Giant Winter; 



Thousandfold Winter; 



Excelsior Winter; 



Winter. 



We can take orders at any time at prices ruling 

 at time of shipment. 

 SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excel- 

 lent and nutritious fodder plant for light, 

 dry, sandy or gravelly soils. Crop failed. 

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

 per acre. 



Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder: of 

 large, heavy growth, but later than Amber. 

 Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., S12.00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious foraee 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier than Orange; may be grown in 



Northern States. Lb., 16c; 100 lbs., S12.00. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Very- 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 20c; 100 lbs., SI"- .00. 

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

 Corn, but more leafy and tillers enormously; 

 fine for green fodder. \i lb., 25c; lb., 80c. 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even 

 as far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 

 M lb., 80c 



Zimmer's Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

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

 creasing in demand and culture even- vear. 

 Pkt., 10c- oz., 30c; % lb., 81.00. 



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

 S2.00. 



Havana, Domestic Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; }1 lb., 

 $1.00. 



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; ] 4 lb., 

 S2.00. 



Connecticut. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c: \i lb., SOc. 



Kentucky. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c.; > 4 lb.. SOc. 



Virginia. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; > 4 ' lb., SOc 

 VETCH. 



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

 Species of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown 

 with Oats for feeding green. Lb., 15c; bush. 

 (60 lbs.), SS 00; 10 bush., (3, 87. !0. 



Winter, or Sand Vetch. (See page 81.) 

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



Blue Stem (Beardless.) A favorite Wheat for 

 spring sowing; vigorous and productive. 

 Bush. (60 lbs.), 85.00; 10 bush., @ $4.90. 



Marquis (Beardless). Enormously productive, 

 hard, dark-amber kernels: earlv. Bush. (60 

 lbs.), $5.00; 10 bush., @ $4.90. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in Henderson's 

 Circular" (read;/ in August and sent ft 

 application). Orders booked now for fall delivery. 

 WILD RICE. (Zizania Aqvatica.) Attracts wild 

 fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bot- 

 tom. As seed is not BUOOessful, we recom- 

 mend plants which we can forward in May 

 @ $1.00 doz.; $7.00. 100. 



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