PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— SUPERIOR FARM SEEDS. 



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



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



supplied at the 100-lb. rate. If by mail, add Sc. 



lb. for postage. 



White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains. 10c. 



lb.. SS.OO per 100 lbs. 

 Amber Pearl. Very early, S to lft-ineh ears; amber- 

 colored kernels, popping white. 15c. lb., $12. U0 

 per 100 lbs. 

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

 kernels. 10c. lb., SS.OO 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 StaDle. New; a superior selec- 

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

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

 stitution; big yielder. Lb. 12c; 100 lbs., (•' 8c. 

 Shine's Early Prolific. Extra eany; grows t 



north than others. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs.. (5 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; 

 maybe cut several times. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., 

 $10.00. 

 Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than above, 

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

 lbs.. $10.00. 

 FLAX SEED. Sow >j to 3 j bush, per acre. Price 



variable. 

 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 ft. Lb., 

 12c; 100 lbs., 510.00. 

 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 5 ft. Lb.. 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 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 50.) 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 48.) 



MILLET. Sow 1 bush. per acre. 



German or Golden, Northern Grown. This variety 

 is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields 

 a much heavier crop, but is later and not so 

 quick growing, consequently cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To 

 maintain its heavy cropning character, seed of 

 this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 

 Our seed is specially grown and selected. Bush. . 

 (501bs.),S2.50; 10 bushels and upwards, @S2.4(i 



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. Lb., 10c. ; 10 

 lbs., 80c; 1C0 lbs., S7.00. 



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

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

 lbs., $12.00. 



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

 side varieties. 

 *Long'» White Tartar. Peck, 50c; bush., (32 lbs), 

 SI. 50; 10 bush., @ SI. 45; 100 bush.. @ $1.:0. 



Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. Peck, 75c . 

 bush. (50 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush., © $2.40: 100 

 bush., © $2.30. 



Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 

 heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 

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

 $1.40; 10 bush., <§ $1.35; 100 bush., © S1.S0. 



Early Newmarket. A grand oat of vigorous growth 

 producing a heavy crop of both straw and grain. 

 The grain is large and plump, verv thin skinned 

 and of superior feeding quality, while the straw- 

 is long and strong and stands unfavorable 

 weather well. Ripens earlv and not liable to 

 rust. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.00; 10 bush., © $1.55; 

 100 bush., © $1.50. 



Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 

 heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.25; 10 

 bush., @ SI. 20; 100 bush., © $1.15. 

 *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), SI. 40; 10 bush., 

 © $1.35; 100 bush., © $1.30. 

 ♦White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain; stools 

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

 bush., © $1.45; 100 bush., © $1.40. 



Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 

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

 $1.50; 10 bush., © SI. 45. 



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MILLET 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



70c; bush. (60 lbs), S2.50; 10 bush., © - 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



SI. 00; bush. (60 lbs), S3.00; 10 bus): 

 Large Marrowfat. Of immense growth; heavy 



yielder. Peck, SI. 50; bush, (60 lbs.), 55.00; 10 



bush., (" $4.73. 

 Cow Peas, Black-eyed. Sow 2 bush, per acre. After 



May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (60 lbs.), S4. 75; 10 bush 

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

 pecially adapted for late planting. Bush. (60 



lbs.), $4.75; 10 bush., © S4.50. 

 POTATOES. (See pages A2 and 43.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 43.) 

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



used for Ramie cloth, etc. $1.00 per oz.; S12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre Lb.. 



10c; bush. (50 lbs.), $3.50; 100 lbs., $6.50. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to S 



lbs. per acre. 

 Improved American Purple Top. The popular 



standard for stock-feeding; hardy productive; 



good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., 65c. 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 



American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 



a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Lb., 75c. 

 Large White French, Sweet, German or Rock. A 



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



(For otlter Turnips see pages 32 and 46.) 

 RYE. Sow l 1 2 bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 



grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.35; 10 bush., (a S2.25. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



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



SI. 50; 10 bush., © $1.40. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 



to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), Si 75; 



10 bush., © $1.65. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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



$1.75; 10 bush , <§ SI. 65. 

 Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy grain; 



straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 



(56 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., @ SI. 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 I ' - 

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



acre. 

 Early Orange. Valuable for green fodder; of large, 



heaw 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 grow-n 



in Northern States. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., S8.00. 

 SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 48.) 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 qts. per acre. Very 



productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 



for feeding fowl. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., S7.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lb=. per acre. Resembles corn, 



but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 



green fodder. (Price on application). 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all: succeeds well even as 



far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; ' 4 



lb., SOc. 

 Zimmer*s Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

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

 creasing in demand and culture every year. 



Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c; M lb., I 

 Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; H lb., $2.00 

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

 Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; }i lb., 



$2 00. 

 Connecticut. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; l i lb., 80c. 

 Kentucky. Pkt , 10c; oz.. 25c; }j lb.. SOc. 

 Virginia. Pkt. 10c; oz., 25c; H 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., 12c; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.50. 

 Winter or Sand Vetch. Sow 1 bu h. per acre. 



Lb., 12c; bush. (60 lbs.), S6.75; 100 lbs., $10.50. 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1 ' _• bush, iw acre 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for spring 



sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush 



lbs.), $2 60; 10 bush., <§ $2.50 

 Wellman Fife. Enormously productive; outyield- 



ing other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. Bush. 



(60 lbs.), S2.70; 10 bush., <§ $2.60. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 



hybrids described in our 11"/;. ir, on 



application. Orders booked now for fat 

 WILD RICE (Zizania Attracts 



fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud hot 



As seed is rot successful - hints. 



which we mail in May @ $1.00 do* . $7.00 100. 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices p «s, e b r ,t,to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. Write us. 



