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EVBJRYTHraG FOR THE GARDEM - Faa-sia Seeds 



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 8c. 

 lb. for postage. 



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

 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; amber- 

 colored kernels, popping white. Lb., 15c; 100 

 lbs., $12.00. 



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

 kernels. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



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 Staple. 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 early; grows further 

 north than others. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., @ 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 Sow M to M bush, per acre. Price variable. 



(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., 

 12c; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



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., 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., $14.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 68.) 



MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 73.) 



MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Golden or German, 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 July in this latitude. To maintain its 

 heavy cropping character, seed of this variety 

 needs to be specially cultivated. Our seed is 

 specially grown and selected. (See cut.) Bush. 

 (501bs.), $2.50;10 bushels and upwards, @ $2.40. 



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.), $2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (See page 72.) 

 Lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.20; 100 lbs., S10.00. 



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 Oats. 

 ♦Long's White Tartar. (See page 71.) Peck, 50c; 



bush. (32 lbs.), $1.55; 10 bush., @ $1.50; 100 



bush., @ $1.45. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. {See page 71.) 



Peck, 65c; bush. (32 lbs.), $2.10; 10 bush., 



@ $2.00; 100 bush., @ $1.90. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 



heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 



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



$1.55; 10 bush., @ $1.50; 100 bush., @ $1.45. 

 Early Newmarket. (See page 71.) Bush. (32 lbs.), 



$1.60; 10 bush., @ $1.55; 100 bush., @ $1.50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 



heavy, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 



bush., @ $1.45; 100 bush., @ $1.40. 

 ♦Black Tartarian. Early and most prolific; straw 



long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.60; 10 



bush., @ $1.50. 

 ♦Storm King Imported. (See page 71.) Bush. 



(32 lbs.), $2.10; 10 bush., @ $2.00; 100 bush., 



@ $1.90. (See cut.) 

 Swedish Select. Recommended by the U. S. 



Department of Agriculture. Strong grower, 



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

 .SI. 55; 10 bush., @ $1.50; 100 bush., @ $1.45. 

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



freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 



bush., @ $1.45; 100 bush., @ $1.40 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 



far north as Pennsylvania. Peck, 50c; bush. 



(32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 bush., @ $1.45. 



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Farm Seeds 



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For full description see 

 HENDERSON'S FARMERS 

 MANUAL 

 sent post free on request. 



GOLDEN OR GERMAN MILLET 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. (See page 72.) 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North Peck, 



80c; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. (Price 



on application.) 

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



May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (601bs.), $4.25; 10 bush., @ $4.15. 

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

 pecially adapted for late planting. Bush". (60> 



lbs.), $4.00; 10 bush., @ $3.90. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 53, 54 and 55.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 59.) 

 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 72.) Lb., 12c; bush. (50 lbs.), $5.00; 10f> 



lbs., $9.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 



lbs. per acre. 

 Improved American Purple Top. The popular 



standard for stock-feeding; hardy; productive; 



good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., 55c. 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 



American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 



a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Lb., 65c 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. A 



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



(For other Turnips see pages 64 and 65.) 

 RYE. Sow 1 Vi bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 



grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., @ $2.60. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



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



$1.80; 10 bush., © $1.70. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 



to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), $1 90; 



10 bush., @ $1.80. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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



$1.90; 10 bush., @ $1.80. 

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



straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 



(56 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., @ $1.90. 

 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., $12.00. 

 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., 10c; 



100 lbs., $7.00. 

 Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; may be grown 



in Northern States. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

 SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 73.) 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Very 



productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 



for feeding fowl. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $8.00. 

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



but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 



green fodder. M lb., 25c; lb., 80c 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as 



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



lb., 80c 

 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., $1.00. 

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

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

 Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; M lb., 



$2.00. 

 Connecticut. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; M lb., 80c. 

 Kentucky. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; k' lb., 80c 

 Virginia. Pkt. 10c; oz., 25c; U, lb., 80c 

 VETCH. 



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

 cies of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown with Oats 



for feeding green. Lb., 10c: bush. (60 lbs.), $4.10, 



10 bu. (a $4.00, 

 Winter or Sand Vetch. (See page 72.) 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1 V 2 bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem (Beardless). A favorite Wheat for 



spring sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush. 



(60 lbs.), $2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65. 

 Marquis (Beardless). Enormously productive; 



hard, dark amber kernels; early. Bush., (60 



lbs.), $3.00; 10 bush., @ $2.90. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 



hybrids described in our Wheat Circular, on 



application. Orders booked now for fall delivery. 

 Henderson's "Wheat Circular" (ready in August) 



describing' standard sorts and new Hybrids sent 



free on application. 

 WILD RICE. (Zizania Aquatica.) Attracts wild 



fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom. 



As seed is not successful, we recommend plants, 



which we mail in May @ $1.00 doz.; $7.00, 100. 



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