COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



NEW JAPANESE. The history of this new Buck- 

 wheat, introduced by the Messrs. Henderson, as far as 

 known, is, that in 1883, a Japanese gentleman sent a 

 thimbleful of the seed to a friend residing in New 

 Jersey, from which a little seed was saved, and in 1885 a 

 half bushel. From this ha f bushel. In 1886, the crop 

 vraB forty bushels. Of this lot ten bushels were distri- 

 buted by the grower among farmers in his neighbor- 

 hood, all of whom were enthusiastic in its praise. 

 Sown the same day as the Silver Hull, it ripened a 

 week earlier and yielded almost as much again. As 

 will be seen by the illustration, the kernels are at 

 least TWICE the size of those of any other variety; ia 

 color they are also distinct, being of a rich; dark 

 shade of brown;' The flour made from it js equal in 

 quality to that of any other buckwheat, while it is 

 much more productive than any other and succeeds 

 well as far North as New Hampshire. As the straw is 

 heavier and its branches more, it does not need to be 

 sown as thickly as other kinds. Per pkt., 5 cts., lb., 

 25 cts., 3 lbs., 75 cts., pk., 60 cts., bush., $2. 



SUGAR CANE SEED. 



Early Amber. This variety is taking the lead among 

 the farmers of the West, from the perfect success 

 which they have met with in the manufacture of both 

 syrup and sugar. Culture and time of planting same 

 as Corn, and may be planted as late as the 15th of June. 

 Two Or three pounds are required per acre. lb., 

 25 cts., 3 lbs., 70 cts., 10 lbs., 75 cts., 100 lbs., $3.00. 



Early Orange. An exceedingly valuable variety. 

 Very large, strong and vigorous, and does not fall 

 down. In yield and quality it r nks with the Amber, 

 but maturing ten days later, which gives a farmer a 

 longer season to work up his cane, if both varieties 

 are planted. Per lb., 25 cts., 3 lbs., 70 cts., 10 Ibs.j 

 75 cts., 100 lbs., $3. 



A book entitled, '"Sugab Canes; Their Culture 

 AND Manufacture," prepaid for $1. 



BROOM CORN SEED. 



EXTRA EARLY JAPANESE. This is the earliest 

 Broom Com in existence, matures in about 75 days. 

 It is just the kind for an early market. It has with- 

 stood dry weather better than any other variety. 

 Brush is fine and long. Per pkt., 5 cts., pt., 20 cts., 

 qt., 35 cts., pk., 60 cts., bush., $2. 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN. One of the best for 

 general culture, ripens early, grows 8 to 9 feet high, 

 finest brush, never crooked, good length. Plant in 

 hills 18 inches apart in the rows and the rows three feet 

 apart. Requires similar land and later planting than 

 Corn. Per pkt., 5 cts., pt., 20 cts., qt., 35 cts., pk., 

 60 cts., bush., S2. 



A treatise entitled "Broom Corn and Brooms," 

 nd its cultivation, prepaid for 50 cents. 



PEINGLK'S progress OATS. 



PRINGLE'S PROGRESS OATS. This new and 

 clistiui t variety of oats was made by Mr. Pringle, 

 of Vermont, a few years ago, by crossing the 

 Excelsior with the Chinese HuUess. In it we have 

 a combination of good qualities which cannot fall to 

 please — a short stiff straw, and a long full head or 

 pinnacle. It is a mistake to suppose that a tall grow- 

 ing variety of oats will produce more grain than a 

 short one, because much of the vigor of the plant 

 will be used iu producing the straw. . In the Progress 

 we have a head averaging as large as the largest of 

 the tall varieties, well filled, and only two-thirds 

 as much straw. Being so much shorter it does not 

 lodge. In our trial olnt of abo"t twentv vari^^+iep of 

 oats, the Progress matured the first of all. We be- 

 lieve if the farmer prefers grain to straw, the Prog- 

 ress will suit every time. Horses seem to like these 

 oats much better than most sorts, probably because of 

 the thin and tender shuck. The annexed illustration 

 shows a cluster of the heads, grown with ordinary 

 cultivation. Per pkt.. Sets., lb., 25 cts., 3 lbs., 75 cts.. 

 pk,, 40 cts., bush., $1., 5 bush., $4., 10 bush., $7. 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. 



Mammoth Russian Sunflower. Sunflower seed is the 

 best egg-producing food known for poultry ; they eat 

 it greedly, keeping them in fine condition, and fatten 

 well on it. It is also being planted in low grounds 

 and around drains as a preventive of malarial fevers. 

 It can be planted on any waste piec« of ground from 

 first of May to first of July. Plant in hills 3 feet 

 apart. Per pkt., 4 cts., oz., 6 cts., lb., 12 cts., lb., 

 35 cts., 10 lbs., $1.25. 



BLACK GIANT SUNFLOWER. This fine new 

 variety is a great improvement over the common sun- 

 flower. It mostly produces one mammoth head, and 

 the seeds are much smaller; therefore, being much 

 better for feeding poultry. Per pkt., 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., 

 ^ lb., 20 cts., lb., 60 cts. 



WILD RICE. {Zizania aquatica.) The Wild Rice 

 of the North and West is a valuable forage plant for 

 swamps and overflowed land, also highly esteemed 

 for sowing along water courses to attract fowl. It 

 sows itself in the fall about the middle of September, 

 lies dormant all winter; in spring commences to 

 sprout, as soon as the water gets warm. It grows 

 very rapidly, in one to eight feet of water. Per pkt., 

 5 cts., 14 lb., 15 cts., lb., 40. 



