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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. 

 Doughty's Long Staple. An excellent long-stapled 

 sort; heavy yielder. Lb.. 14c; 100 lbs.. @ 10c. 

 Hawkin's Prolific. Strong-growing; adapted for 



hilly lands. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., I - 

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

 stitution; big yielder. Lb.. 12c; 100 lbs., @ 8c 

 Peterkin Improved. A favorite long-yielding vari- 

 ety. Lb.. 12c; 100 lbs , (£ - 

 Russell's Big Boll. A reliable medium early; lint 



excellent. Lb.. 12c; 100 lbs., © 8c 

 Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

 north than others. (See cut.) Lb., 15c; 100 

 lbs.. <o 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 U to H 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., S10.00. 

 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 . 

 15c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 71.) 

 MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 68.) 

 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 cropping character, seed of 

 this variety needs to be specially cultivated 

 Our seed is specially grown and selected. Bush., 

 (50 lbs.), $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.), S2.50; 10 bush., @ $2.40. 

 Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. (See page 67.) 

 Heavy yielder; very nutritious; fed green or 

 cured. Lb., 10c; 10 lbs., 90c ; 100 lbs., $7.50. 

 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's White Tartar. (See page 66. ) An im- 

 proved selection of White Tartarian. Very pro- 

 ductive, strong, long straw, large heads, fine 

 grain. Peck, 50c: bush. (32 lbs), $1.60; 10 

 bush., © SI. 55; 100 bush.. © $1.50. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. (See page 66.) 

 Grand white Oat, weighing 50 lbs. to bush. 

 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.), 

 SI 50; 10 bush., @ SI. 45; 100 bush., © $1.40. 

 Early Newmarket. A grand oat of vigorous growth 

 producing a heavy crop of both straw and grain. 

 The grain is large and plumo, verv thin skinned 

 and of superior feeding quality, while the strayv 

 is long and strong and stands unfavorable 

 weather well. Ripens earlv and not liable to 

 rust. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1. GO; 10bush.,(g $1.55; 

 100 bush., © SI. 50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat. productive and 

 heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), SI. 35; 10 

 bush., <S $1.30; 100 bush., © SI. 25. 

 *Black Tartarian. Earlv and most prolific; straw 

 long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), S1.50; 10 

 bush., © $1.45. 

 Lincoln. Popular, early, strong-st rawed; grain 

 thin-skinned. Bush. (32 lbs), SI. 40; 10 bush, 

 '" SI. 35; 100 bush., @ $1.30. 

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

 freely, strong straw. Bush (32 lbs), $1.40; 10 

 bush , ft SI 35; 100 bush., © SI. 30. 

 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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PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. (See page 67.) 



Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 70c; bush. (60 lbs.). $2.50; 10 bush., © $2.40. 



Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 

 SI. 00; bush. (60 lbs), $3.00; 10 bush., © S2.90. 



Large Marrowfat. Of immense growth; heavy 

 yielder. Peck, $1.25; bush, (60 lbs.), $4.50; 10 

 bush., © S4.40. 



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

 May 1st, for green summer feeding and plowing 

 under. Bush (60 lbs.), S4.00; 10 bush., © S3. 75. 



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

 pecially adapted for late planting. Bush. (60 

 lbs). S4.25; 10 bush., © S4.00. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 42 to 44 and 61.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 61.) 



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

 used for Ramie cloth, etc. SI .00 per oz. ; $12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. (See 

 page 67.) Furnishes excellent pasturage for 

 cattle, sheep and hogs in 6 weeks from sowing. 

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

 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., 50c 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 

 a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 

 Lb., 60c. 



Large White French, Sweet, German or Rock. A 

 white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 50c 

 (For other Turnips see pages 50 and 64.) 

 RYE. Sow \ l A bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs), S2.25; 10 bush., © S2.15. 



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.), $1.75; 

 10 bush., © SI. 65. 



Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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

 SI. 75; 10 bush., © SI. 65. 



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

 straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 

 (56 lbs.), S2.00; 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., S12.00. 

 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., S6.00. 



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., $6 00. 



SUGAR BEET. (See Beets, page 68.) 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 qts. per acre. Very 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 

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

 but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 

 green fodder, Lb., 70c; 10 lbs., (S 60c. 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as 

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

 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; X lb., SI .00. 



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



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



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

 S2.00. 



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



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



Virginia. Pkt. 10c; oz., 25c; l A lb., 80c. 

 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 bush, per acre. 

 (See page 67.) Hardv, early and produ. . • 

 Lb.. 12c: bush. (60 lbs V S5 75; 100 lbs., S9.00. 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow l 1 .. bush, per acre. 



Saskatchewan Fife. A favorite Wheat for spring 

 sowing; vigorous and productive. Bush. (60 

 lbs.), $2.60; 10 bush., © $2.50. 



Wellman Fife. Enormously productive: outyield- 

 ing other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. 1 

 (60 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., (fft S2.60. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in our Wheat Circular, on 

 application. Orders booked now for fall del 

 WILD RICE (Z;.- Attracts wiid 



fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom. 

 As *eed is not successful, we recommend pi 

 which we mail in May <" *! 00 do- : S7 00 100. 



We shall be pleased to make Special Prices. £f!L. to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed. Write us. 



