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PETER HENDERSON A. CO., NEW YORK- 



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Henderson's 



ECLEANED 



GRASS SEEDS 



FOR FALL 

 SOWING. 



Prices subject to variation. Special quotations for large quantities. 



AWNLESS BROME CRASS. (Bromus Jnermis.) Will stand droughts and produce heavy crops in dry sections and on poor 

 soils, where other grasses perish. It is one of the hardiest grasses and succeeds in a wide range of temperature 



BERMUDA CRASS. (Cynodon Dactylon.) Of great value In the Southern States, but does not thrive north of Virginia 



Canada Blue Crass. (Poa Compressa.) Useful for sowing on hard clay and poor soils 



Creeping Bent Crass. (Agrostis Stolonifera.) Excellent for lawns; succeeds well in most situations 



Crested Dog's Tail. (Cynosurus Cristatus.) Should enter in moderate quantity in permanent pasture and lawn mixtures 



ENCLISH RYE CRASS. (Loliuin Perenne.) It grows rapidly and makes a good showing within a month from time of sowing 



Fine-Leaved Sheep's Fescue. (Festuca Ovina Tenuifolia.) The finest bladed grass and valuable only for lawns 



HARD FESCUE. {Festuca Duriuscula.) A dwarf-growing grass, forming a dense, fibrous mat, succeeding well in dry situations 



HUNGARIAN CRASS. (Panicum Germanicum.) Is a valuable annual forage plant. 1 bushel to the acre. (10 bush.,$2.10bush.) 



ITALIAN RYE CRASS. (Lolium Italicum. ) Thrives in almost any soil, and yields early and abundant crops. Sown in the fall 

 will produce an excellent hay crop the following season, out lasts only one year 



Johnson Crass. (Sorghum Halapense.) A valuable meadow or hay grass for the South; withstands hot and dry weather 



KENTUCKY BLUE CRASS. (Poa Pratensis.) Fancy or double extra clean. Though offered at the standard weight of 14 lbs. 

 per bushel, the natural weight of this fancy seed is 20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel 



MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Pratensis.) Of great value in mixtures for permanent pasture 



MEADOW FOXTAIL. (Alopecurus Pratensis. ) One of the best grasses for permanent pasture; early and of rapid growth 



-ORCHARD CRASS. (Dactylis Glomerata.) One of the most valuable grasses; in mixtures, either for pasture or hay 



Red or Creeping Fescue. (Festuca Rubra.) Forms a close, rich sod, and is valuable in lawns 



RED TOP CRASS. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) Choice I Valuable either for hay or permanent pasture, reaches highest perfection on 1 



Fancy or extra recleaned seed \ moist, rich soils ) 



Rhode Island Bent Crass. (Agrostis Canina.) A very fine variety for lawns 



Rough-Stalk Meadow Crass. (Poa Trivialis.) Excellent for pastures and meadows, particularly on damp soils 



SHEEP'S FESCUE. (Festuca Ovina.) Short and dense in growth, excellent for sheep pastures. Valuable also for lawns 



Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. (Anthoxanthum Odoratum.) Emits an agreeable odor, which it imparts to the hay 



TALL MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Elatior.) Early, nutritive and productive in pastures on wet or clay soils 



TALL MEADOW OAT CRASS. (Avena Elatior.) Of rapid, luxuriant growth, recommended for soiling and in permanent hay 



mixtures . 



TIMOTHY. (Phleum Pratense.) The grade we offer is particularly "choice," free from weed seeds and of high germinating power 



Various-Leaved Fescue. (Festuca Heterophylla. ) Valuable for permanent pasture, and is also desirable in lawn mixtures 



Wood Meadow Crass. (Poa Nemoralis.) Of early growth and thriving well under trees 



Weight 

 per bush. 



14 lbs. 

 35 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 



20 lbs. 



21 lbs. 



24 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 12 lbs. 

 48 lbs. 



18 lbs. 



25 lbs. 



14 lbs. 



22 lbs. 

 7 lbs. 



14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 32 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 12 lbs. 

 10 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 



10 lbs. 

 45 lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 1 4 lbs. 



Per 



bush 



$2.60 



1.75 

 5.25 

 10.00 

 2.00 

 5.75 

 2.40 

 2.20 



1.50 

 4.00 



2.35 

 3.75 

 2.60 

 2.75 

 4.25 

 1.45 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 5.25 

 2.40 

 15.50 

 6.50 



2.70 

 3.25 

 3.65 

 6.50 



Per 

 lb. 



$0.20 

 .80 

 .14 

 .28 

 .50 

 .10 

 .45 

 .22 



.10 



.18 



.20 

 .18 

 .40 

 .22 

 .32 

 .12 

 .18 

 .40 

 .40 

 .22 

 1.60 

 .50 



.28 

 .10 



.28 

 .50 



Per 



100 lbs. 



$16.00 

 70.00 

 12.00 

 25.00 

 45.00 

 8.00 

 40.00 

 18.00 



8.09 

 14.00 



16.00 

 16.00 

 35.00 

 19.00 

 28.00 

 9.0* 

 15. 00 

 35. 00 

 35.00 

 18.00 



45.00 



25.00 



7.00 



25.00 



45.00 



CRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER. (.SKESl) 



The most valuable plant for restoring the fertility of worn-out soils. 



ALL lands from which crops have been harvested during the summer and fall should be sown with 

 Scarlet Clover for plowing under the following spring. Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet 

 Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of stable manure per acre, and even if the Clover be harvested or 

 pastured, the benefits derived from the wonderful nitrogenous root formation will alone many times 

 repay the cost of seed and labor. 



It is the cheapest source of nitrogen, and has revolutionized the methods of farming in many 

 States, has restored to profitable cultivation thousands of acres of poor land, and should be 

 •extensively used for sowing among corn, tomatoes, turnips, etc., at time of last hoeing or after 

 potatoes, melons, cucumbers, etc., have been harvested, or on grain stubble, and harrowed in. Its 

 value as a winter soil mulch and for green manuring for orchards cannot be overestimated, as it 

 provides nitrogen in the best form and quantity. 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut while in the young stage, and never fed to stock 

 after the crop has ceased flowering, as serious results are apt to follow the feeding of overripe 

 Crimson Clover. 



In the latitude of New York, time for sowing may extend from July 15th to September 15th, and 

 further South up to October. The seed needs to be only lightly covered, and a good plan is to sow on 

 fresh plowing and cover with a light harrow. Sow 1 5 lbs. per acre. 



Choice new crop seed of highest growing quality, thoroughly recleaned and free from weed seeds, 

 10c. lb., $4.25 bushel, $6.75 ner 100 lbs. 



SAND OR WINTER VETCH 



(VICIA VILLOSA.) 



The earliest crop for cutting or plowing under 

 in spring, being nearly a month earlier than 

 Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can be taken 

 off the land in time for planting spring crops. 



It is perfectly hardy throughout the United 

 States, remaining green all winter, and should be 

 sown during August and September, mixed with 

 Rye, which serves as a support for the plants, or 

 in spring with Oats or Barley. 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, 

 sandy soils, though it is more vigorous on good 

 land, and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. Being 

 much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the 

 forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where 

 Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally 

 valuable in the South. Every dairyman and 

 stock-breeder in the United States should have a 

 field of it. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than 

 Clover, is eaten with a relish, and may be fed with 

 safety to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the 

 South and dry Western regions, as it may be sown in the fal 



Sow one bushel per acre, with one-half bushel of Rj 

 Wheat. 12c. lb., $6.50 bushel of 60 lbs., 100 lbs. I 

 If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



CRIMSON 



CLOVER 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Valuable for Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. 



Under favorable conditions Rape is 

 ready for pasturing sheep or cattle with- 

 in six weeks from time of sowing, and on 

 an average one acre will carry twelve to 

 fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. 

 When on the Rape they should at all 

 times have access to salt; but water is 

 not necessary. In the Northern States it 

 should be sown from May to the end of 

 August for fall pasturing, but as it thrives 

 best iu cool weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or 

 October for winter pasture. In the latitude 

 of New York, July or August is the best time 

 to sow. Its fattening properties are probably 

 twice as good as those of Clover, and for sheep 

 the feeding value of Rape excels all other plants we 

 know of. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. 

 per acre in drills. (See cut.) 10c. lb., $3.25 bushel of 

 50 lbs., 100 lbs. $6.25. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



Farm Seeds we do NOT deliver free, ^lS&^^SwtS*S^&!3!!^ li 8c - P er lb - is added to the prices. 



