From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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Henderson's Selected Farm Seeds For Root Crops 



Beet or Mangel Wurzel 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 



Colossal Long Red, Henderson's. A valuable improved and distinct 

 varietv. Extra large, long roots; blood-red, verv nutritious. \i lb., 

 2Sc.: ib.. 75c.; 10 lbs., @ 70c. per lb. 



Giant Intermediate, Henderson's. Big Yielder; handsome, large, 

 ovoid roots. M lb., 25c.; lb.. 75c; 10 lbs . @ 70c. per Ib. 



Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from other varieties; 

 sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. \i lb., 25c.: lb., 75c.; 10 lbs., @ 70c. 



. per lb. 



Danish Sludstrap. Highly recommended by the Danish Government. 

 Awarded first-class certificate. Color reddish-yellow, of Giant Inter- 

 mediate type. Contains a larger percentage of feeding matter than 

 almost any other sort. It is verv hardv. grows well above ground and 

 is easily pulled. M lb., 25c: lb.. 75c; 10 lbs.. @ 70c per lb. 



New Half Sugar Mangel, Red. By analysis it shows a nearer approach 

 to sugar beet than anv other mangel. The flesh is white, very solid and 

 rich in saccharine. Per >f lb.. 25c; lb.. 75c: 10 lbs.. @ 70c per lb 



Half- Sugar. White. Per K lb. 25c; lb., 75c; 10 lbs.. @ 70c per lb. 



Beet, Sugar Varieties 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and stock 



feeding. 

 Vilmorln's Improved White. Contains the highest percentage of sugar; 



also valuable for stock. M lb., 35c: lb.. 51-00; 10 lbs.. @ 90c per lb. 

 Klein Wanzleben. Heaw yielder and easy to dig. % lb., 25c; lb., 



7Sc: 10 lbs., @ 70c per lb. 



Carrot, Field 



Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Enormous yielder of large roots; good keeper. 



M lb.. 



Improved Long Orange. 



\4. lb., 45c: lb., 51.25. 

 Danvers. Good-size handsome, stump-rooted; big vieider. 



50c; lb., 51.50. 

 Large White Belgian. Long white roots; very productive. \i lb., 



45c; lb., 51.00. 

 Large Yellow Belgian. Long yellow-fleshed roots; good keeper. \4 



lb., 45c; lb., 51.00. 



Potatoes (See page 68) 



Write for prices on large quantities of Potatoes. 



Ruta Baga or Russian Turnip 



Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. (See also page 66.) 

 Improved American Purple Top. The popular standard for stock 



feeding; hardy, productive; good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., 51.25. 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from American Purple 



Top; nearly double in size; a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Lb., $1.25. 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock. A white-fleshed 



variety of large size. Lb., 51.25. 



Hend 



erson s 



Barley 



Selected 

 Varieties of 



Barley, Rye and Wheat 



Sow 2 to 2V2 bushels per acre 

 New White Hulless. Two to three weeks 

 earlier than ordinary barley, grows about 

 same height, and the grain w ill not shell out 

 in the field. Peck. $1.25; bushel (18 lbs.), 

 53.50, 10 bushels, @ $3.40 per bushel. 



Vermont Champion. Large heads of large 

 grain; big yielders. A bearded varietv. 

 Peck, 51.00; bushel (48 lbs), S3.00; 10 

 bushels (a. 52.90 per bushel. 



Oderbrucker. This is a stiff strawed, heavy 

 yielding, six rowed bearded variety; kernels 

 very plump. Oderbrucker is early, prolific 

 and hardy, and has nearly double the amount 

 of protein found in many other varieties; 

 this makes it a valuable feeding Barley, which 

 is an important consideration with the leading 

 farmers who are now appreciating more and 

 more the value of Barley as a feed for all 

 kinds of stock, horses as well as cattle. 

 Peck. $1.00; bushel (48 lbs.), $3.00; 10 

 bushels. (5 52.90 per bushel 



Rye, Spring 



Sow /V2 bushels per acre 



A variety produced by planting Wirrter Rye 

 in the spring for several years, and selecting 

 the seed until the type is fixed. It is an 

 excellent "catch-crop" where fall-sown 

 grain has been winter-killed, and also for 

 fodder and grain. Per peck. 51.00; 53.50 

 per bushel of 56 lbs., 10-bushel lots, per 

 bushel, 53.40. 



Rye, Winter 



For winter varieties see our Fall Wheat and 

 Grain Circular sent to you in August. 

 We offer the following varieties : 

 Giant Winter. It outyields others in straw 



and grain. 

 Rosen. Thrives as well on light soils as it does 



on heavy. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



straw or cutting green. 



lit can take orders at any time at prices ruling 

 at time nf shinment 



Wheat, Spring 



Sow life bushels per acre 



Marquis (Beardless. An early variety 



and enormous cropper; kernels hard and 

 dark-amber color. Our stock was raised in 

 the far north We strongly recommend this 

 variety. Price, peck. $1.50; bushel (60 



pounds), $4.50; 10-bushel lots @ 54.40 per 

 bushel 



Pedigreed Blue Stem. When ripe the straw is 

 a beautiful golden yellow color This variety 

 is remarkably free from rust, is very produc- 

 tive, has a hard kernel and there is a total 

 absence of beard. Price, peck. 51.25: bushel 

 (60 pounds), $4.25; 10-bushel lots (5, $4.15 

 per bushel. 



Wheat, Winter 



AH standard sorts and new hybrids de- 

 scribed in Henderson's "Wheal Circular" 

 (ready in August and sent free on applica- 

 tion). Orders Booked .Now for Fall Delivery 



Miscellaneous Farm Seeds 



BEANS. Sow 1 bushel per acre. 



Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, 

 hardy and prolific. Price, per bushel (60 

 lbs .), $10.00. 



White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively 

 grown as a shell Bean. Price, per bushel 

 (60 lbs), $10.00. 



BROOM CORN. Evergreen Selected. Sow 



8 to 10 lbs. per acre. Free from crooked 

 brush and remains green. Lb., 30c; 100 

 lbs., $20.00. 



CANARY SEED. Re-cleaned. Lb., 

 100 lbs.. $14.00. 



18c; 



DOUHA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder 

 plant; mav be cut' several times. Lb., 

 20c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than 

 above, but does not stool out so much. 

 Lb.. 20c; 100 lbs., $12.00. 



HEMP. Fancy recleaned. 

 lbs., $14.00. 



Lb.. 18c: 100 



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.. 20c; 100 lbs., 



$12.00. 



Red. Taller than white; leafy and juicy; 

 grain good for poultry-. Lb., 20c; 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., 20c; 100 lbs.. $12.00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious 

 forage plant, yielding several cuttings in a 

 season. Earlier than Orange; may be 

 grown in Northern States. Lb., 20c; 

 100 lbs., $12.00. 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 1 lbs per acre. 

 Verv productive: large heads of large seeds. 

 Valued for feeding fowl. Lb., 20c: 100 

 lbs.. $15.00. 



TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre Re- 

 sembles Corn, but more leafy and tillers 

 enormously; line for green fodder. 1 i lb., 

 50c; lb.. $1.50. 

 HENDERSON'S GREEN MANURING 

 SEED MIXTURE. A combination of 

 various rapid growing legumes which will 

 add humus and nitrogen to the soil. 

 Such a crop will also prevent washing out and 

 leaching during winter. The time to plant is 

 the early fall in order to secure germination 

 before frost. The seeds may be broadcast, or if 

 the last of- the crops has not been removed, 

 sown between the rows In April or as soon as 

 the ground can be worked, spade under and mix 

 it well with the soil Seed may also be sown 

 in the spring or summer if the plot is not wanted 

 for early crops. If sown then, the plants should 

 be allowed to attain a growth of about a foot 

 in height before being spaded under 



Sow at the rate of 1 pound for 1.000 square 

 feet. 



Price, 1 lb.. 50c; 2 lbs.. 9Sc: 5 lbs.. $2.35: 

 10 lbs., $4.25. Postpaid. By express or 

 freight. 25 lbs.. 59.50: 50 lbs.. $18.00: 100 

 lbs.. $35.00. 



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