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P. MANN & CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 



Farm, Field, Forage and Silo Seeds. 



We give special attention to the quality of all our Farm Seeds, and send out only recleaned stock. It Is our aim 

 to send out absolutely pure stock, true to name. For green manures, we recommend sowing thickly, Scarlet Clover, 

 Sugar Cane, Tares, Field Peas, Rye and Oats, and plowing under whea six to eight inches high. 



Owing to market fluctuation, impossible toquote prices. 

 When in need, state quantity, and we will be pleased to 

 send samples and quote lowest market prices. 



Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass.— (Poa Pratensis.) 

 Valuable for lawns when mixed with other va- 

 rieties, retaining its vendure in the hottest 

 weather. Extra heavy cleaned seed. Sow (if 

 alone) 40 pounds per acre; weight per bushel, 

 14 pounds. 



Orchard Grass.— Perennial. "Height, 3 feet. 

 It blossoms about the same time as Red Clover, 

 making it, on' that account, a desirable mixture 

 with that plant. It is exceedingly palatable to 

 stock of all kinds, and its power of enduring the 

 cropping of cattle commend it as one of the very 

 best pasture grasses. Sow 35 pounds to the acre; 

 weight per bushel, 14 pounds. 



Red. Top, or H e r d ' s Grass.— Perennial. 

 Height^ I to 2 feet. Valuable either for lawn mix- 

 tures, mixing in hay, or. permanent pasture 

 grasses; is common throughout the country; suc- 

 ceeds almost everywhere, but reaches its highest 

 stage of perfection dn a moist, rich soil, in which it 

 ■attains a height of 2 to 2'/2 feet. Sow (if alone) 45 

 pounds per acre; -weight per bushel, 14 pounds. 



Fancy Red Top Seed.— Weight about 32 

 pounds per bushel. Sow 10 to 12 pounds per acre. 



Red Clover Medium.— The common variety, 

 used with other grasses for either pasture or 

 aneadow. 



Red Clover— Mammoth, or Pea Vine.— 



Crows 5 or 6 feet high, with large, coarse sitalks, 

 and is largely used for plowing under for manure. 



Crimson, or Scarlet Clover.- This is a 

 variety in common use in the South for feeding 

 greet?? The yield in fodder is .immense, and after 

 cutting, it at once commences to grow again, and 

 continues until severe, cold, freezing weather. In 

 warm climates, four or five cuttings are made dur- 

 ing the season. It grows about 1 foot high, blos- 

 soms long, pointed, and of a very deep red or car- 

 mine color. 'Makes good hay. 



MILLET. 



Golden, or German.— This is a valuable 

 forage plant, and yields very heavy crops ; grows 

 from 2 to 4 feet high, heads single and similar to 

 Hungarian, though large and with .bright yellow 

 oval seeds. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Japanese. — The straw is heavier, it branches 

 more, and does not need to be sown as thickly as 

 the other kinds. 



Timothy. —A well-known grass, and on some 

 soils it will produce a larger crop than any other 

 variety. We carry a large stock of this seed, 

 whidi is graded as "Prime," "Strictly Prime," 

 and " Choice." 



Aliske, or Hybrid Clover.— Even clover- 

 sick lands will produce a good corp of this ; peren- 

 nial and very hardy. It is very valuable both for 

 pasturing and soiling; very productive, sweet and 

 fragrant. The flowers are a distinct _ light pink, 

 and much liked by bees. Sow in spring or fall ; 

 6 pounds to an acre. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne.— One of the best varie- 

 ties, succeeding in almost every situation. Will 

 bear cutting three or four times during the season. 

 For bringing up poor land it is the best of the 

 clovers, as it not only produces larj^ masses of 

 foliage, but forces its roots down full three feet 

 into the earth. Sow in the spring to secure a good 

 stand before winter. If to be used 'for pasturage 

 or curing, sow 15 to 20 pounds per acrci 



SOUTHERN COW PEAS, 



The Great Land Renovator. 



Their value as a fertilizing crop exceeds that of clover, 

 for in addition 10 be.lng a larger Nitrogen gatherer than 

 clover, they draw from the subsoil to the surface large 

 amounts of both Potash and Phosphoric acid, thus 

 putting the soil in most excellent condition for follow- 

 ing crops. 



80W l\4 to 1% bushels per acre, on land thoroughly- 

 pulverized, and disk or plow with a cultivator or double 

 shovel plow. If wanted for hay, cut when peas are 

 forming, cure as clover. If peas are lor fertilizer, sow 

 same quantity as for hay, turn under when peas are in 

 bloom. 



SORGHUM, OR SUGAR CANE. 



Plants In drills three-quarters to one bushel ; broad- 

 cast, 1 to IK bushels to the acre. 



Sorghum le being used extensively as a general food for 

 cattle, horses and mules ; it Is a sure crop, being a great 

 drought resister and an immense yielder, producing 

 many tons of most nutritious green fodder to the acre. 

 Specially fine for food for milch cows when pasture is 

 short. . 



Kaffir Com. -—Produces two to four iheads 

 from a single stalk. Stands drought wonderfully, 

 and yields paying crops of grain or forage, even in 

 dry seasons when corn has utterly failed The 

 whole stalk, as well as blades makes excellent 

 fodder, and all stock eat it greedily. Sow in rows 

 three feet apart, 5 pounds per acre; broadcast, 15 

 pounds per acre. 



FIELD CORN.-FcId Horn. 



Golden Beauty.— A large, broad' grained 

 yellow corn, with ears of perfect shape and very 

 small cob. The richness of color and quality of 

 the grain makes it a very 'superior variety. Ear 

 well filled and very productive. 



Hickory King.— A large, broad grained white 

 corn, and undoubtedly the smallest cob of any 

 white corn ever produced. 



SEED WHEAT, RYE AND OATS. 



Special Prices on Ciover and Crass Seeds, 



