COLE'S VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CLOVER SEED. 



Price Subject to Change in Market. 



But purchasers may depend on, that vre always 

 will send as much seed as the money received 

 will pay for. 



Medium Red or June. This valuable plant is one 

 of the most important for agricultural pur- 

 poses. It is grown for hay, for- pasture, or for 

 improving worn out soils, for which it is valu- 

 able to the farmer, Best time to sow is early 

 in spring, or on the snow before it disappears; 

 from 8 to 10 lbs. per acre, (60 lbs. per bu.) Per 

 lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts., (Price hy bushel on ap- 

 plication) 



Mammoth or Large Red. Much used as a fertil- 

 izer. Per lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts. 



ALrSIKE, or Swedish.- This variety is perfectly 

 hardy, does not heave in winter or spring from 

 frost, stands drouth well. It affords a large 

 return in hay, is excellent for soiling, and for 

 bees is unsurpassed. Sow early in spring at 

 the rate of 6 to 10 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 35 cts., 

 3 lbs. $1.00, pk.$2.03, bu. $8.00. 



White Dutch. An excellent pasturage grass, 

 forming, in conjunction with the Kentucky 

 Blue Grass, the tinest and most nutritious food 

 for sheep and cows, lis flowers are also a fav- 

 orite resort for the honey bee. It succeeds well 

 on all rich clayey lands, if not too wet. Sow 

 early in spring, i to 8 lbs. per acre. Per lb. 35 

 cts., 3 lbs. $1.00, pk. $2.00. bu. $8.00. 



Alfalfa, or Lucerne. It now seems that Alfalfa 

 is a plant of great value to the North for stock. 

 In California and in the South it has for years 

 been in high refute. If once started, its roots 

 strike so deep that neither frosts nor drouths 

 affect it. It furnishes an enormous quantity 

 of fodder, and can be cut three or four times in 

 a season; it does not exhaust the soil, but 

 rather improves it. Sow earlj^ in April or May 

 at the rate of 8 to 12 pounds per acre, in deep, 

 mellow soil. Per lb. 35 cts., 3 lbs. $1.00, pk. $2.00, 

 bu. $8.00. 



Bokhara. (Mellilotus Alba.) A very vigorous 

 growing variety, maj^ be cut three times dur- 

 ing the season; makes excellent green fodder 

 and hay if cut young; about two feet high; av- 

 erage yield, three to eight tons per acre. The 

 flowers are white and sweet-scented, and afford 

 excellent food for bees throughout the season. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., 3i lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



SUGAR CANE SEED. 



Early Amber. This variety is taking the lead 

 among the farmers of the west, from the per- 

 fect success which they have met with in the 

 manufacture of both syrup and sugar. Cul- 

 ture 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. 

 Per lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 70 cts., by express, ]0 lbs. 75 

 cts., 100 lbs. $3.50. 



-Early Orange. An exceedingly valuable variety. 

 Very large, strong and vigorous, and does not 

 fall down. In yield and quality it ranks 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. 75 cts., 10 lbs. 75 cts., 100 lbs. $3.50. 

 A book entitled, "Sugar Canes ; their Culture 



JLND Manufacture," prepaid for 75 cts. 



BROOM CORN SEED. 



California Golden. An excellent standard va- 

 riety, grows a very fine brush of good length, 

 and is free from the large center stem. 

 Bleaches very easily, even in the sun. Per pkt. 

 5 cts.. pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. $.2.00. 



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 IS 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., bu. $2.00. 

 A treatise entitled "BROOii Corn and Brooms," 



-and its cultivation, prepaid for 50 cts. 



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 

 thimbleful of seed was saved, and in 1885, a half 

 bushel. From this half bushel, in 1886. the crop 

 was forty bushels. Of this lot tea bushels were 

 distributed by the grower among farmers in 

 his neighborhood, all of whom were enthusias- 

 tic 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; in 

 color they are also distinct, being of a rich, 

 dark shade of brown. The flour made from it 

 is equal in quality to that of any other buck- 

 wheat, 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., bu. $1.75. 



SEED OATS. 



PRINGLE'S PROGRESS OATS. This distinct 

 variety of oats was originated by Mr. Prin- 

 gle, of Vermont, a few years ago, by crossing 

 the Excelsior with the Chinese Hulless. In it we 

 have a combination of good qualities which 

 cannot fail to please— a short, stiff straw, and 

 a long full head or pinnacle. It is a mistake to 

 suppose that a tall growing variety of oats will 

 produce more grain than a short one, because 

 much of the vigor of the plant will be used in 

 producing the straw. In the Progress we have 

 a head averaging as large as the largest of the 

 tall varieties, -well fitted, and only two-thirds as 

 much straw. Being so much shorter it does not 

 lodge. In our trial plot of about twenty va- 

 rieties of oats, the Progress matured the first 

 of all. We believe if the farmer prefers grain 

 to straw, the Progress will suit every time. 

 Horses seem tolike these oats much better than 

 most sorts, probably because of the thin and 

 tender shuck. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 

 75 cts., pk. 40 cts., bu. $1.25, 5 bu. $5.50, 10 bu. 

 $10.00. 



West Liberty, Iowa, March 21, 1890. 

 I never hesitate to recommend your garden 

 seeds, as I have always found them good; extra 

 both in quality and quantity. 



MRS. EMMA BOWMAN. 



