COLE'S FARM SEEDS. 



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CLOVER SEED. 



Price Subject to Change in Market. 



But purchasers may depend on, that we always 

 will send as much seed as the money received 

 will pay for. v 



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 earJy 

 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 by bushel on ap- 

 plication) 



Mammoth or Large Red. Much used as a fertil- 

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



ALSIKE, 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. $2.00, bu. -43.00. 



White Dutch. An excellent pasturage grass, 

 forming, in conjunction witli the Kentucky 

 Blue Grass, the finest 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, 4 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 early 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, may 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 nkt. 5 cts.. M. lb. 15 cts.. lb. 50 cts. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernels of this new 

 buckwheat are nearly twice as large as the 

 common kind; the straw is stouter, and heav- 

 ier; it branches more, and it does not need to 

 be sown as thickly; the flour made from it is 

 equal to that from any other buckwheat; it is 

 a very heavy cropper; farmers are enthusi- 

 astic in its praises. It is less apt to blisht than 

 other varieties. We consider the Japanese 

 Buckwheat t© be far ahead of all other kinds. 

 It is certainly a distinct variety. So far it out- 

 yields the old Gray or the Silver Hull, two to 

 one. It makes a better growth on poorer soil 

 than any buckwheat. Per pkt., 5 cts.; lb., 20 

 cts.. 3 lbs., 50 cts., not prepaid, pk.. 50 cts., bush., 

 $1.50. 



SEED OATS. 



GIANT YELLOW FRENCH. Sold by some as 

 Giant Side Oats. They are the grandest oats 

 In the world, and the largest yielding oats 

 known. Straw is stiff and has never been 

 known to lodge. It has been carefully tested 

 in all parts of the country and has outyielded 

 every variety tested besides them. It is ex- 

 tremely hardy, and grows with a vigor and 

 rapidity not equaled by any other sort. They 

 grow four to rive feet tall with stiff straw, 

 always stool freely and yield proli6cally— 

 heads measuring twelve to eighteen inches in 

 length. They are medium early in ripening 

 consequently should be sown early. Per pkt.. 

 5 cts., lb., 20 cts., 3 lbs., 50 cts., not prepaid, pk., 50 

 $900 ' $L25 ' 5 l3llsh ' ]ots ' S 5 - 00 . 10 bush, lots, 



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FOREST TREE AND HEDGE 

 SEEDS. 



A book, entitled, "Forest Leaves," on the pro- 

 pagation of Forest Trees, with colored plates, by maii 

 prepaid for 50 cts. 



The following named kinds of forest and shade 

 trees are too well known to need any description. 

 The following directions for planting will apply 

 to all. Plant seed very early in spring, in drills 

 about two feet apart, and cover about half an 

 inch in depth, according to siae. Some of the va- 

 rieties might not germinate until the second 

 spring after planting, so do not be in haste to 

 disturb the soil where planted. Box Elder and 

 White Ash Seed may be sown late in fail with 

 good success, as the Ash seed generally lies dor- 

 mant the iirst season if sown in spring. 

 Box Elder. (Acer Negundo.) Per pkt. 5 cts., % lb. 



15 cts., lb. 40 cts., 3 lbs. $1.00. 

 White Ash. (Fraxinus Americana.) Per pkt. 5 



cts., lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25. 

 Aiianthus GUnaulosus. (Tree of Heaven.) Per 



pkt. 5 cts., Ya, lb. 20 cts,, lb. 75 cts. 

 Larch, Europe-n. (Larix Europcea.) This va- 

 riety is of great value for forest planting and 

 is being extensively grown in the United States. 

 It is easily transplanted if handled while dor- 

 mant, but as it starts very early in the spring 

 it is best to transplant in the fall, or procure 

 the seed and sow where wanted. Per pkt. 5 

 cts.. H lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 Catalpa topseiosa, Hardy or Western Catalpa. 

 This tree is popular for timber, as the timber is 

 more durable than any other native tree. 

 Many instances are recorded of Catalpa posts 

 having been in use GO to 100 years. It grows 

 readily from seed, is easily transplanted, grows 

 in almost any soil. Plant in seed-bed, in mel- 

 low soil, about the time of corn planting, in 

 rows two or three feet, apart, and eight or 

 twelve inches in the row; transplant when one 

 or two years old, four feet apart both ways. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts., H, lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.. 

 by express. 5 lbs. $3.00, 10 lbs. $5.00. 

 Osffge Orange. (New and fresh seed.) The well 

 known hedge plant. Directions for sprouting and 

 planting with each lot. Price by bushel on ap- 

 plication. Per pkt. 5 cts., M lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts., 

 3 lbs. $1.10. 



Honey Locust or Threo Thorned Acacia. The 

 best of all hedge plants for Northern climate, 

 being entirely hardy. Scald the seed with 

 boiling water; let them stand in the water un- 

 til they get cool, then pour off the water, mis 

 the seed with sand and keep them in a warm 

 room until they begin to sprout; then sow in 

 drills about an inch deep, and transplant the 

 following sprinsr. It requires 200 plants foi 

 every hundred feet of hedge; set in double rows 

 one foot apart and the plants one foot apart Id 

 rows, and set alternately to break joints. Pei 

 pkt. 5 cts., M lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25, by 

 express, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



Black or Yellow Locust. A very valuable tree 

 for timber, grows very rapidly, while the dura- 

 bility of its timber is well known, fence posts 

 of it having stood for (10 years. Prepare seed 

 and culture same as the above. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 M lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25, by express, f 

 lbs. $1-50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



Russian Mulberry Seed. The tree is a rapid 

 grower and perfectly hardy, and proves as last- 

 lug for fence posts as Catalpa or Red Cedar. It 

 commences to bear when two years old, and 

 bears every year. The leaves are very valu- 

 able food for silk worms, and the trees are 

 largely grown for this purpose by the Menuon- 

 ites, and also makes a good hedge and wind- 

 break on the prairies. The seed can be sown 

 late in the fall, or very early in spring. It 

 should be sown in drills 18 inches apart, and 

 kept well shaded, as the seed is slow to germi- 

 nate. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 ots., 34 lb. 50 cjts., lb. 

 $2.00. 



'Silk and the Silk Worm." A complete text boot 

 on Silk Culture, for 15 cents. 



