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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— TESTED FARM SEEDS. 



37 



Complete 

 List of 



fARMSEEDS 



Special Prices 



can often be 

 made on large 

 quantities. 



ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 39). 



ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots.ex- 

 cellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. Qt., 

 25c; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 



AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre A 

 valuable forage plant for dry situations and 

 alkali soils. Oz., 15c; lb., $1.25, 10 lbs., @$1.15. 



BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2\ bush, per acre. 



New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 



ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 



the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck, 



80c; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.50; 10 bush.. © $2.40. 

 Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big 



yielder. Peck, 70c; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., @ $1.90. 

 Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, prolific 



and early. Peck, 70c; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., © $1.90. 



BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



Burhngame Medium. Handsome white Beans, 



medium sized; prolific. Crop failed. 

 Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, hardy 



and prolific. Crop failed. 

 Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 



ordinary variety. Crop failed. 

 White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 



as a shell Bean. Crop failed. 



BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 



Early Green Soja. This produces enormous crops 

 as far north as Canada. It grows about 4 ft. 

 high and yields ten to twenty tons of green 

 fodder per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. 

 It is a valuable leguminous plant for the far- 

 mer and dairyman for either green or cured fod- 

 der or grain. It is especially valuable for 

 ensilage in combination with fodder Corn or 

 Japanese Millet (two parts of Millet to one part 

 of Soja Beans), thus furnishing a complete 

 balanced ration. 



Soja Beans are great soil enrichers, adding 

 humus and extracting nitrogen from the air. 

 Sow 3 pecks per acre. 



Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (60 lbs.), $5.25; 10 

 bush., © $5.15. 



Velvet. (Mucuna ulilis.) Sow 1 bush, .per acre. 

 Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 

 Peck, $1.50; bush. (60 lbs.), $5.00. 



BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 

 Colossal Long Red (Henderson's). A valuable im- 

 proved and distinct variety. Extra large, long 



roots; blood-red, very nutritious. \ lb., 15c; 



lb., 55c; 10 lbs., © 50c. lb. 

 Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson's). Smooth, 



large, round roots; yellow flesh, i lb., 15c; lb. 



55c; 10 lbs., © 50c lb. 

 Giant Intermediate (Henderson's). Big yielder; 



handsome, large ovoid roots, i lb., 15c; lb., 



50c; 10 lbs., © 45c. lb. 

 Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 



other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 



i lb., 15c; lb. 55c; 10 lbs.. © 50c lb. 

 Half-long Sugar. New breed of mange), flesh 



white solid and highly nutritive. Jib., 15c; lb. 



55c. 10 lbs. © 50c. lb. 

 Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 



quality, i lb., 15c; lb.. 50c; 10 lbs., © 45c lb. 

 Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only in 



color, i lb., 15c; lb. 50c; 10 lbs., © 45c lb. 

 Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper, 



adapted for shallow soils. \ lb., 15c; lb., 50c; 



10 lbs., @ 45c lb. 



Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 

 producing sugar and 



BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. 



acre. Valuable both for 



stock feeding. 

 White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri- 

 tious. } lb., 15c; lb., 40c; 10 lbs., © 35c lb. 

 Vilmorin's Improved White. Contains the highest 



percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 



i lb., 15c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., © 40c lb. 

 Lane's Imperial. An improved variety; very hardy 



and productive. Mb., 15c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., 



© 40c. lb. 

 Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. 



Jib., 15c; lb., 45c; 10 lbs., © 40c lb. 



BEGGAR- WEED. Sow 10 lbs. per acre. A valuable 

 forage and soil-improving plant for the South, 

 growing 2 to 6 ft. high; sow broadcast 10 to 12 

 lbs. per acre; \ lb., 20c; lb., 75c 



LONG S CHAMPION YELLOW DENT CORN. 



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 MANUAL 



AN UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE 

 DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED, 

 : OF HIGH-GRADE 



FARM SEEDS 



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BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per 

 acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 

 green. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $7.00. 



BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 The best of all; early, large grain; enormous 

 yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 10 bush., © $1.90. 



CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Caster Oil 

 of commerce is produced. J lb., 20c; lb., 50c. 



CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 



Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 

 large roots; good keeper, | lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Danvers Henderson's Selected. Good-size, hand- 

 some, stump-rooted; big yielder. \ lb., 40c; lb., 

 $1.25. 



Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very pro- 

 ductive, i lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



Large Yellow Belgian. Long yellow-fleshed roots; 

 good keeper. } lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. 



White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har- 

 vested; heaviest cropper. Mb. 30c; lb., $1.00. 



CLOVER. (See page 39.) 



CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 

 acre. // wanted by Mail, add postage according 

 to zone rates on page 1. In ten bushel lots or over , 

 deduct 10c. per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 



Long's Champion Yellow Dent. (See engraving.) 

 $1.00 peck-; $3.25 bush. 



Eureka (Henderson's). (See engraving) Peck, 80c; 

 bush., $2.75. 



Wood's Northern White Dent. 

 Qt„ 20c; peck, 80c; bush., $2.75. 



Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 

 Dent. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro- 

 ductive. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



Extra Early Huron. Very early; may be grown 

 North and in Canada. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; 

 bush., $2.25. 



Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the North.) Early 

 Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c; peck, 

 75c; bush., $2.25. 



Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 

 small cob. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.25. 



Learning. Low-set ears of good size; golden grain, 

 productive. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 

 grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c 

 bush., $2.50. 



Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of an 

 white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 

 Jersey. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre 



Extra Early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. The 

 best eight-rowed Yellow Flint, in cultivation. For 

 detail description see our Farmers' Manual. 

 Qt., 20c; peck, 90c; bush., $3.00. 



Longfellow. A large, 8-rowed Yellow Flint; ripeni 

 as far north as Mass. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; 

 bush., $2.50. 



Compton's Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 

 in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; 

 bush., $2.50. 



Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 

 ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) Large- 

 ly grown in the North. Qt., 15c; peck, 75.; 

 bush., $2.50. 



King Philip. Coppery-red, very early large, hand- 

 some ears. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50. 



CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow broad- 

 cast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 



Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es- 

 pecially valuable for ensilage. Bush., $2.30 

 10 bush.,© $2.20. 



Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 

 than above, and better suited for fodder and 

 ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $2.50; 10 

 bush., @ $2.40. 



Rural Thoroughbred White Flint, Valuable for 

 both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding enor- 

 mously. Qt., 15c; peck, 75c; bush., $2.50; 10 

 bush., © $2.40. 



Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 

 more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, $1.00; 

 bush., $2.90; 10 bush., © $2.80. 



Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for feed- 

 ing green. Peck, 75c.;. bush.; $2.75; 10 bush.. 

 © $2.65. 



Purchaser pays transportation on Farm Seeds. If wanted by Parcel Post see page 1 for Zone Rates, and add to amount of the order. 



