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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



POP CORN. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. The Pop Corns 

 we oner are shelled, 10 lbs. and over will be 

 supplied at the 100-lb. rate. 



White Pearl Smooth, large white grains 10c. 

 lb., SS.00 per 100 lbs. 



Amber Pearl. Very early, S to 10-inch ears; amber- 

 colored kernels, popping white. 15c. lb., S12.00 

 per 100 lbs. 



White Rice, or Rat Tooth. Earlv. white-pointed 

 kernels. 10c. lb.. SS.00 per 100 lbs. 



COTTON Upland Varieties). Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Allen's Silk Long Staple. Good cropper, of great 

 merit. Lb.. 14c.; 100 lbs.. @ 10c. 



Cook's Silk Long Staple. New; a superior selec- 

 tion of Upland. Lb., 14c.; 100 lbs., (S. 10c. 



King's Improved. A rugged grower, of strong con- 

 stitution; big yielder. Lb.. 12c; 100 lbs.. (5- Sc. 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

 north than others. Lb., 15c; 100 lbs., @ 12c 



SEA ISLAND. Grown near the seacoast; it produces 

 the finest cotton of all. Lb.. 10c; 100 lbs., @ 6c 



DOURA. Sow S to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant; 



mav be cut several times. Lb., 12c; 100 lbs., 



SIO'.OO. 

 Yellow Branching. Earlier and taller than above, 



but does not stool out so much. Lb.. 12c; 100 



lbs., S10.00. 



FLAX SEED. 



variable. 



Sow 



bush, per acre 



Price 



HUNGARIAN GRASS i.See MiUel. below.) 



JERUSALEM CORN. Sow 5 lbs. per acre. The 



surest forage crop for dry, hot sections, and for 

 dry seasons, often producing a crop when other 

 forage clams perish; grows about 5 ft. Lb., 

 12c; 100 lbs., S10.00. 



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 ft. Lb., 10c; 100 lbs.. SS.00. 

 Red. Taller than the white; verv leafv and juicv; 



grain good for poultry. Lb.. 10c; 100 lbs., SS.00. 



LUPINS FIELD. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Valuable 

 for plowing under; succeeds on poor soils. Lb., 

 18c; 100 lbs., S14.00. 



LUCERNE, or ALFALFA. (See Clovers, page 39). 



MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 37). 



MILLET. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 



German or Golden, Northern Grown. This variety 

 is considerably larger than Hungarian and yields 

 a much heavier crop, but is later and not so 

 quick growing, consequently cannot be sown 

 after the fourth of July in this latitude. To 

 maintain its heavy cropping character, seed of 

 this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 

 Our seed is speciallv grown and selected. Bush. 

 (50 lbs.),S2.50;10 bushels and upwards. @ S2.40. 



Hungarian. The quickest of catch crops for hay; 

 may be sown up to August. Valuable when hay 

 is short, or to follow some early harvested crop. 

 Price on application. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Lb., 15c; 10 lbs.. S1.20; 100 lbs., S10.00. 



Pearl. Sow S lbs. per acre. Not as hardy as other 

 Millets, but enormous cropper Lb.. 15c; 100 

 lbs., S12.00. 



OATS. Sow 3 bush, per acre. Those marked (*) are 



Side Oats. 

 •Long's White Tartar. Peck, 50c; bush. (32 lbs.). 



SI. 55; 10 bush., @ S1.50; 100 bush., @ S1.45. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. 



Peck. 65c; bush. (32 lbs.).' $2.20; 10 bush.. 



@ S2.10; 100 bush.. (5. §2.00. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 



heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 



all light and chaffv seeds. Bush! (32 lbs.). 



$1.55; 10 bush., @ SI. 50; 100 bush.. @ S1.45. 

 Early Newmarket. Bush. (321bs.),S1.60; lObush., 



@ S1.55; 100 bush., @ SI. 50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 



heavy; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.). SI. 50; 10 



bush.. (£ S1.45; 100 bush.. @ S1.40. 

 •Black Tartarian. Earlv and most crolific; straw 



long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs*.). $1.60; 10 



bush., (5. SI. 55. 

 •Storm King Imported. Peck, 65c; bush. (32 lbs.) 



<S, S2.20: 10 bush. @ S2.10; 100 bush. @ S2.00. 

 Swedish Select. Strong grower; grain short, 



plump and heaw. Bush. (32 lbs.) @ $1.55; 10 



bush @ SI. 50; 100 bush. @ $1.45. 

 •White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain; stools 



freelv, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 



10 bush. @. S1.45; 100 bush @ S1.40. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 



far north as Penna. Peck, 50c; bush. (32 lbs.), 



$1.50; 10 bush.. @ $1.45. 



HENDERSON'S 



FARMERS' 

 MANUAL 



AN UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE 



DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED. 



OF HIGH-GRADE 



FARM SEEDS 



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GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET 



PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. 

 Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck, 



S1.00; bush. (60 lbs.), S3.75; 10 bush. @ S3.65. 

 Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Price 



on application. 

 Cow Peas, Black Eye. Sow 2 bush, per acre. After 



May 1st, for green Slimmer feeding and plowing 



under. Bush. (60 lbs.), $3.75; 10 bush.. @ S3.65. 

 Cow Peas, New Era. An extra early variety es- 



peciallv adapted for late planting Bush. (60 



lbs.). S3.50; 10 bush., @ S3.40. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 32 and 33.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 33.) 

 RAMIE. Grown for the long, silky, strong fibre; 



used for Ramie cloth, etc. SI .00 per oz. ; $12.00 lb. 

 RAPE. Dwarf Essex. Sow 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. 



Lb.. 15c; bush. (50 lbs.), $6.50; 100 lbs., $12.00. 

 RUTA BAGA, or RUSSIAN TURNIP. Sow 2 to 3 



lbs. per acre. 

 Improved American Purple Top. The popular 



standard for stock-feeding; hardy; productive; 



good keeper; yellow flesh. Lb., 55c 

 Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 



American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 



a big yielder and good keeper; flesh yellow. 



Lb., 65c. 

 Large White French, Sweet German or Rock A 



white-fleshed variety of large size. Lb., 50c 



(For other Turnips see pages 22 and 36.) 

 RYE. Sow 1^ bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 



grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., @ S2.60. 

 Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 



grain, straw, green fodder, etc. Bush. (56 lbs.) , 



S1.90; 10 bush., @ $1.80. 

 Winter Invincible (New). A great improvement 



on the older sorts. Price, SI. 00 per peck, S3. 00 



bushel of 56 lbs. 

 Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 



to 50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.00; 



10 bush., @ S1.90. 

 Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

 ductive; tall, strong straw. Bush. (56 lbs.), 



S2.00; 10 bush., (3. S1.90. 

 Winter, Giant. Big yielder of plump, heavy grain; 



straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 



(56 lbs.). S2.10; 10 bush., @ S2.00. 

 SAINFOIN. Sow 3 to 4 bush, per acre. An excellent 



and nutritious fodder plant for light, dry, sandy 



or gravelly soils. Lb.. 15c; 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., 10c; 



100 lbs.. S7.00. 

 Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; mav be grown 



in Northern States. Lb.. 10c; 100 lbs.. S8.00. 



SUGAR BEET. (See Beet, page 37.) 

 SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Very 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb.. 15c; 100 lbs., S12.00. 

 TEOSINTE. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. Resembles Corn 

 but more leafy and tillers enormously; fine for 

 green fodder, i lb.. 25c; lb., 80c. 

 TOBACCO. 



Primus. The earliest of all; succeeds well even as 

 far north as Canada. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 1 

 lb., 80c 



Zimmer's Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

 can-Spanish, and a favorite cigar variety, in- 

 creasing in demand and culture every year. 

 Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 30c; I lb., S1.00. 



Havana, Imported. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; i lb.. $2.00 



Havana, Domestic. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 30c; Jib., $1.00. 



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c; oz., 60c; i lb.. 

 S2.00. 



Connecticut. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; i lb.. 80c 



Kentucky. Pkt.. 10c; oz.. 25c; i lb.. SOc 



Virginia. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 25c; i lb., 80c 

 VETCH. 



Spring Vetch, or Tares. Sow 2 bush, per acre. Spe- 

 cies of Pea, grown for soiling, or sown with Oats 

 for feeding green. Lb., 12c; bush. (60 lbs.) . $5.00 

 10 bu. @ $4.90. 



Winter or Sand Vetch. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 

 Lb.. 25c; bush. (60 lbs.), $13.75. 100 lbs.. $22.00. 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow 1£ bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem. A favorite Wheat for spring sowing; 

 vigorous and productive. Bush. (60 lbs.). 

 S2.75; 10 bush., @ $2.65. 



Marquis. Enormously productive; out5"ielding 

 other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. Bush. 

 (60 lbs ). S3.00; 10 bush., @ S2.90. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. All standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in our Wheat Circular, on 

 application. Orders booked now for fall delivery 

 WILD RICE. (Zizania Aqitatica). Attracts wild 

 fowl; grows in shallow waters with mud bottom. 

 As seed is not successful, we recommend plants, 

 which we mail in May @ $1.00 doz.; $7.00. 100. 



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