D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 67 
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—~—-GLOVER SEEDS — 
LUCERNE, OR ALFALFA (Medicago sativa). It is use- 
less to sow this clover on land having a stiff clay or hard pan 
sub-soil as the roots naturally penetrate to a great depth, and 
must do so if the plantsliveany time. Sow on rich, moist loam 
or sandy soil, having a deep porous sub-soil. Prepare 
the land thoroughly and sow seed at the rate of fifteen 
to twenty five pounds per acre, with a broadcaster or grass 
seeder. Cover with a brush or light harrow. The young 
plants are quite tender and the land must be free of weeds 
until they become established. % Lb, 10c; Lb. 25c3; $10.00 
per 100 Lbs. 
BOKHARA (t£lilotus alba) Sweet Clover. This is exceed- 
ingly valuable as pasturage for bees. It is occasionally found 
growing wild by the roadside in company with the more com- 
mon sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis), and may be distin- 
guished from it by its white flowers and less coarse and more 
leafy stems. % Lb. loc: Lh. 35c. 
ALSIKE, OR SWEDISH. (Trifolium hybridum). The 
most hardy of all clovers; perennial. On rich, moist soils it 
yields an enormous quantity of hay or pasturage, but its 
greatest value is for sowing with other clovers and grasses, as 
it forms a thick bottom and greatly increases the yield of 
hay; cattle prefer it to any other forage. The heads are 
globular, fragrant and much liked by bees, which obtain a 
large amount of honey from them. Sow in spring or fall, at 
the rate of six pounds per acre, when used alone. % Lb. 10c3 
Lh. 25e; $10.00 per 100 Lbs. 
CRIMSON TREFOIL, OR SCARLET ITALIAN 7, ifo- 
lium incarnatum).—An annual variety, in common use in 
the South for feeding green and for hay, and also found very 
profitable on the sandy soils of New Jersey. The yield in 
fodder is immense, and after cutting, it at once commences 
growing again, continuing until severe, cold. freezing weather. 
It grows about one foot high; the roots are nearly black. 
leaves long, blossoms long, pointed and of a very deep red, or 
carmine color. Makes good hay. It is sown in August or 
September in the South, but should not be planted in the 
North until spring. Sow ten to fifteen pounds per acre. 
% Lb. 10c: Lb. 25c: $7.00 per 100 Lis. 
MAMMOTH, OR LARGE RED (Trifolium pratense). 
Grows nearly twice the size of the common Red Clover, often 
making a stand when the other clovers fail. Sow about eight 
to twelve pounds per acre. Lb. 30c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 
MEDIUM RED, OR JUNE (Trifolium pratense). This is 
by far the most important of all the varieties for practical 
purposes. Sow in spring or fall, and if no other grasses are 
used, at the rate of eight to twelve pounds per acre; more is 
required on old, stiff soils than on new and lighter ones. 
Lb. 25c; 100 Lbs. at market price. 
WHITE DUTCH (Trifolium repens). A small, creeping 
perennial variety, valuable for pasturage and for lawns. It 
accommodates itself to a variety of soils, but prefers moist 
ground. Sow in spring, at the rate of six pounds per acre, or 
when used with other grasses, half that amount. % Lb. 10c: 
Lb. 25c; $12.00 per 100 Lbs. 
MISGELLANGOUS SEEDS 
BARLEY, COMMON. Barley succeeds best on lands more 
sandy and lighter than those adapted to wheat. It issown 
in the spring, and can be grown farther north than any other 
grain. Sow about two and one-half bushels per acre. Weight, 
forty-eight pounds per bushel. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; $1.25 per Bu. 
BARLEY, HULLESS. There are several varieties of bar- 
ley in which the grain shells out of the chaff like wheat. 
One variety is also beardless. The one we offer has a smaller 
grain, but yields about as well as the Common Barley, and is 
the sort largely grown for making barley bread. 3 Lbs. by 
mail 75c: $3.00 per Bushel of 48 Lbs. 
BUCKWHEAT, COMMON. Buckwheat, should be sown 
about the 20th of June, broadcast, at the rate of about one- 
half bushel per acre; the average yield being from twenty- 
five to thirty bushels. It should be threshed as soon as dry, 
for if allowed to stand in mass, it quickly gathers moisture. 
3 Lbs. by mail 50c; $1.00 per Bushel of 48 Lbs. 
BUCKWHEAT, JAPANESE. The plants are large and 
vigorous, maturing seed early, and resisting drought and 
blight remarkably well; the grain is-much larger and has a 
thinner hull than the Common or the Silver Hull. We recom- 
mend this especially for well drained or sandy land, and the 
dry climate of the western plains. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; $1.00 
per Bushel of 48 Lbs. 
BUCK WHEAT, SILVER HULL. This improved variety 
is much better than the old sort. It is in bloom longer, 
matures sooner, and yields double the quantity per acre. 
The husk is thinner, the corners less prominent, and the grain 
of a beautiful light gray color. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; $1.25 
per Bushel of 48 Lbs. 
RYE SPRING. Although this grain is often planted espe- 
cially for paper makers, who prefer it to any other, its prin- 
cipal value is as a ‘‘catch” crop, to sow where winter grain 
has failed. The straw is shorter and stiffer than-the winter 
variety, and is always easily secured, while the grain, 
although smaller, is of equal value. 3 Lbs. by mail 50c; 
$1.25 per Bushel of 56 Lhs. 
RYE, FALL OR WINTER The time for sowing is from 
the middle of August to the last of September. Prepare the 
ground as for wheat and sow broadcast, or with a drill at the 
rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. This has no equal 
as a crop to be used for late fall and early spring pasture, 
and is one of the best to turn under for green manure. 
3 Lbs. by mail 50c; $1.00 per Bushel of 56 Lbs. 
SPURRY (Spergula arvensis). An old plant which has 
recently been brought into prominence, as it was found to be 
of great value for forage and green soiling on light sandy 
lands. The seed is fine, but the plants speedily take posses- 
sion of the ground and grow vigorously, even on very poor 
soil. Sow about fifteen pounds peracre. Lb, 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c; 
$6.00 per 100 Lhs. 
FLAT PEA (Lathyrus sylvestris). The dried fodder of 
this plant is almost equal to grain in nutritive value, and it 
will live and thrive on soils too poor and sandy to support any 
other valuable plant. It is worthy of a trial for both pur- 
poses and in many cases will prove to be a plant of great 
value. This variety should be sown and treated like other 
field peas. The plant is a hardy perennial, and does not give 
its largest returns until the third year. Per Lb. $1.25 
FLAX FOR SOWING (Linum usitatissimum). Sow late 
enough in the spring to avoid frost, and early enough to 
secure the early rains. A fair average quantity of seed to be 
sown on an acre is one-half bushel, when cultivated for seed; 
if for the fibre a larger quantity should be sown. Cut before 
quite ripe and if the weather be dry, let it lie in the swath a 
few hours when it should be raked and secured from the 
weather:. thresh early in the fallandin dry weather. Lb, 20c; 
$1.50 per Bushel of 56 Lbs. 
HEMP (Cannabis sativa). If raised for manufacturing, 
must be sown broadcast, at the rate of one-half bushel to the 
acre; if for seed, it should be planted in hills four feet apart, 
and the plants thinned out to three or four most vigorous 
stems in each hill. Lb. 25c: $2.00 per Bushel of 44 Lbs. 
SPRING VETCHES, OR TARES (Vicia sativa). A species 
of the pea grown extensively in England, and to a consider- 
able extent in Canada, for stock, but not mueh used in the 
United States. Culture same as field peas. Sow two bushels 
per acre. Lb. 25c: $3.00 per Bushel of 60 Lbs. 
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY VETCHES (Vicia villosa). 
A very hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor and 
sandy that they will produce but little clover. The plants 
when mature are about forty inches high, and. if cut for 
forage as soon as full grown and before setting seed, they 
will start up again and furnish even a larger crop than the 
first. The round black seed should be sown at the rate of 116 
bushelsto the acre. Per Lb. 25c; $4.00 per Bushel of 60 Lbs. 
WILD RICE (Zizania aquatica). An annual which sows 
itself about the middle of September, lies dormant all winter, 
in spring commences to sprout as soon as the water gets 
warm, reaching the surface during the first half of June. It 
grows very rapidly in one to four feet of water, ripens late in 
August or early in September. It should be planted broad- 
cast from a boat, in two or three feet of water having a mud 
bottom. It succeeds best when planted in the fall before the 
ice forms, but it has been successfully planted in spring, and 
also through the ice in winter. As anattraction for wild fowl 
it cannot be equaled. In large ponds and lakes it purifies the 
water, affords a refuge for the small fry from the large fish, 
as well as furnishing them plenty of food from the animalculz 
upon its stalks: for planting in fish ponds it is especially 
desirable. It also does well along the shores of marshes, and 
makes a good hay. In the South two crops can be cut. All 
cattle are very fond of it. Lb. 30ce; $15.00 per 100 Lbs. 
BiRD SEEDS 
Canary . . Per Lb. 20c,3 Lbs 50¢ by mail or express prepaid 
Hemp .. **-  °* 206.8 ce oe vc t rf, 
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Maw , 6 tA Rie. gy eae ue “ 
Millet . Per Lb 20c, 3 Lbs. 50¢ by mail or express prepaid 
Deecuee, Vee 88 88. AR oat ar te - 7 . 
Mixed BirdSeeds ** 20¢,3 ‘* d0c Bs 
