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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— SUPERIOR SEEDS. 



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

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

 supplied at the 100-lb. rate. If by mail, add 8c. 

 lb. for postage. 



White Pearl. Smooth, large white grains 10c. 

 lb.. S8.00 per 100 lbs. 



Amber Pearl. Very early, 8 to 10-inch ears; amber- 

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

 per 100 lbs. 



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

 kernels. 10c. lb.. S8.00 per 100 lbs. 



COTTON (Upland Varieties). Sow 1.5 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.. Ig- 10c. 

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

 stitution; big yielder. Lb., 12c.; 100 lbs., (S 8c. 



Shine's Early Prolific. Extra early; grows further 

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



SEA ISLAND. Grown near the seacoast; it produces 

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



DOURA. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per acre. 



Rural Branching. Very productive fodder plant; 



may 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., $10.00. 



FLAX SEED. Sow i to f bush, per acre. Price 

 variable. 



HUNGARIAN GRASS. (.See Millet, 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 plants perish; grows about 5 ft. Lb., 

 12c.; 100 lbs., $10.00. 



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., $8.00. 

 Red. Taller than the white; very leafy and juicy; 



grain good for poultry. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., $8.00. 



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 55 1. 



MANGEL WURZEL. (See Beets, page 33). 



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 specially grown and selected. Bush 

 (50 lbs.),S3.00;10 bushels and upwards, (g $2.90 



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 

 Bush. (48 lbs.), S2.25, 10 bush., @. S2.15. 



Japanese. Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Lb., 12c.; 10 lbs., 90c.; 100 lbs., 8.00. 



Pearl. Sow 8 lbs. per acre. Not as hardy as other 

 Millets, but enormous -cropper. Lb., loc; 100 

 lbs., $12.00. 



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



Side Oats. 

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



$1..")0; 10 bush., (a $1.45; 100 bush., @ $1.40. 

 Clydesdale, Henderson's Imported. 



Peck, 65c.; bush. (.32 lbs.), S2.00; 10 bush., 



fe $1.90; 100 bush., (5. $1.80. 

 Clydesdale, American Grown. Extra choice and 



heavy, domestic grown; recleaned and free from 



all light and chaffy seeds. Bush. (32 lbs.), 



$1.50; 10 bush., (g $1.45; 100 bush., @ S1.40. 

 Early Newmarket. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.60; 10 bush., 



@ $1.55; 100 bush., (S- $1.50. 

 Probsteier. A leading white Oat, productive and 



heair^^; strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.40; 10 



bush., (g $1.30; 100 bush., ® $1.25. 

 *BIack Tartarian. Early and most prolific; straw 



long and strong. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.50; 10 



bush., (5 $1.45. 

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



@ $2.00; 10 bush. (5 $1.90; 100 bush. @ $1.80. 

 Swedish Select. Strong grower; grain short, 



plump and heavy. Bush. (32 lbs.) (a $1.40; 10 



bush @ $1.35; 100 bush. <a $1.30. 

 ■►White Russian. Large, heavy, plump grain; stools 



freely, strong straw. Bush. (32 lbs.), $1.40; 



10 bush, (gi $1.35; 100 bush @ $1.30. 

 Winter or Turf Oats. For fall sowing; hardy as 



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



$1.50; 10 bush., (g $1.45. 



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PEAS. Field, for Fodder and Green-Manuring. 



Sow 3 bush, per acre. 



Canada White. Valuable for sowing North. Peck. 

 80c.; bush. (60 lbs.), .$2.75; 10 bush. @ $2.65. 



Canada Blue. Valuable for sowing North. Price 

 on application. 



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

 May 1st. for green summer feeding and plowing 

 under. Bush. (60 lbs.). $4.00; 10 bush., (g. $3.90. 



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

 pecially adapted for late planting. Bush. (60 

 lbs.), .$3.75; 10 bush., (a. $3.55. 

 POTATOES. (See pages 28 and 29.) 

 PUMPKIN. (See page 29.) 



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



used for Ramie cloth, etc. Sl.OO per oz.; $12.00 lb. 



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



Lb., 12c.; bush. (.50 lbs.). $4.25; 100 lbs.. $8.00. 



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.. 40c. 



Henderson's Long Island Improved. Bred from 

 American Purple Top; nearly double in size; 

 a big vielder and good keeper; flesh vellow. 

 Lb.. 50c. 



Large White French, Sweet German or Rock A 

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

 (For other Turnips see pages 18 and 32.) 

 RYE. Sow li bush, per acre. 



Spring. An excellent catch crop for fodder or 

 grain. Bush. (56 lbs.), $2.70; 10 bush., @ $2.60. 



Winter. The variety commonly cultivated for 

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

 $1.70; 10 bush., @ $1.60. 



Winter, Excelsior. A Vermont Rye, yielding 40 

 to .50 bushels per acre. Bush. (56 lbs.). $1.80; 

 10 bush., fe $1.70. 



Winter, Thousandfold. Heavy heading and pro- 

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

 $1.80; 10 bush., (o $1.70. 



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

 straw of giant length and strength. Bush. 

 (56 lbs.), $1.90; 10 bush., (a $1.80. 

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

 and nutritious fodder plant for light, dry. sandy 

 or gravelly soils. Lb., 1.5c.; 100 lbs.. $12.(X). 

 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., $7.00. 



Early Amber. Productive and nutritious forage 



plant, yielding several cuttings in a season. 



Earlier and smaller than Orange; may be grown 



in Northern States. Lb.. 10c. ; 100 lbs.. $8.00. 



SUGAR BEET. (5^^ Beets, page 33.) 



SUNFLOWER. 



Mammoth Russian. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. Very 

 productive, large heads of large seeds. Valued 

 for feeding fowl. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs.. .$8.00. 

 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 aU; succeeds well even as 

 far north as (Tanada. Pkt., lOc; oz.. 2.5c.; i 

 lb., 80c. 



Zimmer's Spanish. The earliest and best Ameri- 

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

 creasing in demand and culture everv vear. 

 Pkt.. lOc; oz.. .30c.; i lb., $1.00. 



Havana, Imported. Pkt.. 10c. ; oz., 60c.; i lb.. S2.00 



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



Sumatra, Domestic. Pkt., 10c. ; oz., 60c.; 4 lb., 

 S2.00. 



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



Kentucky. Pkt., lOc; oz., 2.5c.; i lb.. 80c. 



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

 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., 10c. ; bush. (60 lbs.), $3.50 

 10 bu. @ $3.40. 



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

 Lb., 13c.; bush. (60 lbs.). $7.00. 100 lbs.. $11.00. 

 WHEAT, SPRING. Sow U bush, per acre. 



Blue Stem. A favorite Wheat for spring sowing; 

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

 $2.60; 10 bush., (S $2.50. 



Marquis. Enormously productive; outyielding 

 other sorts; hard, dark amber kernels. Bush. 

 (60 lbs ). $2.75; 10 bush., (g $2.65. 

 WHEAT, WINTER. AU standard sorts and new 

 hybrids described in our Wheat Circular, on 

 application. Orders booked now for fall delivery 

 WILD RICE. IZizania Agiialica). Attracts wild 

 fowl; grows in shallow waters mth mud bottom. 

 As seed is not successful, we recommend plant.^. 

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



\A/e shall be pleased to make Special P: 



1 i^<:,Of possible 



to buyers of large quantities of Grain or Grass Seed, Write;,us 



