CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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DWABF YEIiIiOW MIZ.O MAIZE. — This 

 is a splendid non-saccharine Sorghum feed 

 crop. In the lower and more humid dis- 

 tricts it grows to a height of from 6 to 10 

 feet, while on the other hand crops raised 

 in higher regions are very dwarfish, only 

 about from 4^^ to 6 feet tall. Should be 

 planted in rows 4 to 5 feet apart. Sow ten 

 pounds per acre, from March to August. 

 1 lb., 25c.; Vz Iju., $2.50; 50 lb. bu., $4.50, 

 not prepaid. 



EVERGREEN BBOOM COBN. — There 

 are many farmers who make this a most 

 profitable crop. One acre will produce 

 about 500 cwt. of brush and nearly 40 

 bushels of seed which is equal in value 

 almost to oats for feed. Requires soil 

 similar to corn, same cultivation, but 

 should be planted some later in the season. 

 Put ground in prime condition. We think 

 that more of our Southern farmers should 

 grow Broom Corn for market. It is profit- 

 able. Frequently planted in drills ZVo feet 

 apart, leaving plants 6 inches apart; 20 

 pounds to an acre. Sow during March and 

 April. 1 lb., 30c., postpaid; 14 bu., $2.75; 

 46 lb. bu., $5.00, not prepaid. 



JOHNSON GRASS. — Perennial and has 

 cane-like roots, or, more properly, under- 

 ground stems, from the size of a goose 

 quill to that of the little finger. These 

 roots are tender, and hogs are fond of and 

 thrive on them in Winter. One to one and 

 a half bushels per acre. The leaf, stalk 

 and panicle of this grass resemble those of 

 other sorghums. It grows on any land 

 where corn will grow, and, like the latter, 

 the better the land the heavier the crop. 



I It shoiild be cut while tender, and then all 



j live stock are fond of it, for a few weeke 



! are enough to render it so coarse and hard 



I that animals refuse it or eat it sparingly. 



When nnce planted it cannot be eradicated. 



Sow during March and April. 1 lb., 40o., 



postpaid; 14 bu., $4.00; 25 lb. ba., $7.50, not 



prepaid. 



WHITE KAPPIR CORN.— Grows 4 to 5 

 feet high. The stems are very leafy and 

 keep green and brittle, unlike other sor- 

 ghums, which harden. Makes an excellent 

 fodier, either green or dried. For grain, 

 sow 10 pounds to the acre, in rows 3 feet 

 apart. For fodder, sow from one-half to 

 ' one bushel, either broadcast or in drills. 

 \'ery good poultry feed. Sow from March 

 to June. 1 lb., 25c., postpaid; ^ bu., $2.50; 

 50 lb. bu., $4.50. not prepaid. 



RED KAPPIR CORN. — Grows taller than 

 the white: stalks slender, juicy and very 

 leafy. The seed is red, smaller than that 

 of rhe white, and hard and brittle. Ripens 

 : earlier than that of the white and yields 

 much heavier. Sow 10 pounds per acre 

 from March to June. 1 lb., 35c., postpaid; 

 V2 fcu., $3.00; 50 lb. bu., $5.50, not prepaid. 

 PETERITA. — It is from 10 to 15 days 

 ! earlier than Kaftir Corn, makes good fod- 

 der, in some instances made an excellent 

 yield of grain without having received any 

 lain from the day it was planted until it 

 was har\ested. No variety of seed of any 

 kind has ever sprung so suddenly into such 

 popular favor. Feterita has taken the 

 country by storm. Fifteen pounds per acre. 

 Sow from March to May. 1 lb., 30c., post- 

 paid; Yz bu., $2.25; 50 lb. bu., $4.25, not pre- 

 paid. 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



PUT UP IN 10c. PACKAGES, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED. 



Flower seeds require k little more care in sowing than the vegetable seeds. The 

 ground should be well pulverized and light enough not to bake after a rain. Some of the 

 more delicate and finer varieties are better sown in boxes or seed pans, where they can 

 lie handled and protected from hard rains or cold weather* the other kinds do not trans- 

 plant well, and are better sown at once where they are to remain. 



The seeds are put up in 10c. packages, except where the price is noted. All flower 

 seeds in packages are mailed free of postage to the purchaser. Where there Is more 

 than one color, we generally import them mixed, as we find that most of our customers 

 do not v.ish to purchase six packages or more of one variety to get all colors. One 

 j.ackage of Asters. Zinnia, Phlox, Chinese Pink. Stocks, Petunia, Portulaca and others 

 will always contain an equal mixture of the best colors. 



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Altliea Rosea. 



ALTHEA ROSEA.— Hollyhock.— October 



till April. Verv hardy: 4 to C feet high. 



AZ.YSSUM MARITIMUM.— Sweet Alys- 

 sum. — Free flowering; six inches high; 

 white flowers; very fragrant. October till 

 April. 



AGERATUM (Mexican Mixed). — A hardy 

 annual of easy culture, especially valu- 

 able for bedding, as it is literally covered 

 with blossoms all summer. Sow the seed 

 early in the Spring, either In boxes to 

 transplant, or out of doors, and thin to 

 four to six inches. 



AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS. — Love Lies 

 Bleeding. — Long racemes with blood red 

 flowers. Very graceful; three feet high. 

 October to April. 



AMARANTHUS TRICOI^OB .—Three- 

 Colored Amaranth. — Very showy; cultivated 

 on account of its leaves, which are green, 

 yellow and red. Two to three feet high. 

 October to April. 



ANTIRHINUM MAJUS.— Snapdragon.— 

 Choice mixed. Showy plant of various 

 colors. About two feet high. Sow from 

 October till March. 



ASTER . — Trufant's Paeony Flowered 

 Perfection. — Large double paeony-shaped 

 flowers of fine mixed colors. One of the 

 best varities. Two feet high; sow from 

 Deceniber till March. 



ASTER . — Queen Margaret. Quilled. — 

 Perfect double quilled flower, of all shades. 

 One and a half feet high, December till 

 March. 



