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COLE'S GARDEN ANNAUL 



SELECTED FARM SEEDS 



We make a specialty of the best and new improved varieties of Farm Seeds, 

 and offer a select list of Seed Corn, Potatoes, Grass and Clover Seed, etc. All our 



Seeds are selected, recleaned with special care and of the finest quality possible. 

 We only offer the highest grades of Grass Seed at reasonable prices. 



PRICES: On account of going to press with our catalogue so early in the sea- 

 son, about December, prices are subject to important market changes and may vary 

 on some items of being higher or lower later in the season. For large quantities we 

 are always ready to quote prices on application, 



SHIPPING: Everything that is quoted by the packet or pound is sent by mail 

 prepaid. Larger quantities are sent by freight or express, charges to be paid by 

 The purchaser. No charge for bags, boxes or delivery to depot. Always state which 

 way you want Seeds shipped, giving name of railroad or express company. 



BARLEY 



WHITE HULLESS. There ts a growing 



demand for barley for fccdiiiu' ])urposes, used in tlie 

 same manner as oats, either to be fed alone or to 

 be used in mixed feeds. It is only of recent vvrtk 

 that the great value of barley as a feed has become 

 appreciated. The difficulty with most varieties for 

 feeding has been the beards, common to most sorts. 

 In the new White Hulless Barley tliis obtjection is 

 overcome. It is not only beardless but hulless, 

 having a white grain, weighing 60 to fi.5 pounds to 

 the measured bushel. The heads are about three 

 inches long and are borne on top of a long stra^^ 

 capable of sustaining the weight of liead perfectly. 

 It is what is known as a six-rowed barley very 

 productive, and in feeding properties far exceed the 

 common kind, as there is no waste in the Hulless. 

 Per lb., 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. !f!1.75. 



SPELTZ OR EMMER 



A wonderful new grain that is now attracting great 

 attention. It was brought to this country from East- 

 ern Russia several years ago and has been found 

 to be of extraordinary value for growth on poor 

 soil and in droutby sections. It Is a wonderful stool- 

 er and robust grower, frequently .fielding fifl or more 

 bushels per acre. Farmers in Dakota are praising it 

 very highly, as it is unequalcd as feed for any kind 

 of stock. The grain is intermediate between wheav 

 and barley, the spikelets lieing separated from each 

 other in such manner tliat tlie crop is not readily 

 injured by the weather. Tlie chaff adheres to the 

 grain wlien thrashed. We believe it will pro\e of 

 much value for milling, as wc^ll as for fen ding. Will 

 grow and produce inmiense cro])s on jioor soil, and 

 the diy weather appears to have no effect on it. It 

 is sf)\vn curly in spring like wheat at th:' rati- of 11/2 

 bu. per acre. Tl will pay farmers to tesi it. Vvv pkt. 

 10 cts.. Hi. (Is., ?, lbs. 50 els,, by mail, post- 



paid, Bv fici-lil prr pk. 41) cIs.. bu, $1,00., fi bn, 

 $4.. 50. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NEW JAPANESE. The kernel of this 



new buckwheat is nearl.\' twice as large as the 

 common kind; the straw is stouter and heavier; it 

 branches more and doo^ not ne(-d to be sown a^ 

 thickly; the flour made from it is e(|ual to that 

 from any other buckwheat; it is a very heav.v 

 cropp^'r; farmers are enthusiastic in its praises. It 

 is less apt to blight than other varieties. We 

 consider the ■Tapan:'se Buckwheat to be far ahead 

 of all other kinds. So far it ont.vields the old Gray 

 or Silver Hull two to one. Per lb. 20 cts.. ,3 lbs. 

 50 cts., not prepaid, pk. 35 cts., bu. $1.25. 



BROOM CORN SEED 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN. One of the 



best for general culture, ripens early; grows 8 to 9 

 feet high, finest brush, never crooked, good length. 

 Plant in hills 18 inches apart in the rows and the 

 TOWS three feet apart. Requires similar land and 

 later planting than corn. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lb. 

 •SO cts., nk. .50 cts., bu. $1.7.5. 



CALIFORNIA GOLDEN. An excellent 



standard variety, grows a very fine brush of good 

 length, and is free from the large center stem. 

 Bleaches verv easily, even in the sun. Per lb. 20 

 cts., 3 lbs. .50 cts.," pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



FIELD PEAS 



Every year there is more inquiry by a number of 

 our best farmers for Field Peas. Peas stand in the 

 front rank as a fodder ernii. es]H'rially for hogs. Tne.v 

 can b'^ fed green or dry. As a fertilizer tliey come 

 next to chiver, to Iv^ jilow cvl under when the.v com- 

 mence to blossom: they will grow on land tliat will 

 not produce clover. Sow ly? to 2 bushels to the acre 

 or. if with oats sow 1 bushtd of each. Do not sow 

 on rich ground — will make too much vine, 



CANADA FIELD PEAS WHITE. This 



is a standard sort: seeds white in color. Per pk. 

 50 els., bu. *1 .fiO. ,5 bu $7.. 50. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS GREEN. Like 



above except that color is green. Per pk, .50 cts., 

 bu. $1.60, 5 bu. $7.50. 



SPANISH PEANUTS 



.\ desirable variety because it is earl.v and a good 

 hi>arer; the peas banc,' to the rool and can be rapidl.v 

 galherod. The p'-a i'^ smaller tliaii the Virigina Pea- 

 Tiul. but fills out well. This \nriel\ can be grown 

 1\T TIIK NORTH and lias yielded abundantl.v. Plant 

 as soon as tli(> ground becomes warm, from two to 

 line feet apart each way, four or five to the hill, 

 covering two or three inches. Th*^ soil should be 

 deeri and mellow, and well broken up so as to be 

 ready for jilanting soon after frost is over. April is 

 a suitable lime. Thev produce ?5 to 70 bushels per 

 acre, and arc as easily cultivated as corn. Per pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., q't. 35 cts. 



SUNFLOWER SEED 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Sunflower seed 

 i>; th" b' s( ecir-producing food known for poultrv; 

 the.v eat it greedilv, ke^pincr them in fine condi- 

 tion, and fattnn w^H on it. It is also being planteo 

 in low ground and around drains as a preventive 

 of malarial fevei--\ It can be planted on an.v waste 

 niece of eround from first of Afay to first of .July. 

 Plant in hills 3 ff^et apart. Ot;. " 5 cts.. M- lb. 10 

 cts., lb. 25 cts., by e.x-press, 10 lbs, $1,00, 



