PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FARM SEEDS. 31 



f ARM SEEDS 



HENDERSON'S 

 SUP11I0B 



Prices subject to market fluctuations. Special quotations for large quantities. 



WINTER SEED WHEAT, Henderson's Pedigree Strains. 



Early Red Chief, (Beardless) Superior sort; early, strong grower, productive, dark red kernels 



Silver Sheaf, Longberry Red, {Bearded) The most perfect Longberry grown, grain long, dark red and flinty; a 

 fancy milling wheat 



Bearded Rural New Yorker (No. 57), Bearded, heavy heads, compactly filled with reddish amber kernels; stools 

 freely; strong grower and productive 



Beardless Rural New Yorker (No. 6), A hardy, vigorous, healthy grower, yielding heavily even on inferior soils; 

 handsome, large amber kernels. (See cut) 



Gold Coin (Bearaless), A popular wheat everywhere, 50 to 60 bushels per acre is a frequent yield; does not lodge; 

 long, compact heads of choice white grain 



Jones' St. Louis Grand Prize, (Beardless). This grand new wheal is destined to become a standard " rough- 

 and-ready " variety, being equally at home on all soils, thriving on light sandy, gravelly, clay loam or 

 river bottom lands, and it is as nearly fly proof as it is possible for a wheat to be 



Jones' Red Wave (Beardless). After repeated trials Red Wave has proved a very superior wheat; all pro- 

 gressive farmers should give this sort a trial 



Clawson Longberry (Beardless), A grand crossbred variety; strong, sturdy grower, stools freely; heavy yielder 

 in strong loam; dark amber grain of finest quality 



Pride of Genesee, (Bearded). One of the most productive varieties, having a long, well-filled head, and the 

 fact that it will give you a reasonably good crop on land so poor that common sorts would be a failure. . ■ . 



WINTER RYE, valuable for soiling, green fodder, straw or grain, also for fall pasture if sown early, or cutting green 



in spring if sown late (56 lbs. to the bushel). 



Winter, The variety commonly grown for grain, straw or cutting green 



Excelsior Winter, A Vermont variety that has yielded 40 to 50 bush, per acre 



Thousand Fold, Productive, strong, tall straw, standing up well; recommended where grown more for straw 



than grain 



Giant Winter, The heaviest cropping Rye in existence, out-yielding other varieties in both grain and straw; 



straw extraordinary long, strong and stiff 



WINTER or TURF OATS, Henderson's Superior acclimatized northern strain, will stand the winter as far north as 

 New Jersey, affording winter pasturage or an early heavy yield of grain; sow in September, 1} bushel per 

 acre and sow deep : 



PRICES 



Peck. 



Bush. 



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$.80 



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$2.40 



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2.40 



.80 



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2.40 



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2.40 



.75 



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2.30 



1.25 



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3.75 



.90 



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75 



2.65 



.80 



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2.40 



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60 



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.60 



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.75 



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1 .90 



.40 



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1.20 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover. 



( TRIFOLIUM INCARNA TUM. ) 



The most valuable plant for restoring the fertility of worn. 



out soils. 



lands from which crops have been harvested during the summer and fall 

 should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the following spring. 

 Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tons of 

 stable manure per acre. 



It is the cheapest source of nitrogen and has revolutionized the methods of 

 farming in many States, has restored to profitable cultivation thousands of acres 

 of poor land. Its value as a winter soil mulch and for green manuring for 

 orchards cannot be overestimated. 



If intended for feeding, it should always be cut while in the young stage, and 

 never fed to stock after the crop has ceased flowering, as serious results are apt to 

 follow the feeding of overripe Crimson Clover. 



In the latitude of New York, time for sowing may extend from July 15th to 

 September 15th, and further South up to October. The seed needs to be only 

 lightly covered, and a good plan is to sow on fresh plowing and cover with a light 

 harrow. (See cut.) Sow 15 lbs. per acre. 



Choice new crop seed of highest growing quality, thoroughly recleaned. 

 and free from weed seeds, 18c. lb., $9.50 bushel, $15.00 per 100 lbs. 



Sand or Winter Vetch. 



(VICIA VILLOSA.) 



The earliest crop for cutting or plowing under in spring, being nearly a 

 month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can be taken off the 

 land in time for planting spring crops. 



It is perfectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining green all 

 winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rye 

 which serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barley. 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is more 

 vigorous on good land, and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. Being much hardier 

 than Scarlet Clover, this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where 

 Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valuable in the South. 



It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than Clover, is eaten with a 

 relish and may be fed with safety to all kinds of stock. 



It will also prove valuable for a Hay crop in the South and dry Western 

 regions, as it may be sown in the fall. 



Sow one bushel per acre, with one half bushel of Rye or Wheat, ltic. lb. 

 $8.50 bushel of 60 lbs , 100 lbs., $1.1 50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 



Valuable for Feeding and Fattening Cattle, Sheep 

 and Hogs. 



Rape is usually ready for pasturing sheep or cattle 

 within six weeks from time of sowing, and on an av- 

 erage one acre will carry twelve to fifteen sheep six 

 weeks to two months. In Northern States sow from 

 May to the end of August for fall pasturing, but as it 

 thrives best in cool weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October for 

 winter pasture. Sow 4 lbs. per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 

 lbs. per acre in drills. 10c. lb., $3.50 bushel of 50 

 lbs., 100 lbs., $6 50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



CRIMSON CI.OVKB. 



HKARDI.KSS 

 Rl'KAL NEW YOKKKK 

 WHEAT. 

 NO. 6. 



Full descriptions of our Cereals, Grasses and Farm Seeds in our "Farmer's Manual" mailed on application. 



