PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FARM SEEDS. 37 



FARM SEEDS 



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



WINTER SEED WHEAT, Henderson's Pedigree Strains 



Early Red Chief (Beardless), Superior new sort; sa'ly, strong grower, productive, dark red kernels 



Silver Sheaf, Longberry Red A new and the most perfect Longberry groa n, 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 ha'dy vigorous, healthy grower, yielding heavily even on inferior soils; 



handsome, large amber kernels 



Bearded Winter Fife, A grand wheat; amber colored grain, medium long, heavy, plump and flinty, the hardest 



of all and makes superior flour, strong grower 



Gold Coin (Beardless), A popular wheat everywhere, 50 to 6C bushels per acre is a frequent yield; does not lodge; 



long, compact heads of choice, while gram 



Jones' Bearded Longberry ( No. \), A grana, productive ana hardy variety of sturdy growth; kernels large, long, 



o f blended red and amber, and very hardy 



Jones' Pans Prize, One of the finest white wheats grown. Received the prize at the St. Louis Exposition 



Jones' Mammoth Amber, A strong rapid grower and stooler in the fall, can be sown late, large plump amber 



grain .• ■ • - 



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



in strong loam; dark amber grain of finest Quality 



Pedigree (Early Genesee) uiant (Half Bearded), A wonder for th-ifly fall growth and early spring stooling; 



large amber hard grain, of fine milling qualities; very productive 



WINTER RYE, valuaole for soiling, treen fodder, straw or grain also jet 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 varietv that has yielded 40 to 50 bush per acre 



Thousand Fold, Productive tall, strong siraw, 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 tk° winter as far north as 



New Jersey, affording winter pasturage or an early heavy vield of grain; sow in September, lj bushel per 



acre and sow deep 



PRICES. 



Peck. 

 $.7.5 



Bush. 

 $2 . 2.5 



10 bush 



at 

 2.15 



1.00 



3 



(10 



2.75 



.75 



2 



25 



2. 15 



. 75 



2 



25 



2.15 



.70 



2 



00 



1.90 



.70 



2 



00 



1 90 



.75 

 1 .00 



2 



3 



25 

 00 



2.15 



2.75 



1.00 



3 



00 



2.75 



.75 



2 



25 



2. 15 



. 75 



2 



25 



2 15 



.35 

 .50 



1 

 1 



20 

 50 



1.10 

 1.40 



.50 



1 



50 



1,40 



60 



1 



75 



1.60 



.40 



1 



25 



1 20 



Crimson or Scarlet Clover, dwarf essex rapf 



( TRIFOLIUM 1NCARNATUM. ) 



The most valuable plant for restoring the fertility of worn- 

 out soils. 



ffLL, lands from which crops have been harvested during the summer and fal 

 W% should be sown with Scarlet Clover for plowing under the following spring' 

 J ■ Plowing under a good crop of Scarlet Clover is equivalent to 20 tens of 

 stable manure per acre. 



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

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

 of poo' land. Its value as a winter soil mulch and for gr^en manuring tor 

 orchards cannot be overestimated 



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

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

 tollow the feeding of overripe Crimson Cover 



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

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

 iigntly coveied . and a good plan is to sow on fresh plowing and cover with a light 

 iianow. Sr>w 15 lbs. per acrt 



Choice new croo seed of highest growing quality, thoroughly recleaned 

 aid free from weed seeds, 12c. lb., $6. s0 bushel, $10.00 per 100 lbs. 



Sand or Winter Vetch. 



(VICIA VILLOSA.) 



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

 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 al 

 winter, and should be sown during August and September, mixed with Rv; 

 which serves es a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or Barlev. 



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

 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 wh>-re 

 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. 



Tt 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 hal f bushel of Rve or Wheat. 14c lb 

 J7.50 bushel of 60 lbs . 10(> lbs.. $ I I 50. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 



Valuab'e for Feeding and Fattening Cattle, Sheep 

 and Hogs. 



Rape is usually ready for pasturing sheep or cattle 

 with.n 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 

 thr : ve« best in co^l weather, it should not be sown 

 in the Southern States until September or October f ot 

 winter pasture Sow 4 lbs per acre broadcast, 1 to 3 

 lbs. per acre in drills. 10c. lb. $3.25 bushel of 60 

 lbs., 100 lbs $6 .00. If by mail, add 8c per lb. 



CRIMSON CLOVER, 



fry 



BEARDLESS 

 Rl KM NEW YORKER 

 WHEAT. 

 No. 0. 



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



