J M. Thorburn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



49 



Alfalfa. (Lucerne.) This is the same as Lucern e . 



Per 



100 lbs. 



CLOVERS. 



Per lb. 



It requires a deep rich soil, and in such 

 will produce several crops every season. 



10 to 15 lbs. to the acre SO 20 $14 00 



Alsike Clover. (Trifolium hybrtdum.) Re- 

 sembles in growth, duration, etc., the lied 

 Clover; thrives well in cold, wet and 

 stiff soils. 10 lbs. to the acre 



Bokhara Clover. | Mel iUAus alba.) A most 

 valuable sort for soiling. It grows from 

 three to five feet high, and if sown in rich 

 soil may be cut three times; lasts two 

 years or more if cut before flowering; 

 good for ensilage and bees. 10 lbs. to the 

 acre 



Crimson Clover. (Trifolium incarnatum.) 

 An annual, with crimson flowers. Sown 

 late in the summer, it furnishes a nearly 

 green fodder the following season ; largely 

 sown in Virginia. 20 lbs. to the acre . . 



Japan Clover. See Miscellaneous beeds, 

 page 53. 



Kidney Vetch, or Sand Clover. ( Anthyllis 

 Vulneraria.) A deep rooted herbaceous 

 hardy perennial plant, valuable for dry 

 sands and inferior soils, upon which Red 

 Clover will not thrive. Eaten with avidity 

 by sheep, cattle and horses. Useful in 

 mixture fordry soil. Produces abundantly 

 of hay and seed. Sow 20 lbs. of seed per 

 acre 



Large Red, or Pea- Vine Clover. {Tri- 

 folium pratense.) The English Cow Grass; 

 for plowing under. Price variable . . . 



Medium Red Clover. (Trifolium pratense.) 

 Is a perennial, but of very few years' du- 

 ration; is nutritious and palatable for 



cattle, sheep and horses ; especially valuable in moist locations Price variable . 



White Clover. (Trifolium repens.) Valuable for lawns and pastures . . . . Price variable . 

 Yellow Trefoil. (Medicago lupulina.) This may be cultivated either alone or with other grasses. 

 Requires about the same treatment as Clover; 15 lbs. to the acre 



20 00 



30 25 00 



25 13 00 



30 25 00 



TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM. 



35 30 00 



20 13 00 



BIRD SEEDS, ETC. 



Per lb. 



(Phalaris Canariensis) $0 10 



iKg^Prices variable. 

 Canary, best Sicily 



Mixed Canary Seed 



Hemp. (Cannabis sativa) 



Lettuce Seed per oz., 5 cents . 



Maw, Blue Poppy. (Papaver Rhasas) 15 



Millet, American. (Panicum miliaceum) 



" White Trench 



" Red French 



Rape, 



Yellow German 



English. (Brassica JSapus) 

 " German. " 



Rough Rice. (Oryza sativa) 



Vetches for Pig-eons 



Prepared Pood for Mocking-Birds . 



per bottle, 35 cents 



Gravel for Cages . . per quart, 6 cents 

 Cuttle-fish Bone . per pound, 50 cents 

 Sunflower Seed for Parrots 



Per lb. 



ioo lbs. 



10 



3 00 



15 



8 00 



10 



6 00 



15 



8 00 



10 



6 00 



10 



6 00 



ioo lbs. 

 $6 00 

 5 00 

 5 00 



ESCULENT ROOTS 



and PLANTS 



Doz 



Asparagus Roots, Conover's Colossal (two 

 yrs. old) per 1,000, $7 . 

 " " Palmetto, per 1,000, $9 . 



" " Barr's Mammoth . . . 



per 1,000, $8 . 



Chive Plants .... per bunch, 25 cents . 

 Chufas, or Earth Almonds, per qt., 40 c. . 

 Cinnamon Vine Roots f Diosoorea Batatas, 



Chinese Yam), 3 to 5 inches long $0 75 



Horseradish Roots. Cut in pieces .... 25 

 Jerusalem Artichoke. qt.,20c. ; bus., 83.50 



Rhubarb Roots each, 10 cts. . 1 00 



Sea Kale Roots 1 00 



Tarragon Plants (Estragon) . each, 30 c. . 3 00 



Per ioo. 

 $1 00 

 1 25 



KIDNEY VETCH, OR SAND CLOVER. 



