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



Miscellaneous Seeds, and Seeds of 

 Economical Plants. 



ASPERULA ODORATA. (Waldmeister.) This 

 perennial plant, growing about six inches high, 

 bears a small, white and very fragrant flower; 

 succeeds in almost any soil. In Germany it is 

 thought much of as imparting a certain bouquet 

 to Rhine wine when compounded with it, making 

 a beverage commonly known as Maitrank. Per 

 packet, 10 cents ; per oz., 00 cents. 



BEANS— Common English Horse Beans. Per 



lb., 15 cents; per 100 lbs., $7. 

 Soja hispida. (Soja Bean.) Resembling a bean; 

 the haulm is stiff, and the pods are produced in 

 clusters of from two to five, and contain each four 

 smooth, oval, nankeen colored seeds. This plant is 

 said to thrive well in hot and dry weather; very 

 valuable for the south, for either man or beast. 

 Per lb., 15 cents; per 100 lbs., $9. 



BROOM CORN— Long-Brush Evergreen. Broom 

 Corn succeeds in a good, deep soil, fresh but not 

 damp; it is very sensitive to cold. Per lb., 15 

 cents ; per 100 lbs., $7. 



Improved Dwarf. Per lb., 15 cents; per 100 lb., $7. 

 California Golden Long-Brush. Grows from 



twelve to fourteen feet high. Per lb., 15 cents; 



per 100 lbs., $7. 

 BROOM, SCOTCH. (Genista scnparia.) The young 



growth of this shrub is chiefly valuable as food 



for sheep and other animals in winter. It is also 



employed for the making of coarse brooms. Per 



oz., 10 cents; per lb., 50 cents. 

 BURNET— Common Field. Per lb.. 25 cjnts; per 



100 lbs., §12. 



CAPER TREE. (Capparis spinosa.) Per paper, 15 

 cents; per oz., 60 cents. 



CATERPILLARS. A curious plant. Of interest 

 only on account of its curious fruit, from which its 

 name is derived. Much fun is caused by mixing 

 them in salad. Per paper, 5 cents ; per oz., 25 cts. 



CHICORY— Large -Rooted. A perennial plant, re- 

 maining five or six years in the same soil, pro- 

 vided it is cut before flowering. It may be cut 

 four or five times during the same season, and fur- 

 nishes an excellent green fodder. Sow broadcast 

 in autumn or spring, either alone or with any kind 

 of Clover. Sown in drills, the roots become well 



SOJA BEAN. 



developed. When they are dried, roasted and 

 ground, they become the Chicory of commerce, 

 and are used in adulterating coffee. Per oz., 10 

 cents ; per lb., 75 cents. 



I COTTON— Sea Island. Per lb., 15 cents; per 100 

 lbs., $7. 



Tennessee Upland. 25 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 

 15 cents; per 100 lbs., $7. 



| COW PEAS. Adapted to southern localities; also 

 valuable in this latitude as a fodder plant, sheep 

 being very fond of them when in flower ; their chief 

 value, however, is as a green crop to plow under. 

 1% bushels to the acre. Per quart, 20 cents ; per 

 bushel, $2 50 to $3.00. 



' DHOURA— Guinea Corn. See Sorghum. 



| ERODIUM CICUTARIUM. A valuable forage 

 plant, growing throughout the State of California 

 and extending to British Columbia, New Mexico 

 and Mexico, where it is called " Alfilaria." It be- 

 longs to the geranium family, and will grow two 

 feet high. Makes an excellent fodder plant, either 

 in the green state or cured as hay. Per oz., 10 

 cents; per lb., 60 cents. 



ESPARSETTE. See Onobrychis sativa. 



ESPARTO GRASS. (Stipa tenacissima.) This is 

 the true Esparto Grass, extensively grown in 

 Spain and other parts of the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries for making ropes, etc. Per oz., 00 cents. 



FENUGREEK. An annual plant, and very fragrant. 

 The seed is often sought by hostlers to give a tem- 

 porary fire and vigor to their horses. It is fre- 

 quently given to oxen and pigs when fattening, 

 causing them to drink and digest their food. Con- 

 sidered to be good for soiling when green. Per 

 oz., 10 cents; per lb., 40 cents. 



FLAX SEED. Price variable. 



FURZE. (Ulex Europuea.) The*sprigs of one year's 

 growth of this shrub furnish an excellent green 

 fodder in winter; grows well in sandy soils. Per 

 oz., 10 cents; per lb., 00 cents. 



GUINEA GRASS. See Sorghum. 



GUIZOTIA OLEIFERA. An annual from Abys- 

 sinia, from the seed of which oil is extracted. 

 Per oz., 10 cents; per lb., 40 cents. 



HOP SEED. Per packet, 10 cents; per oz., 75 cts. 



INDIGO SEED. (Indigo/era tinctoria.) Per oz.. 15 

 cents; per lb., $1.25. 



IRIS PABULARIA. A foliage plant, flourishing 

 in the driest and most arid soil. The leaves, 

 twelve to sixteen inches long and produced three 

 or four times in one season, are eaten by cattle, 

 either green or dried. The seeds should be sown 

 in beds, and the young plants set out ten inches 

 apart each way, very early the following spring, 

 where they are to remain. It is doubtful if it will 

 prove hardy in the northern states, but it should 

 certainly be tested in California and in our dry 

 southwestern region. Per oz., 20 cents ; per lb. ,$2. 



JAPAN CLOVER. See Lespedeza striata. 



JERUSALEM CORN. See Sorghum. 



JUTE. An annual plant. In Bengal the fibers of 

 this plant are used for making coarse sacks in 

 which coffee and sugar are packed, and also for 

 coarse wearing apparel. It is cultivated exten- 

 sively in the East Indies, China and Japan, and is 

 now "freely sown in our southern states. It 

 thrives in any good corn ground. Sow in drills 

 about eight inches apart, four pounds to the acre. 

 Requires no cultivation, as it will outstrip in 

 growth all weeds. May be also sown broadcast, 

 six to seven pounds per acre. Per oz., 10 cents; 

 per lb., 60 cents. 



KAFFIR CORN. See Sorghum. 



KIDNEY VETCH, or Sand Clover. See Clovers, 

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