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



49 



CLOVERS, 



Per 



Per lb. 100 lbs. 



Alfalfa. {Lucerne. ) 



This is the same as Lucerne. It requires a deep rich soil, and in such 

 will produce several crops every season. 10 

 to 15 lbs. to the acre 



Alsike Clover. {Trifolium hybridum.) Re- 

 sembles in growth, duration, etc., the Red 

 Clover; thrives well in cold, wet and stiff 

 soils. 10 lbs. to the acre 



Bokhara Clover. (Melilolus 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 



$0 20 $15 CX") 



25 20 00 



Crimson Clover. {Trifolium incarnatum.) 

 An annual, with crimson flowers. Sown 

 late in the summer, it furnishes an early green 

 fodder the following season ; largely sown in 

 Virginia. 20 lbs. to the acre 



Japan Clover. See Miscellaneous Seeds, 

 page 53. 



Mexican Clover. {Richardsonia scabra.) 



See 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 for dry 



soil. Produces abundantly of hay and seed. Sow 20 lbs. of seed per acre 



Large Red, or Pea- Vine Clover. {Trifolium pratense.) The English Cow Grass ; for plow- 

 ing under Price variable . 



Medium Red Clover. ( Trifolium pratense.) Is a perennial, but of very few years' duration ; 

 is nutritious and palatable for cattle, sheep and horses ; especially valuable in moist loca- 

 tions 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 



35 



25 



trifolium repens. {White Clover.) 



BIRD SEEDS, ETC. 



4®=-Prices variable. 



Canary, best Sicily. {Phalaris Canariensis) • 



Mixed Canary Seed 



Hemp. {Cannabis saliva) 



Lettuce Seed per oz. , 5 cents 



Maw, Blue Poppy. (Papaver Rhceas) 



Millet, American, or German, {Panicum miliaceum) 



" White French 



" Red French 



Rape, English. {Brassica Napus) .... 



Per lb. 100 lbs 



" German. " . . $0 10 $6 00 



Rough Rice. {Oryza saliva) 15 800 



Vetches for Pigeons 10 600 



Prepared Food for Mocking-Birds . per bottle, 35c. 



Gravel for Cages per quart, 6c. 



Cuttle-fish Bone per pound, 50c. 



Sunflower Seed for Parrots. Lb., 10c. ; 100 lbs., $6.50. 



ESCULENT PLANTS and ROOTS. 



Asparagus Roots, Conover's Colossal Doz. Per 100 

 (2yrs.) .per 1,000, $6.50 $1 00 



" Palmetto,per 1,000, $7.50 1 00 



" Barr's Mammoth . . . 



.... per 1,000, $7.50 1 00 



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

 Cinnamon Vine Ttoots{DioseoreaBalalas, 



Chinese Yam), 4 to 7 inches long $0 75 4 00 



Horseradish Roots. Cut in pieces ... 20 75 

 Jerusalem Artichoke, qt., 20c; bus. ,$4 . 



Rhubarb Roots each, 10 cts. 



Sea Kale Roots 



Tarragon Plants {Estragon) .each, 30c. 

 Onion Sets, etc. See page 29. 



Per lb. 



$0 10 

 10 

 10 



25 

 15 

 10 



15 



20 



15 



30 00 



13 00 



35 30 00 



30 25 00 

 20 13 00 



Per 

 100 lbs. 

 $6 00 

 6 00 



5 00 



4 00 

 10 00 



9 00 



1 00 

 1 00 

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KIDNEY VETCH, OR SAND CLOVER. 



