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



Miscellaneous Seeds, and Seeds of 

 Economical Plants. 



ASPERULA ODORATA. {Waldmeisttr.) 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 wane when compounded with it, making 

 a beverage commonly known as Maitrank. Per 

 packet, 10 cents ; per oz., 60 cents. 



BEANS— Common English Horse Beans. Per 

 lb., 15 cents ; per 100 lbs., $8. 

 Soja liispida. (SojaBean.) 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., 18. 



BR003I 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 lbs., $7. 

 California Golden Long-Brush. Grows from 

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

 per 100 lbs., $7. 



BR003I, SCOTCH. {Genista scoparia.) 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 cents ; 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 BEA> 



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. 

 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. 



COAV 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. 

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

 bushel, 82.50 to $3. 



DHOURA — Guinea Corn. See Sorghum. 



ESPARSETTE. See Onobrychis saliva. 



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., 75 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., 25 cents. 



FLAT PEA. {Lathy rus sylvestris.) See descrip- 

 tion, page 51. Per oz., 30 cents ; per lb., $3. 

 ' FL A \ SFF1). Price variable. 



FURZE. ( Ulex Europcea.) 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., 60 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 , 85 cts. 



INDIGO SEED, \lndigofera tinctoria.) Per oz., 

 15 cents ; per lb., Si. 25. 



IRIS PABULAR I A. 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 Lcspedeza striata. 



JERUSALEM CORN. See Sorghum. 



JUTE. An annual plant. In Bengal the fibers 

 this plant are used for making coarse sacks i 

 which coffee and sugar are packed, and also jf 

 coarse wearing apparel. It is cultivated exte 

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

 now freely sown in our southern states. It thriv 

 in any good corn ground. Sow in drills abo" 

 eight inches apart, four pounds to the acre. R 

 quires no cultivation, as it will outstrip in grow' 

 all weeds. May be also sown broadcast six 

 seven pounds per acre. Per oz., 10 cents ; per lb 

 60 cents. 



KAFFIR CORN. See Sorghum. 

 KIDNEY VETCH, or Sand Clover. See Clove 



page 49. 



LATHY RUS SYLVESTRIS. See Flat Pea 

 LENTILS— Best Imported. Succeed best in dr 

 sandy soil. A leguminous annual, the seeds 

 which are valuable for pigeons, and are largel 

 used for soups. Per lb., 25 cents. 



