J. M. Thorkurn & Co. 's Catalog uu of Seeds. 



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MISCELLANEOUS 



WHITE LUPINS. 



LESPEDEZA STRIATA. (Japan Clover.) A per- 

 ennial, growing about twelve inches high, valu- 

 able only in southern localities, where it thrives 

 in any soil and in the driest seasons ; it makes a 

 fair hay, and stock cat it readily when green. Per 1 

 lb., 35 cents ; per ioo lbs., £25. 



LIQUORICE. {Glycyrrhiza glabra.) Seed in pods, J 

 per oz., 20 cents. 



LUPIN'S— Blue. Used for the same purpose as the 

 yellow variety. Per lb., 20 cents ; per 100 lbs., £9. 

 White. One of the best plants known for soiling. 

 It may be sown from April to July, and plowed 

 under w r hen in flower. The seed when burned is 

 excellent manure for orange and olive trees. Per 

 lb. , 20 cents ; per 100 lbs. , 69. 

 Yellow. Less thrifty than the white variety, but 

 still having an advantage over it in remaining 

 green for a longer period. It succeeds well in the 

 poorest soil, and many lands formerly poor have 

 had their value greatly enhanced by plowing in 

 this Lupin as a manure. Per ib., 20 cents; per 

 100 lbs., $9. 



MADDER. {Rubia tinctoria.) A perennial plant, 

 the roots of which, when dried and reduced to 

 powder, furnishes a red coloring matter. If cut the 

 second year when in flower, it furnishes a good 

 green fodder. Peroz., 10 cents ; per lb., 80 cents. 



MADIA SATTVA. An annual plant, producing 

 good sheep pasturage ; valuable in dry and warm 

 soil. Per oz., 10 cents ; per lb., 60 cents. 



MILLO MAIZE. See Sorghum, Branching, p. 54. 



OXOBRYCHIS SATIVA. {Sainfoin, French; Es- 

 Parsette, German.) A perennialleguminous plant, 

 belonging to the same family as Clover and Lu- 

 cerne ; used in France as a forage plant. Requires 

 a calcareous soil. 100 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 15 

 cents ; per 100 lbs., $10. 



OSAGE ORAXGE. {Madura aurantiaca.) For 

 hedges. See Hedge Plants, page 43. 



PEARL MILLET. {Penicillaria spicata.) A valu- 

 able fodder plant for the south ; is enormously 

 productive. Sow in drills eighteen inches apart, 

 and eight to ten pounds to the acre. Per lb., 20 

 cents ; per 100 lbs., $12. 



PEAS— Canadian Field. Valuable for northern cli- 

 mates, for cattle feeding. Per quart, 15 cents ; 

 per bushel, £1.50. 

 PYRETHRUM ROSEUM. The plant from which 

 insect-powder is made in Europe. Per oz., §1. 



EEDS — CO NT I N U E D . 



POPPY— Opium. The seed furnishes about thirty- 

 live per cent, of an agreeable sweet oil, good for 

 eating, painting and illuminating. May be sown 

 in spring either broadcast or in drills, covering 

 with but little earth. Also cultivated for opium. 

 Per o.:., 20 cents ; per lb., fx. 



RAMIE — Silver China Grass, {i'rlica nivea.) This 

 is the variety now so extensively cultivated in 

 the south for its fiber. The seed should be ger- 

 minated by sowing it on cotton floating in a tub 

 of lukewarm water, and transferring it to a bed, 

 screened from the hot sun. When the plants are 

 four inches high, transplant to a field in rows 

 four fee{ apart each way, and when plants are 

 three feet high, turn them over and peg to the 

 ground, after which cover them with earth, 

 and they will start in every direction, completely 

 covering the field in a very short time. Per oz., 

 75 cents ; per lb., $7. 



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



REAXA LUXURIAXS. < Teosinte.) A valuable 

 fodder plant from Central America, in growth 

 resembling Indian Corn. Well adapted to our 

 southern states. Per oz., 15 cents ; per lb., $1.25. 



RICHARDSOXIA SCARR Y. (Mexican Clover ) 

 Expected. 



SAIXFOIX\ See Onobrychis. 



SCURVY GRASS. {Cochlearia officinalis.) Used 



as Pepper Grass. Per oz., 20 cents. 

 SERADELLA. A valuable forage plant, admitting 



of one, and sometimes two cuttings, in one season. 



It succeeds well in a dry, sandy soil, and furnishes 



a good pasture for sheep. Per lb., 25 cents; per 



100 lbs., S14. 



SXAILS. Used in the same way as Caterpillars. 



Per paper, 5 cents ; per oz., 35 cents. 

 SORGHUM— 

 Early Amber Sugar-Cane. Ripens where Indian 



Corn matures. Per lb., 15 cents ; per 100 lbs., $6. 

 Early Orange Sugar-Cane. Ripens about ten 

 days after Early Amber. Per lb., 15 cents; per 

 100 lbs., ?6. 



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