Catalogue ok Hk;h-Class Seeds 



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MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS- continued. 



MADDER. {Rubia iinctoria.) A perennial plant, 

 the roots of which, when dried and reduced to 

 powder, furnish a red coloring matter. If cut the 

 second year when in flower, it furnishes a good 

 green fodder. Peroz., 10 cents; per lb., 90 cents. 



MADIA SATIVA. An annual plant, producing 

 good sheep pasturage; valuable in dry and warm 

 soil. Peroz., 10 cents ; per lb., 60 cents. 



MILLO MAIZE. See Sorghum, Branching. 



ONOBRYCHIS SATIVA. {Sainfoin, French ; Es- 

 parselte, German.) A perennial leguminous 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., $8. 



OSAGE ORANGE. {Madura aurantiaca.) For 

 hedges. See Hedge Plants, page 44. 



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 ; 100 lbs., $11. 



YEAS— Canadian Field. Valuable for northern 

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

 per bushel, $1.60. 



P* RETHRUM ROSEUM. The plant from which 

 insect powder is made in Europe. Per oz., 80 cts. 



POPPY— Opium. The seed furnishes about thirty- 

 five 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 oz., 20 cents ; per lb., $1. 



POLYGONUM SACHALINENSE. {Sacaline.) 



This hardy perennial plant is a native of the Island 

 of Saghalin, between Japan and Siberia. It has 

 been known to European and American nursery- 

 men for many years, but its merits as a forage 

 plant have only lately been pointed out. It grows 

 well on the poorest soils, is perfectly hardy, and 

 endures the extremes of heat and cold. It grows 

 to a height of ten or twelve feet, and can be cut 

 two or three times in the season. The stems and 

 leaves, which are very nutritious, are said to be 

 eaten either green or dry by cattle and sheep. 

 Seed, per oz., 50 cents ; per lb., $6. 



RAMIE— Silver China Grass. {Urtica nivea.) 

 Extensively cultivated for its fiber. The seed 

 should be germinated on cotton floating in luke- 

 warm water, and transferred to a bed, screened 

 from the hot sun. When the plants are four inches 

 high, transplant to a field in rows four feet apart 

 each way, and wlrn the plants are three feet high, 

 turn them over and peg to the ground, after which 

 cover them with earth, ahd they will start in every 

 direction. Per oz., 75 cents ; per lb., $9. 



RAPE, Dwarf Essex, English. Per lb., 15 cents; 

 per 100 lbs., $8. 



REANA LUXURIANS. {Teosinte.) A valuable 

 fodder plant from Central America, in growth 

 resembling Indian Corn. Well adapted to our 

 southern states. Per oz., 20 cents ; per lb., $1.25. 



RIB GRASS. {Plantago lanceolata.) Per lb., 20 

 cents ; per 100 lbs., $14. 



SAINFOIN. See Onobrychis. 



SACALINEL See Polygonum Sachalinense. 



SCURVY GRASS. {Cochlearia officinalis.) Used 

 as a 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. About fifty pounds to 

 the acre. Per lb., 20 cents ; per 100 lbs., $10. 



SNAILS. Used in the same way as Caterpillars. 

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



spurry. 



SORGHUM— 

 Early Amber Sugar-Cane. Ripens where Indian 



Corn matures. Per lb., 15 cents ; per 100 lbs., 16. 

 Early Orange Sugar-Cane. Ripens about ten 



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



100 lbs., $6. 



Brown Dhoura Corn. Per lb., 20 cents ; per 

 100 lbs., $8. 



Yellow Branching. ( Yellow Millo Maize.) It is 

 non-saccharine ; useful only for the large amount 

 of.foliage, green feed or cured fodder that it fur- 

 nishes, and for its grain. Per lb., 20 cents; 

 per 100 lbs., $8. 



White Branching. {While Millo Maize.) The 

 merit of this non-saccharine Sorghum is, that when 

 cut for feeding it starts again from the remaining 

 stumps with renewed strength and vigor ; thrives 

 in the hottest and driest localities. Per lb., 20 cts.; 

 per 100 lbs., $8. 



Red Kaffir Corn, or Sorghum. Non-saccharine. 

 The plant is low, stockv, perfectly erect. The 

 whole stalk, as well as the blades, cures into ex- 

 cellent fodder, and in all stages of its growth is 

 available for green feed. Per lb., 20 cents; 

 per 100 lbs., $7. 



White Kaffir Corn. Per lb., 20 cents; per 100 

 lbs., $7. 



White African Sorghum, African Millet, 

 or White Dhoura. Per lb., 20 cents; per 100 

 lbs., $7. 



Jerusalem Corn. One of the best and surest for 

 dry countries and seasons. Grows about three 

 feet high, with one large head on main stalk and 

 several smaller heads on side shoots. The grains 

 are white and nearly flat. Per lb., 20 cents ; per 

 100 lbs., $8. 



Halepense. {Johnson Grass.) One of the most 

 valuable southern fodder plants. On rich soils it 

 may be cut three or four times in a season. Sow 

 the seed in August and September, at the rate of 

 25 to 35 lbs. to the acre. Per lb., 20 cents; 

 per 100 lbs., $10. 



SPURRY. {Spergula arvensis.) Annual. Grows 

 well on poor, dry, sandy soils. It is in best condi- 

 tion for pasture in 4 to 6 weeks after sowing, and 

 may be sown every month from March to August. 

 Excellent pasture for cattle and sheep ; also as a 

 fertilizer for light, sandy soil. 15 lbs. to the acre. 

 Per lb., 20 cents; 6 lbs. for $1 ; 10 lbs. for $1.40; 

 50 lbs. and upwards, @ 10 cents per lb. ; 100 lbs. , $8. 



SUNFLOWER— Large Russian. Per lb., 10 cts.; 

 per ioolbs., $5.50. 



