Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 



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MISCELLANEOUS 



MADDER. {Rubia tinctoria.) A perennial, the 

 roots of which, when dried and reduced to pow- 

 der, furnish a red coloring matter. If cut the 

 second year when in flower, it furnishes a good 

 green fodder. Per oz. , 10 cents ; per lb. , 90 cents. 



MADIA SATIY f A. 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. 



ONOBRYCH1S SATIVA. {Sainfoin, French; Es- 

 parsette, 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. {Penicillarta spicata.) A valu- 

 able fodder plant for the south ; is enormously 

 productive. Sow in drills 18 inches apart and 8 to 

 10 pounds to the acre. Per lb., 20 cents; per 100 

 lbs., $10. 



PEAS — Canadian Field. Valuable for northern 

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

 per bus., $1.40. 



PYRETHRU M ROSEUM. The plant from which 

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



POPPY — Opium. The seed furnishes about 35 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. Peroz., 

 20 cents : per lb., $1. 



POLYGONUM SACHALINENSE. {Sacaline.) 

 Hardy perennial, native of the Island of Saghalin, 

 between Japan and Siberia. Ithas been known to 

 European and American nurserymen for many 

 years, but its merits as a forage plant have only 

 lately been pointed out. It grows well on the 

 poorest soils, and endures the extremes of heat 

 and cold. It grows to a height of 10 or 12 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., 40 cents ; per lb. , $4.50. 



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 4 inches 

 high, transplant to a field in rows 4 feet apart each 

 way, and when the plants are 3 feet high, turn 

 them over and peg to the g-ound, after which 

 cover them with earth, and they will start in every 

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



RAPE— Dwarf Essex, English. For sheep pas- 

 ture. It may be sown in May, and will be ready 

 for pasturing in July and August. Or it may be 

 sown in June, or even up to the latter part of July, 

 and yet furnish, under moderately favorable cir- 

 cumstances, a large amount of pasture or fodder 

 It may even be sown after taking off a crop of 

 early potatoes. In drills, sow 5 pounds to acre; 

 broadcast, 10 pounds to acre. 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., Si. 25. 



RIB GRASS. {Plantagolanceolata) Per lb., 25 cts. 



SAINFOTN. See Onobrychis. 



SACALINE. 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, sandysoil, and furnishes 

 a good pasture for sheep. It may also be cured 

 for hay. Can be sown with winter Rye. About 

 50 pounds to the acre. Per lb., 20 cents; per 100 

 lbs., Sio. 



SEEDS — continued. 



SPURRY., 



SNAILS. 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 cts. ; per 100 lbs., $5.50. 

 Early Orange Sugar-Cane. Ripens about ten 



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



100 lbs., S5.50. 

 Brown Dhoura Corn. Per lb., 15 cents ; per 100 



lbs., $6. 



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, ( White 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 

 cents ; per 100 lbs., S8. 



Red Kaffir Corn, or Sorghum. Non saccharine. 

 The plant is low, stocky, 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., 15 cents; per 

 100 lbs., $6. 



White Kaffir Corn. Per lb., 15 cents; per 100 

 lbs., 86. 



White African Sorghum, African Millet, or 

 White Dhoura. Per lb., 15 cents; per 100 

 lbs., $6. 



Jerusalem Corn. One of the best and surest for 

 dry countries and seasons. Grows about 3 feet 

 high, with one large head on main stalk and sev- 

 eral smaller heads on side shoots. The grains are 

 white and nearly flat. Per lb., 15 cents ; per 100 

 lbs . $6. 



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 pounds to the acre. Per lb., 20 cents ; per 

 100 lbs., $io. 



SPURRY. f Spergula arvensis.) Annual. Grows 

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

 tion for pasture in four to six weeks after sowing, 

 and may be sown every month from March to 

 August. Excellent pasture for cattle and sheep ; 

 also as a fertilizer for lig:ht, sandy soil. 15 pounds 

 to the acre. Per lb., 20 cents ; 6 lbs. for$i ; iolbs. 

 for $1.40 ; 50 lbs. and upwards, @ to cents per lb.; 

 100 lbs., ?8. 



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

 per 100 lbs., $5. 



