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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



SPRING VETCHES. 



SEEDS— continued. 



I TEASELS— Fuller's. The heads, furnished with 

 barbed spikes, are used for combing cloth. Tea- 

 sels require a good, deep soil, and should be sown 

 about April or May. The young leaves are often 

 used for feeding silkworms. Per lb., 25 cents. 



TEOSINTE. See Reana luxurians. 



VETCHES— Spring Tares. {Vicia saliva.) Sown 

 broadcast at rate of ito\% bushels to the acre 

 like wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with 

 oats for soiling. Used in France and Canada as a 

 substitute for peas. Also ground up into flour, 

 after which it is mixed with wheat flour for mak- 

 ing bread. A valuable plant. Per qt., 20 cents; 

 per bus., $2.75. 



Sand, Winter, or Hairy Vetch. ( Vicia villosa.) 

 This variety thrives on poor, arid, sandy soils. It 

 is sown either in fall or in spring, and generally 

 mixed with rye, which serves as a support to the 

 plants. It grows to a height of from 3 to 4 

 feet, and can be cut twice for fodder, first as soon 

 as the bloom appears, and then it can be again cut 

 for the seed. The plant is perfectly hardy, and 

 the produce is recommended as most nutritious. 

 The seed is black and perfectly round, and should 

 be sown at the rate of 1 V* bushels to the acre. Per 

 qt., 25 cents ; per bus., $4. 



Tufted Vetch, or Bird's Tares. {Vicia cracca.) 

 Has creeping perennial roots, and affords pro- 

 vender of good quality. Per lb., 25 cents. 



WILD RICE. {Zizania aquatica.) A native of our 

 northern and western states. Valuable as a for- 

 age plant for swamps and inundated lands, but it 

 is chiefly valuable as an attraction for water fowl. 

 The Indians of the lake regions of the northwest 

 used to gather it by beating it off into their canoes 

 and then cure it for winter food. Before sowing, 

 put the rice in coarse cotton bags, and sink them 

 in water for 24 hours. Sow in water which 

 is from 6 inches to 5 feet deep, with soft mud 

 bottom, or on low, marshy places which are 

 covered with water the year round. In running 

 water, sow as much out of the current as possible. 

 Per lb., 25 cents ; per 100 lbs., $14. 



WORMS. Used the same as Snails and Caterpillars 

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



TOBACC 



Brazilian American. The finest Brazilian strain 

 grown here ; makes excellent cigars and delightful, 

 aromatic pipe-smoking tobacco. Per oz., 25 cents; 

 per lb., $2.50. 



Climax. A cross between Burley and Sterling. 



Extra fine, bright variety. Per oz., 25 cents; 



per lb., $2.50. 

 Connecticut Seed-Leaf, The popular sort, used 



for cigar wrappers. Per oz.,25 cents; per lb., $2. 

 Conqueror. A superb, bright yellow, and a healthy, 



vigorous grower of the best form and finest texture. 



It ripens early, and is easily cured to the brightest 



color. Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2. 50. 

 Havana. Seed gathered for us from the celebrated 



plantations of the " Vuelto de Abajo." Per oz., 



40 cents ; per lb. , $4. 

 Honduras. A new mahogany variety, producing 



the very highest quality of tobacco of this type. A 



healthy and vigorous grower. Per oz., 25 cents; 



per lb., $2.50. 



Kentucky Burley. Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb. ,$2. 50. 



Kentucky Yellow. Per oz.,25 cents; per lb., $2. 



Oronoka, Yellow. A reliable old yellow variety, 

 grown for more than fifty years, and improved with 

 reference to the production of yellow stock. Per 

 oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2.50. 



Oronoka, White-Stem. From the Yellow Oro- 

 noka, which it resembles. Per oz., 25 cents; per 

 lb., $2. 



Pennsylvania Seed-Leaf. Newest and best strain 

 of this standard variety, of which more is sold and 



0 SEED. 



planted than of all others of the cigar kind combined 



Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2. 

 Persian Rose. Finer than the Muscatel, and may 



be relied upon to make the best cigar. Per oz., 



25 cents ; per lb., I2.50. 

 Pryor, Yellow. Preferred by many for brights, and 



succeeds where the other yellow sorts fail. The 



west is giving it preference. Per oz.,25 cents; 



per lb. , S2.50. 



1 Pryor, Blue. The genuine James River favorite. 



Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2. 



Safrano. Of a rich, saffron-yellow color, and pos- 

 sessing a soft, silky texture and a delightful flavor. 

 Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2.50. 



Sterling. The newest and brightest of the yellow 

 type, and the earliest to ripen. Per oz., 25 cents ; 

 per lb., $2.50. 



Tennessee Red. Excellent for dark strips and 

 wrappers. Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2. 



Tuckahoe. Preferable to most of the older varieties 

 for possessing more body. Leaf long and extra 

 fine; the perfection of a wrapper. Per oz. , 25 cents ; 

 per lb., $2. 



Virginia Oak Hill Yellow. Resembles White 

 Burley in color, and Oronoka in shape and habit. 

 Unsurpassed in delicacy of fiber. Per oz., 25 cents; 

 per lb., $2.50. 



Yellow Mammoth. A new western variety of the 

 export type. Per oz., 25 cents ; per lb., $2. 



