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A few Farm Seeds not in the Vegetable Seed Section of this 

 Catalogue. No prices are attached in this edition as it is too 

 early to name them. Ask for prices up to date of inquiry. 



SUNFLOWER, Large Russian. — Large headed, large seeded, 

 average crop 1,000 pounds to the acre, used cor feeding 

 poultry, plants often 10 feet high, sown at Corn planting 

 time in rows of 4 feet, the plants about 18 inches apart. 



MILLET, GERMAN (Panicum Germanicum). — This is an im- 

 provement on Hungarian Grass if cut just as the leaves 

 are turning. Under some circumstances it will yield half 

 as much more to the acre. On Bloomsdale Farms, on one 

 occasion, we cut thirteen tons of dry, clean hay from three 

 acres. Sow 50 lbs. to the acre. 



MILLET, PEARL OR CAT-TAIL.— Very productive. Drill 



in two-feet rows. Sow 50 lbs. to the acre. 

 Prices on application. 



SUDAN GRASS. — A drought resistant, forage plant, resem- 

 bles the J ohnson Grass, but differs from it in being an annual. 

 It grows 6 to 7 feet tall. 15 lbs. sown to the acre in rows 

 20 inches apart in corn planting time. 



COW PEAS, Black, Whippoorwill and other sorts.— Used as 

 green manure for ploughing under, being rich in nitrogen. 



SOJA BEANS, Mammoth Yellow and other sorts. — A soil 

 improver when ploughed under giving a wonderful result 

 as a green manure. 



ALFALFA. — The most complete food for cattle which can be 

 grown on the Farm, having all the valuable qualities of 

 Hay and Corn. Its surprising quality is its quick recovery 

 from a cutting, often three or four cuttings following during 

 the same summer. 



RAPE. — This may be compared to a Collard, or Mammoth 

 Swede, it is a pasture plant, affording ten tons green leaves 

 to the acre. In sowing use 5 lbs. of Seed broadcast to acre, 

 and done at successive intervals. 



VETCH. — There are two sorts, the Hairy or Winter Vetch 

 and the Spring Vetch. Both plants are notable nitrogen 

 gatherers. The Hairy Vetch is sown in mid-summer, re- 

 sisting the winter and growing rapidly in the spring. The 

 Spring Vetch is planted in the early Spring, about 70 lbs. to 

 the acre is required. 



ORCHARD GRASS, OR ROUGH COCKSFOOT (Dactylis 

 Glomerata) . — One of the most valuable of all the cultivated 

 Grasses,_ blooming with the Red Clover and making with it 

 an admirable hay. As a pasture Grass it is more produc- 

 tive than any other and does best under close feeding. It 

 recovers rapidly. It stands drought better than any other 

 Grass, keeping green and growing when others are dried 

 up. In S\ tmmer it will grow more feed in a day than Blue 

 Grass will m a week. Sow 50 lbs., to the acre. 



RYE GRAS S, ITALIAN (Lolium Italicum) .—This is a varia- 

 tion of the Perennial Rye Grass, being much earlier and 

 far more rapid m growth, producing larger leaves, more 

 succulent iood and three times as much of it; it is not as 

 durable. The leaves are long and soft; the foliage is a 

 rich green, resembling Rye, but lighter in color than the 

 Perennial Rye Grass. It makes a great show, developing 

 from seed the quickest of any of the valuable Grasses. 

 Is a stronger feeder, enduring any amount of irrigation or 

 manure. Succeeds best in moist soil, and in such is the 

 best Grass for soiling, affording repeated luxuriant and 

 nutritious crops. Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. 



PERENNIAL RYE GRASS {Lolium Perenne).— Long a stand- 

 by among the best farmers in England. Leaves long, nar- 

 row and fine. Darker in color than the Italian, not more 

 than haif as large, and slower to develop. Cut when in 

 blossom it makes fine hay and abundantly, but not equal 

 to Orchard. It requires a moist climate, and in such stands 

 for six or seven years. Perennial Rye Grass will resist 

 overflow, and does well on sloping banks, as its roots are 

 very fibrous and mat-like. It revels on deep tenacious 

 soils. Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. 



TIMOTHY (Phleum Pratense) .—As a Grass to cut for hay this 

 is unsurpassed. It is coarse if allowed to ripen seed, but 

 if cut in the bloom is bright and highly nutritious. If 

 sown with Clover, as is often practiced, it has to be cut 

 before development, being later, and thus there is a loss 

 in returns. It does best on loamy soils. It is a large pro- 

 ducer, two or three tons of hay being frequently made. 

 Sow to the acre, if sown alone, 15 lbs. 



HERDS, OR RED TOP GRASS (Agrostis Vulgaris) .—A. good 

 perennial Grass, generally sown on permanent pastures. 

 It succeeds Clover and Timothy when they have died out. 

 Does well on any soil, but best on moist land. Sow 40 lbs. 

 to the acre. 



BLUE GRASS, KENTUCKY (Poa Pratensis) —This is a pas- 

 ture Grass of high merit, the earliest to start in Spring and 

 continuing green far into the Winter. Though it makes 

 fine quality hay, it is not to be recommended for that pur- 

 pose, being a light cropper. Its uniform growth and its 

 beautiful habit and color make it desirable for lawns. It 

 requires more time than other Grasses to become estab- 

 lished, but is the longest living of all. It flourishes best 

 in limestone lands. Roots of creeping habit, overpower- 

 ing weeds. Only flowers once a year. Sow 35 lbs. to the 

 acre. 



RED CLOVER (Trifolium Pratense) .— This is the most widely 

 cultivated of the pastoral plants; loosening the soil and ad- 

 mitting the air and drawing up and storing away near the 

 surface the valuable principles scattered in the earth beneath, 

 it is regarded as one of the best of vegetable fertilizers, as 

 well as a cattle food of the highest merit. Its luxuriant 

 foliage, by shade, increases the fertility of the earth and 

 smothers noxious weeds. It is a lime plant and does well on 

 stiff loams. Sow 16 lbs. to the acre. 



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CRIMSON CLOVER (Trifolium Incarnatum). — This Clover 

 is very popular, being a valuable addition in economical 

 farming, that is to say, it produces such a mass of top and 

 such a mass of root that it is very valuable as a soil restorer. 

 The seed may be sown any time from May to October. If 

 sown early the first growth is available in the Autumn, and 

 will make a good crop of hay the following Spring; or it may 

 be turned under early in the Spring, preceding Corn or other 

 crops. It roots very deeply and collects a large amount 

 of nitrogen and potash. Cattle are fond of the hay, which 

 should be cut as soon as in full bloom; but the plant is 

 principally used for ploughing under as a green crop. The 

 quantity sown to the acre is 15 lbs. broadcast. 



WHITE CLOVER. — See Lawn Grass, page 73. 



ALFALFA OR LUCERNE (Medicago Saliva). — In localities 

 where it flourishes this is one of the most valuable among 

 the Clovers. Standing for years, shooting its roots downward 

 till they are ten to fifteen feet below the surface, it resists 

 the driest weather, and when every blade of Grass drops for 

 want of moisture, it holds up fresh and green as in genial 

 Spring. It does not succeed on compact clay, nor on land 

 with impermeable subsoil. Far from exhausting land, it 

 increases fertility, as has been fully established. Cattle 

 pastured unon Alfalfa are apt to eat off the crowns, con- 

 sequently the best practice is to cut it and stall-feed the 

 animals. Sow 10 lbs. to the acre. 



ALSIKE CLOVER (Trifolium Hybridum). — The earliest large 

 Clover. Possibly a hybrid between the Red and White, 

 possessing qualities common to both; productive, sweet, 

 extremely valuable both for pasturing or soiling. Clover- 

 sick lands will sometimes produce fine crops of Alsike, which 

 lands, after three years in Alsike and an intermediate grain 

 crop, will again produce Red Clover. The flowers are e 

 distinct light pink, and afford fine pasturage for bees. This 

 Clover seeds itself freely the first year and every year, and 

 does well as far north as Canada. This is sometimes added 

 to pasturage mixture. Sow 12 lbs. to the acre. 



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