jPARKER 8jr Y OOD i ^EED pATALOGUE. 



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RAINS. 



All our grains are selected expressly for seed, and are strictly pure and true to name. 



(prices of grains are subject to change with the market.) 



SPRING- WHEAT. 



Sow one to two bushels broadcast to an acre (sixty pounds to the bushel). 



PECK. BUSH. 



Lost Nation. A very popular bald wheat, fine plump grain; very prolific . . $0.75 $2.50 



California. A standard bearded wheat ; very prolific . . .. . . . .75 2.50 



White Russian. Has been thoroughly tested, and has given great satisfaction. 

 It is a bald chaff wheat ; very prolific ; long, large heads, filled with plump 



kernels ; particularly free from rust, not liable to lodge . ... .75 2.50 



Saskatchewan Fife. Unequalled for productiveness, earliness, and vigor, and 



singularly exempt from smut, and other diseases .75 2.30 



WINTER WHEAT. 



Sow one to two bushels broadcast to an acre (sixty pounds to the bushel). 

 €Iawson. Also known as the Seneca. This is a beardless white wheat, with red 

 chaff. It proves early and hardy, has a stiff straw, and yields larger crops 

 than any other kind. It has been cultivated for a sufficient length of time to 

 thoroughly test its character, nature, and quality; and it is, without doubt, the 

 best white wheat now cultivated 0.75 2.50 



BUCKWHEAT. 



Sow one bushel broadcast to an acre (forty-eight pounds to the bushel). 

 Silver- Hull. This is a very great improvement over the common variety. Sown 

 at the same time, it matures earlier, and yields nearly double under the same 



conditions. The grain is of a light-gray color, and has a very thin husk . . 0.75 2.00 



Common Yariety 50 1.50 



SPRING- BARLEY. 



Sow two to three bushels broadcast to an acre (forty-eight pounds to the bushel). 



TWO -Bowed. The popular kind in New England ....... 1.50 



Four-Rowed. Demand increases each year for this variety ..... 1.50 



OATS. 



Sow two to three bushels broadcast to an acre (thirty-two pounds to the bushel). 



White Bedford. The standard market variety 1.00 



Welcome. A very heavy oat . 1.50 



White Bussian. Rust-proof ; do not lodge 1.00 



RYE. 



Sow one and a half to two bushels broadcast to an acre (fifty-six pounds to the bushel). 



Spring. Very best quality for seed 1.50 



Winter. Very best quality for seed .... 1.50 



