WALTER S. SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
FARM SEEDS, Best Fancy Grades Only 
Prices on all Farm Seeds change with the market, so write for best prices when ready to order. Seamless 2- 
bushel bags, used in shipping, are 22 cts. each extra 
CLOVER (SIee=futter) 
Red. Well and favorably known everywhere. Spe- 
cially valuable for dairy cows on account of high 
percentage of nitrogenous elements. Sow 4 to 6 qts. 
to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. go cts.; by 
express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) S13. 
Mammoth or Pea-Vine. This is a variety of Red 
Clover, of greater size and strength than the original 
type. It has a longer life than ordinary Red Clover. 
Attains a length of 5 feet. Sow 4 to 6 qts. to the 
acre. Postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 90 cts.; by express or 
freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $13. 
Alsike or Swedish. Perfectly hardy, and one of the 
very best of all the Clovers for cow-pasturage, bcc- 
pasturage or for making hay. Deliciously fragrant 
and highly nutritious. Lasts for many years, on both 
wet and dry soils. Many farmers are mixing this 
with their Red Clover when sowing in spring. Sow 
4 to 6 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 
90 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $13.50. 
Crimson or Scarlet. .\ well-known and favorite 
winter cover-crop and soil enricher. affording excel- 
lent early forage. Seed should be sown in August or 
September. Use seed at the rate of 15 pounds to 
the acre. It grows all winter, when ground is not 
frozen. Valuable for soiling purposes, for pasture 
or hay. Postpaid, lb. 35 cts., 3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express 
or freight, bus. (60 lbs.) $9.50. 
White. It should find a place in all grass mixtures, 
whether for lawn, meadow or permanent pasture. 
It is perfectly hardy. Sow 3 lbs. to the acre with 
other grasses; 6 lbs. alone. Postpaid, lb. 70 cts., 
3 lbs. $2; by express or freight, lb. 60 cts. 
Bokhara or Sweet. The tall-growing, shrub-like 
plant grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet, with branches 
whose extremities bear numerous small white flowers 
of great fragrance during the whole season, which 
are continuously sought by bees. It is the bee 
Clover. Sow 15 lbs. to the acre. It is being urged by 
agriculturists to sow as a forerunner of alfalfa, for 
where Bokhara thrives, alfalfa will grow. Postpaid, 
pkt. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. 3i.2S; by express or 
freight, lb. 40 cts., 10 lbs. or over at 35 cts. per lb. 
MILLET (liirfeforn) 
German or Golden. This is larger and heavier than 
the so-called Hungarian Millet or Hungarian Grass. 
Has yellow, drooping heads, more erect and more 
compact, with bristles usually purplish. German 
Millet is a fine crop for both soiling and hay. For 
the latter purpose it must be cut just as it begins to 
head before blooming, for it is liable to injure stock 
after the seeds are formed. It is ready for use in 
sixty or sixty-five , days after sowing. When used 
at the proper stage of development it is one of the 
most valuable of soiling plants. Sow 3 pks. to i 
bus. to the acre for hay. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 
65 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (48 lbs.) j>2.so. 
Hungarian. Often called Hungarian Grass. In gen- 
eral favor for summer forage purposes, as it can be 
sown in June, as a second crop, and will be ready for 
the scythe in sixty days. It will yield two or three 
tons of hay per acre. It grows well on light soils, and 
withstands heat and drought. Sow seed broad- 
cast, I bus. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 3 lbs. 
65 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (48 lbs.) $2. 
JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT 
(Sud^weijen) 
. The best and most profitable variety. From one- 
half bushel of seed sown a crop of forty bushels has 
been harvested. Flour is superior to that from any 
other variety. Ripens early. Sow bus. in drills, or 
I bus. broadcast, to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25c. 3 lbs. 65 
cts. ; by express or freight, bus. (48 lbs.) j 1.35. 10 bus. 1 13. 
TIMIOTHY (SieWgra«) 
By iai the most popular and valuable hay Grass 01 
America. Sown with wheat in the fall. Height 2 to .i 
feet. Sow 8 qts. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 
55 cts.; by express or freight, bus. (45 lbs.) 43.50. 
BEARDLESS SPRING BARLEY 
(©erfte) 
Grows 2j4 feet high. Heads well filled with plump, 
heavy kernels; ripens early and yields well. Sow broad- 
cast 2 to 2>2 bus. to the acre. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 
3 lbs. 65 cts.; by express or freight, pk. 75 cts., bus. 
(47 lbs.) $2. 50, 2 bus. $4.75. 
HAIRY or WINTER VETCH mm 
This useful plant is noted for its extreme hardiness, 
and promises to be highly valuable as a winter cover- 
crop, to prevent leaching, as well as for forage and 
fertilizing purposes. It will live over winter in well- 
drained soils. It is a perennial, but drops its seed.-: 
freely, and will come up year after year on the same 
ground. If sown in September it will make excellent 
forage the following spring. The top is small and in- 
conspicuous at the start, but the root-sy.stcm is exten- 
sive from the beginning. The plant is a valuable nitro- 
gen gatherer. It blossoms in May from autumn-sown 
seed. The beautiful purple blossoms and graceful foli- 
age make the Hairy Vetch worthy of a place in the 
flower-garden. Forage yield, i>2 to 4 tons per acre. 
Excellent for dairy stock and for poultry-pasturage. 
Sow lyi bus. to the acre, or i bus. of Vetch and 
>abus. of rye. Postpaid, lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts.; by 
express or freight, pk. $2, bus. (60 lbs.) $7. 
MAMMOTH YELLOW SOJA or 
SOY BEANS 
Soja Beans do equally well on both light and heav\' 
soils, and make a most desirable land-improver. The 
use of this crop is increasing very rapidly in all sections 
and is proving to be one of the most valuable and im- 
portant forage and feed crops for the farmer. It is 
almost impossible for weeds to grow or thrive where a 
crop of Soja Beans is grown. Another valuable point 
is they resist drought and hot weather to a remarkable 
extent. Postpaid, pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts.; by express or 
freight, qt. 25 cts., pk. "75 cts.. bus. (60 lbs.) $3. 
CANADA FIELD PEA 
Is one of the very best soiling crops. It is some- 
times grown alone, but the most satisfactory dairy 
results come from sowing it with oats, rye or barley. 
It makes good ensilage, and is an admirable food, 
either green or dry, for cattle, being highly nutritious 
and rich in milk-producing elements. It is quite hardy 
and may be sown early in the spring, and will be ready 
to cut in May or June. Sow i to 1% bus. to the acre. 
Postpaid, pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts.; by express or freight, 
qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. (60 lbs.) $2.75. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE 
This is the best autumn sheep-forage known, and is 
also used for pigs and dairy cows with success and profit. 
Under favorable circumstances it is ready for pasturage 
in six weeks from the time of .sowing. It is grown 
exclusively for its leaves. The seed should be sown in 
May for midsummer pasturage, or any time before 
the end of Augu.st for autumn pasturage. Rape is a 
plant which loves cool weather, and thrives best in 
autumn. Sow 3 lbs. to the acre in drills, or 5 lbs. to 
the acre broadcast. Rape is an excellent green manure 
for plowing down. Postpaid, lb. 25 cts., 5 lbs. $i; by 
express or freight, lb. 15 cts.. 5 lbs. 60 cts., 100 lbs. $10. 
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