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That Atrlplex semibaecatuin is a good fodiler plant is now proved beyond a doubt. It has been tried this last 
seaBon, without irrigation, in the hot San Joaquin Valley, on land pregnant with alkali, and the growth it has made ia 
wonderful. It lb of creeping habit. Small plants set in alkaline spots have attained a thick matted growth sixteen feet 
in diameter, in a single season. The crop (calculated on the basis of the cut from a small area) should reach twenty tons 
of greeu feed, or five tons dry; and, under favorable conditions, two such cuts can be made each season. Three parts of 
this forage mixed with one part of common hay is readily eaten by horses and cattle. Sheep and hogs cat the green 
plant readily, and poultry thrive on it. The nutritive value of Salt Bush Is very satisfactory, and the importance of 
such a plant for alkaline soils, which have hitherto been sterile and unproductive, can hardly be overestimated. 
The plant is indigenous to Australia, where It is the mainstay of stock during the dry season. It must not be 
inferred that stock eat it because they have nothing else to eat ; rather the reverse, they seem to prefer It to other feed. 
Set out the small plants several feet apart, when a few inches high. This la the surest way to get the plants estab- 
lished, although, if the seed is scattered on the surface of the alkaline soil before rain. It germinates readily. The 
plant gives abundance of seed, so that when once established, a crop grows every year. There is no danger of its 
becoming a nuisance, as it can, when desired, be eradicated. 
We this season offer Atriplex in large sample packets only, so that our patrons may Judge for themselves the mer- 
its of this fodder x>lant. Price, 25 cents per packet. 
Mammoth Single Violet 
"THE CALIFORNIA" 
Flowers, i)^ to 2 inches across 
Stems, lo to i8 inches long 
A little over a year ago we had the honor of christening with the name 
of our glorious State this superb Violet, and to-day "The fcalifornia" ia as 
fomiliar to our citizens as the Star .Spangled Banner. For the benefit of 
those who have not seen this wonderful work of nature, we submit that it 
is a single blue, of unchanging hue, and the largest variety of violet known 
in this, or any, age. "The California" Violet is a profuse bloomer, and 
more fragrant than the rose. 
We have a fine lot of strong, well-iootcd young plants, free from disease, 
and sure to grow. Price, 2 for 25 cents; U for 75 cents ; 100 for »5.0O. 
COPYRiGHTtv- 
Sunset Seed and Plant Co.i!i^^i^i5^ 
