W. F. Allen’s Plant and Seed Catalogue, Salisbury, Md. 
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ORCHARD GRASS.—Admirable for pasturage or for 
mowing; will grow in sun or shade. Use two bushels to 
the acre. Seed weigh 14 pounds to the bushel. By mail, 
postpaid: 30c lb. By express or freight: 15c lb.; $2 bu. 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.—Also called June grass; 
best of all the native grasses for pasture: blooms in June; 
a true perennial, and when it becomes fully established, 
will last for years; succeeds everywhere, but prefers a 
rich soil and a rather dry situation. One of the most de¬ 
sirable lawn grasses, especially in mixture. Seed weigh 
14 pounds to the bushel, and should be sown about two 
bushels to the acre. By mail, postpaid: 30c per pound. 
By freight or express: 20c per pound; $2.75 per bushel. 
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 pastur¬ 
age in six weeks from the time of sowing. One acre of good 
rape will carry a flock of a dozen sheep for two months. Rape 
is a plant of the cabbage family, requiring the same cultural 
treatment as the turnip. It is grown exclusively for the 
leaves. Stock should be fed alternately on grass and rape, 
not on rape exclusively. Rape fed animals should have free 
access to salt. The seed should be sown in May for mid-sum¬ 
mer pastui-age, or any time before the end of August (in the 
North) for autumn pasturage. In the Southern States the 
best sowing time is September or October. Rape is a plant 
which loves cool weather and thrives better in autumn than 
in mid.summer. The seed should be used at the rate of about 
10 lbs. per acre broad cast. By mail postpaid, 25c per lb.; 5 
lbs. $1.00. By express or freight, not prepaid, 12c lb 3 ; bu. of 
60 lbs. $5.00. 
VEGETABLE PLANTS 
CABBAGE PLANTS. — Early varieties grown in 
cold frames and hardened off, ready after the first 
of April, consisting of Eaily Jersey Wakefield, 
Charleston Wakefield, etc., 25c per 100; SI 50 per 
1000. Summer plants for late planting, ready from 
the first of June to the last of August, 15c per 100; 
$1.00 per 1000; $8.00 per 10,000. 
PEPPER PLANTS. —Ready in Maj"- and June. 
Bull Nose, Chinese Giant, Long Red Cayenne and 
Ruby King, 75c per 100; $6.00 per 1000. 
LETTUCE PLANTS. —After April 1st, 25c per 100; 
$1.25 per 1000. Lettuce plants for fall planting 
$1.00 per 1000. 
TOMATO PLANTS.—Small plants for spotting in 
cold frames, $1.00 per 1000; large transplanted 
plants ready to go in the field May 1st to June 1st, 
$1.00 per 100; $6.00 per 1000. Tomato plants for e 
late planting, ready May 20th to the last of June, 
$100 per 1000. 
CAUUFLOWER PLANTS. —Grown in frames and 
hardened off, consisting of Early Dwarf Erfurt and 
Allen’s Dwarf First Early, 75c per 100; $6.00 per 
1000, 
EGG PLANTS. —Ready May 1st, $1.50 per 100: 
$10.00 per 1000. 
CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 
Through lack of space our descriptions of flower 
seeds will have to be cut very much shorter than I had 
intended, and but very few illustrations can be given. 
I wish to say, however, that the varieties of flower seeds 
which I am offering are of the choicest stock and will 
compare favorably with the best you can buy in-the 
country, and will give as beautiful blooms and as many 
of them as though you ordered them from a gorgeously 
illustrated catalogue. Everybody should plant a few 
flower seed for home decorations. I am only offering 
them in choice mixtures, as I find 99 per cent, of our cus¬ 
tomers prefer them in this way. When ordering other 
seeds, do not fail to include a few flower seeds. 1 wish to 
call especial attention to our large stock of Sweet Peas 
and Nasturtiums. While we have a good stock of all the 
other varieties, we have an exceptionally fine stock of 
both these. 
NOTE.—AH fllower Seeds five cents per packet except 
where price is given. _ 
1. AMARANTHUS—An annual plant with highly or¬ 
namental foliage; extremely graceful and interesting • 
three to five feet high. * 
2. ASTERS, VICTORIA—Bear from ten to twenty-five 
beautiful flowers in an elegant pyramid about eighteen 
inches high ; the best variety for pot culture. Pkt. 10c. 
3. ASTERS, GIANT COHET—The most artistic flower 
of all the asters; very beautiful, mostly white. 
4. ASTERS, QUEEN OF THE MARKET —The best 
early aster: two weeks earlier than most other varieties; 
of graceful spreading habit. Pkt. 10c. 
5. ASTERS, MIXED—Different varieties. 
6. ACROLINUM — Beautiful, everlasting flowers; 
mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
7. ALYSSUH, SWEET—A fragrant white flower, very 
sweet scented; blooms freely and is easily grown every¬ 
where; it thrives on almost every soil. 
8. BALSAn—A favorite quick-growiug annual; pro¬ 
duces gorgeous masses of brilliant colored flowers in 
g reat prolusion; very pretty and easily grown. The 
looms are borne along the stem among the leaves, and 
frequently the whole upper part of the plant is a mass of 
color. Height 15 to 20 inches. 
9. COXCOMB (Colosia)—Japan crimson; huge comb, 
much cut and beruffled; very pretty. 
10. CHRYSANTHEMUMS — Annual varieties These 
are very showy and attractive; they are daisy-like in 
shape and are very much used as cut flowers; easily 
grown from seeds. 
NASTURTIUMS. 
13. CASTOR BEANS (Ricinus)— A highly ornamental 
tree-like annual plant; if given good soil, will growfron 
six to fourteen feet high; very attractive and beautifu 
for back-grounds. 
14. COTTON— This plant, though not generally listec 
as a flower, is very ornamental, and where it is not growr 
commercially it is not likely there is any plant thai 
would attract more attention. A few plants can be 
much farther North than would be supposed 
Whne there is no cotton grown commercially in Marv 
land, I have grown it where it stood six feet hi«-h The 
plants are filled with beautiful large flowers and'hand, 
some pods of cotton long before frost. Should be started 
as early as other tender plants. 
11. CARNATIONS—These are quite hardy, surviving 
the winter through if given slight protection. No flow¬ 
ers are more lovely. Seeds sown thinly in the open 
ground in spring will bloom the first season. 
12. COSMOS—A tall, graceful, showy annual, enjoy¬ 
ing the widest popularity. It has b on developed into a 
variety of shapes and colors; three to five feet high; 
blooms profusely in late summer and autumn. 
. 'V,* ' “'’VTf 4 - ueauiaiui umnomg plant that 
is \ery attractive; varieties mostly red and white. 
16. CENTAUREA—Under this head are embraced sev¬ 
eral poDu ar flowers. These are commonly known as 
Sweet Sultana, Corn Flower, Dusty Miller etc Ail 
mixed. ’ / 
17. DAISY—Almost hardy perennial plants, adapted 
to pot or frame culture. They are in high favorforopen 
