Lilly's best alfalfa 
LEGUMES 
ALFALFA 
Medicago sativa—12 to 16 pounds per acre 
Has BEST—Because alfalfa fields are left for a 
long time when once established, there seems to be 
no logical reason for using any other seed but the 
best. Lilly’s Best grade of alfalfa is always better 
than 99% pure, is free from dodder, and other 
noxious weed seeds, and consists only of big, plump 
seeds; all small and shrunken seeds having been re' 
moved. Lilly's Best Alfalfa is northern grown and is 
therefore more hardy and permanent than southern 
strains. 
INOCULATION FOR LEGUMES 
Most legumes thrive much better if the seed is in¬ 
oculated with the proper bacteria culture before 
planting. Inoculation insures the presence of bacteria, 
which transform certain apparently harmful sub¬ 
stances into beneficial foods. 
GRIMM—Its frost-resistance makes it of great value 
in the sections where severe winters prevail. Its 
yielding power of forage or hay is no greater than 
that of Common alfalfa, although the price of the 
seed is generally higher, which is more than justified 
by the extra hardiness and is the best insurance 
against winter-kill. 
LARGE GROWING HIGH ALTITUDE — A 
special strain of robust habit. Makes a very leafy, 
well-branched growth, recovers quickly after cutting 
and has given very satisfactory results in the Pacific 
Coast States. Cheaper than other varieties. 
WILT RESISTANT—A new strain developed by 
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture; immune against wilt. 
FIELD PEAS 
Pisum sativum —90 to 120 pounds per acre 
YELLOW CANADIAN WONDER— 
A strain of yellow Canadian Peas that is a 
great improvement on the old type. The seed 
is larger and is produced in greater abundance, 
the vine is more robust in its habit of growth 
and therefore yields a heavier tonnage of hay, 
which is of good quality, even when the seed 
has matured sufficiently for threshing. 
AUSTRIAN WINTER—A popular Euro¬ 
pean variety, best when grown as a winter 
annual and planted early in the fall. A good 
seed crop in the North and a valuable cover 
crop in the South. 3 to feet tall. 
BLUE BELL—Seed is larger than the Yellow 
Canadian, but similar in all other respects ex¬ 
cept color, which is a greenish-blue. The yield 
of both grain and forage is very satisfactory 
and the market often offers a much higher 
price for these than for the yellow sorts. 
MARROWFAT—A special strain of 
medium-sized marrowfats. They are larger than 
the varieties listed above and are whitish-yel¬ 
low in color. Grown mostly for milling into 
split peas for table use, they are very nutritious. 
PEA WEEVIL—The simplest control measure 
is to harvest the crop before fully ripened and 
have them threshed as soon as possible and 
then fumigate all the seed at once with carbon 
bi-sulphide, which kills them. 
VETCH 
60 to 90 pounds per acre 
GRAY or COMMON VETCH —Vicia 
sativa. Adapted to either fall or spring plant¬ 
ing and well adapted to all vetch growing sec¬ 
tions. It furnishes excellent feed in great 
abundance. 
HUNGARIAN VETCH—Vicia pannonica. 
A variety that is aphis resistant and adaptable 
to culture on low wet and sour soils, as well as 
heavy muck lands. It is a heavy yielder of both 
forage and seed and if planted early can be 
pastured both fall and spring, in addition to 
producing a toy or seed crop. 
PURPLE VETCH — Vicia air o pur - 
purea. Very well adapted to spring planting 
and grown successfully as a winter annual in 
sections where the winters are not severe. 
Makes a fine, leafy growth and has a high 
feeding value. As a cover crop in the South it 
is especially valuable. 
HAIRY or WINTER VETCH— Vicia vil 
losa. A biennial and is sown in the fall like 
any winter grain. Because the seed is much 
smaller than Gray Vetch, thirty to forty 
pounds per acre with grain is sufficient to 
insure a good crop. It roots deeply, makes good 
winter growth and is adapted to sandy soils. 
Our prices fluctuate with market values. Let 
us quote when ready to buy. 
LILLY’S GRAY VETCH 
Give us a chance to supply any Farm 
Seeds not listed in this book that you may 
be in the market for. We are here to 
render a complete seed service. 
If you want a real thrill out of your garden this year, devote part of it to growing the novelties listed on pages 3 to 7. 
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