Plant Tail’s Thoroughbred Seeds 
RAPE, DWARF ESSEX 
An excellent forage plant, especially for sheep and hogs, 
and grown extensively for them in Europe though little 
known in this country until recent years. It grows with 
wonderful rapidity, being usually ready for pasturage six or 
eight weeks after sowing, and an acre is said to support a 
dozen sheep for more than a month, poultry also revelling in 
it. Almost any soil will grow it, and the yield per acre is 
simply enormous, more than twenty tons per acre having 
been often produced on good ground. Stock feeding upon 
Rape should be supplied with salt freely. When young it 
makes a delicious, tender, sweet salad, being often sown 
solely for this purpose. Sow from early summer until late 
fall, putting six pounds to the acre broadcast, or three pounds 
in drills. We offer the genuine Dwarf Essex, importing it 
ourselves, which is free from mixture with the inferior an¬ 
nual variety. Lb. 15 cts. Postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 
75 cts., 25 lbs. $1.60. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
STOCK BEETS 
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CULTURE.—6 to 8 pounds of seeds are allowed per acre, 
and they are planted from April to July. Field beets are 
handled in much the same way as the garden varieties, ex¬ 
cept that the drills must be at least 2 feet apart, and the 
plants are thinned to about 10 inches in the row. Cultiva¬ 
tion must be constant and thorough to keep down the weeds 
until the plants are well developed. 
rJnlHpn riinnf largest yellow mangel; the roots 
<x t smooth, even in shape, and have 
small tops. The roots grow half out of the ground; the 
flesh is a yellowish white, firm and sweet. This is one of 
the best keeping and heaviest yielding varieties. Oz. 5 cts., 
^ lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
Mammofll T.(On2* Red improved strain of the 
lYldllimuiH xvcu Long Red, which grows very 
large and well out of the ground. It has long, straight 
roots of a medium red color, and does best on light soils. 
Oz. 5 cts., ^ lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
rilTl This variety has been repeatedly awarded 
OIUUOLX up highest honors in the Danish Agricul¬ 
tural Exhibitions. The color is a reddish yellow, and while 
the roots do not grow as long as those of the Mammoth 
Lone: Red, the growth is more above ground, thicker and 
heavier. A most desirable sort. Oz. 5 cts., % lb. 20 cts., 
1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
Vollrkw A large and productive variety. It 
X eiiUW VJiUU O keeps well, and is the best kind for 
soils which are rather shallow. Oz, 5 cts., ^4 lb. 20 cts., 
1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
SUGAR BEETS 
TTIpiti The most desirable variety to 
XYlcm contains the greatest 
percentage of sugar. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. Oz. 
5 cts., ^ lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
Imperial White 
One of the best and sweetest of 
Sugar Beets, yields nearly as heavy 
as the Mangel; contains about 15 per cent sugar. Oz. 5 cts., 
lb. 20 cts., 1 lb. 60 cts. Postpaid. 
SUNFLOWER 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN (Helianthus Annuus.) 
_ This enormous variety is a great improvement on the 
native sunflower, being much more vigorous and productive. 
It is adapted to almost any soil and situation, and there are 
few farms that could not spare some field for it which would 
otherwise lie unused. The flower heads frequently measure 
a foot and a half across, and are packed at maturity with 
large plump seeds marked with black and white. Poultry 
are extremely fond of the seed, and when thus fed fatten 
more rapidly, perhaps, than on any other food. In addition 
to the value of the seed, the leaves are used for forage and 
the stalks for fuel. Plant in drills three or four feet apart, 
with eighteen inches between the hills, and cultivate the 
same as corn. When the seeds are hard, cut off the heads 
and pile them loosely in a well-ventilated place to cure; 
they may then be easily threshed out and cleaned. For an 
acre, six pounds. Lb. 20 cts. Postpaid. Write for prices 
on larger quantities. 
TOBACCO 
CULTURE—1 ounce of tobacco produces at least 10,000 
plants if sown properly. It is advisable to sow as early as 
possible, the usual custom being to make a large fire over 
the place intended for the seed-bed, in order to destroy weed 
seeds. The ground is put in the finest possible condition, 
the seed sown broadcast on the surface and pressed down 
firmly with a plank or the back of a spade, after which the 
bed must be protected by cottons or covering. When seed¬ 
lings get 5 or 6 inches high, they are transplanted in rows 
4 feet apart, with 3 feet between the plants. Cultivate 
thoroughly. 
Improved Yellow Oronoko. ^ variety of much 
merit, developed by 
careful selection from Old Standard Yellow Oronoko, used 
for high-grade filler. Its growth is large, but erect, and its 
leaves while large, are of the finest texture. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 40 cts., ^ lb. $1.00., lb. $3.75. Postpaid. 
AVsniG. ^ splendid variety for bright yellow wrappers. 
* Grows to a large size, and holds itself up well. 
The leaf is of good size and very fine-grained. It is tough, 
silky and is one of the best varieties when properly grown, 
and is a very popular sort. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M lb. 
$1.00, lb. $3.75. Postpaid. 
Improved Long-Leaf Gooch. In this variety we 
— ” have an ideal to¬ 
bacco for Eastern North Carolina and South Carolina, and a 
portion of Georgia. It is adapted to sandy soils, grows 
unusually large, producing a large, broad leaf of No. 1 
quality, cures well, and makes more pounds to the acre than 
most varieties. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., ^ lb. $1.00, lb. $3.75 
Postpaid. 
Connecticut Seed Leaf, p."® hardiest varie- 
^ ties of tobacco and excel¬ 
lent for cigar wrappers. It is best for sections where the 
tenderer and finer kinds do not succeed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 
40 cts., ^4 Ih. $1.00, lb. $3.75. Postpaid. 
Remember we deliver free at catalogue prices—except where noted. Write for special prices in large quantities. 
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