64 D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS —Continued 
Prices of all articles quoted on this page subject to change, 
T> DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There Is but one variety of Itape that has proven profitable to sow in America 
K/IHP ana that is the Dwarf Essex. Do not be deluded into buying inferior grades offered by unscrupulous dealers 
*^**4^^ through exaggerated advertisements. Stlbn 
seed Is often more or less miked with the annual variety 
which Is not only worthless as forage, but once planted is 
likely to become a pernicious weed. There is no plant that 
will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a small cost as 
this, and its general cultivation would add largely to the 
profits of American farms. Especially valuable for green 
manuring and pasture. When fed off by sheep, it will 
probably do more to restore and mrke profitable exhausted 
soils than any other plant. Biennial. 
Ground should be prepared same as for turnips. Sow in 
June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows two and one-half 
feet apart, at the rate of two and one-halt pounds of seed 
per acre. It may be sown broadcast, either with other fall 
forage crops or by itself, using from one to five pounds of 
seed per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid. By freight or express* 
at purchaser's expense. 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $7.50 
Rye, Spring 
Although this grain is often planted 
_ _ especially for paper makers’ who prefer 
it to any other, its principal value is as a “catch” crop to 
sow where winter grain has failed. Straw shorter and 
stiffer than the winter variety and always easily secured. 
The grain, although smaller, is of equal value. 3 Lbs. 50c. 
postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 
Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 
Rape, Dwarf Essex 
... i r> , The best early variety and the one which we especially reeonttnetld for the north where the season is 
Albaugn Larly Short. It is practically as early as tilt' o'dEarly Aiuber and yields much more per. acre either of syrup 
or seed. The plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erCet habit and stands Up much better than Early Amber. It may b« 
planted as late as the loth of June and will be iti condition to 
harvest for syrup in September. Cane seed should not be planted 
before the weather is warm in the spring. Three to four pounds 
of seed aie required per acre. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or 
express, at purchaser's expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
„ . ^ An exceedingly valuable variety: very large, of 
Early Orange strong and vigorous habit and does not fail 
doVn It is early and often yields as much as two hundred ami 
forty gallons of very beautifully colored and highly flavored syrup 
to the acre. We recommend it highly to all desiring a superior 
cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s ex¬ 
pense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
, . , This new variety is particularly valuable for feeding 
Imperial stock, as well ns for sugar making. The plants do not 
grow as tall ns the Early Orange or the Albaugli Early but show a 
decided tendency to stool, or send up shoots. The cane is very leafy 
and comparatively slender and practically the entire plant is suit¬ 
able for feed. Our seed is northern grown and should noi be 
confused with the inferior western and south-western grown cane. 
Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense, 
100 Lbs. $6.00 
Qiinflnwor LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 
JUI1I1UWCI heads borne at top of a single unbranehed 
stalk with much more and larger seed than the common sorts. It 
is used extensively for feeding poultry. The plant often grows ten 
feet high. Sow seed as soon as ground is fit for planting corn, in 
rows three to four feet apart and ten inches apart in row. Cultivate 
same as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut off the heads 
and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid Poor or in a corn crib. 
After curing so that they dll thresh easily, flail ou t or run through 
a threshing machine and clean with a fanning mill. 1 his variety 
will yield 1.000 pounds or more of seed per acre. Some species 
are planted largely in the flower garden for ornament. (See Sun- 
flower- page 8b .) Pkt. 5c; ' 1 /.\ Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger 
quantities inquire for prices. 
« i np SPRING (Vida sativa) A perennial 
V etClieS or 1 ares pea-like plant grown as an annual in 
the north. Desirable as a forage plant and valuable as a cover-crop 
for orchards. Culture same as for field peas. Sow two bushels 
per acre. Lb. 25c. po»tpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) Avery 
V etcfies hardv forage plant growing well on soils so poor and 
sandy that they will produce but little clover. Its nitrogen gather¬ 
ing properties make it j-'O’-tfoularly valuable as a soil renewer auc 
enricher but it is not recoil*...ended for land which is to be culti¬ 
vated for grain crops on account of its tendency to volunteer and 
persist. The plants, when mature, are about forty inches high and 
if cut for forage as soon as full grown and before setting seed, they 
will. *art up again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. 
Seed round, black and should be sown one to one and one-half 
bushels per acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire foi prices, 
BIRD SEEDS 
Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 
Canary.Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. Haw . Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 
Hemp . “ 20c; 3 “ 50c. Millet . 20c; 3 50c. 
Rape , “ 20c; 3 “ 50c. Lettuce...... 40c. 
Sugar Cane, Albaugh Early Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c; 3 Lbs. 50c. 
