Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
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GRASS SEEDS, Continued 
Kentucky Blue. Fancy, Clean (Poa pratensis). 
Our seed is direct from Kentucky and is ab¬ 
solutely pure and free from weeds. Kb. 35 cts., 
100 lbs. price on application. 
Orchard. Valuable for permanent pasture. 
Stands dry weather. Lb. 25 cts., 100 lbs. mar¬ 
ket price. 
Timothy (Phleum pratense). Well suited for 
moist soils. Makes excellent hay. Lb. 10 cts., 
100 lbs. $S. 
MISCELLANEOUS FODDER PLANTS 
German .Millet. A valuable fodder plant. Makes 
excellent hay. Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 10 
cts., 100 lbs. $5. 
Hungarian Millet. Will stand drought and grow 
on ordinary soil. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $5. 
Common Millet. Very early; abundant foliage. 
Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $4.50. 
Italian Millet. Grows larger than Hungarian. 
Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $7.50. 
French White Imported. Used to feed valuable 
birds. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs. $12. 
Egyptian Pearl Millet (Penicillaria spicata). Is 
an excellent fodder plant, attaining a height 
of 3 feet and over. Highly relished by cat¬ 
tle. Lb. 20 cts., 100 lbs. $10. 
Johnson Grass (Sorghum Halepense). Prefers 
a hot, dry climate. (Its sale is prohibited in 
this state.) Sow 30 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 15 
cts., 100 lbs. $10. 
Maud's Wonder Forage Plant. Of recent intro¬ 
duction. Pronounced by those who have 
grown it in this vicinity to be of inestimable 
value. Readily eaten by all cattle; enormous 
yielder. Oz. 15 cts., lb. $1. 
Broom Corn, Improved Evergreen. This vari¬ 
ety is more cultivated than any other, on ac¬ 
count of the color and quality of its brush, 
which is of good length, fine and straight, 
and always green; it brings the highest mar¬ 
ket price; grows about 7 feet high. Lb. 10 
cts., 100 lbs. $5. 
Broom Corn, Large California Golden. Very 
popular for making brooms. Lb. 10 cts., 100 
lbs. $5. 
Broom Corn, Dwarf. This variety .grows about 
4 feet high; extra fine for making brushes or 
whisks. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $6. 
Sow 12 lbs. of Broom Corn seed of the above 
varieties to the acre. 
Tagasnste. or Tree Alfalfa. Grows in shrub 
form; foliage resembles Alfalfa. Excellent for 
hill pasture, on account of its habit of growth 
and great drought-resisting qualites. Pkt. 
10 cts., oz. 25 cts., lb $2.50. 
Alfllaria (Erodium cicutarium). One of the most 
nutritious of plants; cattle, sheep, horses and 
hogs alike prefer it to any other natural pro¬ 
duct of the plains. It makes the sweetest 
milk and butter, and the best meat of any of 
the natuual fodder-plants of this state. Sow 
20 lbs. to the acre. Lb. $1. Special prices 
given on large quantities. 
Australian Salt Ilush (Atriplex semi-baccatum). 
Much relished by stock, supplying the salt 
so necessary to their well-being. Use one 
pound of seed to the acre if sown broadcast; 
four ounces if transplanted. In cutting fodder 
be careful not to injure the crown of the 
plants. Oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50. 
Australian Salt Busli, “Old Man.” A distinct 
species and quite different from the Atriplex 
semibaccatum. It succeeds on alkali land as 
well, and withstands drought. Plant in hills 
6 feet apart each way, several seeds to a hill, 
thinning out to the two strongest plants. 
Pkt. 10'cts., oz. 30 cts., lb. $3. 
Egyptian Corn, or Brown Dliourn. It is much 
sweeter than cornstalks, and cattle, horses 
and hogs will eat it ravenously. The seed 
is excellent for fowls. Culture same as corn. 
Sow 5 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 5 cts., 100 lbs. 
$2.50. 
Egyptian Corn. White, similar to above. Lb. 
5 cts.. 100 lbs. $2.50. 
Jerusalem Corn. Fine for fodder. Lb. 5 cts., 
100 lbs. $4.50. 
Kaffir Corn. Grain is fine for chicken feed; 
stalks good for fodder. Lb. 5 cts., 100 lbs. 
$2.50. 
Milo Maize. White, nearly as nutritious as-corn. 
Lb. 5 cts., 100 lbs. $5. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. Cultivated for the tops— 
no roots; excellent cattle food, good for green 
manuring. Sow S to 10 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 
15 cts., 100 lbs. $8. 
Soja Beans. A substitute for coffee; a forage 
plant and a soil-improver—30 lbs. plants an 
acre. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $7.50. 
Sorghum, Early Amber. Rich in fattening mat¬ 
ter. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs. $4. 
.Sorghum, Early Orange. Similar to above. Lb. 
1C- cts., 100 lbs. $4. 
Sunflower Mammoth Russian. Lb. 10 cts., 100 
lbs. market price. 
Spcltz, or Emitter. A valuable substitute for 
oats and barley. It outyields oats, barley, 
wheat, etc., in bushels per acre and is superior 
to oats and barley for feed. Lb. 10 cts., 100 
lbs. $5. 
Teosinfe (Reana luxurians). Resembles corn, 
but leaves are much larger; very nutritious. 
Oz. 15 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Jerusalem Artichoke Roots. An excellent hog 
food, said to prevent cholera; produces enor¬ 
mous crops. Cultivate same as potatoes. 
Price on application. 
Buckwheat, Common. Buckwheat should be 
sown broadcast, at the rate of about 45 lbs. 
to the acre. Lb. 5 cts., 100 lbs $5. 
JERUSALEM CORN. 
Write for Special Quotations on Large Quantities. 
