GERMAINS 
gTYEGETABLE SEEDS 
MISCELLANEOUS FODDER PLANTS—Continued 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH 
Alfllxirixi (Erodium cicutarium). One of the most 
nutritious of plants; cattle, sheep, horses and 
hogs alike prefer it to any other natural 
product of the plains. It makes the sweetest 
milk and butter, and the best meat of any of 
the natural fodder-plants of this state. Sow 
20 lbs. to the acre. Lb. $1.50. Special prices 
given on large quantities. 
Australian Salt Bush (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. $1.25. 
Australian Sxilt Busli, “Old Man.” A distinct 
species and quite different from the Atriplex 
semi-baccatum. 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 Dhoura. 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. 10 cts., 100 lbs., 
price on application. 
Egyptian Corn. White, similar to above. Lb. 
10 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Jerusalem Corn. Fine for fodder. Lb. 15 cts., 
100 lbs., price on application. 
Ivallir Corn. Grain is fine for chicken feed; 
stalks good for fodder. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs., 
price on application. 
Milo Maize. White, nearly as nutritious as corn. 
Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. Cultivated for the tops— 
no roots; excellent cattle food, good for green 
manuring. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. to the acre. Lb. 
15 cts., ICO lbs., price on application. 
Soja Beans. A substitute for coffee; a forage 
plant and a soil-improver; 30 lbs. plants an 
acre. Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Sorghum, Early Amber. Rich in fattening mat¬ 
ter. Lb. 10 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Sorghum, Early Orange. Similar to above. Lb. 
10 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Sunflower Mammoth Russian. Lb. 15 cts., 100 
lbs., market price. 
Spelts, or Emmer. 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., price on application. 
Teosinte (Reana luxurians). Resembles corn, 
but leaves are much larger; very nutritious. 
Oz. 15 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Jerusalem Artielioke 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. 10 cts., 100 lbs., price on ap¬ 
plication. . 
Buckwheat, Silver Hull. Excellent for bees. Lb. 
10 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Buckwheat, Japanese, A distinct variety, with 
grains nearly twice as large as those of the 
common kind. It is a very heavy cropper and 
more likely to blight than the other varieties. 
Lb. 15 cts., 100 lbs., price on application. 
Castor Beans. Much used for planting in 
chicken yards to afford temporary shade. Lb. 
25 cts. 
Cotton, Sea Island. Best variety. Oz. 10 cts., 
lb. 50 cts. 
Cotton, Tenn. Upland. Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. 
Oz. 10 cts., lb. 50 cts. 
Flax, or Linseed. Best Riga. Lb. 10 cts. 
Hop Vine (Humulus lupulus). Well known. 
Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Pyretiirum Cinerarlxiefollum. The plant from 
which is made the Persian insect powder in 
Europe, or “Buhach” as made in California. 
Pkt. 15 cts.. oz. $1. 
Lathyrus sylvestrls Wagnerll (Flat Wood Pea). 
Is twice as nutritious as alfalfa, and of equal 
value with oil cake for feeding purposes. 
Perennial, lasting over 50 years, the roots 
penetrating into the subsoil from 10 to 18 
feet. Oz. 20 cts., lb. $2. 
Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatica). Largely used for 
sowing on the edges of lakes and strea.ms as 
an attraction for wild fowls. Sow the seed 
in from 1 to 3 feet of water, having a soft, 
muddy bottom. Pound 30 cts., quantity price 
on application. 
VIRGINIA PEANUTS 
Virginixi Peanuts. Plant when weather is warm. 
A warm, porous, sandy soil, put into a good 
friable condition and freed from weeds, is 
most suitable. Remove the pods without in¬ 
juring the kernel, and place contents in bags 
or baskets, a small quantity in each, where 
there is a free circulation of air, until needed 
for planting. Reject all shriveled kernels. It 
requires 50 pounds of peanuts in the hull to 
an acre. Plant in rows 3 feet apart and one 
foot apart in the row. Cultivate often and 
keep the ground loose, as after the blossoms 
drop the peduncles enter the soil at the base 
and form the peanut. First quality, lb. 15 cts., 
100 lbs., market price. 
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