SELECTED FARM SEEDS 
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Jerusalem Artichoke Roots 
This variety is not 
produced from seed, j 
They are sometimes 
used ns a table vegeta- ' 
ble when pickled, but 
their greatest value is 
for feeding stock. 
They are the best hog 
food known. They 
are remarkable for 
their fattening proper¬ 
ties, great productive¬ 
ness (over one thou¬ 
sand bushels having 
been grown on one 
acre) and ease with 
which they can be 
grown. They need 
not be dug; the hogs should be turned in on them, and will 
help themselves by rooting. One acre will keep from twenty 
to thirty hogs in fine condition from October until April, 
except when the ground is frozen too hard for them to root. 1 
They are also said to be a preventive of cholera and other 
hog diseases, and they are also highly recommended for 
milch cows, increasing the yield of milk and at the same time 
improving their condition. Three bushels will seed an acre. 
They should be cut the same as potatoes, one eye to a cut 
being sufficient, planted in April or May, in rows three feet 
apart and two feet in the rows, and covered about two inches 
deep. They can be shipped at any time during the season, 
as they are not injured by freezing. Lb., 35c.; 3 lbs., $1.00, 
postpaid. By freight or express, peck, $1.00; bush., $3.00; 
bbl. of 3 bush, (enough for one ncre), $7.50. 
Chufas, or Earth Almond 
Cypcrus esculentus. A species of “ grass nut” used to fat¬ 
ten hogs. They should not be confounded with the cocoa, or 
nut grass, for though it belongs to the same clnss, the Ohufa 
is eradicated with great ease, and is never a pest. The nuts 
grow under ground, very near the surface, easily reached by 
pigs or poultry. Easily and cheaply grown and very abun¬ 
dant in yield, eaten greedily by hogs, which take on fat very 
rapidly from them. Plant in April, ten to twelve inches 
apart in three-foot rows. Cover lightly. If the seed is very 
dry, soak well before planting, to secure a good stand. They 
mature early in September, and lie in the ground till wanted. 
One peck of seed to the acre. Pkt., 10c.; pint, ‘25c.; qt., 40c.; 
postpaid. By express, qt.,25c.; peck, SI.00; bush., $3.50. 
Australian Salt Bush 
THE FORAGE PLANT FOR ALKALI SOILS.— 
Yields 20 tons to the acre on any soil -without water. 
Introduced into the United States by the University of Cali¬ 
fornia. Experiments and actual tests have shown that Salt 
Bush is a hardy, dry air plant, capable of thrifty and sub¬ 
stantial growth in any soil. Its nutritious strength is equal 
to Alfalfa or Lucerne. Hogs, sheep and cattle are extremely 
fond of it, and chickens will leave almost any other food 
for it. It will stand cold to a temperature of 19 degrees, nnd 
heat to 150 degrees. Experiments in California, Colorado, 
Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Utah, South Caro¬ 
lina and Florida have been uniformly successful. 
One plant will cover 500 square feet in one season, cover¬ 
ing the ground with a matting of from six to eight inches 
thick. It remains green all winter, and will yield 20 to 
30 tons to the acre. It produces wool and mutton of superior 
quality. Horses fed on it seem to be possessed of inexhaust¬ 
ible endurance. One pound of seed will plant an acre. Sow 
broadcast, in soil well pulverized, after all danger of frost is 
past. Mix the seed with ten times its weight of loam, sand, 
ashes or plaster; cover lightly with a brush harrow or roll 
lightly. The seed germinates quickly, nnd the planks soon 
take possession of the ground. Or it may be sown in a hot¬ 
bed. cold frame or boxes; t rans plant when two inches h'Kh* 
Prices: Seed of the TRUE AUSTRALIAN . SALT 
RUSH (Atriplex semibaccatum), grown for us in Cali¬ 
fornia, per pkt., 10c.; oz., 20c.; % lb., 50c.; lb., S1.5U, postpaid. 
Wild Rice (Zizania Aquatica) 
A native plant, furnishing food for wild fowl, ducks, 
geese, etc. Seed can be sown on the borders of lakes, 
ponds, small streams, and grows very rapidly in one to four 
feet of water, attracting all of these wild birds from Septem¬ 
ber on. It also purities the water and affords a refuge for 
the small fry from the large fish. Lb., 35c., postpaid; o lbs., 
81.10; 10 lbs. nnd over, 18c. peril). 
SPRING VETCHES, or TARES. A species or pea, 
grown extensively in England and Canada for stock, also 
valuable for pigeon feed. Culture same ns field pens. .)., 
25c., postpaid : qt., 25c.; peck, 90c.; basil., S3.00. 
OSAGE ORANGE. The popular hedge plant. Lb., 
40c. (postpaid, 50c.); peck, $2.00: basil, of 33 lbs., „/.00. 
FLAX SEED. Qt., 15c.; bush., 56 lbs., about 81.60. 
high-grade extra clean 
Grass Seeds 
Our grass and clover seeds are extra cleaned and of the 
highest quality. We take great care to have them absolutely 
free from nil noxious weed seeds. 
A^Write for prices on Grass and Clover Seeds* 
stating kinds and quantities wanted. Trices vary 
with the market, and wo can frequently supply lower 
than Catalogue rates. 
POSTAGE ON GRASS SEEDS 
Remit, in addition to price, 10c. per lb. and 15o. perqt., 
except on light varieties, which do not weigh over 14 lbs. per 
bush., on which remit 5c. per qt., to prepay postage, when 
ordered to be sent by mail. 
CRIMSON, or SCARLET CLOVER. A more valuable 
crop than this annual clover does not exist. As an improver 
of the soil, or for an early summer forage or hay crop, it is 
unsurpassed. As a green manuring crop for grain, fruit or 
trucking crops it gives the very best results, while for im¬ 
proving poor land it has no equal. It succeeds on every kind 
of soil, standing Southern suns and Northern winters, and i» 
now grown largely in Delawavo, Maryland, Now Jersey, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and has succeeded in every State 
where tried. Sow ten to fifteen pounds to the aero. Lb?* 
15c.; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., 7o. per lb.; bush, of GO lbs., $3.50. 
4SPCirculnr describing lmbits, growth and uses oF 
CRIMSON CLOVER mailed free on application. 
ALSIKE, SWEDISH, or HYBRID CLOVER. The 
hardiest of all; sometimes called Giant White Clover. It is a. 
perennial, therefore adapted for permanent pastures or for 
hay crop. Its superior pasturage is much liked by cattle. 
Blossom heads round, flesh-colored, sweet and fraprant, 
much liked by bees. Sow six pounds per aero in spring or 
fall. Lb., 20c.; 10 lbs., $1.75 ; 25 lbs., $3.50; hush., 00 lbs., $0.75. 
LUCERNE, or ALFALFA CLOVER. A perennial 
forage plant, and when once properly seeded in suitable soil 
will produce lino crops for several years. It lms a remark¬ 
ably strong growth, roots penetrating the ground to a great 
depth—ten to twenty feet—until they are altogether out of 
reach of drought. Sow twelve pounds to the aero. Lb.,20o.; 10 
lbs., Si.50; 25 lbs. and over, 12c. per lb.; bush. (GO lbs.), $0.25. 
BOKHARA CLOVER (Honey Plant). Excellent for 
bee food, growing well on poor soil. Lb., 80a; 10 lbs., $2.50. 
WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. The best to sow with 
lawn grass and valuable in permanent pastures. 0/...6c.; lb., 
30c.; 25 lbs. nnd over, 26o. per lb.; bush. (GO lbs.), $12.00. 
Clover Common Red. Lowest market prices. 
MAMMOTH PEA VINE, or SAPLING CLOVER. 
Market variable. Write us for lowest market prices. 
SAINFOIN, or KSPARSETTE. (Holy Hay.) A land- 
enriching, luxuriant, heat-resisting Perennial Clover. Lb., 
15c. (lb., postpaid, 25c.); 10 lbs., $1.00; bush, of 25 lbs., $2.00. 
HEADS OF SOUTH ERN-OUOWN GERMAN MI LI. ITT. 
GERMAN, or GOLDEN MILLET. (Southern-f/rown 
c d » Southern grown German Millet Heed is fur superior, 
>tli in quality and yield of product, to Western or Northcrii- 
■own seed. When' properly grown and handled, makes an 
lorrnous yield of most nutritious feed, succeeding in almost 
iv soil or climate, and without impoverlHliing the soil U> 
ivirreut extent. Sow in Mayor June, one bushel to the 
•re Qt., 10 c.: bu«h., 50 lbs., about 81.40. 
HUNGARIAN. (Panicum (Jrrmanicum.) A species of 
inimi millet, (.Towing less rank, with smaller stalks, yichl- 
IK two or three tons of hay per acre. How V/ 2 huahch) to the 
in Afnv or June Qt.. 10c.; bush.. 18 lbs., about 81.25. 
JAPANESE RARNVARD MILLET. Grown 0 to & 
•el yielding 12 to 20 tons per acre. Sow 10 lbs. to acre. 
b.,’20c.; 10 lbs., 81.00. 
