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JOHNSON SEED COMPANY 
mvMi or Yf'KnKu’B uiruoYKn eykrguekn BRooai corn. 
Weber’s Improved Evergreen 
THE BEST BROOn CORN IN CULTIVATION 
Originated nnd selected by Mr. Geo. Weber, one of the 
largest growers of Montgomery County, Pa., who has for 
nnmy voars had the reputation of having the best in the 
Slate, having made his stock famous by selection nnd im¬ 
provement for length, strength and straightness of brush. 
It is of a very bright green color, without the slightest 
reddish tinge. It makes by far the best brooms of any corn 
grown, and commands the very highest prices. Customers 
wIjo have grown this corn report yields of over 1,(XK) lbs. 
of brush to the acre. Height, 7 to 8 I^eet. Lb., 30c.; 3 lbs., 
713c., po.slpnid; qt., 25c.; peck, Me.; bush., 82.75. 
Long White Cow Horn Turnip 
THE MOST POPULAR AND BEST FOR STOCKMEN 
Has rapidly grown in favor for agricultural purposes. It 
is a fine keci)er, Jjcavy cropper; color pure white, except a 
little shade of green at the top, nnd is carrot-like in form, 
growing nearly half out of the ground, and generally 
slightly crooked. It is delicate and well flavored, of rapid 
growth nnd very nutritious. Pkt., 5c.; oz., lOc.; lb., 15c.; 
11)., 50c., postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, by express, 8^. per Ib. 
Tobacco Seed 
CONNECTICDT SEED XEAF. Saved from selected 
plaiite. Pkt., 10c.: oz., 20c.; % lb., 55c.; lb., S2.00. 
HAVANA. Genuine imported seed, direct from Cuba. 
Pkt„ lOo.: oz., 35o.; M lb., Sl.OO; lb., S3.75. 
SUMATRA, STERLING, GENERAL GRANT, 
PENNSYLVANIA AND LANCASTER BROAD LEAF, 
each, pkt., 10c.; oz., 25c.; i,i lb., 70c.; lb., 12.50. 
Fruit Tree Seeds 
Peach Pits* Pure Tennessee, natural, lb., 20c., post¬ 
paid; bush., $2.00. Apple Seed, lb., 40c.; bush.,88.50. Apri¬ 
cot Pits, oz., 10c,; lb., 50c. Plum Pits, oz.. 10c,; lb., 5fc. 
Pear Seeds, French, oz., 20c.; lb., $2.00. Quince Seed, oz., 
20c.; lb., 81.75. Mulberry Seed, oz., 25c.: ib., 82,50* Osage 
Orange. For hedges. Lb., 45c.; bush., $8.00. 
A SICKI) IIKAI) OK MAMMOTH HV8SIAX SUNFLOWKIU 
Mammoth Russian Sunflower 
Tim best variety for the farmer. Growingto double the 
size of the common, and the yield of seed is twice ns great. 
One hundred and twcnty-tlvo bushels to the acre have been 
grown at a Icsh exi>enHC than corn. It Is highly recom¬ 
mended for poultry; the hc.st egg-producing fjpd known; 
tlio leaves make splendid fodder, much rolisne(n>y all kinds 
of stock. Tim seed is good feed for 1)01*004, nnd yields a One 
ciuality of oil. The strong thick stalks are used fur fuel. 
0*.,5e.; qt., 15o. (qh, postpaid, 9Ba); peek, 50c.; hush., $1.50; 
Mok, 2 bush., $2.75; 5 bush, and over, $1.25 per bush. 
Jerusalem Artichoke Roots 
The best hog food 
known. Tliey are re¬ 
mark able for their 
fiittening properties, 
great productiveness 
(over one thou5‘and 
bushels Imving been 
grown on one acre) 
and ease with which 
they can i>e grown. 
They need not be dug; 
bogs should be 
turnedinon them,and 
v/ill help themselves 
by rfXiting. One acre 
will keep from twenty 
to tljJrty hogs in line 
condition from Octolier 
A p r j 1, except 
when tlie ground is 
frozen too hard for 
JKUCHALKM AJtTiciiOKE HOOTS, them lo root. They 
are alsosaid to he a pre¬ 
ventive of cholera nnd other liog diseases, and they are also 
highly recoriiiiiended for milch cows, increasing the yield 
of milk and at the same lime imjjroving their condition. 
Tljree bushels will see<I nii acre. They should be cut 
and planted same as p<>tatocs, one eye ton cut being suflicient. 
They can be sljipjjc<l atany time duringtiie season, n.s tliey 
arc not injured by freezing. Prices, Jerusalem Artichoke 
Hoots: /.il)., 35c,; 811)8., 81.00, r>o8tj>aifl; by freiglit or ex- 
jiresH, f>eek, 75c.; busJj., 82.50; bbl. of 3 busli. (enough for 
onoacrc), 80.50. 
Artichoke Seed —Large Green Globe 
Tlio flower head makes a delicious table vegetable, 
cooked like asparagus. Pkt., 10c.; oz., 30c.; Ib., 83.00. 
Speltz, or Emmer (Trltlcum Spelta) 
Thisnew Hussian grain Is intermediate between wheat 
and l)arlcy, and is readily eaten by all kinds of slock. It is 
adapted for milling, us well as for feeding, inakingu grade of 
floiirslinilar lo rye. Tl»c straw resembles wheat straw. It 
grows largo crops—iO to80 liiishcls per acre—on poor lands, 
stony ground and oi)cn j)nilrle8, and will give double the 
CTopofoalH or !)arley. Drill at rale of 3 bushels per acre. 
Pkt., 5o.; |1>,, Me.; 3 lbs., 75c., jK^stpaid; by freightoroxpress, 
qt., 16c.; peck, 50c.; l)Usli.,81.M. 
