CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE NOVELTIES. 
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BRECK’S SEEDS PRODUCE PRIZE CROPS. 
SACALINE. 
( Polygonum Sac ha la nense.) 
While this plant may not have come fully up to the expecta¬ 
tions of planters, it has considerable merit as the continued demand 
for it shows, therefore, we again give it space in our book. 
The introducer says: — “It is perfectly hardy ; once planted, 
stands forever; requires no cultivating or manuring, endures the 
severest drought with impunity. Thrives equally well on wet or 
dry soil. The young shoots and leaves may be eaten as a vege¬ 
table. The stems and leaves, green or dry, are greatly relished by 
sheep and horses. It is more nutritious than clover and produces 
from fifty to a hundred tons of green fodder per acre.” 
The seed should be started in the same way as Cabbage, and 
the plants, when large enough, set out four feet apart, each way. 
Pkt., io cts.; oz., 40 cts. 
We offer true and pure home-grown roots of this wonderful 
new forage plant at 10 cts. each ; #18.00 per 100. 
SPURREY. 
{Spergula A rvensis.) 
Since the recent introduction of Spurrey, there is a bright out¬ 
look for owners of barren, sandy land in the United States. Spur- 
r ey is an annual ; its value has been recognized and appreciated in 
Europe for a great many years. It is cultivated on the barren 
soils of France and Germany, and as winter pasturage for cattle 
and sheep. It grows on sand that is too dry and thin to support 
clover, and so rapidly that three sowings may be made in one 
season. The crop may be fed both green and dry. About twenty 
pounds of seed is required for an acre, and it should be broad¬ 
casted and harrowed in same as clover. As a fertilizer for plough¬ 
ing in, Spurrey will undoubtedly prove of much value, because it 
grows quickly on soils that will scarcely produce a green blade of 
anything else. Per lb., 10 cts.; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
//. R. Kinney, Worcester, Muss., won THRICE FIRST FRIZES for Meets grown from Breck’s 
Seeds ut Worcester County- Horticultural Society’s exhibit, including one for Ol T R STRAIN OF 
CROSR Y’S EG YFTIA N. 
The First prize for the REST COEEECTION TABLE BEETS at the exhibition of The Valley 
Fair Association, Vt., was awarded to John E. Gale, Guilford, Vt. They were grown from 
Breek’s Seeds. 
SORGHUM. 
The following forage plant seeds subject to special offer No. 3, only. 
Early Amber Sugar-Cane. Ripens where Indian Corn matures. Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Early Orange Sugar-Cane. Ripens about ten days after Early Amber. Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Brown DhouraCorn. Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., #8.00. 
Yellow Branching. ( Yellow Millo Maize.) It is non-saccharine; used only for the large amount of foliage, green 
feed or cured fodder that it furnishes, and for its grain. Per lb., 20 cts.; per 100 lbs., $ro.oo. 
White Branching. (White Millo Maize.) The merit of this non-saccharine Sorghum is, that when cut for feeding 
it starts again from the remaining stumps with renewed strength and vigor; thrives in the hottest and driest 
localities. Per lb., 20 cts.; per 100 lbs., $ro.oo. 
Red Kaffir Corn or Sorghum. Non-saccharine. The plant is low, stocky, perfectly erect. The whole stalk as 
well as the blades, cures into excellent fodder, and in all stages of its growth is available for green feed. Per 
lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., #8.00. 
White Kaffir Corn. Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
White African Sorghum, African Millet, or White Dhoura. Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., $8.00. 
Jerusalem Corn. One of the best and surest for dry countries and seasons. Grows about three feet high, with 
one large head on main stalk and several smaller heads on side shoots. The grains are white and nearly flat. 
Per lb., 15 cts.; per 100 lbs., #8.00. 
VETCHES — Spring Tares. (Vicia Saliva.) Sown broadcast at rate of 1 to 1)^ bushels to the acre like wheat 
or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats for soiling. Used in P'rance and Canada as a substitute for peas. 
Also ground up into flour, after which it is mixed with wheat flour for making bread. A valuable* plant. Per 
qt., 20 cts.; per bush., $3.00. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
