CATALOGUE OF GRASS SEEDS. 
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MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS. For Forage Crops, Plowing 
Under, Etc. 
Our Special Offers do not apply on goods under this heading. 
The farmers of New England hitherto have not paid sufficient attention to, or given 
the many new and valuable plants for these purposes anything like a fair trial, but have 
been satisfied to get along with the old time fodder corn and Hungarian. We want every 
Agriculturist to plant, even if only in a small way, one or more of the sorts named in the 
following list this season. Larger crops of better quality and improved soil conditions 
will surely result. 
Soya Beans. These grow to a height of two and one-half to three feet and have stiff 
stalks. The beans mature together, so can be cut down and thrashed afterwards. 
May be fed vines, stalks and all, or stock can be turned into field on them when ma¬ 
tured. They are as valuable as a soil improver as clover. When sown broadcast for 
forage and soil-improving crops, Soya Beans should be sown at the rate of one 
bushel per acre. Sowing them thickly will a revent the stalk from growing too coaroc, 
and enable them to be cut and turned under to better advantage, bowing for ensi¬ 
lage, it is better to sow in drills with the corn, at the rate of about eight quarts to the acre. Or they can be 
sown by themselves, in drills three feet apart, at the late of two pecks per acre, and cultivated. They will make 
largest yield of beans put in this way. 
Breek's Soya. A large growing, yellow seeded variety, especially suitable for ensilage and plowing under. Qt. 
20 cts.; pk. $1.00 ; bu. $3.50. 
Medium Green Soya. An early sort, that is likely to mature its pods in New England. None to offer — crop a 
Velvet Bean ( Dolichos ?nultiflortis). Used by the farmers of Florida and other Southern States as a forage plant 
and also as a fertilizer plant for turning under. It is planted in rows four feet apart and one foot in the row, 
two or three beans in a place, as soon as danger from frost is past. We do not believe the beans will ripen in 
ordinary seasons in Massachusetts, but the crop for forage or turning under will prove valuable. Qt. 20 cts.; 
pk. $1.00; bu. $3.25. * . , 
Beggar Weed. Florida or Giant Beggar Weed ( Desmodium tertuosum). An erect leguminous annual, growing 
from three to eight feet high, with abundant foliage, valuable for forage or for soil renovation. It is especially 
recommended for turning under on light, sandy soils. Sow, after the ground is warm and moist, at the rate of 10 
lbs of seed per acre, and cover very lightly. Lb. 60 cts.; 10 lbs. $5.00. 
Broom Corn, Long Brush Evergreen. Sow 12 quarts per acre, after danger from frost is passed. It succeeds 
best in a good, deep, moderately moist soil. Lb. 15 cts.; 10 lbs. $1.00. 
Lupins , Yellow. This succeeds in the poorest soils, and is very valuable for plowing under to improve sandy 
soil! It makes good forage, either green or as hay. Sow in spring when the ground has become warm, 90 lbs. 
to the acre. 20 cts. lb.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
_ Blue. Used for plowing under. 20 cts. lb.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Millet Pearl (Penicillaria spieata). A valuable and very productive fodder plant; should not be sown until danger 
from frost is over. This Millet has frequently been sold at very high prices under the names of Brazilian Millei 
and Penicillaria Zeaoides. Drill, 18 inches apart, 10 lbs. to acre. Lb. 15 cts. ; $10.00 per 100 lbs. 
Dwarf Essex Rape. 
Prices subject to change without notice. 
Farmers of the United States are just beginning to find out what England has known for many years, that the 
Fodder Rape is the most valuable green feeding plant known, especially for sheep. Dwarf Essex Rape is easily 
erown and perfectly hardy, and possesses remarkable fattening properties. One acre will pasture 36 head two months, 
and lambs will mak a gain of eight to 12 pounds a month. Pigs and cattle are also very fond of it. The 
plant is a rank grower and hould have heavy manuring as well as high cultivation. Any corn soil will grow Rape. 
Sow the seed by the end of June, and the crop can be ready to feed at a season when it is most needed. By 
sowing different pieces several weeks apart a continuous supply of good feed can be had,. When sown m June the 
Rape will have to be fed during August, though if the first crop were cut about four inches from the ground, there 
would be a second growth that would be useful after that time. For the breeding flock a piece should be sown 
about the first week in July, with some even later, and the chances taken on its withstanding the drought. It does 
well sown with oats. After the oats are cut the Rape grows rapidly. From half an acre there was cut nine 
and three-quarters tons of green Rape , or it yielded at the rate of 19 tons per acie. 
If the soil is rich and clean sow broadcast; if not so clean, sow in drills and cultivate as for corn. Rap e is 
especially adapted for a catch crop , succeeding well when for any cause other crops have failed; as it, like 
turnip, makes its growth late in the season, can be sown on stubble, and will furnish excellent pasturage when much 
needed in the fall. In drills sow 10 lbs. per acre; broadcast 15 lbs. per acre. Lb. 15 cts.; 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Spurrey (. Spergula arvensis). Annual. This plant will grow on land that is too dry and too thin to support clover, 
and so rapidly that three sowings may be made in one season. The crop may be fed both green and as hay. It 
is in condition to pasture sheep or cattle on in about six weeks after sowing, and sowings may be made 
every month from April to August. Sow broadcast 20 pounds per acre. Per lb. 15 cts.; per ico lbs. ?>ro.oo. 
Vetches, Spring Tares (Vicia saliva). Sown broadcast at rate of one to one and a half bushels to the acre, like 
wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats for soiling. Used in France 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. 
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