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HARRIS’ RURAL ANNUAL FOR 1S97. 
GRASS AND CLOVER SEED. 
We can furnish re-cloaned Grass and Clover seeds that are pure and 
free from weed seeds at the following prices. If any seeds are wanted bu 
mail please add 8 cent* per pm/.nd for j>ostage ; 
Ked Top. 14 lbs, per bushel.$ jr, 
“ extra re-clrjincfJ ,32 lbs. per bushel. One 
bushel is eoual to 2!^ bushels of ordinary seed 
Kentucky Bfue Grass, extra clean.. 
Orchard Grass.. 
Whip; Clover. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne... 
Hungarian Grass. 
English Perennial RyeGra 
I Lallan Rye Grass.. 
Meadow Fescue. 
.Sweet Scented Vernal Grass (true perennial;. 
Meadow Foxtail... 
Tall Meadow Oat Grass. 
German or Golden Millet. Write for price. 
Alalko Clover. Write for price per bushel. 18 
Red Clover, medium, extra re-cleaned. Write for 
price per bushel. 
Red Clover, mammoth, extra re-cleaned. Write 
for price. 
Timothy, extra re-cleaned. Write for price. 
Lb. 
Pk. 
bu. 
e 
3 45 
$ 1 35 
.. 25 
1 60 
5 50 
. 20 
60 
2 00 
. 20 
70 
2 20 
.. 35 
3 75 
14 00 
.. 25 
3 00 
JO 00 
.. 10 
50 
1 50 
.. 15 
50 
1 75 
55 
2 00 
I 00 
3 50 
.. 75 
1 00 
3 (X) 
25 
75 
2 75 
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HARRIS' GRASvS SEED MIXTURE. 
For Hay or Permanent Pasture. 
For hay and permanent pasture combined, Harris’Grass Mixture will 
be found unsurpassed. It consists of Orchard Grass, Red, Alsllco and 
White Clover, English and Italian Rye Grass, Meadow Fescue, Meadow 
Foxtail, Tall Meadow Oaf Grass, True Perennial Sweet Scented Vernal 
Grass, Kentucky blue Grass, Timothy and Red Top. This mixture can be 
sown In the spring or autumn, with or without grain. If sown alone, sow 
four bushels per acre; If with grain, three bushels per acre. 
Harris’ Grans and Clover 8ood Mixture By mall 36c. per lb., 3 lbs. $1.00. 
By freight or express, pic. 85c., bu. (20 lbs.) $3.00; no charge for bags. 
HARRIS' LAWN GRASS SEED. 
Composed of Extra Re-cleaned Seed of the Finest Grasses for Lawns. 
To obtain a thick, even, rich, dark-green lawn, there is nothing more 
important than good need. Most of the lawn grass seed sold is composed of 
ordinary cheap grass seed, not half cleaned and full of weed seeds that fill 
the lawn with foul weeds and spoil its beauty. Such seed is full of chalt 
and much lighter than clear seed. 
Harris’ Lawn Crass Seed is a mixture of the finest grasses, such as 
produce thick, velvety lawns, and only the cleanest and heaviest seed is 
used, thus insuring purity and strong vitality. The seed weighs 21, lbs. jwr 
bushel, while ordinary lawn grass seed weighs only 14 lbs. per bushel, thus 
a bushel of our seed is equal to nearly two bushels of ordinary seed. In 
comparing prices, this fact should not he overlooked. 
Price of Harris’ Lawn Grass Seed — by mail, postpaid, per lb. 
(\'4 quarts), 45c.; 3 lbs. or more at 40c. per lb. By express or freight, not 
prepaid, per peck (6 lbs.), $1.10; per bushel (24 lbs.), $4.00. 
HOW TO MAKE A LAWN. 
The land should be plowed or spaded as early in the spring as possible, 
and thoroughly raked over, so that it is perfectly level on the surface. If 
the land is hard or very poor it is well to spread a layer of muck or rich 
earth over the surface an inch or two deep, and also to apply a dressing of 
manure or fertilizer composed of equal parts of nitrate of soda and super¬ 
phosphate or hone meal, using 10 to 15 pounds per square rod. This should 
he raked into the soil and the seed sown broadcast as evenly as possible at 
the rate of one pound (1% quarts) per square rod. or five bushels per acre 
The seed should also he raked in. On old lawns that need re-invigorating, 
sow a half pound of seed to the square rod, and the same quantity of 
fertilizer as recommended above. 
FERTILIZERS FOR LAWNS. 
See Page 40. 
of VEGETABLE PLANTS. 4 
CABBAGE PLANTS, CAULIFLOWER PLANTS and CELERY PLANTS, Grown in Enormous Quantities. 
TOMA TO PLANTS in any Quantity, by Mail or Express* 
We grow great quantities of late Cabbage, Cauliflower and Colory 
Thu Cabbage and Catilblower blunts will ho ready to ship about Juno 1st, 
In the best condition. Celery blunts ready the last of June. 
Orders hooked at any Him* mid plants sont when wanted. We make 
condition. When In need of Plants please write us for prices 
CABBAGE PLANTS, 
Ready June 1st to August 1st. 
All the leading varieties, Including the Danish Cabbages, Solid Em¬ 
peror and Hollander. 
Iln Mull, Postpaid, 
95 plant* . ... 
I(M) plants .... 
200 plant*. 
I hi Express, not Prepaid. 
S .15 500 plants ... .'.. $1.25 
.15 1000 plants. 1 73 
.75 6000 plants or more per 1000.... 1.25 
CAULIFLOWER PLANTS, 
Ready June 1st to August 1st. 
Erfurt Hurl lent Dwarf uml Snowball the best varieties for oither early 
or Into erops. 
Plants, and can furnish them in any quantity desired, at very low prices, 
and from thou until August 1st, wo aim to have a constant supply of plants 
no charge for packing and guarantee the safe delivery of the plants in good 
on the quantity r desired. 
CELERY PLANTS, 
Ready last of June. 
Elrst. class, large stocky plants, grown in enormous quantities. Please 
write us for prices on quantities and varieties required. We can furnish 
huger and better plants than ills possible for the average grower to raise 
Wo glow all the varloties named in this Catalogue. 
Illl Mall, Postpaid. 
25 plants.$ ,25 
100 plants....so 
200 plants. I 50 
PEPPER PLANTS, 
7 t 
Ready May 15th. 
bell or Bull Nose, Golden Dawn, Cayenne* dozen, postpaid ..... ... ,35 
Illl Express, not Prepaid. 
100 plants,..$ 00 
500 plants. » 00 
1000 plants . 3.50 
Hu Mail , Postpaid. 
100 plants 
200 plants. 
.$ .50 
.. .85 
Hu Express, not Prepaid. 
500 plants.$1.25 
1000 plants .2.00 
5000 plants or more per 1000_ 1.50 
TOMATO PLANTS, 
Ready May J5th. 
We can furnish good, strong transplanted plants of the following varie¬ 
ties: Early Ruby, Early Leader, Dwarf Champion, Potomac, Imperial and 
Ignotum. Our plants are very much superior to those ordinarily sold. 
Hu Mail, Postpaid. 
1 dozen plants..$ .30 
2 dozen plants.50 
Du Express , not Prepaid. 
50 plants. .. $ 75 
100 plants.. 100 
1000 plants..8 00 
