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73 
HENDERSONS 
TESTED 
FarmSeeds 
COMPLETE 
ALPHABETICAL 
LIST 
DESCRIPTIONS SEE HENDERSON’S FARMERS’ MANUAL. SENT POST FREE 
ALFALFA. ( See Clovers , page 68.) 
ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, ex¬ 
cellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. Qt., 
25c.; peck, SI.25; bush., $4.00. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. A 
valuable forage plant for dry situations and 
alkali soils. Oz., 15c.; lb., SI .25; 10 lbs.,@ $1.15. 
BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2^ bush, per acre. 
New White Hulless. 2 to 3 weeks earlier than 
ordinary Barley, grows about same height, and 
the grain will not shell out in the field. Peck, 
80c.; bush. (48 lbs.), S2.50; 10 bush.. @ $2.40. 
Beardless. Large heads of large grain; big yielder. 
Entirely free from beards. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 
lbs.), S2.00; 19 bush.. @ $1.90. 
Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, prolific 
and early. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), S2.00; 
10 bush.. @ $1.90. 
BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
Burlingame Medium. Handsome white Beans, 
medium sized; prolific. Peck, SI. 70; bush. 
(60 lbs.). S 6 . 00 . 
Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, hardy 
and prolific. Peck, Si.70; bush. (60 lbs.), S 6 .00. 
Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 
ordinary variety. Peck, SI.70; bush. (60 lbs.), 
$ 6 . 00 . 
White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 
as a shell Bean. Peck, Si.70; bush. (60 lbs.), 
$ 6 . 00 . 
BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 
Early Green Soja. This produces enormous crops 
as far north as Canada. It grows about 4 ft. 
high and yields ten to twenty tons of green 
fodder per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. 
It is especially valuable for ensilage in com¬ 
bination with fodder Corn or Japanese Millet 
(two parts of Millet to one part of Soja Beans), 
thus furnishing a complete balanced ration. 
Soja Beans are great soil enrichers, adding 
humus and extracting nitrogen from the air. 
Sow 3 pecks per acre. 
Price, peck, SI.75; bushel (60 lbs.), $5.00; 10 
bush.. @ S4.90. 
Velvet. (Mucuna utilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 
Peck, $2.00; bush. (60 lbs.), S6.00. 
BEET. Mangel Wurzel. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per acre. 
Colossal Long Red (Henderson’s). A valuable im¬ 
proved and distinct variety. Extra large, long 
roots; blood-red, very nutritious. 14 lb., 15c.; 
lb., 55c.; 10 lbs.. @ 50c. lb. 
Champion Yellow Globe (Henderson’s). Smooth, 
large, round roots; yellow flesh. \4 lb., 15c.; lb., 
55c.; 10 lbs., (3) 50c. lb. 
Giant Intermediate (Henderson’s). Big yielder; 
handsome, large ovoid roots. 14 lb., 15c.; lb., 
50c.; 10 lbs., ® 45c. lb. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 
other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 
(, See cut.) K lb.. 15c.; lb., 55c.; 10 lbs., @ 50c. lb. 
Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 
quality. )4 lb.. 15c.; lb., 50c.; 10 lbs., @ 45c. lb. 
Long Yellow. Differs from the Long Red only in 
color. \4 lb.. 15c.; lb., 50c.; 10 lbs., (3) 45c. lb. 
Half-long Sugar. New breed of Mangel. Flesh 
white, solid and highly nutritive. \4 lb., 15c.; 
lb., 55c.; 10 lbs., @ 50c. lb. 
Yellow Globe. Large globular roots; good keeper, 
adapted for shallow soils. }4 lb., 15c.; lb., 50c.; 
10 lbs., @ 45c. lb. 
BEET, SUGAR VARIETIES. Sow 6 to 8 lbs. per 
acre. Valuable both for producing sugar and 
stock feeding. 
White Sugar. Grows to a large size; very nutri¬ 
tious. lb., 15c.; lb.. 40c.; 10 lbs..® 35c. lb. 
Vilmorin’s Improved White. Contains the highest 
percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 
14 lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., @ 40c. lb. 
Lane’s Imperial. An improved variety; very hardy 
and productive. Y lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., 
@ 40c. lb. 
Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. 
14 lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., @ 40c. lb. 
BEGGAR-WEED. Sow 10 lbs . per acre. A valuable 
forage and soil-improving plant for the South, 
growing 2 to 6 ft. high; sow' broadcast 10 to 12 
lbs. per acre; price 14 lb., 20c.; lb., 75c. 
Henderson's eureka yellow dent corn 
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BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow' 8 to 10 lbs. per 
acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 
green. Lb., 10 c.; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
(See page 70.) The best of all; early, large 
grain; enormous yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.), $1.90; 
10 bush., (3 $1.80. 
CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 
of commerce is produced. Y lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 
CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 
Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 
large roots; good keeper. Y lb., 50c.; lb.. SI.65. 
Danvers. Good-size, handsome, stump - rooted; 
big yielder. Y % lb., 60c.; lb., S2.00. 
Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very pro¬ 
ductive. ]4 lb., 45c.; lb., $1.40. 
Large Yellow Belgian. Long, vellow'-fleshed roots; 
g<pod keeper. Y lb., 45c.; lb., Si.40. 
White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har¬ 
vested; heaviest cropper. Y lb., 45c.; lb..'$1.65. 
CLOVER. (See page 68.) 
CORN, DENT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per 
acre. If wanted by Mail , add 10c. per quart for 
postage. In ten-bushel lots or over, deduct 10c. 
per bushel on Dent and Flint Corns. 
Long’s Champion Yellow Dent. (See page 70.) 
Qt., 25c.; SI.00 peck; S3.25 bush. 
Eureka. (Henderson’s.) ( See cut.) Qt., 20c.; 
Peck, 80c.; bush., $2.75. (See page 70.) 
Wood’s Northern White Dent. (See page 70.) 
Qt., 20c.; peck, 80c.; bush., $2.75. 
Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 
Dent. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.50. 
Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro¬ 
ductive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., S2.25. 
Extra-early Huron. Very early; may be grown 
' North and in Canada. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush., S2.25. 
Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the North.) Early 
Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c.; peck, 
75c.; bush., $2.25. 
Early Butler. Earliest Yellow' Dent; long grains, 
small cob. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
Learning Improved. Low-set ears of good size; 
golden grain, productive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush.. S2.50. 
White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 
grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush., S2.25. 
Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 
white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 
Jersey. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., S2.50. 
CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre. 
Extra-early Yellow Flint. A ninety-day Corn. The 
best eight-rowed Yellow Flint, in cultivation. 
For detailed description see our Farmers’ 
Manual. Qt.. 20c.; peck, 90c ; bush.. S3.00. 
Longfellow. A large, 8 -rowed Yellow Flint; ripen 9 
as far north as Massachusetts. Qt., 15c.; peck, 
75c.; bush., S2.50. 
Compton’s Early. Earliest Yellow Flint, ripening 
in from 76 to 85 days. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush., $2.50. 
Large White Flint. Large, handsome, well-filled 
ears. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
Large Yellow Flint. (Early Canada Yellow.) Large¬ 
ly growrn in the North. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush., $2 25. 
King Philip. Coppery-red. very early, large hand¬ 
some ears. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
CORN FOR FODDER AND ENSILAGE. Sow broad¬ 
cast 2 bush.; in drills, 1 bush, per acre. 
Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es¬ 
pecially valuable for ensilage. Bush., S2.10; 
10 bush., @ $ 2 . 00 . 
Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 
than above, and better suited for fodder and 
ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $2.25; 10 
bush., (3) $2.15. 
Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 
both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding enor¬ 
mously. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25; 10 
bush., @ $2.15. 
Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 
more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, $1.00; 
bush., S2.90; 10 bush., @ $2.80. 
Sweet Fodder. Succulent and nutritious for feed¬ 
ing green. Peck, 75c.; bush., $2.75; 10 bush., 
@ $2.65. 
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