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HENDERSON'S 
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DESCRIPTIVE AND ILLUSTRATED, 
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FARM SEEDS 
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ALFALFA. (See Clovers , page 71.) 
ARTICHOKES, JERUSALEM. Potato-like roots, ex¬ 
cellent for feeding stock, especially hogs. Qt., 
25c.; peck, $1.25; bush., $4.00. 
AUSTRALIAN SALT BUSH. Sow 3 lbs. per acre. A 
valuable forage plant for dry situations and 
alkali soils. Oz., 15c., lb., $1.25; 10lbs.,@$1.15. 
BARLEY. Sow 2 to 2 x /> 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.), $2.50; 10 bush.. <$ $2.40. 
Two-Rowed Duck-Bill. Large heads of large grain; 
big yielder. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 
10 bush., @ $1.90. 
Vermont Champion. Two-rowed; hardy, prolific 
and early. Peck, 70c.; bush. (48 lbs.), $2.00; 
10 bush., @ $1.90. 
BEANS. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
Burlingame Medium. Handsome white Beans, 
medium sized; prolific. Peck, $1.25; bush. 
(60 lbs.), $4.50. 
Boston Small Pea. Very desirable; early, hardy 
and prolific. Peck, $1.25; bush. (60 lbs.), $4.50. 
Improved Red Kidney. More prolific than the 
ordinary variety. Peck, $1.25; bush. (60 lbs.), 
$4.50. 
White Marrow, or Navy Bean. Extensively grown 
as a shell Bean. Peck, $1.25; bush. (60 lbs.), 
$4.50. 
BEANS FOR SOILING, FODDER, Etc. 
Early Green Soja. This produces enormous crops 
as far north as Canada. It grows about 4 It. 
high and yields ten to twenty tons of green 
fodder per acre, or 20 to 40 bushels of Beans. 
It is a valuable leguminous plant for the far¬ 
mer and dairyman for cither green or cured fod¬ 
der or grain. It is especially valuable for 
ensilage in combination 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. (See cut.) 
Price, peck, $1.75; bushel (60 lbs.), $5.00; 10 
bush.. @ $4.80. 
Velvet. (Mucuna utilis.) Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
Late; valuable in the South for plowing under. 
Peck, $2.00; bush. (60 lbs.), $6.00. 
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. \4 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., («4 50c. lb. 
Giant Intermediate (Henderson’s). Big yielder; 
handsome, large ovoid roots. )4 lb., 15c.; lb., 
50c.; 10 lbs., ® 45c. lb. 
Golden Tankard. Flesh yellow, thus differing from 
other varieties; sheep prefer it; heavy yielder. 
14 lb., 15c.; lb. 55c.; 10 lbs., @ 50c. lb. 
Long Red. Largely grown; large roots of excellent 
quality. \4 lb., 15c.; lb., 50c.; 10 lbs.. (5) 45c. lb. 
Long Yeilow. Differs from the Long Red only in 
color. )4 lb., 15c.: lb. 50c.; 10 lbs.. @ 45c. 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. ' v lb., 15c.; lb., 40c.; 101bs.,(n} 35c. lb. 
Vilinorin’s Improved White. Contains the highest 
percentage of sugar; also valuable for stock. 
H lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs.. (8) 40c. lb. 
Lane’s Imperial. An improved variety: very hardy 
and productive. }4 lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., 
(a) 40c. lb. 
Klein Wanzleben. Heavy yielder and easy to dig. 
M lb., 15c.; lb., 45c.; 10 lbs., (8) 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 on application. 
BROOM CORN. Evergreen. Sow 8 to 10 lbs. per 
acre. Free from crooked brush and remains 
green. Lb., 10c.; 100 lbs., $7.00. 
BUCKWHEAT. Japanese. Sow 1 bush, per acre. 
{See page 65.) The best of all . early, large 
grain; enormous yielder. Bush. (48 lbs.). $1.60; 
10 bush.. @ SI.50. 
CASTOR OIL PLANT. From which the Castor Oil 
of commerce is produced. ]4 lb., 20c.; lb., 50c. 
CARROT. Sow 4 lbs. per acre. 
Improved Long Orange. Enormous yielder of 
large roots; good keeper. )4 lb., 80c.; lb., $2.65. 
Danvers. Good -size, handsome, stump -rooted; 
big yielder. Y\ lb*. 85c.; lb., $2.90. 
Large White Belgian. Long, white roots; very pro¬ 
ductive. x /\ lb., 50c.; lb., SI.50. 
Large Yellow Belgian. Long, yellow-fleshed roots; 
good keeper. \4 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
White Vosges. Thick, shapely roots, easily har¬ 
vested; heaviest cropper. 14 lb., 50c.; lb., $1.50. 
CLOVER. (See page 71.) 
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 65.) 
Si. 10 peck; $3.50 bush. 
Eureka (Henderson’s). Peck, 75c.; bush., $2.50. 
(See page 65.) 
Wood’s Northern White Dent. ( See page 65.) 
Qt., 20c.; peck, 80c.; bush., $2.75. 
Early Mastodon. A large-eared, early Yellow 
Dent. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
Golden Beauty. A large Golden Dent; very pro¬ 
ductive. Qt-. 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
Extra Early Huron. Very early, may be grown 
North and in Canada. Qt., 15c.; peck, 60c.; 
bush., $2.00. 
Queen of the Prairie. (Pride of the North.) Early 
Yellow Dent, maturing North. Qt., 15c.; peck, 
60c.; bush., $2.00. 
Early Butler. Earliest Yellow Dent; long grains, 
small cob. Qt., 15c.; peck, 60c.; bush., $2.00. 
Learning. Low-set ears ox good size; golden grain, 
productive. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush.. $2.25. 
White Cap Yellow. Early; thrives on light soils; 
grain yellow, tipped white. Qt., 15c., peck, 75c.; 
bush., $2.25. 
Hickory King. Largest grain, smallest cob of any 
white Corn. Late; maturing south of New 
Jersey. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; bush., $2.25. 
CORN, FLINT VARIETIES. Sow 8 to 10 qts. per acre. 
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; ripens 
as far north as Mass. Qt., 15c.; peck, 75c.; 
bush., $2.50. 
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 YcHow.) Large¬ 
ly grown 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. pier acre. 
Southern Horse Tooth. A large, leafy grower; es¬ 
pecially valuable for ensilage. Bush., $1.75; 
10 bush., $1.65. 
Improved Early Horse Tooth. Two weeks earlier 
than above, and better suited for fodder and 
ensilage in Northern States. Bush., $1.85; 10 
bush., @ $1.75. 
Rural Thoroughbred White Flint. Valuable for 
both grain and ensilage; suckers yielding enor¬ 
mously. Qt., 15c.; peck, 65c.; bush., $2.25; 10 
bush.. @ $2.15. 
Evergreen Sweet Fodder. Richer, sweeter and 
more digestible than the ordinary. Peck, $1.00; 
bush., $2.90; 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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