FARM SEEDS 
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HENDERSON S COLOSSAL LONG 
RED MANGEL. 
ROOT CROPS FOR FARM STOCK. 
_ IF DESIRED BY MAIL, ADD 8 c. PER POUND FOR POSTAGE. 
MANGEL WUR.ZEL. 
Sow G to 8 
HENDERSON’S COLOSSAL LONG RED. Roots of 
the largest size and blood-red color. Quality exceedingly 
nutritious, and the variety is most distinct and valuable. 
(See cut.) 15c. lb., 35c. lb.; 10 lbs. and upward, 30c. lb. 
RED GLOBE. Similar to the Yellow Globe, differing only in 
color. 15c. % lb., 45c. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 40c. 
per lb. 
HENDERSON’S GIANT INTERMEDIATE. Very 
profitable to grow. An improvement on Yellow Ovoid. 15c. 
%. lb., 35c. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30c. lb. 
lbs. per acre. 
GOLDEN TANKARD. Flesh bright golden yellow, and 
in this respect differs from all other varieties, which cut 
white. 15c. ,' 4 lb., 40c. lb. ; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 
35c. lb. 
LONG YELLOW. Differs from the Long Red only in color. 
15c. *4 lb., 45c. lb. ; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward. 40c. lb. 
HENDERSONS CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. 
Smooth, globe-shaped roots, of large size and excellent quality, 
are the distinctive features of this variety. 15c. lb., 35c. 
lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30c. lb. 
SUOAR 13 HU HIT. 
Sow G to 8 lbs. per acre. 
WHITE. A large variety extensively grown for feeding. 15c. VILMORIN’S IMPROVED WHITE. Has more sac- 
34 lb., 35c. lb.; in lots of 10 lbs. and upward, 30c. lb. j charine matter than any other. 15c. ‘ 4 lb., 45c. lb.; in lots of 
LANE’S IMPERIAL. 16c. Ki lb., 40c. IV).; in lots of 10 lbs. | 10 lbs. and upward, 40c. lb. 
and upward, 35c. lb. 
CARROT. 
Improved Long* Orang*e. 
Yellow Belgian. 
Sow 4 lbs. per acre. For description of varieties, seepage 32. 
.70c. per lb. | White Belgian. 
.50c. “ | Danvers (Half-long). 
.50c. per lb. 
,80c. “ 
.50c. per lb. 
50c. “ 
•50c. “ 
.60c. “ 
IO.TTT.A. ~I Soto 2 to 3 lbs. per acre. “JL’TLTJbtlKr jLJtr*- 
Long* Island Improved Purple Top .60c. per lb. j Purple Top White Globe. 
Larg*e White French .GOc. “ Yellow Aberdeen Purple Top. 
Improved American Purple Top .45c. “ Long* White, or Cow Horn. 
Laing*’s Improved Purple Top...^ .40c. “ Yellow Globe. 
For full descriptions, see page 60 ; also Henderson’s American Farmers’ Manual, free on application. 
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS.- 
IP DESIRED BY MAIL, ADD 8c. PER POUND FOR POSTAGE. 
PEAS FOR FODDER. 
“Peas could bo made to bring more nitrogen to the soils of this country every year than is now purchased annually by the 
farmers at a cost of millions of dollars.” — (Year-book of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 
For the Northern States there is no crop of greater value than Field Peas and is more neglected, which can only be attributed 
to a lack of knowledge as to its merits. Whether for fodder, in mixture with oats, sown at the rate of *2 bushels each per acre, 
or the Peas sown alone at the rate of 3 bushels per acre for plowing under, there is no crop that we can so strongly recommend 
for more extended culture. 
Like all leguminous crops, Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air, and the soil from which a crop of Peas 
has been harvested is richer in nitrogen than before the Peas were sown upon it, and there is no kind of live stock on the farm 
to which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with positive advantage. 
Canada White. 
$1.30 bushel. 
Canada Blue. 
bushel. 
50c. peck, $1.40 bushel, 10-bushel lots, 
50c. peck, $1.50 bushel, 10-busliel lots, $1.40 
The Mummy. Wo have much pleasure in recommending 
this Pea for soiling or fodder, either in mixture with oats or 
grown by itself. 60c. peck, $2.00 bushel, 10-bushel lots, 
$1.85. 
MILLET. 
German or Golden. 10c. lb., $1.50 bushel, 10- 
busliel lots, $1.4 i, 100 lbs. $3.00. 
Hung*arian. 10c. lb., $1.40 bushel, 10-bushel lots, 
$1.30 ; 10U lbs. $2.75. 
Pearl. 20c. lb., 100 lbs., $14.00. 
Japan. A new variety destined to do for the 
Northern States what Pearl Millet has done for the 
Southern. Sown from middle of May to end of 
July broadcast at the rate of 12 lbs. per acre, or in 
drills 8 lbs. per acre, it will grow G to 8 feet in 
height and yield 12 to 20 tons per acre. It may bo 
siloed, fed green or cured into hay, and its feeding 
quality is superior to fodder corn. Ensilage com¬ 
posed of two parts of this Millet to one part of 
Soja Beans, with a few Sunflower heads added, is 
a complete balanced ration for milch cows 
without the addition of grain. 20c. lb., 10 lbs., 
$1.G0 ; 100 lbs., $12.00. 
SORGHUM. 
For full descriptions see Henderson’s American Farmers’ 
Manual,free on application. Price Price 
J per lb. 100 lbs. 
Early Amber Sug*ar Cane. One of 
the most valuable forage plants, and 
will yield several cuttings a season. 
Culture the same as for Corn .15c. $6.00 
Early Orang*e Sug*ar Cane. A little 
later than the Amber. It does not suc¬ 
ceed well north of latitude 43 degrees.. 15c. G.00 
Broom Corn, Evergreen .15c. 7.50 
Kaffir Corn .. • 15c. 10.0o 
Rural Branching* Doura (Milo 
Maize) .20c. 10.00 
Jerusalem Corn ..20c. 12.00 
Yellow Branching* .20c. 10.00 
Sorghum Halapense (Johnson 
Grass). $3.50 per bushel of 25 lbs-20c. 12.00 
BEAN, Boston Small Pea. $1.00 peck, $3.00 bush. 
“ Burlingame Medium. $1.00 peck, $3.00 bu. 
“ White Marrowfat. $1.00 peck, $3.25 bu. 
“ Improved Red Kidney. $1.00pk., $3.00bu. 
“ Medium Soja. The ordinary Soja Bean of 
the South is too late to be of value in the Northern 
States. This variety ripens even in Massachusetts, 
where it grew nearly four feet in height, was heavily 
podded and yielded over ten tons per acre. It is a 
very valuable fodder variety either for feeding green 
or for the silo. It is a rich nitrogenous feed, is 
unsurpassed as a flesh former, and, like the Clovers, 
is a soil improver, deriving its nitrogen from the 
air. 15c. lb., $1.50 peck, $5.00 bushel. 
Cow Peas. Of great value in the Southern States 
and also in the Northern States as a green summer 
feed for sheep, and as a green crop for plowing 
under. $2.00 bushel, 10-bushel lots, $1.90 bushel. 
Castor Oil Bean. 6 c. pkt., 15c. oz. 
Celery Seed. For flavoring. 35c. lb. 
Cotton, Sea Island. 15c. lb., 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Cotton, Upland. 16c. lb., 100 lbs. $10.00. 
Full list of choice named varieties mailed free on 
application. 
Flax Seed. 25c. qt., by mail, 40c., $4.00 bushel. 
Lupins, of Sorts. 25c. lb., 100 lbs. $15.00. 
Opium Poppy. 20c. oz., $1.25 lb. 
Ramie (Bolimeria or Urtica) Nivea. 50c. oz. 
Vetch, Spring. Generally sown in mixture with 
oats for feeding green to cattle, but of value only 
in the most Northern States. 10c. lb., $2.85 bushel 
of GO lbs., 10-bushel lots, $2.75. 
SUNFLOWER, LARGE RUSSIAN. 10c. lb., 
$1.75 bushel, 100 lbs. $6.50. 
Teosinte ( Reana luxurious). A valuable fodder plant 
for hot climates. $1.50 lb. 
WILD RICE (Zizania Aquatica). Much sought 
after, owing to its having attractions for water-fowl. 
25c. lb., if by mail, 35c. lb., 100 lbs. $20.00. 
SAND OR WINTER VETCH 
(VICIA VILLOSA). 
Though it succeeds and produces good crops on 
poor, sandy soils, it is much more vigorous on good 
land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet, It is per¬ 
fectly hardy throughout the United States, remaining 
green all winter, and should be sown during August 
and September, mixed with Rye, which serves as a 
support for the plants, or in spring with Oats or 
Barley. 
It is the earliest crop for cutting, being nearly a 
month earlier than Scarlet Clover, and a full crop can 
be taken off the land in time for plan ting spring crops. 
Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, this is the 
forage plant to sow in the Northern States where 
Scarlet Clover winter-kills, though it is equally valu¬ 
able in the South. Every dairyman and stock-breeder 
in the United States should have a field of it, and if 
you try it once you will never bo a season without it. 
It is exceedingly nutritious, much more so than 
Clover, is eaten with relish, and may bo fed with 
safety to all kinds of stock. 
Sow one bushel per acre with one-half bushel of 
Rye or Wheat. 10c. lb , $1.50 peck, $4.60 bushel of 
60 lbs., 100 lbs. $7.00. If by mail, add 8c. per lb. 
DWARF ESSEX RAPE. 
Under favorable conditions Rape is ready for pastur¬ 
ing sheep or cattle within six weeks from time of sow¬ 
ing, and on an average one acre will carry twelve to 
fifteen sheep six weeks to two months. When on the 
Rape they should at all times have access to salt; but 
water is not necessary. In the Northern States it 
should be sown from May to end of August for fall 
pasturing, but as it thrives best in cool weather, it 
should not be sown in the Southern States until Sep¬ 
tember or October for winter pasture. In the latitude 
of New York, July or August is the best time to sow. 
Its fattening properties are probably twice as good as 
those of Clover, and for sheep the feeding value of 
Rape excels all other plants wo know of. Sow 6 lbs. 
per acre broadcast, 2 to 3 lbs. per acre in drills. 12c. lb., 
$5.00 bushel of 50 lbs., 100 lbs. $9.00. If by mail, add 
8 c. lb. 
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