•PETER HENDERSON &. CO., NEW YORK 
COMPLETE LIST OF 
Grasses and Clovers. 
Prices subject to variation. Special quotations for large quantities. 
For full 
description see 
“ Henderson’s American Farmers’ Manual,” 
free on 
application. 
At the World’s Fair we received over thirty medals and awards, 
fourteen of which were granted to Grasses and Clovers 
for superior quality and purity of sample. 
FA.RAIER who pays little attention to the selection 
of Timothy, Clover and other grass seed, hut buys 
from country merchants (who, however well-intentioned, seldom have suf¬ 
ficient expert knowledge in this matter to protect their customers), will in a 
few years invariably find that he is growing more weeds than grass, and 
naturally concludes farming is a failure. On the market there is a much 
larger quantity of foul than of pure seed which will find its way to the farmer 
through some channel, the ultimate results of which must he appalling. 
We sell Grass and Clover Seeds on the closest possible margin, and for Choice, Recleaned, New Crop Seeds our prices will be found very low. 
Besides offering Grass Seeds and Clover by the lb., 100 lbs., and bushel, we give the standard weight per bushel. 
AWNLESS BROME GRASS. (Bromm Iner- 
mis.) Will ataml long droughts and produce 
heavy crops in dry sections where other grasses 
would perish. It has also proved one of the 
hardiest grasses. Will succeed in a wider range 
of temperature than any other grass. 
BERMUDA GRASS. (Cynodon Dactylon.) Of 
great value in the Southern States, but does 
not thrive north of Virginia. 
Canada Blue Grass. (Pon Cornpressn.) Useful 
for sowing on hard clay and poor soils. 
Creeping Bent Grass. ( Agrostis Stolonifera.) 
Excellent for lawns, succeeds well in most situa¬ 
tions . 
Crested Dog’s Tail. (Cynosurus Cristatus.) 
Should enter in moderate quantity In permanent 
pasture mixtures, and in larger quantities for 
lawns, as it possesses in a marked degree all the 
desirable features of a good lawn grass.. 
ENGLISH RYE GRASS. ( Lolinm Perenne.) 
A valuable grass where quick results are desired, 
as it grows rapidly and makes a good showing 
within a month from time of sowing. 
Pine Leaved Sheep’s Fescue. (Festuca Ovina 
Tenxiifolla.) The finest bladed grass and valu¬ 
able only for lawns. 
HARD FESCUE. (Festuca Duriuscula.) A 
dwarf-growing grass of great value, succeeding 
well in dry situations. Has a wonderful root 
formation, forming a dense fibrous mat. 
HUNGARIAN GRASS. (Panicum Germani- 
curn.) Is a valuable annual forage plant. 1 
bushel to tlie acre. 1 0 bush., $1.10 bush. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS. (Lolium Italicum.) 
Thrives in almost any soil and yields early and 
abundant crops. Sown in the fall will produce 
an excellent hay crop the following season, but 
lasts only fine year. 
J ohnson Grass. (Sorgli n in II n In pease.) . 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Pon Pratensis. ) 
Fancy or double extra clean. Though 
offered at the standard weight of 14 lbs. pet- 
bushel, the natural weight of this fancy seed is 
20 to 25 lbs. per measured bushel. 
MEADOW FESCUE. (Festuca Pratensis.) Of 
great value in mixtures for permanent pasture... 
MEADOW FOKTAIL. (AlopecurnsPratensis.) 
One of the best grasses for permanent pasture. 
Is the earliest grass, and of rapid growth. 
ORCHARD GRASS. (Dnrtylis Glonierata.) 
One of the most valuable grasses, and should he 
one of the main varieties in mixtures, either for 
pasture or hay. 
Red or Creeping Fescue. (Festuca Rubra.) 
Suitable for sandy seacoasts and on dry soil. 
Forms a close, rich sod, and Is valuable In lawns. 
RED TOP GRASS. (Agrostis Vulgaris.) Choice 
- Fancy or extra recleaned seed. 
Rhode Island Bent Grass. ( AgrostisCanina .) 
A very fine variety for lawns.. 
SHEEP’S FESCUE. (Festuca Ovina.) Short 
and dense in growth.excellent for sheep pastures. 
Valuable also for lawns and pleasure grounds ... 
Sweet Vernal, True Perennial. (Antbox- 
anthum Odoratum.) Emits an agreeable odor, 
which it imparts to the hay. 
Weight 
per bush 
Per 
bush. 
Per 
lb. 
Per 
100 lbs. 
14 lbs. 
$2.25 
$0.18 
$15.00 
35 lbs. 
.80 
70.00 
14 lbs. 
1.75 
.15 
12.00 
20 lbs. 
4.50 
.25 
22.00 
21 lbs. 
7.50 
.40 
» 
o 
o 
24 lbs. 
2.00 
.10 
7.00 
14 11)8. 
4.25 
.35 
28.00 
12 lbs. 
2.50 
.25 
18.00 
48 lbs. 
1.15 
.10 
2.25 
18 lbs. 
1.50 
.10 
8.00 
25 lbs. 
3.00 
.14 
11.00 
14 lbs. 
1.75 
.15 
12.00 
22 lbs. 
3.75 
.18 
16.00 
7 lbs. 
2.00 
.80 
25.00 
14 lbs. 
2.00 
.18 
14.00 
14 lbs. 
3.75 
.30 
25.00 
14 lbs. 
1.20 
.10 
8.00 
5.25 
.18 
16.00 
14 11)8. 
4.25 
.85 
80.00 
12 lbs. 
2.50 
.25 
18.00 
10 11)8. 
6.50 
.70 
60.00 
Very early, nutritive and productive. Should 
form a portion of all pastures on wet or clav soils 
TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS. (A vena 
Elatior.) Recommended for soiling, being rapid 
and luxuriant In its growth, also of great value 
in permanent hay mixtures. 
TIMOTHY, or HERD GRASS. (Plileum 
Prntense.) We offer a particularly '*choice” 
sample, free from weed seeds. Large quantities 
of Timothy seed are on the market which are so 
foul with noxious weed seeds as to be dear as a 
gift, and there is no sound reason for farmers to 
sow such seed when we offer pure seed of high 
germinating power at such reasonable prices. 
Price subject to change without notice. 
Various Leaved Fescue. (Festuca Iletero- 
pbylla.) Valuable for permanent pasture, and 
is also desirable in lawn mixtures. 
Wood Meadow Grass. (Pon Nemoralls.) Of 
early growth and thriving well under trees. 
CLOVERS. 
ALFALFA, or LUCERNE. ( MedicagoSativa.) 
A permanent clover of great value on all soils 
which contain lime in any form, and should he 
much more extensively grown. One of our cus¬ 
tomers in Logan Co.. Ohio,cut four erops in one 
season. The aggregate length of the four cut¬ 
tings was over ten feet, and made six tons of 
cured hay per acre. t Sow in drills, 12 lbs. per 
acre; broadcast, 18 to 20 lbs. per acre. 
ALSIKE, or HYBRID CLOVER. ( Trifolinin 
Hybridum.) Equal in nutritive value to the Red 
or Pea Vine Clover, and excellent for land that 
is clover-sick.. 
Bokhara Clover. (Melilotus Alba.) Affords 
excellent food for bees throughout its season. 
Japan Clover. (Lespedeza Striata.) A low- 
spreading perennial, much like white clover, of 
great value in the Southern States.... 
Mammoth Red, or Pea Vine Clover. ( Tri- 
folium Pratense Perenne.) . 
RED CLOVER, Medium. ( Trifolium Pratense. ) 
CA1TI0X.— Every care should be exercised in buying 
Rod Clover, for there is always on the market at a 
cheap price, large quantities badly infested with weed 
seeds, which in size and appearance closely resemble 
Red Clover, and cannot be cleaned out. For some 
years past immense quantities of Red Clover, pur¬ 
posely (ululteratetl with Yellow Trefoil (asmall vcuow- 
tl owe red annual clover of little or no value and apt to 
become a weed), have been sold to the unsuspecting 
farmer by country merchants who did not have the 
expert knowledge to detect it, and upon whom it had 
been foisted by unscrupulous dealers. Our seed is of 
high germination, pure and free from weed seeds and 
foreign matter. 
Price subject to change without notice . 
SCARLET CLOVER. (Trifolinin lncnrnntuin.) 
Of great value for sowing in the fall for plowing 
under the following spring. 
and for lawns.. 
| Weight 
per bush 
Per 
bush. 
Per 
lt>. 
Per 
100 ]hs. 
14 lbs. 
$3.75 
o 
o" 
_ 
$25.00 
10 lbs. 
2.00 
.25 
18.00 
45 lbs. 
2.00 
.10 
4.45 
14 lbs. 
3.50 
.80 
25.00 
14 lbs. 
5.00 
.40 
35.00 
60 lbs. 
9.00 
.18 
15.00 
60 lbs. 
12.00 
.22 
20.00 
60 lbs. 
18.00 
- 
28.00 
20 lbs. 
5.50 
.30 
25.00 
60 lbs. 
8.00 
.15 
13.00 
60 lbs. 
7.20 
.14 
12.00 
60 lbs. 
5.50 
.12 
9.00 
60 lbs. 
12.00 
.22 
20.00 
Farm Seeds we do NOT deliver free, but when small quantities are wanted we will prepay carriage in the U. S. if 8c. per lb. is added to the prices. 
