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LESPEDEZA 
SERICEA 
A perennial legume. 
It grows like alfalfa. 
Multiplies rapidly. 
It is a heavy seeder. 
Thrives on poor land. 
Thrives on sour land. 
Enriches the soil. 
Lives through the winter. 
Has enormous root system. 
Stands severe drouths. 
Does not require lime. 
LESPEDEZA SERICEA THE POOR LAND 
LESPEDEZA 
SERICEA 
It’s an acid soil legume. 
Comes from crown root. 
Will last indefinitely. 
It is high in feed value. 
It is the alfalfa for sour 
and thin soils. 
Produces three cuttings 
yearly. 
Produces three tons hay to 
cutting. 
First planting seeds should 
be inoculated. 
Good grazing plant. 
Has deep root system. 
ALFALFA 
INTRODUCTION 
TIME OF SEEDING 
I have sold seeds in Memphis for 42 years and have never 
recommended any new variety of seed to my customers until it 
had been thoroughly tried by our experiment stations. I sin¬ 
cerely believe Lespedeza Sericea to be the greatest seed intro¬ 
duction to our Southern Farmers in the past 100 years. 
Lespedeza Sericea was introduced into this country about 
twelve years ago; the seed are of Asiatic origin; there are three 
known strains of this seed. I will write only of the original 
strain (No. 12087), as the other two strains have shown no 
marked improvement over the original. 
TREATING OR SCARIFYING SEEDS 
It has been proven that untreated or unscarified Sericea seeds 
will only germinate about 4% to 6%, while treated or scarified 
seeds will germinate under ordinary field conditions about 85%, 
therefore we are scarifying all Sericea seed, as well as testing 
for germination before shipping, and you can depend on receiv¬ 
ing only Sericea seeds that have been properly grown, certified, 
scarified, inoculated and tested for germination when you buy 
from us. 
RATE OF SEEDING 
It will take about 2 pounds of scarified seed to sow an acre, 
planting it about as you would Turnips or Mustard in 2y2-foot 
rows—1 ounce will sow about one 50-foot row; it requires about 
25 pounds to broadcast an acre. The seed are scarce and will be 
for two or three years, owing to the heavy demand from both 
North and South America; we therefore quote in small quanti¬ 
ties, that you may plant a few rows to supply seed for the 
following season. 
As the young plants of Sericea will only stand light frosts 
and are not as hardy as our common annual Lespedeza in frost 
resistance, we advise planting the scarified Sericea in the spring 
after danger of heavy frosts or after the ground is warm or 
about corn planting time. 
WE INOCULATE THE SEED 
We want you to be successful with your first planting of 
Sericea, and are therefore inoculating all Sericea Seed we ship 
with Nitragin, which we consider the best inoculation manu¬ 
factured. 
THE SEED CROP 
In trials at the Agriculture Experiment Station, Knoxville, 
Term., the yields of seed from plants more than one year old 
have varied from 200 pounds to the acre in an excessively dry 
season to 900 pounds in a favorable year. The weight per bushel 
of clean unhulled seed is about 35 pounds, and hulled seed 
nearly 60 pounds. The number of unhulled seeds is approxi¬ 
mately 100,000 to the pound; of cleaned hulled seeds, 225,000 
to the pound. 
POOR LAND ALFALFA 
1077—LESPEDEZA SERICEA is called the poor land alfalfa 
because it is a perennial legume plant sending up new shoots 
after cutting or grazing from the crown or root like alfalfa. It 
will grow, thrive and thicken on poor, thin lands where alfalfa 
or other clovers will not grow; it will grow on sour soils with¬ 
out the addition of lime; it will last for years without reseeding. 
Price—1 lb., 40c; 5 lbs., $1.50; 10 lbs., $2.50; 25 lbs., $5.75, post 
paid. Write for prices on larger quantities. 
ANNUAL OR COMMON LESPEDEZAS 
All prices given below post paid. 
1061—LESPEDEZA (JAPAN) CLOVER—Lespedeza is the one 
seed that the Creator of All Things sent to us of the Southland 
to restore our worn out cotton lands. Lespedeza is the salvation 
of Southern worn hill lands, and it produces a good hay crop on 
rich bottom lands. Lespedeza has never failed to grow on any 
soil in the Middle or Southern States, and while it will grow 
year after year on hard, compact, uncultivated soil, it will 
respond in a marked degree to cultivation. Lespedeza being one 
of the leading crops of the South, we have made an exhaustive 
study of its growing and seed conditions, and we are fitted to 
take care of your wants if you want the best, cleanest seed 
obtainable, free of Johnson Grass and Wild Onions. Sow in 
February, March or April. Seeds weigh 25 pounds per bushel. 
Sow 20 to 25 pounds per acre. Price—1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 90c; 
10 lbs., $1.65; 25 lbs., $3.25. 
1080—KOBE LESPEDEZA—A new and improved type of Lespe¬ 
deza which grows much ranker and has larger leaves and 
slightly coarser stems. It has been known to grow 38 inches tall, 
but usually about 2 to 2 x h. feet. Possibly due to its rank growth, 
completely shading the ground and thus retaining moisture, it 
is much more resistant to dry weather than common Lespedeza. 
Kobe flowers in August and ripens the seed in October. An 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
excellent variety for pasture and hay. Price—1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 
90c; 10 lbs., $1.65; 25 lbs., $3.25. 
1078— TENNESSEE STATION No. 76 LESPEDEZA—This variety 
is similar to the common or wild variety, except that it is taller 
and more upright in growth, holding all the branches off the 
ground, even when the plants stand alone. It is finer stemmed 
than either Korean or Kobe, and grows to the height of nearly 
3 feet under favorable conditions. It blooms slightly later than 
Kobe and considerably later than Korean or common. It re¬ 
mains green until killing frost, furnishing excellent pasture 
after the others have lost their leaves. Price—1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 
$1.00; 10 lbs., $1.80; 25 lbs., $3.75. 
1079— KOREAN LESPEDEZA—A new variety and the earliest 
of the annual Lespedezas. It comes up early in the spring and 
grows rapidly, furnishing much earlier pasture than any other 
variety. The leaves are larger than common Lespedeza, and 
more rounded. Begins flowering in July, the flowers crowding 
near the ends of the branches, as distinguished from other 
varieties, which have flowers scattered along the stems. Korean 
is especially suited for a short growing season. Seed ripens in 
September. Price—1 lb., 30c; 5 lbs., 75c; 10 lbs., $1.40; 25 lbs., $3.00. 
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