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T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMIiN SINCE 1879 
RXCHiaOND* VIRCI-INIA 
LESPEDEZA 
Popular Legumes on All Soils 
Tor hay, pasture and soil improving. 
Economical to plant. Easy to get a 
stand. Thrives on poor, acid soil. 
Drought and heat-resistant. 
Broadcast 25 lbs. per acre from Feb¬ 
ruary till May, usually seeded Avith 
small grains. If land is hard, harrow 
Ijefore seeding. 
USE INOCULANT L—1 hus. size 30c; 
2 bus. 50c; 5 bus. $1.00. 
WARNING 
Most lespedeza seeds commonly of¬ 
fered at low prices are unfit to plant as 
they contain so much DODDER and 
JOHNSON GRASS, the most noxious of 
all weed pests. Such seed is a scourge 
to Southern farmers and we Avill not 
handle it. Our seed is carefully selected 
or field rogued and heavily recleaned, 
testing 98 to 99% pure. 
Sericea Despedeza—A wonderful hay crop if properly harvested. When 12 to 14 inches cut 
when the dew is off, rahe and haul in before night. Dew causes the leaves to fall oif. 
LESPEDEZA SERICEA-Perennial 
Adapted to any type of soil, Avonderfully resistant to drought, 
large yielding hay crops, good pasture, and a fine soil improver. 
Like alfalfa, it requires one year to get set, but after the first 
year it will produce two to four tons of field-cured hay per acre 
annually. Actual feeding trials have proved sericea hay is equal 
to alfalfa. Sericea enjoys many advantages over the annual les- 
liedezas; it will thrive on poorer land, comes back year after year 
from the roots, furnishes two to three cuttings per season and 
j lelds more abundantly. During the most severe drought year se¬ 
ricea, due to its deep vigorous root system, maintained a beautiful 
rich green color, when other forage crops were liurned u]i. Sericea 
is at Its best in mid-summer when other forage crops are off 
Game preserves will find sericea affords splendid cover and'feed 
for birds, far superior to other lespedezas. 
Don’t be alarmed if your stand is apparently crowded out by 
Aveeds the first year. Mow the crop to keep the wmeds from seeding 
8-110 tli6 S6ric68 sunsliiiiG ond. moisture. Tlie second yeor 
twelve or more moin stems will arise from eacli crown, increasinc" 
every year. Stands have lasted over ten years without deterior¬ 
ating. It IS immediately destroyed by plowing. Scarified seed (60 
Ion’i?®*" Pi'oduces much better stands than unhulled sericea 
weeds thoroughly before planting to destroy 
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Prices 
5 to 
24 Dbs. 
25 to 
99 libs. 
100 
Xibs. 
BY MAIZ. 
Ifllbe 5 ZiIjs* 
POSTPAID 
25 
10 libs. Jibs. 
Korean Despedeza, 
98% Pure . 
lOc. 
. . 8 I/ 2 C. 
8 c 
25c...70c. 
.$ 1 . 20 . 
$2.80 
Korean, Dodder Free, 
99% Pure . 
lie. 
. 9c... 
25c...70c. 
. 1.25 . . 
2.90 
Certified Korean 
Xiespedeza . 
13c. 
•lie.. 
lOC 
25c...90c. 
. 1.65.. 
3.40 
Japan or Common 
Xiespedeza . 
18c. 
.16c... 
15c 
350. $1.05. 
. 1.95. . 
4.65 
Kobe Despedeza. 
12 c. 
. 10 c... 
9^C 
25c. .85. 
. 1.55. . 
3.15 
Tenn. 76 Despedeza., 
18c. 
.16C... 
15c 
35c. 1.05. 
. 1.95.. 
4.65 
Sericea, Scarified, 
99% Pure . 
16c. 
.14c... 
13c 
30c. .95. 
. 1.75. . 
4.15 
Unhulled Sericea 
Despedeza . 
12 c. 
. 101 -^ 0 . lOc 
25c. .85. 
. 1.55.. 
3.15 
Korean Despedeza thrives on run-doAvn acid soils where other legumes fall. 
ANNUAL LESPEDEZAS 
Korean, Common, Tennessee 76, and Kobe reseed each fall, re¬ 
main dormant in winter and come up again in spring, if not pas¬ 
tured or cut too close at seeding time, and will last many years. As 
Korean comes up and matures a month earlier than the others, it 
is more popular in the Mid-South and North. The grazing period is 
extended and more pasture furnished by sowing a mixture of Ko¬ 
rean, Common and Kobe. To make a year round pasture add Black 
Medic, Bur Clover, Orchard and Herds Grasses, or reseed in the fall 
Avith rye grass and hairy vetch. After lespedezas have seeded a 
small grain crop can be disked in on top and harA^ested next spring 
without damaging the folloAving lespedeza crops. 
KOREAN LESPEDEZA —|Bus. 45 lbs. Most popular and 
... , widely adapted of all lespedezas, 
as It IS a A^ery heavy seeder, matures early and per.sists even in 
mountain sections and northern states. Its large vigorous groAvth 
and deep penetrating roots, covered Avith nodules, makes it an out¬ 
standing pasture, hay and soil liuilding legume. It furnishes graz¬ 
ing nearly a month before common lespedeza, has larger leaves and 
taller groAvth, 15 to 24 inches on light soil, taller on fertile loams. 
Its deep roots make it highly resistant to drought; thrives on poor 
Avorn-out soils Avhere alfalfas and clovers fail. It makes the finest 
quality hay, about equal to alfalfa, no AA'oody stems, holds its 
leaves Avell and produces a full crop the first season. It is usuallv 
soAvn in February or March on small grains Avith a light harroAV- 
ing. It can be soAvn equally as Avell after grain is harvested, plant- 
ingAi bushel per acre of Laredo soybeans as a nurse crop. 
KOREAN, 9^/, Pure From carefully selected seed crops, heav¬ 
ily recleaned. Superior to North Carolina No 1 grade 
KOREAN, Dodder Tree, 99^- Dure— Field'rogued 'to eliminate 
every trace of dodder. Heavily recleaned eliminate 
KOREAN, 99% Pure— CERTIFIED by the Cron Imiirovement 
“O’ 
JAPAN OR COMMON LESPEDEZA —25 ibs. The 
fn^’the loiiV'li^rR soif‘fmproAmment 
in the South, as it reseeds and persists in spite of close erazimr 
smothering broomsedge and other undesirable weeds It should be 
mo^e graLSi'or hay.^^'" niuch\VlTer: fSnrshing 
TENNESSEE 76 
—Bus. 25 lbs. A late ma¬ 
turing strain of common 
lespedeza, similar in ap¬ 
pearance, but grows taller 
and yields a third more 
hay, for which it is recom¬ 
mended in the South. 
KOBE — 25 ihs. 
Makes a large 
groAA'th. producing more 
hay and pasture than other 
annual lespedezas through¬ 
out the entire South. It 
matures almost a month 
later than Korean and 
should be seeded with it to 
lengthen the grazing pe¬ 
riod. Early falls prevent it 
from reseeding in moun¬ 
tain sections. Makes a 
spreading groAvth, but 
stands up Avell in thick 
stands. 
