OUR CROTALARIA SEED IS 
SCARIFIED 
-Reuter’s Crotalaria seed is hand- 
picked, machine cleaned and cured in 
the most approved manner/ Our repu- 
tation stands back of every bag we-sell. 
The seed has a purity of 98% or more 
and germination of 90% or better. In 
recent test plantings, properly cured and 
searified seed produced eight times as 
Many plants per square yard as com- 
ees f° ordinary field-run, non-searified 
seed. 
885:A Spectabilis, Early Strain. 
A new early strain in every way equal 
to the common: variety, but matures 
three weeks earlier and more dwarf in 
growth. Makes nearly as heavy a ton- 
nage. Can be sown from March until 
July. More desirable for planting. in 
fruit and pecan’ orchards and will ma- 
ture seed and can be plowed under be- 
fore the nuts, fall. Customers in upper 
South should plant this. type.\ Lb. 
45c;.5. lbs. $1.85. For larger quan- 
tities, see price-list in back of catalog. 
885-C Alabama Improret™ LD i. 
is the Alabang Intarofadh Ber D strain 
and —aseeuheper toethe “Common Early 
dedcripe®, SebSve. Lh. -—; 5. Ibs. 
y“For larger quantities, see price- 
list.in back of catalog. 



nitrogen and ‘humus. Cultivation 
100 Ibs. $18.00. 
| Farm and Field. Seeds So laicocnle ig eliis 
884 Macrocarpa. 
summer growing fertilizer crop. 
Loosens and emulsifies the soil. Citrus growers in 
the Imperial and Rio Grande Valley have found it 
superior to all other fertilizer: crops, making more 
tonnage, quicker growth and shading the young 
trees during -hot weather. Florida citrus growers 
are- commencing to plant it~ liberally. 
growers are planting it in a bigger way. 
from’ 8 ‘to 10 weeks from time of germination to 
time of. plowing: under. °It should» be plowed wnder 
when the seed is in the dough. ‘Attains a height of 
from 8. to 10 feet. Individual plants will make a 
limb spread of from 4 to 6 feet. The foliage is like 
an Acacia, with finely cut small.leaves. 
fe. very rapidly. The root growth is very rapid, 
#2 much as’3 feet from tip to tip, and 18 inches deep 
in eight ‘weeks. They are entirely covered with 
nodules. It has no known value other than as a 
fertilizer crop, or for game preserves. 
very fond of the seed, which are produced in abun- 
dance, and are capable of lying on the ground a 
long while, and remaining in good condition. Citrus 
growers usually drill 30 lbs. of seed to the acre, 
between the trees. Trucker growers should sow 40 
Ibs. per acre and give a light covering. 
corn farmers have found Sesbania the solution of 
keeping up their soils, sowing at the rate of LZito 
20 lbs. per acre. For the period of growth, 
know of no legume which is equal as a producer of 
readily kills it. 
| Plant only searified seed that germinates 
| Lb. 40c; 5 lbs. $1.65. Not prepaid: 10 lbs, $2.10; 
Agreat 
It requires 
They decay 
Quail are 
Cotton and 
710 The roots are crowded 
: with nitrogen gathering nod- 
ules and it is truly a great crop to turn un- 
der for building up your soil. For hay, 
plants grow erect and bushy not lodging 
except on rich bottom land. Grows 3 to 
feet high, easily cut and cured—stock eat 
it’ clean with less waste than peavine hay. 
Yields run from 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre. 
Mung Beans do well on sandy to heavy clay 
soil that will grow any kind of grain crop. 
Plant 3 to 5 pounds per acre in 314-foot 
Broadeast 10 to 15 pounds per acre. 
Matures in 20 to 120 days. ™% Ib. 45¢c;3 Ib. 
45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Not prepaid: 
$2.40;.100 lbs, $21.00. 
"Se Scarbrough Dwarf. This 
type has_legsags opel BN it, and is 
one -tett Tiok UUielcbueth, allow- 
ifffeaah ing. Bltttés the finest par- 
Dpiaint 4 to 6 seeds in hills 30 to 
56. inchkeS@hpart, rows 40 inches apart. Re- 
quires 4 to 5 tbs. to plant an acre. % Ib. 
—; Ib. —; 5 Ibs. 
724° Black Spanish. Grows. 7 to 12 feet 
and the brushes are usually, from 12 
lone. The: brush should be 
harvested when the natural green color ex- 
tends: from the ‘top of the fiber to the base 
of the head. 4 ib. 20¢; ib. 55¢3 5 ibs. $2.25. 
on the upper 
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lor brgotes 
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885 Spectabilis, Late. eraR 
able new summer cover crop and soil 
builder yielding 40,000 pounds of green 
weight per acre. The humus produced 
by such yield is of tremendous value. 
When turned under is the equivalent of 
800 pounds of Nitrate of Soda. It is not 
recommended for hay. Requires no fer- 
tilization, no lining, no inoculation. Re- 
seeds itself under favorable conditions. 
Broadcast just before the last cultiva- 
tion of cotton or corn. It will just 
about double the crop yields following 
it. Thrives on any soil. Broadcast 10 
to 15 pounds on well-prepared land from 
March through June, harrowing in not 
over 2 inches, while the soil is moist. 
Lb. 45c¢; 5 lbs. $1.85. For larger 
quantities, see price-list in ‘back of Cata-' 
log. 
885-B Intermedia. ne only Crotala:” 
ria that is relished by live-stoeck. Furs 
nishes several cuttings of hay. Ther, 
long, thin leaves are of fine quality; 
It’s two weeks earlier than the Specta-, 
bilis.’ Grows much the same as_ the 
other two types described above. It is» 
adapted to sandy loam soils, but does 
well on high ground. If requires about 
3.to 5 pounds to sow an acre planted 
in rows 3 to 3% feet apart, 8 to 10 
pounds. broadcasted. . Seed should be 
planted 1% to 2 inches deep as soon’ 
as danger of frost is past. Cultivate’ 
the same as corn. -Makes  a_ splendid, 
cover crop to plow under. Lb. 65c¢; 5 
lbs. $3.00. For larger quantities, see | 
price-list in back of catalog. 



















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