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Vegetable Seeds. Vegetable Seeds. Farm and Field Eggs for Hateh- ; Tools and Imple-—
Page. age F Artichoke fers c, a Scorzonera ..... a Se iug, ieegn BaaY ments. Conte Asparagus ........ 7| Sea Kale..osciso.& a Page 95. 7ee CAUSA GS fic 3 8, 9, 40 SOrred co sae ore a 38 So nck ert ee 39 = Hand We ae ee Beets .....- 10, 35,-36| Spinach |. 1.22 94| Sand tasers Glo ine oh aes ee IBTACEON > <6 oes oo 9 | Squash. dee oe 24 Soja Bean Sts 4 é Page 96, »| Harrows .. .81, 82, “85 Brussel Sprouts.... 9|Tobacco ........... 2m] Spelt, 5-2. oe Be Hay Mower ...... 87 en nbaee es oa 11, 2 Tomato .........3, 24 SunreeC SS a bae -29 Household Dyes Hay aes Jos «hale eo AETOLS: 9. 3S: 2, 13,/ 36 | Tarnip oss: sos Sal Saou baer = Ls Sail ae es ay Rake ........ Cauliflower ....... 10 P at Se eee Sms alee 36 barre aan ae Hay Tedder .......87 Celeriac Siete ae is Aa 13} Farm and Field Gunhowee Ly eee pace ae Pages 96 and 90 Jacks ....--+ ee esse 85 yore es yee BA ae ager 13 “A Seeds. _..._|Teosinte ..... " : 2 38 Tools_and Iinple-- a oe ee eODys ee 14 Tree Seed a .Meat Choppers ....94 Chives Ss ae eo 44| Artichokes ........ 36 lace ae pone Sates ments. '| Mills, Grist.76, 86, 90 Corn, Salad ...... 14) \Barleys, tas ee et Bt weleor ie falta. af Page.| Plaster Sifter’ ....94 Corn, Sweet, Pop..14| Bird Seeds ........ WA ices kee 7} Apple Parersse ein 94| Plows, 79, 83, 84, 87 Reyer ae 1S ako 15| Broom Corn ...... 41 Wheat ae eT 59 | Asparagus Knife . .93 Potato Planters, 83,06 Cucumber ...... 3,.15| Buekwheat .. 2... ..:28 Wild Rice 2. cee BOS be cee ae 94| Potato Hiller ..... 83 Eee Planes cr a: Clower Se 6, 45 ert eee 41 | Blacksmith Outfit. .86 ae eee oe OLY Cigale Wicrsie Scene 5 over Mixtures. ..47 r Ister rings ...92 otato Barer |, asc Garden Lenion... 16] Gon Midd 4439 31, Seeds and Bote ethie =. .1276| Poultry Netting ...76 Garlic Sets*o 565.05 15| Corn Fodder ...... 32 Bulbs, Carico ene 90, 91| Powder Bellows... .94 Eterbs: Ue eek ets sass 26| Cow: Peas s227e<%. 5 40| Pages 4, 5, 49 to 63. Cherry Stoner .. _.94| Powder Guns...91, 94 Kaletc sc tic. Ptae Se 15} Wield. Beanss 5. ss 40 = HOnnTRS sees ees 91} Pruning Saw ..... 93 Kohlrabi 22... ...16| Field Peas ........40| Roses, Plants and |} @joyer Cutters ....76| Pruning Shears....93 Beek so. eo 5s ara 16| Flax Seed 3....... 28 Vines. Cobbler Outfits ..-92| Raisin. Seeder ....94 Asetioce. 6.2 2...5 2, 16/Grass Seed.42, 43, 44] paces 5 64 to 69 Corn and Cob Mills, | Root Cutter. a 91 Mango Melon .....16/Grass Mixtures.46, 47 ald Ouae Scie: “$6, 91] Sausage Stuffer. . 94 Martyinia 12.0 29.55 16} Hungarian Grass.. .37! Trees, Shrubs and|Corn Drills ....... §3| Saw Frames ...... 87 OTeIOHS. i cst. Bee 17 ‘Japanese Millet. HaBQ fae = ieee Corn Knife ..... -. O08 | Scyuhess fee «cere 93 Mushroom Spawn. ‘is Jerusalem Corn ...38 emer Fruit. Corn Shellers..76, 84] Seed Drills, WiaStard: 2 se: 18 | Kaffir Gorn 2:3 ...:38} . Pages 10:te 73. Cultivators, | - 80, 81, 82, 33 MORNE Bes Sitar ¢ seic 18 | Lathyrus. °..2.5...5..40 PAs aay ; 80, 81, 82. 83, 87, 94|.Separatér .... 2.2. 90 Onions cork). 19, 20| Lawn Grass ..... “48 | Insecticides, Fun- | panning Mills ....88| Spinning Wheel... .94 Onion: Sets: 223.5:.. 3 9203] ToC RSS see cr co 41} gzicides and Fer- | Feed Cookers . >. 91 | Sprayers. Sees e 39, 91 cles [hy Sa 5 See 18 | Ton pris ss ct. Loe 4A} fo tlizervs: Feed Cutters ..... 88|‘Sweep Powers......85 Parsnip ...........18| Mangel Wurzel Sas OD 1h ACI Gang Plow .:..... 87| TransplantingHoes 93 pees eee Ae 2A (22; ie ae ae esl sno ee Oe OS Pager 142 2282 Garden Dibble ....93} Traps, Animal.91, BS CU BEP ASE, Sek oe: Ho MMaizess = 41 |p 2 -|Garden Line Reel..93| Tree Pruner ..:... 3 Potatoes +. .°...33, 34) Oats 2.02. SS. Lea : oultry Supplies. Grass Seeders. .47, 85} Vegetable..Crate...90 eoeein ee 8, oe Ran ee: ae a6 Pages 75°and 76. Graters ....-..91...94 ee cote se ee + DOES ES ae eG 9 Boer CRCHMIATIAS 2 cere seo ibe Green * one Cut: | Wash: Afa ime-.... RUMUDATD oe bee Pots. 23 |;Potatoes .....,33, 34 roi ee Races eae haope = ioe ee, Whetstone o.. .. .93 Rutabaga ..... 35, 35 | Rape Wssemac os; + 38 Brooders. Grubbing Hoe ‘92|-Wine and Fruit Dalsityet 2.2.0.» 2. 23 | ROS eee ete eae 2i) Pages 77, 78, 79. Hand Plows- 582, 83 Presescih (eons 94
PREMIUMS. | a
Go and'see your neighbors when ready to send your order, ‘show ‘them this Catalogue of Valuable Seeds and Everything for the Farmer and secure their orders, thus increasing the amount :of your remittance, and thereby securing either the following Cash Discounts or Premiums. No cash: discount on Farm Seeds 1 nor: «Premiums on
Clover, Grass and Timothy Seed.
DISCOUNTS ON SEEDS IN PACKETS AND OUNCES
TABLE SEEDS IN BULK. AND FIELD SEEDS. An hour spent with your neigh-
| DISCOUNTS ON VEGE- ||. PREMIUMS ON FARM
Purchasers may make selections From Catalogue Prices by the 2s of Vegetable and. Flower Seeds in pound, 1 pound, peck. or ‘bushel “bors, soliciting orders for our Farm Packets and Ounces only at when cash is sent with order, pur- and Field Seeds entitles you to one these discounts: chaser may deduct 5 per cent. on of the foNowing premiums, besides
an order from $3.00 to $5.00, and 10 getting the Seeds. cheaper, as you per cent, onan order from $5.00 tos “will. notice, the greater the number
For 25 cents select Seeds in $10.00. This discount refers to ;. of ‘busliels. the cheaper the price.
packets and ounces amount-
UMS SUON «fhe Shir? ee ee $0.30 Wasctabl : € eS y honbpreie daa Race ae re Potatoes. Gee Se eed Bulbs. Orders netting $5.00—— fig t Se Api d Secale wae 65 Plants, Farm Seeds, nor to Seeds Columbus “Whetstone, Odie ath ora ce ple SMS ay eee .65 sp uC Reisen Ocnere Orders netting $7.50—° : 2 Whetstones. ~~ == :
For $1. 00 select Seeds i in pack-
ets and ounces amounting Orders netting-$10. 00
Gem Corn Sheller: Orders netting $15. 00 - apr Corn Sheller and LS am ston Ordais astine $25..00—..
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a ia ahaa eS) ons esr MORNE yc A Tor $4.00 select Seeds in pack- N 5 lbs o. 3 Farm Bell, Wt. 75 Ib ets and ounces amounting ie Our line being so large and Orders netting $5 00— “ 4 Se LP GPE RO Gh) ee B00" 7 not having space in this No. 4 F 1 1 bor $5.00 select Seeds in pack- Catalogue to describe all. bares : 7 is sal IPS. ets and ounces amounting ~ the Supplies carried in “The above Premises are anil y EO sre (aie abe fol crsiste nica: Seis setae cee 7.00 stock, we issue a Special given with Farm and Field Seed
orders and_ cannot be appli a to orders for Grass, Clover _and Timothy Seed. For spécia! Premiums with Grass Mixtures. see page 47 of this | catalogue. F
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A Ww ood Preserving Paint, of cach Value to the: Farmer. lor Painting Barns, Sheds, Cribs, Fences, ete. For Further Description and Prices, see page 97. > ie ;
Secure your. neighbor’s orders. Poultry Supply Catalogue
You can have them for the asking, which we will be pleased } They require seeds. By selling $7. 00 to send free to all who worth of Vegetable and Flower ask for it. ; a Seeds you earn $2.00. Easy, try it. : ty ;
\g INCORPORATED 1895.
1903.
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To Our Patrons:
It is with pleasure we present our Seed Annual for 1903 to the thousands of patrons with a feeling of gratitude for their liberal patronage in the past,.and perhaps, it is un- necessary to add that we hope for a continuation of the same. It shall be our aim tc
serve you as well in the future as we have in the past.
Our Catalogue, consisting of 100 Pages, is full of interesting things from cover to cover. While we have labored to make it attractive and instructive, the main object is SS a one. In the cone of it we have endeavored to give a concise description 0 i eidst eee Ces (SOb ee i EM AVE a BL
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Everythings for the Farmer.
Illustrations are exact photographic reproductions and Exaggerations are wholly elliminated
E Our prices are as low as they can be made consistent with quality, still we are always ready to meet honest competition. In conclusion we can only wish for a share of your needs in our line for 1903. Respectfully Yours,
WERNICH SEED CO.
A Few Things to Remember.
Order Early—‘‘In time of winter prepare for spring.’’ Order early, and have your _@ seed on hand when it is time to sow.
Address—No matter how often you order, always give your Name, Post Office, County and State in full. When Freight or E xpress Office is different from Post Office, give both.
Remittances—Cash with Order.. Remittances may be made at,our ie iby. Draft; Money Order or Cash by Express, or in registered letter. Wie, a &
For the convenience of our Patrons we enclose a Pia “Wea r “Post Office ” ‘fs Money Order, which must be filled out by the sender, and rill DE: Ur Vater local, Postmaster for four years from date of issue. af ae - ef
- Seeds Postpaid—We deliver free all Seeds (Ozs-- be Plants, Bulbs, ete., at prices quoted excepting where thee ay
Shope Wien custemers do not state clearly, Be our own discretion. SY
Safe Arrival—We endeavor, to.secure the -safe= St Se If packages do not arrive in due ‘time, please notify,~and RINE : Except where noted, we make!no' charge for packing. =:
Errors—We are.véry €aréftl in executing-our- Ordé ng our busy season, errohs: sometimes: osaur, in whieh event TENS tie Will TeCHTYy an a109 OTe 6 \ A
Snes, ty—Co plain en e that| Seeds ard fot. =O to the apeilit oe “Ther ee re nis jhade of causes gyher’
-of seeds ‘ff rita PAGS AViHe SAtisfadtion ; aeach ee orton edryc “Boil, -dnsects (of allt’ descrippions destii appear, wet or cold weather, frosts, ghanges mdauc 4 therefore, while we exercise the ‘greatest cdi@-to have~ al" et “pure and relia we do not give any warranty, ee or implfed>and we will not be in any way respon- ib € a LLC... PEO De ccresmuesnsenmene sora: OS SO oer a
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Novelties for 1903 while not numerous, are worthy of attention. On the following pages we offer a number of selected Novelties and Specialties of more than ordinary merit. Much thought and care is exercised in making the selections for these pages, to enable us to list only varieties in which we have the fullest confidence. a
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As early as Wakefield. As hard as Hollander.
“Bureka!’’ Here we have it. Just what the Gardeners have been looking for, viz., an extra early and hard heading Cabbage. Wernich’s “Three EH’? or Extra Early Eureka, wins the prize and justly deserves to be placed at the head of Early Cabbages. It is as early as the earliest of Wakefield’s and as hard as a eannonball. It is a flat cabbage; grows very compactly, thus yield- ing a much larger crop than other early varieties and a splendid keeper for an early sort on account of its solidness. Unexcelled for market and gard- en use and everyone should give it a trial. Pkt.,
*.10 cts.; oz., 50 ets.; % Ib., $1.50.
é 9. IMPROVFD Wernich’s daners Carrot. The Market Gardeners Carrot.
Undoubtedly the best carrot for general crop and es- teemed by market gardeners for its handsome tapering form and rich dark orange color. The seed we offer is grown from carefully selected stock. Wernich’s Improved Danvers is far superior to the well known Danvers in shape, color and general appearance, while the flesh is tender and sweet. It is almost entirely free from core, and as a cropper outyields all Carrots we know of. An excellent bunching Carrot for market. Will grow on all kinds of soil, and as a keeper has no equal. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 ets.; % Ib., 35 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.00. :
4 ) New Forcing Wernich’s heap Lertuce. WERNICH’S PRIVATE STOCK.
Excellent for Cold Frames. Has no Equal for Open Ground
The most satisfactory variety for producing fine, large, solid and well balanced heads, excellent for cold frames or growing in the open ground. Very sure and compact heading and resists the sun a long time before shooting into seed. Leaves are curly and crumpled. Market Gardeners will find this a good yielding sort, a ready seller and a money getter. We advise all Gardeners to, at least, make a trial this year. We have the only genuine Seed of this valuable Lettuce. A trial will con- vince you that ‘‘Wernich’s Private Stock Lettuce has yet to find its equal. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 20 cts.; % Ib., 50 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.50.
WERNICH’S és FORCING ¢ Early
RADISH + Erfurt.’
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A Very Superior Early Forcing Radish, it Will Mature in 20 Days.
Quick growth is essential to produce crisp and tender Radish. We have it in “Early Market,” which matures in 20 days after sowing. This makes it the most yaluable for forcing or out door culture. The tops are quite small, the roots globular with deep red skin; flesh white, crisp and tender. It has a pleasant flavor, very mild. On account of smallness of tops it admits of very close sowing. Well suited for sowing under glass. Pit, 10 ets:: oz, lec Yolb.,, 40: cts.3 Lf Ib.; $2.20:
It ts a hybrid of Parisian Pickling and Peerless Wh ite Spine, retaining the long even growth of fruit, the solidity of flesh, the crispness and excellent flavor of the former, and the hardiness and great productiveness of the Peerless White Spine. It is a rapid, strong and vigorous grower and very prolific. The Pickles differ from all ather hardy sorts in being thickly set with fine spines over the entire surface except the extreme _ stem end. During the whole period of growth, from the time they first set until fully grown, the form is ex-
j ae ie sean thus being as choice a slicing variety as it is for pickles. Pkt. 10 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; \4 ID., | ets.; «) 92-00,
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LARGE German TOMATO Market.”
RiPENS TO THE STEM.
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‘Large. Smooth.
d Unquestionably the best large red and smooth Tomato for market, canning or family use.
It is the first of the large Tomatoes to ripen
and not inclined to crack. Flesh 1s thick and
solid and of fine quality. Bears fruit until frost. Ripens to the stem with no hard core and few seeds. Quality superior. It ships well and sells on sight. It is a strong, vigorous grower, the vines demanding plenty of room. =2. 00 10 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; % Ib., $1.25; 1 Ib.,
THE AFRICAN LILAC D
(Aretotis Grandis. yee LF :
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The handsome appearance and elegant habit of this new plant are certain to make it popular, _ This: an- nual is a native of, Southwest Africa, | but. Srawgs perfectly in our elimate.
It forms profusely branced bushes of about 2 = 21% feet in height and breadth. _ The leayes are soft and whitish. Its flower heads, borne on- long stems_ and rising well aboye the foliage, are large and showy, from 214 to 3 inches across: jaa pure white on the upper surfaee, reverse of petals pale lilac. Under the influence of bright sunlight the flowers spread cut almost flat, and the pure white of the ray florets contrasts beautifully to the light blue disk with its slightly projecting. white stamens, a lovely combination of colors.
Being of very easy culture, on a suitable sunny place, these plants produce their flowers most abundantly and in constant suecession from . early summer until autumn.
This fine novelty we recommend to all our eus- tomers for a trial. Pkt.,-10 ets.; 3 for 25 cts.
African Lilae Daisy.
(PEATE LENT EE SLE IE ES ROYAL PIN CS
(Dianthus Heddewigi Nobilis.)
The Indian Pink has been a favorite flower for many years, being of easy culture § and a-graceful bloomer, re- quiring but little attention. Dianthus Heddewigi Nobilis, is an improvement.of the old fashioned variety. The flow- § ers are of a beautiful shape and from three to _ fcur inches in diameter. The petals are frilled and fringed, giving the flower a graceful § appearance. The colors are, . first of all, a deep yet very bright blood-red, then shade to ecarmine and pink and even white. The plant grows vigo- rous and tall, and gives lots of first-class cut-flowers, which will keep a full week in water. The more the blooms are cut, the more the § plant will produce. Pkt., 10 §
8:30, 00 2oseLs:
SHASTA DAISIES.
(Chrysanthemum Leucanthe- mum Hybridum.)
“To-day no other flower can compare in extent of use- fulness. Their first qualifica- tion is hardiness. They can be grown out of doors by everybody where it is not cold enough to kill oak trees. Second, they are perennial, blooming better and more abundantly each season. Third, they can be multiplied rapidly by simple division, and they are not particular as to soil. Fourth, they bloom for several months— California nearly all the year. Fifth, the flowers are extreme- ly large and graceful—aver- aging about a foot—often more in circumference, with three or more rows of petals of the purest glistening whiteness, on single, strong, stiff, wiry stems, nearly two feet in length.’’ --Pkt., 25° cts.
Royal Pinks. ‘
NEW GIANT FRAGRANT CENTAUREA.
(Centaurea Imperialis.)
This new Centaurea represents. the best that has been § produced in these bautiful Summer-blooming plants. The bushes are about four feet high, of enormous di- mensions, and are covered with large, beautiful -flowers and very fragrant. The flowers will keep for over a week in water, if cut just when they are about» to § open. It is of easiest eulture. The color variation is very great, almost infinite. When w ell known there will be no garden without this beautiful new flower.
Pure White. \ One of the best white flowers for cut-§ ting. é : :
Armida. Very delicate color, pink with white tinge.
Favorita. Prilliant rose.
Graziosa. Tress dark Tilae.
Splendens. Brilliant dark purple.
Variabilis. White, marked purple, fading to rose.
Price of any above 6 kinds: Pkt., 10 cts. Any 3 pkts., 20c; 6 pkts., 1 of each kind, for 35 ets.
New Giant Fragrant. Centaurea. All colors§ mixed. Per pkt., 5 cts.
New Giant Centaurea, <
This shrunken, Rounded Ball of Tight- ly-Coiled-up Leaflets, dry and apparent- ly dead, will live for hundreds of years without being Sey or noe ren aypen
Ss immersed in tepid water one frond-like
peacton tip unfolds slowly outward, then anoth- ats ; er and another, until in a short time the whole plant has resurrected, flattened out into a plate- like shape, and transformed into a Lovely Rosette of beau- tiful velvet green, fern like moss, both odd and marvelous. It will grow nicely if planted in a warm, moist, shady -.place, but being nearly or fully matured in size and growth when gathered, it need not be planted at all, as the plant will keep just as well in a trunk or any other dry place in
. the house for ages in a perfectly fresh and healthy condition
and ean be resurrected at will, time and again, indefinitely, by being allowed to curl up and become dry each time, after having been fully opened out by water.
The first picture is from a photograph of the apparently dead plant (reduced‘in size) the inside fronds of which are rolled up like a scroll; the color is somewhat like that of
- iron rust, being of a much’more dead appearance than old
' dried hay. Almost perpetual drouth prevails on its native
mountains, hence the name it is called or known by there is r LIFE.”’ Price, each, 10 cts.; 3 for 25 cts.
This ball, 7 to 9 inches in diameter, consists of Fern Roots about the size of a pen- cil, woven outside and around a ball of moss. These roots produce beautiful sprays of Ferns from eyes or buds at nearly every inch of their length. Thus the whole sur-
eovered with Fern sprays
part of the room or- grown on a stand or table. DIRECTIONS FOR STARTING. Ss ee Place Ball in water ae 15 “he ; minutes and then suspend in Fernball. Dormant. any desired position; repeat every two days until growth is started, after which sprinkle occasionally as required. ‘To use in fern dish, eut ball in halves, placing flat side down, thus getting two dishes of beautiful ferns. The Fern Ball may be allowed to dry up at any time and set away, and started again by watering as before. Price, each, 60 cts.; 3 for $1.65, postpaid. :
‘ » Wawa? i i ri moper Viva (Selaginella Lepidophyila.) »“Sempe % Mentioned by Isaiah in the Bible,
**THE ROLLING THING BEFORE THE WHIRLWIND.’’
face of the ball soon becomes
They may be suspended in any
Moth King.
(Phlectranthus F'ruticosus. )
_ WERNICH SEED CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Ressurection Plant—Open.
“SEMPER ViVA”’ which means ‘ALWAYS
The “Mikado” Fern Ball.
“The Plant Novely of The Age.”?’ New. (Imported from Japan.)
Fernball in Leaf.
Ap ornamental Pot Plant of more than ordinary merit and one that should have a place in every window box or living room. Its_value, however, lies more in its usefulness than as a thing of beauty. Ht con-
tains medicinal qualities, especially as a cure for Gout; apply a handful of green leaves from this wonderful plant on the afflicted member at night before going to bed and the next morning all pain has disappeared.
Its principle value, however, is aS an enemy to all insects, which can- not survive the odor which is that of a strong musk. Flies will not stay in the same room containing this Plant. Leaves dried in the shade and placed in such places where bedbugs and cockroaches reign supreme will storing them for fhe summer months will insure safety from moths, aS the storing them for the summer months will be safe from moths, as the latter don’t relish the odor any more than other obnoxious insects.
Seed. Per Packet (10 seeds) 25 cts.; (25 seeds) 50 cts.
Plants. Each 25 ects.; 3 for 60 cts.; dozen $2.00 postpaid.
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A FEW REPORTS SAND LUCERNE: West Branch, Mich.
Sand Luzerne is a great acquisition for our light soils in northern Michigan. I have a 2 year old field which was cut 3 times this season and at the present time stands 3 feet in
height. ‘This on very deep sandy soil
Traverse City, Mich. Sowed- the Sand Luzerne under unfa- vorable circumstan- ees on poor. soil. Close by on better soil I sowed Red Clover. The laiter did not pay to cut it while the Sand Luzerne thrived. Cattle eat it readily.
I wish my entire farm was’ seeded with it.
John F. Miller.
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sowed about one square rod. It isa corner lot in town and the ground used had been graded, and twelve or six- ‘teen inches of the top soil scraped off, leaving a bed of sand and gravel on which the seed was sown. The seed ger-
minated in less than a week and furnished 3 good
erops with a fourth as good as the three that were cut, Captain H. C. Danforth.
THE CLOVER FOR SANDY SOILS.
AND LUCERN
“MEDICAGO FALCATO-SATIVA.
UNQUESTIONABLY . THE GREATEST.
Of All the Varieties of
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and certainly the greatest hayproducing Clover ever introduced,
SAND LUCERNE THRIVES WHERE CLOVER FAILS.
It withstands the severest winters and resists the worst drought where once established. It is a positive drouth resister and cannot be winter killed. It can be cut 3 to 6 times a season, depending on soil and climate.
JUST THE CLOVER ,NEEDES
For the Arid Plains of the West; the Sandy Soil of Michigan; the Cold Climate ‘oe North and the Hot and Dry Summer of the South. Once established it never ails.
Extract from Bulletin No. 198. ‘‘Report of Michigan Experiment Station,”
Sand Luzerne is a leguminous, parennial plant, resembling Alfalfa. It develops an immense root system, and is capable of producing four crops of hay annually on high, sandy soil without irrigation. The best seedings are obtained by sowing alone, on well prepared ground, in early May, using about 15 lbs. of seed per acre. No crop is expected the first year, but two or three mowings with the knives set high to destroy weeds is advisable. The strength and productiveness of the plant improves with age and one good seeding ought to last many years. It withstands the severe climate of Michigan when grown on dry sandy land. The tests on low and heavy clay lands are not yet completed. To make the best quality of hay it should be cut as soon as the blossoms appear and in curing it should be handled in the field as little and quickly as possible, to avoid loss of ‘sadABRay The yield of cured hay per acre in 1901 from seeding made mn rae mee as seoNe> ee
: total o - pounds, or nearly 7 tons June 18th, 4293 pounds per acre. | o¢ nay per acre. This same plot of sandy soil July 138th, 4850 pounds per acre, produced in 1898, three crops with _a total of Aug. 14th, 3538 pounds per acre. 6800 pounds; in 1899, four crops, 10.580 pounds Oct. Ist, 1688 pounds per acre.
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and in 1900 four crops, 12310 pounds, or a grand total of
43529 POUNDS EQUAL TO 23% TONS .
of Cured Hay Per Acre in 4 ,Years. : And this on land that had received no fertilizer of any kind since the
was sown. IT CAN’T BE BEAT.
for a hay crop, and as for green forage hay or pasture its close resemblance to com- mon Alfalfa argues for it ail that is claimed for the latter. Attaining mature growth early in June, one can easily manage it for a continuous soiling crop throughout the growing season. As hay it is relished by all farm animals; its high protein contents suggesting it as a substitute for part of the grain ration. As a pasture crop, one trial with sheep showed it capable of furnishing a liberal supply of feed throughout the season and that the plant was able to withstand severe pasturing. Like the Alfalfa the Sand Lucerne is a deep rooted perennial plant, sending its tap roots to distances of 12 to 15 feet and over, into the ground with numerous large branching rocts which seem to increase and multiply as the plant grows older. In the fall of 1899 some two year-old plants were traced, in light sandy soil, to the depth of seven and one-half feet, where the tap root was one- eighth of an inch in diameter. It has the special advantage over Alfalfa of being able to withstand the severe winters and climate of northern Michigan, while the Alfalfa is very easily killed out. It is also said that Alfalfa is liable to be crowded out by the June grass, sorrell and other weeds. At the Michigan State experiments, no difficulty of this nature has been noticed with Sand Lucerne.
CULTURE.
Sow at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre. The ground should be carefully prepared early in the spring, by thorough deep plowing, followed by the roller, unless the ground is a clay loam, or clay. Follow up with a harrow sufficiently to prepare a good seed bed as for wheat or corn, The seed should then be sown early enough in the spring, say about May Ist to 15th, to give it the benefit of spring moisture. In harvesting the crop, care must be taken to cut as soon as the blossoms appear or the plants might get to mature and thus become waody and valueless.
PRICES.
Postpaid per 1b., 35 cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, per Ib., 35 cts.; peck, $3.25; bu., $11.75; 100 lbs., $18.50.
Certain Seed Dealers are offering Sand Lucerne at such
W ARN | N G: a ridiculous low figure that we doubt the genuineness
. of the Seed, in fact, we are convinced it is not genuine,
for when one of them was asked to guarantee his Seed to be true to name, he
positively refused and had no excuse to offer for doing so. This we think is ample
proof that he was offering ordinary Alfalfa for genuine Seed, as the Seed of both looks almost alike.
FOR ,TURHESTAN ALFALFA'SEE PAGE 494.
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plant in hills three feet apart, and the rows two feet apart.
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We desire to call particular attention of our friends and patrons to the follow- ing List of Vegetable Seeds, which will be found to embrace all the leading and most popular varieties in cultivation.
We exercise the greatest care in the selec: tion of our stocks of Vegetable Seeds, dis- ee ~ carding all varieties that in our experience SS ap! have proved unworthy of cultivation.
All our Vegetable Seeds are true to name, and their germinating qualities hav-
Our prices include postage on Vegetable Seedsin packets, ounces, % 1b. and pounds. If the purchaser will pay the freight charges, 10c per pound may be deducted from the prepaid prices _herein offered. _On Beans, Peas, Corn and Onion Sets, we give both prepaid charges and not pre- paid charges, Purchasers will please notice.
$1.00 $1.30
. Cash Discounts 2.00 5700 legate ox racxers ano ocxees | GIGIOMGIS SANGIN 2:22 MOY SELRGT. 4:29 emi, ON ALL OUR SEEDS. 5.00 7.00) Ounces.
ASPARAGUS.
German—Spargel. French—Asperge. Spanish—HEsparragoe.
To grow plants from seed, sow in drills about 1 inch deep, in rows a foot apart. Keep the soil mellow and free from weeds during the summer, “thin out,”’ and the following spring the plants may be set out in beds six feet wide, with a path two feet wide on each side; set the plants about a-foot apart each way, four inehes below the surface. The deeper the soil and the more manure used, the greater the crop. Annually, after the first cutting, the bed should be given a liberal top dressing of manure, ashes and salt, which should be well cultivated into soil. As soon as the tops turn yellow in the fall they should be cut and removed from the beds, and just before winter cover the beds with 4 inches of coarse, strawy manure or leaves, which should be removed in the spring. A bed of 6x60 feet is ample for an ordinary family, and when well estab- lished is good for twenty years.
One ounce of seed sows 60 feet of drill, About 400 plants to the ounce. : :
Connover’s Colossal, The most approved and standard sort. Pkt., de; 0Z., 10e; % Ib., 20c; 1 Ib., 50c.
Giant Argentenuil. The largest variety. Pkt., 5c; 0z., lic; % ID.,
30c; 1 lb., $1.00. : Of southern origin; a bright green color. Pkt., 5c; 0z.,
Artichokes.
Palmetto. 10c; % Ib-, 25e; 1 Ib., Tdc. ARTICHOKE.
German—Artischoke. French—Artichaut. Sow in April in hot bed or boxes, and when the ground is ready trans-
Large Green Globe. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 30c;
: The standard variety. ¥ Ib., 80c; 1 Ib., $3.00.
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Giant Azvgenteuil Asparagus.
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Begin sowing the Dwarf or Bush varieties the first week in May, if the ground is in fit condition, For suc- cessive crops sowings may be made every two or three weeks, until the first of July. Sow thinly in driils from 2 to 3 inches deep, and from 18 inches to 2 feet apart. If the so*l is rather poor, the former depth will suffice;
‘f rich, the latter, One quart to 100 feet of drill; 2 bushels to the acre in drills. Dwarf Wax Podded Varieties.
Currie’s Rust Proof Golden Wax.—Black seeds, golden yellow pods; fleshy, tender and very productive. Prepaid, Pkt., 5c; ee qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., BD. 0.
Golden Wax. Very early, round golden pods. Prepaid, pkt., ae pt, 23¢c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25c; pk, $1.50; bu. o.5
Bismarck Black Wax. A grand bean, early and productive. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 25c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.00.
Black Wax or Butter. Pods round and stringless, and of. fine quality. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 25c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20ce; qt. ,380c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.00.
White Wax. Ilat yellow pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 23c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢c; qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
Flageolet Red Wax. Flat, yellow, large and stringless pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 23c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25c: pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50. ,
White Kidney Wax. Long, flat and pure white pods. Pre- | paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 28c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
Yosemite Mammoth Wax. The largest podded of all beans. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 385c; qt., 50c. Not prepaid, pt., qt., 35¢; pk., $2.00; bu., $7.50.
Green Podded Varieties.
Best of All. WParly and of good quality; round, green, fleshy pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cets.; pt., 23 ects.; qt., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 ets.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Round Early Yellow Six Weeks. Very prolific; pods neither flat nor round. Prepaid, pkt., 5 ets.; pt., 238 ets.; qt., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., 15 ets.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.25.
Long Early Yellow Six Weeks. The leading mar- ket sort; flat green pods. Prepaid, pkt., 5 ets.; pt., 28 cets.; qt., 40 ets. Not pre- paid, pt., 15 ets.; qt., 25 ets.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.25.
Early China. Early and continues long in _ bearing. Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 231. cts.; qt., 40 ets. Not pre- paid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 ets.;' peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Refugee, Extra Early. -®& Has all the superior qualities +¥ of the famous Refugee, and G@ is two weeks earlier. Pre-| paid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 23 cts.;
wax 25e;
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Guurie’s Rust Proof Golden Wax.
qt., 40 ets. Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.3 qt.,-25° -ets.; peck, - ee $1.25; bu., $4.50. \
bu. $4.75.
Canada Wonder. has a red color. gs, 290; pk., $1.25: bu. $4.50,
efugee. tender. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; 20¢c; pk., $1.25; bu., $4.50.
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Dwarf Cranberry or Horticultural., Late_.and productive. | paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 23¢c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 25¢c; pk., $1.40; = :
Long pods; very productive. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 23e; qt., 40c.
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Green Podded Varieties. :
Improved Red Valen- tine. A favorite with mar- ket gardeners. Prepaid, pkt., 5 ¢cts.: pt.. 23 cts.; qt., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50. -
Karly Mohawk. Long, flat straight pods, very hardy.
Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.: pt. 28 |
cts.; qt., 40 cts. Not prepaid, © pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 cts.; peck, |) $1.25; bu., $4.25.
Emperor William. [FHar- liest and largest of snap beans; pods flat..- - Prepaid, pkt., 3 cts:;: ‘pte 23) cts: at., 40 cts. Not prepaid, pt., 15 cts.; qt., 25 ets.; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Pride of Newton. Early © and productive; light green, flat pods. Prepaid, pkt., cts.; pt., 23 cts.; qt., 40 cts.; Not prepaid, pt., 15¢.; qt.,
25 ets.; peck, $1.40; bu., $4.90. E Good, |
White Marrow. either as a string or as a shell — . Prepaid, pkt., 5 cts.; pt., 23 cts.; qt., 40 cts.
Pre- |
Seed when ripe,
Late, or 1000 to 1. A main crop bean, productive and |. pt., 23c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., loc, qt., af
Not prepaid, pt. loc; — |
BEANS—English or Broad. German—Garten- oder Sau-bohne. French—Feve de Marais.
Plant early in spring in rows about 4 feet apart, sow 4 inches apart in the row and 2 inches deep. As soon as the lower poas are set, pinch off the plant to insure well filled pods. Perfectly uardy. : jie
Broad Windsor. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 28c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, || pt., 20e; qt., 30c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.25. e
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BUSH LIMA VARIETIES.
Burpee’s Bush Lima.—A dwarf or bush form of the true large Lima which is of great value. They are of perfect bush form, growing 18 to 20 inches high, of stout and erect growth, yet branching and vigorous. An immense yielder, each bush bearing from 50 to 200 handsome large pods, well filled with very large beans of luscious flavor. Does not always mature dry shelled beans in this latitude, but you are sure of a good crop of green ones. Prepaid, pkt., 5c, pt. 28c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $2.00, bu. $7.00. ;
Henderson’s Bush Lima.—Earliest and most productive of all the bush Limas. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28c, qt. 45¢c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75.
For Field Beans, see page 40.
RUNNING OR POLE BEANS.
Succeed best in sandy loam, which should be liberally enriched with manure. Form hills from three to four feet apart, plant five or six beans in a hill, about two inches deep, leaving space in the center for the pole. One quart makes from 100 to 200 hills, according to the size of beans. Hight to twelve quarts plant an acre,
S te 4 Me a = Burpee’s Bush Lima.
POLE GREEN PODDED
BOLE Line VARILIILS. >, 2 VARIETIES.
Extra Early Lima. Earliest of Pole | Limas. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28c, qt. 45c. ;
Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck, $2.00, bu. $7.00. ; _ Large White Lima. Ripens 90) days after germination. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. | 28e, qt. 45e. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, : peck, $1.75; bu. $6.25. . King of the Garden Lima. Largest | of the Limas in pod and bean. Prepaid, Sr ‘|. pkt. 5c, pt. 28e, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. ro 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75. Small White or Sieva Lima. Small beans but very productive. Prepaid, pkt. : 5e, pt. 28c, qt. 45¢. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, | qt. 80ce, peck $1.85, bu. $6.50.
POLE WAX PODDED VARIETIES.
Black German Wax Pole. Well known yellow podded variety. Prepaid, | pkt. de, pt. 28¢, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. ‘| 20e, qt. 30e, peck $1.90, bu. $6.75.
Mont d@’Or or Golden Cluster. | Ripens ten days later than the Bush Gold- | en Wax. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28¢, qt. 45c. || Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $2.00, bu. $7.00.
Horticultural or Cranberry. Can be used as a shell or snap bean. Prepaid, pkt. de, pt. 28c, qt. 45¢. Not prepaid, pt. 20e, qt. 80c, peck $1.50, bu. $5.50.
pods, and can be used as a shell or snap y bean. Prepaid, pkt. 5ec, pt. 28c¢, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c; peck $1.75,
bu. $6.00.
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Lazy Wife. Late beans, white, pods long and green. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28c, qt. 45ce. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.75.
Searlet Runner. Ornamental as well as edible. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.50.
White Dutch Runner. Same as Sear- let Runner, excepting color. Prepaid, pkt. ae, pt. 28c, qt. 45c. Not Prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 380c, peck $1.75, bu. $6.50.
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Home- stead. A very early green podded va- riety, entirely stringless. Prepaid, pkt. dc, pt. 28c, qt. 45c. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 380c, peck $2.00, bu. $7.50.
Golden Andalusia. Beans white and round, productive. Prepaid, pkt. 5c, pt. 28e, qt. 4oce. Not prepaid, pt. 20c, qt. 30c,
Duteh Caseknife. Long flat green peck $1.75, bu. $6.50
Pole Beans.
BROCCOLI,
German—Spargel Kohl. French—Chou Brocoli. Spanish—Broculi.
_- Sow thinly in seed beds about the middle of Spring, and trans- plant and cultivate the same as cabbage. Produces heads very nearly like Cauliflower, but more hardy. ;
J Purple Cape. Best adapted to our climate. Pkt. 5 i) % Ib. $1.00, 1 Ib. $3.50, ee rate e
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. |
- German—Sprossen Kohl. French—Chou de Bruxelies.
a Spanish—Bretones de Bruselas. if | This is one of the most delicious of all vegetables, and of easy
,) growth, but is not so well known in America as it deserves. Pro- ‘} duces on the stem small heads resembling miniature cabbages. ) The sprouts are used as greens and become tender when touched 4) by the frost. Sow in May and manage as winter cabbage. In -} the fall the leaves should be broken down so that the little ecab- ) bages will have more room to grow.
D Dwarf Improved.—Compact heads of fine quality. Pkt. ff) dc, 02. 10c, % Ib. 35c, 1 Ib. $1.25. r “4
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Early Blood Turnip. Eclipse. Dewings. Egyptian. German—Salatrube. French—Betterave. Spanish—Remolacha. -
Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked ( to 6 lbs. to the acre), and
every two weeks after for a succession, up to the first week of July. For general crop, sow
about the middle of May. ‘The soil should be light, sandy loam, well enriched with stable
manure, and plowed and harrowed until very fine. Sow in drills 1 foot to 15 inches apart,
and when well up, thin from 4 to 6 inches, The young Beets pulled out of the row are ex-
cellent, used as Spinach, Extra Early Egyptian Turnip. The earliest, Half Long Blood. An entirely distinct variety, growing about half as long as the Long Blood, but
and excellent in quality. Deep crimson in color. Pkt., ( thicker than that sort. The-color is dark blood red,
3 cts.;-0z., 10: cts.; %4 Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib.; 55 cts.
Eelipse. A new and yaluable variety, of fine qual- ity, coming in almost as early as Egyptian. It is highly esteemed for its richness of color. Pkt., 3 ets.; 0z.,° 10 ets: 3-1- Ibs. 55 cts.
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Edmond’s Early. An early variety of superior quality, grows very uniform in size, with a single tap- root, color deep blood red. Pkt., 8 ects.; oz., 10 ects.; ¥%, ib., 20 ets.; 1 lb., 55 cts.
Dewing’s Improved Blood Turnip. Very de- sirable for marketing; of fine form and color, very aes Pkt., 3 cts., .07zi, 20 cts:;: %Yvibs: 15scts- ib 50 cts.
Early Blood Turnip. A favorite early variety.
and the fiesh is delightfully crisp and tender at all stages of its growth. It comes in soon after the early Turnip sorts, and never becomes coarse or woody, even if left in the ground until late in the fall, We econ- sider it the best Beet for winter use. Pkt., 3 ets.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 €ts., 1 Ib., 60 cts.
Long Smooth Biocod Red. An improvement on the common Long Blood. A valuable late sort. Pkt., 3 cts.;-0z., 10 cts.;.44 1b.; 15 cts.; 1 Ib., 50 ets: :
Swiss Chard, Silver or Sea-Kale Beet. For the leaves alone this variety is grown. These with the mid-rib removed, are cooked and used as’ Aspara- ae Pkt., 3 icts.; oz., 10 cts.;.% Ib., 15 ets.; 1 db,
Ss. For Sugar Beet and Mangel Wurzel, see Farm
Pkt., 3 cts.; 0z., 10 ets.; % Ib., 15 ets.; 1 Ib., 50 cts. Seed Pages 38S and 389.
CAULIFLOWER.
German—Blumenkohl. Freneh—Choufleur. Spanish—Colifior.
Sow Seed in the hot-bed in January or February and transplant the plants two or three inches apart in boxes, or in the soil of another hot-bed, until such time as they are safe to be planted in the open ground, which in this latitude is usually from the 15th of March to the 10th of April. Set the plants 2 feet by 15 inches apart. If properly hardened off, they are seldom injured by being planted out too early. When heading, tie the outside leaves loosely over the head to protect it from the sun. Water plentifully in dry weather. One
ounce of seed gives 1,500 to 2,000 plants.
Wernich’s Earliest Snowball. The Sort for Market Gardeners to Use. Wernich’s Early Snowball Cauliflower is of dwarf, compact habit. Almost every plant will make a large head of pure white color, and of the best quality. Not only is this the best early variety, but it is superior to all others for fal use. Pkt., 25 cts.; % oz., $1.35; 0z., $2.50; 4, |b., $7.50.
Henderson’s Early Snowball. This very superior strain is noted for producing early plants of dwarf habit, short, compact growth, and uniform shape. It is extremely
hardy and one of the surest to make a solid head. Pkt., 25 cts.3; % 0z.,. $1.25; oz:, $2.25; % Ib., $00. Wernich’s Selected Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. The
earliest of the earlies. Very dwarf, small leaved; can be
planted twenty inches apart and forced. Makes a fine firm¢@ head, of snowy whiteness tender and of delightful flavor.
Pkt., 20 cts.; % oz., $1.35; oz., $2.50; 4% Ib., $8.00.
Early London. Where extreme earliness is not essen- tial this will be found one of the best. Pkt., 5 cts.; 1% oz, 30 cts.; 0z., 50 cts.; % Ib., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.50.
Autumn Giant. A late variety, vigorous habit. Pkt., 5 cts.; 4% 0z., 80 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; %4 Ib., $1.75; 1 lb., $6.75.
We deliver ali Seeds offered on this page free at prices quoted to any Postofiice in the United States,
Wernich’s Earliest Snowball.
Main Crop Varieties. ALL HEAD EARLY.
he most profitable Early Cabbage for market gard-
The best all-the-year round Cabbage
eners. for the home garden,
Heads flat, deep, and solid: firm and tender; valuable also for late; seeds sown’in July and set out in August will make fine heads. Largely planted by market gardeners. Nearly 10,000 can be grown on an acre, and nearly every one will produce a head. Pkt. 5 ets.; 0z., 25 cts.; % Ib., 75 ets.; Ib., ‘$2.75.
Early York. An old fa- vorite. Heads small, heart shaped and firm. Almost cer- tain to head and is a’ good shipping sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; % Ib., 40 ets.; Ib., $1.50,
Early Winningstadt. Heads large, conical; leaves bright, glossy green. Valu- able not only for early use but for winter cabbage. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 35 ets.; Ib., $1.25.
Early Flat Dutch. A standard second early variety. Eat. D. cts.;,0z., 15° cts:; % 2 Ib., 40 cts.; lb. $1.50.
Fottier’s Brunswick. Short stem. We have a superior strain of this seed which brings large, flat, solid heads of excellent quality. Stem very short. A sure header and good shipper. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 15 cts.; % lb., 40 ets.; Ib., $1.50.
Early Summer. Comes in about ten days later than Wakefield, having much larger heads. Unexcelled for market garden and good for home use. Pkt. 5 ets.; 0z., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib.,
Jacob Giefer, Iowa. March ist, 1901. nich’s Cabbage Seed cannot be beat.
SURE HEAD.
This famous Cabbage is most appropriately named for it can be relied upon with certainty to head even under unfavorable circumstances. The heads are large, very hard, firm, fife in texture, and sweet flavored. It is a late variety, keeps well, is good for shipping and is a favorite sort with market gardeners and for home use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 cts.; Ib., $2.00.
J. M. Cromwell. March 24th, ’02. I want Surehead and Luxemburg Cabbage Seed, same as last year. Best Seed I ever had.
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CABBAGE.
German—Kopf Kohl. Freneh—Choux Poermes. Spanish—Repollo.
For early use, sow seeds of the early kinds in the hot-beds or in a box in the house the last of January or early in February, and transplant them: in the open ground in April, in rows two feet apart, and eighteen inches between the plants in the row; or sow a bed of seed outside as soon as the soil can be worked, if you do not care for real early cabbage. These may be transplanted in about four weeks. For second early cabbage, sow in April and transplant in May. fF or late cabbage, sow in May and transplant in July, in rows three feet apart and two feet between the plants in the row. One ounce of seed produces about 2,500 plants. Tour ounces grow enough plants to set an acre.
Early Varieties.
Wernich’s Three “‘E’’ or Extra Early Eureka. See Novelties, Page 2.
WERNICH’S EARLIEST OF ALL.
Heads the list as the earliest Cabbage in cultivation, maturing in from 80 to 85 days from sowing the seed. It has but a few outer leaves, almost every plant forms a small conical head of a yellowish green color. In quality it is the best. Desirable for early market or home use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 ets.; 4% lb., 40 cts.; Ib., 15 ets.
Early Jersey Wake-- field. Select Stock. Long recognized as the best earliest marketable cabbage. Medium in size, in shape pyramidal with a pointed peak. Hardy plants ean be wintered in cold frames. Is a reliable, certain header and one of the most profitable cabbages for the market gardener. Our strain of seed is of superior quality. PEt) Oo -ets.;. 0m; 25 cis yy iD. “és Cts, 5 Tht S250.
Eclipse. One of the earli- est of the large cabbages. Heads very uniform in size with very few leaves, remark- ably -solid and very tender. Stem, very short; color, dark Sreeny) Pk, 3 Gtsis OZ 2p cts.; %4 Ib., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.50.
Early Market. A favor- ite with Milwaukee garden- ers. A desirable variety of excellent quality; tender, and very mild flavor when cooked. Pkt., “5: ets.; oz, 25 etes
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CABBAGE!
LATE VARIETIES. WERNICH’S HOLLAND OR DANISH BALLHEAD.
The best Cabbage for Early Spring Sales. This entirely distinct variety comes from Denmark. It has been cultivated in America for five or six years and has proved-a very desirable winter cabbage both on ac- count of its uniformity in heading and from its extreme- ly hard, solid head, which gives it superior keeping quali- ties. The heads are nearly round, almost as deep as they are wide. Color, blue green. The hard heads keep excellently when buried and present an attractive ap- pearance when offered in the spring market. It has been thoroughly tested and may be relied upon to meet every claim made for it. Pkt., 5c; oz., 30c; % Ilb., $1.00; Ib.,
Saeko st THE LUPTON. A New Winter Variety.
This variety originated with one of the largest Cab- bage seed growers of Long Island, whose name it bears, and we recommend it for the following points: The heads are particularly large im proportion to the plant, which is a strong grower, but does not spread out much. The stalk is rather short and color is a rich green; it is one of the best keepers and comes out in the Spring bright and fresh. It is more uniform and heads better than other late varieties. Pkt., 5cts.; oz., 20 ets.; 4 lb., 60 cts.; 1 1b., $2.00.
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Drumbhead. ~This makes a very
. : hard head of good size,
Excellent winter yari- Se eeaeiinrnaay weight. ety with a _ broad, flat and is remarkable for or round head, very its keeping qualities. It compact and solid short igch: crandesort for lates stump, tender and good spring chlese sfora:arter flavored, an _ exeellent many :kinds eae gone it Keeper. Pkt. 5 cts.; retains its bright gréen OZ 19) Cts. 4 al 30 color. As a shipper it ranks with the best. As a yielder it cannot be
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EB view of top o ead. Premium Flat One of the most prof- Dutch. itable to grow, garden-
ers invariably realize high prices for this variety. -Pkt.2 10 cts; 0z., 25 cts.; 44 Ib.,* 90 cts:;-_Ib.;,- $2. Ta:
All Seasons.
Much grown by mar- ket gardeners and is al- so an excellent variety for home use. Remark- able for its ability to stand hot sun and dry weather. Makes solid, hard ea o ee
$e : as EE Sis size. t is bo an ee ae ib eee early and late variety, iba: $1955. ee ; and is most appro-
=, pl. io. priately named. Pkt., y poy er sins 5 cts.; 024. 20 ects5 % ib:., .60-cts. > 1b.,. $2300,
RED LEAVED CABBAGES.,
Early Blood-Red Erfurt. Earlier and smatier than the large red; valuable for pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15° cts.; % 1b.; ‘50. cts: 3b Si . To.
Large Red Dutch. By far the best, largest and surest heading red cabbage. Color, deep rich red, Many successful market gardeners choose this for their entire crop of red cabbage, pronouncing it the best of all. Pkt:,-5 @ts-r oz. ;-15 266s: Ye 1b: (50° Cts. + piesa lara.
Mammoth Rock Red. A splendid large growing Red Cabbage; heads have frequently been grown to 12 lbs. each. Color deep red through to center of head. An excellent sort, and a sure header. -Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 20 Ccts.; % 1b., 70 cts.; Eth, $2250, ;
SAVOY CABBAGES.
American Drumhead Savoy. The best of its class for home use or market. Heads large, solid and compact. Has rich, sweet flavor of the eauliflower when cooked. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % Ib,, 50 cts.; Ib.; $k. 75.
Early Dwarf Ulm Savoy. Heads medium size, round and solid; leaves deep green and finely wrinkled. Pkt.,-5 ets.;-02z.; 20 cts/3 44 1b:,50: cts:3 lbs oo
A low growing vari- ety, heads large, bluish green, round, solid broad and flat on the top; an excellent fall and winter variety, and a good keeper. It is a sure header. Our stock has been grown from carefully selected heads and we consider it superior to any other strain of Flat Dutch Cabbage on the market.
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German—Molhren. French—Carotte. Spanish—Zanahoria. : The Carrot, like other root crops, flourishes best in a well enriched sandy soil, deeply tilled, and if plowed the fall before, all the better. Should be sown in early spring in drills from 15 to 18 inches apart, finally thinning plants to about three or four inches apart in the drill; keep clean by frequent hoeing and weeding. If neglected, the young plants are easily smothered, and your crop is lost. The seed is slow to germinate, and if sown early or on mmoist soil, half an inch is deep enough to cover the seed. One ounce sows 150 feet of grow. Four pounds will sow an acre. Wernich’s Improved Danvers. For description see Novelties Page 2. 5 Early Freneh Forcing. Tender and fine for early and late crops and frames. Pkt., mim CUS. 2025, 10 -ets.*- 4 Ib.Ae25 cts. 2k Ib. 85. cts. q Early Searlet Horn. Very thick rocts and short in form. Pkt., 3 cts.: 0z., 10 cts.; Te Tye 2 CRS. st Des TO SEES. : Halfiong Nantes. Stump-rooted. <A leading market sort. Pkt.. 5 cts.: 0z., 10 cts.; 4 1b., 20 ets.: Ib., Toe Halfionge Danvers. Thick, of good quality and very productive. Vkt., 3 ects.: oz., 10¢: 4 Ib., 25c;-1b., 85e. Chantenay. Resembles the Halflong in appearance, but larger. Vkt., 5c; 0z., 10c: %4 Ib., 25c; Ib., 85e. Oxheart or Guerande. Short thick roots, sometimes measuring more in width than in length. Pkt., 5c; 02: dees 2oc:; A Ib... Tac : Long Orange, Improved. Best for stock-feeding. VPkt., 3c: oz... 10c: \% Ib., 20c¢: 1 Ib., 65¢e. Long White Belgian. Very large and mostly used for stock. VPkt., 3¢: 0z., 10¢:-4%4 lb., 20e; 1 Ib., 55¢e. Mastodon. Largest in size, largest in yield. Often measures 15 to 20 inches in circumference. Not recom- mended for table use but is an excellent Carrot for feeding stock. Vkt., 3c: oz., 10c: 14 Ib., 30¢; 1 Ib., 90c.
CELERY. Ca, 4d
German—Selleric. French—Celeri. Spanish—Apio. Little of the seed is now sown in hot-beds, but is sown in ¢
a cold frame, or even out in open air, early in April, and in ¥” June and July is transplanted where it is intended to mature. The young plants, before transplanting, should be clipped down
. partially two or three times to promote stubby growth. On
the ground, previously thoroughly enriched and cultivated. lay
out lines three feet apart on the surface, not in trenches, as used to be planted. Set the plants in these rows about six inches apart. Cultivate frequently until the middle_of August.
White Plume. Unlike most varieties, this one does not require to be earthed up, but if only loosely tied, a few hand- fuls of earth brought close together, all the inner leaves or thin stalks will turn white. Pkt., 5c: 0z., 20c; 44 Ib., 60c¢; 11b., $1.75.
Pink Plume. Resembles the White Plume, excepting that the stalks are tinged with pink. Pkt., 5c; 0oz., 25¢: \% Ib.,
i Sertoe; 1 Ib., $2.50.
: Golden Self-Blanching. Like the White Plume, this Celery requires yery. little earthing up, and in many other re- spects it is similar to that favorite sort, differing, however, in color, which is yellowish, the heart being large and solid and of a goiden hue, Pkt., 5c: 0z., 25¢: 14 Ib., T5c¢: 1 Ib., $2.50.
Giant Paseal. A selection from the famous Golden Self- Blanching. It produces broad and thick, solid stalks of hand- some appearance, which are entirely stringless, crisp and ten- der, and of a delicious, nutty fiavor, and is absolutely free from any bitter taste. It requires but little earthing up, bleaches rapidly.< PRt., de; 02.;°20c; %4 Ib., 40c: 1 lb.. $1.50.
Golden Self-Blanching Celery.
New Rose. Very crisp and of good flayor. Pkt., 5EGLs.; oz., 25 ets.; Yeib:, 60 ets.; 1 Ib., $2.00.
Crawford's Half Dwarf. Of vigorous growth and of ex- cellent flavor. Pkt., 5: ets.; 0z., 20 cts.; ™% I|b., 50° ets.; 2 Ib., $1.50,
CELERIAC.
or Turnip Rooted Celery. German—Knollen-Sellerie. French— Celeraic-Rave. Spanish—Apio-Napo. A yariety of celery having tursip-shaped roots, which, when cooked, sliced and used with vinegar, makes an excellent salad. It is more hardy and may be treated same as Celery.
Large Erturt. Pkt., 5 cts.: 0z., 15 cts.; 4% Ib., 40 cts.; 1 lb., $1.25.
Large Smooth Prague. Extra Select. In our extra select stock we claim to have got the finest strain of Root Celery it is possible to produce. ‘The bulbs are globe-shaped, large, smooth, and are entirely free from side roots. Pkt.,:
Giant Prague Celeriac, o cts.; 9Z., 25 cts.; % Ib., Td cts.; 1 Ib., $2.50.
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SWEET COmRM.
German—Welschkorn. French—Mais. Spanish—Maiz.
For Field Corn, see pages 30, 31 and 32, Farm Seeds Department. aS
Sow in rows four and a half feet apart, or plant in hills, if in rich soil, a distance of about four feet each way. If the soil is poor and the variety dwarf, the distance apart may be lessened. Begin planting in May and continue until the last week in July. One quart to 200 hills; 8 to 10 quarts to the acre, in hills.
Kirst of All. Corn is ready for the table from three days to a week earlier than the Cory, making it very desirable not only for family gardens, but extremely valuable to grow for market, where the earliest corn always brings by far the highest prices. The ears are of medium size, well filled with large grains to the tip. Many of the ears contain ten or twelve rows. In habit of growth it is rather dwarfer than the Cory, although similar in appearance, but superior in quality, tender and sweet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt., 15¢e; qt., 20c; peck, $1.00; bu., $3.50. 3 : :
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th Extra Early Adams. Very early, but more of the quality of : field than of sweet corn. It is, however, the standard extra early variety in the south, and can be depended upon to give a crop there when most other sorts fail. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt, 30c; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15; peck., 75c; bu., $2.50. ‘
Karly Cory (Red Cob). Recognized throughout the United States as the standard early Sweet Corn. Ears eight-rowed, with red cob and broad light pink grains. A profitable sort to grow for early market. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt., -25¢e; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢e; peck, 80c; bu., $3.00.
Early Minnesota. An old but most excellent variety both for market and home use. Ears fair size and uniform, eight-rowed, kernels tender and sweet; color white. Nearly as early as Cory. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt.; 15; qt;. 20c; peck, 85c; bu., $3.00.
Perry’s Hybrid. Nearly as early as Minnesota, with large ears, twelve to fourteen rowed, averaging two ears to a Stalk. Kernels large, cooking white and tender. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 830c; not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; peck, 85c; bu., $3.00.
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Concord. Of strong growth, ears large and well filled; medium late. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15c; qt., 25c; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢c; peck, 85c; bu., $3.00.
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Country Gentleman. An excellent Corn for family use. The ears are a good size with a small cob, and very deep, clear white kernels, tender and sweet. It is very productive, many of the sh stalks bearing three or four ears. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt.,.20c; qt., } 30c; not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; peck, 85c; bu., $3.00. TOME
Black Mexican. Although the ripe grain is black or blue-black in color, the eorn, when in condition for table cooks almost white. It is very sweet and tender. Once tried in the family garden, it is sure to be con- tinued. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20c; qt., 80c; not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; peck, 85c; bu., $3.00.
Stowell’s Evergreen. A favorite with gardeners and canners. Planted at the same time with earlier kinds it will keep ue. mare es until October. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 15e; qt., 25c; not prepaid, pt., 10¢e;
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Ciamunoth Sugar. Ripens a little later than the Evergreen. Large ears. Kernels fiat. Largely used by ean au market gardeners. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 20ce; qt., 30c; not prepaid, pt., 15c; qt., 20c; peck, 85¢e; bu., $3.00.
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Gatien! “The young leaves are used in soups and eet high and the large ears are produced in. abundance.
salads. Sow in May in drills half an inch deep. 1 oz. ts quality and handsome appearance when popped are
to 100 feet of drill 1 foot apart. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; % very noticeable. It pops perfectly white, and a single
lb., 25¢; 1 lb., 75e kernel will expand to a diameter of nearly one inch. *9 ; Ep : Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 18c; qt., 35¢c; not prepaid, pt.,
10¢; qt., 20c; peck, 80¢; bu., $2.75.
Silver Lace Pop Corn. It suckers so that a single kernel will produce 3 or 4 stalks. ‘The ears are very handsome, 5 to 6 in. in length, with 16 rows well filled out to the end with smooth round, metallic white grains. Prepaid, pkt., 5¢e; pt., 18c; qt., 385¢; not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 20c; peck, 80c; bu., $2.75.
CORN SALAD OR FETICUS.
German—Stecksalat. Wrench—Mache. Spanish—Macha o Valerianilla, 1 ounce to 35 feet of row.
It is used during the winter and early spring as a substitute for Let- tuece. Seeds may be sown in Au- gust or September, in shallow drills, and protected in cold sections by
CHICORY.
German—Cichorienwurzel. French— Cicore Sauvage. Spanish—Achicoria. 1 ounce for 100 feet of drill.
The roots dug in the fall, dried, cut into thin slices, roasted and ground, are used largely as a substitute for Coffee. Seed should be sown thinly in shallow drills early in the spring. When well started thin out to stand two or three inches apart and give good cultivation, so that the roots
may grow as large as possible.
Large-rooted or Coffee. The standard. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 30c; Ib., 90c.
CHIVES.
The tops appear very early in the spring and can be shorn throughout leaves or straw during the winter. te ee py ay panden ehouie Cultivate as Lettuce, contain a few clumps. sy some con- ?. i Been, . sidered indispensable for use in ome- Chicory. Large sete Aner 5c; 0Z., lets. Pkt., 5¢; 1% 0z., 25¢; 0z., 40c. 10c; %& Ib., aD.» “BOG,
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German—Gurke.
manure in each hill.
destroys the vitality of the yine if left to ripen.: One ounce to 50 hills; two pounds to the acre, i e Giant Pera.
‘Cumberland. Se Novelties, page .. Cool and Crisp. Asa Cucumber for slicing, we know of none better. Long and slim, pointed at the
One of the
earliest. Pkt., 5 ets.; 02z.,
Green Prolific. Great bearer of medium sized
lime. -Pkt., 5 cts.; 02.,. 20 oi ys % ib., 50. cts.; Ib.,
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Boston Pickle. A fa- vorite eastern variety of Pt, °5~ Cbs: 5.% oz., 20 cts.; 4 Ib., 50 cts.; ID. S215:
Early Short Green. Productive and good for
ickling. Pkt., 3 cts.; 0z., 20 ets.; 14 Ib., 50 ets.; 1 lb., 50 cts.
Everbearing. Very small, early and produc- tive. A good pickler. Pkt., 5 etal, 0z.,' 20) cts:; 14: Ib; 50 ets.; 1 Ib., $1.60.
Improved Long. Green. Long and crisp; good for Piekiing. Pktis5 ets.; 02., 20.ets.;,% lb., dd ets.;' 1 Ib.,, $1.85.
Improved White Spine, An early sort of fine shape and _ quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; %4
Ib., 50 ects.; 1 Ib., $1.60. West India Gherkin. The smallest cucumber
known and exclusively used for pickling. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % Ib., 50 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.75. .
CRESS OR PEPPER GRASS.
Spanish—
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50 cts.; 1 lb., $1.65 cts.
French—Cresson. Mastuerzo.
A well-known pungent salad; can be used alone or Requires to be sown thickly (covering
very lightly) at frequent intervals, to keep up a suc- cession, as it soon runs to seed.
Curled Garden. Very fine, may be cut two or three times. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 lb., 15 ets.; 1
German—Kresse.
_ Ib., 45 ets.
Upland Cress. It is a hardy perennial, stays green
‘nearly the whole year, and is ready for use before any
other salad in the spring. Sow in April in rows one Teo gt 00: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.50; 1
Water Cress. It is easily grown by planting along margins of pords and streams, where it increases both by spreading of the roots and by seeding. Pkt., 5 cts.;
og., 30 cts.; % Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50.
EGG PLANT.
German—Hierpflanze. French—Aubergine. Berengena.
Sow in a hot-bed the first week in March, and plant out in June, about 214 feet apart. For a small garden a few seeds may be raised in common flower-pots in the house. One ounce to 150 feet of drill.
Improved New York Spineless. Very large and smooth, fine dark color. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; 4% lb., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50. :
Purple Perfection Thornless.
amongst market Gardeners. Very prolific. _ets.; 0Z., 30 cts.; % Ib., 75 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.75.
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‘Plants in hills four feet apart, in well prepared, warm, J The fruit should be picked when large enough, whether they are wanted or not, as it
CHICAGO PICKLING.
Weruicn’s Chicago Pickling.
It is undoubtedly the best cucumber for pickles, and is used almost exclusively by our pickle fac- The fruit is of medium length, pointed at both ends, with large and prominent spines; color deep green; begins to set its fruit when the vines are quite young. Pkt., 5 cts., oz., 20 cts.; % Ib.,
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Mix a shovelful of well-rotted
rich loamy soll. n hills. ian Flesh clear white and very crisp. Pkt., 5 cts.; 02., 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 cts.; 1 lb., $2.00.
Japanese Climbing. Goed for frames or open ground. Can also be trail- ed and makes nice shade where so trailed on ver- andas. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz, 20 cts.; % Ib., 50 cts.
New Goliath. Grows enormously large, from 20 to 25 inches and larger. Grows equally well in frame or outdoors. Every- Z one should try them. Pkt., LH YAN 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % Ib., ROA. ANNAN 50 cts.
HAR African Horned. A climbing variety. One hill will produce enough vines to cover a space 10 feet square. The fruit when ripe is 4 inches in length, is thickly studded with prickly points. Fruit when very young makes good pickles. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 for 25 cts.
English Cucumbers
for Frames.
The following are for growing in hot-beds or houses particularly con- structed for forcing, so that a supply can be fur- nished during the winter months, at which time the prices are very remunera- tive. Sow seeds in Octo- ber, November or Decem- ber, according to the time they are wanted.
Most excellent sort. Pkt., 25 cts. Extensively grown. Pkt., 25
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Model Forcing.
Telegraph Forcing. cts.
ENDIVE.
German—Endivien. French—Chicoree Endive. : ish—Escarola or Endivia.
Sow in June, July and August; cover lightly; when up, thin to eight inches apart, and water well after if dry. When the leaves are six or eight inches long, bleach by gathering in the hand and tying together near the top with yarn or bast. This must be done when quite dry, or they will rot. At the approach of winter, take up carefully, a ball of earth to each plant and place close together in frame or cellar for use. phey mush be kept dry, and have plenty of air, or they will rot.
Green Curled. Standard variety for fall and win- ter crop. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 15 cts.; %4 Ib., 35 ets.; Ib.,
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Peas Broadlieaved. Sweet. For fall or winter. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; % Ib., 35 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.25. GARLIC.
Germanu—Knoblauch. French—Ail. Spanish—Ajo. Wsteemed by many for flavoring soups and stews. Bulbs. Per bulb, 5 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 35 cts.
KALE.
German—Blaetter Kohl. Freneh—Chou Vert. [ Spanish—Breton.
Sow in prepared beds, middle of April to beginning of May, and transplant beginning of June same as Cabbage. All the varieties are very hardy, and are best when touched by frost. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants.
nae eee Bs ag Curled. Very dwarf and of spreading habit. cts, Oy Cts.5 50%, ae 5 ots Lib. caren! 10; ctsrs2 4 b.,. 25
a rown Scoteh. Very hardy. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ilb., 25 cts.; lb., 75 ets. 4 :
Siberian or Winter. Dwarf, hardy and green ae Pkt., 3 cts.; 0z., 10 ets.; % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib.,
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Spanish—Lechuga.
with cold frames, or in the South with leaves or litter, or sow in a hot-bed in early spring: as soon as the ground can be well worked, transplant in good, rich ground, to rows eighteen inches apart, and eight to ten
inches in the rows. rities according to their heat resistance.
if fine, strong heads are desired, sow in drills one-fourth inch deep, eighteen inches apart, and thin, rather than
transplant, to twelve inches apart in rows.
Grand Rapids. As a distinctively forcing lettuce this variety undoubtedly stands at the head of the list: it is largely grown for shipment, and is considered by many the best loose head lettuce for forcing under glass. Leaves medium size, of light, yellowish green color, much crimped and frilled, thin but of very up- right growth; forms a fair size but loose head; crisp, tender and of good quality Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 Ihig=35-ets: 3 b:; S1.20:
Black Seeded Simpson. An excellent forcing ya- riety. In Chicago and otber western cities, this is the most popular and best selling lettuce that can be grown. It differs from the Early Curled Simpsan *: being much lighter in color, the leaves being near'r white and attaining nearly double the size of tha* va riety Pkt., 5 cts.; oz.; 15 cts.; % Ibs 35 ets:; Ib., $1.00.
Prize Head. Plant large, deep greet, so washed with red as often to appear more red than green, form- ing a head of a dense mass of leaves rather than one like a cabbage, and very slow to run to seed; leaves large, nearly round, frilled at the edge and densely blistered. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4% lb., 35 ets.; 1 Ib., $1.00.
Early Curled Silesian. This variety does not
head, but forms a compact, close mass of leaves. PkKt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30 ets.; lb., 90 ets. Pkt., 5 cts. ;
New York. Well known eastern sort. oz:. 15 ets. 44-Ib., 35 cts: > lb., $i. 20:
KOHLRABI.
German—Knoll Kohl. French—Chou Rave. Spanish—Colrabano.
When young and tender, they are fine for table use; when matured, they keep well and are excellent for feeding stock.
Early White Vienna. Handsome and delicate. For forcing. Pkt., 5 cts.;.0z., 20 ets.; 4% Ib., 60 ets.; Tere. &S-
erty Purple Vienna. A good sort, of purple eolor. Vkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 20 ets.; 14 lb., 60 ets.; lb., $2.00.
Large Green. Forms a large ball. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30 ets.; Ib., $1.00.
LEEK. German—Poree oder Lauch. French—Poireau. Spanish—Puerro. ;
Sow early in spring, and when plants are three or four inches high, thin to eight inches apart. Hoe the earth well up to the stalk to blanch it. One ounce to 100 feet of drill.
American Flag. Popular market sort, hardy. Pkt., 5. Cts.2 07... s5eets.;. 14 lbs, 40. cts.; db:, ste 25.
Large Carentan. A superior sort; dark leaves, very “hardy. 2 Pkt.,.5 cts.; oz.; 15 cts.; 44.1b,, 40 cts.; TDs5 onl. So6
One ounce of seed makes 2,000 plants.
Ieeberg. (New). Of beautiful appearance and ex- cellent quality; leaves green, slightly tinged with red at the edge; heads good size. Pkt., 5 ets.: oz., 10 cts.; Y% \b., 380 cts.; 1 Ib., $1.00.
St. Louis Butter. This is a great favorite with Chicago gardeners, owing to its solidity, crispness and good flavor. It withstands the summer heat extremely well and is slow to run to seed. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 ets.; % lb., 30 ets.; Ib., $1.00.
Silver Ball. An all year round lettuce of excellent qualities; good for early spring, summer or winter forcing; silver white solid heads with beautiful curled leaves. $1.00.
St. Louis Forcing. This is the leading forcing
yariety with the St. Louis Market Gardeners. The best ~
for forcing or early planting out doors. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz.. 20 ets.; % Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.50.
Hanson. Heads very large, solid, tender, crisp and of fine flavor. Pkt., 5 ets.: oz., 15 cts.; % Ib., 35 ets.; Ib., $1.00.
Yellow Seeded Butter. <A valuable variety for late spring or summer planting, as it will stand the heat better than most sorts, and is slow to go to seed. Its large, solid, yellow heads are very crisp and tender, Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 15 cts.; % Ib., 35 cts.; Ib., $1.20.
Stubbornhead. Solid heads, crisp and hardy. Pkt. 5 ets.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 30 ets.; Ib., $1.00.
Wernich’s Private Stock. See Novelties, Page 2.
MANGO MELON.
(Vegetable Vine Peach.)
They are excellent for preserves or sweet pickles, and when fully ripe, are considered a delicacy sliced raw and served with sugar. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 ets.; YY, Ib., 40 ets.; Ib., $1.25.
GARDEN LEMON.
Resembles Vine’ Peach, only smaller. Used for pickling. Also a good food for hogs, tending to keep them in a healthy condition. Pkt., 10 cts.; 3 for 25 ets.
MARTYNIA.
Sow in May, in the open ground, three feet apart in each direction, where the plants are to remain; or, the seed may be sown in a hot-bed, and the seedlings after- ward transplanted. Pick when small and tender, and preserve the same as cucumbers.
Proboscidea. Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 30 cts.; 4% Ib., $1.00; Ib., $3.00.
Pkt., 5: ets: 0z.,_ 10.cts5-4 1b35-30sets
It stands the hot sun and drought. —
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ripen earlier and increase the size of the fruit. Melons may be forced like cucumbers, and the practice is grow-
The Banquet. Beautifully netted,. medium size, Princess. Large, green skin, yellow flesh, early flesh rich salmon. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4 Ib., 30 and productive. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z.; 15 ets.: 4 lb., 40 ets.: cts.; Ib., $1.00. Ib., 51.30.
Netted Gem. Flesh green, size uniform, shape Osage. One of the best varieties for market oval. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 15 cts.; %4 lb-, 40 ets.; Ib., $1.25. gardeners. _Pkt., 5 cts.; oz, 15 ets.: 4% Ib., 40 ets.:
Green Citron. A large melon of fine flavor, often BD: ant 25. weighing 12 Ibs. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 30 Winter Pineapple. An extraordinary melon, whic ets.; Ib., $1.00. : can be kept in splendid condition for months after
- Extra Early Hackensack. One of the earliest harvesting; late. and of fine flavor. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; 4 Ib., 40 Pkt., 5 ects.; 07, 15 ets: tbs $1.25: PtUS.: 24. Ibs50 Cts: : : — Tip Top. Pos- Ib... $1.25.
RK sesses all good qual- Shumway’s ities and very early. Giant. One of the
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Yellow Seeded Butter I ever sowed. Send | Lettuce “beats all.’’ German—Wasser Melone. Freneh—Melon d’Eau. Catalogue for 1903.
Spanish— Sandia.
_ A light, sandy soil, with good exposure to the sun, is the best for Watermelons. It should be prepared deep, but receive shallow cultivation. Hoe often and thoroughly. If extra large melons are desired for exhibi- tion purposes, leave but one or two melons on a vine. Plant in hills eight to ten feet apart each way, with a shovelful of well-rotted manure mixed with the soil in the hill. Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill, and, finally, when danger of insects is past, leave but three strong plants. One ounce of seed for thirty hills: one to two pounds for an acre.
COLE’S EARLY.
A delicious and produc- CLAD. tive variety for the fam- ily garden, succeeding in Northern states. It is so
MAMMOTH IRON-
A monstrous, striped, oblong melon, having \a rind of such remarkable strength and impenetra- bility as to render it perfectly ‘“jron-clad;’’ hence the best shipper produced to date. Flesh red, sweet, tender, crisp and juicy. Heart very large. The keeping qual- ities of this melon are remarkable. Whether plucked or left upon the vines, they remain per- fectly fresh fully one month after ripening. In addition to the foregoing facts it is the mosf re- markable yielder on rec- ord. Pkt, D"cts ez 10 ets.; 24 1b Sa cts. s Ibs 70 cts:
Rattlesnake. Bright red = flesh. Oblong in shape. aoe PKtESS —S— Cts. 02210; cts:414 2Ibs 7 ty Ib., 20 cts.; 1] he Dixie. A watermelon whose name and fame are} 25 cts.; Ib., 75 cts. ;
WcusEnEn Siwact. Au known the country over. It is conceded to be the best Citron. Round and me Elin hic ee of mood shipper and keeper grown. It is large, ten days earlier, handsome, for presery-
lit Pkt 3" 2 800C | more beautifully striped and of finer appearance than] ing: red seed. Pkt., 5 aD cs ¥: Vy, Ib “ge S.; 0%. |Kolb’s Gem. Skin dark green, striped, flesh bright deep] cts.: 0z.. 10 cts.: 4 Ib., cts.; %4 Ib-, 20 ects.; 1 searlet, sweet, tender and juicy. A most valuable cropper.| 25 ects-: Ib., 75 ets.
Ib., 60 cts. ate 3a pe Pe ate! <1 9 aaa =F . Mountain Sprout. A Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10-ets.37 44 lb., 20 ets.; lb., 50 cts.
every State; very hardy; the flesh is deep red in eolor, clear to the rind, and is most sweet and delicate in flavor. It is exceedingly brittle, and hence cannot be shipped to distant markets, but is most desirable for the home garden. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz.. 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 25 ets.: lb., 75 cts. _ Boss. Oblong, dark green rind, deep scarlet flesh. Pkt. 5 ets.; oz. 10 cts.;: 4-bb., 25e;. 1b.,- T5e. Cuban Queen. Regu- larly marked, early, solid and heavy. Pkt., 5 ¢ts.; O72. 10. ete 4 IDs, 2 cts.; 1 Ib., 8 ets. Kolb’s Gem. Large bright red flesh. A good
Colorado -Preserv-
late sort of excellent ing. Used for preserves: quality. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., green seed. Pkt., 3 ets.: 10 cts.: \% Ilb., 20 ets.; 1 Ou 10 cts) Ss 44-alb. O20 Ib., 50 ets. cts.; Ib., 60 ets.
duced fine crops. fied with your Seeds. =H German—Melone. French—Melon. Spanish—Melon.
A rich, sandy soil is most desirable for melons. The seed should be planted when the ground has become warm, in hills six feet apart each way. Old, well-rotted manure should be thoroughly mixed with the soil in each hill; put six to ten seeds in the hill; finally, when danger from_insects is past, leave three or four of the strongest plants only. If the plants grow very rank, the tips of the strongest shoots should be pinched off when about three feet long; also if the fruit is extessive, they may be thinned out, which will cause the melons to
| A Schill, Minn., writes: C. Gabelmann, Iowa, | Your Vegetable Seeds pro- e | writes: Am always satis- 1
ing in fayor annually among melon men, as the method becomes better understood, and on account of the large profit gained by having home-grown melons in market some days ahead of the outside planting. Cultivate thoroughly and often. One ounce of seed for sixty hills; two or three pounds for an acre.
Pkt., 5 cts:; oz-., 10 largest. Pkt., 5 cts.; ets.: 4 Ib.; 30 cts.; 0Z., te -ets.3 44 Ib:
Ib., $1.00. r. 40) cts.:. lbs. $125. % Long Yellow Paul Rose. A Cantaloupe. Yel-
new. red fleshed low flesh; very melon, a cross be- hardy and adapted tween the well- for the north. Pkt., known Osage and 5 ct.; oz., 10 cts.: 4% Netted Gem, which lb., 30 cts.: Ib., 90¢c. gives it the sweet- Prolific Nutmeg. ness of the former Medium. size with = and the netting of flat ends. Very de- etne Jatter. Pkt., 5 licious. Pkt., 5 ets.; ets.: 02., .15_cts.:. % oz.,, 10 cts.; 14 Ib., Ib,, 40 cts.; Ib., $1.20 30 ets:; Ib., $1.00.
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MUSHROOM SPAWN.
Mushrooms can be grown in a cellar, in sheds, or in hot beds in open air, on shelves, or out-of-the-way places. Fer- menting horse manure at a temperature of about 70 degrees, mixed with an equal weight of fresh sod loam, is made into beds the size required, eight inches deep. See to it that the bed is paeked very solidly and evenly. In this bed plant the broken pieces of spawn six inches apart, covering the whole with two inches of light soil, and pretect from cold and rain. One brick will plant eight to ten square feet of bed. The mushrooms will appear in about six weeks. Water sparingly and with luke warm water. ;
English. In bricks. Prepaid, 1 Ib., 25 cts.; not prepaid, 1 lb., 15 cts.; 8 Ibs., $1.00.
French. Loose. Prepaid, 1 lb., 50 cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.25; not prepaid, 1 lb., 40 cts.; 3 Ibs., $1.00.
Robinson’s Mushroom Culture. A book giving direc- tions how to raise mushrooms. Postpaid, 50 cts. ;
MUSTARD.
German—Senf. FWrench—Moutarde. Spanish—Mostazoe,
Mustard is not only used as a condiment, but the green leaves are used as a salad, or cut and boiled like Spinach. Cultivate same as Cress.
‘White English. The leaves are light green, mild and tender when young; seed, light yellow. Pkt.,. 5 ets.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 ets.; 1 Ib., 40 ets.
Brown or Black Mustard. More pungent in flavor than the white. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 15 ets.; 1 lb., 40 ets.
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Guernsey. Half long; good cropper. Pkt., 3 ets.; | 0z., 10 Oe VY, aes 15 ons Pre oe cts. Thee | German—Safran. - French—Gombaud. Spanish—Gombo. Long Smooth or Hollow Crown. e best for | The pods, when young, are used in soups, stew, etc., table use. Pkt., 3 cts.; 0%., 10 cts. ; YY lb., 15 cts.; 1 and are very nutritious. Sow at the usual time of all | 1b., 50 cts.
tender vegetables, and set the plants from two to three PARSLE Y.
feet apart in drills.
Improved Dwarf Green. Tender and long pods. German—Petersille. French—Persil. Spanish—Peregi].
Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % lb., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 50 cts.
German—Pastinake. French—Panais. Spanisbh—Chirivia. Cultivate as for Carrots. It is) customary to leave Parsnips in the ground over winter as frost improves
Sow early in Spring half an inch deep, previousl, soaking the seeds for a few hours in tepid water. One ounce to 150 feet of drill.
Fine Double Curled. A fine dwarf variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 44 :lb., 25 ects.; 1 lb., 75 ets.
Plain. The leaves are plain; it is hardier than the curled. Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 Ilb., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 50 ets.
the quality of the roots. The Parsnip is valuable not Hamburg or Turnip Rooted. A fleshy, rooted
] le vegetable but for stock feedin ur- kind; the roots are used for flavoring soups. Pkt., 3 ode ee a cts.: oz., 10 ets.; % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 60 cts.
PEPPER.
German—Pfeffer. French—Piment. Spanish— Pimiento.
Sow in hot-beds in March, and when the soil has beceme warm, set in rows two feet apart and eighteen inches in the row.
_ Procupp’s Giant. Scarlet red fruit, eight to ten inches in length and three inches in diameter. PKt,. 5 ets.; 0z., 30 cts.; % lb., 85 cts.; 1 Ib., $3.00.
Ruby King. Large, bright red fruit; mild. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 65 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.25.
Sweet Spanish. (Bell Shaped.) A pickling variety. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 25 ets.; ™% Ib., 60 ets.; 1 Ilb., $2.00.
Golden Dawn. Handsome and mild. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 25 cts.; % Ib., 75 ets.; 1 Ib., $2.25.
Chili Red. Productive and largely used for Crore ee do cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; % Ib., 60 cts.;3
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PUMPKINS.
German—Feld-Kuerbis. French—Potiron. Spanish—Calabaza Fotanera\
Plant in May or early June, in hills eight feet apart each way. One ounce for fifteen hills; four to six pounds to an acre.
é coees: yoy ete ves gully, yellow flesh;
he for pies. - & Cts.; 0Z., 10 ets.; lb., 20 ets.; 1 Ilb., 70 cts. a ; TBhiconteeag BREE: Flat, and one of the best
meties tor family use. Pkt., 3 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; % 1b., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.
Wernich‘s Mammoth Giant. The largest of all sorts, sometimes weighing 250 lbs. Pkt., 5 cts.; ore 10 cts.; % Ib., 35 cts.; 1 Ib.,, $1.15.
onnecticut. Grown for stock; productive, =e a eos a ie! terrace 10 ates % |b., 15 cts.; 1 Ib., 35 ets. : ides dypjhed hs nkacniet . fey & CtS.; 0Z., 10 ets.; 1 Pate ; 1 TD. BO eke, , : 0 cts.; % Ib. 20 ets.;
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—Zwiebel.. Kreneh—Ugnon,. *Spanish—Cepolla.
The Onion ‘thrives best in rather strong, deep, loam soil, which should be well enriched with old well- rotted manure or compost, or what is better, deeply trench, add manure the autumn previous to sowing, and I Dp s
lay upon ridges during the winter to soften. apart.
Sow the seed in drills about one-quarter inch deep and one foot To ensure quick and safe germination after sowing the seed, the drills should be trod along evenly with
the foot, and raked even so that the hot, dry atmosphere may not dry up and destroy the sprouting seed. When
three inehes high, thin to two inches apart.
Hoe frequentiy to keep down weeds.
In the seed rows where the
hoe cannot be used, the soil should be stirred with the fingers, otherwise weeds will quickly grow and choke the
erop.
SOME NEW SORTS OF HIGH MERIT.
Austrian Brown. An extra early, longkeeping, medium sized globe shaped Onion, ripening three or four weeks abead of Red Wethersfield. The color is a clear brown amber, and they are remarkable keepers, onions having been kept a whole year in first-class condition. “Pkt., 5¢; 0z.; 10c; %4 lb., 35c; Ib., $1.10.
Improved Globe Wethers- field. An improvement over the old Red Wethersfield, from which it differs not only in purity of stock and perfection of shape, but in earliness, productiveness and beauty of © color. Globe- shaped Onions are preferable and more profitable than flat varieties to grow, as they occupy no more room in the row, but weigh more and measure better. Pkt., 10c.; bz 2oc; 4 Ap. eue:1 lb., $2:20.
Minnesota White Globe. A new white Onion of handsome shape and beautiful appearance. The outer skin possesses that : ; lustre so desirable and yet so often lacking in White Globe stock. Flesh pure snow white and of an extreme- ly mild flayor.” Pkt., 10c:; 0z., 25c; 4% Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib, $3.0. ‘
Giant Yellow Zittau. A long keeping Onion, Of fine form and color. A good cropper and one of the best for shipping. Grows to a large size and has a fine mild flavor. An Onion that will meet with much favor amongst Market Gardeners. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 25c; Y% Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00.
White Portugal. A large, flat, clear, white-skinned onion of handsome appearance and mild flavor. It is desirable for family use and is also planted for sets and pickles, Pkt., 5c; oz., 20e; % Ib., GUc; 1 1b., $2.00.
The Weed Slayer.
A handy ‘tool for garden cultivating. Cuts 1% in. deep and 7 in. wide.
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3 Especially adapted for cultivating Onions. It is so light (8 lbs.) a child can operate it.
One ounce of seed will sow one hundred feet drill; four pounds to the acre.
Yellow Globe Danvers. Select stock. Our Seed of this variety is the very best to be obtained and is of a stock of the true Globe shape. Its uniformity of size and shape of bulbs and its long keeping qualities places it in the lead of all yellow Onions. Pkt., 5c; OZ. 10Gb. o0Gs A Ibe SL OO; j
Round Yellow Danvers. Same as the preceding, but flatter; ripens early, is of good size and flayor. Unexcelled as a keeper. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; 4% Ib., 30c; 1 lb., 90e.
Extra Early Flat Red. A medium sized variety, producing abundantly and com- earlier than Red Wethersfield. ing into use about two weeks BAC OC OZ eles) 14. tb. 400 +) 1 lb., $1.40,
Large Red Wethersfield. A large cropper, and one of the best for marketing and shipping. Grows to large size. Strong fla-
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Globe Wethersfield. Pkt., 5c; $1.95
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Yellow Strasburg. One of the best keeping sorts. Bulb flat, skin dark yellow, flesh white, solid and mild flavored. PRU aes: 02.;. 1be, "a4 Ip apes t TD CE see
Southport White Globe, A large, handsome globe-shaped onion, Skin and flesh a beautiful clear white. Flesh firm, very fine grained and exceedingly mild in flavor. A splendid keeper, and always commands a high price innthegmarket, 9 Pkt: be) 'o2.,)25e;". 44" Ibi, Tes Lib., $2.25.
Extra Early Red Giobe. Of the well-known Southport strain, maturing as early as the Early Flat Red and Danvers. The Southport strains are much
sought after, owing to: their handsome appearance and to their being much heavier croppers that the flat Pkt.,. 5¢5,,023,..15¢e; 44 Ib., 60¢;.1 1b:,,.$1.60,
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It is globe-shaped; of a clean, bright yellow or straw
color. Has a small neck and ripens up hard. Keeps .
well until about midwinter. Flesh thick, white, mild and agreeable in flavor. It is easily grown, medium early in maturing. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; % I1bD., 40c;. Ib., $1.50.
BERMUDA ONIONS.
Bermuda Island White. Grown in many sec- tions of the South to the exclusion of all other sorts, for the Northern market. Very early and profitable. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 20c; % 1b., 60c; Ib., $2.00.
Bermuda Island Red. Same as Bermuda White, except in color, which is red. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 44 Ib., 60c¢; Ib., $2.00.
ONION SETS. |
Multiplier, Button and Egyptian, by 3 weight, 28 lbs. for a bushel. :
Bottom Sets are sold by measure. OM
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time. Bottom Onions, or Onion Sets. Are produced
by sowing the seed thickly in the spring, in beds or
drills. and about the end of July, or whenever the tops.
die down, the little bulbs or sets are gathered and reset in the spring to make large Onions.
Yellow Bottom Sets. Prepaid. pt., 15; qt., 25¢; Not prepaid, pt., 10c: qt., 15¢: peck, 75c; bu., $2.50
White Bottom Sets. Prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c: qt., 15¢e; peck, 80c: bu., $2.75.
Winter Egyptian, or Perennial Tree. When once set out they grow for years without protection or care, except in keeping down the weeds. It is mild- flavored. sweet and tender. They form no large bulbs, but divide and grow as many as fifteen or twenty small onions in a bunch. Desirable for family use, and very profitable for market gardeners. Prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15e; peck, jae; bu., $2.75.
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White Mammoth Silver King. Early and pro-— Ces oe and flesh white. sulbs sometimes weigh — » Ss. c i HK . 5 aS de: SEee ane over. Pkt, Be oz., 20c; % Ib., ss Ibe
Red Mammoth Pompei. Rapid grower and yery large, single specimens often weighing 4 lbs. Pkt., 5¢:_ o0z., 20c; 4% Ib., 60c: Ib., $1.75. = am
White Pearl. Extra early; a splendid Italian — Onion of mild flavor: flesh and skin pure white. Good keeper. This onion has won first premium at all fairs — whenever shown. Our strain is particularly fine. Pkt.,— 5c: oz., 20¢: % Ib., 60c; Ib., $2.00. "3
PICKLING VARIETIES.
White Queen. Bulbs small flat, pure white and — of mild flavor. Pkt., 5c: oz., 25e; 4% Ib., 7T5e; Ib., $2.25; — Hel bsa=$ 102i: : Z
White Silverskin. For bunching or pickling. Pkt., — 5C3_0Z.,. 200; 144 Abs (bes 1s, S2e20 7D lbs aie >I
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Top Sets or Bottoms. ‘“Toppys.’’ These produce | the small clusters on the top of the stem. These small ones are planted in the spring and the result is large onions, and these large ones, with one year’s growth, © produce the clusters on top. _Prepaid, pt., 15c; qt.. 2ac; — Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢e; peck, $1.00; bu., $3.50.
—_ ’ Multipliers. or Shallots. (Potato Onion Sets.) © Are enormously productive, frequently producing as © many as twenty bulbs in a single cluster from a single bulb planted; of excellent quality and size for bunching green; or can be ripened for use as pickling onions.
White Shallots. Prepaid, pt., 25¢c: qt., 40c. Not — prepaid, pt., 20e; qt., 30c; peck, $1.00; bu., $3.75.
Yellow Shallots. Prepaid, pt., 25c; qt., 40e. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 35¢e; peck, $1.00; bu., $3.79.
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PEAS.
German—Erbse. French—Pois. Spanish—Guisante.
For first early Peas sow in a light, rich soil, as early in Mareh or April as the ground can be worked; for later varieties, sow in April or May. Discontinue sowing from June to August, after which, by sowing an extra early sort, a good crop can generally be secured. As Peas suffer] RY considerably from drought during the bot summer months, it will be} found of great benefit to sow the Peas in a trench six inches in depth, covering the Peas to a depth of two inches. As soon as sufficient growth has been made draw the earth about the vines. In this way a great deal more moisture is kept about the roots than if sown on the level and after- wards hilled up. ‘The wrinkled varieties are not so hardy as the smooth sorts and should be planted later, owing to their liability to rot in the ground, but are much superior in flavor to the smooth Peas. Dwarf vari- eties sow in rows one foot apart, and the taller sorts from two or three feet apart.
One quart to 75 feet of drill. Those marked * are wrinkled.
BXTRA EARLY VARIETIES.
*Gradus or Prosperity. This Pea grows about thirty inches high, requires ho support, though sticks or bushes can be used if preferred. Thelf pods are large, nearly round and plump, bright green in color, well-filled with peas that are sweet, rich and mellow. .
One market gardener says of it: ‘“‘Gradus is nice looking, easy to picl and sells better than the smaller kinds.’ It is a grand pea in all respects, —is now recognized as a leader. Every gardener would do well to make a planting of Gradus. Prepaid, pkt., 10c: pt., 40c; qt., 65¢; not prepaid pt.. 30¢; gt., 50e; peck, $3.50; bu., $12.00. ; _ Wernich’s “First and Best.” The Earliest of the Earlies. This is the best variety for market gardeners to plant, and for home use we have yet’ to find a better. Grows about 30 inches high. Vines vigorous, extremely prolific, the pods being numerous and “well filled with peas of good size and delicious flavor. A further good quality is that of ripening rien pee s° piae ae vines can be stripped at one picking.
‘epaid, pkt., de; -, 0c; qt., 45¢: no ‘epai Me- Sai sass $1.40: bu. $5200. p qt., not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30¢; pk.,
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Two bushels to an anere in drills.
Gradus or Prosperity.
Sepa a uest blue pea, very uniform in *American Wonder. This variety is one of the s : le dark green color of the pods make it ex- Earliest Wrinkled Peas in cultivation. It is of dwarf
tremely desirable, as it can be carried long distances
i as : A ! and robust habit, growing from ten to twelve inches without losing color, which quality, combined with its 2 U
high, and produces a profusion of good sized and well
earliness, and uniformity of ripening, makes it a most desirable extra early pea for market gardeners and ship- pers; height, 2 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c: pt., 30e; qt. “45e Not prepaid, pt., 20e; qt., 30c¢: pk., $1.60: bu., $5.75.
*MecLean's Little Gem. [ighteen inches 7 days later than ‘First and Best.”’ Le igs weeks. When in a green state the peas are sweet and delicious. Prepaid, pkt., 5¢: pt., 30c: qt., 45¢. Not pre- paid, pt., 20e; qt., 30c; pk., $1.75; bu., $6.75,
filled pods of the finest flavor. Well known. Prepaid, pict, Se; pt 28er qt., 45¢c: “Not: prepaid, pt.;. 20¢°qt:, SVE: S2n20 DUS ST. (5.
*Premium Gem. Fifteen inches. This is an extra early dwarf sort, an improvement on Little Gem. Pods long, dark green. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45¢; Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c¢: pk., $1.75; bu., $6.75.
Tom Thumb. Pxtra early. Height, 12 inches. Pre- paid. pkt., 3c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20¢; Qt.s SOG; pk sl:50;: bu. $5.50.
“NOTT’S BXCELSIOR.
This great Vea is so hardy and yigorous that it may safely be planted in early Spring with any smooth yariety, and can be counted on for table use almost as soon, while as everyone knows, the quality of any wrinkled Pea is far superior to any smooth. Time after time they have been iit for the table fifty days from planting, with the most ardinary cultivation, Pods are square and chunky, always containing from five to seven large Peas, packed so closely together in the pods that the Peas are always more square than round. It grows to a uniform height, about one foot, and is at all times very tender and of fine flavor. Seldom has any vege- table been more unanimously recommended than has Nott’s Excelsior Pea. Our Stock-is ‘“True:”’ Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt:, 28e; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c: pk., $2.00; bu., $7.50.
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Tall Gray Sugar. Height, 5 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 80c; peck, $2.00; bu., $7.75.
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MAIN CROP VARIETIES. , “TELEPHONE.
Immense pods, well filled with large Peas of a rich sugary flavor. The best of all the main crop peas.
The vines grow to about 4 feet in height, and are enormously productive, producing.
in great profusion large well filled pods. We have a very finely selected stock of this sive b aes eee pkt., 5¢.; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid,-pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peek,
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*Improved Stratagem. A great improvement on the old Stratagem, which of late years has been going steadily back in quality. Height, 12 inches. In this improved stock we have a late Pea of medium height, a heavy cropper producing large, dark green, showy pods, well filled with peas of a superior quality. A grand market gardener’s pea. Pre- paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 30c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 30c; peck, $1.75; bu., $6.25. .
*Champion of England. Wel! known; sow thickly. Height, 5 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5e; pt., 23c; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt., 25¢c; peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50.
Dwart White Marrow. Height, 18 inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 18¢; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢c; peck, 8dc; bu., $2.75.
Large White Marrowfat. A heavy yielder. Height, 4 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 18¢c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢c; peck, 75c; bu., $2.75,
Black Eyed Marrowtat. Very hardy and prolific. Height, 3 feet. Prepaid, pkt., 5c; pt., 18c; qt., 30c. Not prepaid, pt., 10c; qt., 15¢e; peck, 75c; bu., $2.75. ;
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES.
*Heroine. A new medium early, green wrinkled Pea, of very superior quality. It grows to a uniform height of 244 feet, bearing very large, well-filled pods in great profusion. This is without doubt the best of the Second Harly Peas. Pre- paid, pkt., 5c; pt., 80c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.65; bu., $6.00. _ *Horsford’s Market Garden. Standard sort, prolific Height 30 inches. oe pkt., 5c; pt., 80c; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.50; bu.,
- French Canner. <A small Pea, used extensively for canning purposes. — Height, 48 inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5¢; pt., 28ce; qt., 40c. Not prepaid, pt., 15¢; qt.,
*Abundanee. Round, well filled pods. Height 18 inches. Prepaid, pkt., 5e; pt., 30; qt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; pk., $1.50; bu., $5.50.
SUGAR ' VARIETIES. Edible Pods.
*Dwarf Wrinkled Sugar. Tine quality and productive. Height, 18 inches. Prepaid ait, 5c; pt., 30c; gt., 45c. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30c; peck, $1.95; —
Mammoth Sugar. One of the best of the edibles. Height, 5 feet. ’ Prepaid, pkt., 5e; pt., 28c; qt., 45e. Not prepaid, pt., 20c; qt., 30¢; peck, $1.75; bu., $6475.
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' RADISHES.
German—Radles. French—Radis. Spanish—Rabanos.
One ounce to about 100 feet of drill; 8 to 10 pounds for an acre. The soil for Radishes should be very rich, light and mellow, well broken by digging, as their tender and mild qualities depend much upon their rapid growth. for very early use sow in gentle hot beds in February, and in open air as soon as the ground can be worked, at intervals of ten or twelve days for a succession, as long as they may be wanted. The Turnip Rooted are the best for sowing in the summer. The winter varieties should be sown August, and lifted before severe frost and stored in the cellar.
Wernich’s Early Erfurt, See Novelties, page 3.
Early Searlet Globe, For forcing in green house, hotbeds, or cold frames, and for sowing in the open ground early in the spring, there is no other red variety more desirable. It is entirely distinct and one of the earliest; in flavor it is mild, crisp, juicy and tender. It forms a small top and will stand a great amount of heat without becoming pithy. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 25e; Ib., T5c.
Earliest Deep Searlet Foreing, Color a dark red of hand-
some shape, resembling the Globe, but smaller. A first class forcing radish. Pkt.; 5¢e; oz., 10c; 1% lb., 25e¢; 1b., T5c. Searlet Turnip. Its shape is of the best type ofthe round sorts; color of skin a very dark red; white flesh, with small top root, one of the best for forcing. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; 4 Ilb., 20¢; Ib., 50c. Early Searlet Turnip, White Tipped. Very early; color bright scarlet, tipped with white; an ex- cellent market variety; fine for forcing and out doors. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; %4 Ib., 20c; lb., 60c. Searlet Olive Shaped. Ripen in 25 days. A good marketing Radish and one that sells on sight on account of its fine shape and color. Pkt., 5c; oz., lic; 4% 1b., 30c; Ib., 90e. White Summer Turnip. Very large and roundin form. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; ™% lb., 20c; Ib., 50c. Gray Summer Turnip. Very god variety for field sowing. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; % Ib., 25e; lb., 55e. Golden Summer Turnip. Smooth and bright yel low skin. Pkt., de; 0z., 10c; % Ib., 20c; lb., 60c.
French Breakfast. Skin scarlet on the body and white at the extremity; flesh white, tender and mild. Of rapid growth. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; %4 lb., 20c; Ib., 60c.
Long Scarlet Short Top. Has a short and compact top. In shape it is somewhat shorter and thicker. In color the upper portion is of unusually deep brilliant red, which gradually shades to a deep, waxy pink towards the end. PkKt., 3c; 0z., 10c; %4 lb., 20c; lb., 60c.
White Strassburg Summer. This variety is a hand- some oblong shape, tapering beautifully to a point. Both skin and flesh are pure white, almost transparent, very
~ tender and of a delightful pungent taste. It can be pulled five weeks from time of sowing the seed, yet it will continue to grow without losing its fine qualities, and remain in a tender condition longer than any other summer sort. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10e; % Ib., 20c; lb., 60c. ~~
Japanese Long White. Flesh pure white and crisp. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; %4 -lb., 25c; 1b., T5e.
Stuttgart White Mammoth. Very early and very large. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c.
California White Mammoth. A very large winter variety. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; % Ib., 25c; lb., 60c.
China Winter. A fine and salable variety. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; %4 Ib., 20c; Ib., 60c.
Round Black Spanish. A fine winter sort. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c; % Ib., 20c; Ib., 60c. ;
Long Black Spanish. The popular winter sort. Pkt.,
3c; 0z., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c. RAUBARB.
4 : Pie Plant.—Wine Plant. German—Rhabarber. French—Rhubarbe. Spanish—Ruibarbo. | Be 5 ___A deep, rich soil is best for Rhubarb. Sow early in drills eighteen inches apart and one inch deep; the spring following transplant, allowing each plant at least two feet square; each fall mulch with manure. One ounce makes about 600 plants. Linnaeus. Very early, large and crisp. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 10c; 14 Ib., 35e¢; Ib., $1.25. Victoria. Large and later than Linnaeus.. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; %4 lb., 50c; 1lb., $1.50.
SALSIFY OR OYSTER PLANT.
German—Bochsbart. French—Salsifis. Spanish—Salsifi Blanco.
_ Grows best in light, well-enriched soil, which, previous to sowing the seed, should be dug up to a depth of eighteen inches. Scw early in spring in drills fifteen inches apart and one and one-half inches deep, and when the plants are strong enough, thin out to six inches apart. One ounce to 70 feet of drill.
arge White. Very thick and smooth. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; %4 lb., 30c; Ib., $1.00. Mammoth Sandwich Islands. Large and superior. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; yy, lb., 40c; Ib., $1.40.
SCORZONERA, OR BLACK OYSTER PLANT
. Requires the same treatment as Salsify. * 5 Black. Is prepared the same as Salsify for the table. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 65c; Ib., $2.25.
ae SEA-KALE.
ote German—Seekohl, Meerkohl. French—Crambe Maritime. Grown for its blanched shoots, which are cooked as Asparagus. By planting the roots closely in a warm cellar. a supply may be had all winter, Sow in drills two feet apart, thin out to six inches, and the following spring paee in hills three feet apart.
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Sea le. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 30c; % lb., $1.00; Ib., $3.00.
3 SORREL. ae _German—Sauerampfer. French —Oseille. Spanish—Acedera.
‘ Sow in spring in drills eighteen inches apart, in a rich soil, and keep the flower stems cut off as they appear. It remains in the ground year after year, and only needs to be taken up and divided once in four or five years. To be cut and cooked precisely like Spinach; or it is excellent cooked with it, one-third Sorrel to two-thirds Spinach. Very nice to be eaten after it has become cool. Inasmuch as the hot sun tends to increase its acidity, a northern exposure is preferable.
Broadleaved. Extensively used among the Germans. Pkt., 5c; oz, 10c; 1% lb., 30c; lb., $1.00.
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SPINACH. Special Prices on Spinach in any Quantity. on Application. German—Spinat. French—Epinard. Spanish—Espinaca.
For spring use, sow early in drills one foot apart, and for succession every two weeks. As it grows, thin out for use, keeping it clear of weeds. For fall use sow in August; for winter use, sow in September in well manured ground; mulch with straw on approach of severe cold weather. One ounce for 100 feet of drill; 10 pounds for an acre in drills.
Bloomsdale or Savoy Leaved. Of upright growth, leaves curled and crimpled, thick and fleshy. Keeps well after cutting. Suitable for fall-sowing. Pkt. 3c; 0z., 10¢;-44.4b., toc; tb:; Sse:
Reund Leaf. The main market sort, equally good for spring or fall” -~Round Thick Leaf. sowing. § Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c;° 14 Ib.,°15e; Ib.,_35e: =
© ode F F ane Priekly. Stands the winter well, but gives less
Round Thick-Leaved. A decided improvement Sr agar ; : ere ; over the Round Leaf, thicker leaved and very tender. tae tne the to Pkt., 3c; 02., 10c; %4 Ib.,
The best all-round sort either-for the home, garden or N : :
narket-srewer DI; aK Sighs 25 : New Zealand. Withstands heat and drought and
market-grower. Pkt., 3c; 0z., 10c;°%4 Ib., We; lb., 20e- produces leaves in great abundance throughout the Long Standing. (Late Seeding.) Especially desir- summer in the hottest climates, and where ordinary
able from the fact that it is much later in going to Spinach will not do well; should be started in heat
seed that the older varieties. Pkt., 3c; oz., 10c; 4 and transplanted three feet apart each way, into light,
th 21beF Slb:, 40e ‘rich soil. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % Ib., 20e; 1 Ib., Toe.
SQUASH.
Squashes should not be planted until danger from frost is passed, but get in the winter -kinds as soon as possibie, in order that they may mature. Plant in hills 5 feet apart for bush varieties, and 6 or 8 feet running varieties, putting 6 to 8 seeds to the hill, finally leavingbut three plants. One ounce of the bush varieties for 40 hills; or of the large-seéded kinds, 15 hills; two or three pounds of the bush, and three or four pounds of
the large-seeded for an acre. SUMMER VARIETIES.
Giant Summer Crookneck. The largest squash, Pkt., 5¢; oz., 15e¢; ™%4 lb., 25e; 1 Ib., 85e.
White Bush. Very early; a favorite market sort. Pkt., 5¢., 0z., 15¢; %4 Ib., 25e; 1 Ib., 85e.
Golden Custard Bush. Resembles White Bush, excepting golor. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 15¢e; % lb., 25¢e; 1 Ib., 85e.
Pineapple. Prolific; peculiar shape; skin and flesh white. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15¢e; %4 lb., 25c; 1 Ib., 85e.
Deliecata. The earliest and most prolific of the vine Squashes. Can also be sown for winter, Although small size, the flesh is wonderfully solid, with a small seed cavity. It cooks dry, and in richness of flavor is far superior to many of the other varieties. Pkt., 5c; oz.. T0c: ™% I|b., 25c; 1 Ib., Tde.
WINTER VARIETIES.
Boston Marrow. Oval, bright orange, flesh yellow. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 15e; %4 Ib., 35e; 1 Ib., 85c. Prolific Marrow. A valuable and prolific sort. Pkt., 5¢: 0z., 15¢; % ib., 35¢e; 1 Ib., 8d.
Bay State. Hard Shell, for fall and winter. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; %4 1b., 35¢; 1 tb., 90e
Hubbard. A late sort of superior quality. Pkt., 3c: oz., 15¢; % Ib., 40c; 1 Ib., $1.25.
Mammoth Chili. Enormous size, of a rich yellow color. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 26¢; %4 Ib., 50e; 1 Ib., $1.65.
TOMATO.
German—Liebesapfel. French—Tomato. Spanish—Tomate. _ The seed should be sown in a hot-bed about the first week in March, in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. When the plants are about two inches high, they should be set out about four or five inches apart in another hot-bed. About the middle of May the plants may be set in the open ground; they are planted for early crops on light sandy soil, at a distance of three feet apart, in hills in which a good shovelful of rotten imanure has been mixed. On heavy soils, which are not suited for an early crop, they should be planted four feet apart. Water freely at the time of transplanting, and sheiter from the sun for a few days until the plants are established. One ounce will produce about 2,000 plants.
Wernich’s German Market. See Novelties, page 3.
Matehtless- ~The color isa rich, cardinal red. The skin is so tough that it is a splendid keeper and shipper, and is less liable to crack in wet weather than any other large tomato. Unsurpassed for market or for table. The plant is a strong grower, and is very productive, bearing with undiminished vigor until frost The fruit is free from core, and the seed- spaces are comparatively small. ‘The leaves are of a rich, dark green color, and very luxuriant, indicating great constitu- tional vigor, and giving the plant ability to produce fruit of Hae igs ia size priya the entire season. It stands at the rout as a large, bright red, main crop sort. Pkt. ; OZ, Zoe; Y, Ih.,'60e; 1 Ib., $2.25. BSE yn eae eee
Stone. The heaviest and most solid fruited of the larger varieties. Pits (aes oz, De Yo lbs e 7 be:
Early Minnesota. [Earliest of all, productive and of fine flavor. Pkt., 5e; 02.,025¢e; I b., 1563-1 ibs $2250:
Dwarf Champion. A purple fruited variety, bushes two feet high and stand erect. Sometimes called the Tree Tomato. Pkt., 5c; OZ: 300; AG IDs. $1.00; 1. 1b.-4283. 00:
Ponderosa. A large sort, single specimens sometimes weighing 3 pounds and over. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., 30c; 144 Ib., $1.00; 1 Ib., $3.50.
Acme. A red medium sized tomato, oval form. Pkt., 5c; 02., 20¢; TAaD ss hoes 1 Mee he . 0:
Golden Trophy. The best yellow sort; early, large and solid. PEt edCs i O2:5 LICH AD...) dee: aD ss a eM
Livingstone'’s Perfection. It is larger that the Acme and the earliest market sort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; 4% Ib., 60c; 1 Ib., $2.00.
Livingstone’s Favorite. Large, perfect form, smooth skin, firm: flesh... -PKt.; (5¢;. 0z:,.20e;- Y4~1b.,. 506; 1 Iba we G0e *
Yellow Plum. A small variety, extensively used for pickling. BK OC OZ 2005-44 1b; 60e;-L. Ibs,5 $2700:
Red Cherry. A small cherry-shaped variety, red in color, prin- cipally used for pickling. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; % Ib., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00.
Strawberry or Winter Cherry. Excellent for pickling. Is a good keeper on account of having a shell outside of the skin, which affords extra protection. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 25¢; % Ib., 75e; 1 Ib., $2.50,
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seasons, from April to August in-our climate, although those will be the best
which are sown very early in the spring for summer crop, and early in August for a fall and winter crop. A light soil well manured the previous year, is the best; no manure should be applied at the time of sowing,
unless it be well decomposed compost, or the roots are liable to be bad flavored.
The Rutabaga varieties should
be sown in drills fifteen inches apart, and for winter use may be sown from the twentieth of June to the middle of July, on land that has been well manured for other crops in spring; thin out as for the early crop. One ounce
will sow 150 feet drill. Extra Early Purple Top Milan. A _ splendid new strap-leaved variety that is ready for use fully two weeks earlier than the Purple Top Strap-leaved, and one week ahead of the Purple Top Munich. The bulb is of medium size, quite flat, smooth and has a bright, fresh purple top. The flesh is pure white, solid, fine-grained and of the choicest quality. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 70 ets. Purple Top Strap Leaf. Tops small, bulb mostly above ground, of medium size and flat. Skin white below the surface and clear, bright purple above. Flesh white, sugary and remarkably well flavored. Very early, hardy and prolific. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10
_ ets.; % Ib., 20 cts.: 1 Ib., 50 cts.
Purple Top White Globe. The name of this most excellent variety affords for it a very accurate description. It is an early and a heavy eropper as well as a good keeper. The bulb is a very handsome globe, and is especially in demand among market gardeners. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 ets.: 1 Ib., 50 cts.
White Six Weeks or Snow Ball. Bulb of medium size and spherical. Skin white and smooth. Immature flesh, fine grained, tender and sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0Z., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 20 cts.; 1 lb., 50 cts.
Large White. 1 Ib., 50 cts.
Yellow Swede. cts.;, 1 Ib., 50. ets.
Rutabaga.
TOBACCO.
Burn a quantity of brush and rubbish in the spring on the ground intended for the seed-bed, then dig and thoroughly pulverize the earth and mix with the ashes,
after which the.seed may be sown and covered very
lightly. When the plants are about six inches high,
transplant into rows four or five feet apart each way, _ and cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe,
Two pounds will sow 1 acre in drills.
For table or stock use.
One pound will sow 1 acre broadcast.
White Egg. Tops small and rough-leaved. Bulb oblong and produced mostly out of ground. Skin pure white and perfectly smooth. Flesh firm, sweet and mild. -Pkt.,.5 cets.;.0z=— 10 cts-;.% tb., 20 ets.; 1 Ib:, 65e.
Early White Flat Dutch. Bulb of medium size and flat. Skin pure white. One of the surest croppers of the early garden sorts. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; Y, Ib., 15 cts.; 1 Ib.,. 45 ets.
Pomeranian White Globe. <A large and most perfect globe in shape; skin white and smooth. Of strong growth and one of the most productive varie- ties. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ets.: % Ib., 15 ets“ Ib., 45 cts.
Large Amber Globe. Flesh yellow, fine-grained and sweet; one of the best for table and stock. Skin yellow, with green top. Grows to a large size. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 65 cts.
Long White or Cow Horn. The roots are shaped like a Carrot, about half of which jis formed above
ground; flesh white, fine grained and. sweet. PEt., 5 ets.; 0z:, 10 ets.; % lb., 20 cts.; 1 Ib., 60 ets. Teltau, or Small Berlin. Very small, spindle-
shaped roots; the rind has a peculiar flavor, and should not be taken off when used; esteemed for flavoring soups. Pkt., 5 ets.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 25 cts.; 1 Ib., 85e.
RUTABAGA OR SWEDES.
The Swedes are really preferable for stock feeding on account of their superior nutritive as well as better keeping qualities. popular for table use also.
Wernich’s Improved Purple Top. few, if any, roots. Skin deep purple above, golden yellow, of fine texture, sweet and of richest flavor. productive, and a good keeper; the principal variety being desirable for table use and stock feeding. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; %4 ;
Bloomsdale Purple Top. 10 cts.; % Ib., 15 ects.; 1 Ib., 45 cts.
Large and productive.
Some of the finest are desirable and
Tops very small. Bulbs large, having bright yellow underneath. Flesh Very hardy, unusually
1b:, 320.-cts: <A. Tbs; | So ets: A standard and productive sort. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., Pkt., 5/cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % Ib., 20 ets.;
Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 10 cts.; %4 Ib., 20
Imported Havana. Best of all for the manufac- ture of cigars, but inclined to deteriorate; hence the necessity of renewing the seed each year. Pkt., 5 cts.; 02.,' 20 Cts. 7,4. Ib., td cts.:-1 Ib. $2.50.
Connecticut. Fine long leaf. Best adapted _to the northern states. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; 4% Ib., 60 cts.; 1 Ib., $2.00.
Sumatra. It is this variety from which the famous Sumatra wrappers are made. Pkt., 10 cts,; 02, 50 cts,; % Ib,, $1.50; 1 ID., $5,50,
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SWEET BASIL. SAGE.
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THYME.
An assortment of choice pot and sweet herbs should be grown in every garden for flavoring soups, meats,
ete.
Many country gardeners still grow the simple medicinal herbs for home use. cool, moist. soil, making their most rapid growth during the cool spring months.
Herbs in general prefer a Seeds of those varieties, the
leaves of which are used either in a dried or green state, especially the perennial. varieties, should be sown
thinly in shallow drills as early in the spring as the soil ¢ an be dug in a fine, loose condition.
the perennial varieties should be transplanted to regular beds er borders, setting plants twelve inches apart in the
rows, and rows far enough apart to admit of easy cultivation.
The annual varieties should also be sown early,
making rows twelve to eighteen inches apart for those of which the leaves are dried and two feet apart for those raised for the ripened’ seed, such as Dill, Caraway, Coriander, ete. —
To preserve the varieties, of which the leaves are used, the stems should be cut close to the ground just when coming into flower, tied in small bundles and hung up to dry in a cool loft or shed. For the varieties produc- ing aromatic seeds cut off the tops or seed-heads as soon as ripened; spread thinly on floor of a cool loft or tie in bundles, seed to be threshed out and cleaned in the Same manner as grain. The varieties marked with an
asterisk (*) are perennial.
Anise (Pimpinella anisum). Used for cordial, gar- nishing and flavoring; the seeds. have an agreeable, et a taste. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; % lb., 30 cts.; Ib., $1.00.
Balm (Melissa officinalis). The leaves have a fra- grant odor, and are used for making a pleasant bever- age, known as balm wine, also for balm tea, for use pe ey Eee: Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; %4 Ib., 90 cts.; Ib., o
Basil, Sweet (Ocymum basilicum). The leaves are used for flavoring soups, stews and highly seasoned a Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 60 cts.; Ib., yd : Borage (Borago officinalis). for flavoring, most easily grown in any waste place. 15 ets.; % Ib., 50 cts.; Ib., $1.75.
*Caraway (Carum ecarui). Grown for the Seeds, which are used extensively for the flavoring of bread, pastry, ate, Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 10 cts.; 4% Ib., 25 ets.; lb., 75 ects.
Catnip, or Catmint (Nepeta cataria). The leaves and young shoots are used for seasoning. It makes also, an excellent bee pasture. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 40 cts.; %4 Ib., 90 cts.; Ib., $3.25.
Chives. Used for seasoning. See page 14 for Seed. Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Used for tea. By many considered a household necessity. Pkt., 10 ets.; 0z., 75 cts.; % lb.; $2.50; 1 Ib., $9.00. Coriander (Coriandrum savitum). The seeds are used in the manufacture of liquors and confectionery. Pkt., 5 cts:; oz., 10 ects.; % Ib., 25 ets.; lb., 75 ets. Dill (Anethum graveolens). The seeds have an aromatic odor and warm, pungent taste. They are
The leaves are used and the flowers furnish bee pasture; Pkt., 5 cts.3 02.,
used as a condiment, and also for pickling with cu-
cumbers, DO ets.
*Fennel, Sweet (Ancthum foeniculum). The leaves boiled are used in fish sauces. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 ets.; Y% lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00.
*Hoarhound (Marrubium vulgare). The leaves are used for seasoning and also in the manufacture of the
opular cough remedy. PkEt., 5 cts.; 0z., 30 cts.; % Ib., FT 00: lb., $3.00.
*Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis). A hardy perennial with an aromatic flavor, and warm, pungent taste. It is a stimulant and expectorant and is used in asthma and chronic catarrh. The flowering summits and leaves are the parts used. It does best on a dry, sandy soil. The plants should be thinned to 12 inches apart. Pkt., 5 ects.302z., 30 ects.; 4 lb., $1.00; lb., $3.00.
*Lavender (Lavendula vera). A hardy perennial, growing about two feet high. It is used for the dis- tillation of lavender water, or dried and used to per- fume linen. It does best in light, warm soil. It should be picked before it becomes dry and hard, and dried on Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20-cts.; 4% Ib., 60 cts.; Ib.,
Pkt.,75 ets.5 02., 10 scts.5,34 Tb. 20-ets.s) Ib.,
We deliver all Seeds offered on this page
Y lb., $2.50; Ib., $8.00. , *Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Tlie aromatic
Majoram, Sweet (Origanum marjoram). The leaves and the ends of the shoots are esteemed for seasoning in summer, and also dried for winter use. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; % Ib., 40 cts.; Ib., $1.35.
*Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium). The true Penny-
royal is but little known. Pkt., 5 ctsi; 0z., 75 cts.;
leaves are used for seasoning. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 20 ets.; 4 Ib., 75 cts.; lb., $2.85. *Rue (Ruta graveolens). For medicinal purposes; good for fowls, for the croup. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 15 cts.; Y% I|b., 50 ets.; Ib., $1.78. Saffron (Carthamus tinctorius). A hardy annual from Egypt. Cultivated for its flowers, which are used in dyeing, and to make the cosmetic powder ¢all- ot souee) Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 ets.; % Ib., 35 cts.; Ib., . 25, *Sage (Salvia officinalis). The most extensively used of all herbs for seasoning and dressing; indispen- Ree Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; % Ib., 40 ets.; Ib.,
Summer Savory (Satureia hortensis). The leaves
and flowers are used extensively for flavoring, particu-
larly in soups and dressings. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.;
\% Ib., 30 ects.; lb., $1.00
*Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). A hardy perennial and grows wild in many parts of this country. The leaves, when green, have a peculiar, aromatic odor which they lose in drying. Cultivated for its medi- cinal properties. Pkt., 5 ets.; oz., 30 ects.; % Ib., $1.00; lb., $3.50. : ‘
*Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus). This herb is appreciated thoroughly by all who know it for the use of its aromatic leaves in seasoning or salads, also for Tarragon Vinegar. The foliage, if cut in autumn, can be kept in a dry state the same as other herbs. In the Northern States give some protection during win- ter. Pkt., 25 cts.; 02., $5.00.
*Thyme (Thymus vulgaris. This herb is perennial, and is both a medicinal and culinary plant. The young leaves and tops are used for soups, dressing and sauce; a tea is made from the leaves which is a great remedy in nervous headache. Sow as early as the ground will permit. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; %4 Ib., 60 cts.; lb., $2.26.
*Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). A perennial plant of strong and fragrant odor, and aromatic, but intensely bitter taste. The leaves are used as a tonic and vermifuge and as a dressing for fresh bruises. -Is raised from seed and propagated by cuttings, or divid- ing the roots. A dry poor soil is best adapted to bring out the peculiar virtues of this plant. Pkt., 5 cts.; 0z., 25 cts.; % lb., Td ets.3 Ib., $2.25.
*Woodruff (Asperula odorata) Waldmeister. Must be sown in moist and shady places. It is used mostly for making May-wine and for this purpose is in great gerne: Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; % 1b., $1.35; Ib.,
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All practical farmers AGREE that seed grown year after year under the same condi- tions of soil and climate ‘“‘RUNS OUT” after a time, rendering a change of seed not only DESIRABLE but NECESSARY. To such we offer NORTHERN GROWN STOCKS of the BEST VARIETIES, CAREFULLY SELECTED, THOROUGHLY RECLEANED and PRICES SO REASONABLE as to enable every farmer who wishes to get a new start in “SEED OATS, BARLEY, CORN, ETC., to do so at a VERY SMALL EXPENSE.
BARLEY.
GENUINE BAVARIAN ‘HOFBRAU” BARLEY.
Two years ago we obtained from Bavaria, Germany, a_bushel of the famous Two- Rowed Ravarian Barley, which weighed fifty-nine pounds. From this one bushel we obtained 29 bushels, which weighed 58 pounds to the bushel, though raised in the severe drought of 1901. From this seed we raised the present season nearly 500 bushels, which ) weighed from the machine 116 to 120 pounds to the bag. The kernels are very large and | plump, and it weighs nearly as heavy aS wheat. It is a very hardy variety, and has come through the present wet season with scarcely any discoloration. Prepaid, 25 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.00. Not prepalu, peck, 60 cts.; bu., $1.75; 2% bu., $4.00.
MANSHURY.
A six-rowed variety, plump kernels, straw long and a heavy yielder. Prepaid, lb., 25 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.25; 2% bu., $3.00; 5 bu., $5.50; 10
bu., $10.50. GERMAN MELON.
This barley was introduced by us some years ago and has given the best of satisfae- tion wherever grown. Brewers prefer this sort to all others. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 2% bu., $3.35; 5 bu., $6.50; 10 bu., $12.50.
SUCCESS OR BEARDLESS.
All barley growers have experienced the annoyance occasioned by the chafing and sticking of the beards while threshing. This nuisance has been overcome in the New Beardless Barley, which is entirely free from beards. This barley is six-rowed, the straw grows to a good height, is stiff and strong, and does not readily lodge. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.25; 2% bu., $3.00; 5 bu., $5.50; 10
bu., $10.50. GIANT WHITE HULLESS.
We are going to start out in the description of this barley by making this broad, Sweeping statement, that it is the most prolific fat and_health producing food for hogs, cattle and poultry extant today. Of course, the farmer living in the corn-growing states of Illincis, lowa and Nebraska believes that he has a better food in corn than in this Giant White Hulless Barley but the fact of the matter is that this is a mere assumption, because he has not given this barley a trial side by side with his rich corn. But take, for instance, states where corn does not thrive, take the northern parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana, and a great many other states where corn does not thrive as luxur- iantly as in Iowa, [llinois, Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas, we say that in the above states Giant White Hulless Barley is pre-eminently the crop to grow for stock fattening. Pre- paid, 1b., 30 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25. Not prepaid, pk., 60 cts.; bu., $1.85; 2% bu., $4.25; 5 bu.,
$7.75: 10 bu., $14.90, | SEED RYE.
SWEDISH SPRING.
Used mainly as a catch crop when other winter crops fail. Rye is a cerial that is very little sown compared with other grain. We cannot see why the farmers don’t sow more. It always has a steady market price very seldom less than 55¢c per bu. and the yield from good seed will average 40 bu. per acre. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.25. Not pre- paid, pk., 40 cts.; bu., $1.35; 214 bu., $3.25; 10 bu., $12.50.
ST. JOHN’S RYE.
f This is undoubtedly the Only Rye to Sow, especially as a catch crop. None so prolific in straw or kernels as our ‘‘Matchless St. Johns.” :
Can be Sown either in Spring or in Fall. The beauty of this Rye is that it can be sown early or late, it makes no difference, grow it will, wet or dry weather, and furnish abundance of Fodder. If your winter wheat or other winter crops prove a failure, we know of nothing that compares with St. John’s Rye and by sowing it you will get:
1. If sown before the end of June, two large crops of hay.
2. Enough for pasturing your horses and cattle until late in the season.
3. In the spring it will come up thick, early and luxuriant. -
4, Can then again be used as a pasturage or by letting it run to seed will yield 30 to 85 bushels of fine seed Rye. Sown with Oats and Sand Vetches as a catch crop you will have Fodder to burn. If sown alone sow 40 pounds to the acre. $ *:
Prepaid, Ib., 30 cts,; 5 Ibs., $1.25, Not prepaid, pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1,65; 24% bu., $3.75; 10 bu,, $13,450, arch S:
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DUPPAUER.
This Oats has stiff straw, stands up well, plump berries with a thin hull and of good color. It is extremely early and should be sown very early. It is full of fresh new blood and overflowing with vigor. Once sown it will grow from start to finish despite the elements. Duppauer planted side by side with other varieties out-yielded them two to one. It is a great stooler, one kernel producing 50 and more strong, stiff, healthy, vigorous stems, This accounts for the large crops Duppauer Oats will yield. It will pay you to sow Duppauer Oats. It will yield 80 to 100 bushels, whereas, perhaps your own seed only produces 50 bushels. Figure it out yourself and you must admit it pays to try this grand new sort. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, per peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.25; 24% bu., $3.00; 10 bu., $11.50.
WHITE PROBSTIER.
(New Seed.). This we believe to be the_best oats ever introduced, be it grown in the North, East, South or West. It has never been known to fail. Our stock this year is grown from new seed, imported two years ago and the seeding of which we gave our personal attention at the “time. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.00; 2% bu., $2,25; 10 bu., $8.50.
YELLOW PROBSTIER.
Extremely hardy, makes a strong stool and grows with vigor and rapidity. Do not compare this oats with the variety known as Yel- low French, which is a good oats but cannot compete with the Yellow Probstier for earliness. heaviness or production. It will grow any- where,: and being rust proof, will grow under all climatie conditions where oats will grow. Prepaid, Ib., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck 45 cts.; bu., $1.15; 216 bu., $2.50; 10 bu., $9.00. ms
=BLACK PROBSTIER.
We believe that in this oats we have the best black oats sold for seed purposes. Unequaled in the stiffness or strength of the straw, nothing less than a tornado or a cyclone will lodge them. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.15; 21%4
bu., $2.50; 10 bu., $9.00 FLAX.
(Price subject to Market Fluctuation.) % Most of the flax seed in this country is run out. Ours is new stock seed that is tip top. We exercise great eare in the thorough
cleansing of our seed so as to rid it of noxious Seed. Prepaid, Ib., 30°
cts.; 5 lbs., $1.25. Not prepaid, peck, 65 cts.; bu., $1.95; 2% bu., $4.75.
BUCKWHEAT.
(Price subject to Market Fluctuation.)
_, Silver Hull. A very good and popular, variety. Grain is of light gray color, is rounder than the common variety, has a much thinner husk, earlier, and yields more. The flour is whiter and more nutritious. Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 40 cts.; bu., $1.35; 21% bu., $3.25. ow
, New Japanese. About a week earlier than Silver Hull, and yields almost as much again. The flour made from it is eqial in quality to any other buckwheat, while it is much more produCtive than any other, and succeeds well far north. As the straw is heavier and eee more, it does not need to be sown as thickly as the other cinds.
Largest kernels, most productive and earliest; stands up well and makes the best flour, Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 lbs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 45 cts.; bu., $1.45; 2% bu., $3.35. :
KF. Goetze, Blooming, Oregon, writes: Two years ago I sowed 2 pounds of your Probstier Oats. This year I barereted 50 Bushels. It pays to get good Seed. %
- Feipel, Sceels Crossroad, Ohio, writes: Your Probstier Oats have proven the best in this locality. I always get a better price than my neighbors. _C. Hecker, Cambria, Wis. Probstier Seed Oats was awarded “First Premium” at the Columbia County Fair, '
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SEED WHEAT.
We are obliged to ask a considerable advance over the market price for our High Grade Seed Wheat as there is very much larger cost attached to its production and preparations than any one, who has not had the experience could possibly appreciate. Space does
-not permit of going into details, but as a matter of fact the prices named below for the larger quantities represent but a slight ad- vance over the cash outlay to us for selecting, cleaning and grad- ing the Seed.
We believe that farmers who want to change their seed will find it very much to their advantage to secure enough, at least, to give them a start.
To those who do not care for the pedigree, or highly improved stock, but want simply good, healthy, sound and reasonably clean wheat, we would state that we are in position at all times to select, from the hundreds of ears which daily arrive in Milwaukee, ex- cellent lots of either Fife or Blue Stem, and which we will sell either in car or less than car lots, at a slight advance over the pre- vailing market price. Will be glad to send samples and prices upon application.
PROBSTIER.
‘This variety has all the characteristics of the Saskatchewan [life from which it is descended by careful selections. It excels in earliness, hardness, productiveness and freedom from smut and all diseases. Our Grower reports that Probstier will average 40 to 50 bushels per acre. ‘‘Bald.’’ Prepaid, lb., 25 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid, peck, 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 2144 bu., $3.40; 10 bu., $13.00.
VELVET CHAFF BLUE STEM.
Northern grown, Pedigree stock. A distinct variety from all other Spring Wheats. The stem just below the head, when green, has a beautiful blue bloom on it which entirely disap- pears as the wheat ripens, the straw and stem assuming a beautiful golden yellow hue and entirely free from rust. Pre-
aid, 'b., 25 ets.; 5 Ibs., $1.00. Not prepaid peck, 45 cts.; bu.,
1.45; 246 bu., $3.35; 10 bu., $12.50.
SASKATCHEWAN FIFE.
Early, productive,.and known as one of the best No. 1 mill- ing wheat, noted for its great productiveness, earliness and freedom from smut. So well known that further description is unnecessary. Prepaid, lb., 30 cts.; 5 Ibs., $1:25. Not prepaid, peck, 60 cts.; bu., $1.60; 2% bu., $3.50; 10 bu., $13.50.
MACARONI WHEAT. THE WHEAT FOR THE WEST.
~ Recommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Send for Circular No. 18 describing this Wheat and its usefulness. The market for this Wheat will be a good one as the demand exceeds _ the supply. It is used principally in the manufacture of Macaroui. _ Macaroni manufacturers are ready to buy all that can be raised. About 15,000,000 Ibs. of foreign Macaroni is imported annually solely because, being made from true Macaroni Wheat, it is con- sidered to be a better quality than our domestic Macaroni, which is made almost entirely of bread wheats. Moreover the imported Macaroni sells at a much higher price. Of course all the cost of the imported product will be saved to this country if the farmers and millers will furnish our factories with the right kind of mater- ial, which they can easily do. Macaroni wheat will also make good bread; such bread-eating countries as Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Greece and the Mediterranean regions using it extensively. <A small per cent. of softer wheat is usually mixed with the Macaroni wheat before grinding, however. It is the only wheat for our semi arid plains where heretofore the raising of wheat was almost an impossibility. it will grow anywhere, withstands drouth, is rust- proof and earlier than other wheats. The yield varies from 12 to 40 bushels per acre, depending on soil and climate. In this country Macaroni wheat should be sown in the spring, in all territory north of the thirty-fifth parallel. South of that latitude it should be sown October 15th to December ist. Prepaid, lb., 20 cts.; 4 Ibs., 49 ets.; not prepaid., lb., 10 cts.; pk., 65¢; bu., $2.25; 5 bu., $10.50.
BMMER OR SPELTZ.
“What is it?’ Neither barley nor wheat yet it resembles both ay outyields barley, oats and wheat. Botanically it Is known as
riticum Spelta and is supposed to be the grain grown in Egypt at the time of Moses. Ask your German neighbor, he has seen it grow in the old country and will tell you of its good qualities, both for milling as weil as for feeding. It is a wonderful stooler and a robust grower and will do as well on poor as it will on rich soil.
Prepaid, 1 1b., 25 ets.: 5 Ibs., $1.00 i K US. ; Rese te ca on NOK Deepald,-peck, BO cts.;
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SELECTED SEED CORN.
The following varieties will mature a crop as far north as Corn ‘ will ripen under ordinary conditions. Our Seed Corn has all been‘ sub-~ jected to a thorough test of its germinating qualities. 5
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when ordering late in season, it would be well to mention your second jf choice, in case we should be sold out of variety ordered.
YELLOW DENT VARIETIES. |
Wernich’s Earliest of All, ‘‘New.’”’ | - Karly. Smooth. Handsome. Hardy. Productive. Profitable.
Beyond a doubt the best corn ever introduced. It grows a medium sized stalk wifh a large ear of good length, 8 to 10 inches. The cob is small, the kernel smooth and very deep, thus ensuring large yield. — The plant is vigorous, well supplied with foliage. It roots deeply, thus enabling it to withstand adverse conditions of weather. This variety is not an ‘‘Accident” but is the result of selecting and hybri- dizing with the object of producing an Extra Early, Large Eared and | Large Yielding Yellow Dent Corn. This has been accomplished. Its record is ninety days of good corn weather from date of planting to maturity, and entirely out of frost danger. The past season it ripened | about September ist right here in Wisconsin. Our supply is limited, | order early. Prepaid, qt., 35 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 20 cts.; peck, 75 | cts.; bu., $2.25; 5 bu., $10.00. 4
King of the Earliest.
The earliest Dent Corn known, yields more and shells easier than — any other variety. It will mature a crop further north than any other known variety. Short, leafy stalks, medium sized ears, small red cobs, and long, deep grains. Give it a trial and be convinced. Prepaid, at, 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50;
5 bu., $7.00. Pride of the North.
This is undoubtedly the best known of the early Yellow Dents. Ears 8 to 10 inches in iength and 1% inches in diameter. Kernels_ closely set, above medium size, long, narrow, thin, of deep orange@ color, shading to pale yellow at the fip. Cob very small and red. In © a test, 70 lbs. of ears, not selected and but imperfectly dried, pro- | duced 60% lbs. of shelled corn and only 9% Ibs. of cobs, instead of 7 14 lbs., the usual proportion. Stalks about medium height, 6 to 8 | feet. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 ets.; bu. $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00.
White Cap Yellow Dent.
This now famous corn possesses the earliness of Pride of the North, and will produce a greater yield on thin, poor land, than any other corn. Grows about 6 to 7 feet in height, with abundant foliage and fine large ear. The tip ends of the grains are white, the inside yellow, making it of a beautiful color both when on eob and when shelled. It ripened and produced an enormous crop in the State of | New York. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; peck, 50 cts; bu., $12403;-5 buss$6.75. |
Early Mastodon.
The largest of all yellow Dent varieties, maturing in 100 days. In | the celebrated American ‘Agriculturist Corn Contest, Mastodon Dent — outyielded by far every other variety of Yellow Corn, 213 bushels of | shelled corn being raised on one acre. Prepaid, qt., 25 ects. Not pre- | paid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75. ‘
Iowa Gold Mine.
It is early, ripening only a few days later than the Pride of the — North; ears are of good size and symmetrical; color a bright golden — yellow. Grain is very deep: cob small, and therefore dries out very — quickly as soon as ripe. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 peck, 50 cts.; bu., $1.40; 5 bu., $6.75. j
YELLOW FLINT VARIETIES ;
Wernich’s Ten Weeks.
We consider this the best strain of hard-grained, eight rowed yel- low Flint Corn in Cultivation. Under favorable conditions, matures in about eighty days, and while not so productive as the varieties of Dent Corn, is valuable for the short seasons of the far North, and also for second planting. Har is perfectly formed. Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 15 cts.; pk., 60 cts.; bu., $1.65; 5 bu., $7.50. J
Longfellow Flint.
An eight-rowed yellow flint variety, with ears from 10 to 15 inches long, 14% to 2% inches in diameter, and are well filled out to the ex- treme end of the cob. The cob is small and the kernel large and ~ broad. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.55; but, $7.25.
Angel of Midnight.
Stalks are of medium size, ears 10 to 12 inches in length and © rows even. Prepaid, qt., 25 ets. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.55; 5 bu., $7.25. -
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Remember, our Corn is northern grown, fire, dried and hand picked. Our prices may be higher than those of other Dealers, but ours is not Crib Corn. Why plant seed of uncertain vitality when
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| per Acre expended for Good Corn will increase the crop from 20 to 50 per cent. It pays to buy new seed every year.
| WHITE DENT VARIETIES. Adam’s Extra Early.
Hardiest and earliest corn known. Can be planted earlier than
any other corn. Most seed dealers sell it as a sweet corn on account 1 of its extreme earliness, combined with its sweetness and tender 1 qualities for table use. It is an immense yielder and under favorable | circumstances ripens in 60 days. Sets ears fit to eat in 50 days. : Prepaid, qt., 30 cts. Not prepaid, qt.; 15 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.50;
5d bu., $10.00.
Wernich’s Sweet White Pearl.
Grown in the far North especially for our trade. -By far the best White Dent in cultivation. We have sold this corn for the past twelve years and have yet to hear the first complaint. It has all the characteristics of the Champion White Pearl, the well known White Dent variety, but is earlier in maturing and contains more nutritious. food than the Champion. In yield it surpasses anything known as eorn. Those who have planted it in the past think so well of it that | the new varieties constantly coming out year after year have no ; fascination for them, being firmly convinced that Wernich’s Sweet White Pearl is the earliest and purest of all the White Dents now sold by seed dealers. ‘‘Do give it a trial.’’ Prepaid, qt., 35 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 20 cts.; pk., 75 cts.; bu., $2.15; 5 bu., $10.00.
Champion White Pearl.
Matures in 100 days. A beauty, and in every respect a first-class white sure cropping corn.. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not Prepaid, qt., 10 ets.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00.
| : Mammoth White Dent.
_This is a large eared variety. It has a broad, very deep, pure white kernel and cob—in fact, a stray red cob will hardly be found in a thousand bushels, and those desiring a large white corn cannot fail to be pleased with it. Prepaid, qt., 25 ects. Not prepaid, at., ff 10 ets.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.65; 5 bu., $7.50 4
Wisconsin White Dent.
Considered by many the best white Dent corn for the North. It cannot, however, compare with Wernich’s Sweet White Pearl. Pre- paid, og <a ets. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50;
u., $7.00.
Iowa Silver Mine.
. The largest yielding variety in existence. Yields big crops every- § { where. Ears 10 to 12 in. long; 16 to 20 rowed, uniform in size, with small cob. A great drouth resister. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not pre- ff paid, qt., 10 ets.; peck, 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 5 bu., $7.00.
WHITE FLINT VARIETIES.|
| Wisconsin Silver.
Early. An 8 to 10 rowed whife flint corn; long, well shaped ears; small cob. Stalks bear from 2 to 8 ears, small kernels, hard and compactly placed on cob. Prepaid, qt., 25 cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pkK., 50 cts.; bu., $1.55; 5 bu., $7.25. :
Connecticut White.
An eight-rowed white flint variety with ears from 15 to 18 inches
long, 1% to 2% inches in diameter, and are well filled out to extreme i i
end of cob. The cob is small and the kernels large and broad, ripens Bok ee ee in 75 to 85 days. Has given excellent results in northern states. Ex- | TiSk doubtful corn when eellent for ensilage and is often.used here for replanting. Prepaid, tas cts. Not prepaid, qt., 10 cts.; pk., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; 5 bu.,
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BRAZILIAN FLOUR
many respects from other sorts. Instead of growing like ordinary corn, one stalk to each kernel planted, it stools like winter wheat, producing 10 to 20 stalks from. each seed. There are frequently 3 to 7 ears to the stalk, being 8 to 10 inches long, and of the most clear snowy white color. It is of excellent quality when uséd on the table like sweet corn, yielding, of course, a much, larger crop, and when dry and ground makes the cleanest, finest, whitest meal you ever saw. It will rise like wheat flour and can be used in bread, biscuits, pies and cakes, and is therefore sometimes called Flour Corn. Yields 100 to 160 bushels per acre. The IOWA STATE REGISTER in its Farm Departnyent says:—‘‘This wonderful corn which was grown about four miles northwest of Des Moines grows 10 to 12 feet high, produces 3 to-7 ears on a stalk and 10 to. 20 stalks to the hill from one seed planted. The ears are about 9 inches long and it yielded 75 bushels on half an acre. It makes the finest of stock food when cut for fodder and produces many times as much as ordinary corn.’’ We believe this corn will prove of great value everywhere for use as sweet corn, to grind into meal, to feed hogs, cattle and horses and as a fodder plant. ;
if it produces ten-fold or ten bushels to each bushel sown. The New Century Wonder is not satisfied with ten-fold, a hundred-fold, S17 a thousand-fold or ten thousand-fold, but it is claimed that i ack field you can can find hills grown from one kernel yes 20,000 to 40,000 kernels. Of course the entire crop will n :
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Oc; qt., 30e. ot prepaid, pt., ec; qt., 15¢c; 1% pk acy :
bu., $2.50; 5 bu., $11.75. . Bite Ad Plato
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“FODDER CORN.
Wherever Live Stock is an important feature of the farm, Fodder Corn is equally important. The best Fodder Corn is that which will give the greatest net amount of good feed from an acre of ground. The varieties we list are all good, each possessing certain distinctive points of excellence which we endeavor to point out in the description.
EVERGREEN SWEET FODDER CORN.
It in an undeniable fact that there is better feeding quality in one ton of Evergreen Sweet Fodder Corn than in a much larger quantity of any other variety. The reason is evident, from the fact that all sweet corh posseses very much more sugar than the field sorts, and as sugar is the most important constituent, it necessarily follows that the corn possessing this in greatest quantity is most valuable. It does not, how- ever, yield as large. crops as the preceding kind, but what it lacks in quantity it more than makes up in quality. It does not grow very tall, but. it is a free stooler. Cattle eat it greedily, preferring it to all other Ba 87 se qt., 25¢e. Not prepaid, qt:, 15c; pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; 5
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RED COB ENSILAGE CORN.
A well-known Fodder Corn, producing enormous crops. More seed of this variety sold every year: than of all other Fodder varieties put tee tee apenas, qt., 20c. Not prepaid, qt., 8c; pk., 25c; bu., 80e;
1s . 50.
PRIDE OF THE NORTH FODDER CORN.
Used extensively in all corn growing sections and considered the best early ripe Fodder Corn known. It stools freely and every stalk produces two to four ears.. We sell this corn cheap. Prepaid, qt., 20c. Not. pre paid, qt., 8c; pk., 30c; bu., 95c; 10 bu., $9.00. ging
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NORTHERN GROWN
SEED POTATOES
IT PAYS TO CHANGE SEED EVERY YEAR.
The necessity for changing Potato Seed often is universally admitted by all well posted growers, but too seldom practiced, especially when the best seed can be had at so little additional
~ outlay. About 8 bushels will seed an acre and at 25 cts. to 50 cts. per bushel additional cost the whole outlay would be $2.00 to $400, with an inerease in the crop of at least 25 per cent, By using our Northern Grown Seed you are assured of early maturity, increasing yield and a vigorous growth.
EBARLY ORDERS.
Everything points in the direction of a lively demand for Choice Seed Potatoes the coming season, and, while we have a good stock in store at present, we would advise customers to send in orders early.
OUR PRICES.
The following prices are for good, straight, unmixed stock, but if you receive lower quotations before placing your order, write us stating what you want, and we will bid for your
order. « SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
We will book orders at the following prices as long as our present stock lasts, no matter ,if there should be an advance in the market. We fill orders just as soon as the weather, in our judgment, will permit. However, we cannot become responsible for changes in the weather by which they might become damaged en route. We will ship at any time when requested to do so, re- gardless of weather, if customers wish to take their own risk. When ordering late, please state whether we shall return the money or send some other kind of equal value pro- viding we cannot supply the sort you order.
BARLY . STX WEEKS.
Without exeeption the earliest potato in existence, and the most popular of Early Potatoes on ac- count of its reliability under all conditions. Medium size, smooth, oblong; skin pink, flesh white, tubers grow close together in the hill and grow so rapidly that under favorable circumstances they are fit for table use in six weeks from the time of Planting, and mature in ten or eleven weeks. It is by far the -best selling Seed Potato we list. Prepaid, lb., 25c; 5 Ibs., $1.00;
not prepaid, pk, 50c; bu., $1.60; A Row of Six Weeks Potatoes. bbl., $3.75; PEAS: $7.25 :
| KBARLY SUNRISE.
An old standard variety. Supply is limited. Peck, 50c; | bu., $1.40; bbl., $3.50; 2 bbls., $6.75.
BARLY ROSE.
Now is the chance to stock up with this prime favorite.
it is well known for earliness and general excellence. Pre-
| paid, tb. 25c; 5 lbs., $1.00; not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.75; 2 bbls., $7.25. -
BLISS BARLY TRIUMPH,
Has all the good qualities of the Early Rose, is much | more productive, and matures its crop at least a week in advance of the Early Rose. Tubers are of medium size, |round and uniform in shape, with but a very few small | Prepaid. Ib be ae ee ae eolor a beautiful light red, ‘ » 1D., 20; S., -00; not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., | $1.50; bbl., $3.75; 2ebbls., $7.25. me 7
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: A white sort of the Extra Early Red Triumph. Itisa | Strong, quick grower. In ripening the vines die down all at | onee, thus giving the blight which works down into the | potatoes through the vine no chance to work. Prepaid, Ib., a B aes 5 Ibs., $1.00; uot prepaid, pk., 50c; pu:; $b:60;—bbi.,.. ===
BARLY OHTO.
An old favorite and the stand- ard extra early, maturing 2] ~ weeks ahead of the Early Rose.| (-% It is without doubt one of the} { most popular early potatoes ‘x known. A good yielder and ‘“‘A
Sure Early’’ of all the Earlies.
Demand always larger than the
supply. Gives satisfaction in all
parts of the country. Prepaid, | ib., 25¢; 5 lbs., $1.00; not pre- c
paid, peck, 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., | $3.75; 2 bbl., $7.25.
Paco é ee ; Full Grown Six Weeks Potatoes,
$3.75: 2 bbls., $7.25
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Our NEW POTATO ‘‘“‘wWORTHLIGHEH
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OUR 1902 “INTRODUCTION.’’ Never before did we offer any Potato that met with such favor
as this variety did, as the testimonials in our files will prove. <A suemnnneeeeennnnenR, |
few of which we give here. We own the entire crop and have several hundred bushels to sell. Order Early.
DESCRIPTION. _ Northlight is a late Potato, destined to become the most popu- lar of the newer varieties, and certainly one of the most worthy. Yields great crops of even, fine, smooth, large Potatoes under the
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face, the skin a deep red and the flesh a clear white and very solid. This Potato will astonish old Potato Growers in its re- markable yields and fine qualities, and every person, who is am- bitious to make the most money out of his crop cannot afford to let this year pass without obtaining Seed of our crop of North- light Potatoes. Prepaid, lb., 80c; 3 lbs., 75c; not prepaid, pk., 80c; bu., $2.25; bbl., $4.75.
C. FEF. Wittnebel, Allen, Neb., writes: Northlight is the best late Potato I ever planted.
oon Pai Poo! ““©\Qm Paul’? Potato. |
In appearance it resembles the old ‘‘Thorburn’’ but is later and blooms more ~
The Greatest freely. Under favorable conditions it wiil yield on an average 9 pounds to a hill. Grandest and Most Produc: THIS MEANS AN AVERAGE CROP OF tiveMain-Crop BUSHELS TO THE ACRE, | Potato EVER UNDER FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. 4 OFFERED..... *‘*<JUST THINK OF IT??? a || ae The vines are vigorous, stout and erect; strong robust tops, with plentiful _ 4 foliage of dark green leaves, withstanding drought, extreme heat, and attacks of © TRY xT insects better than any other variety; perfectly free of disease, such as scab or
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AND BE CONVINCED. | large. Medium late. Prepaid, lb., 25c; 5 Ibs., $1.00; not prepaid, pk., 50c; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.50; 2 bbls., $6.50. ,
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ARKANSAS. MISSOURI. OREGON. Paris, Texas. Haman, Mo. Milton, Oreg. Your Seed Potatoes can always Last years Seed Potatoes Potatoes bought of you have be relied’ upon, drouth or no proved your Seed better than any astonished my neighbors, which drouth. I ever had. means more customers.’
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CARMAN No 3.
It is of perfect form, al- most every potato being of
RURAL NEW YORKER
(Late.) Originated by E. 8. Carman, WHditor-in-Chief of The Rural New Yorker. Very large and unusually smooth, with few eyes, of oblong form; flesh white and of sup- erior quality. Vines strong, and yield very large. ‘This Potato is to the late varieties what Ohio’s are to the Har- lies, viz: The standard mar- ket variety. Prepaid, lb., 25c; 5 Ibs., $1.00; not prepaid, pk., 40¢c:; bu., $1.20; bbl., $2.75; 2 bBIs., $5.25.
averaging nearly one pound each in weight, in good sea- sons. It has but a few eyes. and they .are shallow; the skin and flesh are extremely white and its cooking quali--
$1.00; not prepaid, pk., $6.25.
ance, color white, slightly tinged with pink. Flesh white and floury. It cooks * | finely and quickly with a delicious flavor. Skin is firm and dry. Size large to very
same size and shape, and —
50e >. bu., $1.25; bbl., $3.25; 2 bbls., ©
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Root Crops.
FOR FEEDING STOCK.
Root Crops for Stock Feeding cannot be overestimated. The results from thelr use are wonderful, as is clearly shown in the improved health and condition of animals increased yield of milk in cows, and great saving in hay. ?
MANGEL WURZEL.
The value of Mangels for stock raising cannot be overestimated, analysis having demonstrated that 400 pounds of Mangel are equivalent to 100 pounds of the best hay. Crop of 1000 to 1500 bushels is nothing unusual. They will not only increase the yield of milk, but add large- ly to the health and general condition of all kinds of stock.
We have a large trade on Mangel Seed, and are careful to see that our stocks are of the finest strains that money will buy. Our prices are higher, ’tis true, but you are getting Seed that tests 98 per cent. Undoubtedly your local merchant has seed that you ean buy for 10 and 15 cts. a pound. We warn you to be careful in sowing such truck.
Sow only Wernich’s Tested Mangel and you will be satisfied,
Eekendorfer Red.
_ This is an enormously produc- tive variety, yielding from 50 to 70 tons to the acre, a single root often weighing from 20 to 30 Ibs. It is the best red Mangel and of the greatest value for stock feed- ing. They grow well above ground and are easily pulled. ‘Prepaid, OZ., oe 4 se 15¢, Piles 45¢e; not prepaid, . doe, 5 Ibs. $1.50 Ibs. $2.50. eae
Eckendorfer.
Eeckendorfer Yellow. Very large. Remarkably even in shape, of vigorous growth: has a very smooth skin. Flesh white, firm and sweet, much liked by cattle. Easily lifted from the ground, pro- ducing enormous crops. Exeéllent erence yields 4070 GO tons pergeetedes. 3. ose Sa
_ Prepaid, oz., 5c, % Ib. 15c, lb. 45¢e; not prepaid, 1 Ib. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 Ibs.
$2.50
-Obendorfer.
Obendorfer Golden. pie
This is the production of one of the largest Mangel specialists of Hurope. It is thought by many to be the most profitable of all Mangels, and is ex- ceedingly popular in those sections where it is best known. Ferm, round. Skin is yellow and smooth: flesh white and very firm. Prepaid, oz. 5c, % Ib. 15e, Ib. 45e; not prepaid. 1 lb. 35c, 5 Ibs. $1.50, 10 Ibs. $2.50.
Golden Tankard. ;
We have for years insisted that-this was the best Mangel grown, and each Season strengthens us in the position we took when it was a comparatively unknown sort. We recommend it as the best Mangel by far for dairy farm- ers. Prepaid, oz. 5c, %4 1b. 15c, Ib. 35c; not prepaid lb. 25c, 5 Ibs. $1.10, 10
Ibs. $2.00 Leutowitzer Red.
This is an improvement on the old Mammoth Long Red Mangel. The foots are very large, uniformly straight and well formed. Color deep red; roots solid: tops small. Roots attain a large Size. Produce an immense bulk and tonnage. Prepaid, oz. 5c, *4 Ib. 15c, lb. 35c; not prepaid, lb. 25c, 5 lbs. $1.10, 16 lbs. $2.00.
Long Red.
The old Red Mangel. Prepaid, oz. 5c, 4 lb. 10c, lb. 30c; not prepaid, 1 lb.
20c. 5 Ibs. 85c, 10 Ibs. $1.60. TURNIPS AND RUTABAGAS.
Invaluable as a farm crop, for feeding cattle during the fall and winter months producing under good cultivation 1000 bushels per acre. Roots should be stored in barns, or pitS as soon as freezing weather sets in and used as wanted during the winter. Sow in drills two feet apart at the rate of 2 lbs. per acre arid thin out to 8 inches anart.
TURNIPS.
Purple Top White Giobe. Early and productive. Prepaid, pkg. 5c, oz. 16c¢, 144 lb. 15¢, Ib. 50c: not prepaid, lb. 40c, 5 lbs. $1.90, 10 Ibs. $3.50.
Pomeranian White Globe. The largest variety, very often obtaining a | weight of 12 lbs. in rich soil, besides being very productive. Prepaid, pkg. | oe, oz. 10¢c, % Ib. 15c, 1 lb. 45c; not prepaid, lb. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.45, 10 Ibs. $2.80. | ee RUTABAGAS. i. Wernich’s Improved Purple Top. Yields heavily, good for either table or stock. Prepaid. pkg. 5c, oz. 10c, 4% lb. 20c, Ib. 55c; not prepaid, Ib. . 45c, 5 Ibs. $2.10, 10 Ibs. $3.80. __ Yellow Swede. A yellow variety. Cattle are fond of it. Prepaid, pkg.
Be, oz. 10c, % Ib. 20c, 1 lb. 50c; not prepaid, lb. 40c, 5 Ibs. $1.90, 10. lbs. $3.50.
_ Sweet German. Productive and of the highest qualities. Prepaid, pkg.
~ 8c, 0z. 10c, %4 Ib. 20c, 1 Ib. 50c; not prepaid, lb. 40c, 5 Ibs. $1.90, 10 Ibs. $3.50. Leutowitzer.
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Root Crops.—continued. SUGAR BEETS.
Considering that we are the largest consumers of sugar in the world and our soil and climate are as favorable as any to the growth of the Sugar Beet, it is hardly thrifty for us to send abroad one million dollars annually to pay for sugar which we might pro- duct so profitable at home.
Every farmer should therefore give attention to this subject and try small areas of sugar beet, and at the proper time send some of the roots to his nearest experiment station, which will be glad to analyze them without charge.
For stock feeding experience has proven that Sugar Beets as well as Mangel Wurzel are healthful, nutritious and economical.
Amproved Kleinwanzlebener. This variety at the present time has probably a wider cultivation than any other sugar beet. Our strain is of the very best, an improvement over the old Wanzlebener. ‘‘Floto,’’ the grower and originator of the Improv- ed Kleinwanzlebener, is a well known grower and considered an expert, many of the leading Beet Sugar Refineries getting their seed from him. Prepaid, oz. 5c, 4 Ib. 15c, lb. 40c; not prepaid, 1 Ib. 30c, 5 Ibs. $1.40, 10 Ibs. $2.25. 100 Ibs. $19.00.
Vilmorin. This beet is the result of thirty-five years of methodic and presevering selection. Its average yield may be stated as from 12 to 16 toms per acre. Prepaid, oz. 5c, %4 Ib. 15c, $13 ave; not prepaid, 1 lb. 30c, 5 Ibs. $1.35, 10 Hos. $2.15, 100 lbs.
PEANUTS.
Are eaten by hogs and poultry and the eattle readily eat the straw. Plow thoroughly and harrow finely. Plant Peanuts 12 inches apart in the row, and have the rows far enough apart to allow cul- tivating. As soon as ripe, turn hogs into the field and they will help themselves. Prepaid, pt.-18¢e, qt. 20c; not prepaid, pt. 10c, qt. 15e, 5 qts. 65c, 16 qts. $1.60, 32 qts. $2.85.
J. Blum, Wisconsin, writes: Send Catalogue for 1903. Your Seeds have given better satis- faction than any I ever had. Want only Wer- nich’s Seeds hereafter.
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S215. Large White Belgian.
Ib., 45¢; 5 Ibs., $2.00.
per acre. A.
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first year.
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15 to 20 Tons Beets per Acre.
CARROTS. A well known stock raiser writes as follows regarding carrots for stock:
feeds stock can afford to be without Carrots. ear
regard them very highly; but carrots I consider indispensable.”
The Carrot for feeding stock. Grow to an enormous size. Yield tremen-
Not prepaid, Ib., 80c; 5 lbs., $3.25. Improved Long Orange. This is a heavy cropper on all soil, but especially adapt-
ed for strong or rich land. Prepaid, lb., 65c; 5¢€lbs., $2.65. Not prepaid, lb., 55¢; 5 Ibs.,
For other varieties see page 13, Vegetable Seed Dept.
ARTICHOKES.
On good land, with same culture as corn, Artichokes will produce from 400 to 1,000 bu. C. Williams, of Iowa, a very prominent breeder of Poland Chinas, says: “Forty head of hogs and pigs may be kept without other food on an acre of Artichokes from the time frost is out of the ground until they grow again, and from October ist until the ground freezes again. They produce more hog food per acre than any other crop I am acquainted with, and the hogs will harvest the crop themselves. Artichokes also produce immense quantity of tops, of which eattle, horses and mules are very fond, and which makes excellent food when A chemical analysis of roots shows them to be superior to Carrots, Parsnips, Mangels, Sugar Beets and Turnips, both as flesh and fat
Prepaid, lb., 25¢c; 3 lbs., 60e.
FIELD PUMPKINS.
Similar to other root crops in feeding value. Usually grown in corn or potato fields.
Wernich’s Mammoth Giant. Good for table use or feeding stock. Grows to an immense size, sometimes three feet in length and to a weight of 100 to 200 Ibs.
Prepaid, Ib., $1.15, 5 lbs. $5.00; not prepaid, Ib. $1.05, 5 Ibs. $4.50.
Connecticut Field. The well known Cow Pumpkin. Prepaid, lb. 35c, 5 lbs. $1.50; not prepaid, Ib. 25¢e, 5 lbs. $1.00.
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I feed each year Mangel Wurzel and Ruta-
This variety is amazingly productive, and nothing can “equal them as a winter feed for milch cows. Prepaid, lb., 55c; 5 Ibs., $2.50. Not prepaid,
Artichokes need planting but once, and little or no culture after the Cut as potatoes, only smaller; plant in rows 3% feet apart. Plow deep, plant shallow, say 2 inches; the second year, break up the ground as for corn; will come up thick all over the surface. a cultivator when a few inches high. paid, pk., 50c; 1 bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.00; 10 bu., $13.50.
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Fodder Mixture.
Farmer, Dairyman or Stock- raiser. Mixture is composed of 2 St. John’s Rye and Vetches. It can be sown at in- tervals which will furnish a continuous supply of fodder throughout the season. Invyalu-
able as a eatch crop after Winter Grain has been eut, there is nothing that will pro- duce such crops of fodder as ‘“‘Wernich’s Continuous Fodder Mixture.’”’ In many instances Field Peas are sown along with this mixture. Sow 40 to 50 lbs. per acre. 1 Ib., 10c; 5 lbs., 30c; 0 Ibs., 50c; 25 lbs., $1.00; 50 Ibs., $1.65; 100 Ibs., $3.00.
50 Lbs. to Bushel, Except where Noted.
Field of Continuous Fodder Mixture.
MILLETS.
Sacks Extra, 15c. Each.
Hog Millet.—A valuable variety, maturing at the same time as Hungarian Grass, producing a very heavy yield even in the driest season. At the Michigan Experiment Station trials this proyed to be an excellent sort, showing no sign at all of being affected by drouth. While recommending it for all sections, its highest comparative value will, of course be found in those areas where corn can- not be safely or cheaply grown. Prepaid, lb., 15c; not prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 lbs., 20c; 10 lbs., 40c; bu., $1.35; 100 Ibs., $2.50.
Common Millet. Very early, grows 3 to 4 feet high. Prepaid, lb., 15¢; noe prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 lbs., 15c; 10 lbs., 25ce; bu., 80c; 100 Ibs., $1.50.
German or Golden Millet. Matures about two weeks later than Common
Millet, grows 3 to 5 feet high, seeds golden yellow. Prepaid, lb., 15¢c; not pre- paid,, lb., 5c; 5 Ibs., 20c; 10 lbs., 30c; bu., $1.10; 100 lbs., $2.00.
| Wernich’s Fancy German or Golden Millet., True Southern Grown German Millet Seed is for superior, beth in quality and yield of product, to Western or Northern grown seed. ‘The true Southern German Millet will grow in any climate or soil, and when properly grown and handled makes an enormous yield of most nutritious feed. To get these results, however, the seed must be sown thickly, not less than one bushel per acre, at any time between May ist and July 15th, and the crop cut in eight to ten weeks, while it. is in bloom, be- fore the seed hardens in the head. Prepaid, lb., 15¢c; not prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 Ibs., 20c; 10 Ibs., 40c; bu. $1.35; 100 lbs., $2.50.
Hungarian (Grass) Millet. —Medium early, grows 3 to 5 feet high. abundant foliage and slender head; withstands drouths and yields well on light soil, 48 lbs. to the bushel. Prepaid, lb., 20c; not prepaid, lb., 10c; 5 lbs., 30c; 10 Ibs., 50c; bu., $1.60; 100 Ibs., $3.00.
Siberian or Russian Millet. A new Millet from Russia. Earlier than
"German, but does not grow as tall. Its height is only 2 to 4 feet, but it is a re- “markable stooler and its fodder is eagerly eaten by all cattle. Prepaid, lb., 15¢;
_ hot prepaid, lb., 5c; 5 Ibs., 20c; 10 lbs., 40c; bu., (48 Ibs.) $1.25; 100 Ibs. $2.25.
ye German Edible Millet.— A variety used extensively in Germany for table use. The seed is mashed and cooked in milk. Prepaid, lb., 28c; not pre- paid, lb., 18c; 10 Ibs. $1.50.
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SAND OR HAIRY
The Wonderful. j : This plant is a native of Russia and extremely hardy, growing well during the
slender at first, but with sufficient moisture soon grow vigorously. forage, being readily eaten by all kinds of stock, either in the green state or cured for hay. The plant is of strong, running growth, with very abundant foliage, and if wanted for hay should be slowly dried in cocks to prevent the leaves from falling off. A nice hog pasture can be produced in a few months by making a sowing of these Sowings made in August or September withstand easily our Northwestern winters and will furnish a handsome crop of green fodder by the end of April, which, on good land, has equalled 15 tons green forage per acre. is especially adapted for light, sandy soils and exposed hills, making an excellent cover crop to prevent the soil from washing during heavy rains, but does not succeed well . The plant is a legume or nitrogen gatherer, and one of the best to = 4 plow under to enrich the soil.
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VETCH.
The plants are quite small and It is excellent for
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Sow 2 bu. per acre, broadcast, early in the spring, harrowing the soil in lightly. Sow in drills 38 feet apart, using 30 lbs, of seed per acre, or broadeast with the addition of 14% bu. Rye or Oats to furnish support for the vines. Prepaid per lb., 25c; not prepaid, Ilb., 15¢;.5 lbs., 7Oc; 10 Ibs., $1.30; 25 Ibs.; $2.75; 100 Ibs., $9.50,
FIELD VETCH.
Spring Tares (Vicia sativa) —Sown broadeast at rate of 1 to 11% bushels to the acre, like wheat or barley, and sometimes mixed with oats for soiling.
| Prepaid, lb., 20c; not prepaid,
Ib., 10c; 5 Ibs., 40c; 10 lbs., 75e; 25 Ibs., $1.75; 100 Ibs., $6.50. -
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pasture for sheep. 6.
Along with rye sown in Aug. in shee astur At the Michigan Experiment Station 128 cei were pastured for 8 weeks on 5 Aeres of
Rape and showed the mag- nificent total gain of 2890 ibs., or almost 3 Ibs. per lamb for each week they were on the Rape Feed. and all at the small cost for seeding of 45c per acre.
At the Wisconsin Agricul- tural Experiment Station half an Acre sown with Dwarf Essex Rape produced 934 Tons of For- age or at the rate of 191, Tons per Acre.
Rape should be sown at the rate of 3 Ibs. to the acre in drills and 4 to 6 lbs. per aere broadeast. It ean be sown up to August. Prepaid, 1b., 25e; a prepaid, lb., 15c; 5 1lbs., 50e;
0 Ibs., 75¢e; 25 Ibs., $1.75, 100 -
Ibs., $6.50,
JERUSALEM CORN.
“A SURE HAY CROP.”’
Grows about 3 feet high, and often has aS many as 8 heads on i stalk. 6 to 8 lbs. of seed in rows will plant an acre. Broad- east 40 Ibs. per acre. Prepaid, per lb., 25c; not prepaid, per ib., 15¢; 5 lbs., 40c: 10 Ibs., T5c; 25
as $1.25; 100 Ibs., $4.50.
WERNICH SEED CO., MILWAUKEE,
ORAGE AND gq Se ODDER PLANTS. 4
RAPE.
It may be grown successfully in the following f RES
In the early spring to provide pas- In June or July on well prepared land to prepare pasture for sheep. 3. Along with grain, using 2 Ibs. of seed per acre to provide pasture for sheep after harvest. 4. Along with peas, oats, clover seed, to provide pas- ture for sheep and to get a “‘catch”’ of clover. 5. Along with corn drilled in broadcast to prov'de
J In corn, sowing the seed with the last cultivation given to the corn.
for eattle during the long winter months.
Aa u NTE
“THE WONDERFUL.”’
A fodder plant grown largely in some parts of the country. Somewhat resembling corn in ap- pearance, but the™ leayes are much longer and broader, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. In its perfection it produces a great number shoots, growing as much as 12 feet high; very thickly coy- ered with leaves, yielding such an abundance of foliage that one plant is considered sufficient to -feed-a pair of cattle for twenty- four hours. Wighty-five stalks have been grown from one seed, attaining a height of eleven feet.. Horses and cattle eat it as freely
as young sugar corn. Down in Georgia, Florida, and other Southern States, Teosinte will
vield all the way from 160 to Z00 Tons Green Fodder per Acre. In the Northern States it has yielded 50 Tons of Green Fodder per Acre.
We would advise sowing same in rows 2 feet apart, and the hills far enough apart to work. It wants plenty of sunshine and cul- tivation, and then it will grow so rapidly that it will soon cover a whole acre and look like a dense forest. It can be cut With a reaper and fed in the green state, or it can be dried and makes magnificent fodder
1 There are unlimited pos- sibilities for our annual fodder plant, Teosinte, and we know if you will give it a trial, that in will more than pay you another year. Just try and grow this for your hogs. You will be surprised how they will relish it, and what a tremendous amount of fodder and food you will get out of an acre for them. Prepaid, pkt.; 10¢3;°0z., 20¢;:%4 Ib., 40¢; lb., 85c; not prepaid, Ib., 75c; 10 I|bs., $7.00; 25 lbs., $15.00.
RED KAFFIR CORN.
If the crop is wanted mainly for fodder, it is recommended to eut down the whole stock when the first seed heads come into bloom. The second growth springing at once from the roots, will still mature a full crop of grain and a second full crop of forage before the middle of October. Sow in rows three feet apart, six to eight lbs. of seed to the acre. Broadcast 40 lbs. per acre. Prepaid, per lb., 20¢c; not prepaid, per !b., 10c; 5 Ibs., 30c; 10 Ibs., 50c: 25 Ibs., 85¢e; 100 Ibs., $2.75.
A FEW TESTIMONIALS.
T. Schaub, Garnavillo, Iowa, writes: Your Seeds are always good.
H, Sukert, Lidgerwood, N. D., writes: Never had any better Seeds.
John Warneke, Greenwood, Wis., writes: Always satisfied with your Seeds.
N. Yunger, Belle Chester, Minn., writes:
E. Baumann, Winston, Mont., writes: your Seeds.
Pet. Thiessen, Gibbons, Cal., writes: Wernich Seed Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ;
Dear Sirs: I must get more Rape Seed from you. Can get some 4 here but it ddes not do as well as yours. That bought of you is over | 2 feet while that bought here and sown at the same time is only 6 to 8 | inches high. ‘‘Order’’ follows.
KF. J. KELLER.
Teosinte.
Your Seeds are tip top. | Am well pleased with ©
Your Seeds are good. 1
Cazenovia, Wis. |
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FORAGE AND FODDER PLANTS.
GIANT SPURRY.
Spurry is an annual plant, extensively cultivated in Burope as a Winter pasture for cattle and sheep. It grows so well on poor, dry, sandy soil that it has been called ‘‘the clover of sandy land.’? If sown in March, then again in May, and afterwards in July, it will produce three crops upon the same, field in one seasen. Sow 15 lbs. per acre on soil fit for clover. It can be sown from March until August, and is fit for pasture in five weeks. Prepaid, per Ib., 25e; 3 lbs., 65e; not prepaid, per 1lb., 15¢c: 5 lbs., 60e; 10 Ibs., 95¢e; 25 Ibs., $2.00; 100 Ibs., $6.90 .
PENCILLARIA.
For the Farmer. For the Stockman. For the Dairyman. For the Poultryman.
A new Fodder Plant of untold value. To the FOR POOR AND farmer, for its immense growth of hay. To the SANDY SOILS dairyman, for its excellent fodder. To the Stockman,
wee § for its quick-growing forage. To the poultryman, for seed. It is a native of Central America. It is an annual plant, having broad foliage, very much resem- bling corn leaves. It is of rapid growth, throwing out from 1 plant numerous suckers, and “if cut as soon as it reaches the height of 2 cr 3 feet, it can be mowed from 4 to 6 times, according to the latitude, and yields severa) tons of dry hay per acre. If allowed to grow 6 or 7 feet high, and cut when the flower heads begin to develop, it will yield the harvest fodder’ crop per acre of-any plant now in cultivation. For feeding it is equal to any fodder, and is relished by any kind of stock, either green or dry
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS.—If for Hay purposes, sow very thinly in drills drills 12 to 18 inches apart, dropping a seed every 6 or 8 inches or broadcast 1 Ib. S per acre. As a Fodder . plant sow in drills 3 or o4% feet apart, thinning out to stand 18. inehes
i apart in the drill. When sil high enough: cultivate Ant the field thoroughly, as this may be the only op- portunity; the growth becoming so dense that a cultivator could not be used a second time. As a Green food it will support 4 cows and other stock in proportion from
(th ) 4 the time it is 30 inches
ay All in AAR) AN . a 7 (SAAN : high until the end of the AUSTRALIAN iva! iA DA PENCLLARIA TY PARSLEY: mi season. As a Seed pro- t WIN f Hy Baas | | A AAT af A} ducer it must have ample
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Mi lH tae (ll Para Re MATAR Ve AO 7 Se Naa Mis | mn Me WE ANTE fill tel Ae Hii fi taney ‘ Ae hi and 3 to 3% feet between e fa CA) “ ji AY fic ( aN the rows. Cultivate twice. ua 4 ANY cn Hi) ay 1 ; a) a kn 5 10¢; yy
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via iN) NGA DN (uty, A Per Pkt., 2C; OZ., ae TARA HN na 1 a Mt Haas i a i lb., 20c; 1 Ib., 60c; 5 Ib.,
y $2.75. Postnaid The great fodder plant, which has proven a boon to the stock- raisers on our western prairies. In fact, it will be only a matter of time when thousands of acres of alkali lands will be made productive and profitable by planting this valuable forage plant. One pound of seed will plant an acre. Sow after the ground has become warm and all danger of frost is paSt. Mix the seed with ten times its bulk of loam, sand or land plaster and sow broadcast, after which cover lightly with a brush harrow or roll lightly. Or the seed may be sown in a hot-bed, cold frames, seed boxes, or in a protected garden bed, and the seedlings transplanted when two inches high, seven to eight feet apart. If the weather is dry when planting, supply a little water
to each plant, Prepaid, pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4 ib., 6c; Ib.,. $1.90.
JAPANESE 52483} MILLET.
(Panicum Crus Galli.)
OR BILLION DOLLAR GRASS.
Also called Steel Trust Millet.
Introduced by Prof. Brooks, of the Massachusetts Agricultural Hx- periment Station. Our Seed has been grown by Edw. BE. Evans, whose picture appears in the lower corner of this page. This pundle of cut Millet stood 6 feet high. Since the introduction it has been sown from Maine to Washington and has given astonishing results in all sections, except in the arid and semi- arid regions of the west. It attains a
_ height of 6 to 71% feet with a yield of over 6 tons of cured hay per acre. Produces over 20 tons of green fodder. Cattle and horses eat it greedily. As a milk producer Crus Galli Seed has been found to equal corn meal. Our Seed is raised north of 44 deg. from absolutely pure thoroughly acclimated stock seed. Sow in May and June broadcast 10
_ to 12 pounds per acre; (it stools remarkably) or in drills 8 lbs. per acre. Will yield a crop in 6 to 9 weeks. Recommended by the United States Dep’t of Agriculture and all Experiment Stations. Prepaid. lb., 20c;
' not prepaid, 1lb., 10c; pk., 75c; bu., (82 lbs.) $2.50; 100 Ibs., $6.50.
Ber + et aee ie Ui a = _WERNICH SEED CO, MILWAUKEE, WIS.
MISCELLANEOUS FORAGE m0 FODDER PLANTS.
JAPANESE SOJA BEAN.
Originally brought from Japan by Prof Brooks of the Massachusetts Experiment Station, it at once attracted the attention of scientists. It has been subjected to the most exhaustive trials to demonstrate its feeding value, yield and hardiness and in every instance it has won the most emphatic commendation. The U. S. Dep’t of Agriculture Bulletin 58 says: They are prob- ably the richest known vegetable substance. There is no crop so easily grown that is so rich as the Soja Bean. Excepting the Peanut, there is no other yege- table product known. which contains such high per- centage of protein and fat in such highly digestible form. The actual feeding value of Soja’s is two and one-haif to three times that of the best corn. Soja hay has a higher feeding value than the best clover. As a soil renovator Soja’s are not surpassed by any legume in existence. They withstand the extremes of heat, drouth and wet weather, when corn and all other peas fail. Our Seed is grown especially for us in 44 deg. 12 min. north latitude from stock that has never been Planted south of 42 deg. 30 min., under the per- sonal supervision of an expert, Edw. E. Evans, grower of our Japanese Barnyard Millet. Sow in drills 1% inches deep, 3 inches apart, and 28 inches between the rows. About 12 to 16 qts. per acre if sown in Grills.
If broadcast for hay or forage sow 1 to 1% bu. per |
acre. Never cultivate if leaves are wet.
Medium Early Green. A rank grower, stalks 3 to 4 feet high, beans small. Best for ensilage. Pre- eee a a eeu prepaid,
i ec; qt., 25c; peck, 2525 pul, $4.50. a : 7
Extra Early Black. (Purple Blossom). Grows 2% to 3% ft. high, beans — plump, large and _ round. Yield 50 bu_and over per acre. Pre- MepaS Vz aoe ae ees prepaid,
-, Joe; qt., 25c; peck, 725; bu., $4.00. p : :
Ito San. (New.) Medium early. ~ Stalks 2% to 4 feet high with es dense foliage. Beans small, yellow. and flattened. Prepaid, pt., 25e; at., 40c. Not prepaid, t., 18ce; qt., 25e: peck, $1.25; bu., $4.50,
Common Small Yellow. Also called and sold by certain Seedsmen as German Coffee Berry. The Beans, roasted and ground, closely resemble and taste very much like coffee. Grows 18 inches to 2% feet high; beans small and Straw colored. Not recommended for the northern se: zrepald, pt., 20e; qt., 35e Not prepaid, pt., 10c: at.. 20¢:” : $1.00; bu., $3.50. Ves
yELVET BEAN, THE GREAT NITROGEN GATHERER.
A worthy rival of the Cow Pea.
This new and important forage plant is creating a great sensation throughout the Southern States, where it is