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Title: Catalogue of seeds, agricultural & horticultural supplies and guide for the garden, field & farm
Identifier: catalogueofseeds1897germ
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Greenhouse plants Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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Descriptive Catalogue of Seeds. 53 Sundry Seeds of Economic Plants, Etc- Express or Freight Charges always to be paid by the purchaser. If wanted to be sent by mail, postage must be added at the rate of ten cents per pound. As market is apt 10 fluctuate, quotations on 100 lb. lots of the following varieties of seeds not given will be sent on application. 10 lbs. charged at 100 lb. rate. Beans. Common English Horse Beans. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $400. Beans, Soy. (Soj'a hispida.) Used in Soy Sauce; also as a fodder plant. Per oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. Broom Corn. Improved Evergreen.—This variety is more cultivated than any other, on account of the color and quality of its brush, which is of good length, fine and straight, and always green; it brings the highest market price; grows about seven feet high. Per ib., 10c; 100 lbs., $5.00. Broom Corn. Large California Golden.—One of the most popular kinds for making brooms; it has the advantage of not requiring to be bent down until ready to cut, as the brush has a leaf or sheath around its base, which keeps it from crooking or bending over; grows about twelve feet high, brush long and very straight, of a green color, tipped with red when ripe. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $5.00. Broom Corn. Dwarf.—This variety grows about four feet high, extra fine for making brushes or whisks. Sow twelve pounds of Broom Corn Seed of the above varieties to the acre. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $6,00. Broom, Scotch. {Genista Scoparia.) The young growth of this Shrub is chiefly valuable as food for sheep and other animals in winter. Coarse brooms are also made from it. Per oz., 10c; lb., 50c. Caper Tree. (Capparis Spinosa.) The undeveloped flower buds are the true Capers of Commerce. Flowers blush, very handsome. Per pkt., 25c. Caterpillars. {Astragalus Var.) A curious plant, interesting from the fact that the Seed Pods resem- ble jiving Caterpillars. Much fun is caused by mixing them in salads. Per pkt., 10c. Cotton. Sea Island.—Best variety. Per oz., 10c; lb., 25c. Cotton. Tenn. Upland.—Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. Per oz., 10c; lb,, 25c. Fenugreek. (Trigonella Fenum Grcecum.) An annual, very fragrant. The seed is often used to give temporary fire and vigor to horses; also given to cattle while fattening, causing them to drink and digest their food; also useful as a green manure for plowing under. Per oz., 10c; lb., 60c. Flax, or Linseed. Best Riga. Per lb., 10c. Furze, or Gorse. ( Ulex Europeus.) Sheep and cattle browse on the young growth of this plant, with much relish. Also valuable for hedges and fences. Per oz., 25c; lb., $2.50. Garvanzas, or Chick Peas. Largely used for soup. Per lb., 10c. Hop Vine (Seed.) (Humulus Licpidus.) Well known. Per pkt., 25c; per oz., $1.50. Jute. {Corchorus Textilis.) A textile plant, the fibres of which are used for making coarse sacks and cloth. Sow in drills eight inches apart, four pounds to the acre. It will outgrow all weeds. May also be sown broadcast; six pounds per acre. Per oz., 15c; per lb., 75c. Lentils. {Ervum Lens.) Best Imported. Succeed best in dry, sandy soil. A leguminous annual, the seeds of which are valuable for pigeons, and are also largely used for soups. Per lb., 15c. Liquorice. {Glycyrrhiza Glabra.) In pods; a perennial plant, the roots of which furnish the Liquorice of com- merce. Per. oz., 30c; lb., $3.00. Peanut, The peanut thrives and produces best on a light, sandy, tolerably fertile soil. They may be planted from March to May in the pod, or shelled, two in a hill; it is best to drop about four in a hill on the level ground, the rows being laid off three and a half feet wide, and the hills two feet asunder; cover them two or three inches. When they come up, thin them to two in in a hill. They will produce from 25 to 75 bushels per acre, according to soil and culture. Virginian, per lb., 15c; 100 lbs., market price. California grown, per 100 lbs., market price. Poppy. Opium. The seed furnishes about thirty-five per cent, of an agreeable sweet oil, good for eating, paint- ing and illuminating. May be sown in spring, either broadcast or in drills, covering with but little earth. Also cultivated for opium. Per oz., 20c; lb., $1.00. Pyrethrum Cineraraefolium. The plant from which is made the Persian Insect Powder in Europe, or "Buhach" as made in California. Per pkt., 25c; per oz., $1.00. Ramie. Silver China Grass. {Urtica Nivea.) This is the variety now so extensively cultivated in the South for its fibre. The seed should be germinated by sow- Mammoth Sunflower. ing it on cotton, floating in a tub of lukewarm water, and transfering it to a bed, screened from the sun. When the plants are four inches high, transplant to a field, in rows four feet apart each way; and when the plants are three feet high, turn them over and peg to the ground, after which cover them with earth, and they will start in every direction, completely covering the field in a short time. Per oz., 75c; lb., $9.00. Scurvy Grass. {Cochlearia Officinalis.) Used in salads same as Cress. A good antiscorbutic. Per oz.,25c. "The Peanut. Its Cultivation and Uses." (B. W. Jones.) Mailed free, 55c.
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Image from page 56 of "Catalogue of seeds, agricultural & horticultural supplies and guide for the garden, field & farm" (1897)
Title: Catalogue of seeds, agricultural & horticultural supplies and guide for the garden, field & farm
Identifier: catalogueofseeds1897germ
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Greenhouse plants Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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Descriptive Catalogue of Seeds. 53 Sundry Seeds of Economic Plants, Etc- Express or Freight Charges always to be paid by the purchaser. If wanted to be sent by mail, postage must be added at the rate of ten cents per pound. As market is apt 10 fluctuate, quotations on 100 lb. lots of the following varieties of seeds not given will be sent on application. 10 lbs. charged at 100 lb. rate. Beans. Common English Horse Beans. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $400. Beans, Soy. (Soj'a hispida.) Used in Soy Sauce; also as a fodder plant. Per oz., 10c; lb., $1.00. Broom Corn. Improved Evergreen.—This variety is more cultivated than any other, on account of the color and quality of its brush, which is of good length, fine and straight, and always green; it brings the highest market price; grows about seven feet high. Per ib., 10c; 100 lbs., $5.00. Broom Corn. Large California Golden.—One of the most popular kinds for making brooms; it has the advantage of not requiring to be bent down until ready to cut, as the brush has a leaf or sheath around its base, which keeps it from crooking or bending over; grows about twelve feet high, brush long and very straight, of a green color, tipped with red when ripe. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $5.00. Broom Corn. Dwarf.—This variety grows about four feet high, extra fine for making brushes or whisks. Sow twelve pounds of Broom Corn Seed of the above varieties to the acre. Per lb., 10c; 100 lbs., $6,00. Broom, Scotch. {Genista Scoparia.) The young growth of this Shrub is chiefly valuable as food for sheep and other animals in winter. Coarse brooms are also made from it. Per oz., 10c; lb., 50c. Caper Tree. (Capparis Spinosa.) The undeveloped flower buds are the true Capers of Commerce. Flowers blush, very handsome. Per pkt., 25c. Caterpillars. {Astragalus Var.) A curious plant, interesting from the fact that the Seed Pods resem- ble jiving Caterpillars. Much fun is caused by mixing them in salads. Per pkt., 10c. Cotton. Sea Island.—Best variety. Per oz., 10c; lb., 25c. Cotton. Tenn. Upland.—Sow 25 lbs. to the acre. Per oz., 10c; lb,, 25c. Fenugreek. (Trigonella Fenum Grcecum.) An annual, very fragrant. The seed is often used to give temporary fire and vigor to horses; also given to cattle while fattening, causing them to drink and digest their food; also useful as a green manure for plowing under. Per oz., 10c; lb., 60c. Flax, or Linseed. Best Riga. Per lb., 10c. Furze, or Gorse. ( Ulex Europeus.) Sheep and cattle browse on the young growth of this plant, with much relish. Also valuable for hedges and fences. Per oz., 25c; lb., $2.50. Garvanzas, or Chick Peas. Largely used for soup. Per lb., 10c. Hop Vine (Seed.) (Humulus Licpidus.) Well known. Per pkt., 25c; per oz., $1.50. Jute. {Corchorus Textilis.) A textile plant, the fibres of which are used for making coarse sacks and cloth. Sow in drills eight inches apart, four pounds to the acre. It will outgrow all weeds. May also be sown broadcast; six pounds per acre. Per oz., 15c; per lb., 75c. Lentils. {Ervum Lens.) Best Imported. Succeed best in dry, sandy soil. A leguminous annual, the seeds of which are valuable for pigeons, and are also largely used for soups. Per lb., 15c. Liquorice. {Glycyrrhiza Glabra.) In pods; a perennial plant, the roots of which furnish the Liquorice of com- merce. Per. oz., 30c; lb., $3.00. Peanut, The peanut thrives and produces best on a light, sandy, tolerably fertile soil. They may be planted from March to May in the pod, or shelled, two in a hill; it is best to drop about four in a hill on the level ground, the rows being laid off three and a half feet wide, and the hills two feet asunder; cover them two or three inches. When they come up, thin them to two in in a hill. They will produce from 25 to 75 bushels per acre, according to soil and culture. Virginian, per lb., 15c; 100 lbs., market price. California grown, per 100 lbs., market price. Poppy. Opium. The seed furnishes about thirty-five per cent, of an agreeable sweet oil, good for eating, paint- ing and illuminating. May be sown in spring, either broadcast or in drills, covering with but little earth. Also cultivated for opium. Per oz., 20c; lb., $1.00. Pyrethrum Cineraraefolium. The plant from which is made the Persian Insect Powder in Europe, or "Buhach" as made in California. Per pkt., 25c; per oz., $1.00. Ramie. Silver China Grass. {Urtica Nivea.) This is the variety now so extensively cultivated in the South for its fibre. The seed should be germinated by sow- Mammoth Sunflower. ing it on cotton, floating in a tub of lukewarm water, and transfering it to a bed, screened from the sun. When the plants are four inches high, transplant to a field, in rows four feet apart each way; and when the plants are three feet high, turn them over and peg to the ground, after which cover them with earth, and they will start in every direction, completely covering the field in a short time. Per oz., 75c; lb., $9.00. Scurvy Grass. {Cochlearia Officinalis.) Used in salads same as Cress. A good antiscorbutic. Per oz.,25c. "The Peanut. Its Cultivation and Uses." (B. W. Jones.) Mailed free, 55c.
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