. Winter Vetch. Teosinte. Teosinte (Reana Luxurums). A gigantic fodder plant, resembling Indian corn, except leaves are broader. Grows about 12 feet high and stools heavily, as many as 40 stalks from a single seed. It is excel- lent for stock feeding, either green during Summer, or dry during Winter, and is more nutritious and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all kinds. Sow in May or June, in drills about 4 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed per acre. Per oz. 15 cts. ; lb. § postpaid ; 4 lbs. by express, § Flat Pea (Lathyrus Si'vestris). A perennial forage plant of value. Wil
. Winter Vetch. Teosinte. Teosinte (Reana Luxurums). A gigantic fodder plant, resembling Indian corn, except leaves are broader. Grows about 12 feet high and stools heavily, as many as 40 stalks from a single seed. It is excel- lent for stock feeding, either green during Summer, or dry during Winter, and is more nutritious and better liked than corn fodder by stock of all kinds. Sow in May or June, in drills about 4 feet apart, using 4 pounds of seed per acre. Per oz. 15 cts. ; lb. § postpaid ; 4 lbs. by express, § Flat Pea (Lathyrus Si'vestris). A perennial forage plant of value. Will grow well on poor and stony soils. Lb. § by mail. Sacaline {Polygonum Sachalinensc^. For forage. Grows to height of 10 or 12 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. ; oz. 25 cts. ; \ lb. 85 cts. ; lb. § by mail. Wild Rice {Zizania Aquatica). The Zizania is valuable as a forage plant on inundated lands and along the shores of marshes. As an attraction for wild fowls it is invaluable. The seed should be sown in the Fall in 6 inches to 6 feet of water, having soft mud bottom where there are few weeds. Lb. 25 cts. ; by mail, 33 cts. ; 100 lbs. § Sunflower, Mammoth Russian. May be grown to great advantage in waste ground, from early spring to the latter part of July ; an excellent and cheap food for fowls. Plant four quarts to acre, Qt. 10 cts. ; by- mail, 17 cts. ; peck 60 cts. ; bu. 25 lbs. § ; 100 lbs. § Special prices on any of the above seeds in large quantities will be quoted on application.
Size: 1563px × 3198px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
