. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. ALSIKE CLOVER. LUCERNE. Lucerne, or Alfalfa. {Medicago sativa.) Early, pro- ductive, succeeds in nearly any good soil, and lasts for a number of years. Valuable for the South, as it thrives on dry, rich, sandy soil, producing 3 to 4 cuttings annu- ally, and even in seasons of severe drought is always \ fresh and green, because the roots extend so deep into the soil. It grows two to three feet high, with purple blossom. It j-ield
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. ALSIKE CLOVER. LUCERNE. Lucerne, or Alfalfa. {Medicago sativa.) Early, pro- ductive, succeeds in nearly any good soil, and lasts for a number of years. Valuable for the South, as it thrives on dry, rich, sandy soil, producing 3 to 4 cuttings annu- ally, and even in seasons of severe drought is always \ fresh and green, because the roots extend so deep into the soil. It grows two to three feet high, with purple blossom. It j-ields an immense amount of green food for cattle, and should be cut when first commencing to bloom, or it can be cut and used as ordinary' clover hay. ^ It increases fertility of the soil. Sow 8 to ioft)s. per acre. , Per ft) 30 cts.; 10 ft)s. or more at 25 cts, per ft). | BURPEE'S "FAIRMOUNT PARR" LAWN GRASS SEED, Nothing adds more to the attractiveness of a rural home than a well-kept, close, velvety lawn. The first requisite is good seed, and for this purpose we can confidently recommend Btirpee's "Fair- viount Park" Laivn Grass Seed. This is the very best quality of a mi.\ture of the finest varieties of natural grasses, embrac- ing such as are of neat growth, hardy and best adapted to produce a permanent and fine turf. I'he quantity of seed required per acre is from three to four bushels For the convenience of many of our cus- tomers, who require only a small quantity r f seed, we have put it up neatly in Quart Boxes, with the illustration and full di- rections printed on each. Price per quart 30 cts., or 2 (each containing one quartlfor 50 cts.,postpaid by mail. We offer the seed in bulk at § per peck; $4 00 per bushel of 20 pounds. PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS " How to Prepare a Lawn " will be sent with every order for seed of Burpee's '* Fairmount Park ; A Cheaper Mixture, and yet a good one, can be supplied at per bushel
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