. 1899 catalog garden and agricultural seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 1899 CATALOG—QUAKER CITY SEED COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. 19 FARM SEEDS—Continued TEOSINTE. Somewhat resembles Indian Corn in appearance, but the leaves •re much longer and broader, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. It produces a great number of shoots, g twelve feet high, very thickly covered with leaves. In this vicinity, planted July 3d, it produced from one seed twenty-seven stalks, and attained a height of seven feet by Sep- temb
. 1899 catalog garden and agricultural seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 1899 CATALOG—QUAKER CITY SEED COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA. 19 FARM SEEDS—Continued TEOSINTE. Somewhat resembles Indian Corn in appearance, but the leaves •re much longer and broader, and the stalks contain sweeter sap. It produces a great number of shoots, g twelve feet high, very thickly covered with leaves. In this vicinity, planted July 3d, it produced from one seed twenty-seven stalks, and attained a height of seven feet by Sep- tember 10th, makiug a luxuriant growth of leaves, which the horses and cattle ate as freely as young sugar corn. About three pounds of seed are required per acre. Price of seed : Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 34 lb., 40c; lb., $, post-paid. FIELD PEAS. Sown for plowing in as green manures. Very valuable fertilizer*. Canada Field. Bush., $ Cow Peas, or Southern Black Eye. Bush., $ Cow Peas, or Southern Clay Peas. Bush., $ MILLET. Common. Bush., $ Hungarian. Bush., $ German. Bush., $ Pearl. Lb., 20c. French. Lb., 15c. SOJA BEAN. This is the variety which has been extensively advertised as the so-called German Coffee Berry! It is recommended, however, as really a useful for- age plant, and is worthy of a fair trial. Pkt., 5c; % 15c; lb., 35c, post-paid. SEED OATS. Welcome. A white oat, early, heavy and productive, growing 5 to 6 feet high. Bush., 90c. White Russian. A strong grower and good cropper. Bush., 90c. Probsteier. Yields well, grain full, long, with thin hull. Bush., 90c. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Quaker City Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia : Quaker City Seed Company
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