. Burpee's farm annual 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ALSIKE CLOVER. LUCERNE. Lucerne, or Alfalfa (Mtdicago sativa). Early, produc- tive, succeeds in nearly any good soil, and lasts for a number of years. Valuable for the South, as it thrives on dry, sandy soil, producing three to four cuttings annually, 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 It yields
. Burpee's farm annual 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. ALSIKE CLOVER. LUCERNE. Lucerne, or Alfalfa (Mtdicago sativa). Early, produc- tive, succeeds in nearly any good soil, and lasts for a number of years. Valuable for the South, as it thrives on dry, sandy soil, producing three to four cuttings annually, 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 It yields 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 10 lbs. per acre. Per lb 30 cts.; by express or freight, 10 lbs. or more at 20 cts. per lb. Grass Mixture for Permanent Pastures. " One thing is certain, that good pasture land is the foundation of the riches of a ;—Sinclair. The base of this special mixture is Orchard Grass, which yields as abundant crops as the ordinary mixture of "Timothy and Red-top,'' and Ls also a much more permanent grass than Timothy ; with the great luxuriance ol' its aftermath, it posse-sses remarkable power of endur- int; the croi)ping of cattle. Besides Orchard Grass, this mixture is made up of Northern Red Top (which grows taller and makes better hay than the Red-top from the South) and a number of the ren/ ftcvi imported perennial , which give permanency to the sward, and entirely over- come the great objection to Orchard Grass, which, when used alone, is apt to form clumps or tus-socks. All the seeds are of the very best quality, and are blended inthenroper pro))ortions. From three to four bushels should be used per acre. The price of our best Special Mixture of Grasses for Permanent Pastures is $ per bushel (of about 14 tt)^s). Ten pounds of mixed Clovers (which on account of
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