. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FIELD SEEDS. 89 TEOSINTE. Teosinte (Reana Luxurious) somewhat resembles Indian Corn in appearance, but the leaves are much longer and broader, and the stalks con- tain sweeter sap. In its perfection it produces a great number of shoots, growing twelve feet high, very thickly covered with leaves, yielding such an abundance of forage that one plant is considered to be sufficient to feed h pair of cat
. Burpee's farm annual written at Fordhook Farm. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. BURPEE'S FIELD SEEDS. 89 TEOSINTE. Teosinte (Reana Luxurious) somewhat resembles Indian Corn in appearance, but the leaves are much longer and broader, and the stalks con- tain sweeter sap. In its perfection it produces a great number of shoots, growing twelve feet high, very thickly covered with leaves, yielding such an abundance of forage that one plant is considered to be sufficient to feed h pair of cattle for twenty-four hours. In the South it surpasses either Corn or Sorghum as a soiling or fodder-plant. Eighty-five stalks have been grown from one seed, attaining a height of eleven feet. In this immediate vicinity, planted July 3d, it produced from one seed twenty-seven stalks, and attained a height of seven feet by September 10th, making 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: Per pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 34 ft) 40 cts.; per ft> $, postpaid. 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 forage plant, and is worthy of a fair trial. Per pkt. 10 cts. cts.; per ft) 35 cts., postpaid. CHUFAS, or EARTH ALMOND. A species of "grass nut" (Cyperus esculentus) much used to fatten hogs. The nuts grow under ground, very near the surface, easily reached by pigs or poultry. Easily and cheaply grown, abundant in yield, eaten greedily by hogs, which take on firm fat very rapidly from them. Plant in April, ten to twelve inches apart, in two and one-half to three-foot rows. Cover lightly. If the seed is very dry, soak well before planting, to secure a good stand. They mature about September 1st, and lie in the soil till wanted. One peck of seed per a
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