. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 36 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS Bokhara Clover (Melilotus alba). A rapid-growing white-flowered sort, excellent for bee food, for which purpose it should be largely grown. Lb. 40 cts., post- paid, 56 cts. White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens). The best variety for lawns, as it forn)3 a close herbage and re- mains green throughout the season; it also affords excellent food for bees. Lb. 40 cts., postpaid, 56 cts. We give special attention to the quality of all our Farm Seeds, and se
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1887. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 36 DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS Bokhara Clover (Melilotus alba). A rapid-growing white-flowered sort, excellent for bee food, for which purpose it should be largely grown. Lb. 40 cts., post- paid, 56 cts. White Dutch Clover (Trifolium repens). The best variety for lawns, as it forn)3 a close herbage and re- mains green throughout the season; it also affords excellent food for bees. Lb. 40 cts., postpaid, 56 cts. We give special attention to the quality of all our Farm Seeds, and send out only recleaned stock. It is our aim to send out pure stock, true to name. For lists of Corn and Potatoes see pages 12 and 25. For green manures we recommend thickly sowing Sugar Cane, Lupins, Tares, Field Peas, Rye and Oats, and plowing under when 6 to 8 inches high. SPRING WHEAT. White Russian. One of the best varieties for spring sowing, with long, strong, straight straw, not liable to rust; large, well-filled heads, grain plump and fine; a heavy cropper. Peck 60 cts., bush. $ French Imperial. This Wheat is adapted to poor soils where other varieties fail to fill well; rich soil causes it to produce tod much straw. It grades first quality, kernel plump, large, excellent quality for milling; extra heavy. Peck 70 cts., bush. $ Saskatchewan Fife. A new No. 1 hard Amber variety from Manitoba, a wonderful yielder, and very heavy, frequently weighing 65 lbs. per bushel. One of the best varieties for milling. Peck $, bush. $ WINTER WHEAT. Fultz. The leading Red Winter Wheat in this section. Berry full, hard; and considered by millers No. 1. Heavy cropper. Straw still", and does not lodge easily. Peck, 50 cts., bush. $ Martin's Anihcr. Heads long and heavy; berry plump, amber-colored and excellent for milling. It yields heavily, and is in every way a desirable sort. Peck 50 cts., bush. $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanne
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