. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 57 MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS-continued. ESPARTO CRASS (Stipa tenacissima). This is the true Esparto Grass, extensively grown in Spain and other parts of the Mediterranean countries for making ropes, etc. Per oz., $ ESPARSETTE. See Onobrychis sntiva. FENUGREEK. Annual. The seed is often sought by hostlers to give a temporary fire and vigor to their horses. It is frequently given to oxen and pigs when fattening, causing them to drink
. Thorburn's seeds : 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Catalogue of High-Class Seeds. 57 MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS-continued. ESPARTO CRASS (Stipa tenacissima). This is the true Esparto Grass, extensively grown in Spain and other parts of the Mediterranean countries for making ropes, etc. Per oz., $ ESPARSETTE. See Onobrychis sntiva. FENUGREEK. Annual. The seed is often sought by hostlers to give a temporary fire and vigor to their horses. It is frequently given to oxen and pigs when fattening, causing them to drink and digest their food. Con- sidered to be good for soiling when green. Per oz., 10 cts.; per lb., 30 cts. FLAT PEA. See Lathyrus sylvestris. FLAX SEED. 1% bushels to acre. Price variable. FURZE ( Ulex Europtea). Also known as Whin and Gorse. A perennial leguminous shrub, native of northern Europe. The crushed sprigs of one year's growth of this shrub furnish an excellent green fodder in winter. It grows well on dry, barren hillsides and in poor sandy soil, where it makes an excellent forage plant. Sheep are very fond of it. 25 lbs. to the acre. Per oz., 10 cts.; per lb., 75 cts. GUINEA CRASS. This name is sometimes applied to Johnson Grass, but the rqsd Guinea Grass does not mature seed in the United States. CUIZOTIA oleifera. An annual from Abyssinia, from the seed of which oil is extracted. Per oz.,10c; per lb.,75c. HEMP. One bushel to the acre. Price variable. HOP SEED. Per pkt., 10 cts.; per oz., $1. INDICO SEED {Indigofera tinctoria). Per oz.,20cts.; per lb., $ IRIS pabularia. A forage plant, flourishing in the driest and most arid soil. The seeds should be sown in beds, and the young plants set out 10 inches apart each way, where they are to remain, very early the following spring. Per oz., 75 cts. JAPAN CLOVER. See Lezpedeza striata. JERUSALEM CORN. See Sorghum. JUTE. Annual. Thrives in any good corn ground. Sow in drills, about 8 inches apart, 4 pounds to the acre
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