. Dreer's mid-summer list 1919. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. r~ SCARLET(tOVEf^ %,. CRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER Crimson Clover has become wonderfully popular both for pasture and hay crop, also as a green manure for plowing in. It can be seeded at any time from June to October at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. per acre, and makes the earliest pos- sible green pasture, blooming the latter part of April or May, and for feeding as hay should be cut just before com- ing in full bloom.
. Dreer's mid-summer list 1919. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. r~ SCARLET(tOVEf^ %,. CRIMSON OR SCARLET CLOVER Crimson Clover has become wonderfully popular both for pasture and hay crop, also as a green manure for plowing in. It can be seeded at any time from June to October at the rate of 15 to 20 lbs. per acre, and makes the earliest pos- sible green pasture, blooming the latter part of April or May, and for feeding as hay should be cut just before com- ing in full bloom. One acre grown at the New Jersey Ex- perimental Station yielded. May 31, 6997 pounds of organic matter, 312 pounds of nitrogen, 52 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 186^ pounds of potash. The nitrogen alone could not be bought for $, and is fully equal to that found in 20 tons of stable manure, and at such a small cost. It not only builds up worn out soils, when turned under, but rich soils are kept up to their fertility with less cost than by any other means. Lb., 35 cts., postpaid. Write for special cir- cular and price of seed per bushel. ALFALFA (Medlcago Saliva) It is an established fact that Alfalfa sown during Au- gust will prove more satisfactory than when sown during the spring. After once established it will produce three to four heavy cuttings in a season, making a total of from three to six tons of nutritious hay per acre. We handle only High-grade American Grown Seed of Alfalfa, and will be pleased to send sample and price on application. We have published a Special Leaflet on Alfalfa, which tells how and when to prepare the land, sow seed, cure and harvest the crop A copy mailed free on request. VETCH Winter Vetches, or Tares (Vicia Villosa). Also called Sand Vetch, or Hairy Vetch. Recommended for fall sowing with rye, which serves as a support. It is per- fectly hardy in all parts of the country and maturing fully four weeks earlier than Scarlet Clover, it can
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