Keywords: Bulbs and plants (16362424186).jpg FLOWERING BULBS PLANTS ETC <br> 31 <br> year The inhabitants are mainly employed <br> raising cattle and here it is this Alfalfa grows <br> and flourishes <br> Withstands Extreme Cold Without Injury <br> At the Experiment Station Brookings S Dak <br> with a minimum temperature last winter of 40 <br> degrees below zero with the ground bare com- <br> mon alfalfa was killed while Turkestan came <br> through unharmed At the Wyoming Experi- <br> ment Station the Turkestan alfalfa was exposed <br> to a minimum temperature of 45 degrees below <br> zero without harm <br> Pkt 10c 1 lb 40c 10 lbs 3 00 25 lbs <br> 6 75 1 H lbs 25 00 <br> SAND yETCH <br> Sand or Hairy Vetch <br> Vicia Villosa Sanbtnicfen <br> This Vetch is beyond doubt one of the most <br> valuable fodder plants for the West and North- <br> western States owing to its adaptability to with- <br> stand severe drought heat and cold The vines <br> are very similar to Pea vines but are more slen- <br> der and much more thickly clad with leaves and <br> side stems which furnish nice succulent feed <br> Individual plants will make a ten-foot growth <br> before going to seed <br> A sowing made in August or September makes <br> excellent fall pasturage for sheep or hogs ; the <br> crop in 50 days being two feet high After close <br> eating it can be left to prevent soil washing <br> during winter and early spring thus effecting <br> a great saving of soluble mineral fertilizers con- <br> tained in the soil The Department of Agricul- <br> ture at Washington estimates the value of a <br> plowed-under crop of this Vetch as equivalent to <br> putting into the ground 16 to 45 worth of com- <br> mercial fertilizer to the acre It is one of the <br> first plants to start into growth in spring cover- <br> ing the ground with a heavy crop early in May <br> in this section <br> Sowings may be made either in the fall or <br> spring using 30 lbs of seed to the acre either <br> broadcast or in drills three feet apart To get <br> the best result from it sow about one-half bushel <br> of Rye or Oats Avith it to furnish support for the <br> vines On good rich soil it yields enormous <br> crops of green fodder running from 10 to 15 tons <br> to the acre It is also a remarkable grower on <br> sandy and thin land <br> Per lb 15c ; 10 lbs 1 00; 100 lbs 9 00 <br> Turkestan Alfalfa or Lucerne <br> Medicago Sativa Var Turkestanica <br> Perfectly Hardy Withstands Drought Heat <br> and Cold Yields the Heaviest and Rich- <br> est Crops of Fodder The Best Clover <br> for Permanent Hay and Pasture <br> The importance of forage crops has occupied <br> our attention for many years and we are con- <br> stantly on the alert for new varieties Turkestan <br> Alfalfa we believe to be the most important <br> introduction in late years Its value can hardly <br> be estimated but without doubt it will add <br> millions of dollars to the annual hay crop of the <br> United States <br> Value as a Fodder Plant on Dry Arid Soils <br> The climate of Turkestan is not unlike that of <br> our interior States being far removed from the <br> ocean and surrounded by wide expanses of dry <br> land The summers are very hot and long and <br> in many places the evaporation exceeds the <br> quantity of moisture that has fallen during the <br> TURKESTAN ALFALFA <br> Rape � True Dwarf Essex <br> Beware of the Kind of Rape Seed You <br> Sow There is only one sort of any value in this <br> country for sheep feed and that is the True <br> Dwarf Essex Look with suspicion upon all <br> others no matter under what name they appear <br> We import our Dwarf Essex Rape Seed <br> every year from headquarters in England <br> and know it to be genuine and of the very best <br> quality which alone is a sufficient guarantee <br> worth much more than the price of the seed <br> Sow in drills at the rate of 3 lbs to the acre or <br> broadcast using 4 to 6 lbs per acre One acre <br> will pasture 36 sheep for two months <br> Per lb 15c ; 10 lbs for 1 00 ; 25 lbs for 2 00 ; <br> 50 lbs for 3 50 100 lbs for 6 50 <br> � i x RAPE <br> Add 8 Cents per Pound to Price of any of <br> the above Seeds if Wanted by Mail 42214161 133055 65937 Page 31 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214161 1908 10 5962/bhl title 65937 Currie Brothers Company ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Medicago NameConfirmed Medicago EOLID 11222336 NameBankID 3875510 NameFound Turkestanica NameConfirmed Turkestanica NameBankID 5111671 NameFound Villosa NameConfirmed Villosa EOLID 57639 NameBankID 2692730 Biodiversity Heritage Library Currie Bros Co Bulbs and plants autumn 1901 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Nurseries Horticulture Plants Ornamental Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42214161 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42214161 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants nurseries horticulture plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 24 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16362424186 2015-08-24 07 54 05 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Currie Bros catalogs Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |