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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Lentils.
Soja Beans, or Coffee Berry.
Dwarf Essex Rape.
Jerusalem Artichoke.
Amber Cane.
Kaffir Corn.

Egyptian Lentils.--Largely used in Oriental countries and is one of their principal articles of diet. It was from these that the dish of pottage was made for which Esau sold his birthright to Jacob in Bible times, and many will be interested in them for that reason. They are in growth similar to peas and may be used in any way that you would use shelled beans, and they also make an excellent soup. Sow and cultivate same as garden peas and thresh out in the fall. All should try them. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. 75c. By express, 5 lbs. or more @ 30c per lb.

Soja Beans.--(Coffee Berry.)--During recent years this variety has been largely sold under the name of German Coffee Berry at extravagantly high prices, but we prefer to offer it under its correct name. The berries ripen in about four months from time of planting and produce a crop of twenty to thirty bushels to the acre and are as easily grown as other beans. When roasted and ground it closely resembles coffee and tastes quite similar. Some mix half and half with coffee when using and claim it is superior. Its great value to the farmer lays in the fact that when ground it makes one of the most valuable crops for feeding stock and adds greatly to the milk production. Claimed also to be much superior to clover for fertilizing the soil and for pasturing, or feeding the green fodder, of which it frequently yields from eight to ten tons per acre. Our seed is Iowa grown. Sow broadcast 1/2 bushel to the acre, or it may be planted in drills three feet apart and one foot between plants. Per pkt. 5c, 1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 40c, postpaid. Pk. $1.00, bu. $3.50.

Dwarf Essex Rape.--A forage plant of great merit, easily grown in any part of the United States on any land that will raise turnips or corn, and will furnish abundant supplies of succulent, rich, nutritious pasture at a season when it is most needed. Is of great value for sheep and lambs and when turned in on it, to use a common expression, "they soon weigh like lead." It is also of value for pasturing cattle. One acre of rape is sufficient to pasture 10 to 15 lambs on for two to two and one-half months. It is often sown broadcast, about five pounds to the acre, but will yield much better if drilled about two pounds to the acre, in rows 22 inches apart and cultivated until plants are too large. Seed may be sown in May, but we do not advise sowing until June or July. It can, however, be sown with grain in the spring and it is said to not interfere with the grain crop. The Dwarf Essex rape is unequaled as a pasture for sheep in the autumn, and as fattening food is without a rival in cheapness. It will keep a long time in early winter if cut and put in heaps like shocks of hay. Large pkt. 5c, lb. 35c, 3 lbs. $1.00, postpaid. By express, 5 lbs. or more @ 25c per lb., 25 lbs. $5, 100 lbs. $15.

Amber Sugar Cane.--This popular variety has nearly taken the place of other sorts. It is the earliest and makes the finest quality of amber syrup, and also makes good sugar. Succeeds well both north and south. From 100 to 200 gallons of syrup, or from 700 to 1,500 pounds of sugar can be made from an acre of this cane. Our seed is carefully selected and of superior value. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c, 10 lbs or more by express, or freight, 5c per lb., 100 lbs. $3.00.

Fodder Cane.--When sown broadcast this makes one of the most valuable crops for feeding green, and we are tempted to call it the most valuable forage crop in existence. Every dairy farmer should put in a few acres. Sow 40 lbs. per acre. Ten pounds or more at 4c per pound, 100 lbs. $1.50.

Prolific Tree Beans.--Quite a valuable variety for field culture, grows about 20 inches high, has stiff, upright branches and bears immensely, sometimes yielding 45 bushels per acre. The beans closely resemble the White Navy. Per pkt. 5c, 1/2 pt. 15c, qt. 40c, postpaid. By freight, per pk. 75c, bu. $2.75.

Japanese Buckweat.--About a week earlier than Silver Hull, and yields almost as much again. The flour made from it is equal in quality to any other buckwheat, while it is much more productive than any other, and succeeds well far north. As the straw is heavier and it branches more, it does not need to be sown as thickly as the other kinds. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, 10 lbs. 40c, 100 lbs. $2.50, equals $1.30 per bushel.

Tree and Hedge Seeds.--As tree seedlings make but a small growth the first season, it is best to plant in rows or beds and transplant to permanent places at one or two years old. It is well to protect the first winter with straw or hay. Postage prepaid except at the five-pound rate, at which purchaser pays the charges. Packets of any, at 5 cents each.

American White Ash.--1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 50c. 5 lbs. or more @ 25c.

Box Elder.--1/4 lb. 15c, lb. 50c, 5 lbs. or more @ 25c.

Speciosa or Hardy Catalpa.--Oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 25c, lb. 85c, 5 lbs. or more @ 50c.

Honey Locust.--1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c, 5 lbs or more @ 25c.

Black Locust.--1/4 lb. 20c, lb. 50c, 5 lbs. or more @ 25c.

Russian Mulberry.--lts rapid growth, beautiful form and foliage, and, more than all, the excellence of its timber and fruit, make it a valuable tree for the northwest. Oz. 20c, 1/4 lb. 65c, lb. $2.00.

Osage Orange.--It mades a handsome and durable hedge. Lb. 50c, 3 lbs. $1.25. By freight, pk. $2.00, bu. $7.00.

Tree of Heaven.--Of rapid growth and tropical appearance. Hardy. Oz. 10c, 1/4 lb. 30c, lb. 75c.

Kaffir Corn.--An excellent fodder plant, yielding two crops of fodder during a season. Grows four to five feet high, upright stalk, with numerous large leaves, greatly relished by cattle and horses. The seed crop is also heavy, sometimes yielding sixty bushels to the acre. It does better sown in drills three feet apart using six to eight pounds of seed per acre. Per lb. 25c, 3 lbs. 60c. By freight, 10 lbs. 60c, 25 lbs. $1.00, 100 lbs. $3.

Jerusalem Artichokes.--(The greatest hog food known.)--These are attracting much attention on account of their great fattening properties, great productiveness (over one thousand bushels having been grown on one acre), and ease with which they can be grown. They need not be dug in the fall; the hogs should be turned in on them, and will help themselves by rooting for them. One acre will keep from twenty to thirty head in fine condition from October until April, except when the ground is frozen too hard for them to root. They are also said to be a preventative of cholera and other hog diseases, and they are also highly recommended for milch cows, increasing the yield of milk and at the same time improving their condition. Three bushels will seed an acre, and they should be cut the same as potatoes, one eye to a cut being sufficient. Plant in April or May, in in rows three feet apart and two feet in the rows, and covered about two inches deep. To destroy them they should be plowed under when the plant is about a foot high, at the time the old tuber has decayed and new ones are not yet formed. Per lb. 30c, 3 lbs. 75c, postpaid. By freight or express, pk. 50c, bu. $1.25, bbl. of 3 bu. (enough for one acre) $3.00.