The Pacific Commercial Advertiser

MAY GET
SEEDS FREE
A Chance to Try
Many Useful
Varieties.

EXPERIMENT
STATION'S OFFER

Mr. Jared G. Smith, Special Agent in
Charge, Lists Available Government
Seeds.

Editor Advertiser: Seeds of any of
the following may be secured free of
charge on application
by
any resident
of the Islands. The quantity is in all
cases rather small, but entirely sufficient for a preliminary trial.

Yours truly,
JARED G. SMITH,
Special Agent in charge of Hawaii Experiment Station.

Corn, from Egypt; an excellent garden
variety; matures in ninety days; said
to be one of the best sorts grown in
Egypt, and probably well adapted
to
warm climates.

Three varieties of the common garden
bean from Chili.

Peanut, from Egypt; a good forage
plant for light or sandy soils; makes
good hog feed. This strain is one of the
best oil producers grown in Egypt.
A
farmer's bulletin, describing the cultivation of the peanut, may be secured
by
applying to the Secretary of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.

Japan clover; a low-growing, perennial
forage plant suitable for hot countries.
Thrives on the poorest, most sterile soils;
makes an excellent pasture grass;
re-seeds itself: not tall enough for hay.