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In the selection of these grasses for lawns the idea of beauty should ■ 



be preserved as well as the nutritiousness of the grasses. Some grasses 1 



will grow and maintain their verdure throughout the dry season, giving i| 



a freshness to the lawn, and yet will be of but small value for the grazing } 



of stock. \ 



The following mixture is also suggested, which will probably do bet- ^ 

 ter on argillaceous soils thinly shaded than the first mixture named: 



Tall oat grass V/s lbs. ; 



Tall fescue V/4 lbs. 



Meadow fescue 1% lbs. 



Meadow foxtail 1 lb. ; 



Orchard grass 2 lbs. 



Hard fescue 1 lb. 



Sheep's fescue 2 lbs. 



Quaking grass l4 ^h. ' 



Comb grass Vz \h. 



Sweet scented vernal 1 lb. 



Timothy ^ lb. 



Kentucky blue grass 14 lbs. i 



Red top' 10 lbs. 



Tufted hair grass .^ lb. 



Red clover 5 lbs. , 



White clover 3 lbs. 



Fowl meadow 2 lbs. | 



44^ lbs. i 



For orchards and shady places the following mixture of grasses and 5 



the quantity of seed per acre will be found suitable: ■; 



Orchard grass 20 lbs. j 



Hard fescue 2 lbs. i 



Tall fescue 2 lbs. ; 



Italian rye grass 3 lbs. ; 



Perennial rye grass 3 lbs. ' 



Timothy 6 lbs. ; 



Red top 10 lbs. , i 



Wood meadow grass 4 lbs. 1 



Rough-stalked meadow grass 2 lbs. I 



English blue grass 4 lbs. • 



Perennial red clover 3 lbs. i 



White clover 4 lbs. 



68 lbs. • 



For rocky or gravelly lands the following mixture is recommended: | 



Red top 2 lbs. i 



Tall oat 2 lbs. \ 



Crested dog's tail 3 lbs. | 



Orchard grass 3 lbs. 1 



Red fescue 4 lbs. .1 



Meadow soft grass 2 lbs. j 



Perennial rye grass 6 lbs. 



Timothy 6 lbs. '. 



Wood meadow grass 3 lbs. ; 



English blue grass 2 lbs. ' 



Rough-stalked meadow grass 2 lbs. ., 



Black medic 3 lbs. ; 



White clover 8 lbs. 



46 lbs. ; 



